Rare cruisequeen4ever Posted October 29, 2019 #176 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Another fabulous blog of yours; thank you! Can’t wait for your next one! We did the British Isles on Princess 2 years ago, and it was a top cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWSE Posted October 29, 2019 Author #177 Share Posted October 29, 2019 7 hours ago, cruisequeen4ever said: Another fabulous blog of yours; thank you! Can’t wait for your next one! We did the British Isles on Princess 2 years ago, and it was a top cruise! Thank you for the compliment! I love Princess, and this will be our first time on the Regal so we are very excited. So glad to hear you enjoyed the British Isles. I am researching and planning for our cruise next May, which will take me right up to the cruise it self I am sure as there is so much to learn. I wish you happy sailing on any future cruises you have planned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljvander Posted November 16, 2019 #178 Share Posted November 16, 2019 On 10/9/2019 at 2:36 PM, ROWSE said: Questions are definitely welcome! DrivesLikeMario is right. I think the black is plastic covers over the pads in case there is rain before the performances to keep them dry. Thanks for answering, life sure gets in the way of reviews sometimes! What tour company did you use for Athens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWSE Posted November 16, 2019 Author #179 Share Posted November 16, 2019 3 hours ago, ljvander said: What tour company did you use for Athens? The company is PK Travel. Here is a link: https://www.pktravelgreece.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRUEBLUE66 Posted November 16, 2019 #180 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Hi, I've no idea how I missed this review!😲 Fantastic photo's, detail and descriptions. I have followed singinalot also as we are visiting a number of these ports next October on the Allure and the Jewel. Can I ask how long it took to walk from Fira to Oia as we have been thinking of doing similar? Thanks. {P.S. we live between Glasgow and Edinburgh so if you have any questions need answering for your British Isles trip then happy to help!} Cheers! David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljvander Posted November 16, 2019 #181 Share Posted November 16, 2019 13 minutes ago, TRUEBLUE66 said: Hi, I've no idea how I missed this review!😲 Fantastic photo's, detail and descriptions. I have followed singinalot also as we are visiting a number of these ports next October on the Allure and the Jewel. Can I ask how long it took to walk from Fira to Oia as we have been thinking of doing similar? Thanks. {P.S. we live between Glasgow and Edinburgh so if you have any questions need answering for your British Isles trip then happy to help!} Cheers! David If you don’t walk, what is the best way to get from Fira to Oia? Taxi/bus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWSE Posted November 16, 2019 Author #182 Share Posted November 16, 2019 37 minutes ago, TRUEBLUE66 said: Hi, I've no idea how I missed this review!😲 Fantastic photo's, detail and descriptions. I have followed singinalot also as we are visiting a number of these ports next October on the Allure and the Jewel. Can I ask how long it took to walk from Fira to Oia as we have been thinking of doing similar? Thanks. {P.S. we live between Glasgow and Edinburgh so if you have any questions need answering for your British Isles trip then happy to help!} Cheers! David Thank you for the compliment! I also love to read other’s picture reviews and even though ours are just iphone photos I like to include them. Our best guess on the hike between Fira and Oia was about two and a half to three hours. It was probably our favorite thing we did. The views are magnificent. I have been steadily researching your area, and we are so excited to see it all. There is never enough time to get in all I want to see. Narrowing it down is the hard part. Cheers to you also!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWSE Posted November 16, 2019 Author #183 Share Posted November 16, 2019 29 minutes ago, ljvander said: If you don’t walk, what is the best way to get from Fira to Oia? Taxi/bus? I can only comment that the bus was jam packed on our way back from Oia and not the most pleasant of experiences as it was hot, but it gives us a great story. DriveslikeMario on our roll call took a taxi and they were very happy with that. We were luck to just have our ship and maybe one other small one on our day there. I can’t imagine how crowded it gets when they have several ships in port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artemis Posted November 16, 2019 #184 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Rowse, thanks for sharing your trip! I started reading just to see how you liked the Jewel because I'll be on her next month. (Happy to read she exceeded expectations!) But I kept reading because you're such an engaging storyteller! Good work. Happy cruising! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRUEBLUE66 Posted November 16, 2019 #185 Share Posted November 16, 2019 53 minutes ago, ROWSE said: Thank you for the compliment! I also love to read other’s picture reviews and even though ours are just iphone photos I like to include them. Our best guess on the hike between Fira and Oia was about two and a half to three hours. It was probably our favorite thing we did. The views are magnificent. I have been steadily researching your area, and we are so excited to see it all. There is never enough time to get in all I want to see. Narrowing it down is the hard part. Cheers to you also!!! Thanks for the information. Don't know if you've been before but please make sure that a few hours in Edinburgh is on your list for your British Isles cruise. No matter where we have travelled to, it is still near the top of our favourite cities in the world. Thanks David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinkBellaMom Posted November 16, 2019 #186 Share Posted November 16, 2019 11 hours ago, ROWSE said: The