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Maybe even Sarsons I would take any if a bottle & not have to ladle it on the fries with a spoon

Oh good news Hope they have some exciting changes in Toscana's offereings

You could try her again as the Sirena & see the differences 😉

Many younger people enjoy the ship & maybe will make friends with others but they have you to spend time with & that is important to some If port intensive they may want to chill in the evenings We have seen 20 somethings on the cruises but they have to make their own fun at times You know them better than anyone here if they do not mind seeing a bunch or old folks then they should be fine 🙂

Apparently it is on some USA sites Yes would be fun to catch up with you both Lyn & Mike

if you give the exact itinerary departure dates & cities it would be more helpful to help you Try ITA matrix to search for flights that may work for you I am not seeing any cheap flight to Europe this year so you will need to make choices either pay the price or get up in the night to get to the airport If you are trying to book 6 seats on one booking you may be getting higher prices try to price 2 & see what happens Good luck

I usually check https://matrix.itasoftware.com/ Then check the airline site for the one I like I prefer non stops so I would fly from YYZ if that is close to you I am not seeing 5 am flights but that would not be my choice not a morning person & no way I am getting up in the middle of the night to get to the airport 😉 We flew SAS years ago & they were fine depends on what you want connections or non stop I will pay extra for non stops but that is me

I think some website offer discounts on the brochure price (which no one pays) TA's are not allowed to advertise prices cheaper than the cruise line they can offer discounts or rebates up to 10% but as per their contract with O (it has been posted here a few years back) they cannot advertise that fact JMO

But some people like to snorkel their food & get out as fast as they can I am not one of them 😉

We have only done ta ..3rd attempt ..it was not 3rd time lucky for us We had snow then were in the middle of 2 storm front Marina rocked & rolled but no injuries to PAX that I know about We have hit rough seas in the Irish sea & the Caribbean sea on the R ships they were rocking a bit but we just go to the centre of the ship or down to the lower decks Do not sit in the front of the theatre or front of Horizons if you suffer from the motion of of the ocean We take ginger candies with us .(the Ginger People brand ) .you can get green apples or ginger ale onboard that helps me but for some they need the meds Just be prepared for rough seas & if they do not happen that is a bonus Some of the poor crew were suffering last rough cruise I shared my ginger candies with him When we left I gave him the bag of ginger candy he was grateful

Just go to Mc D's when in port 😈

Oceania could put a banner on the top of their page stating Maintenance will be between 9 am & 10pm or whatever the parameters are Our local Community site does that so why not some big corporation

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probably right they need to do it sometime so I guess weekends work better but they could work the night shift 😉

it happens on weekends been going on for years Why they do maintenance on weekends when people want to book excursions or other things I will never know 🙄

Cannot recall seeing shoe string fries in the past Maybe something new

Before bottled water was included on O we would take our refillable bottles & get them filled at the Terrace We do this when we sail on lines that charge for water

I would ask your TA if they can get the deal for you Hope you are both doing well? Lyn

Sign into " MY ACCOUNT" on O website then Excursion tab it should give you the price there If not ask your TA for the PDF file for excursions for your sailing

Because even if O & R shared the air dept they do not share pricing O BIZ air pre covid was more than what I could book myself Maybe different these days ?? I know Paulchili (RIP) liked Turkish air when they used them Good luck

sorry to hear you are out of pocket Do you have insurance that would cover the air portion? Can you find another cruises that departs from the same ports so you can still use the air ? Most lines will not reimburse you for air if they cancel the cruise it may be different in the UK Hope you can find a solution & still use the air

Just call room service or your butler & have them picked up If you have a butler I am sure they will remove the dishes as the courses are finished DO NOT put them in the hall

Ok you can always ask if they have the flight details now not sure if they post them in your online account or not You may not find out until 45 days out If you mean PE they are usually fairly good seats at least they were fine on AC for us 🙂

Are you doing the hotel package or just flying in early?? If you paid the deviation fee you should have the flight details

Exactly !! What works for one person may not work for others Live & let live 😉