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    Is there a Best Time of Year for British Aisles Cruise?

    in Royal Caribbean International

    Posted

    On 1/23/2021 at 5:09 PM, AF-1 said:

    Looking to book Jewel of the Seas for British Aisle Cruise 2022.  They sail in Jun-Aug.  Is there a particular month that is better for weather and port calls?  Thanks,  this cruise sails 12 nights roundtrip out of Amsterdam and goes to Scotland, Ireland, and England.  Thanks for any info

    Hi 

    Here is a piece on Cruise Critic with British Isles Cruise Tips: https://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/articles.cfm?ID=1352

    I hope you find it useful.

    Happy cruising!

    Adam

    List of Cruise Ports closed

    in Celebrity Cruises

    Posted

    1 minute ago, dutchclogs said:

     

     

    Thank you for following up.  Accurate travel information really is a moving target at the moment.  Are you mainly working from home and/or many staff furloughed?

     

    I can't go into the specifics, but yeah we've been hit pretty hard. There are just three of us now and trying to keep on top of all the news ain't easy.

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    List of Cruise Ports closed

    in Celebrity Cruises

    Posted

    Thank you for all your helpful comments. Unfortunately, it is proving impossible to keep this piece up to date with a skeleton staff, so we have elected to concentrate on specific regions. As one poster said: How is this useful when no lines are sailing? it isn't. So please feel free to check Cruise Critic (it's the drop down tab at the top that says "More" then drop down to News) where you will find all the latest updates on when the lines will return to service as well as pieces on regions including the Caribbean: https://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/news/5356/ Canada and New England: https://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/news/5358/ and -- as one poster pointed out where is Alaska? – right here: https://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/news/5298/

    I hope this is useful to you

    Please explain requirement for U.S. cruises to leave the country.......

    in Regent Seven Seas Cruises

    Posted

    14 hours ago, Travelcat2 said:

    Thanks Portolan.  That is really helpful.  I seem to remember that at one time, the NCL ship  that circles Hawaii was registered in the US but I could be mistaken.

     

     

    SusieQft - Sorry - I wasn't suggesting that the ports open up before it is safe too do so.  There are huge differences of opinion as to when that could occur.  I feel that it will be this summer while others believe that it will be next year.  Time will tell.

    Cruise Critic has a detailed explanation which you will find here: https://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/articles.cfm?ID=3363

    Celebrity is celebrating Apex arrival

    in Celebrity Cruises

    Posted

    On 3/19/2020 at 8:57 PM, ashley@cruisecritic said:

    I love this! Nice to see some good things happening in the industry, despite the current state of things.

     

    I don't see how they'd be able to socially distance themselves on a ship with it being such a confined space. Plus it's all the same people with nobody new coming or going. If they haven't found coronavirus onboard by now, it seems unlikely they will.

    I agree Ashley. It's so hopeful! hopefully we will be able to get onboard soon!

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    Ports closed to cruise ships in the Middle East

    in Azamara

    Posted

    3 hours ago, baytraller said:

    Are the ports of Doha and Mina Salman now closed to all cruise ships

     

    Today 4th March, both the Jewel of the Seas and Costa Diadema are scheduled to be docked in Doha

    The Costa Diadema is docked in Abu Dhabi and the Jewel of the Seas is at sea between Doha and Dubai

     

    Also The MSC Bellissima and Aida Prima are scheduled to be docked at Mina Salman

    The MSC Bellissima is at sea and the Aida Prima is docked in Abu Dhabi

     

    We are booked on the Azamara Quest on the 17th March for 11 nights Dubai to Dubai

    Both these ports are on our schedule

     

    Its about time Azamara updated guests regarding docking facilities being refused at ports on this cruise

     

     

    Hi Peter  – are you asking if they are closed? Or have you heard they are closed?

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    Shame Royal Caribbean- Ovation of the Seas

    in Royal Caribbean International

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, jsg612 said:

     

    Hopefully thats the case. I just read an article saying they closed due to the virus but dated over a week ago so fingers crossed. 

