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  1. 7 hours ago, Stockjock said:

    My girlfriend didn’t like the fact of the ships were a little bit older and maybe run down relative to the competition, but we thought the food was very good, the itineraries were interesting, the crew was always outstanding, and the value was terrific.

    À chacun son goût........we chose/loved the ships because they were still SHIPS and not floating malls.   🙂

     

    Plus, the aficionados, comprised of a wide variety of nationalities/ethnicities, were more often than not of the same mindset were are  -  we met more people, (some of whom we remain in contact with), that we 'clicked' with than on any other line.

     

    Happy sailing!

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  2. 14 hours ago, jlajr said:

    Assuming the ship docks at the cruise ship terminal at the Port of Haifa, the Haifa-Akko ferry departs from the same gate (5) as the terminal. For more information, including the schedule, see http://www.malkatakko.co.il/קו-השייט-עכו-חיפה. It's in Hebrew, but if you are using Chrome, you should be able to use Google Translate. The Akko train station is about a 20-minute walk or a short bus / taxi ride away away from the Old City walls: https://goo.gl/maps/mkE3kaXPtzxYYujL7.

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    Thank you very much, greatly appreciated.

  3. Funnily enough I read a medical piece that said people with blood group O are far more likely to suffer the norovirus than other blood types.

     

    Is that primarily statistical, since 'O' neg/pos make up ~ 44% of people, while the other types are less common?

  4. Further to previous observations.....five years ago we were delayed for 6+ hours at Heathrow Airport, (we were among the lucky ones, some were forced to overnight), on our way to Prague from Toronto.

     

    Turns out, despite the implausible 'explanations' offered, the delay was due to, (thankfully unsubstantiated), terror concerns; we arrived in Prague late, but the city hadn't sailed without us.

     

    Ships? Not so much.

  5. Looks like you had good time in the Northern Territory, and I would say nothing seems to have changed since your visitclear.png?emoji-winktongue-1704. We we're looking into visiting the Ukraine next year too but unfortunately we just couldn't fit into our itinerary. Hope you do get there and have an awesome tripclear.png?emoji-grin-1677 though I have my doubts even with translation in hand you will find your hummusclear.png?emoji-embarrass-1727, but I hear Ukrainians make some mean dumplings and cabbage rolls, hopefully that will satisfyclear.png?emoji-wink-1685.

     

    I worked on the Ord River Project in Kununurra, WA, in 1962....drove to Cairns, thence (indirectly) to Adelaide....so I had a little exposure previously. ;)

    Ukraine: We're booked on the Serenade of the Seas from Ft. Lauderdale - Copenhagen next April......will do as much land travel as possible post cruise - hope to spend some time in Lviv at least.

    We're not 'foodies', so we eat whatever we can grab. :D

     

    . Every form of tourism has some negative impact and as tourists knowing how we are impacting a destination both positive and negative is the best way to make informed decisions about our trips. .

     

    Our hope is that people (in whatever country) might sometime say "Oh, we met a couple from there and they were great!"

     

    If we can accomplish that we'd be happy.

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