Maryandi

Hi Rox & Ed, we're really looking forward to all the blogs,

Thanks for all you are sending.

Safe trip and good health, MaryAnn & John

Is there any interest in Delft plates and platters ?

I have accumulated some of all shapes and sizes but don't

have room anymore.

Thanks, Maryandi

There are some travel coupon booklets.

Such as : Hotel Coupons.com, Roomsaver.com and Florida Travel Saver.com,

to name a few.

However, no matter how enticing their ads are in the booklets, there are a few I would not use EVER !!

No room under $100 per night in the high season,

Roadway Inns, Ramada, Motel 6 and their like - those brands and others

in Florida don't do so well and can be in rough areas.

Stick to the popular name brands and have a great time.

All the best,

Maryandi, :)

Merry Christmas Terri, to you and Bill.

Never can tell - 2016 is not that far away.

Maryandi (formerly Wowzo);)

No but close to each other.

Fll is Fort Lauderdale, FL and the port is Port Everglades.

The port and airport are about 2/3 miles apart.

MIA stands for Miami, FL- their port is the Port of Miami.

Between the airport and port is about 20 minutes or so,

depending on traffic. Could be less.

Enjoy your cruise,

Maryandi

Where is the Poll ?

No place to write a choice !!

Maryandi

We would appreciate a copy of the walking tour in Tallinn -

Thanks for doing all of this.

Happy Holidays,:)

touralura@gmail.com

Maryandi

Thanks so much, JB !! You really covered every question we had and some

we didn't know we needed !!:p

Will be there for 2 days in May '15 - and will be on buses and trains to get around. (and a pub or 2 )

Thanks again, Maryandi

Thanks so much, Rox, we enjoyed every minute of your blog.

Would like to try some of those lunches someday !

Enjoy the holidays when you return home,

MaryAnn

You will definitely have a busy and fun 2015, all the cruises do add up. John has put together and linked up several cruises.

First we start of celebrating John's B'day in January with the Oasis

of the Seas, February is our 50th Wedding Anniversary !, March is the Royal Princess for 26 days, Caribbean Princess in

May and Celebrity Eclipse May/June to Russia, etc.

Homeward bound on the Queen Mary2 in June to NYC and Amtrak will bring us home.

I will try and do all this travelling with 1 suitcase !!and maybe a tote bag.

Have fun and thanks for the interesting and detailed port reviews.:)

MaryAndi(formerly WOWZO)

Great Review, where and when do you go next ???

Thanks, Amelia - MaryAnn (formerly Wowzo);)

Hi Amelia, I remember that woman - very unusual personality - LOL

Have fun, MaryA

Amelia, I am amazed you went to all this trouble !!!

Thank You so much.

Nice to see you are still cruising.

Enjoy it all,

MaryAndi (Maryann ,formerly Wowzo))

Bon Voyage and hello to all the cruisers.

We are here in Jupiter, also.:D

Probably between the charter organizers and the cruiseline - the cancellation of the entire cruise was the better thing to do.

But in the case of unrest that does not effect the entire itinerary, they should just cancel the port.

We had that happen on the Holland America World Cruise at the beginning of this year.

Due to the Ebola outbreak in Dakar and Senegal, they just cancelled those 2 ports.

We are on the Eclipse for the 5/30 sailing and we will be watching closely.

MaryAn

I have heard back from Value Trips today that the dates I asked for are blacked out - Jan. 16/17, 2015:(

Sailing on Ryndam in Oct. with two stops in Egypt (Port Said and Alexandria). Any ideas of which excursions we should take?

We booked the all day tour that included Cairo, Pyramids, lunch, some shopping and a long day and we saw all we had hoped for. The people were real friendly

Also the Egyptian Museum. It was a great day.

Then to Port Said the next day - there we just walked around the shopping area near the ship where the suveniers (oops, sp) were set up

They were very glad to see us and we bought a lot of well-made stuff.

Enjoy ! Maryandi

(formerly Wowzo)

Eagerly awaiting your blog. Hope all is well with the internet connection onboard.

Have fun, Maryandi

It's about a 20/30 minute drive, depending on traffic, etc.

MaryAndi

Hello, Boy people on this board are super chatty today - must all be home and looking for a cruise !!

In answer to your inquiry,

go to http://www.sunny.org, that is the website of the Convention and Visitors Bureauin Fort Lauderdale.

Then look for : "Cruise & Play" on the home page. Click that.

Then Click on (look to the left side choices )for "Hotel Shuttles"

That brings you to the site for the hotels that do or do not allow you to leave the car while you cruise.

Have fun, Maryandi

A lot of the car rental companies do have shuttle service. I know Budget does. When you check to make a reservation - just ask them.

The car rental drop-off for Budget and or Thrifty are real close to the port entrance - even if the shuttles are full for when you want to go- a taxi should only be about $10 at the most.

Have fun, M

If you contact your health insurance provider and they tell you that you are covered while in Canada - then no worries.

If, however, they tell you that you will not be covered in Canada- then you

are getting a cheap enough rate to get the insurance if you choose.

Have a great cruise, Maryandi

We went twice and had a wonderful time each time.

The tour was Rhumba on the Chiva - the music was blasting out of the converted bus and they were pouring the rum punches. The people on the bus were jumping around to the music and so were the people on land.

Then time at the beach , some empanadas were served and we relaxed for awhile. The town and local residents were real friendly./B]

I would go back, for sure.

Maryandi

Sure make 2 reservations - one for the first day and the second for after the ship docks.

They will each be one-way rentals (you have 24 hours with the cars.) but won't need them that long.

I do that for all the cruises we take.

In January '15 - we'll pick up our car at our local Budget office and drop it off at the Budget office by the Port entrance.

Then 7 days later, pick up another car at the port-area (17th St.) Budget office) and drop it

off when we get home.

We are locals but it works just the same if you are going to ports and/or airports.

Maryandi