yojimbo

I too would like to see the photos

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Thanks SKP for taking us along on your journey!

I could be wrong, but if you are traveling to NZ from Melbourne, I believe Half Moon Bay/Oban is the first port.

Just off Sojourn --- my understanding is the "new-build" will have an additional deck and be "similar" to the Odyssey class but not exact. May have some new features.

More rumor/speculation:

We are just off the Odyssey.....a crew member told me the new ship would have one more deck and be just a bit wider.

We were on the Odyssey January 26-Feb 11.

No tote bags for us.....though I did not request them.

We are in Timaru today. Very windy and a bit chilly. They had trouble settin up the gangway, so we were delayed 1/2 hour getting off the ship........not a big deal

Yelena took great care of us last night in Restaurant 2. Carmelized banana dessert was the best so far on this trip. Emma looks after us at breakfast in the Colonnade each morning. Sean is tending bar on the pool deck. Jon is usually at the bar in the club.

We had cocktails in the observation lounge last night before dinner. Pierre was on the piano. Quite a crowd in there

I am on the Odyssey now. We had a fairly smooth crossing and perfect weather for cruising Milford Sound......and Doubtful and Dusky.

Food and service on the ship are first rate........we have sailed several times on the little sisters, but this is our first time on one of the bigger Seabourn ships.

The staff organized a nice Super Bowl party in the grand lounge yesterday........hot dogs, hamburgers, wings, chips, beer, etc.

We are dining in Restaurant 2 tonight.......Yelena is the manager there and she does a great job of making a special evening.

Well, we WERE in 813 on the Odyssey.

We were just switched to 815......still a V6

Just to add a data point:

Yesterday we received our suite assignment on the Odyssey, 10 days prior to departure on the 26th of January.

We booked verandah guarantee and were assigned suite 813.......category V6 (handicapped)

Hey Jeanne.......I'm glad to hear you made the trip again this year.....and that the ship was healthy. Norovirus puts a damper on the fun, doesn't it?

We are in NYC this holiday season...nice and quiet...and cold.

Enjoy the trip north......snow predicted for Friday.

And Happy New Year to you and yours,

Jim

oh that's great- I cannot recommend tommy highly enough- i've known him for a few year's now and he is an extremely professional and reliable young man.

 

Oh, you are going to love Hoi An- it's my most favourite place in the world. The atmosphere and the restaurants are just amazing. and the people just gorgeous.

 

If anyone else is interested, I know Tommy can also arrange large vehicles too if you have a group interested in just a transfer or a tour

We arranged for Tommy to pick us up at Danang and take us to Hoi An on our recent cruise. Unfortunately Tommy was not there to meet us at the port.

We reached him on the phone and he seemed very apologetic. We got a taxi to Hoi An and Tommy unexpectedly met us there and apologized in person.

Though Tommy obviously let us down, it seems clear that he is normally quite reliable and a first-rate guide.

I would like to get in touch with Mr. Zoom......can you please provide contact info

thank you

If you have paid in full, have no other On-Board-Credits, and would like a coupon, please email me at jimpnyc at aol dot com and I can get your details and mail the coupon off to Seabourn immediately. We are located in the U.S.