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Same here!

We're on the Pursuit & in June will b docking in Bordeaux for 2 nights. We've signed up for a 5 hour tour of medoc wineries & chateau tour that starts from a statue by Place de Quinconces. If we dock downtown about how far is it from the ship to the departure point ?

We just checked today and annual policies do not cover trip cancellation costs, only medical & evacuation costs, etc.. We've used a few times Travel Guard and have been satisfied. We had to file a claim for dw's illness and visit to a hospital in Israel and everything we paid for was reimbursed except for the taxi which I failed to get a receipt for.

Thanks for all the replies as it helps in planning shore excursions. Yes, it is Milford Haven & the site was helpful. Cheers.

When the port is away from town doe A provide shuttle service to town? Specifically, our cruise docks at the ports for Bordeaux, France which is 3km from town & Milford, Wales. Is there a shuttle or do we need to arrange for transportation ?

Thanks for all your comments. I have to agree with Ka Honu's ratings (except we haven't tried Seabourn) as well as his comments about Regent pricing. Frankly, I am surprised that except for sea days , breakfast & lunch are primarily buffet style. We've also cruised on larger ships & found Celebrity suited us best. Itinerary is most important to us followed by cruise line quality, ship size, service, food, etc.

We are considering a cruise on the Sojourn and are concerned about the formalness (vs country club casual) & food as compared to Regent, Oceania & Azamara which we've cruised on multiple times. From some cc posts there appears to be a trend to be more casual but a lot of objections to it from other posters. I mean nice collared shirt & pants & possibly a sport coat but no tie (worn one most of my life).Can you comment ? We don't want to feel uncomfortable. Also don't want only buffets for breakfast.

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