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Can anyone just off a cruise comment on the current unrest in Europe did it affect your cruise at all .was there a time when you didn't feel safe or saw evidence of this happening or am I being over cautious.

Not just off a cruise but "Europe" right now (as of 15 minutes ago):

You decide how unsafe you'd feel in this situation.

(If I was biking in the middle of a five lane road like that guy, I might actually feel quite a bit unsafe though. Bonus point if somebody can guess where this is, double the points if anyone has ever been here.)

Would I feel comfortable in Istanbul right now? No, probably not. Would I want to go to a soccer match in Paris right now? No, probably not (more for the hooligans than the terrorists though). But it's not as if "Europe" is in a constant state of unrest with riots in the streets and bombs exploding on every corner. Can it happen? Of course it can. But just as well could you be killed in one of the (nearly) daily mass shootings in the US or run over by a bus on your way to work.

the representative told me to sell the cruise on ebay, since it's more than 60 days before the cruise, and a name change would be the cheapest option to get out of the contract. Otherwise we would have to switch to an other cruise which has to be 10% more expensive than this one (which is hard to find since it's a quite expensive suite we are booked in).

Have you tried the German cruise forums or the German (speaking) cruise groups on facebook?

I have just had a look at RCCL's German AGB and it seems to be correct that you can sell it and have the name changed - if you do it early enough

Bei Änderungen des Namens oder Nennung einer Ersatzperson muss Royal Caribbean Ihnen die entstehenden Mehrkosten berechnen[...] Für den Mehraufwand im Hause von Royal Caribbean entsteht in jedem Fall zusätzlich eine Bearbeitungsgebühr in Höhe von € 60,– je Reisendem [...] Eine Änderung des Namens oder Nennung einer Ersatzperson ist bereits vor Reisebeginn nicht mehr möglich, sofern Royal Caribbean die Namen der Passagiere dieser Reise in Befolgung der gesetzlichen Vorschriften oder behördlichen Anordnungen der entsprechenden Reiseländer bereits an die zuständigen Behörden, insbesondere an die Hafen- und Einwanderungsbehörden der im Laufe der geplanten Reise besuchten Länder gemeldet hat.

I can't see where it says the new cruise needs to be 10% more expensive though?

Wird auf Wunsch des Kunden trotzdem eine Umbuchung vorgenommen, so wird Royal Caribbean dem Kunden die entstehenden Mehrkosten berechnen. Umbuchungen werden nicht durchgeführt, wenn sich dadurch der Reisepreis reduziert. Für den Mehraufwand seitens Royal Caribbean entsteht zusätzlich eine Bearbeitungsgebühr von € 20,– pro Person, wenn der entsprechende Wunsch des Kunden spätestens am 60. Tag vor Kreuzfahrtbeginn vorliegt und eine entsprechende Änderung möglich ist.

The way I read that is that it can't be cheaper but it doesn't have to be more expensive (and not by 10%) but they will charge you 20 Euros per person for the change? Have you asked if they would let you switch to a less expensive cruise for the same price? Unless that's more than the 10% deposit you would lose maybe that would be an option?

Unless you want to lose the deposit I think I would try to switch to a different cruise. I understand what you booked is expensive but there have to be cruises that are just as expensive or more expensive next year? The 29 July 2017cruise on Indy is 5200 Euros per person in a GS (it's also two weeks). The 09 July 2017 med cruise on Jewel is selling for 5689 Euros in an OS. If you want to go on Harmony the 2017 Christmas cruise costs heck of a lot of money (5877 Euros in a GS... and the Sky Loft Suite is 15000+ Euros). Isn't that expensive enough?

We'll be arriving on the Viking Star in late July. We want to visit the VASA museum during our time in port. Is the Oslo Pass worth it for the entry and transportation to get there? What else is close that we might enjoy during our day in Oslo?

The Vasa Museum is in Stockholm...

For the first visit to Oslo I suggest doing Bygdøy (buss 30, from Rådhuset) - starting with the Norsk Folkemuseum (125 NOK), then walking around the corner to the Vikingskipshuset (80 NOK). From there either take the bus all the way to the last stop or walk (approx. 15 minutes) for the Fram Museum (100 NOK), the Kon-Tiki Museum (100 NOK) and the Norsk Maritimt Museum (100 NOK) - or all three for 270 NOK. We usually skip the Maritime Museum, the movie is nice but other than that... You can then take the ferry 91 back into town.

