africandoll18

last time i went there front desk ladt was extremly rude and i left with my three friends. never going there.

Africandoll.... you have to read this guy's blog of his Gate 1 trip to China - it's awesome and hilarious!!

 

http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog/rozbp/1/tpod.html

O'lisa and I are going summer 2015. thanks i will check it out and will post any info here if i get any.

Hey Cabinluvn/Joan... interesting info. My degree is in Finance and I'm a proud cheapskate about things it's okay to be a cheapskate with... so I had already researched various other costs associated with this trip. This trip will be our least expensive trip we've ever taken out of the country... but I just can't justify spending an additional $2000+ for 4/5 more days in China so Gate 1 will have to have another sale on their 14 day or 15 day China with Yangtze River cruise before we move from the 10-day trip. I feel good about them doing this since I've only been getting their weekly deals for a couple of weeks now and they've already put some of the March 2014 14-day dates on sale for cheaper than the 10-day. A little bit of due diligence and I will "save" us over two grand... not too shabby.

 

Also, I checked with Gen Visa a couple of months ago I think...the first week we started looking at China...and it was over $400 for the 2 of us to get visas.

 

I also read another thread here on Cruise Critic where a couple spent over $1,000 on shots so I think costs can vary there. I spoke with our family physician last week and he told me because we live in a small town, we have to go to the local health dept and whatever we need will have to be ordered so who knows what we will end-up paying but probably a bit more than those who live in a non-rural area.

 

I suppose we'll have to consider the antibiotics/Pepto info when the trip gets closer. I think that's just a chance we'll have to take to travel to China but it sure doesn't sound like fun. From reading blogs of others who have taken Gate 1 trips to China and from your review, it sounds like a lot of Chinese food but I read on a couple of Travelpod blogs where travelers were able to go to a local McDonald's and Starbucks and etc and get more "American-like" snacks or foods during their off time ~ mainly in the evenings. Sounds silly but after 5 days of Chinese food, a cheeseburger and fries from the local Hilton might just hit the spot. :o:D

what's up cupkayke, i'm doing a trip to china with gate 1 as well. great minds think alike:o

Thank you very much!

 

I don't know if LEGEND will be leaving Tampa for good, however it sounds as though she will in Austrailia for a long time so I am hopeful that we will get a replacement as Paradise just doesn't do it for me.

noooo, i luv the legend come back to tampa

Hope you are safe from Andrea? Saw on the news Tampa had a bit of damage. We are getting rain and wind. Nothing Major so far.

Stay Safe. Derrell You too!!

awe thanks girl but i saw it coming up your way , i hope i'm wrong

I booked 4 tours with Rome in Limo over a year ago for my Mediterranean cruise in May 2013. I worked with the amazing Jany for these tours and she is so awesome. I must have emailed at least every other day it seemed but every response was prompt. Rome in Limo's customer service and professionalism is outstanding. I had a total of seven drivers; Lucca (Messina), Giovanni and Stefano(Naples), Nick and Maurizio (Rome) and Vinny and Sabrina (Livorno). They were great and words cannot express how professional, how knowledgeable and personable these people were. During one tour Jany called to make sure we were OK and having a great time which we were, that's going above and beyond. I'd give Rome in Limo 20 stars if I could and I highly recommend them anytime you decide to tour Italy.

We had a stop in Athens Greece for our Mediterranean cruise May 2013. From the start stellar customer service from Nikos , he answered all my questions . Private Greece Tours was our first private tour ever and on our cruise , boy did they set the bar. Freida was our guide and she and our driver were on time and very knowledgeable of the city. Freida took us to Planka and suggested a awesome Greek restaurant . I promise to go back to Athens and I will be booking my tour with Private Greece tours and I suggest you do to.-

omg , we were kidnapped! and made to watch a fashion show ran by a brothel . We weren't asked to go to a fashion show and it wasn't on the iteneray. I will be addressing this with the company this week.