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8 minutes ago, AMHuntFerry said:

Truffles = chocolate to me. Loooovvvveee a good truffle.

Chocolate fine. 

Thanks. Not a fan of truffles. It seems they are in everything. But the rest looks good. At least no kale.

14 minutes ago, clo said:

But not Japanese.

Ok. Still don't like it. 

9 minutes ago, Snaefell3 said:

4top at 6:30 only on the 1st & last days even though your cruise is longer than a week.  That sounds atypical.   And nothing acceptable from Ember or Red Ginger?  Weird.

I am not a fan of red ginger and all the bad reviews of Embers drove me away.  I like the dining room fine.  Not a fan of Japanese food. 
 

we booked lowest balcony class so that probably has something to do with it. 

Why all the exclamation points?!

What is it and what is the cost?

10 day vista cruise. Feb 28

Got polo grill for 4 at 6:30 the last night. Got

 Toscana first night same time.  Every other night was 8 pm only. Too late

Keep in a tank with water, no?

Thanks.  Is the Maine lobster in the polo fresh?

Would this be an easier day to reserve? Say 6:30 for 4?  Also considering a day when the ship does not leave until 8:30 pm. Is the Polo larger than Toscana? We able  to reserve soon. Lowest priority, other than french balcony. 

I tried  premium economy both on United and Lufthansa. Not worth the extra money, in my opinion. You cant sleep. Go business or coach. 

Not sure why this place is so bad.. you would think they would rake extra care with a specialty restaurant. The rack of lamb was good lastbyear. Not sure if they have it any more

How many days in advance can you check in and get a boarding pass ?

Maybe Viking?  I am not willing to go back to Princess to-pay less and to get a bad experience. I will cruise less or not at all rather than throwing money away on an overcrowded, monstrosity of a ship on a mass market cruise line .

2025. Please let us know what excursions you like.

Its 15 hours from sfo to iceland. 

Thanks for the info I guess  I wont go.

Not fine from San Francisco

What do YOU think? It will be icelandic air with no lie flat seats. Its a long flight from sfo. I would not fly thar airline there 

New york times, I guess. People love abbreviations. I hate them.

17 hours ago, Goosebear Mum said:

Do Americans have a less derogatory meaning of wino? In the UK it’s used to describe those who are habitually drunk on the cheapest stuff, and are usually homeless people.  Certainly not something I’d ever wish to describe someone on a cruise as…. 

same in the US. A more apt description might be wine connoisseur

 

 

I could not find another cruise line that has cancelled Istanbul.According to Rick Steves, many are using it as a replacement for Haifa. Why did Oceania cancel?

1 hour ago, cruiserchuck said:

Celebrity offers fully refundable fares if you cancel more than 90 days before the cruise.  They also offer lower fares with nonrefundable deposits.

Celebrity used to have a great Buffett. Friends that went recently said half was closed and limited. I don't like  their class system. The one cruise We took  was ok, although food choices in blue were limited not always to my liking  I found myself ordering from the main dining room menu. .after reading about all their cuts I doubt we try them again 

13 minutes ago, roninman said:

I'd pass up.  Why deliberately choose to put myself or those I care about into a potential situation, however unlikely, with an entity that has already demonstrated a calculated disregard for consumers?  Al Wilson had a song a number of years ago, and Aesop had a fable about a frog and a scorpion, about a mistaken expectation for a party to change character.  

it will be interesting to see if demand is still high next year.