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Value can mean different things to different people For those that do not travel most of the year Having 1 or 2 cruises per year My "Value" is having a ship with less pax better quality food less noise with quieter ambiance I do not mind paying more for an experience that suits our needs/wants We do not book top suites or upper lever cabins quite happy in an Ocean view or balcony Spend YOUR money on what suits you best & not worry about how other spend theirs 😉

with the free trolley & metro mover a lot of hotels are easy to get to Bayside Bit the Intercontinal/ Holiday Inn/ Yve are within sight of Bayside

I do not consider it small compared to the Hot tubs sizes on the other ships 😄

! spend the extra steps & go to Barristas for coffee it is MUCH better 2 Riviera has a large T pool

if you have a Canadian passport that is all you need The other thing to check is if Covid tests are required when you are travelling We have our Covid Vaccine on our phone incase this is needed again

Did you check the overland package with O It is more than your DIY but includes a hotel & some meals https://www.oceaniacruises.com/grand-voyage-cruises/dubai-to-barcelona-RVA240514A/hotels/overland/3/?sr=%2fcruise-finder%23time_frame%3d2024-5%26ship%3dRVA%26sort%3dfeatured%3adesc%26page%3d1%26pageSize%3d10

See post #6

There are posts here where people were quarantined recently so yes Covid is a thing still

Ours came via Canada post But Wyn is in the UK so neither of those work for her 🤔

You can just walk along the waterfront near the port food/shopping brewery Some food tours if into that

So were you in the tender for 45 mins or waiting to board a tender?

Looks like the Captain was motoring along & a quick pace not many white caps so looks OK to me 😉

When is your cruise? Did you not get the PDF file from your TA or Oceania Here are some tours for a cruise next May but they probably offer on other cruises to the same ports https://www.oceaniacruises.com/middle-east-cruises/jerusalem-to-barcelona-RVA240529/port-jerusalem-HFA/?voyageday=2&sr=#all Also check the Land Tour package it may be expensive but they look after hotels etc.. https://www.oceaniacruises.com/middle-east-cruises/jerusalem-to-barcelona-RVA240529/hotels/

You will get an email to do the check in online & print boarding passes

I think you will have to get them at the dock We got ours in the Booklet but since O is not sending to the UK anymore The porters should have them

We have had the carpets replaced in some of the hall areas on cruises that were not close to a drydock It is ongoing maintenance But yes I have read of some lines starting to do some things before the drydock also if the refurb was not done in the scheduled time they can still be working when the cruise starts again

We used KLM & AC for YYZ to AMS but also see what the cruise line can offer price wise for both outbound & inbound If you can choose the flight even pay a deviation fee to do so I would & fly in a day or more early Amsterdam is worth a few days

When I had the special meal When checking in at the podium the Hostess would see a note & pull the pre filled in menu & give it to the Waiter Do they no longer do this ?? I would get the menu 1 or 2 days prior to check off what I wanted

Ok I saw some for Jerusalem but maybe not what you wanted to see/do Was just a thought Are you booked on an Oceania cruise or Azamara?

I had the same problem I clicked on my spouses name & then could get the last step The boarding passes were sent to my email shortly after

I see they offer semi private tours I am guessing they would put you with others wanting to do the same tour without you having to provide a group yourself

If Bermuda is in the path of the storm the ship will not be going near it https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at3+shtml/144545.shtml?tswind120#contents

Could be an IT thing I would just keep checking you have a few months to go

Did they have Wiener Schnitzel on the menu? Usually they have that on the last night on the other ships

The H/C rooms are across the hall They are insides Are looking for H/C cabins? They have a minimal number onboard What are your concerns?