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So you've decided to take the cruise, too, soupandstew ? That's wonderful! Those wifi minutes are per day, right? Not per cruise? Yes, I guess we have decided to go-I'll put in the deposit next week. Final payment is due 1-31-23. The brochure says "250 min. per cabin WiFi package, in a balcony category or higher". That's a good question and I'm glad you brought it up. I'm making a list of ?? for the tour rep and I'll add that one.
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Post by justme on Dec 3, 2022 21:36:33 GMT -5
The Alaska group tour we're going to do in June include 6 days on NCL Spirit. In reading the brochure, I noticed that the $$ includes one water package per stateroom and "all meals while onboard with unlimited beverage package (exclusions apply)" which I'm thinking means unlimited beverages might only be with meals, or something like that. I will get clarification on that. The water package is a good deal for us because I gulp water like crazy. The alcohol package may or may not be as DH is a one drink max guy. It also says "Norwegian reserves the right to charge a fuel supplement without prior notice should the closing price of West Texas Intermediate fuel increase above $65/USD per barrel on the NYMEX.......The fuel supplement charge will not exceed $10/USD per passenger per day" which would be $120 total for us. Brochure also says "included 250 minutes per cabin WiFi package in a balcony category or higher" Downside is that payment is cash or check only, no CC so I can't earn any points on my $12-$14,000 Based on my knowledge of NCL I would check the price on that. It seems like a lot unless either your land or cruise portion is top notch accommodations.
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Post by justme on Dec 3, 2022 21:37:48 GMT -5
So you've decided to take the cruise, too, soupandstew ? That's wonderful! Those wifi minutes are per day, right? Not per cruise? Yes, I guess we have decided to go-I'll put in the deposit next week. Final payment is due 1-31-23. The brochure says "250 min. per cabin WiFi package, in a balcony category or higher". That's a good question and I'm glad you brought it up. I'm making a list of ?? for the tour rep and I'll add that one. Editing... their free at sea is 150 minutes per person per cruise (up to two per cabin). The minutes you're talking about are likely part of NCLs group cruises perks. So it would be per cabin, but definitely per cruise not per day.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2022 9:08:17 GMT -5
The Alaska group tour we're going to do in June include 6 days on NCL Spirit. In reading the brochure, I noticed that the $$ includes one water package per stateroom and "all meals while onboard with unlimited beverage package (exclusions apply)" which I'm thinking means unlimited beverages might only be with meals, or something like that. I will get clarification on that. The water package is a good deal for us because I gulp water like crazy. The alcohol package may or may not be as DH is a one drink max guy. It also says "Norwegian reserves the right to charge a fuel supplement without prior notice should the closing price of West Texas Intermediate fuel increase above $65/USD per barrel on the NYMEX.......The fuel supplement charge will not exceed $10/USD per passenger per day" which would be $120 total for us. Brochure also says "included 250 minutes per cabin WiFi package in a balcony category or higher" Downside is that payment is cash or check only, no CC so I can't earn any points on my $12-$14,000 Based on my knowledge of NCL I would check the price on that. It seems like a lot unless either your land or cruise portion is top notch accommodations. The price includes airfare and airport transfers, as well as a number of excursions and meals. $12,000 would be for an outside cabin and $14,000 for a balcony cabin. I don't know what Anchorage hotel they are using, but previous tours we've done with this group had top tier accommodations. I think the only extra costs will be any optional tours and of course, gratuities for the cruise leaders.
