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they are pretty good about getting requests. DW likes her Red Bull and they have delivered every time at least regular or sugar-free. But haven't been able to get the peach or blueberry ones very often. If we see some at port we pick them up occasionally.

That sounds great I loved their "Most Wanted" and ask for it at some other bars with better views, they had to call salt bar and ask how to make it. Now I can enjoy with a view when we go. Thanks for sharing.

If I recall correctly, SS has a shuttle bus to town in many ports. We didn't utilize it on our last cruise. Do you need to reserve a spot on it and how often do they run. Particularly in Valancia as they have an old town walking tour, but we may just prefer to do old town it on our own. Does anyone know if they run a shuttle to old town area.

And to the OP defense the post was probably an expression of extreme pent up frustration and finally being able to vent about it. I certainly can empathize with the situation after the voyager transfer to Istanbul after the Israel attacks there was a breakdown of communication leaving a lot of people in limbo and upset. That said it would be nice to have some more details. Perhaps things have calmed down and after a good night sleep and some pampering from the excellent crew, things a going a little smoother for OP.

The missed ports on the "biofouling debacle" in New Zealand Explorer Jan 2023. I can't think of anyone that was not outraged.

It certainly is for the exhaust but may also house other functions as there isn't room for staterooms due to the stacks.

I don’t understand why you would go to Alaska and not stay a few days to see some amazing things. Unless you have done it before. Seward has some amazing boat tours. Several inland tours from anchorage as well. Just my 2 cents!

Seems to be par for the course these days from corporate. Hopefully the crew will be better, most of them try hard.

Here is a link to the zoo. If it fits your budget the VIP tour is a great tour as you feed many of the animals and see them up close. My grandkids loved it so did I! Tours and Animal Experiences - The Belize Zoo and a get video to give you an idea how cool it is.

Might look into taking the kids and mom or even dad to the zoo. Can use a wheel chair at the zoo. It is mostly all rescue animals from Belize only and it very interesting to kids. Probably 45 minutes from Belize city.

Great read, keep them coming!

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New adventures will keep you young !

Good call.

on AA it is "I" I'm not sure the others but you can do a search by airline for what each code is. Z or P for united I think

We've were on explorer SS dawn and voyager this past year. I would echo the above, pros and cons to both but I wouldn't say overall one stands out over the other. If anything, I would give a slight nod to SS for the variety and pizza place the sushi lunch at kenseki and the arts cafe was nice. Italian was better on regent.

us carriers release ~330 out many internationals release ~360. They have fare buckets they fill and if those don't sell, they can change, or equipment changes closer could impact it but not generally the case. The airlines have dynamic pricing models that look a loads and competitors pricing..... so, they can change daily sometimes. You can use expert flyer to track any bucket on a given route or kayak to monitor price changes. I'm sure @Pcardad and @papaflamingo could add to the pricing models if interested.

It looks like discover is a lufthansa partner for lower cost older planes like the A330 that lufthansa didnt need anymore. Similar to scoot airlines (SQ asia partner airline.) since you are in business you can use the Lufthansa business lounges in FRA. try to get middle pair seat if its a night flight as they have multiple configurations. It looks like the june 29 flight is the a330-200 but that could chnage. You get there a day early it seems so that is good in case of cancellation the airline will route you on UA or Lufthansa most likely. 4Y Airbus A330-200 - aeroLOPA | Detailed aircraft seat plans others 4Y Airbus A330-300 type 1 - aeroLOPA | Detailed aircraft seat plans 4Y Airbus A330-300 type 2 - aeroLOPA | Detailed aircraft seat plans

I get up often. I actually bought a couple night lights with euro plugs on amazon to use on ships.

Might have been somber this past evening as Barca got trounced at home by PSG and out of the champions tourney

That was a novella of a post

I've been on RSSC (explorer, splendor voyager) and SS (dawn.) Been reading good things about crystal. A couple of questions, as I don't see alot of shore excursions on the website, are there included ones? or ship offered ones. DW smokes so for the Serenity where are the smoking areas? I see there are different Sapphire and Aquamarine styles of suites in different stages of refurbishment. Do any have a tub and shower what are the size differences, pros/cons ? Does crystal offer pre/post cruise land packages? I see from many comments on all boards that the food is a bit better on crystal are there any links to menus? How are the entertainment shows/music duos/lectures - I don't expect a huge difference given they are all smaller ships. Thanks for any insight.

yes cruise only

We are the opposite wife gets up early and I sleep in but I go to the shows she rarely does.

Same here my door to door pricing is $1000 better with same OBC than the port to port now.