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8 minutes ago, Ashland said:

I booked the July 11 night on Jewel British Isles. Not a bad price. Was on her for her Arctic Circle this past July and she's still in great shape. Excited to sail out of Amsterdam again.

Cool. I'll wave as you sail past into Edinburgh

3 minutes ago, FionaMG said:

 

Actually, best of all would be Lisbon, if you can swing it... 😛

I can ask. He did say no to Edinburgh

5 minutes ago, FionaMG said:

 

Malaga would be great...

Malaga would be better. I'll call Michael tomorrow and tell him

1 minute ago, sgmn said:

I would be happy to do a Canaries/Madeira over winter from Europe 

Probably be based in Barcelona unless they are maybe keeping another ship in Europe. Msc currently have 12

8 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

Anyone else notice from the deployment flyers that the Odyssey TA end in New Jersey.  No TA released yet for Anthem.

A lot of ships in the Med over winter. Maybe Anthem staying??

13 minutes ago, little britain said:

Ooooh!!!! Nice!  What are the Civ to Barcelona routes looking like please if you can see those?

thanks x

Probably be Civi to Ravenna, Ravenna to Athens then Athens to Barca

17 minutes ago, UnregisteredUser said:

I see now that European cruises for 2024 season are on the Swedish website, but whoa! What prices! For example 7 night Greece and Croatia cruise on Explorer 14th of sept 2024 in an inside cabin cost about $3400. 

To compare a 7 night 14th of Sept cruise  on ICON from Florida would cost $2650.

I know that European cruises are usually more expensive than those from the US but for these prices it would be cheaper to fly over to Florida and cruise from there than just the European cruise price. Crazy.

Check prices with a Us TA before you book. 

23 minutes ago, little britain said:

Enchantment isn’t doing anything good next year like La Seyne, Corsica or Sardinia ? 

Only Palma and Ibiza missing. No Ajaccio or Sardinia but Toulon in there, and lot more added. 4 different itinerary's instead of 2.  I wouldn't mind doing 28 days on Enchantment but would prefer Voyager

Just wondering if Jewel Ta ill start in San Juan or will they do a repo first.

1 hour ago, little britain said:

Sounds like Voyager is doing the “interesting” Med ports like Vision did this year. 

Same as Enchantment next year. The one to Alexandria, Limassol and Ashdod would be good

Encore not doing good. I saw a gangway collapsed in Panama with 9 requiring hospital treatment.

Not Ncl's fault in this case

1 hour ago, --Oasisoftheseas-- said:

Bad luck for us Scandinavian cruisers 😞 

Bit disappointing. Fjords, Oslo and other Baltic ports could have been done from Copenhagen. 

3 minutes ago, nelblu said:

Did 4 of them and enjoyed them all.  Glad we did this itinerary.  When Royal replaced the Brilliance class with the Vision class, the balcony cabins pricing went thru the roof due to the lack of them.

I done it on Serenade in 2013. Sailed in at 2pm and out at 8.30pm just as it was getting dark.

32 minutes ago, time4u2go said:

Venice is doing fine without cruise ships.  In fact, they are still so overrun with tourists that they will be adding a fee for people visiting just for the day.

Glad I done the 12 night cruise from Barcelona a few years ago. Included overnight in Venice. Sailed in at 2.30pm and out as it was started to get dark at 8.30pm

2 hours ago, Keksie said:

There will be a ripple effect for sure.  Less tourists = less money.  No ships = no jobs related to the cruise ships such as tender operators.  Add to all that the closures during the pandemic and the recession = businesses cutting back or going out of business.  During the off season = less local money for discretionary spending = more cutbacks.  Time will tell whether the vote for less tourists was worth it.

Waiting to see how Venice done this year. I bet a lot wouldn't travel from Ravenna. A train to Bolognia airport is a lot easier. Thats what I'll be doing next year.

I stayed on Voyager for 3 weeks after the Ta. First week we couldn't stop at BH due to the tail of the hurricane. 2nd week I had a walk round and found it busy and expensive. I had a walk round by the Bar Harbor Inn that was nice but around Cottage Street area it was busy. The 3rd week, I went on Olli's Tour bus to Cadilac Mountain. That was very good.

2 ships in both times and when we left the ship had to navigate the lobster pots and areas marked off.

I fear for the tourist companies who might struggle.

Looks good Julie and Mark. I'm following as I'ts on my list

7 minutes ago, cruiseguy1016 said:

 

And hopefully, the chair hog gets charged for the towel.

Chair hogs get a sun bed as well

18 minutes ago, FionaMG said:

I believe it! 

We did the 7-night itinerary out of Malaga in 2011. Great for us because we can drive there, so I wish they still did them.

7 night out of Malaga on Adventure was my first cruise. Perfect weather in October. My second cruise was the Transatlantic in 2012 from Malaga to San Juan on Adventure. 

That was Royals last cruise from Malaga. Still remember the send off we got.

Prefer Malaga to Barcelona any day

54 minutes ago, Billy Baltic said:

I haven’t been able to find any details on this dry dock. I suspect it’s a refresh of decor and necessary mechanical work only. 

Not sure where he found it but couldn't make it up

47 minutes ago, Billy Baltic said:

I haven’t been able to find any details on this dry dock. I suspect it’s a refresh of decor and necessary mechanical work only. 

I'm on the Ta in April and someone posted details. Looks like a decent refit. I'll have a look back some pages on the Fb group

7 hours ago, Ashland said:

Really? I just booked Navigator onboard Serenade for her 9 nighter Feb 23-Mar 3 2024.

 

Oops..my bad I booked Explorer not Navigator.

 

Explorer's last cruise is Jan 21st and starts back Mar 12th. Big refit expected

12 hours ago, njkruzer said:

We're onboard with you.  Sail away was smooth.  Before sailaway as D+, along with D and Pinnacles,  we were invited to a low key sailaway party in the Solarium. Lots of nibbles and drinks and officers to talk to.  Dinner 2nd seating. We are in Chic at a table for 6. 1 couple from Brisbane and 1 from NJ.  I'll try to add my insights.  This will be our 4th Anthem, 5th TA.

Also the covid cancelled Ta. Roll call was good though

9 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

That doesn't leave much, if any, time for a sailing in Europe after delivery.

Could be a transatlantic stop

I got off Voyager last week (9th) after 5 weeks. Compass every night. In a suite for the crossing from Copenhagen and balcony for other 3. Cabin status doesn't matter.