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I know you'll enjoy the cruise! Hope Ben, a activity manager is on your cruise. He's super! Have a great time!

Have been on 6 Emerald cruises and have enjoyed their food. Sorry, don't have any photos of the menus. They do have "always available" options. Have also been on AMA 6 times and have found Emerald's food very comparable and at times better than AMA's.

We've been on Emerald a number of times and once there was a group...I think they just met onboard, they didn't come on as a group... of 9 or 10. Can't remember the name of the ship but I think they spoke to the restaurant manager about sitting together and towards the back of the restaurant they put the tables together to accommodate them. I don't think you'll have any problems with the 8 of you sitting together.

Looking forward to hearing about your cruise. Looks fantastic.

Has anybody flown in Condor Airlines Business class in the last while? I heard they updated their business class seats and experience but a lot of reviews still say to stay away from them. Their fare is very good but maybe you get what you pay for.

My husband and I took an AMA Egypt river cruise doing the pre tour of Jordan in November/2023. A few people cancelled the pre tour and cruise but still the tour was about 90% full. We talked about cancelling but then decided to go ahead and glad that we did. Once we got to Jordan, all our concerns went away and Egypt was the same. The people were very welcoming and friendly, tourism has greatly declined and no matter if we were in a restaurant, hotel, tours etc everyone made us feel very welcome. The first day in Jordan, all our concerns about safety were forgotten as were others that we talked to on the tour and cruise. In fact the group all felt bad for the people who cancelled their trip. There was not one moment in the whole trip where we felt concerned about our safety. I would have no hesitation going back. However, it's how you feel. If you have concerns about safety and wouldn't enjoy the trip, don't do it. In my experience it was fine and we felt safe but others may not feel like that.

Hi Kiwifruit, Thanks for your wonderful critique, I found it very helpful. Have cruised with Celebrity before and we're thinking of trying an Azamara cruise but don't really know what to expect on one. This has helped a great deal!

We were on the Emerald 18 day in March. I can't remember too many people wearing anything but very casual clothes for dinner. Many men just wore T-shirts and longer casual pants ie travel pants. There may have been a night or two, welcome and farewell dinner, where it was less casual. There were some nights when entertainment was on the boat and that took place on the sun deck, where even though it was before dinner, it was still very hot out and lots of people wore shorts and went to dinner like that. Merry Christmas! Enjoy your cruise, it will be fantastic!

Hi Banjo499, We did the 18 day Mekong cruise with Emerald in March and it was a fantastic experience. Out of 12 river cruises, the best one. franski did a great job answering your questions so I can't add anymore, however you asked about the DiscoverMore excursions and we did Dinner in the Rice Field which was fantastic! Highly recommend it!

Thanks Paul. This trip has been on the bucket list for awhile. I know your cruise will be awesome and you'll be pleased with AMA

Paul, we're leaving tomorrow to go on an AMA Egypt cruise and no luggage tags came with our documents. It's been a few years since we sailed with AMA and then they sent you luggage tags. I'm assuming that your bags will be given tags at the hotel. We did a Mekong cruise with Emerald in March and that's what they did. As I remember gratuities were paid on the last evening and you had your choice of leaving it at reception in an envelope or added to your room bill. You will have a fantastic trip! Our trip was 8 months ago and we still talk about what a wonderful trip it was.

We're doing the Nile cruise with AMA, going to Jordan for the pre cruise in just a few days (November 13th). We were concerned also but I know AMA would cancel the cruise if they thought it was risky. We wouldn't be going (we have travel insurance) if we thought they'd be any safety concerns but haven't heard of any issues in Jordan or Egypt.

We are going with AMA on a Nile River cruise in mid- November. We're doing the pre cruise extension in Jordan, going to Amman and Petra for 4 nights before going to Cairo for 3 nights, then the cruise and then another night in Cairo. They also cancelled pre and post cruise Israel. We're concerned also but all the other pre/post extensions are still a go as is the cruise...at least so far .We have about 3.5 weeks before we leave and anything could happen in that time. If the cruise is still happening, we'll go but it sure won't be a worry free vacation. Good to know that AC is offering a full refund as we're using them as well going to Toronto-Amman also in business class and returning from Cairo. I'm sure that if the cruise is cancelled that AMA will give us a future cruise credit.

Hi, We are going to Egypt in November with AMA and they do go to Petra. Look under Egypt Extensions and then Pre Jordan. We are doing that and can't wait to see Petra.

Thanks. Sounds like a nice walk.