The bus (30) goes every 10 minutes and takes approximately 15 (for Folkemuseum) to 20 (for Fram/Kon-Tiki) minutes, the ferry (91) goes every 20-30 minutes and is a quick 10 minute ride back into town.

Can be done the other way round (if the weather is bad in the morning, as the Folkemuseum is open air) but we usually prefer to do it starting with the Folkemuseum and then working down to the Fram.

The Oslo pass is 335 NOK (2016) so you will break even or come out ahead, depending on what you do. We have done all five museums in a day easily (Folkemuseum will take a couple of hours, Viking Ship can easily be done in 30/45 minutes, same as the Fram and Kon-Tiki - you can spend more time at each if you want to), they are all included with Oslo Pass and if you don't have enough time it's quite easy to just skip one as the last three are all next to each other. A 24-hour ticket for public transport is 90 NOK.

Personally I love the Kunstindustrimuseet (St. Olavsgate 1) - love their café - but we also always enjoy the Naturhistorisk Museum (Sars' gate 1) and The Historical Museum (Frederiks Gate 2)

If you line up at a cash register or a ticket machine in Germany, you might also be looked at by groaning impatient other people - like me for example - behind you, since many of us think that cash payment ist going much faster.

Or by the girl behind the register if you want to pay your 1.30 Euros postcard by card. I will smile at you but internally will be rolling my eyes and think "Oh Americans. You are so cute." With us you can (though boss isn't too happy if we let you) but some stores have a minimum you need to spend if you want to pay by card.

Seeing that our machines sometimes already have trouble with Dutch debit cards (and we are about 30 miles from the border) and sometimes even with German debit cards (Postbank - I dislike you with a passion)... thing is, we know. And we don't mind. We'll put your things aside, tell you where the next ATM is (it's a three minute walk) and wait for you to come back. It's not a big deal for us, just an inconvenience for you. And please don't start to argue that it worked in the store across the road. I know. I am sorry but there is exactly nothing I can do if my register tells me "not a valid card."

What is a big deal for us (as in: the store I work in) is if the card you are trying to use is not signed (or signed with "see I.D."). We actually have a rule not to accept these, ID or not. We have no idea if the ID you are showing might not be fake because we have no idea what US IDs have to look like and what to look for. Maybe, and if boss is not around, if you show your passport we may make an exception but that would highly depend on who is taking the payment and if they have heard of "see I.D." or not.

Also, if our machine does not accept your card, do not start arguing with us. This is "service desert" country, not "the customer is always right" country. And my boss will actually kick you out if you are being rude and there is nothing we can do.

And if you go where my MIL lives, you will be completely out of luck if you want to buy a train ticket as the machine accepts Geldkarten exclusively - no cash, no debit cards (though the "Geldkarte" is part of the debit card... not that normal people ever have money on it - unless you are a smoker I guess because they will work at cigarette vending machines), no credit cards. Of course the ticket machine also doesn't sell return tickets :o neither can you buy tickets on the train.

WB Eclipse TA in 2013 was cold and windy the first few days (from Southampton), I think until we passed the Azores maybe. I want to say 40s and constant rainy drizzle... The last ten days or so were amazing but our first stop was St. Maarten so we were on a quite southern route.

We have another WB TA booked for this fall (again with stops in the Caribbean) and are keeping our fingers crossed for similar weather.

EB Queen Mary TA last summer (Juni) was cold (50s), rainy and windy(!). Didn't get better until we reached Southampton (low 70s maybe?).

Northern Europe will generally have worse weather in spring and fall than southern Europe / Med. Southampton will be in high 40s / low 50s in November while Rome or Barcelona can well see low 60s.

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I am taking a cruise that ends in Venice Italy

I am having a hard time finding flights back to SFO that are reasonable as far as time and money. Any suggestions?

If you need to fly to your departure port as well, do not forget to look at multi-stop or open-jaw flights.

In 2013 our open-jaw (DUS-STN, MIA-DUS) cost us 320 Euro per person (on Air Berlin, approx. $450 at booking). A one-way to STN would have been cheap but the return flight would have been three times that much. So booking an open jaw flight was the best idea.