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Post by justme on Dec 4, 2022 20:06:39 GMT -5
Based on my knowledge of NCL I would check the price on that. It seems like a lot unless either your land or cruise portion is top notch accommodations. The price includes airfare and airport transfers, as well as a number of excursions and meals. $12,000 would be for an outside cabin and $14,000 for a balcony cabin. I don't know what Anchorage hotel they are using, but previous tours we've done with this group had top tier accommodations. I think the only extra costs will be any optional tours and of course, gratuities for the cruise leaders. If it's top tier that might make better sense, but it still seems a bit high. Of course a lot will depend on the land portion. If it's long and a lot of top tier then maybe. I just know I was looking at the cruises around that time and the pricing isn't crazy. Like I picked a random week, June 21st, and a balcony for two is 4100. Ocean view is 2500.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2022 12:18:37 GMT -5
The price includes airfare and airport transfers, as well as a number of excursions and meals. $12,000 would be for an outside cabin and $14,000 for a balcony cabin. I don't know what Anchorage hotel they are using, but previous tours we've done with this group had top tier accommodations. I think the only extra costs will be any optional tours and of course, gratuities for the cruise leaders. If it's top tier that might make better sense, but it still seems a bit high. Of course a lot will depend on the land portion. If it's long and a lot of top tier then maybe. I just know I was looking at the cruises around that time and the pricing isn't crazy. Like I picked a random week, June 21st, and a balcony for two is 4100. Ocean view is 2500. On the land portion Day 1 is an Anchorage city tour, visit to the Alaska Native Heritage Center with a private talk by an Elder, and group dinner. Day 2 is a guided tour of the Turnagain Arm including the Mt. Alyeska Aerial Tramway, visit to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center including lunch, followed by a one-hour Portage Glacier cruise. Day 3 is group breakfast, a kennel tour at an Iditarod champion kennel with included lunch. The afternoon is a 2-hour wilderness jetboat excursion. Day 4 is boarding the Coastal Classic Train for a dome car trip to Seward, visit to the Alaska Sealife Center, and lunch on the NCL Spirit. I think our only additional costs will be for optional shore excursions in Valdez, Skagway, Juneau and Ketchikan. Of course, our group travels with its own guide so we're obviously absorbing their costs too. DH and I are not skilled travelers so having everything handled by skilled pros is worth it to us.
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Post by saveinla on Dec 5, 2022 13:12:52 GMT -5
If it's top tier that might make better sense, but it still seems a bit high. Of course a lot will depend on the land portion. If it's long and a lot of top tier then maybe. I just know I was looking at the cruises around that time and the pricing isn't crazy. Like I picked a random week, June 21st, and a balcony for two is 4100. Ocean view is 2500. On the land portion Day 1 is an Anchorage city tour, visit to the Alaska Native Heritage Center with a private talk by an Elder, and group dinner. Day 2 is a guided tour of the Turnagain Arm including the Mt. Alyeska Aerial Tramway, visit to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center including lunch, followed by a one-hour Portage Glacier cruise. Day 3 is group breakfast, a kennel tour at an Iditarod champion kennel with included lunch. The afternoon is a 2-hour wilderness jetboat excursion. Day 4 is boarding the Coastal Classic Train for a dome car trip to Seward, visit to the Alaska Sealife Center, and lunch on the NCL Spirit. I think our only additional costs will be for optional shore excursions in Valdez, Skagway, Juneau and Ketchikan. Of course, our group travels with its own guide so we're obviously absorbing their costs too. DH and I are not skilled travelers so having everything handled by skilled pros is worth it to us. Is this for 2 people ?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2022 13:39:23 GMT -5
On the land portion Day 1 is an Anchorage city tour, visit to the Alaska Native Heritage Center with a private talk by an Elder, and group dinner. Day 2 is a guided tour of the Turnagain Arm including the Mt. Alyeska Aerial Tramway, visit to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center including lunch, followed by a one-hour Portage Glacier cruise. Day 3 is group breakfast, a kennel tour at an Iditarod champion kennel with included lunch. The afternoon is a 2-hour wilderness jetboat excursion. Day 4 is boarding the Coastal Classic Train for a dome car trip to Seward, visit to the Alaska Sealife Center, and lunch on the NCL Spirit. I think our only additional costs will be for optional shore excursions in Valdez, Skagway, Juneau and Ketchikan. Of course, our group travels with its own guide so we're obviously absorbing their costs too. DH and I are not skilled travelers so having everything handled by skilled pros is worth it to us. Is this for 2 people ? Yes, this is for 2 people
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Dec 8, 2022 10:45:16 GMT -5
Yes, I do laundry on board. I pack for about a week, and rewear clothes. Normally I bring khakis to wear, and switch up tops. Viking, there are no formal nights and to go into restaurants it’s business casual, so switching out shoes (I tend to wear Merrill hiking shoes on excursions, they have more support and are waterproof) and shirt for something nicer. For 2 weeks, I would bring 3 pair of khakis in different colors, 5 t shirts, a pair of jeans (I tend to wear jeans when it’s raining out), 7 underwear/socks, something dressy, a pair of loafers/mocs to change into after excursions. The cruise you are going on has few (no?) sea days so wouldn’t be bothered bringing exercise clothes. Days where we go into port, I do lots of walking (I take hiking poles, they help a LOT) I don’t bother to hit the gym. Sea days, I go do time on the elliptical or bike. For the WC, my packing list is different. I have 4 pair of khakis, 5 pair of shorts, (good part of cruise is going to be hot), 2 jeans, 7 t shirts, 3 sets of