Heather White

What is the difference between V1 and OB? Could somebody please explain?

We should have been there in October on the now cancelled Encore.

On our last cruise Athens to Dubai on the Encore Oct-Nov 2019, as others have said the programme varied, but when there was a show the early session was at 8:45 and the later one at 10 p.m. or occasionally 10:15.

Will try that. Many thanks.

14 hours ago, marazul said:

Look again.  There is a July 31 "Heart of the Aegean" sailing with plenty of room.

 

Would love to know which TA's cruises to avoid. 😉

How do you see the occupancy of a particular cruise?

How can one ascertain the availability of cabins/ see how full a particular cruise is?

Many of the small Greek ports are ideal for wandering around. If we weren't permitted to do this, we wouldn't be interested in these cruises.

Excuse my ignorance, but what is a TA?

We have done seven or eight Seabourn cruises and one of the great pleasures has been meeting other people. We accept invitations to hosted tables and often opt to share a table at dinner. We are cautiosly thinking about booking a cruise later in the year. Will we still have this option, I wonder?

Many thanks to all who have replied. So my theory that it was only sent to US residents is not valid.

A friend has received an "Invitation from Seabourn President Josh Leibowitz" regarding a Global Summit on Covid-19 to be held on July 28th.

He regularly receives emails from Seabourn, but try as I might, using "My Preferences", twice contacting a Seabourn representative, checking my Inbox for Spam, these communications fail to arrive.

Have any European based subscribers received this latest email?

I wonder if they're working on the website. I cannot even get to My Preferences.

I log in and come to three main headings, My Profile, My Bookings, My Cruise History.

I guessed I'd find My Preferences under My Profile, but it isn't listed.

On 7/3/2020 at 2:16 PM, uk69cruiser said:

What is wrong with the Seabourn website?. When it login it automatically defaults to US site with US fares instead of displaying UK£ fares and associated deals.

Has it been happening for a long time, or is it a recent thing?

After a Windows Update, my keyboard was automatically changed to a U.S. one. Fortunately I managed to change back. I dread Windows Updates.

12 hours ago, wesport said:

Check your preferences in your online account. Set it to receive emails. 

Thanks for this. Goodness, the website is slow this morning! But where do I find my "Preferences"? Certainly not under "My Profile".

30 minutes ago, robertmartha said:

I was impressed by the email I received earlier - luv the fact that he is a vacation defender!

Can't wait to be back on board in 2021

 

Bob

Why haven't I had this message?

(Silver member)

Personally I'd opt for June. October could be disappointing, especially in the western Med.

I have to say that I agree with Fletcher in that it depends on the room/suite you pay for. We were booked through an agency for a couple of nights at the Bauer prior to our Seabourn cruise.  When we opened the curtains, the only view was of the opposite rooms the other side of an inner courtyard. At the time I had a mobility problem and didn't find it easy getting in to the bath to access the shower. However that was a good few years ago. It was our first Seabourn cruise on one of the little ships.

Email received from Seabourn this morning.

If you mean beauty treatments, a gratuity is expected. On the Encore last November, there was a Gratuity space on the bill.

1 hour ago, saminina said:

Of course, you are aware that Seabourn today is managed by Holland America.

Surely both Seabourn and Holland America are managed by Carnival?

4 hours ago, Sunday golf said:

We are on the Odyssey soon. I know that tipping is not expected , generally although we often do especially to our cabin steward. Does this policy apply to the spa as well?

No, a tip is expected, at least for beauty treatments. There is a space on the bill for a "gratuity".

1 hour ago, alidor said:

Kind of thinking that you if expect to have a special “formal” night like so many of the big ships do, you will be disappointed,   There really isn’t a special “formal” night that I know of.

No, I'm not expecting anthing too dressy. Just would prefer to do TK on a less formal night.

On a 14 day cruise, which nights are usually formal? I'd prefer to book TK on a different night.

On 1/16/2020 at 3:51 PM, MJN1 said:

whogo,

some suggestions re food and pillows:

ask for the Sundae with double ice cream and the whipped cream only on the side. Then add to your liking.

They do serve the caviar pure and without any condiments if you ask also.

The room stewardess is also very good at removing unwanted pillows from your suite!

Maybe not a standard HAL service, but available on SB...😘

I think our stewardess on the Encore last Autumn must have been new. We told her we only needed two pillows. Her solution was to take the dressing table stool into the walk-in-wardrobe and store the remaining four pillows on it!  I rerturned the stool to its rightful place and the pillows remained in a corner of the closet. Perhaps they were short of storage space.

Ours late last year was delivered by courier. It wouldn't have fitted through the letterbox.