company is PK Travel. Here is a link: https://www.pktravelgreece.com/ We used the same company. Very nice experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljvander Posted November 16, 2019 #187 Share Posted November 16, 2019 1 hour ago, TinkBellaMom said: We used the same company. Very nice experience. What tour did you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWSE Posted November 16, 2019 Author #188 Share Posted November 16, 2019 6 hours ago, Artemis said: Rowse, thanks for sharing your trip! I started reading just to see how you liked the Jewel because I'll be on her next month. (Happy to read she exceeded expectations!) But I kept reading because you're such an engaging storyteller! Good work. Happy cruising! What a wonderful thing to say, thank you! The Jewel seemed to have bad reviews before we went, and we absolutely loved the ship and have 38 cruises under our belts with several different lines. We loved that you could walk all the way around the promenade deck. Had to go up a deck at one point and back down but you did not have to cut through the ship to get to the other side. I almost wished for another sea day just to hang out on the ship as these European itineraries are jam packed with port days. Our next one on Princess in the British Isles is packed also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWSE Posted November 16, 2019 Author #189 Share Posted November 16, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, TRUEBLUE66 said: Thanks for the information. Don't know if you've been before but please make sure that a few hours in Edinburgh is on your list for your British Isles cruise. No matter where we have travelled to, it is still near the top of our favourite cities in the world. Thanks David David, We will indeed "do" Edinburgh. I have way more planned on walking and seeing the sites than probably will fit, but we will hit the ground running on our 7a.m. to 7p.m. port time. I plan on buying timed tickets to Edinburgh Castle before we go, as I read that is wise. We port in South Queensferry and will grab the port bus which if research is correct is called the Lothian X99 bus. Looks like it may be one of our favorites too! Edited November 16, 2019 by ROWSE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWSE Posted November 16, 2019 Author #190 Share Posted November 16, 2019 3 hours ago, ljvander said: What tour did you do? We booked the Semi Private Full Day Athens Tour and ended up with just 9 of us from our Roll Call in our group. It is 65 Euro plus about 36 Euro entrance fees. We had a wonderful day! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted November 19, 2019 #191 Share Posted November 19, 2019 On 10/29/2019 at 8:15 AM, ROWSE said: Thank you for the compliment! I love Princess, and this will be our first time on the Regal so we are very excited. So glad to hear you enjoyed the British Isles. I am researching and planning for our cruise next May, which will take me right up to the cruise it self I am sure as there is so much to learn. I wish you happy sailing on any future cruises you have planned! Kitty, great review which I read in one long page-turning sitting this afternoon! Glad to hear you are taking the beautiful Regal Princess to tour the British Isles in May-a wise choice in itinerary, ship and timing. Approaching anywhere on the coast is a great anticipation builder in a way that landing there at an airport fails to do, as there is the horror of baggage claim, customs and a lot of walking with carry-ons ahead (yeah I'm talking about you, Heathrow and Chicago!). On a ship everything is revealed slowly as you near the port and you can get off in just a tee shirt and flip flops (um, the pants are understood). Looking forward to your May review! Norris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWSE Posted November 19, 2019 Author #192 Share Posted November 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Bimmer09 said: Kitty, great review which I read in one long page-turning sitting this afternoon! Glad to hear you are taking the beautiful Regal Princess to tour the British Isles in May-a wise choice in itinerary, ship and timing. Approaching anywhere on the coast is a great anticipation builder in a way that landing there at an airport fails to do, as there is the horror of baggage claim, customs and a lot of walking with carry-ons ahead (yeah I'm talking about you, Heathrow and Chicago!). On a ship everything is revealed slowly as you near the port and you can get off in just a tee shirt and flip flops (um, the pants are understood). Looking forward to your May review! Norris Norris, It is an honor to know you read about our adventures. I loved reading about you and Carol’s recent time onboard! I look forward to reading more in January/February when you sail again. I am so excited about the British Isles and the slow reveal of the ports as you so beautifully expressed above. Nothing like seeing the port grow ever closer and to know that some exciting moments are just about to occur. I think May in the British isles will definitely require those pants and probably more than a t-shirt.😀 I hope you have smooth sailing and a wonderful experience in January! Kitty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Bimmer09 Posted November 19, 2019 #193 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Thanks for the kind compliments, Kitty, on my review! We had a Greek islands cruise booked back in 2013 but had to cancel as we got tickets to the Wagner Festival in Germany and now you and Crystal (Singinalot) have shown us what we missed. We might find it a tad too hot as we are shade seekers and trees seem to be rationed on some of those islands. We love Greek food though and their prices can't be beat. It was a good move on your part to get off the ship early when you docked to try and beat those crowds. Empty streets make for good photographs! I'm sure you have started planning your British Isles visit-so much to see. Cheers! Norris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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