traveller_man

Thank you. What a dilemma as having sixty cruises under our belt we have always chosen to tour independently when visiting ports, with the exception of Russia. I consider the tours to be very expensive and those that we have done I get fed up of being directed to chosen tourist shops. Being on a full bus with all be it Covid safe guests does not seem like fun and it may be we will have to cancel the cruise. We have recently cancelled a Celebrity cruise as Scotland was removed from the itinerary and replaced with Liverpool. We have a Cunard cruise booked this year and expected to have a little more freedom having been strictly complying with government guidelines for months and months. Our daughter has also just cancelled a Celebrity cruise that was due to visit Spain and Portugal as during that week UK ports websites show Silhouette in Scotland and Liverpool. I think more transparency from the cruise companies would be helpful. 

We are booked on a Princess Cruises trip from Southampton that is scheduled to stop at Cadiz and Seville and Princess are not allowing guests to disembark on their own, you have to book a Princess Tour. Both these stops offer tours “on your own” meaning you are free to walk around once you have been given a expensive bus ride to your destination. Seems crazy and with no explanation given is this just a ploy to increase tour revenue by the Cruise Lines. Anyone know the true factual reasoning behind the decision. 

Just in Fort Lauderdale boarded late 4pm as requested due to illness and cleaning on board. Had to get the steward to clean the dirty fridge. Balcony is covered in paint splatter and dust. No luggage delivered at 5.55pm so cannot make early seating at 6pm. What a disgrace.

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