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I have a night time foodie on a vespa in Hanoi our second night there. No plans as of yet for HCMC but thinking of a night time tour. I have had good luck with Trip advisor in the past. The only problem is I never know what time the daily tours end so sometimes I have to cancel the scheduled trip advisor tour. I am hoping that next month, I will be able to ask AMA the timing of the daily tours.

Thank you for all the info.

Thank you for all the info. We are going with Ama in 1/2024. Any recommendations for restaurants and things to do on the free times like in Hanoi and also Phnom Penh?

We did the post cruise after our Bordeaux trip. The hotel is out of the way but some passengers took a taxi to get back into town. My husband and I actually ate in their restaurant both nights and it was wonderful. The first night we ate with all the people on the post tour and then the second we ate by ourselves.

The hotel in Paris is right across the way from the train station and the airport. Very convenient. The bar is very nice. The post trip was wonderful and seeing the chateaus are not to be missed.

Thanks you for your details of the trip. Definitely looking forward to being on her in about one week on 12/11/2022.

Thanks for all the daily updates. We will be on Le Lyriel on 12/11. Will be following.

We were on the Taste of Bordeaux postcruise tour and two were positive the dat before we left. Ama helped get them the hotel and accomadations because they could not fly back. Ama was very helful

We will be on the AMA bordeaux cruise on 4/2 and doing the pre and post cruise. We are flying into Bilbao via Madrid.

On 10/11/2019 at 10:08 AM, CaroleLee said:

Bordeaux- Cite du Vin was a highlight. Very interactive. Visit ends with a glass of wine ( your choice of hundreds from all over the world) and a beautiful view indoor & outdoor from the top floor. Try not to return to the ship for lunch instead go next door to Les Halles( food hall)have lunch, wine and relax there. It should take about 20-30 min to stroll back to the ship. Bordeaux is a beautiful very easy to walk  city. Very good tram system ( buy tkt prior to boarding).

Libourne- unless you are there on a Sunday-when market is in full swing its a sleepy town. You will be taken to the indoor market for a quick tasting of cheese & meats, a chocolate shop and a quick walk around town.

St Emilion- very interesting history & sites. Be warned the streets are VERY steep wear non slip shoes

Blaye * Bourg- The fortress in Blaye is fascinating. Bourg is Fete du Vin-music, singing and wine tasting, carriage museum (interesting to see how carriages evolved)

Pauilliac- wine tasting & Roquetaillade castle. The castle has been lived in by the same family for 700+ yrs. 

 

Loire extension-the chateaux blew away my DH. Each one is more magnificent than the prior. Be prepared for lots of walking.

Amboise- Leonardo Da Vinci- models, holograms etc of his work. The chapel hold his (maybe) tomb.

In Bois you will have time for lunch. Just watch the golden dragons at Houdin's House of Magic. Houdin was a magician and the dragons are automated. Hopefully there will be some small children in the square watch and smile as they run up to the and away from the dragons,

 

If you are returning via CDG and are at the Pullman(Paris CDG) its very simple to get to the actual airport. Walk out the hotel's front door to the station( a few yards), make a right turn in the station and take the escalator for the terminal that your flight  is departing from.I you are not sure google CDG departures/airline

Shuttle runs every few minutes . The entire process is free. Simple  and very easy.

Let me know if you need suggestions for restaurants etc.

Have a great trip

Carole

 

 

 

Thanks for the info. Looking forward to it.

On 10/4/2019 at 2:12 PM, CaroleLee said:

Did Bordeaux with AMA + Loire extension this summer. Great trip, service and excursion guides ( special *** for Herve and Isabelle) in Bordeaux & the Loire AMA does everything for you without being intrusive. We were on the AMA Dolce and from thwe time we arrived @ the dock in Bordeaux to our end @CDG   Paris  we felt well taken care of .Now looking @ our 4th AMA cruise.

 

We will be doing this in 4/2020 with the pre and post extensions. Any recommendations?

We just used PK travel for our Athens tour with a guide and driver. Very helpful especially getting our tickets into the Acropolis ahead of time and not needing to wait in line. Our guide was "Bobbie" and he was very informative and he also was with us all day except when we had free time to walk in the Plaka. I would recommend a guide along with the driver.

We just got off the Connie when you boarded. I love the ship and the service from the crew is exceptional. Have a great time. Loved the CD Alejandro,

We just got off the Amamagna. I just borrowed a curling iron from the front desk when we boarded. I do not know if they have a flat iron. No instant coffee and a great machine in the lounge available all day and night. 

On 3/15/2019 at 8:18 AM, Got2Cruise said:

Which direction are you starting? From Budapest or the other direction? We did Danube with Ama from Budapest with an extension in Munich. We loved it. 

We are leaving from Vilshofen to Budapest. We are plannng to stay in Munich for a few days. Any recommendations for things to do? We are planning to go to the BMW site and possible Salzburg for a day.

We are on the AmaMagna in May on the Danube. Looking forward to it. Sailing third time with Ama

Just finished sailing with the Grand in July. The ship was fine and we did not have any problems. We got lucky and had fabulous weather and no weather. Unfortunately, not too much wild life. Have a great trip.

I second the recommendation to fly with Island wings.Michelle was the pilot and also the owner of the company. Very friendly and has been in Alaska since her teens. We were on the Grand Princess and it docked just a 5 minute walk from the office so we walked there and did not need to picked up at the entrance to town. Then after the flight we got driven to town. The flight was so smooth and the scenery cannot be beat.

Just returned from Alaska and we were a family of 6. We took the rain and bus tour with Chilkoot and had a great time. Yes there is alot of time sitting in the train and also on the bus rise back but the conductor on the train gives you lots of information about the history and then on the bus there were several stops in order to take pictures. Wed also went to Caribou Crossing and had lunch. We had Ann as our tour guide and she was great.

I also just got off the Grand and had conflicting answers about the photo package. I have bought the photo package three times before on the Royal and Emerald and as long as one person in the photo package was in the picture it was included. On the Grand, I was told that it was only the people in that particular cabin. I would check with the photo manager and then get a refund if it is not to your satisfaction.

Thank you for your information and will look into it.

I am traveling with DH and DSIL and DBIL next August 2019 on Celebrity Constellation for the Greek Isles.The cruise is starting in Venice. Any recommendations on the precruise land tours.

Allegra is at the very back of the ship on Deck 6 I think.You will have to go up to the next level which I think was level 7 and then you can walk to the theater.

Plenty of treadmills and I had no trouble getting a treadmill even early in the morning. I cannot tell you what weights they have because I did not use any. Classes included spinning, yoga and TRX. Shane and Jonathan were great spinning coaches.

rkacruiser-

The cherries jubilee I think were on the second formal night and it was prepared already at table side. We asked about bananas foster and our head waiter did prepare that extra for us.

We also just got off the royal. We were on from 3/30-4/9. We had traditional dining and had great service. We saw the head waiter, Constantine every night. He even made bananas foster for us on the night of cherries jubilee. Our waiter and asst, Salvador and Gede were also superb.

I do agree that the food was not as good. We did enjoy the ports of call.

Very easy. Just drop off the car and minimal wait for the shuttle.