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I can get it. I do know the specific cruise, so I know flowers aren't available. Mainly wondering if it's worth it.

I found on the Celebrity website where it lists various package options, but I can't seem to get to an order screen of any sort. Do I have to call? Also, not sure what to buy as good gift. Was thinking of shore excursions or specialty dining. 

                Our friends did not use a travel agent, but booked it themselves directly with Celebrity.

Thanks everyone- Neither myself nor my partner have ever cruised before, and there's some confusing language in the guarantee stuff that seems to indicate we could actually be booked into the top tier of the next lower tier of rooms, so a verandah, and we'd ideally like to be in same class as out friends.

            Hi- potential first time cruiser here. Some friends would like us to join them on a 3 day cruise from LA on Navigator. I've gotten a quote of 346 pp for a WS guarantee, but Jr Site prices and Owner suite prices are listed as more expensive. Am I likely to do better by booking an OS or JS than the WS rooms? Thanks in advance.

Thanks Jeff- We have several friends who enthusiastically recommend Iceland, also there's no real monetary downside to breaking the trip in Iceland on this particular fare, so why not, is my thinking. The UK thing is yes, to see some things, but mainly to visit various UK friends we don't often see. When we originally planned this trip, we didn't realize that we'd be definitely going to Dublin in 2019 so just looking at some other options. The truth is I loathe Heathrow, and we would not be spending time in London this particular trip, so I'm just thinking it makes more sense to skip the UK this year.

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone.

Sorry to interrupt the conversation- lovely looking crust, I must say, Jeff and Myster.

People were so kind in my other thread, I thought I'd ask for opinions on a non-cruise related travel dilemma. I've read through a few other travel boards and can't make up my mind, so thought I'd see what the well-travelled people here would say. Going to an event in Finland. Original plan was to fly into and out of Helsinki, after event, go to England via ferry/train for touring in the UK for a couple of weeks after.

Now thinking of perhaps flying into Berlin and taking a roundabout ferry trip to in both directions from there, or flying via Reykjavik, and touring in Iceland instead. We will be doing Ireland in 2019, so it seems to make more sense to do the Uk thing then, and Icelandic Air has very good prices right about now. Anyone have a preference?

There's also Uncruise, which does this. https://www.uncruise.com/destinations/hawaiian-islands-cruises

There is that! We o have a European trip planned for the summer that will require three, so I feel your pain.

Thanks, Drron. I hope you enjoy the cruise. Thanks for the review links- they were helpful. I am still debating, but my partner is balking at driving to Mazatlan, which is a bore, but we'll see.

Thanks for the warm welcome! I look forward to hearing about your India cruise in 2017.

Thanks so much- your reviews have been incredibly helpful. The Svalbard trip in particular sounds amazing. I am so sorry about your cameras-I realize this was quite some time ago, but it must have been incredibly frustrating.

The ship sounds lovely. Thanks again.

Hello everyone! I am planning my first cruise, and am considering an Expedition cruise, but I have a question about shore excursions on these cruises. Do all of them concentrate on wildlife/ natural history type things, or are there alternatives? My partner is not into that kind of thing at all, and I won't book anything that will bore him. Silversea seems to offer exactly the kind of experience we are looking for on a cruise, but I am concerned about this particular thing.

I am restricted to only a few NA ports, so I think I am stuck with the expedition cruises. It's a new for 2018 itinerary- Mazatlan to San Diego, so am just looking for general info about the shore excursions on the expeditions ships. We were planning originally on a similar Azamara voyage, but are willing to wait to have the Silversea experience, if we will both enjoy it.