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Next she will be heading up Liv Golf.

5 minutes ago, Old Sea Dog said:

Word on the floor at Lloyds is that no passenger ships going Canal/Red Sea this year.

Any that do are at owners risk totally.

I like others are booked to Mumbai and again being mid eighties costs are already racking up, cruise,air,insurance and lastly balance so a definite statement sooner rather than later is in my opinion an obligation that the owners must address.

A UK ship is at present taking on water as a result of a Houthi action in the Red Seao

 

 

A definite statement?  It is cancelled.

Yes. It is canceled. 

#whipsnade. The crew will never speak negatively about their jobs.  Also Serenity will go around Africa back to Europe. 

22 minutes ago, Keith1010 said:

I know TA's are starting to get the changes for Serenity.

 

Keith

Crystal under A&K Facebook page shows specific cancellations.

Their website doesn’t show any Serenity cruises now after Perth, until Miami on June 8.  I suppose they are in the midst of updating it for the in between legs.

46 minutes ago, Richk582 said:

Canceled. We are on a Serenity sailing in May and just received word they are canceling due to the situation in the Red Sea. 

Can you clarify which sailing (s) are cancelled?

Where did you see this announcement?

43 minutes ago, May B said:

Inform them what, exactly? You already know you’ll hear as soon as Crystal nails it down. This note didn't add anything to that knowledge.

I think it would be helpful to know if the cruises on Symphony are cancelled or just being rerouted, to say the least.  

I’m sure there is a financial issue regarding cancelling vs redirecting the cruise to other ports, especially for travel insurance.  In addition, there are visa implications for guests going to India.  Why buy a visa if you aren’t going there?

5 minutes ago, suzannecruisecritic said:

I didn’t see that on Crystal but Azamara offers them and they look well organized. 

They did post one golf theme cruise later in the year with Leadbetter as the guest PRO.  The golf pros will usually have one or two talks on sea days, sometimes a port day.  The concierge helps to schedule golf in ports where it is feasible.  The on board pro may also play if he/she is available.  When you board and see arrival/departure times and if there is a tender or not, you can organize golf.

40 minutes ago, Dog-man said:

Considering the Red Sea situation I found it amazing they even offered them when other lines had already cancelled cruises. 
 

With only a few weeks to go before Symphony is due to sail from Mumbai we are still waiting to find out what Crystal intends to do. Many years ago I was taught the 7 P’s of planning, at the moment only the last 3 apply!

It’s not a good look for them.  It makes them look out of touch.

39 minutes ago, Whipsnade said:

I don’t think it has to be as elaborate or complicated as Kingfoot suggests. Just deposit world cruisers in Dubai at Burj for a week then charter flight to Port Said. What a great adventure!?!

I would say that money is tight at Crystal and while this would be a nice gesture it would cost them more than they are making on those world cruisers, and the loss of revenue from segment goers on that leg.

20 minutes ago, Whipsnade said:

We are on Symphony. Only pax going as far as Mumbai. Current speculation is kicking all pax off in Mumbai and proceeding through Red Sea with crew only thus avoiding costly travel around Cape and kicking us off in Singapore and still missing a couple Med cruises. Makes a lot of sense. 
Serenity could do similar. Putting off all continuing pax in Dubai in hotels and flying them to first stop in Med. Saves a lot of costs  and aggravation. 

Is this speculation or have the ship’s staff confirmed this idea.

On 1/22/2024 at 11:57 AM, mogilevk9 said:

The list so far is:
Royal Caribbean - Silversea

MSC

NCL

Oceania

 

There are numerous large carriers rerouting around Africa including:

Hapag-Lloyd

Maersk

NYK

 

The Carnival brand is still considering their options. 
 

Add Aida.

I heard today that Aida has cancelled their 3 Red Sea voyages in the Spring and will be sailing without passengers to return to Europe.

I used Uber from the ship to the airport and it was about $40.  If you go on the Uber website or app you can see the estimated price.

In the past you could get the tourist visa easily on their government website.  I think it was like $20.

2 minutes ago, sharkster77 said:

Phone chargers laptop chargers, almost all chargers are dual voltage.  Even wife's travel CPAP is dual voltage.  She also has a dual voltage curling iron she picked up at Target for ~$10.  Can't think of anything one might bring on a cruise or trip that would require a voltage converter---just an adapter for the plug.

 

This is probably why hotels provide hair dryers---a hair dryer that would  require a voltage converter would probably burn out if one was not used, which then becomes a fire hazard.

Have you sailed on Emerald River Cruises?  I’m looking for the answer for this cruise line.  My cruise line that I sail on many times has a US plug in the stateroom and you don’t need to bring anything if you are from Canada or the US or Mexico

1 hour ago, gnome12 said:

If you are asking about whether you need a voltage converter, the answer is almost certainly no. Any modern phone charger will be dual voltage. Somewhere on the charger itself (frequently just in raised print but sometimes a sticker) it should say something like "input: 100-240v". If it does, all you might need is a plug adapter. Some lines have US plugs on board, others do not. I don't know about Emerald. Hopefully someone will chime in.

The cruise line that I sail with has US plugs in the room. That is why I asked about the Emerald cruise line.  

Hi.  Does anyone know if US phone chargers can be used in your stateroom or do you need a converter?

Keith, I was just saying there is always another option if Serenity is not able to get to the West Coast.  Of course it would be a logistical issue but nothing is impossible.  

On 8/26/2023 at 1:36 AM, Keith1010 said:

It is for the reasons that are being posted that I recommended to Crystal yesterday before reading most of them that they provide more information on why the itineraries changed.  I have no idea why but realize that the fewer the details the more speculation there is (right or wrong).  As I mentioned earlier, I suggested that they get something out to those on WC 2024 that the Miami to San Diego cruise will go as planned.  My view is transparency is good on some things and this is one of them.  With that said over the years I have seen changes to itineraries by a range of cruise lines sometimes with an explanation and other times without one.

 

In terms of what they will do for those impacted let's see what happens.I have also leaned that sometimes these things change.

 

Keith

I wonder how they know for sure about the WC being a go as is currently planned.  Perhaps they may need to move the WC to Symphony since it is not effected by this at this juncture.

Thanks Paul.  I was looking to confirm this on an official web page and can’t find it.  Do you know how to find it?

On 8/28/2023 at 9:57 AM, PaulMCO said:

why worry about Dubai,  It has always been for most Nationalities a Visa on arrival good for 30 days.  No formality just an entry stamp in your passports. 

 

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Visa on arrival the airport, but not sure about cruise ship.