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Got a text that our 11/03 Adventure cancelled an hour ago….no email yet.  Since ours was a casino offer ( which we upgraded a bit), have no idea what’s next….

Yep, good to know it’s not just me !  Our RCCL cruise for next April is now back ..... but the one in 8 weeks ( that I need to plan for) is missing....oh well.....

Are fountain sodas and basic bottled water still included with select package ? ( thnx in advance for the answer ) 

Did the Murcia-Cartagena tour when our ship docked in Cartagena .   Totally worth it. Liked that our guide gave us the option to do a little more walking with her in Murcia and then grab quick lunch , or stop and have leisurely lunch. ( btw, if you go on a Saturday, you will see weddings in both Murcia and Cartagena) . She showed us the Roman sites in Cartagena from vantage points...then described how to go inside (fee applies) if we chose to. ).  We also went with them to the Alhambra when we docked in Malaga. 

Yep, what everyone has said. We've had a great time despite the minor inconveniences. All six of us are healthy . The preventive measures put in place incovenced a hardworking staff more than it did us. The casino even washes the gambling chips ! (And with one cruise day left, I don't believe we will get the chance to serve ourselves anything at this point. It's been staff serving everything from around day five of voyage)

I have had my Elite laundry returned the following day in the morning before noon. It may depend on how busy the laundry is at any given time when guest laundry is coming through as to when you may get it back. Given that it was free, I didn't really care nor would I have complained (unless i was missing something).

No kidding ...I have always been...and continue to be grateful for anything given to me...

Great 411. That's where being elite and up is nice. Free wash and fold laundry.

The return rate on the free elite bag of laundry was if it was left in the morning , it was returned the next day in the evening. Friends who paid for laundry got it back a little quicker. Elite breakfast has been held in the Tuscan Grill ( and served to you since the norovirus outbreak) and daily cocktail time was held up in the Constellation lounge .

Yes, three elegant nights ....but elegant is stretching it. Been very casual all the time. And...seriously probably too much TMI... but bring extra underwear... it's so hot and humid that you'll go through two sets in a day. ... seriously. That's the kind of packing hints I would appreciate :evilsmile::evilsmile:

Currently onboard the Infinity. Got letters in cabin from captain several days ago about norovirus onboard. Much sanitizing of surfaces with strong smell, hand sanitizer everywhere. No self service of anything...not just on buffets , but also drink stations and at dinner , bread and butter placed on your plate along with paper packets of salt and pepper. This morning, the library books were locked up and guests requested to check out books at passenger services (?) not sure how that'll work... lines move slower at buffets, do feel sorry for staff as they are running around nonstop. Do understand it's to keep it from spreading....

I'm sure you'll have a great time anyway, but aren't most of the Christmas markets closed by then...?

Yes, they close Christmas Eve I believe. ...we did them last year, Nuremberg to Frankfurt route. We got a great price on this cruise and thought NYE in Strasbourg, France would be fun !

We are doing this cruise starting in Basel on December 29......but would like to do Colmar on our own...the 4 of us would want to take a taxi over there ....did anyone on your trip do this? We figure the concierge could help arrange this.

SO not happy about this. We got an amazing price on this cruise and now it’s gone. We had three booked and they cancelled two of them so husband says that’s it. We cancelled the third and will go with someone else. Good thing there’s lots of companies to choose from!

Hear you on this... we got canceled on two...what's weird is the one 18 months out is offering us % off another rccl cruise and this Enchantment cancel , 7 months out for us, thus less options to rebook .... is just a bit of OBC ...makes no sense.

So after Vision leaves in the spring, Galveston is back to just one Royal ship?

Yes, Liberty of the Seas. ......really disappointed they're not offering more than a little OBC for canceling us...we have such a good deal on Enchantment jr suite, we'll never see that on Liberty 😡

Yikes. Double hit for us...several days ago, our Explorer of the seas repo out of Sydney , Australia April, 2019 got cancelled ( we've been offered 20% off future Australian cruise, 10% off any other ) and now our June 23 cruise on Enchantment ( aft jr suite for our 40th anniversary) is cancelled , with perhaps only future OBC offered ? Wow. Opening some red wine and thinking about all inclusive land resorts....

I was on NCL Jade last fall out of Houston and they had a limited selection - I could get a Corona but not a Corona Light. I had to wait until we were in international waters before getting a Corona Light. And out of Houston that was a few hours. I didn't have a drink package so I don't know how that worked.

We were on NCL Jade last January, with the drink package...it started as soon as we ordered...still in port...we were just taxed on every "free" adult beverage til we hit open waters....showed up as 76 cents, 53 cents, etc on our shipboard account

Since our Classic package only does beer up to $6, can you use it during HH if regular prices come down due to 50% off ? Placing a lot of beer in our price. Thank you.

Where does the felucca ride fit in and what is it near? Ramses said they were adding this in for free next year (we have 4 hotel nights booked with them), but not sure if we are interested or have the time.

Not sure how they will do it on a 4 night tour...but on our one day Cairo visit, we visited the museum...did the felucca ride on the Nile, right near the museum, then ate lunch in van on way to pyramids....we really enjoyed the boat ride..nice large, well shaded craft...no motor...just a boatman who looked like he walked out of the old testament!! It broke up the day, gave us a breezy, shady ride and was something different :)

I have a question on "tips." We are booked with Ramses in October and want to know how tips were paid. Was this tallied up at the end of the day and paid to the tour guide? Or are we expected to tip directly throughout the day? Please let me know your experiences.

I also have a question about that and one more please...if we do tip independently must it be in the Egyptian currency or will they accept US?

We just did a great one day tour with Ramses from port said to Cairo...did museum, added on felucca ride on Nile , decided to eat a boxed lunch in the van between places to save time...then did the pyramids and sphinx ....back to the port inplenty of time...we tipped our driver and guide (more to guide than driver) and we tipped in US dollars....we had asked at previous ports, and this summer ...dollars were appreciated more than euros and local currency :).

Please.....sir...may we have more???? :)

Boarding Riviera in a bit over two weeks and can't wait :p

Yep...and it was a BIG contrast to the NCL pax who disembarked the same day and were left to their own devices : camped out at the airport ...sleeping...haranguing airlines for flights ...generally dispirited .....

We also found if unexpected glitches occur...oh , for example...you get off your TA cruise and a volcano has shut down airports...Oceania takes care of their own booked air pax with free hotel and rebooking them asap.... :)