Cliffholl55 Posted October 29, 2019 #26 Share Posted October 29, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, Vitalsign said: The Aida ship is Aida Vita and correction its Mein Schiff 5 and they must have sailed through the Strait of Hormuz Maybe the Iranians like the Germans 😎 Also Seabourne Encore and another cruise ship are travelling down the Red Sea and Aida Bella and MSC Orchestra are travelling up the Gulf of Aden seems everyone else is happy to cruise the Middle East Maybe insurance has altered there plans, would u not want to be safe, you can always cancel. I don’t think they cancel these ports without consultation with authorities, sometimes you need to just go with the flow and have a good time. And I think ur find that TUI is German so that makes no difference Edited October 29, 2019 by Cliffholl55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arianlady2 Posted October 29, 2019 #27 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Maybe a lot cheaper to not use Dubai- more profit for Tui. Classic profit before customer service You cannot even ring Customer Service without a Premium Number now. Common time to speak to a person is 45 minutes. Guess what you have rung the wrong number. My experience this week due to Disembarkation change. I am on 1November exit Naples to14 December to should have been Dubai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffholl55 Posted October 29, 2019 #28 Share Posted October 29, 2019 35 minutes ago, Arianlady2 said: Maybe a lot cheaper to not use Dubai- more profit for Tui. Classic profit before customer service You cannot even ring Customer Service without a Premium Number now. Common time to speak to a person is 45 minutes. Guess what you have rung the wrong number. My experience this week due to Disembarkation change. I am on 1November exit Naples to14 December to should have been Dubai Think you find it’s a local number for tui cruise, no premium number needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitalsign Posted October 30, 2019 #29 Share Posted October 30, 2019 (edited) Im very aware that TUI is German and so is Aida but the difference is their ships have German passengers and Marella have Brits I certainly want to be safe and won't cancel if we have to shuttle 2 hours from Dubai airport to the port but was hoping things would be more settled in April but puzzling that other ships are docking in Port Rashid and Marella are not sailing round the straits of Hormuz Maybe it is the cost of protection required. I can understand P & O cancelling when they fly the Union Jack and have one painted all over the bow of the ship but Marella are Valletta registered with a TUI logo on the funnel Edited October 30, 2019 by Vitalsign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arianlady2 Posted October 31, 2019 #30 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Good information. But sorry I didn't get the point relevant to our changed disembarkation port Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitalsign Posted October 31, 2019 #31 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Earlier posts related to not embarking in Port Rashid Dubai and having a 2 hour journey from Dubai airport to embark the ship in another port to avoid the Strait of Hormuz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arianlady2 Posted November 2, 2019 #32 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Another change. People flying out of Birmingham now have to return East Midlands. We were notified 5.pm day before we left due to runway maintenance. They must have known that for months. Just another under hand move from Tui Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitalsign Posted November 16, 2019 #33 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Can't believe it Discovery is docked in Port Rashid after spending 2 days in Fujairah What is going on? Dubai port was supposed to be cancelled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pensioncruiser Posted November 16, 2019 #34 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Think it's a medical emergency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitalsign Posted November 16, 2019 #35 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Oh dear hope it's not too serious. Shes going to Doha next when the ship was supposed to be avoiding the Straits of Hormuz very strange did you enjoy your cruise on Dream PC? I think you were on her recently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pensioncruiser Posted November 16, 2019 #36 Share Posted November 16, 2019 14 minutes ago, Vitalsign said: Oh dear hope it's not too serious. Shes going to Doha next when the ship was supposed to be avoiding the Straits of Hormuz very strange did you enjoy your cruise on Dream PC? I think you were on her recently She is in the straights at the moment, had a great cruise on Dream not so good on D2. Thanks for asking E2 next👍 first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