workout clothes, 4 LS t shirts, 3 sweaters, 2 linen sweaters, black slacks, 2 skirts, dress slacks. A pair of sneakers, my mocs, Tevas, leather sandals, 2 swimsuits (we have several snorkeling trips) and cover up, 2 pjs, 10 socks/underwear, 5 bras, I’ll bring a fleece and raincoat. I also have a pair of loose linen pants and a linen over shirt for wearing in Saudi, and head covering. For this trip, half of m6 underwear and socks are new, as it’s going to be the same set washed weekly and anticipate I’ll lose some along the way. Suggest you throw a lingerie bag in. The dryers on the cruise are high up, and one cruise I lost 5 socks on a laundry day. They were left in the dryer, and luckily I checked and realized fast so ran back to the laundry room. Some guy was loading up my dryer, and I asked him if I could check for my socks. Luckily, they were all there (I only brought 7 pair). Next trip, I got a lingerie bag to throw my socks and underwear into. Also suggest that you put together a small medical kit. I went into the ship store and a little bottle of ibuprofen was $17. So I put together a kit with that, tums, band aids, blister bandages (Compeed is fabulous), antibiotic ointment, seasick remedies (we don’t get seasick, so don’t take anymore), NyQuil (my cold med of choice), and whatever else you use. I throw Benedryl ointment and pills as I sometimes have a sun allergy and break out in hives.
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Post by chiver78 on Dec 8, 2022 11:07:26 GMT -5
we had a packing list for the music cruises that we kept as a file in our message boards, so we could refer back each year. I'll see if I can find it and share here. currently, my cabin is trying to figure out drink packages for next month. this year, they are doing away with us booking those through the management company (which was the concession when they decided we weren't "charters" anymore and let us have them at all....) and putting us back into the NCL system of perks as far as the packages go. they have also changed what the tiers are, as well as pricing. so that's fun. anyone else have experience parsing this with NCL? it looks like the Corks 'n Caps went away (beer/wine) and there's now two tiers that include hard stuff. the higher tier also includes Starbucks, so we were leaning that way. discounts via Latitudes is by individual levels, so each of the three of us has a different discount rate applied. we're all going to pool it anyway, so that's a moot point. as a Sapphire guest, it looks like I get 45% off the listed rate, the other two are at 40% and 30%. is that discount applied before taxes or after, and one lady just asked "Looks to me like the discount is only on the lower tier drink package, then you add $29 to upgrade to the premium one. Does the discount apply to the $29 as well, or just the original $109?" with the $29 difference being between the Sbux tier and the other.
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Post by justme on Dec 9, 2022 1:53:39 GMT -5
we had a packing list for the music cruises that we kept as a file in our message boards, so we could refer back each year. I'll see if I can find it and share here. currently, my cabin is trying to figure out drink packages for next month. this year, they are doing away with us booking those through the management company (which was the concession when they decided we weren't "charters" anymore and let us have them at all....) and putting us back into the NCL system of perks as far as the packages go. they have also changed what the tiers are, as well as pricing. so that's fun. anyone else have experience parsing this with NCL? it looks like the Corks 'n Caps went away (beer/wine) and there's now two tiers that include hard stuff. the higher tier also includes Starbucks, so we were leaning that way. discounts via Latitudes is by individual levels, so each of the three of us has a different discount rate applied. we're all going to pool it anyway, so that's a moot point. as a Sapphire guest, it looks like I get 45% off the listed rate, the other two are at 40% and 30%. is that discount applied before taxes or after, and one lady just asked "Looks to me like the discount is only on the lower tier drink package, then you add $29 to upgrade to the premium one. Does the discount apply to the $29 as well, or just the original $109?" with the $29 difference being between the Sbux tier and the other. I do! But I've always gotten the lower tier free with their free at sea so I've never paid out right. Congrats being Sapphire! Geeze I'm still at gold and my friend that sails more platinum. I have never seen a discount on upgrading from my "free" to the next one. I last sailed with them February of this year, so I don't know if it's changed from then, but it sounds like not. Are you able to log in to see your cruise on NCL's website? I know non charter cruises are there and you can see drink packages there. That's where I never saw a discount on the upgrade. Possibly could have been convinced if I got 30% off. Honestly upgrading for Starbucks only makes sense if you're going to drink that much Starbucks in a day. That and bottled water. Have you had their alcohol package before? Besides a few wine options and a few liquor options (mostly of the whisky, bourbon, congac variety) there's not much not covered under the regular package. Starbucks, red bull, and bottled water are the notable exceptions. Also if you order something over $15 you just owe the difference plus 20% gratuity on the difference. The bottled water is about the only thing I really miss vs drink packages on other lines, but it's not that big of a deal. I've been perfectly happy and drunk off the regular package. Unless they've changed something - every cocktail on their menu is on the regular package unless you're staying in the haven. I've seen many say that's the only reason to get the upgrade - if you're in the haven. They have this smoked drink that's only available there and is over $15. profcruise.com/norwegian-bar-menus-2022/ this has somewhat recent menus to check out. Oh about the only other thing is the upgrade includes bottle of wine at dinner. I dunno if you're all in one cabin, but from all I've heard if you have a mix eating at a table the waiters won't care. They'll just scan the upgrade cards for the bottles and leave them at the table.
