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On 8/9/2022 at 12:37 PM, We_like_to_cruise said:

Water shuttles (tenders) - many of our ports required tenders.  So far it has been organized and pretty straightforward.  Most have taken only 10 - 15 minutes, but the rocky trip to Holyhead Wales took nearly an hour!

 

 

 

Surely you are thinking of a round trip? Our early water tender made it in less than 30 min 

On 7/13/2022 at 9:37 AM, swdke said:

To update, I understand the PCR test is valid 72 hours prior as opposed to 3 days.  We board on a Saturday in Quebec City, but the ship doesn't sail till next day, Sunday afternoon.  So when exactly would we need to get the PCR test and still be valid? Thanks.

Princess Covid protocol says "When to Take Test Before Boarding" and "PCR within 72 hours" for voyages departing from Canada.

On 6/28/2022 at 4:41 PM, Fouremco said:

So, now I'm looking for alternatives. What recommendations do you have for a card that ideally doesn't charge ATM withdrawal fees (I know that the local bank may have a small for the use of its ATM), doesn't charge foreign exchange fees, and is widely accepted in Europe? It can be a debit card, a pre-loadable credit card, or any other widely accepted format. I'm not looking for a regular credit card, as ATM withdrawals are considered a cash advance and you start paying interest immediately.

The WISE.com site says that the CIBC AC conversion card allows "one free ATM withdrawal per month outside Canada". If true, it means it is good for charging amounts but not for ATM withdrawals which was your original question.

On 5/22/2022 at 11:30 PM, Ombud said:

Sort of.  Transatlantic and European cruises require a shot within 270 days of embarkation so if the shot was April 2021 and you need another shot

For our July British Isles cruise;  Cruise Health FAQs - Sailings from the United Kingdom

• "For voyages departing on or after 7 May, boosters are required for guests 18 years and older whose final dose of an approved/authorized COVID-19 vaccine is older than 9 months (270 days) from the date of disembarkation".

3 minutes ago, LHT28 said:

Yes it would be nice if they did away with that marketing  ad & just put the true price

But  I have been saying that for  16 yrs & no one at O is listening 🤔

so back to ignoring it LOL

Not sure it would be legal in Canada if they can't show they ever sold anything at that price.

On 5/15/2022 at 2:55 PM, FetaCheese said:

Agree with LHT, just marketing.  Doesn't everyone want to know they got something for less money?  If you can read the "extremely" fine print in T&C's, in every brochure, 2 for 1 fares are based on full published brochure fares, which may or may not have resulted in actual sales.

How you can have a full published brochure fare which "may not have resulted in actual sales" never ceases to amaze me but we all learn to live with it and ignore it.

No matter when you go, if you comment on the weather, the natives will greet you with "Oh,  you should have been here last week ......" You can't win with weather in the UK but your oods are better in July.

17 hours ago, jwindham said:

I am on one of the cruises in the "missing" time frame. They have all been sold out since the were released. It took only 2 - 3 days. I look at the one I am on, British Isles, from time to time and no cabin has opened up. So my guess is they are not there because there is nothing available. Julia

Thanks Julia. Looks like you are right. I thought the inaugural cruise would have been sold out ages ago but it is still showing availability. I guess April is too early, new ship or not,

Walter

Just received the 272 page Collection of Voyages for 2023. I noticed that all VISTA cruises after July 25th (Rome to Barcelona) up to Sept 18th (NewYork to Montreal) are missing from the book entirely. Is this just poor editing or ????

Given how easily and widely that Omicron is spreading, this is not surprising. These ships are in the CDC "Yellow Ship Criteria":

Ship is at or above CDC’s investigation threshold:

Cases reported in 0.10% or more of passengers (e.g., if 6500* passengers on board, CDC’s investigation threshold is met if there are 7 or more cases among passengers occurring during the previous 7 days)

Just discovered this Board and added it to my favourites (and won't get anyone correcting my spelling 😊)

Can't get enough of Quebec City

Good news from Canada. I have received full refund of deposit and balance (all in $Cdn) after only 33 days from acknowledgement of refund request by Oceania. This was for a July 16th cruise, 22 days on Marina ex Oslo.

I would not. The cruise will likely go BUT - some ports may not be open, your ability to get suitable insurance may be different, the onboard experience will be different - but you don't yet know to what extent.  As others have said, only you can say what your level of comfort is.

Dear Valued Guests and Travel Advisors, (received today)

During the past weeks we have continued to work with authorities around the world including the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to evaluate our scheduled itineraries and our ability to provide you with the travel experience you desire. In an abundance of caution, we are extending our temporary pause of cruise operations on all scheduled voyage departures through July 31, 2020. Regrettably, this means your planned voyage aboard Marina on July 16, 2020 will be cancelled.

There are 2 separate, but intertwined, topics in this thread.

1) Those looking longer term at what might Oceania, and/or NCLH, look like after some type of restructuring? Bottom line, it will be different and smaller but will not disappear.

2) Those with a very short-term perspective on what will happen to us who are fully paid and waiting on refunds or, in my case, still waiting on a formal cancellation? We don't know. Will they use a restructuring proposal to force us to take a FCC instead of cash? (i.e. rewrite their Ts&Cs). Or would they offer some type of reduced compensation (take it or leave it), or ??

This second element is what the OP started this thread on.

You may choose to cruise, the cruise line may choose to sail but that does not mean that countries have to let you ashore. Can you imagine a country that has worked incredibly hard to get things under control then allowing ships of 500-5000 passengers to dock and come ashore without a whole bunch of severe restrictions and criteria? This may take a long while and require long term demonstrated vaccine success.

On a 22 day Fjords & Thrones voyage (Marina, July 16, Oslo to London), the price of a B4 verandah has dropped from ($ Cdn) 15299 to 11699.

I don't think there is a chance this sailing will take place. Does Oceania? Why would they bother repricing all these sailings?

Drifting through the Keil Canal on Nautica, Sept 2016. Just like being on a river cruise

59 minutes ago, KS&JW said:

That seems pretty low to me so I looked it up.  I count 12. 

Regatta- April 14, May 2

Insignia- May 9th

Nautica- April 13, May 1

Sirena- April 11, April 25, May 5

Marina- May 1

Riveria- April 19, April 29, May 9

Thanks. When I look it up on the website, I no longer see the April 11/13/14 journeys.

Maybe they had already removed these early ones? Nor do I see Nautica May 1 or Insignia May 9.

Whatever the number, I'm sure it will get bigger before this is over.

2 hours ago, susiesan said:

So how many cruises were scheduled for between April 10 to May 11? 

The answer is 8 - 4 in April and 4 in May.

Here is a new approach by airlines in Canada. If this spreads, then it won't matter whether they cancel or we do - will still be a FCC and not cash back

"Would-be travellers are being denied refunds from major Canadian airlines for trips cancelled by the carriers because of COVID-19. That wasn't the case until recently. Now, anyone without travel insurance will only get a travel credit, good for 24 months".

15 hours ago, Flatbush Flyer said:

In any case, we're still planning on cruising again - as early as this coming November (Athens to Dubai on Oceania). In the worst case scenario, Oceania will cancel and continue its current 100% refund policy.

Any educated guesses on the $$ amount of Oceania's outstanding liabilities if it has to cancel all cruises for 2020? 

I saw a number of 29,000 refunds to be paid at the moment. How high could that go?

7 hours ago, roger b said:

Aso what plans for future cruises? 

Marina is scheduled to start cruising in Europe on May 1st so at some point (after drydock?) she will have to get over there.

(although it is very doubtful that these planned May itineraries will actually take place, given the locations).