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@edinburgher @euro cruiser The same walking tour that provided the incorrect name for the cloister has also provided San Francesco di Paolo Basilica and Naples City Park as must see sites. Is this another case of incorrect names? Can you provide the correct information?

Thanks for the clarification, much appreciated.

We will be docking in Naples next month and, aside from pictures on Flickr, I can't find any information on this place. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

I only drink Diet Coke and I LOVE a nice crystal glass. It DOES make it taste better.

@trinitygirl I honestly didn’t even think of tendering interfering with the view in Santorini. Brain freeze. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you. We will fortunately be able to wander the ship (double masks firmly in place) if our balcony view isn’t optimal. We were fully vaccinated when we got COVID on Sky but, fortunately, it was at the VERY end of the cruise and just mild symptoms. Once you are out and about you may have to be very vocal about the “enhanced” charges but I suspect the LAST thing you will want to do is room service!

@trinitygirl So sorry you’re indoors for Santorini but, since you have had the experience in the past, you might actually enjoy watching all the passengers who are tendering. Especially if there are lots of ships in port! There will be 4 ships, one with 5000+ passengers 😱 when we are there. Glad you won’t be affected by the penny pinching changes to previously included dining options.

@trinitygirl Glad you are feeling better. Your observation on seeing Istanbul from the water is interesting. We’re not planning on getting off the ship in Santorini and are looking forward to a totally different view; UP instead of down.

@trinitygirlSending positive thoughts for a speedy recovery. 🤞🏻 We have never been healthier than we were during COVID and we put it down to mask wearing. We both got COVID after our Sky Princess May cruise where we wore masks and didn’t attend any entertainment venues. The people next door were under quarantine and that’s where we THINK it came from. We are planning on double masking on Enchanted next month since, as you say, there are many oblivious and downright inconsiderate people around.

Ewwww!

Which will cost you starting August 14th!!!!

@trinitygirlLOVE your writing style. Doesn’t suffer fools gladly comes to mind! 😂😂😂. We are doing 14 nights Athens to Rome September 2nd on Enchanted so following along with interest.

This is exactly why we switched from Celebrity after 28 cruises; they were making too much of a difference in their "class" of passenger. When we first cruised with them inside cabin passengers were treated the same as suite passengers. We have a cruise booked for September and another for June 2024. We don't drink alcohol and have determined we are far better paying for soft drinks/fresh squeezed o.j. as we go. We never use room service or order food delivery on the app so no issues there. We always enjoyed one or two trips to Alfredo's but truly love Slice so, again, no big deal but definitely a disappointment. We'll make a decision on the 2024 cruise after this upcoming one since we don't like the direction Princess is headed.

Dolphin deck has lifeboats directly below. It really didn't impact our Sky sailing and, hopefully, not our upcoming Enchanted sailing but, in future, I wouldn't book anything below Baha.

Since we've already done a land vacation in Santorini, we're planning on sitting on our balcony and relaxing in Santorini instead of fighting the crowds. Should be a nice relaxing day.

@cruiselovrs 18% added.

Wondering why the quotation marks around "free" walking tour?

Sounds good but.....not worth taking the chance and then finding out there is no line available.

Guess it's all subjective but I have LOVED the beef offerings on our Regal, Grand Princess and Sky Princess cruises. I had read so many complaints about the beef prior to our Sky cruise from Southampton that I was expecting the worst. Didn't happen.

@Charmslittleworld. Since you will have had a very long overseas flight you might opt to relax in Piraeus rather than rushing about seeing Athens. Only you know what your energy level is.

Thanks. We’ve been to Sicily on 2 land vacations; LOVED Taormina. No desire to fight the hordes on a day trip. 😂

As you have so little time to actually "see" Athens, I would suggest heading straight to Piraeus for the overnight. We are taking the X96 bus directly for the airport to Piraeus. We have booked Lilia Hotel which is very reasonably priced, close to restaurants and has very good reviews.

No matter the "excuse" very poor handling of the situation.

@mevs904Interested in hearing what you did independently in Kotor and Messina.

@BooboochaseCome on over and join our Roll Call!

Our Norwegian Fjords/Iceland cruise out of Southampton had quite a few "British" menu items and our Grand Princess to Alaska had a nice selection of "Alaskan" items. As noted above, check out the buffet for specialty evenings. Someone posted Patters from their recent Mediterranean cruise and there was "Greek", "Mediterranean", "Italian".