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Post by justme on Dec 9, 2022 1:59:44 GMT -5
Oh! If you get the free specialty dining perk it's only to guest 1 & 2. So if you have anyone platinum and above you should put them in guest 3+ if there's more than 2 in a cabin because starting at platinum you get free dinners.
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Post by chiver78 on Dec 9, 2022 8:08:02 GMT -5
I'm responding from my phone w/o quoting our two long posts, so I'm probably going to miss something lol... apologies in advance.
yes, I've had drink packages before. I dont really drink beer, so I always did "Ultimate Beverage Package" that covered hard stuff up to $15 - with the same caveat of paying the difference over that. idk whether they jack up prices for us or what. but I remember wanting a flavored vodka w/soda at a pop-up bar outside the big theater one night and the only option was Grey Goose. I had to pay like $2 plus tip for my *single* cocktail. that's nuts. as far as Starbucks? I love dropping a shot of Stoli raspberry into an iced passion tea. that's my summer drink out on the boat lol....I mix up a carton of Tazo concentrate and throw it in a cooler for the afternoon (I share...) I'll definitely get my money's worth out of that!
re:sapphire.. I actually walked onto my first NCL already platinum. I had been on a number of these trips back when we sailed Carnival. a lot of us had, and we raised holy hell about losing our status as we moved to NCL. so they made a one-time deal. anyone sailing that first NCL trip got credit for 7 days sailed, for each cruise we had done...regardless of how long our trip had actually been. this was done bc Carnival counted trips then and not days at sea. so my 14 cruises turned into 98 points. not a bad deal, if you ask me. I had one 5-day and the rest as 4-day itineraries.
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Post by chiver78 on Dec 9, 2022 8:11:27 GMT -5
Oh! If you get the free specialty dining perk it's only to guest 1 & 2. So if you have anyone platinum and above you should put them in guest 3+ if there's more than 2 in a cabin because starting at platinum you get free dinners. 1st, 2nd, 3rd passenger doesn't translate bc we don't book through NCL. I'm 1st bc of booking priorities with my seniority. K is 2nd bc we were originally a double. R just booked about a month ago, but she's gold (I think?). K might still be bronze. honestly, I don't usually use my specialty dinners, K dragged me last year. I've had too many issues with my shellfish allergy, all over the damn boat at various eateries. between how little I end up eating and all the running around to different shows, I always come home a few lbs lighter haha
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Post by justme on Dec 10, 2022 1:11:12 GMT -5
Well damn that was nice to get the status match. They must be bringing a lot of money to NCL for them to do that!
That's really weird about the upcharge.i think it had to be the soda because I've gotten Grey goose on ncl when belvedere or titos isn't available and never was charged. I think there was a flavored Grey goose that was over $15, but if it wasn't that it was either the soda or someone screwed up.
As for the Starbucks, I have no idea how much their tea would cost, but I figure that's a decent number per day at the $29 cost. But I'm not a coffee/tea person. I do know on my last ncl cruise no one in our group of 20 drunks upgraded lol.
