JK300

We got off the Journey earlier this month in Japan.

It is just the 'cheapier' brands of spirits available for Veranda Plus guests, like beefeater gin, Johnnie Walker red label whisky, Vodka, Rum ...  You can only choose 1 bottle of 1 litre.

John

Hi,

Sorry for my ignorance but what # do you call for the Ultimate Package for your next upcoming cruise, I am from Belgium.

Thanks,

John

On 9/9/2023 at 1:22 AM, Mrs f. said:

We were just on Vista cabin 8048.  We had our TV playing at night...very low in our opinion and got a call that it could heard next door.  We could barely hear it while on the bed and no...we are not hard of hearing.   

Your Vista cabin 8048, according to the deck plan it is a connecting room. Right?

John

On 1/31/2023 at 7:11 PM, Rebels82 said:

I know the O Life House Drink Package includes beer and wine at lunch and dinner. Does it include champagne at lunch and dinner? Thanks.

Yes.

On 10/25/2022 at 4:11 PM, Lojay2 said:

Thank you 

The big question is what are the cruise ships going to require? 

This is the most recent one from Azamara, you scroll down to the port of Buenos Aires and it says a test is needed to board the ship. But that is for now who knows for how long that will be.

https://www.azamara.com/en-nz/booked-guests/before-you-board/explore-well-at-sea#testing

To enter Argentina nothing is needed anymore, no test nor proof of insurance.

John

12 hours ago, cruiseerf said:

I have had Over a hundred Butlers on ships from Silversea to Seabourn to Celebrity and now upcoming Azamara.

I could be wrong but I think Seabourn doesn't have butlers.

John

3 hours ago, uktog said:

I think it’s very inconsistent the way things are handled onboard- some cruise again/circle managers are much more flexible than others 

Thank you, we'll just wait and see.

John

When do we get the next level benefit, on the actual cruise reaching that level or after finishing that cruise?

I read it somewhere but couldn't find anymore.

TIA

John

On 9/4/2022 at 12:08 PM, terry&mike said:

We purchased 2 Air Tags and used them on a 28 day trip in August to great results. We kept one inside each of our suitcases. We have soft sided bags, but I'm not sure if it matters. 

 

If you are unfamiliar with how they work, the Air Tag sends out a signal.  This signal pings off of a nearby device, and that is how you know it's location.  As the world is full of cell phones, especially in airports, there are almost always "devices" nearby to ping off of. For example, your bag is checked in, your Air Tag will send you a message that your item is no longer with you. When a baggage handler, who likely has a cell phone in his pocket, picks up the container of bags that your bag is in and moves it next to the plane, you will be able to see where your bag is. So in looking, you are always seeing your bags last known/tracked/pinged location, which is likely still the same location. 

 

We had stopped for a few days in Washington, DC and were trying to fly to NYC on August 4, to board a Queen Mary 2 transatlantic on August 5. United kept delaying and cancelling our flight all day, and put us on an early August 5 flight. When we arrived at the airport, they cancelled this flight as well. We made the decision to rent a car and drive the 5 hours to make the sailing. We went to United Baggage Claim Desk and were able to show them exactly where our bags were moved to last. This allowed the representative to make 1 phone call and have our bags brought directly to us. She said she loves these devices, because they make here job easier when someone has them, as they don't have to search out where your bags are, they know where to start. We did make the ship. 

 

We also got off this ship on August 12 in Southampton, UK, and boarded the Island Princess for 16 nights sailing around England, Ireland, Iceland, and Greenland.  We could see when our luggage was put on the ship, when our bags had been delivered outside our cabin, and so on. Very helpful, and comforting. It's also really nice to know when your bags are about to come down the delivery belt at the airport.

 

An interesting note in regards to using Air Tags when cruising. When we would leave the room, we would get the message that our items were no longer with us. At some time a bit later we would get a message notifying us of our items location. We quickly discovered this was when our Room Steward entered our room to clean, and the tags pinged off his phone. We could always say, oh, our room is getting serviced now.  

 

As to marking them, as we did not have them engraved, I put a small piece of blue painters tape across the back of each one. I put a T on one and an M on the other, and in our phone we named them Terry's Bag and Mike's Bag.

 

We really liked having them, and always knowing where our bags were. 

