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We cruised out of Amsterdam last June. After we checked in and right before boarding the ship there was a stand selling soda and wine. We didn't purchase anything so I don't know exactly was was being sold. 

I misspoke, Navigator is not in South Korea yet. According to vesselfinder.com, The vessel is en route to the port of Busan, Korea, sailing at a speed of 17.8 knots and expected to arrive there on Mar 2, 21:00.

Our cruise starts April 12 and check in is this week. 

4 minutes ago, cruiseguy1016 said:

You can check in at midnight for the port your ship will depart from.

Thank you very much for answering my question.

It has been awhile since we have cruised and can't remember what time to check in. We are sailing out of LA. The Navigator is in route to Korea. Do I check in midnight Pacific time, which is the port or ship time which is Korea?

Thank you in advance.

Thank you for checking! You are the best!

Ken, thank you for a wonderful review. We are booked on the same cruises next Jan/Feb but starting in BA and second cruise will end in Santiago. I have taken many notes but have a few questions.

Are there washers/dryers on board for us to use?

Did you need visas for any of the countries you visited?

Thank you!! 

My husband was on chat with a representative for a long time yesterday trying to change our birth year. He was told they have a bug that is changing years back one year. Now we can't log onto our account on laptop. 

Called about Military OBC and the it sounded like the representative was eating. He would ask a question and she would just say yes. We have many cruises on RC and have always thought their IT department was the worst. I think Princess is worse!

17 minutes ago, MindyJohn said:

I had to go back to our 2015 rollcall to find the particulars.  We were lucky to have a very active group with many members organizing private excursions.  Google Murrell Farms for information about tours to the farm with Rockhoppers.  We used Estancia Excursions to see Kings, Gentoos and Magellans.  I mistakenly said we went to Bluff Cove but our Estancia tour was to Volunteer Point. Another operator frequently mentioned is Patrick Watts.  I'm so glad we had time for two different tours.  Of course we wanted to see and photograph Kings, but going to that farm was one of the best things we ever did.  Not only adorable Rockhopper penguins, but driving over peat fields with no roads, going into their extremely rustic farmhouse for tea with the wife opening the frig (electricity from windmill) to show us a gallon bowl of fresh cream.  Also educated us about the process of sorting, rating and selling wool.  It was very special to glimpse the farming lifestyle in such a remote place.  

Thank you for all the information!

9 hours ago, MindyJohn said:

I've finally been able to spend some time catching up with your Thoughts and Impressions group, @island lady  The photos and discussion are wonderful and we are grateful for your time and effort!!!  

 

We were fortunate to sail this area with Azamara in 2015.  Here's a pretty 11pm sunset shot from Paradise Bay area and several from our penguin excursions at Port Stanley.  I'm sorry the weather didn't cooperate for you.  We were also rerouted to avoid a storm but luckily got into Port Stanley.  We went to a sheep farmer's house in the morning to view the cliff on his property inhabited by cute Rockhoppers.  In the afternoon it was Bluff Cover to see Kings.  

 

 

Beautiful pictures!!! Thanks for sharing. We have a cruise booked to visit Stanley Island. Who did you use for your excursions?

I called yesterday about our transatlantic for October 2024 and my final payment was changed to 120 days.

5 hours ago, milolii said:

 Did yiu post  this on your roll call?  .  We are using Arctic Shore Excursions. Our tour sold out in a few days for a July sailing.  They offer private ones if you can get folks from your roll cal to join.

Yes i did post on my roll call. I did email Arctic Shore and received a standard email saying if they reply it would be a few days.

I booked our excursion back in October and just received an email that our excursion was cancelled for June 11, 2023. I am looking for tour companies that might have 2 spots left. The ship excursions do not interest us. Or if you have ideas on what we can do/see in town I would be happy to hear all your suggestions!

Thank you for help!

This was our itinerary:

• Fellabær - Short stop for restrooms  
• Skriðuklaustur  
• Fljótsdalsstöð  
• Hallormsstaðaskógur forrest  
• Gufufoss waterfall

1 hour ago, Ine said:

Depending how large your group is, check this website: https://www.dagtoertaxi.nl/

Thank you. It is just myself and husband. I will look into your suggestion.

Any recommendations for a tour company that does day trips from Amsterdam? Places we would like to visit are Zaanse  Shans, Giethoorn and maybe to see a castle.

Thank you.

Thank you for the information.

We will be on a cruise June 2023 that stops in Iceland and Ireland. Can we exchange currency on board? We would need Pounds and Icelandic króna. Based on tour times, we wouldn't be able to get to ATMs and we are trying to get local currency for tips for the excursions. Thank you in advance for the "tips" on how to get cash!

In Reykjavik, was it a Royal excursion or did you use a private company? 

We have a cruise booked in June 2023 and looking at excursions now. 

Thank you for all the information and pictures.

We were on a bus tour last month and our driver told us that construction has not started and are looking at a completion of in 2024/25. She also mentioned that the roads past Pretty Rocks will not be maintained during this time so they have no idea what to expect when the bridge is completed.   

Thank you for the information about the Banks Hotel. We are doing a B2B cruise out of Amsterdam in June 2023. Do you know if the hotel offers laundry service?

Or did you notice laundry services near the hotel?

Thank you!!

Found my answer.

Thank you for the information. Can you please tell me where you found that information? I looked on RC website and couldn't find it.

Thank you Maritincath for all the valuable information. This answers all of our questions!!

Has anyone done this excursion? 

Our flight back to the US is at 6am so we would need to look for transportation at 4am.  Train doesn't start running until approximately 4:45.

Any suggestions? 

We will be in Vancouver the end of June.

Thanks in advance.

Thank you.