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hobgoblin

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  1. Thanks so much for your response . I already enquired on my initial post on the HAL forum about El Alamein but doesn't look like anyone has been on this tour .
  2. Just discovered there's no trips left for Olympia on my ships excursion. A few questions for anyone travelling /travelled before with Hal . Is it easy to get there DIY ? If not ,what else is there to see ? Is HAL likely to put on extra trips if there's a big waiting list (there seems to be a list now)Ive not travelled with this cruise line before .
  3. Thanks you so much for all your information ,Im going to look at the ports of call section as you advised ,hopefully there will be more tips I can read there . You are obviously well travelled and informed about these places and I cant thank you enough for taking the time to reply ,its much appreciated .
  4. Thats great all sounds very interesting! Did you by chance go to Olympia on the Katakolon stop? Are there taxis from the harbour can take you there? unfortunately it looks like all the ship trips are booked up for Olympia . I could ask so many questions about this cruise !
  5. Thanks so much for your kind reply. The tour Im looking for feed back on is called Best Of Alexandria . It visits the following places Catatcombs ,Pompeys Pillar,Roman Amphitheatre,National Museum ,Library and the Fort of Quait Bay . There is no reviews I can see on the HAL website .
  6. Has anyone been on this trip and could you comment on how it was and if it was worthwhile given the time it takes from the port ?
  7. Going on the Ancient mysteries cruise stopping in Egypt in September on New Statendam . Having never sailed with HAL before Im wondering if anyone has previously taken the ships excursions to El Alamein or Alexandria ? Im curious about the Best Of Alexandria trip as the reviews on the HAL webpage were very old and didn't give a very good impression all ! . My husband was keen on the El Alamein tour but there were no reviews for that trip available on the excursions page . Would be most helpful to hear of anyones experience of these tours . We have already done Cairo before so these excursions were the two most interesting for us .
  8. Many thanks to everyone ,I will check the roll calls ,never thought to look there . Much appreciated .
  9. Have only ever cruised Celebrity so thought I would try a different ship this year as Im becoming a bit disappointed in Celebrity overall . Can anyone give some feed back about the Itinerary going to Turkey,Egypt and Greece in September this year(Ancient mysteries) What places were walkable off the ship? Did you go on the Cairo trip or to see the war museum ,how about Izmir? Any feed back about comparisons with Celebrity would be great too.
  10. Having never been on a HAL ship can I ask a few questions ? Is there a free sauna on New Statendam too? Do you pay for drinking water in your stateroom? Are there pillow choices in the verandah rooms, could I swap pillows too hard?
  11. As a Brit I find the whole tipping thing a bit excessive and then also having extra taxes added on to your holiday it all seems to become much more expensive than you planned . Why dont they just pay the staff well in the first place lie P&O and let customers pay the extra when its deserved . Then there is the crewe expecting further gratuities after enrolling for pre paid tips ,its all a bit over whelming ! Cant you just pay the staff who you are in contact with ? Does anyone actually do this?
  12. Thanks to everyone for their responses ,much appreciated Ive never sailed with anyone other than Celebrity so keen to know of any big differences in prices of drinks,excursions and just general costs .
  13. Can anyone comment on the costs for drinks on the new Statendam in comparison to Celebrity? If anyone has a bar list could you post it please
  14. We sailed with her as captain on Beyond a couple of years ago and she did a Q&A in the theatre and was very impressive ! She is a very intelligent and engaging woman .
  15. Has anyone from the UK been on this holiday itinerary and was it as good as it sounds ? Wondering what the India hotels and excursions were like ,was the tour manager good? Were you well looked after? Just curious, it does sound fabulous but you never see much details about the actual experiences of the tour part eg what the bus travel was like ,what the queues were like at the sites visited ,how was the tiger safari?. Im sure the onboard experience being Celebrity is pretty standard as on most of their ships ..
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