Thanks for your very useful info & feedback. We just ordered a couple airtags. 🙂

John

Here is picture of our Onward veranda, #7015. 2 chairs and a simple table.

John

We just came home from the Onward and the change rooms were almost identical to the ones of the Pursuit. Does that mean it has been refurbished, don't know.

John

1 hour ago, federalexpress said:

I think the Antartica cruise was a little more than the Fjords one when I booked. It was a close call between them but in the end, the former just had too many sea days for me, plus a greater chance of bad weather, but I must admit it was tempting, a chance to see something extraordinary.

 

I don't know if I'm breaking rules here (will soon know if I'm modded) but I paid £4k per person cruise only for the Fjords cruise in a CC suite, with $1000 OBC included. I'm interested if you see it for less than that cos I gather Azamara supposedly adjusts the price to whatever the new level is (which I must say seems like a very fair concept, if they honour it)

I think you've got a real nice price for your cruise.

John

37 minutes ago, federalexpress said:

Interesting. I'm booked on the Fjords one on 24 January. What price are you seeing for a CC suite, cruise only? I thought I had a decent deal and I'm not seeing anything cheaper than what I paid, from the quick search I've done.

The CC suite price for yours is almost the half than in our sailing. Both are 17 nights.

We just disembarked from the Onward and booked the Antarctica cruise while on board. The price we got was much cheaper than what we saw before our cruise. A couple days later the pricing on their website has lowered drastically similar to our price.

John

There's a big price drop for sailings to South America January 2023, that include Antarctica voyage Jan. 7 on the Pursuit. At least for the EU it is.

John

On 7/20/2022 at 10:30 AM, rungirl1124 said:

He is currently on the Quest training with John Barrow.  We are on the Quest with him now.  We were told he is joining the Sojourn when the Quest arrives in Dover at the end of the next segment. 

Is it John Barrow or John Barron?

I thought John Barron was the CD on the Quest.

John

I would recommend Romecabs, we've used them several times, always accurate & polite. They were waiting for us at the airport and last time when we got off the ship, the driver was there to pick us up.

Happy sailing.

John

On 4/27/2022 at 12:02 PM, John Bull said:

Pre-booked fixed-price transfer will be significantly cheaper than a taxi from the rank, and no fingers-crossed whether the driver has a half-decent command of English.

Can't remember who we used, but it was one of the well-recommended listings by googling and we had no problem.

 

JB 🙂

Thank you John.

Our embarkation port is Istanbul on July 10, anyone can recommend a private transfer from airport to cruise terminal or are taxis available?

TIA

4 hours ago, IWantToLiveOverTheSea said:

Thank you.  I ended up deciding that more space was more important than differences in porthole/window/noise/motion, so I booked 7007 on Friday. And while we love being mid-ship, being way forward might be a nice change, plus being away from the medical center can't hurt. We're on Sirena, so the photo above should represent the C-1 on the other side.  Thanks for the picture, John.

Good choice.
Our friends stayed in 7007, on the same cruise like us.
It is a big round window.
We would chose the same room again. 😉

John

This is room 7006, a C1 category on the Sirena.

With a large window and clearly not a porthole. 😀

John

I would chose #4, the best of EI.
Rano Raraku (moai quarry) & Ahu Tongariki (15 moai's) are the 2 must see places.

John

Hanga Roa, is the only tender port of Easter Island. It is a short walk from the 'center'. No restaurants near the tender drop-off aerea, not that I am aware off.
Sometimes if the sea is too choppy they tender at the other side of the island at the Anakena Beach. That beach is not really fit for tender landings so the ship crew has to improvise and therefore it is not done often.
Getting there by ship is one thing, getting off is a different matter. Sometimes the ship will not tender because it is dangerous for crew & pax. Getting there is a gamble, you never know if you can get off or not until the ship reaches EI.

Hope this helps.

John

3 minutes ago, Xpina Colada said:

 

Still on my Seabourn account 😪

 

On mine too but not for long.

John

Just got this news from my TA. Very sad to hear.  Waiting for a confirmation from Seabourn now.

John

3 hours ago, Ken the cruiser said:

the likelihood they would offer a L&S to a similar cruise on the Venture the following year would be pretty slim.

🤞 😅