He was 48 years of age - way too young to go.

We don't want Bjarne to be forgotten, that's why we create this page for him.

Bjarne, we miss you!

At first I thought perhaps it was a covid thing, but then I see Alaska routes out of Vancouver, so it can't be that.  And I also see that there are several S.A. trips that start in St. John's Newfoundland, of all places.  

We loved our trip in Eastern Canada several years ago, and I'm wondering why they're giving up on that route.

Floris 

• LAUNDRY- On HAL, we stay in a Neptune Suite and have unlimited complementary laundry and dry cleaning services. On Regent, there was no complementary laundry service, but there were self-service laundry rooms on each deck. What should we expect on the Odyssey? It looks like there are self-service laundry rooms but they may be very limited. Are there any Laundry/Dry Cleaning packages for purchase at reduced rates?
• DINNING- We normally enjoy specialized dining venues rather than the main dining room. It appears the only specialty dining venue will be the TK Grill. We particularly enjoy Italian cuisine and I see no Italian venues. Will we be able to enjoy a variety of cuisines including Italian?

This will also be our first Panama Canal cruise. Are there any experiences we should not miss.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Ernie

Simplified Veranda Suite Categories
We are eliminating the two higher categories of our Veranda Suites (V5 and V6) and re-assigning those into just four categories (V1 - V4). This new structure will not only make it easier for your clients to select their ideal suite location – often a preference for mid-ship – but also for you when promoting the benefits and value of a higher category. 

New Owner's Suite Category
Seabourn Owner's Suites (Category OW) were more varied in configurations and locations than other Premium Suite categories. To better reflect these differences, we have subdivided the Owner's Suites into two different categories  — O1 and O2.

Tucruisers

I am looking at a couple of Panama Canal Seabourn cruises.  I am not sure if Seabourn is a good fit for us.  DH and I have gone on a number of cruise lines.   Our only foray into luxury cruises has been "luxury light" on Azamara (loved it), Windstar (liked it) and Oceania (disliked it immensely).  We also have been happy on HAL and Celebrity in a suite.   

While the food was great on Oceania, we found the people to be off putting - always talking about their stock portfolios.  We docked in the worst places, outside of town and usually with the commercial ships.  In Ireland, our cab driver asked why we were not docked with all the other cruise ships and instead were parked next to the town dump.  Seriously! 

On Azamara we found the crew and fellow passengers were friendly, they always had a shuttle into town, and their food was good.  Our only complaint was that their cabins were small causing us to upgrade to a larger room.  We liked the small cruise ship atmosphere where you get to meet new people.  We also liked the casual attitude towards dress.  I know, a touchy subject.  My husband will gladly put on a sports coat but will resist a suit and tie - which is why we are not looking at Crystal or Regent.

My DH is in his 70s and I am 60.   We think we are too "old" (and fat) to go on Windstar again, but we are open to trying new experiences.  Before you ask, Azamara doesn't have any destinations we are interested in.

Any advice you could provide would be appreciated.

Thanks- Ernie

Can anyone help please 

Anyone else?

Any thoughts regarding if it will go ahead.

Final payment later this week.

As of sometime tomorrow, we will have been home from our last Seabourn cruise for ONE year and we are so ready to go. However, we do know it'll be a while and just hoping is a shorter while than a longer while. 

So I started to research the 7 day Alaska cruises starting or ending in Juneau Alaska.  From Florida, its a two stop 14  to 16 hour flight to or from Juneau, Alaska.  Its only 8 hours to london from Miami. Made me have a chuckle during these dark times. 

There’s tons of information about the Seabourn Quest and sister Odyssey Class ships on the Internet with regard to standardized service, amenities, dining, suite features, entertainment, and activities. The focus here is to highlight all the things that make this particular voyage unique. I’ve scanned all the daily Heralds and dining guides and made sure to photograph all the included extras that are specific to this itinerary.

Info includes my observations and Seabourn provided info on:

• Antarctica Kayak Adventure
  
• Zodiac and group landing processes
  
• Strategically planning suite location and which month to go
  
• Provided parka, beanie and backpack
  
• Visitor guidelines to Antarctica
  
• How to manage expectations
  
• Other materials provided only after you board
  

Just my way to give back after reading so much on Cruise Critic!

https://patrickinantarctica.com/2018/02/25/543/

What do CC`s think?

John

Was not sure if this was old news - can't keep up anymore with cancels, shifts, delays, etc......