     

    https://cruisepassenger.com.au/south-pacific-islands-turns-cruise-ships-away-due-to-coronavirus-fears/

    You might want to check Cruise Critic 🙂

    We have multiple stories about this, including this one: https://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/news/5048/

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    Coronavirus

    in Azamara

    Posted

    31 minutes ago, Liviucostin said:

    Maybe I can help you with that. https://edition.cnn.com/asia/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-02-10-20-intl-hnk/h_ee102a9adae2300f5198569d201e8ac0

     

    South Korea bans cruise ships: Meanwhile, South Korea will temporarily suspend entry to cruise ships amid the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, Vice Health Minister Kim Gang-lip said during a briefing Monday.

    Cruise ships docking for purposes without people getting off, such as refueling and stocking up supplies, will still be allowed.

    Two cruise ships scheduled to arrive in Busan tomorrow and on Wednesday have been canceled, as well as two others scheduled to arrive later in February.

    Thank you!

    Coronavirus

    in Azamara

    Posted

    On 2/10/2020 at 9:07 AM, sunlover33 said:

    I have just read that South Korea has closed its ports to all cruise ships to stop the virus spreading. I wonder how many more Asian countries will do the same over the next few weeks? 

    Hi

    could you send me a link of where you read this please?

    I am trying to keep all our stories updated

    with thanks

    Adam

    Is there a Hurtigruten 101-102 we can consult?

    in Hurtigruten

    Posted

    Adam -

    How does the UK version differ?

    It seems to have the same posts (except that I can't "see" the Roll Calls without creating another login).

     

    But the posts on, say, travel insurance seem to be the same as the non-UK (USA?) forum.

     

    I guess the main question is: What, if anything, are we missing by not reading/participating in the UK site?

    (If nothing, why are there two different forums, requiring separate logins?)

     

    Thanks!

     

    GC

     

    Hi!

    Apologies for not responding sooner, for some reason I did not get an alert.

    So your question - how do the sites differ/what are we missing by not participating in the UK site? – the answer is you are not missing anything on the Boards as the Boards are global, they are not by geo (although, clearly, more Brits post in P&O forums than non-Brits, for example). Same with Roll Calls – exactly the same wherever in the world you read them.

    The differences are on the Editorial side of things – I/we (my small UK team) write UK-specific stories about lines such as P&O, Fred. Olsen, Saga, Marella etc. that are not really of interest to the US (the same thing happens in AU). The only way you can read them is if you click on the little flag on the bottom right, then you get to the site specific geo. It's the same with Features – the content is largely the same, but we make it relevant to UK readers. So you'll find all the content is there, it's just tailored to wherever you are in the world! Hope that helps. Any queries, drop me a line: editor@cruisecritic.co.uk

     

    best wishes

     

    Adam

    Is there a Hurtigruten 101-102 we can consult?

    in Hurtigruten

    Posted

    We are working on plans to see Norway, and are reconsidering Hurtigruten. Initially we had ruled it out for a fjords cruise, since we thought they just do multiple short mailstops up and down the coast, without the longer port-stops featured by the typical cruiselines that facilitate the kind of shoreside exploration we like.

     

    Recently I have learned that some of their ships DO feature various excursions, perhaps depending on the time of year, so I thought I would re-evaluate the possibilities. But I was frustrated when I tried to check the company website for the kind of itinerary that most cruiselines feature, indicating the time of arrival and departure for each port. And sadly, my trusty northern European cruise guidebook is silent on Hurtigruten.

     

    Where might I find a current and reliable overview summary of what the Hurtigruten ships do and when, with shoreside explorations in mind?

     

    You might also want to try Cruise Critic, which is an objective and comprehensive source of information. It's just next door to these Boards, or try this link: https://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/reviews/cruiseline.cfm?CruiseLineID=73

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