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Hi, I've just booked this cruise today and have a few questions that don't seem to be answered on their website. Booking excursions it says that there needs to be 10 minimum for an English speaking guide. I am happy to be on a spanish speaking tour, so if I book will they hold out for 9 more english speakers, or just book me on the spanish tour? Also some excursions are up to 11 hours long. Do they do comfort stops? I am used to cruising with Princess and their excursion details have everything you need to know, which Pullmantur doesn't seem to.

 

Really looking forward to this cruise, I wonder if anyone on CC will be joining me

Hi: June 2018 we were on the Trieste to Athens cruise and took Spanish and German excursions because there were not enough English speakers signed up. We found the tours comprehensive and Yes they have "comfort" stops. The tours are very reasonably priced compared to other companies. Have fun!

Is there anyone else out there who is booked on this cruise?

 

We have cruised with most of the other cruise lines but this will be our first Pullmantur cruise.

 

Cheryl and Peter

Ontario, Canada

Hi:

My husband and I did the Trieste to Athens cruise in June 2018 on Pullman Horizon. We are English speakers from Toronto, Canada who like being immersed in other cultures. We enjoyed the cruise because we were mainly on it because of the ports of call. The service was very good at bars and at the buffet. We did not care for the diningroom at night because the selection was not as good as the buffet. The shows were fine. The cabin was adequate ( oceanview) much smaller than we are use to but with daily stops at ports it was ok. We went on some of the excursions - Spanish and German ones since there were not enough English passengers for any English tours. The tours were good and very reasonable in price compared to the other cruise lines that we usually use eg Holland America, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian,etc. I was there to take photographs so not understanding all the information given in Spanish was ok with us. We did a lot of research of the places we visited before the cruise so we were well-versed with the places on the tours. Pullmantur does have a websitehttps://old.pullmantur.travel/en/ There is a new version when you go to the old version. BTW We are booked on the Pullman Horizon for Sept 1 2019 as repeat English speaking cruisers.Good luck :)

we are looking to cruise the med or Greek islands next year and looking at cruise lines. we never sailed on this line before. as non Spanish speaker from the USA. is a good fit?? looking at Grand suite anyone booked one before? size extra? and do they have there own web site?

Hi:

My husband and I did the Trieste to Athens cruise in June 2018 on Pullman Horizon. We are English speakers from Canada who like being immersed in other cultures. We enjoyed the cruise because we were mainly on it because of the ports of call. The service was very good at bars and at the buffet. We did not care for the diningroom at night because the selection was not as good as the buffet. The shows were fine. The cabin was adequate ( oceanview) much smaller than we are use to but with daily stops at ports it was ok. We went on some of the excursions - Spanish and German ones since there were not enough English passengers for any English tours. The tours were good and very reasonable in price compared to the other cruise lines that we usually use eg Holland America, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian,etc. I was there to take photographs so not understanding all the information given in Spanish was ok with us. We did a lot of research of the places we visited before the cruise so we were well-versed with the places on the tours. Pullmantur does have a website https://old.pullmantur.travel/en/ There is a new version when you go to the old version. BTW We are booked on the Pullman Horizon for Sept 1 2019 as repeat English speaking cruises. Good luck :)

Hi: My husband and I are booked on the Pullmantur Horizon for September 1, 2019 ( 7 nights to Cyprus/Israel/Greece).

We need to have at least 6 people to take a group tour from Haifa port to Caesarea, Tel Aviv, Jaffa ( $ 99 US per person -full day tour) with Guided Tours Israel

http://www.guidedtoursisrael.com/shore-excursions

We also need at least 6 people on the Jeruselem and Dead Sea full day tour from Ashdod port ( $115 per person)

If you are interested, please email me dreinsalu@gmail.com. I have been in touch with Leo J.. He has been very quick to reply to my emails.

Thanks, Desiree

From Google Maps there seems to be a rail line between the bus terminal and the port entrance. To walk one has to take a long detour to cross over the line. The distance is about 1.6 km or a mile with luggage.