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Is Space Beppu worth spending some time? The reviews are quite good on Trip Advisor. It just seemed a good way to spend time with locals and to engage in a participatory activity. We would need to figure out specific timing in order to take advantage of the classes.

Does anyone know anything about Space Beppu? I looked at their website plus Trip Advisor. It looks like something interesting and different showcasing Japanese crafts. Also, how far is it from the port? thanks for all responses.

I don't know particulars about getting to your hotel but the Istanbul port is huge and requires a lot of walking. Now perhaps there are different locations for embarking and disembarking. Enjoy Istanbul.

Thanks for the responses. Utilizing public transportation is a new one for us. We have been on many private tours and never used public transportation. I was most concerned with ship tours where usually one sees the big buses. One just needs to have an idea of what to expect. We are not against. Godfrey’b, it is good to know you were able to figure out the transportation on your own.

Question about transportation on Oceania shore excursions? Are there private busses or do they utilize public transportation? Many private tours I’ve looked at utilize public transportation. Just trying to know what to expect. Thank you.

Susan, Do you think we will get to Japan this time? I’ve lost how many times a cruise had been cancelled. as to your original comment, who knows. Perhaps Oceania did not do very well in geography class. A guide I contacted wanted to know the port but Oceania doesn’t know yet. I guess we will just have to be flexible. Glad you are scheduled to go. Hope all goes well. Patty

Contacted my TA today. Our cruise April 1-13, 2025 will disembark and embark from Tokyo International Cruise Terminal and not Yokohama. The Kyoto stop is not known at this time . Oceania claims it is too early to know. I guess both our guide and we will need to be flexible.we also need to wait for the “free” hotel choice to be announced. Some ship excursions are already full. Hopefully this will all work out.

I know I should call Oceania, but it’s Sunday. Question where the Riviera docks in Tokyo and Kobe(Kyoto). Cruise mapper says Tokyo and not Yokohama. We are booked next April. Another port is (Kobe-Kyoto). Cruise mapper says Kobe -Osaka. We overnight there. We want to take a private tour on the first day since we overnight. The second day since we sail at 4 pm, we are taking a ship tour of Osaka. Any recommendations are appreciated.

We have reservations on TAP from Orly (Paris) to Lisbon on June 13. We need to get to Lisbon to pick up our cruise the next day. I did buy refundable tickets if that helps. How worried should we be about this strike? Train is out as there are several train changes as well as a long time. We will be starting out from Bayeux, France. I don’t know of other airports other than CDG that we could use. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

We were on the Riviera back in 2021 when the cruise lines were starting back up. Our original embarkation port was Monte Carlo. Because of Covid the port was changed to Marseille. We had booked our own air to Nice. Oceania provided our transport from the Nice airport to Marseille. Many did change their flights to Marseille and i think Oceania paid for change fees. I am not totally sure about the latter as we did not use it.

Thank you for the responses. My original idea was CDG and Air France. CDG always gives us issues but that was in connecting. I am trying to juggle time frames to give us wiggle room to make the flight. I just worry about possible strikes. I will let this mull a few days before I book. Again, thank you. I can always get reliable answers here.

We need to fly from Honfleur to Lisbon on June 13. We are leaving a Road Scholar tour one day early to be in Lisbon one day prior to our Oceania cruise. I have found flights on TAP from Orly to Lisbon that are reasonable and fit the times. How is this airline? Should we book afternoon flight as opposed to early evening in case we get bumped or something else might happen. We world have a car service take us from Honfleur to Orly. We will have luggage: two checked luggage and two carryons plus a CPAP machine. I can try to eliminate one carryon but I don’t think I can consolidate any further. Are we able to use our United miles as TAP is part of Star Alliance? Thank you for any assistance. I did try to search without much success and the TAP website.

We are leaving a Road Scholar land trip early. We will get a car service from Bayeux to CDG in time to board a flight to LIS the same day. We are meeting up with an Oceania cruise. The date is June 13, 2024. We are going to Mont St. Michel the day before. Would it be easier to get a car service from there instead of Bayeux? From my searches Air France seems to be the best option. Easy Jet and Ryanair are cheaper but I know there are lots of fees and we will have luggage. I know this is prime time so rates will be high. Train or bus would take us 12 hours plus who knows how many transfers. Am I correct that Air France is our best option?We will each have a checked bag plus a carryon. My husband will have his CPAP also. Thanks to all who respond.

On our Vista Cruise this past August around the British Isles we had fo tender four times and would have been five but we were unable to tender in Stornoway. All information from Oceania had us docking. Most of those ports were tender only. It does make a difference in having this knowledge ahead of time. Someone with mobility concerns would be stuck on the ship in those ports. Again, communication is key.

Good to know. Last time a few years ago they had kiosks that everyone had to use. You are probably right about waiting for luggage! Thanks.