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Post by chiver78 on Dec 10, 2022 12:18:12 GMT -5
I suppose that's fair. my trenta iced tea is in the $4-5 range, plus the added tip. I was thinking perhaps it would also have expanded the <$15 list, but that doesn't make a whole lot of sense either. I am confused by what I read on the NCL site, because it does seem to say exactly that.
for basic, they say the premium one says
but I just noticed what I think had made the decision for us - the premium one also includes unlimited bottled water. the basic does not. I can kill a 6pk of the 1L bottles myself in a trip, so this might do it.
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Post by chiver78 on Dec 10, 2022 12:21:26 GMT -5
oh, and the status match was certainly a nice move on their part. I know others have sailed NCL outside of these music trips, but I'll never use that elevated status for a regular cruise. I won't sail NCL unless I have to (like if I want to take these trips) b/c I have been incredibly unimpressed with the whole operation for a number of reasons. happy to discuss if anyone cares, but don't want to hijack the thread. lol...
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Post by justme on Dec 11, 2022 21:13:12 GMT -5
I suppose that's fair. my trenta iced tea is in the $4-5 range, plus the added tip. I was thinking perhaps it would also have expanded the <$15 list, but that doesn't make a whole lot of sense either. I am confused by what I read on the NCL site, because it does seem to say exactly that. for basic, they say the premium one says but I just noticed what I think had made the decision for us - the premium one also includes unlimited bottled water. the basic does not. I can kill a 6pk of the 1L bottles myself in a trip, so this might do it. Yea bottled water is the big positive with the package. I just don't drink 210 worth of water on a 7 day cruise lol.
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Post by minnesotapaintlady on Dec 21, 2022 10:38:26 GMT -5
Woohoo! Got my cruise put on my Chase card deal before it expired year end. No interest payments until August of 2024. Going to just let the money keep earning interest on the I bonds while I slowly pay it off.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Dec 21, 2022 18:30:16 GMT -5
I would like to get some opinions and information on River Cruises in Europe. The trips are through the University of Colorado. One has no hotel nights and is 7 nights on a ship. Talks about aft and midship cabins. Also mid aft, but it's the cheapest so I probably don't want that level of cabin.
It's the Netherlands and Belgium during tulip time.
The other is the Danube and is too many places where I have never been like Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Croatia, etc. It's longer. 10 nights on a ship and 4 nights in hotels.
I'm not sure about the cruise portion and wonder if I should be looking for a bus trip.
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Post by justme on Dec 21, 2022 20:56:40 GMT -5
I would like to get some opinions and information on River Cruises in Europe. The trips are through the University of Colorado. One has no hotel nights and is 7 nights on a ship. Talks about aft and midship cabins. Also mid aft, but it's the cheapest so I probably don't want that level of cabin. It's the Netherlands and Belgium during tulip time. The other is the Danube and is too many places where I have never been like Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Croatia, etc. It's longer. 10 nights on a ship and 4 nights in hotels. I'm not sure about the cruise portion and wonder if I should be looking for a bus trip. So I don't believe ship position is as important on river cruises. On ocean ships you go low and mid to minimize seasickness if you have it. The afts, specifically corner units, are prized for their larger view and often larger balconies - not sure if river ships have the tiered aft like ocean vessels that cause the balconies to be bigger (though the cabins do sometimes have more vibration and the beds are often counter to ship movement). The rest is preference. Some like to be near stairs/elevators. Others make sure there's cabins above and below them (means no crew making noise early in the morning or late at night...might not be as much of an issue on river boats). Personally I've been in a lot of locations and about the only one I will explicitly avoid is the deck right under the pool deck. I was actually under the buffet, but I could hear the crew moving around carts long before the time I wanted to wake up. My other preference probably doesn't help you either as I've preferred being either close to where we get off the ship or close to the pool deck so I can do stairs not elevators, but you won't be facing 10+ flights of stairs on those ships.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Dec 22, 2022 9:02:18 GMT -5
I would like to get some opinions and information on River Cruises in Europe. The trips are through the University of Colorado. One has no hotel nights and is 7 nights on a ship. Talks about aft and midship cabins. Also mid aft, but it's the cheapest so I probably don't want that level of cabin. It's the Netherlands and Belgium during tulip time. The other is the Danube and is too many places where I have never been like Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Croatia, etc. It's longer. 10 nights on a ship and 4 nights in hotels. I'm not sure about the cruise portion and wonder if I should be looking for a bus trip. My 0.02….if you are going to fly across the pond, go for as long as you can, so I’d take the longer cruise. The river cruise we did last spring was Amsterdam to Budapest and was 15 days. We took time at the end and the beginning, so were gone about 24 days. Every day was a different port, so it is a faster pace than ocean cruises. There is really no movement felt on river boats like ocean, so it really doesn’t matter too much where you are. Usually the upper floors are the bigger and higher priced cabins, the bottom ones they call the swan view cabins only because there are a zillion swans on the rivers. My suggestion is to avoid mid summer. The rivers tend to be lower and you can wind up getting bussed. This past year, it happened June to Aug. ETA: The advantage of the river cruise is your hotel moves with you do you are not packing and unpacking daily. The other advantage is you get to see some really neat little towns that are not exactly on the beaten path. The disadvantage is that you do not get to spend as much time there as you might want. We were in Vienna 2 days snd could have had another 3 days there. When we got off in Budapest, we spent another 3 days there on our own, then took a train to Prague for another 4 days.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Dec 22, 2022 9:39:45 GMT -5
Thank you. The longer one with the hotels also has an option to add days at either end of the trip.
