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Gourmet Gal

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  1. Wow, I didn’t know bronchitis was contagious. But will say, the river ships are especially like petri dishes when it comes to airborne infections. Sorry to say, the smart thing to do is to wear a mask in close quarters especially if those who are sick don’t think to.
  2. Not sure about Ama but Tauck and Uniworld have mini fridges that are restocked daily. You may possibly even request the bourbon be stocked. Room stewards everyday and they can get ice for you. Edit: Now that I check their website there’s no mention of mini-fridges even for the suites and in looking at the stateroom photos, no ice buckets in sight. But of course you can always pick up a drink in the bar….
  3. The rooms are tiny but we had a small settee that converted to a bed for our son. This is a fairly basic hotel and the only thing it has going for it is fantastic location. If anyone in your party has asthma or dust allergies proceed with caution. The air vents were spewing dust when we were there.
  4. I’m sort of interested as well. We’ll be onboard this May and have been reading some pretty bad reviews of this ship from the condition to service to food to excursions. Mostly negative. There was mention of pretty obvious leaks in the corridors and tattered looking staterooms. Does anyone recall if there have been any refits or updates in the last few months?
  5. I think the point of the previous post is that luxury travel is wonderful except when you feel ripped-off. You know, many wealthy people didn’t become wealthy by wasting money but by valuing money. I’ve also looked at RC and now am looking at 4S but want to see more track record and feedback to understand just what the value would be to me.
  6. Thanks for posting Redking. I’m intrigued by this line. I know they had a shaky start during Covid and I’m wondering if they’ve worked out the kinks. Also interested in RC and the upcoming 4S. My DH and I have mostly cruised with SS and it seems the line is having some growing pains or Royal Caribbean pains lately and we’re looking for alternatives. When you get a chance could you post some pix of the staterooms and bars? Does the gym seem big enough? How are the included excursions? Is there any entertainment? How is the service in general?
  7. Is the La Dame experience food-wise that much better on Nova vs the other ships? I find La Dame on the other ships not that interesting…and I’m definitely a foodie.
  8. We’ll believe it when we see it.
  9. He or she must be an accountant.
  10. Uh oh, here we go. I posit that the dress code will not be the accelerant to a less than modern luxury experience. It will be the pricing structure, the degradation of service, food, excursions and inclusions that will position SS as something less than its former stature - as one of the best of the best. The complaints lodged here of late may or may not be what the total, true picture is and some of the problem may still be covid hangover impacting staffing and/or fairly rapid addition of new ships impacting staffing, service and food. Hoping it’s just growing pains and not an abandonment of all that was good with the line. Not ready to jump ship quite yet but if I do it will not be in formal attire!
  11. Same here. Onboard in May for the Monaco F1 sailing. At least it’s very port intensive and we’ll be busy. Bought the apartment terrace 2-day race package and I’m hoping SS can execute.
  12. This is a welcome update.
  13. Gourmet Gal

    Clueless

    Can you please elaborate regarding onboard experiences? I’ll be boarding in May.
  14. Is that typical that the crossings are fully booked?
  15. Same here. Most of our travel is still land-based but we enjoy a cruise now and then. I’ll be very curious about Four Seasons yacht…still waiting to see if Ritz Carlton works out the kinks. Beginning to look at Scenic Ocean.
  16. I have an SS cruise booked for 2026 and am now concerned that by the time it rolls around the downward slide will be so steep and into the gutter that I may not recognize what used to be a nice line. It seems they are shifting their target audience to a less luxury-minded customer. But is a similar shift happening over at SB and Regent?
  17. SS needs to update their website to reflect the lack of air credit. If you follow your links the landing page still makes it sound like there’s an option to cancel the air portion.
  18. I received an email announcing just the new Essential fare and any links just go to the website which does not mention air other than to state that it’s included on D2D. Perhaps there’s another email coming. Anyway, I never fly economy so sometimes the included air plus the upgrade can be more economical - I always check the fares before deciding. But this hard line creates a problem for when you’re not happy with the routing or airline. You’ll no longer be able to drop the air after seeing the SS options. That makes D2D a risky choice.
  19. Where is this page on the website? I still see on the site that airfare can be dropped for a refund.
  20. Well, that’s interesting. Is that a quote from the AU site? I found this on the US site which implies the air portion can be dropped: INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS The air promotion is only available for the first and second full-fare paying guests. Guests could also choose to upgrade to roundtrip business class paying an additional cost. In case the booking includes more than two guests, they will need to purchase roundtrip economy class airfare. Airline baggage fees are not included. In the event neither Business Class nor Economy Class air is available (determined at Silversea’s sole discretion) or for guests not utilizing the promotional air offer, a non-use Air credit may be applied. Silversea reserves the right to modify the Silversea Air Programme procedures and fees at any time without notice.
  21. Wow…true dat! Just checked the cruises I have in the pipeline and they have increased - the P2P that I just booked about 3 weeks ago went up 32%.
  22. Same thing happened to me on a post-cruise hotel. We were allowed to delete that hotel and book one on our own. It happened as soon as we made final payment.
  23. Odd that the page listing all the fares does not have gratuities listed under any category. Is that new?
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