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Denarius

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    Lancashire, England
  • Interests
    Music, cinema, travel
  • Favorite Cruise Line(s)
    Star Clippers / Saga / Riviera
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    Adriatic / Baltic / Canary Islands / European rivers

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  1. Indeed. When originally introduced on Azura, The Glass House was most definately a drinking establishment first and foremost. A wine bar, a more upmarket alternative to Brodies pub. Its selling point was that it featured wines specially chosen by Olly Smith which were not available elsewhere onboard and that all were available by the glass as well as by the bottle; hence Glass House. Light meals and snacks were available but dining was not its prime role, unlike nowadays when it appears to be prioritised.
  2. Whilst slightly off topic as this is a Saga board, if European river cruises are your interest and it would be convenient for you to fly from London you might also consider another UK company Riviera. I have taken river cruises with both them and Saga and they are of a similar standard. Their website is https://www.rivieratravel.co.uk/
  3. Denarius

    2025

    Very true, I fear. Ring people up when they have an interest in a cruise but no idea of the price (why cannot these be included in the advance brochure?) and bounce them into a spot decision in the knowledge that they cannot sleep on it and ring you back later, and that if they do not bite then they will have to wait until the general launch by which time prices will probably have risen.
  4. Denarius

    2025

    Belated comment on highlighted section. I agree. I have sailed many times with Star Clippers, who operate a similar system. There is no advanced registration, but an early booking discount - a level 20% or 10% depending on itinerary - applies from the time the brochure is launched until a specified date, after which it is withdrawn. So there is an encouragement to book early without feeling bounced into doing so, although obviously the earlier you book the more likely you are to get your cabin of choice. It works.
  5. Have done a couple of Croatian coastal cruises with UK provider Saga. Small motor yachts carrying 30 to 40 passengers. Onboard public areas limited, usually just bar/restaurant, outdoor terrace and sun deck. Ships cruise during the day and spend evenings and overnight in port. Atmosphere onboard very casual. No formality, tee shirts and jeans or shorts acceptable at all times although most men wear longs in the evening. Breakfast and lunch are usually buffet meals, dinner waiter (set menu) waiter served if provided; may not be on some or all evenings when reasonable choice of dining available ashore. Very enjoyable provided that you are gregarious - you will be like family after a day - as little opportunity to be alone except in your cabin. Highly recommended.
  6. Denarius

    2025

    Reason for bigger % increase in my case is possibly that next year's cruise has greater distance sailed and thus fuel consumption. Month of year and cabin grade are same. Or it may be a commercial decision to increase the prices of some cruises more than others reflecting relative popularity.
  7. Denarius

    2025

    Just for information and further to the above, I was in the shower when they rang and did not hear the phone ring. I would not have been able to answer it anyway! But I had missed calls on both my landline and my mobile, with an answering machine message on the former and a voicemail on the latter. I also received an email. All explained the reason for the call and gave me a number to ring back asap, which I did. Hopefully this will reassure others who may be concerned that they may not be in a position to receive the call when it comes.
  8. Denarius

    2025

    Got the call this morning and booked. Price with 35% discount £5221 which is considerably lower than estimated above, compared with £4636 this year. That works out at a 12.6% increase year on year, which is not unreasonable.
  9. Denarius

    2025

    They certainly appear to have. I am looking at one of those cruises as well, as a single passenger. As a rough estimate of 50% effective single supplement that works out at about £5700 for a 14 night cruise even after a 35% discount. This summer I am going on a similar cruise to the Baltic - different ports - on SofA which cost me £4700 after a 35% discount. Thats works out at about a 20% increase.
  10. Denarius

    2025

    The whole thing is a mess. More examples; Norway's Highlights is offered in May, but it is only when you click on the link that you find that the same cruise takes place in September. And for Coastal delights of France etc the map is at odds with the published itinerary. Must do better!!!!
  11. Denarius

    2025

    Have done and it worked. Thanks for the tip.
  12. Denarius

    2025

    Interesting. I use Firefox as my browser of choice. After reading your post I opened the cruise schedule in Edge instead and both the missing links worked; but they still do not work in Firefox. Looks as though they work in some browsers (Chromium based ones?) but not others. It was much better when they sent you a pdf attachment which you could save and browse offline!
  13. Denarius

    2025

    Maybe they are working their way down the page and correcting the inoperative links one at a time. Unfortunately the three I am most interested in are down towards the end and two of the links don't work.
  14. Denarius

    2025

    Glad I am not the only one having that problem. Clicked on two links, the first put me through to details of the cruise - as it should. The second just put me through to current offers. Not impressed.
  15. When you get your final documentation which includes the time your car will (or should) arrive it should include a number to ring if it does not.
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