so,ton saint Posted November 16, 2019 #37 Share Posted November 16, 2019 22 minutes ago, Pensioncruiser said: She is in the straights at the moment, had a great cruise on Dream not so good on D2. Thanks for asking E2 next👍 first time. 22 minutes ago, Pensioncruiser said: She is in the straights at the moment, had a great cruise on Dream not so good on D2. Thanks for asking E2 next👍 first time. 22 minutes ago, Pensioncruiser said: She is in the straights at the moment, had a great cruise on Dream not so good on D2. Thanks for asking E2 next👍 first time. 22 minutes ago, Pensioncruiser said: She is in the straights at the moment, had a great cruise on Dream not so good on D2. Thanks for asking E2 next👍 first time. HI Roger after so much talk on Discovery working out of Port Canaveral in the summer of 2021 have you decided not to travel long haul anymore i think you did mention no more long flights, iam looking to book in the new year or Christmas regards Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitalsign Posted November 16, 2019 #38 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Glad you had a good time on Dream PC Discovery went through the Strait of Hormuz last night and has been in Dubai all day She left about 3.30 our time and is heading to Doha in Qatar currently Very interested to know where she's going next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pensioncruiser Posted November 16, 2019 #39 Share Posted November 16, 2019 14 minutes ago, so,ton saint said: HI Roger after so much talk on Discovery working out of Port Canaveral in the summer of 2021 have you decided not to travel long haul anymore i think you did mention no more long flights, iam looking to book in the new year or Christmas regards Howard Hi Howard Unfortunately yes even short haul is a problem now that's one of the reasons we are doing E2 from Newcastle next, problem is Marella will no longer be sailing UK ports for 21, so we are looking after many many cruises with Thomson, Celebrity from your home port, don't think they have been released yet. Still have our Caribbean memories 😎👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pensioncruiser Posted November 16, 2019 #40 Share Posted November 16, 2019 16 minutes ago, Vitalsign said: Glad you had a good time on Dream PC Discovery went through the Strait of Hormuz last night and has been in Dubai all day She left about 3.30 our time and is heading to Doha in Qatar currently Very interested to know where she's going next That's strange just looking on vessel finder and it shows her doing 21knt in the Straits could be out of date🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitalsign Posted November 16, 2019 #41 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Yes check Marine Traffic which I always use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pensioncruiser Posted November 16, 2019 #42 Share Posted November 16, 2019 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carajady Posted November 22, 2019 #43 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Just to say we were on this cruise the first part `Naples to Dubai but instead ended in UAE as we were leaving it was announced that the original cruise itinerary had been reinstated due to the lessening threat to be honest you had a lucky escape suffice to say i wouldn't go on this ship again even if you paid me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted November 23, 2019 #44 Share Posted November 23, 2019 10 hours ago, carajady said: Just to say we were on this cruise the first part `Naples to Dubai but instead ended in UAE as we were leaving it was announced that the original cruise itinerary had been reinstated due to the lessening threat to be honest you had a lucky escape suffice to say i wouldn't go on this ship again even if you paid me Can you enlighten us to the problems on the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carajady Posted November 23, 2019 #45 Share Posted November 23, 2019 12 hours ago, brian1 said: Can you