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Agree Mic, this is one very tasty chocolate! Happy Easter to all. 🐥😀

Hi Keith. Firstly, thank you so very much for your quick and detailed reply, it's very much appreciated. I am very pleased that the tours are not charged to your Credit Card before we get onboard and allows for cancellations, if that is needed. Yes, Crystal does look wonderful, now to look further into their itineraries, fingers crossed! Keith, do you know when Crystal will release their 2026 itineraries? I do see the 2026 World Cruise has been released but nothing else in 2026. Thanks again, Vicki. 🙂

Good afternoon, I have a very quick question. Firstly, we have not cruised with Crystal before, but we are very interested as their itineraries and their ships look wonderful. Now, my question is: are the excursions included in the price? From what I am reading I do feel the answer is no. Thank you for any assistance you can give me, and I do apologise for the 'silly question'. Vicki. 🙂

No worries Trish. 😄

Hi Liz1024. Oh yes, I have heard about the season being cancelled from Virgin, thats very disappointing! I don’t recall hearing about Norwegian & I certainly hope Cunard don’t cancel their 2025/26 Aus cruises. Cunard have said they won’t home port here, I think after 2025/26, which again is such a shame. If I hear any Cunard news, I’ll let you know. Vicki, 😄

Hi Liz1024. We are looking at a sector of this cruise. I’m a little confused, what cancellations are you talking about. Vicki 😄

Great question, I’m wondering the exact same! Vicki. 😀

Thanks so much MylesS, I’ll have another look. The cruise we have booked was on a sale & the deposit was 5%, not that I ever thought it would be that low! Thanks again. Vicki. 😀

Good morning all. Just wondering if anyone can tell me please what the deposit would be for a sector of the world cruise on Queen Anne, in 2026? I’ve just booked our first Cunard cruise for later this year, a 5 day cruise, our very first Cunard cruise & very much looking forward to it. We are in Australia, if that makes any difference in regards to the deposit required. 🤔 Thank you for any assistance you can offer. Vicki. 😀

No, it’s gone again…super frustrating. Saying ‘scheduled maintenance’, will come back to it later. 🤦‍♀️

Spoke to soon, it’s back up but I can’t search any cruises. 😳

It’s back up! 😀👍

Same here, east coast of Australia & it’s 8.30am Wednesday where I am. 🤷‍♀️

I’ll let you know how we go Kristelle, looking forward to it. 😀

Thank you Sayaguru. 😄

Thank you. I've got some 'left over' US$ and I better make sure they are in excellent condition. How odd they will accept the Riel, regardless of it's condition.

Thats a great idea and I'll certainly get myself a couple of packs, thanks for the idea, much appreciated. 🙂

Thank you, thinking it’s going to be the US$. 🙂

Thank you.

Awesome, thanks so much Mic. 😄

Thank you.

Hi all. Hubby and I are taking a Scenic River cruise from Ho Chi Minh City to Siem Reap in Apri and I am starting to think about what currencies we will need. The Vietnamese Dong is easy, but the Cambodian Riel seems to be not so....... Where is the best place is to get our Cambodian Riel? I've had a quick look online and it's certainly not a common currency and, in some places, it does not even appear! I've also checked out Smartraveller and it says, 'take enough US dollars to cover expenses'. Surely it would be better to have the Riel, and I would prefer to have all our currencies beforehand. Any assistance would be really appreciated. I've done a search on here and cannot find anything, sorry if this has already been discussed elsewhere but I cannot find it! Thanks heaps - Vicki. 🙂

Good morning Litio & apologies for my slow reply. My husband & I have an absolutely wonderful time on Le Laperouse, the ship is stunning & hopefully we will get the opportunity to sail on her again. We had the entry level cabin on Deck 3 & it was perfect. There was a separate toilet from the bathroom which was great & there was plenty of storage for our clothes. The food was amazing & the included drinks were great. The Kimberley is an amazing place to visit, it’s natural beauty, it’s pristine waters & the remoteness of the area is truly incredible. We saw lots of lots of bird life & marine species which is of great interest to us both. We did go out on Zodiacs & getting in & out of them was challenging for some people. The staff were amazing at helping us all, nothing was ever too much trouble for any of them. If there is anything in particular you would like to know please let me know. We would highly recommend this cruise, to everyone! Vicki. 😀

My Husband and I are also very keen to look at this cruise 2026. Does anyone have any ideas when the 2026 cruises will be released? We have not cruised with Viking but are very keen to give them a try. We have cruised a lot with Princess, several with Celebrity and we just recently cruised The Kimberly with Ponant. Any thoughts would be most appreciated. Vicki. 🙂

@Pudgesmom @jpalbny Thank you both so much for your comments & pictures, it’s greatly appreciated. Hubby & I could not fault our very first cruise with Ponant, we throughly enjoyed the Kimberly, it was just perfect. We certainly hope to be able to cruise with Ponant again & hopefully in the not too distant future. Vicki. 😄