JoJo1947

You can get them in port if needs be 

Confused.com 😂😂

Booksgate! Yep paper is still the biggest spreader of germs. In the big picture of life accept there are non.not likely to be any in the foreseeable future  chill and in the meantime take a Kindle,suitcase of books,join the book club on board but people are just venting an exhaustive subject. You could I suppose take Saga to court for misrepresentation of wording. 😂

Other cruise lines have this rule. If you need it on board you have to book an adapted cabin. However you can tell them you are bringing on a wheelchair for off shore only. It is taken away with your luggage ( which porters do) and held in the hold by the ships crew. It should then be put out on shore days. You should inform your cruise company of your intentions.

7 minutes ago, david05 said:

As long as the something else does not result in less seating as the library is a popular spot for sitting in when the weather is not so good.

Can still be and more room taking out the bookshelves if they can't work this out.

In the past the books were tidied and sorted by the cruise staff. They seem to do more now. If there are to be no more books scrape the library for something else otherwise waste of space.

2 hours ago, Windsurfboy said:

They still have lack of  books as a covid protocol on FAQ. But as far as I can see except for vaccination no other precautions against covid.

 

Can someone confirm that there is

 

No masks

No social  distancing, e.g. stools at bar next to stranger

No track and trace

No routine testing. 

 

If so how can they justify no books, when even public health England has told libraries the chance of getting covid from a book is negligible. 

 They rarely update the web site. .All restrictions have been lifted. Email Nigel Blanks and ask him about books! 

On 11/19/2022 at 6:44 PM, Denarius said:

Saga need to get their act together on this. In addition to Saga I have sailed this year with Star Clippers in June and P&O in October. In both cases libraries were operating as normal. The covid excuse will no longer wash. 

It's not a COVID excuse.....the suppliers have gone bust! Perhaps email Nigel Blanks with your views 

On 11/17/2022 at 12:26 PM, nosapphire said:

Yes to all. You will definitely know it is Christmas.

In my personal opinion, the new ships cannot give as good an experience as the old ships, simply because they have a different layout and more passengers, so it does not feel quite as "special" - but as my experience was on SoD in 2019, with a lot of new crew and officers, things have probably improved (hope so- the New Year experience on SoD was generally agreed to be a very damp squib.Even the piper (bagpipes) gave up).

Having said that, the pantomime (Cinderella) put on in the SoD theatre by officers and staff was the best I have ever seen, anywhere. Laughed so much I could hardly breathe at times. Still makes me laugh now when I think about it.

But yes, they do make it very special for the entire cruise, not just with the expected extras but lots of pop-up events (Christmas fair) and running side events - (like the "decorate your cabin door" competition)(material supplied).

It helps the atmosphere that the crew themselves generally seem to be enjoying it as well, not just putting a happy face on because they have been told to.

Sorry outside door decoration has been banned as fire risk. 

Heads up because of fire risk front door of cabins can no longer be decorated. However inside yes you can bearing in mind your cabin steward .

Correct no books. Read on a forum that the company providing the books had gone bust.

No worry about that the drivers are informed. We're on a cruise in December out of Southampton in Portsmouth . 

On 11/6/2022 at 8:38 AM, tiggis said:

Thank you for your responses.  Yes, I did know about the return to Portsmouth but have been assured that Saga arrange transport back to Southampton (which of course is not a long journey).

👍

I'm sure you are aware that the ship will be coming  back into Portsmouth and not Southampton.

Testing has been lifted no matter how long the cruise is. You can check for yourselves under travel updates on the Saga cruising web site

This topic comes up every year and no one knows for sure when they'll be out usually in two halves,which I dislike ,any delays, blah blah.one thing for sure there will be plenty of Canaries trips 😀

On 9/22/2022 at 9:42 PM, LandC said:

I asked the Saga World Rep. about this when I was on board Adventure earlier this month.  He said they hoped to release January to March 2024 cruises this October, followed by April to December 2024 cruises later this year.  

Hoped 😉

On 9/23/2022 at 12:14 PM, LandC said:

We’ve also pre-registered for April - December 2024 cruises.  

Saga  phone people who have pre-registered before they publish the brochure, so it may not be made available to the general public until next year.
 

 

Even pre registered not likely to get it this year. 

21 hours ago, iana1212 said:

Considering Saga and interested in how well the included travel works. We live in the north east of Scotland and it is easier (and cheaper) for us to access cruises from European ports than ‘no fly’ cruises fro the UK which are usually from the South of England. The included domestic flight option appeals as it would seem that we can get flight to Gatwick included then picked up for the transfer to port. In light of current issues on flights (we had a 2 day delay getting home already this year from Barcelona) would this include travelling down a day early which we are now building into our trips - happy to pick up the hotel cost- and transfer from hotel to port or would that transfer be down to us? The service advertised  emphasises the trip to port rather than the return but assume that the same process of being picked up and taken to airport applies? Is there any provision for travel to/ from home to airport? The details are rather scant on what is covered with the domestic flight option.

Only Saga can confirm the procedure.

Great news! Extra staff have made all the difference to waiting 120 mins on hold to less than 5 mins. Not just a fluke because I rang 3 times this week. 

On 9/7/2022 at 1:41 PM, twotravellersLondon said:

 

 

 

Not knowing if you also saw the above post, it would be interesting to know who you asked.

Car service

Just now, david05 said:

I was updating for back to back cruisers as that policy only changed a few days ago 😀

Just now, david05 said:

I was updating for back to back

Just now, david05 said:

I was updating for back to back cruisers as that policy only changed a few days ago 😀

cruisers as that policy only changed a few days ago 😀

Yes I know. Just got off 😀 I forgot to mention that when I posted as we got the news before confirmed

On 9/9/2022 at 6:25 PM, Glenndale said:

Good spot nosapphire. It seems a major change, previously you could cancel on board. Thank you for pointing it out 🙂

You still can 

14 hours ago, Janet- said:

How strange, this is what I see on FAQ

 

Search Saga Ocean Cruise FAQs | Travel & Service Information

You can change or amend your choice of excursions up to approximately 7 days before departure. After that please visit the Explore Ashore Desk when onboard to make any changes. Please note you can cancel a tour free of charge (unless specifically stated in the tour description) up to 48 hours prior to that port of call. After that you will still need to pay the full excursion cost (unless you have a medical exemption certificate from the Ship’s doctor).

The operation of excursion is subject to them reaching minimum required numbers. If we need to cancel a tour for that reason you will be offered an alternative tour where possible or a full refund.

Why strange? Straight forward to me

On 9/9/2022 at 6:25 PM, Glenndale said:

Good spot nosapphire. It seems a major change, previously you could cancel on board. Thank you for pointing it out 🙂

You still can .Also book on ship