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I am on Vista FT Lauderdale to Southampton in Spring 2025. A2 Cabin My TA checked this for SM it is $300 more. I booked standard O a month ago. $300 / Day is $13.66 or a glass a wine per day. No brainer for me. Moving from shipboard credit to excursion credits was not over the top. It was $400 ea. On this cruise I am sure we will be able to find appropriate excursions. On another cruise, Tahiti to LA April 2024. Made no sense to change. $1000 more. But I booked that Aug of 2022, so I am sure since then pricing has increased. Plus the ship is all but sold out. So that one made no sense to change. My next cruise after 2025??? Who knows....can't see that far in advance at this time.

This is now way over the top for me. I have 2 cruises booked, one for April 2024, other for May 2025. The May Cruise I just booked before all this and glad I did. I say...take a deep breath...relax and if you can, wait a month. I will do one cruise a year...that is enough for me. Hope they will be a "journey" of sorts, I am not interested a 7 day Caribbean dime a dozen cruise. So I figure my 2026 cruise will be planned after the 2024 cruise which gives me plenty of time. For my current 2 cruises. I will watch and read and wait till all or most of the confusion is cleared then see if any changes make sense.

I to had a small med issue on our cruise, we both visited the Med Center for some cold (Covid Negative) and the payments are approved. Have not received yet but should be in soon.

I have cabin 9047 booked. It is 5 cabins aft of the lounge and 5 cabins forward of the stairs. So I think good spot. Should be able to easily fill the morning coffee requests. 😎

I am also looking at A2 Concierge. I think Deck 9. What is the lounge all about? Will it be noisy? On Deck 9 I can be close to the lounge or past the Mid ship A1 level rooms. Actually that would be closer to mid ships. Any thoughts?

Thanks for the quick info. Working on it now

I need to get my receipt for services to show I paid on a recent cruise as went to the med facilities. I looked at the info on HAL site and did not see anything that could help. Any advice

63 Cruises...did one cruise a long time ago...West Caribbean and was bored. We started chartering sailboats in BVI and did that for over 10 years. Great vacations. It was some work but a lot of downtime, sun and fun...but we just decided on a cruise this year. HAL 12 day Med, just finished this a couple of weeks ago. The ports were great and a lot of fun meeting folks but thought the ship was a bit tired. We made a HAL booking on the ship for 2025 but will probable drop it as that ship is also old. I end my work live end of the year and we have Regatta booked Tahiti to LA in the spring. Looking forward to the South Pacific and figure the downtime on the ship will break my work ethic. We are also looking at Vista for 2025, Miami to Southhampton. Probable will hold both as can cancel either of them next summer. If Regatta trip is good and we are happy then we go with the Vista Cruise. If not...maybe time to try something else.

Thanks for that input. We have a lot of time till the cruise so plenty of time to review.

We just sailed Oosterdam on 12 day Med. It was a nice cruise but I thought the ship was a bit tired. My wife says next time "I want a newer ship". Not sure if newer ships have less carpeting but thought the carpets were a bit worn and dated for one. On the Med Cruise I signed up for a 2025 cruise on Zaandam, another older ship. this cruise is to the Amazon for 27 days, same as the original post. I did not worry about booking as can easily be cancelled. We booked a Vista Suite on Deck 6. Now my question comes with "Refurbishing" and what that means, how can I find out what will or has been improved. Supposedly to be or has been updated. Any insight to what that means? Where can I find out more details? Any thoughts other thoughts on the ship?

This posting has been around for some time with no action in awhile. I hope I can hear some replies from more knowledgeable cruisers. I really do not have much to compare to as not sailed recently. We just sailed Oosterdam on 12 day Med. It was a nice cruise but I thought the ship was a bit tired. My wife says next time "I want a newer ship". Not sure if newer ships have less carpeting but thought the carpets were a bit worn and dated for one. Now my question comes with "Refurbishing" and what that means, how can I find out what will or has been improved. On the Med Cruise I signed up for a 2025 cruise on Zaandam, another older ship. this cruise is to the Amazon for 27 days. I did not worry about booking as can easily be cancelled. Supposedly to be or has been updated. Any insight to what that means? Where can I find out more details?

Embarkation what happens and when? What happens on embarkation day? When can I load up? Does the line give me a time or do I ask? How does it all work? What can I expect? Have not gone thru this and as you know this site is for "Dummies".

I will be paying for the cruise end of February. Looking for some advice. Do you think I need to cover the plane? If canceled I can put the money back in my account for future use if needed? So do I need to cover the flight itself. For the Cruise and Medical part. How soon should this insurance be booked once I pay for the cruise? Should I be shopping now for coverage and rates? In general any advice is appreciated. Thanks Dave

What is that and where do I find? I have discussions with some "internet Sites" and it is a bit much.

So many good comments and discussions. Thank you for your advice and thoughts. So the Cruise is Spring 2024. When do I book? Do I wait? Do I go to Oceanian Direct? Do I go to Internet Booking Site? You all have been thru this many times. First time for me. Dave