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Balcony all the time! We love sleeping to the sound of sea with the balcony door open all night.

Thanks but I see that went up six months ago. If it hasn't been fixed by now, I doubt it ever will be!

Just got back from cruising the Adriatic. I can confirm that Corfu Airport is as bad as ever!

Help! I've just found out that the email address I created my account with is an old one that I no longer use; I always log in with my user name. However, when I try to change my email, I get a message saying my email is blocked due to too many rejected messages. Does anyone know a way around this or do I need to create a new account? Thanks!

We had an Egypt stop cancelled a few years ago by Marella (or Thomson's as they were then) for safety reason. Ironically, we ended up going to Israel instead!

I'm going on the Explorer next week so this will give me something to look forward to!

Thanks, just checked with them. Apparently a medical transfer from a ship at sea is covered and this is a different thing to an "air-sea rescue". Who knew?!

Perfect thanks.

Does the Explorer have an adults only pool or outdoor area? We are going during October half term week as my wife is a teacher but would also like to be able to escape the kids for a while (as my wife is a teacher!). Thanks.

I used to take a suit and dress shirt on all cruises but now I don't bother, especially with fly-cruises where they take up so much extra space and weight in your case. The trouble with a "dress to impress" dress code is that it's very much open to interpretation. I just wear smart trousers and a collared shirt for dinners each night, including dress to impress nights. If they stated "black tie" and enforced it, I'd be happy to oblige.

Also, looking at my policy details I see that is specifically excludes "air-sea rescue". This is something I'd expect to see covered for cruises, or am I worrying unnecessarily?

Thanks. Less choice in the food offering is something I hear quite a lot which is a shame but costs have to be cut somewhere. I guess it's either that or increased prices, though.

We went to Italy earlier in the year and our insurance for a week's stay was just over £15. I've just booked a cruise for October and the insurance, including cruise cover, has rocketed to £64! This was one of the cheapest options after looking at several comparison sites. I'm not sure if it's simply the cruise cover or the fact that I turn 60 the week before we depart that has caused this.

I've just booked our first cruise since 2019 on the Marella Explorer, the Adriatic on 20th October. We're really looking forward to it and although we've cruised with Marella a number of times, we've not been on the Explorer.I'm not a great reader of reviews as they range from the truly awful to the utterly brilliant and depend very much on the eye of the beholder but I was just wondering what we can expect to have changed since our last cruise, back in 2019. Pretty much the same? Standards have slipped? Food better/worse? That kind of things. Thanks!

Many thanks for you reply. We're looking at the Cosmopolitan Classics cruise sailing on 6th August which visits French, Spain and Italian territories. Hopefully the entry requirements will all be pretty much the same by August!