enlighten us to the problems on the ship. Let me start by saying there were a few things they did exceedingly well such as afternoon tea in the buffet ,poolside entertainment the glasshouse in the evening and the cocktails on deck 11 and having drinks ready and waiting as you go into the theatre and the enrichment programme unfortunately these were overshadowed by the following 1 thin towel per person for the pool no more available so a nice damp towel to sit on after a dip ,frozen vegetables in the main dinning room from day 1 , 6am pool bed dash, picking tiles from the pool and putting them on the side daily ,no pool waiters till late afternoon if you were at the wrong end of the pool deck, room attendant rarely seen rubbish not cleared from bin for 4 days and room cleaned with a lick and a promise dont think it saw the hoover whilst we were there so many accidents the joke on board was they had run out of wheelchairs and crutches were being rationed speaking to others who had cruised with Marella before they also found this ship to be sadly lacking and recommended other boats in the fleet. I didn't pay a lot for this cruise and I got what i paid for but have to say i found this ship tired and underwhelming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted November 24, 2019 #46 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Thanks for info.We had a similar steward on D2 last year,but other than that the ship was okOn.E1 this year,everything was good other than a couple of debark fiascos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitalsign Posted November 24, 2019 #47 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Sorry you are not on a 5 star cruise line and can't believe you expect to have more than one towel per day for your use Surely in hot weather you don't need to dry yourself just lie on your bed and the sun will do it for you No excuse regarding the cabin steward - never happened to us in 45 cruises but if it did we would be straight to reception to complain what has people having accidents to do with the ship? Were they old and infirm or under the influence? never noticed an abundance of frozen vegetables on my four previous cruises on the Discoveries (which are identical ships) Thomson Spirit Oct/Nov 2005 Repo Palma to Sharm el Sheikh Thomson Celebration Jan 2007 Red Sea Magic Ocean Village Feb 2008 Western Caribbean & Central America Ocean Village Aug 2008 Eastern Med Ocean Village 2 Feb 2009 Eastern Caribbean Ocean Village Mar 2010 Eastern Caribbean Thomson Dream Feb 2011 Eastern Caribbean & Cuba Thomson Celebration Aug 2011 Eastern Med Thomson Celebration Apr 2012 Red Sea Magic Thomson Celebration Apr/May 2012 Repo Sharm el Sheikh to Marmaris Thomson Dream Feb 2013 EasternCaribbean Thomson Majesty Nov/Dec 2014 Colourful Coasts Canaries Thomson Dream Jan/Feb 2015 Western Caribbean Panama & Cuba Thomson Dream Apr 2015 Transatlantic Sunset Thomson MajestyJune 2015 Hellenic Classics Thomson Celebration Sept 2015 Adriatic Affair Thomson DreamJan 2016 Mayan Treasures/Cuban Revolution Thomson DreamApril 2016 Atlantic Adventure Thomson DreamJune 2016 Iconic Islands/Adriatic Explorer Thomson CelebrationJan 2017 Cities of Gold Thomson DreamApril2017 Atlantic Daydream Thomson SpiritJune 2017 Classical Greece Thomson Majesty Sept2017 Med Medley/Treasures of Med Marella Celebration Jan 2018 Caribbean Gems/Coral Islands Marella Discovery 2 April 2018 Cuban Fusion MarellaDiscovery 2 April 2018 Atlantic Discoveries Marella Dream May 2018 Spanish Delights Marella Discovery 2June 2018 Aegean Meze Marella DreamSept 2018 Mediterranean Medley Marella Celebration April 2019 Caribbean Dreams Marella Celebration April/May 2019 Atlantic Quest Marella Discovery June 2019 Adriatic Explorer Marella DreamDec 2019 Ancient Affair Marella DiscoveryApril 2020 Golden Cities and Sands Marella DiscoveryApril 2020 Red Sea Experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carajady Posted November 24, 2019 #48 Share Posted November 24, 2019 2 hours ago, Vitalsign said: Sorry you are not on a 5 star cruise line and can't believe you expect to have more than one towel per day for your use Surely in hot weather you don't need to dry yourself just lie on your bed and the sun will do it for you No excuse regarding the cabin steward - never happened to us in 45 cruises but if it did we would be straight to reception to complain what has people having accidents to do with the ship? Were they old and infirm or under the influence? never noticed an abundance of