For this years TA the cheapest one way would cost us $390 but as I would not consider an AeroFlot flight with a stop over in Moscow reasonable the most reasonable flight would be $710. The flight we will be on (booked as a package deal through our travel agent) is a non-stop Lufthansa flight that would be $2880 if booked alone (just the MIA-FRA part, which is far from reasonable). The most sensible open jaw (which actually includes our flight to London) would be $1800. If our flight was not included this year (as it was last) two one way flights would have been the better choice. It really, really depends.

Check flights from Bologna (BLQ - DUS - SFO on Air Berlin or BLQ - CPH - SFO on SAS or BLQ - AMS - SFO on KLM), Bologna is just a train ride away. Consider spending an additional night in Venice (or Bologna). See if you can come up with more reasonable (to you) flights from Munich, Frankfurt or even London - it shouldn't be too diffult (or expensive) to get there from Venice. The cheapest option (for a random date in September) I can find to SFO actually is Venice - SFO on Air Berlin...

Our local cancellation policies are less than stellar anyways ;) and with our regular TA I really didn't mind losing control over my booking because they really were excellent. If this TA had said they didn't have a reservation number for xyz reason that wouldn't have been a problem, the problem is that they send an email that says "Dear Mrs. X, we will not receive your reservation number before summer. Regards, TA"... one sentence.

On the other hand they asked me a few weeks back if we wanted to pre-pay the service charge at the old rate by 1 April. Wonder where they would have put that money if they haven't actually booked us with Royal yet.

It could be that the agency has staterooms on hold, but has not actually booked the guests. However, if the guest's credit card has been charged by Royal Caribbean, then there should be a booking number.

That idea has just come up on another board as well. That the TA might have staterooms on hold but won't book us until some time in summer. I will need to check my credit card as to who has charged the card. I think it's the TA (that would be usual over here though, we have always been charged by our TA) but don't know for sure.

Thank you. That's what I thought...

We didn't think we would have any problems with this TA. They have consistedly tested as one of the top 5 cruise specialists in the country (depending on where you look), they were awarded the title of "best cruise portal" in 2014. We have their booking confirmation which includes flight details and that the cruise was booked (D GTY). We will never stray from our usual TA again :(

Hi,

we have our first RCCL cruise booked for October. I asked our TA (cruise specialist) to provide us with the reservation number that is needed to access the cruise planner as I wanted to make specialty dining reservations and book excursions and they say they can't. According to them, RCCL won't assign us a reservation number until later in the year / summer.

Does this sound correct?

Is this because we have booked through a TA? outside US/UK? a package deal (flight and cruise)? Or is this the norm and RCCL only provides reservation numbers 120 days out?

I haven't been happy with this TA but the price was amazing (and they are a cruise specialist with an excellent reputation) and somehow by now I am doubting pretty much anything they tell me. We started off on the wrong foot (didn't receive advertised onboard credit - we booked during their "valentines promotion" but as our booking wasn't processed until the following Monday it was no longer valid; no confirmation that our credit card details were received or when they'd charge the card or that they had charged the card; no option to pick dining times - have been told we have to chose dining time at online check-in etc.) and it just isn't getting better. I wish I could cancel (but would lose deposit, which is 20% of the fare) or transfer to our usual TA (can't due to having a package booked plus cruise alone would cost 1000 Euros more than the package, per person). I know the cruise itself will be amazing but somehow I have the feeling that the TA isn't trying :(

find a longer cruise

Always find a longer cruise ;) though be aware that the average age will be higher the longer the cruise. This could possibly be reduced by picking one of the German cruise lines (Aida or Tui) because we get at least 20 days of vacation per year and most get more (I have 30, which is pretty common, DH has 35). That tempts even younger people to take longer cruises, especially if the itinerary is "exotic" (for Europeans so including "boring" Eastern Caribbean cruises).

If you understand (or are willing to suffer through it for an hour) German (and if geoblocking is not an issue)... there was a documentary on Aida/Tui/NCL on German tv last Monday which is in the ARD Mediathek (Der Reise-Check: Traumschiffe im Mittelmeer). They compared three Med cruises concerning cabins, food, atmosphere, entertainment etc. This might possibly be interesting to you (NCL won in the entertainment department...).

Concerning food and facilities we really, really liked Celebrity (Eclipse) but haven't been on Royal yet, so can't compare. For as little flying as possible I recommend transatlantics (we prefer westbound, even if we need to fly home in the end) - longer, very few children but aiming more at an older clientele. We ended up in a Concierge Cabin for a very, very reasonable price in 2013 (cruise incl. gratuities plus flights was around 1500 Euros). But we are boring and my idea of evening entertainment is dinner and lounging on my balconey with a good book (I actually enjoyed the plays best on Cunard, that probably says it all :D).

