doctorgary

We only went to 2 of the Production shows early on in the cruise. As the cruise went on, I think more people went, hence the fight for seats. We didnt have a problem getting a drink, waiters were there to take your order, although we did not go every night

 

Dancing lessons were on deck 5 in the Atrium. Very popular. I did line dancing a few times and it was fun.

 

No Crooners (this area is now the La Mer French restaurant. Maybe this is one place they can change to Crooners.

 

Yes probably the same Hutch, he said he had been sailing since the 80's. I liked the fact that if you missed his talk, you could watch it on the TV and fast forward or pause if necessary

 

Cheers

 

Tanya

Hi Tanya,

Great review! Is it true that you cannot walk all the way around the Promenade Deck?

We had friends on the same cruise as you and they certainly enjoyed the trip. They had the same positive and negative comments as you.

Well done!

Cheers

Gary

BTW It was the same Hutch

Are you sure about this? I can find mention where it was eliminated for US citizens, but not for Australians. Could you please point me to where I can confirm this? :)

https://visalink.com.au/visa-quick-check

If that info is correct..... ?

Other sites are saying the Reciprocity Fee for Australians is still there!

I was thinking the same as you joeyancho!! Some of my best friends got killed in Vietnam. I wouldn't go there if it dependent on my life now. They want us to go there and spend our money there now. No one from the United States should go there!!!!!!!!!! :mad: :mad:

Tony

We have been there a few times and they (the majority) do not like Americans. Funny how they see things differently to the rest of us. Looking at their schooling and war museums it's easy to see that they see the war differently to other parts of the world. The children are only 'taught' what the government wants them to see.

PS. My apologies to anyone I may be offending with my observations.

Aloha,

We are doing a Princess Cruise from Singapore going for two stops in the 'Nam. My CP says exactly the same thing, so I went to the VN Gov't E-Visa web site and looked up the fees, $24 for a 1 month Tourist Visa multiple entry. Some of the business ones run in the hundreds of dollars. The only problem I see with this is you get a letter saying you have paid but still have a queue (sp) to stand in after disembarking the ship to get your Visa stamp. We'll pay the price for the on board service and no lines in a steamy hot place. I just don't trust bureaucrats to show up on time or work fast.:( The ship collects the passports and takes care of it, less for us to worry about or have to do. I am on Holiday!;p For expensive Visas try China, from Hawaii we have to send our Passports to L.A. to a company that takes them to the Consulate and then sends them back to us for many hundreds dollars even for a 1 stop/1day visit and you had to have one even if you did not leave the ship!:o(in case of med. evacuation.)

Hope this helps?

Holomoku

Different rates for different countries.

I've never heard of visa costs varying by method of entry. By expidited processing and by how long it's in effect yes. Weird. :eek:

Hi, Try Chile. If you sail in it costs nothing. If you drive in it costs nothing. If you fly in to the Santiago Airport it costs heaps! From memory about $300 plus for two of us. Go figure!