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Thank you so much!

May I ask what company you used for your land tours, especially the privately chauffered ones?

I am both a Windstar and Oceania fan. I think you made a good decision to go with Oceania to Alaska. Windstar's little yachts just don't have enough indoor space for cool weather cruises. I absolutely love Windstar, but chose Oceania for Norway for this reason.

I would stay put too. My research showed that folks in cabins 221-222 through 230 could be bothered by folks lining up in the hallway waiting for the tenders.

Does anyone know how long this "extraordinary" promotion will last?

LHT28: You're probably wondering why the heck I was concerned about an early pick up if my flight is the next day. We're spending the night in Windsor and want as much time as possible to check it out. The castle is closed that day (of course, our luck), but still.

No flight til the next day, so I've decided on a 9:00 am pick up. Just in case the authorities want to chit-chat. 🙂

We'll be coming from Norway by way of Orkney. Maybe that Orkney stop will help us.

Thanks. Nothing that I've googled regarding disembarkation at Southampton mentions meeting with authorities, so maybe something weird/special was happening when LHT28 disembarked.

Thank you. Did you have a face-to-face meeting with authorities like LHT28 did?

Thanks Lyn!

Hi Oceania people: I want to arrange for a car to pick us up at Southampton port. The Marina comes in at 6:00 a.m. What do you think would be the earliest I could have the car pick us up? Thanks in advance.

I was interested to read about some of the posters here having a good experience calling Delta for help. I tried that and the person I dealt with seemed to be just barely literate. I actually wanted to have them book some flights for me because I had a few questions about routing and I needed to use some credits I'd gotten for cancelled flights during the pandemic. She was unable to remember dates, cities, etc etc. It was truly unbelievable. I terminated the call and made the reservations on-line. It took me an hour and several gray hairs, but I did it. Maybe that was her goal.

I've just booked 10083 on Marina. Why did you move? Was there something wrong with it?

I was like you, somewhat concerned about the motion of the ocean on the sailing ships. We've sailed 3 times on them (2 Windsurf, 1 Windspirit) and it's the darndest thing: they're really stable. One of our Windsurf cruises went through a storm at night and it wasn't bad at all. We were on deck 1, midship, the only place I like to be!

What was your cabin number? I'm booked on Marina this summer and want to be sure I have A/C. Thanks!

Looking forward to following along. Enjoy!

There are no BICYCLES in Hydra? Really? That seems extreme.

Yes! My husband and I rented a car on Bora Bora and had a great time touring the island.

I always like to check how many ships are going to be in port before I book a cruise. I have used cruisemapper.com, but I believe there are other sites. Mykonos and Santorini are problematic, that's for sure.

I had forgotten all about gimlets until this subject came up. I agree with you that Rose's just has a particular flavor that makes a gimlet a gimlet. Of course, fresh lime juice definitely has its place (I'm looking at you Margarita). A gimlet was the very first cocktail I ever had at the ripe old age of 18 at Simpson's in London. Purchased for me by my teetotaler father. Completely out of character for him. Good times!

The size of the drink is also disappointing. The martinis are the itsy-bitsiest little drinks I ever saw.

So very sorry to hear it Petoonya. I love reading your posts on the Windstar board. After I read your post about bringing a carry-on full of dog food for the starving dogs in Tahiti, I decided you were my very favorite person on Cruise Critic. As you care for your husband be sure to take good care of yourself too.

Correction: I got my currents confused. It's the California current that is the culprit, not the Humboldt. BTW, On Windstar in Tahiti I have dressed for dinner just as you described: capris with nice top and dressy sandals.

I probably shouldn't have used the word "few" because everyone interprets that differently. It will take 2 days to be clear of the current, but it will take a "few" 🙂 days to warm up significantly.