Gourmet Gal

I have also had mixed results with SS air. Recently the choice of airlines has been more limited than in the past and I was just not able to book a route that worked for us. I’m just not willing to wake up at 2:30 AM to make a flight at the end of a relaxing vacation no matter the savings.

Yes. There are a few so just don’t linger too long over cocktails.

Impressive.

I would have the TA check on this. What if you wanted to book a spa treatment or contact the concierge for dinner reservations? This seems unusual and not unreasonable to know what hotel you’re in. BTW, many cruiselines are not sending hard copies, just emailed documents and luggage tags seem to be given when boarding.

Leaving for Paris today to join up with the Tauck Rhône cruise next week. We’re really looking forward to it but unfortunately DH and I are already realizing the pitfalls of embarking on the first river cruise of the season during Covid. We’ll be arriving in Paris tomorrow to snowy cold weather in the mid-30’s. It will warm up as the next 2 weeks progress but there will be a lot of rain, almost daily. So now we’re wondering if we have to worry about high water on the river. Weather can go either way in Paris this time of year - it was 70 just a few days ago! And finally, regarding Covid, even though France is doing better than the rest of Europe the cases are rising and they are at 36% of peak cases and rising. At this point, it is what it is and we’ll make the most of it! I’ll try to post at least a few times in the next couple of weeks. Our flight today is on Air France, nonstop SFO - CDG. Even though we’ll be going to a different hotel 6 days in advance Tauck will still transfer us from the airport to our accommodations at The Peninsula. That’s a really nice touch and something most cruise lines won’t do. Having been to Paris more than a few times already we’re drilling down to some less touristy sites and hopefully I can recap them if the rain doesn’t keep us away.