RachelG

Yes, that is Quebec city. Too bad Montreal xdoesn't follow their lead.

Thanks for checking. We will be there in October, so not in summer.

Thanks so much!

Thanks, will try Fairmont first.

Wonder if that means you have to have a train ticket to use it. Or do they restrict what you can store? We will just have normal luggage.

Good idea. Will use it as backup. We are disembarking regent navigator. Have over 100 days with regent, plus navigator is a very small ship and we know several crew well, so I am hoping they will help me out. But if that doesn't work, this is an outstanding idea!

That is what I feared. Will have think up a different plan. I am wondering if the ship would keep our luggage for a while since they don't leave port till late that evening.

I am bringing this back to the top because I have exactly the same question as the OP. we disembark in Montreal, but our flight doesn't leave till 4 pm. We would like to use the morning to explore a little, and then have lunch downtown before going to the airport. But what are we to do with the luggage? Any one wi ideas or more recent experience.?

Appreciate your notes on Ghana. I showed them to my son, and he is encouraged as he prepares for a 6 month volunteer teaching post there.

Hi duct tape

 

The current book is The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party. I'm hanging out for the next one! :)

 

Cheers

Jennifer

The author is giving a lecture here in Tulsa this week. Interesting write up in the Tulsa world this am.

Really enjoying your reports. I want to go to Africa, but haven't made it yet. Want to hear about Ghana as my youngest son may be headed there to teach English.

Just popping in to spy as this is a cruise we are considering for future.

Alexandra, I would be ok with the laboring patient, even if she decided to deliver. Don't like heart attacks though. Had a full code on a flight from Rome to Chicago. I was an RN before being an MD and ran the code team. So not problem with that. But the guy was probably hypoxic for several minutes before the stewardesses found him in the bathroom, so not a good outcome.

I do know that they periodically ship his body to Russia for "maintainence".

Thanks for posting your review, and to everyone else for all the helpful info on timing. I am looking at AMA for this trip, but I truly had no idea at all as to what would be the best time of year, other than I knew middle of summer would be bad.

Accessing is super easy. Just go to the computer room and the instructions are posted right there. If you need any help at all, the computer guy is there to assist you.

We have friends going on Oceania's Baltic cruise this summer. We did Regent's Baltic cruise 2 years ago.

So I am helping my friend plan excursions, etc. The ones offered on Oceania are identical to the ones offered on Regent as far as I can tell, expect that you have to pay extra for them on Oceania now. (When we did the Regent Baltic cruise, excursions were not included, so it was the same--we paid for the ones we wanted.)

Wow, your food pics have my mouth watering, and I just ate supper!

I am not a Dag-groupie, or any other type of groupie for that matter, but we really enjoyed him as captain, esp the little special surprises..

And there were a few incidents on our recent cruise that had my husband saying "This would have never happened if Capt. Dag were still here." And my husband was right. I am certain the tender incident in Falmouth would have either not happened entirely or been handled in a much better fashion.

I am so enjoying reliving our last year's cruise through you. Alesund is so pretty, and I got my watch battery (still working) changed in Trondheim!

Big congratulations on your balcony! You will use it more than you expect. There were several days warm enough to enjoy it on our Norway cruise last year, and I wished I had brought a pair of shorts a couple of days.

I love that docking area in Copenhagen--have walked right by that fountain and church many times.

Have a great cruise, Terry. We did this one last year on Regent Voyager and loved it. I will following along to relive it, and I will be interested in hearing about Sliversea as well.

As noted, this "tour" seems more like just a "transfer" to that center overlooking the North Cape area. That's why we have schedule a car rental and are planning to drive up to where we will do a private boat tour of the bird island, plus stop and see a few things enroute up and back. Saying you've seen that point sounds nice, but we'll also see it when our ship cruises by there after this port stop. Am I missing something to consider or know with this plan? Lots does depend on how the weather will for our visit there.

 

THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio

Your plan sounds like a good one. There are very few roads, so getting lost won't be a problem. The roads are in good repair, and there isn't many (any) traffic at all other than the tour buses going back and forth. You will be able to stop and take pics when you want. Hope it isn't snowing/sleeting though--that would put a big damper on things.

I did not see any taxis or vans with drivers for rent. This was the only port on the trip where I didn't see at least one taxi for rent at the dock. But there may have been one or two there and they just were already taken by the time we disembarked. This really is a very small town, so I doubt there would many in any case.

The ship will dock right downtown, but downtown is pretty small. There are a few shops and bars, but not much really. It was snowing/sleeting on and off when we were there last July.

We took the ship's tour to Nordcapp. It was worth it to say we had been, and there really isn't anything to do except stay on the ship if you stay in town.

We did get to see lots of scenery and reindeer in the wild on the way to and from Nordkapp. Nordkapp itself is just a building with a few exhibits (which are well-done) and an excellent documentary type film. There is a huge gift shop of course. We went outside only long enough to take a couple of pics as it was VERY cold. The only time the entire trip I wore all my layers, and I was glad I had them, including gloves and hat.

I understand the birdwatching tour is very good as is the crab catching tour.

Biking is a major mode of transportation in Copenhagen and Stockholm. Both are really pretty flat. We wished we had had our bikes there. You can rent them in both cities.

In Helsinki, it was pouring rain, so a bike wouldn't have been a good choice that day.

Tallinn is good for walking because everywhere that most tourists are interested in is in a fairly compact area. I think a bike there would be more trouble than it is worth.