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  1. You can buy tickets in some of the convenience stores downtown. For a full list, look here: https://www.atb.no/en/ticket/ (Scroll down for "Retailers". For example "Narvesen Prinsenkrysset" which would be very close to the first tram stop "St. Olavs gate". Google maps will get you there or just ask any person you see downtown where "Prinsenkrysset" is). I would however recommend downloading the AtB app instead. (More info about the app on the same link above) You can set it to english language and buy your ticket on your phone. The same ticket will work for both the bus and the tram and if you plan to ride several times (3 or more) a 24 hour ticket might be better. Remember half price for seniors if you're within that demographic group. Welcome to Trondheim!
  2. Absolutely! I have reached out and we'll get this sorted out quickly 🙂
  3. After using the stockperks app I got the confirmation it was applied to my booking, but the credit appeared in my account at first. Without me doing anything it however subsequently vanished from my account and turned up in the booking. If I were you I wouldn't be too worried yet.
  4. Are you a new Sebourn guest and a bit late to the party, wishing you too could get some of that extra OBC everbody is talking about? No worries, if you're sailing before end of June I'd be more than happy to give you a referral, and you will make me even more happy when I receive my corresponding increased OBC, which I promise you will be well spent. Shoot me a message at mrsucellos @ gmail . com (You know the drill, just remove the spaces) and I'll get things going promptly.
  5. If your allergy is of the "try to stay away from XXX"-kind you'll probably be just fine. If eating something specific makes you really sick, for example being celiac, my best advise is "Trust no one!" and if you in addition could be harmed even by cross contamination get ready to educate your waiters and double check everything. Use common sense and if you're having even the slightest doubt kindly ask the waiter to go back to the kitchen and double check. The latter saved my SO from gluten poisoning twice during during last summer's cruise when being served allergen-containing meals. One time the waiter even said: "Trust me, I'm 100 % sure this is made using almond flour, I've been working with the cruise line for years and take pride in knowing the recipes". Guess what, after speaking to the chef once more, turns out it wasn't, and that was one of the better waiters. Luckily with you develop almost a sixth sense for this over the years so you know when to insist on a second opinion. The guys normally working poolside that got thrown into the restaurant in the evenings barely had a clue... Yes, they are polite and service minded and have the information on their tablets, but that unfortunately doesn't help if they don't understand what it actually means or the consequences. This is however actually more of a management and lack of training issue, which hopefully has improved with even one more year away from the pandemic.
  6. If they don't there's a nearby bus stop where bus 42 will take you downtown in 10 minutes and you can buy the ticket on your phone (Approx USD 4,- for one way ticket, USD 12 for 24 hour ticket on all local lines, half price for seniors) (https://fylkestrafikk.no/menu/tickets-and-fares/troms-billett-tickets-app/) You can actually quite easily navigate and use local public transportation to get around using Google Maps to find which bus line and when if you want to explore Tromsø on your own, for example go to the cathedral or the gondola lift (Fjellheisen). Bus schedules for the summer might not be available on Google Maps this early, but they will be later.
  7. I'm aware of other threads claiming various things, but that really doesn't make the original statement neither more nor less correct. I still cannot see that this is an agenda point at the upcoming AGM, or that it has been an agenda point at any recent AGM for that matter. No criticism, just trying to figure out whether this is in fact AGM governed or not, and so far I'm leaning towards "not".
  8. Crazy prices, but sometimes the demand for rental cars in Lofoten by far exceeds he capacity and then market economy unfortunately rules. You could be better off exploring the "AirBnB" of rental cars; https://no.getaround.com and check where if the owner would be willing to deliver to port or nearby. Cars might be older than what you would expect at Avis and its likes, but for driving around one day it could acceptable allowing money to be better spent at other experiences. There are some very nice hikes that could be recommended in the area that leads to spectacular viewpoints if you (and he teens) are up for it 🙂
  9. Could you please direct me to the section in the call for the upcoming AGM that would handle this, as I cannot find it. I truly struggle to see why a presumably minor business decision like awarding a limited amount of on board credit to a certain group of customers would require AGM approval.
  10. How concerned would you be weatherwise if you were going to Seattle and the surounding areas mid-summer? It's not neccessarily all that different. On a normal cruise you will disembark in a port in a small or medium sized town and if you stay there there will be paved roads. You probably don't need good waterproof boots if you don't plan to go hiking, jogging shoes will be just fine (although jogging shoes with a goretex layer can be a nice alternative). The reason many locals keep nagging about waterproof boots, layering clothing and wind- and waterproof shell clothing is that we have all seen so many tourists start to do often rather strenuous hikes in clothing better suited for indoor activities. Weather can and will vary and especially along the coast it might change several times per day (at least it feels that way). Are you going up in the mountains for a long hike, being unprepared might put you in danger. From what you are describing that will not be the case here. Depending on what tours you plan to do you might be spending a lot of time walking around outdoors, even if you're not going hiking per se. I truly enjoy being outdoors, but I have to admit I enjoy it even more when I'm dry and warm. For a normal day out however, you don't need the extremes like superduper waterproof expedition style gloves. My simple advise is as follows; If you fear your shoes (or all of you) might be soaking wet during the day; Use wool socks (and wool base layer) that at least will keep you somewhat warm even when wet. Yeah, and one more thing; A wind- and waterproof hooded shell jacket might become your new best friend.
  11. For me using this link instead fixed it and gave me access to the menu/three horisontal lines in the upper left corner: https://www.seabourn.com/en/eu/experience/voyagetracker/index.html But this being Seabourn IT your mileage may vary
  12. If you don't really need a guide to tell you the stories (and don't mind the walking) this is actually a port/tour that is quite doable on your own. The temperatures in October would also probably be somewhat more pleasant for walking than what we had. Last week we walked over to the cable car stop, bought (one-way) tickets for the cable car and nature reserve (can be done in advane online), took the cable car up and walked down, passing the various attractions included in this tour and finally ending up on the ship. This also enables you to walk over to St Michael's Cave which doesn't seem to be included in the Seabourn tour, which is a pity as it has beautiful stalactites and stalagmites combined with a light show. Mind also that we found the actual City Under Siege Exhibition and the Moorish Caste maybe the least interesting on the tour, but that's a personal opinion. We would at least have preferred to prioritize more time in the tunnels and St. Michael's Cave if doing it again. Cannot speak for the museum as we didn't go there.
  13. I was watching a British comedian (Mel Mellers) at the Sojourn last week. During the show there were some banter and jokes easily deemed "politically incorrect", and I was kind of curious on how the audience would react given the demographics and some of the comments I read on this forum, but the at least the main majority seemed to love it. I looked around me several times during the show and people were laughing so hard they were wiping tears.
  14. Depends on how they block and what services your vpn service provider offers. Usually there are openings if you really need/want to use a vpn and as a principle I don't like that service providers don't allow me to secure my own data traffic. As an example: The whole ip-range of the largest commercial vpn providers is often blocked whereas company/private vpns are less likely to be totally blocked. In addition most ports are usually blocked, but some need to be kept open. Finally there are many nice letter combinations and numbers in the world, but TCP and 443 are some of my favourites 🙂
  15. If this is correct it would be a gift of stream plan to anybody with IT skills just slightly above "completely basic". I'm not saying you're wrong, but if there's no other mechanisms in place it's almost too good to be true. If the source app and the website is representative however, it could very well be.
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