topkatz

Here are a couple of web sites that I've used successfully recently. The first gives some info on the possibility of Aurora and the second gives information on sky cover. The next peak looks to be 3-5 Sept 2022. https://www.gi.alaska.edu/monitors/aurora-forecast https://www.passageweather.com/https://www.passageweather.com/ For Passage Weather select the area you want to display and when the page comes up, select the viability & precipitation tab above the first graphic. Scroll down to see the cloud cover forecast for your area. HTH. From a couple of nights ago (8/19) - fuzzy cuz we were on a moving ship.

As @kjbaconmentioned, we had a nice get together for the CC and FB members sailing on this cruise. It was not as well attended as I had hoped, perhaps due to the point in the cruise, the location of the event, and coming an hour after the sail-away event on the pool deck. Still it was nice to put faces to names. It was attended by the CD, ACD and HD. The Bar Manager was on hand serving drinks and canapes. The SB staff did a nice job arranging it.

The CD has arranged for a "Meet & Greet" on 22 Aug. It's titled in the Herald as "Online Seabourn Enthusiasts" (corp would let them use CC or FB in the title). It's at 5:00 PM in The Club Aft Terrace. Hope to see some folks face-to-face then.

We too braved the cold for Earth and Ocean last evening. Brrr. We got up to enjoy the Aurora last night. We only lasted an hour before they started to fade. The moon photo-bombed the event. 😉

Captain is Sybe de Boer.

Thanks @John Bull, really appreciate the input. One lees thing to worry about. ☺️

Recently on the News (22 July 2022) there were reports and photos of huge traffic snarls/traffic jams with 4 hour waits in Dover. Apparently, there seems to be a disagreement between the UK Govt. and the French Govt as to who is to blame. We are planning to take the train from St. Pancras to Dover and take a taxi from the train station to the cruise ship terminal (Cruise Terminal 1) in Dover. Hopefully, the taxi drivers know how to negotiate around local traffic to get us to the port with minimal delays. The question is: Not knowing the local situation in Dover, should we anticipate running into traffic snarls on the trip between the Dover Rail Station and the cruise ship port or am I concerned about nothing? If there are delays, do the taxis charge by the minute or are they paid by the trip (flat fee)? TIA

I usually start with this page and use the "Learn about your destination" search box on the left side of the page. As for getting them, your TA or your cruise line should have recommendations for services that will do it for a price. You can do it yourself but it's a real hassle. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages.html