frozen vegetables on my four previous cruises on the Discoveries (which are identical ships) Thomson Spirit Oct/Nov 2005 Repo Palma to Sharm el Sheikh Thomson Celebration Jan 2007 Red Sea Magic Ocean Village Feb 2008 Western Caribbean & Central America Ocean Village Aug 2008 Eastern Med Ocean Village 2 Feb 2009 Eastern Caribbean Ocean Village Mar 2010 Eastern Caribbean Thomson Dream Feb 2011 Eastern Caribbean & Cuba Thomson Celebration Aug 2011 Eastern Med Thomson Celebration Apr 2012 Red Sea Magic Thomson Celebration Apr/May 2012 Repo Sharm el Sheikh to Marmaris Thomson Dream Feb 2013 EasternCaribbean Thomson Majesty Nov/Dec 2014 Colourful Coasts Canaries Thomson Dream Jan/Feb 2015 Western Caribbean Panama & Cuba Thomson Dream Apr 2015 Transatlantic Sunset Thomson MajestyJune 2015 Hellenic Classics Thomson Celebration Sept 2015 Adriatic Affair Thomson DreamJan 2016 Mayan Treasures/Cuban Revolution Thomson DreamApril 2016 Atlantic Adventure Thomson DreamJune 2016 Iconic Islands/Adriatic Explorer Thomson CelebrationJan 2017 Cities of Gold Thomson DreamApril2017 Atlantic Daydream Thomson SpiritJune 2017 Classical Greece Thomson Majesty Sept2017 Med Medley/Treasures of Med Marella Celebration Jan 2018 Caribbean Gems/Coral Islands Marella Discovery 2 April 2018 Cuban Fusion MarellaDiscovery 2 April 2018 Atlantic Discoveries Marella Dream May 2018 Spanish Delights Marella Discovery 2June 2018 Aegean Meze Marella DreamSept 2018 Mediterranean Medley Marella Celebration April 2019 Caribbean Dreams Marella Celebration April/May 2019 Atlantic Quest Marella Discovery June 2019 Adriatic Explorer Marella DreamDec 2019 Ancient Affair Marella DiscoveryApril 2020 Golden Cities and Sands Marella DiscoveryApril 2020 Red Sea Experience Wow harsh comment as you seem to have only cruised with Marella /Thomson I fail to understand how you can compare as someone who has done several different lines i can assure you that a help yourself towel station on the pool deck is usually the norm had I known i would have taken my own towels there were many other issues including sun beds as soon as you put the back up the bolts fell out ,unhelpful miserable staff , the smell of sewage on deck 8 and the constant use of industrial air blowers to dry the carpets deck 8 ,Maitre D in the main restaurant being escorted out after aggressively arguing with customers I did say I got what i payed for a cheap AI sun holiday but I would not use this boat again I would try another as seasoned Marella cruisers and a staff member told us were much better .This is just my experience and thoughts I am sorry you don't agree but I stand by my thoughts of my experience on board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitalsign Posted November 24, 2019 #49 Share Posted November 24, 2019 I have sailed also wth P & O Ocean Village 1 & 2 and you could change towels on the pool deck if they were sopping wet but not the norm "there were many other issues including sun beds as soon as you put the back up the bolts fell out ,unhelpful miserable staff , the smell of sewage on deck 8 and the constant use of industrial air blowers to dry the carpets deck 8 ,Maitre D in the main restaurant being escorted out after aggressively arguing with customers I did say I got what i payed for a cheap AI sun holiday but I would not use this boat again I would try another as seasoned Marella cruisers and a staff member told us were much better ." None of the above was mentioned when Brian1 asked what the problems were and if you had then I would have sympathised Faulty sunbeds not good and dangerous Unfortunately floods in cabins occur on all cruise lines but are unpleasant if you are in the near vicinity Never had unhelpful miserable staff with the exception of some Eastern Europeans on Majesty The Filipinos are usually very helpful smiley hardworking and polite I hope the Maitre D was sacked if this occurred due to his own anger and not if due to aggressive behaviour from the passengers - they usually are in full control of themselves and diners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted November 25, 2019 #50 Share Posted November 25, 2019 I will elaborate,that the towels on D2 were a disgrace,threadbare and holey.Being our 1st Marella cruise we thought it the norm.Since then we realise it was the useless steward,after our 2nd cruise on E1.LOL,I can't believe the MD starting a punchup,I've heard it all now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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