The German AIDA line is know for its deck parties. However, it may be more difficult to find out when German children are NOT on vacation because the Laender rotate the times and AIDA is not high end.

Yes, Aida is definitely not "high end" but would fit the party atmosphere and the younger clientele. And if Lipgloss considered a longer cruise, just as on other lines, the number of children would drop. For German school holidays: http://www.ferienkalender.com/ferien_feiertage/2016/ferien-feiertage-2016.htm

Aida offers a few interesting (or so I think) trans-Caribbean voyages that are 2+ weeks long (from NYC to Jamaica or Barbados for example). No three week German school holidays in October, very very few German parents would take their children on a three week cruise in the Caribbean.

Lipgloss, we are your age and loved Celebrity. I actually think we were among the first in bed every day. But also among the youngest. The bars were a lot more busy than the night club though. We have since been on Cunard (not again for another 20 to 30 years or so) and our first cruise was on Hurtigruten (no night life but also not expected). We will be on Royal this coming fall and hope we will enjoy it.

+1, I checked both the UK and another European site and I don't see any price that low.

My German TA offers D8/D7 for 749 Euros (US$ 850) for that cruise and inside or oceanview staterooms for cheap (599 Euros / US$ 680) but D4 and D5s are still what looks to be regular price (around 1200 Euros / US$ 1350).

If I were going to do what you plan to do, I would not book until the prices start dropping at the 75 day mark and I would be looking for a guarantee rate instead of a rate which allows you to select a specific cabin.

 

I would not be booking the spring TA before I left Europe. Brilliance the Seas Tampa to Barcelona had an inside cabin offer of $499 for this spring.

While I agree... this might not work in this case.

They will need a B2 visa (as ESTA only allows 90 days per stay) and the embassy might want to see that they have arranged a return journey. And even if the embassy doesn't, it's still possible that immigration wants to see that they have a return flight/cruise booked. It's the border guard's call to let you into the country (or not) and if they think something is fishy they will make it unpleasant for you as they may (even if you have a visa and are not traveling under the VWP). It doesn't necessarily have to be a problem but it could possibly be one.

Also SockPuppetPrince, for both the visa application and immigration you want to make sure that you have binding ties and proof of financial means for a four months stay in the US. They will ask how you can manage a multiple-months stay in the US (are you employed? what does your employer think about you being gone for months? if you are unemployed, can you provide proof that you will go back home?). If you got your B2 visa denied you might run into ESTA trouble in the future (due to previously having a visa denied).

Get a credit card. You don't need to use it. But you never know when you might need it (my BIL ended up at a gas station in northern Norway that only accepted credit cards... he didn't have one before and only got it for the trip). Just for the sake of peace of mind.

HeinBloed has done what you are planning (unfortunately he has only blogged about those cruises in German: http://heinbloed-minis.blogspot.de/2014/11/tagday-11-auf-deron-quantum-of-seas-in.html & http://heinbloed-cunard.blogspot.com/2014/11/tagday-1-auf-deron-queen-mary-2-in-new.html) - cruised from Southampton to Bayonne (on Quantum of the Seas) and then returned by ship a few weeks later... but on Cunard. I know Cunard isn't usually cheap but you can make it work with ESTA if you are willing to pay a bit more for one leg of the journey (http://www.cruisetransatlantic.com/cruises.html)

This whole safety issue is sometimes too easy to trivialize when you're not in the OP's shoes and you're on anonymous discussion board.

See, I could understand cancelling a cruise over a port stop one doesn't consider safe. But why cancel three upcoming cruises - which presumably don't all three stop in Belgium - because a cruise line won't change the ports of the first cruise because you want them to (inconveniencing thousands of other passengers, the cruise line, the port and who knows whom else).

OP could have cancelled the cruise with the stop in Belgium and still have gone on the other (assuming those do not also stop in Belgium or probably Europe in general). OP could have stayed on the ship in Belgium. It's okay if he doesn't feel safe in Belgium (though I'd consider it as safe as every other country but of course he is free not to). It took me thirteen years to to find the confidence to fly to the USA again, after trying to fly into Detroit on 9/11 and stranding in Toronto. It's okay not to do something you worry about.

