ednotmilkman

for my trip to england last month (non cruise), I was advised to make conservative estimate what I'd need, go ahead and get it ahead of time from my local US bank. They charged $1.80 per Brit lb. plus $5, which was only about 5-6 cents above the "flat" exchange rate. So that cost me about $40 above the flat rate for 600 pounds? Was well worth it to know I had it on me at the beginning.

Another lucky trick that worked for me was that on my return to US airport, after passing through customs, I went back to the international gates and found a US family waiting to fly to UK for vacation and I sold them my remaining 90 pounds for $150 which was at the "flat" rate for us both. Main reason I had so much left was that I discovered a cross country bus ticket purchased via internet and credit card was MUCH cheaper than train ticket bought at the stations. And only took maybe 30% more time.

the Amazon is also on my bucket list. I just have not gotten any info together to see what options there are. I'm happy with more of a "hostels and backpacks" younger and cost conscience crowd than the typical ocean cruise traveler. I don't even know what OAT means, so when mentioning a tour company or travel agent, please make it a bit clearer.

Ok, I think I know what the BIG ONE is that hosts the singles cruises. That would be the same one that is the go-to site for comparing all cruise prices world wide. the letters in its singles division name are the same as in "Sailed Aboard Star" But I'm not sure how many others there are.

The only one I have cruised with has a name with the same first letters as "Sailed The Inside" which is where we went from Vancouver for my first ever cruise in '09.

I've found one other one that may be larger than the one I went with but it's hard to know, what with the hush-hush here the letters of the two words in it's name are simply SC .

can we come up with any more hints and still be legal here?

I'd agree that any singles group over 100 would be too much unless they divided you based on age and other factors for social events and dinner. Less than 50 and I could recognize everyone and learn names if I take notes or a list was passed around the first day.

there is one competing web site that allows this, plus a group not quite as good on facebook.

Hi Mapu,

I have no idea. i'm just looking for preliminary info on possible Amazon River cruises. I'm thinking more toward smaller boats upriver than the big ocean cruise ships. Where have you gotten your information. Is there a Lonely Planet, or similar book about Amazon travels?