Cru Doll

We are also taking this cruise in February/March, 25. We would welcome all comments and suggestions. Thanks.

Thanks. We’re sailing on the Seabourn Quest. It has a max of 450 passengers, so it should be able to pull into a smaller port area.

Could you tell us on what cruise ship you are sailing into Stockholm??

QUITE SIMPLY, SEABOURN IS FOR YOU!

Are you booked on the Seabourn Encore, October 1-22? We are on that sailing. Anne Marie

I’ll keep digging!

Thanks for your help. Yes, I did see that post. Now I will need to determine the time needed to reach the ticket machine. I’ll keep d. 😊

Oops. I was referencing mickeysgal’s question which included using the tram. We are concerned about meeting a tour on time. We’ll be docked at Galataport, so will need to purchase tram tickets after going through the very large port. Any suggestion about the time we will need? We dock at 12 noon for an overnight visit. It looks like we are the only ship in port that day.

May I ask when you will be there? We will be there overnight as well, October 4-5. I have a similar question about using the tram. Thanks.

lincslady,I agree. I should have been have been clearer in my comment. When I mentioned other venues, I was referring to entering the Grand Salon, Club, hallways, etc. No computers are available on the spot. All that has happened within the first few days on board.

We enjoy being greeted by name. It makes our experience more personal and friendly. That is one of the reasons we sail with Seabourn. We are also impressed that they then greet you in other venues by name. They seem to have amazing memories! As for the first visit to a dining room, when you are asked for a suite number, your name appears. And yes, they always keep a record of your preferences.

My understanding is that Ross will be celebrating his 40th birthday on the Encore for one week in October. We’re sailing on the Encore from October 1-22. Looking forward to wishing him a happy birthday! 🎂

Yes, we have. If it’s just breezy and cool we try to get a table under shelter near the Colonnade windows. In all our cruises with Seabourn we only needed to sit inside a couple of times. If the MDR is open, that’s where we’ll have breakfast. I haven’t requested anything special at lunch. I like the fish of the day. Never a problem. All served. The staff is always accommodating. Whenever I attempted to carry my own plate from what I ordered at the patio grill to the veranda, a staff member always insists on taking it for me. I’m sorry that I can’t be more helpful with lunch requests.

I always make my request on the spot on the veranda. The staff are very accommodating and the Chef seems happy to have a deviation from the usual. Once I was asked if I would mind changing my order for avocado toast because the new shipment of avocado still wasn’t ripe enough. I appreciated his wanting the order to be good. Of course, we always ask a day in advance for any main restaurant requests. Hope this helps.

SLSD, I also do not like buffets and manage to avoid them most of the time. My husband and I enjoy having breakfast outside on the Colonnade veranda, but I rarely use the buffet. I special order whatever I want on the spot and am always pleased. In fact, on a couple of occasions the chef offered it as a daily special the next day. Once the server returned from the kitchen and asked if I minded waiting a few extra minutes because the Chef needed to gather the ingredients for my request, a Croque Monsieur. Also, we have repeated itineraries and have always found different directions to explore, including the Norwegian fjords. Enjoy!