It's not so much the language. Much if not most of the time I can't even understand what they are saying. I don't care if they swear up a storm. I just can't stand the musical beat to Rap and Hip Hop.
I am trying to avoid cash if possible. I assume Uber and WelcomePickups you can prepay and I assume the taxis require cash. Is that a correct assumption?
We are cruising in May starting in Athens. We arrive at night and will stay in a hotel near the Plaka. We will enjoy a day walking around and then head to the ship the following morning. I know Uber is different in Athens in that it basically dispatches Taxis.
So my question for those with experience is Uber the way to go for the airport to hotel, and hotel to ship? Are prearranged car services better?
I have done some searching and seen various opinions but thought I would ask for fresh answers.
On our Regatta cruise in January we felt that Toscana was better. The prime rib in Polo was too big and tough. To be fair we did not hit either of them very much and probably should have to compare some of the other entrees.
I personally know one of the people killed on the overturn incident but other than condolences I have gone no where near asking questions about the incident. I can only say given my wife has some mobility issues we are going nowhere near Antarctica.
My definition of luxury is much more simple. Individual attention. They all know you and accommodate your needs quickly almost without asking.
Dressing up and the various inclusions very so much with each of the supposed lines I just don't look at it that way anymore.
And thats a good thing because you get to keep the CC points generated where as if it went back to the card you lose them. Say a 14 night cruise at $17/day = $476. 3% = $14.28 and higher depending on longer itineraries. Do cancelled excursions come back in the check as well?
Two of my last meal favorites. Sorry for your loss!
One of my adventure experiments was something called Shirako (fish sperm) as compared to Ikura (salmon eggs)
Yes I did that but I personally prefer biting into bigger pieces. I felt like I had to take a good 15 pieces to get anywhere near the quantity I enjoy i a good sashimi meal. Overall the Sushi bar was disappointing.
We sailed on R class in a PH cabin. It was great. The ability to regularly see people was also great.
What I did not like was there was only one laundry room on deck 7.
There are no bathrooms by the horizon lounge. You have to outside to the front of the ship which can be difficult in bad weather or down a floor. The main lounge has only single person bathrooms.
The Terrace Grill is small and had limited selection IMHO compared to O class and other cruise lines.
I was on the Bali to Sydney sailing in May on Regatta and found the rice to be dry with no flavor. I was also disappointed in how thin the salmon and tuna cuts were. Definitely a low point.
My wife and I completely burned through our 5GB on our last cruise. I was negotiating and signing a solar panel expansion contract, Checking security cameras during heavy rainfall in our area, calling for Ubers, general map tools.
I am a fan of T-Mobile because of all the third party discounts which for me effectively make it cheaper.
I chose to upgrade to Magenta Max 55+ with my wife because of:
International text and Data + 5GB of high speed data abroad
Included Netflix
Included Apple TV+
Free year of AAA
Free year of Paramount Plus
and other stuff
Now others may not stream and so that may not be of value but it is to us.