Have to think about this. It's not until fall.
The other good thing, is with the company the school is using for this trip, there is no single supplement.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Dec 23, 2022 12:39:14 GMT -5
Thank you. The longer one with the hotels also has an option to add days at either end of the trip. Have to think about this. It's not until fall. The other good thing, is with the company the school is using for this trip, there is no single supplement. The river cruise we were on, we had upgraded to almost the highest level cabin. TBH, I wouldn’t have booked it if we didn’t have a 125% voucher to use up, and rebooked during Covid when few were booking, so got a hell of a deal. Scuttlebutt is that you only use your cabin to sleep, shower and change clothes so book what you are comfortable with. In the fall, the river level isn’t as much of an issue. No single supplement is a good thing. I think Tauck is one of the few river lines without one.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Dec 23, 2022 15:28:17 GMT -5
I think there will be some days I don't want to do the tours because I will be tired of people.
I looked at land tours and they don't spend enough time in any city to do or see anything. So that's an easy pass.
So it's going to be the Danube cruise or nothing. I haven't been anywhere on that cruise, so I think I would find it interesting.
Like you, I have some mobility issues. So I know there are some activities I won't feel like I can do or I will find an alternative activity.
It looks like they have some one coming in every evening to have some activity about the next destination and lots of local dancing. It sounds like this is a small group on a bigger ship so I'm guessing the evening activities might be just for the CU alumni.
They go through their own travel agency and one of the questions I have is on the no single supplement.
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Post by bookkeeper on Dec 23, 2022 19:59:18 GMT -5
We bought packing cubes for our trip to Rome and the Mediterranean cruise. They work great in a cruise cabin. Bonus, they also work great in our camper.
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justme
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Post by justme on Dec 24, 2022 2:44:04 GMT -5
I think there will be some days I don't want to do the tours because I will be tired of people. I looked at land tours and they don't spend enough time in any city to do or see anything. So that's an easy pass. So it's going to be the Danube cruise or nothing. I haven't been anywhere on that cruise, so I think I would find it interesting. Like you, I have some mobility issues. So I know there are some activities I won't feel like I can do or I will find an alternative activity. It looks like they have some one coming in every evening to have some activity about the next destination and lots of local dancing. It sounds like this is a small group on a bigger ship so I'm guessing the evening activities might be just for the CU alumni. They go through their own travel agency and one of the questions I have is on the no single supplement. I've noticed any tour you're sacrificing unless it's private. Land tours don't offer more time, and sometimes offer less not wanting to charge a lot of money for you to sleep on a bus vs cruises having to sleep on the ship. Leads me to want to do a cruise vs other options
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TheOtherMe
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Post by TheOtherMe on Dec 24, 2022 9:35:01 GMT -5
I think land tours offer less because you have so much time on the bus. So often just driving through a city but not "seeing" the city yourself. That is not what I want to do. If I'm going to visit, I want to be out and about, not on a tour bus seeing only what they want me to see.
ETA: I definitely made the correct decision on the tour of Spain with the basketball team. They spent 3 different afternoons bicycling in 100 degree weather. It was unusually hot and the a/c in the hotels could not keep up. They even shortened the quarters in the games they played in gyms with no air conditioning so they would get over quickly.
Even college scholarship athletes couldn't handle the heat and they cut out some activities.
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