But if he thinks he can find a cruise line that does not stop at any port which is not safe for tourists (so not France, not Belgium, not Turkey, not the UK, not the US, not Tunesia, not Israel, not Bali, not St. Kitts, not St Lucia, not Mexiko, not Belize... when considering your personal safety, you cannot just look at the possibility of terrorist attacks, there is a travel warning for Mexiko, cruise ship passengers have been robbed in Caribbean ports) good for him. Even better for him if he can find a cruise line that changes their itinerary because he thinks they should.

As St Thomas will be our first US territory port after a TA (which in 2013 meant: immigration) we are planning to do an excursion through the cruise line. In 2013 we chose a full day (6.5 hrs) tour which we enjoyed (Caribbean Sail to Christmas & Honeymoon Coves) but with the extended immigration that meant we didn't have breakfast (and no time to change into swimwear) and I tend to get hangry. Plus rough ride to Buck Island without having eaten, not good (thankfully they had crackers).

For this year we are considering a shorter tour but would like to go snorkeling again. I am down to three (from eight, I am actually quite proud of myself):

• All Inclusive St. John Beach & Snorkel - STE8
  

I am aware that you can do St. John on your own for cheaper. However, as I don't expect to be off the ship early (if we are, great... if immigration takes hours again I want to be prepared though). Is the boat ride for the excursion "private" or is it the same boat you'd take if you arranged your own tour to St. John?

This goes to Trunk Bay which I understand has a Snorkel Trail? How is snorkeling at Trunk Bay?

• Buck Island Catamaran Two-Stop Sail and Snorkel - STO9 / Buck Island Sail & Snorkel Featuring National Geographic Snorkeler - STV1
  

The description for these are identical (plus same price, same duration), STV1 is listed as "Featuring National Geographic Snorkeler". What is up with "National Geographic Snorkeler"? Is there different snorkeling equipment on the trip or is it just a 10% voucher to buy your own gear on board? Better guide?

This lists a "1½-hour guided swim and snorkel" at Buck Island - has anyone done this tour and can comment on this guided snorkeling? Buck Island was really crowded when we went and while we did see a few turtles and a stingray there was no guidance at all and we didn't really know where to look.

Is this a Two-Stop, as STO9 suggests (there is nothing about a second stop in the description) or not? I assume not?

• Caribbean 'FastCat' 2-Island Snorkeling Safari and Beach Getaway - STL5
  

This lists Buck Island and Honeymoon Beach on Water Island for snorkeling. Which I guess is not identical to Honeymoon Cove where the Caribbean Sail goes? Or is it?

Any insight (especially concerning STO9/STV1) would be appreciated :D

since London isn't in the European Union

While they might wish they weren't... for now they are (have been a EEC member since 73).

Cameron might have announced a referendum date (June 23 2016) to to set out the legal framework for withdrawal from the European Union but for now they are stuck with us :o

Certainly a small minibus with a tour guide would be my preferred approach since we could tailor it to our requirements.

Google "private golden circle tour".

Any excursion we took on Iceland was of great to decent quality (even "Reykjavik Excursions")... a friend of ours took a tour with Extreme Iceland and thought they were amazing. My feeling always is that you see much more and learn much more with a decent tour guide. As DH doesn't drive and I love to watch the scenery instead of concentrating on traffic and driving we took tours (Diamond Circle, Glacial Lagoon, Blue Lagoon) or the regular bus (Reykjavik/Akureyri).

I wanted to know why the 3-tier tipping policy was in place.

It isn't. I am from a - non-tipping - European country and we are charged gratuities just like everybody else (not included in cruise fare). This has been the case for all cruises we were on (X & Cunard) and are booked on (Royal). No idea if she's right for UK but UK cruises should be able to chime in.

Actually because we are ill-reputed as non-tippers, we like to pre-pay gratuities. I don't want to risk ending up with bad service because staff thinks we won't tip.

I would. It would be horrible to come back home to one cat instead of two :eek:

I was abroad when my grandma died. Nobody knew how to tell me and I only learned by accident. Now, I'd rather have a family member tell my that granny passed instead of somebody who lives in a different city and who just read an obituary in the newspaper. I would have loved them to tell me before they had burried her...

I guess our next step is booking - will a travel agent or an on line agent give us any additional deals to what going direct can.

We booked our first (Hurtigruten) cruise through a brick and mortar store in town who specializes in "high end" travel (their words, not mine). Really? We could just as well have booked ourselves. We arranged our own flights and overnights, all they did was book the cruise and send us the travel documents. They were very friendly and provided a glass of sparkling wine after booking.

Our next two cruises were booked though an online travel agency who specializes in cruises. For the first we received a small on-board credit but they also took care of all communication with the cruise line (one price drop, one upgrade to a higher category guarantee which according to the booking regulations for us, not US, shouldn't really have been possible). The second was a too-good-to-be-true deal which was not available through the cruise line directly (no onboard credit but amazing deal).

They are lovely! Very professional, extremely friendly, reply quickly, are available on Sundays and after normal business hours. We thought we found our ta and would never stray.

We did. For this year and I couldn't be more unhappy.

We booked because the category we wanted (balcony) for the cruise we wanted was sold out everywhere else but the new ta obviously has a hold on a bunch of balcony staterooms. Plus it's a cruise and fly package that is cheaper than booking an oceanview today. Even with opening day prices (in the US) the flights have to be very reasonable (and we are flying Lufthansa).

They did communicate with us until we confirmed our hold. We paid the deposit by credit card - not even an automatic confirmation that they had received the details. No charge to the card. We called and were informed they'd eventually charge it. When the charged the card, again, no information. They don't have "the capacity" to send email confirmations (we just gave them $2000... they could at least have acknowledged it was received). For all I knew, the deposit wasn't paid and the trip has been cancelled. I asked about US immigration (transatlantic with two US territory ports). No reply. We did receive an email on Thursday that Royal was raising the automatic gratuities and if we wanted to prepay (so I guess they did receive the deposit...). I replied on Friday morning and haven't heard back yet. We also don't yet have our RC reservation number. If anything goes wrong, I really don't trust them to advocate for us. They are one of the top five cruise tas in this country...[/vent]

We are definitely going back to our old ta for all future cruises. And if just for the option of having them talk to the cruise line (I tend to be not pushy enough when asking for things, I also don't like to call people). But do we really need a travel agent? Naaa. Not for a 10% onboard credit (calculated based on the cheapest cabin category at the time of booking - if I pay 2.000+ Euros for two, a 70 Euro onboard credit is nice but not a reason to book with them).

Deptacon & Dan-P

Thank you both :D Sounds as if I need to sell DH on this.

He won't be fond of swimming to shore for lunch but has done so at St Thomas before. He will live.

Strange. I could have sworn I har replied to this thread. No idea where my answer went.

Shipgal, we took the Mirabella excursion in 2013 and really enjoyed it. Small group (maybe 8 or 10 people), very friendly crew. My DH who is not a strong swimmer stayed on the boat for the beach stop (which I think for us was also Mullet Bay) and though his English is limited he had a great time on board with the crew (they chatted a bit and fed the fish for underwater pictures). We are not experienced snorklers and I liked the snorkeling. Food was bread and cheese and I think some type of nacho and dip. Drinks were nice. On the way back to the ship we went to Maho beach to watch the planes. They fished from the back of the Catamaran and we caught a barracuda.

For this fall we are considering doing it again but would love to do a full day excursion. We are in port from 7 am to 6 pm and aren't much into shoping. I though St Maarten was nice but except for buying a fridge magnet we don't really have anything we really want to do.

I have not done the cruise excurision, but last time in St marteen we did the Splash cruise with Blue Safari

Deptacon, we are considering doing the "Splash 3 Islands" tour or the "St Martin beach & snorkelling tour" through Robinson Tours because Royal doesn't seem to offer a similar tour at St Maarten. Our next stop is St Kitts which I think is a short flight in case we miss the ship...

Do you remember if the ship was on island time? Does the tour leave enough time to get back to the ship? How rough is the boat ride? And how difficult is it to get back onto the speed boat after snorkelling for somebody... not fit (DH has mild mobility impairments, I am fluffy)? How was lunch?

Thanks all but she's over 18 :)

Boots, Stugeron.

If that doesn't work she can always go to guest services. Stugeron is like £3 per package, worth a try.

"Cinnarizine (Stugeron) is an antihistamine (not marketed in the US), that is reported to be effective if administered at a 50mg oral dose before a rough voyage. Although cinnarizine is not licensed by the FDA in the United States, several studies report cinnarizine as the most effective antihistamine with the fewest side effects."

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2060606-medication