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We are still waiting for our TA to find out other possibilities for Uniworld tours during the period this ship was to sail.

We did proactively call Uniworld's offices on the night we heard of the cancellation. It rang through to Australian office where they couldn't do anything for us other than look at other possibilities and availability. We would have to wait until the LA office opened in the morning to do any changes. By that time we would be at work. And as we are both still working changing to the September 16 sailing is not an option.

European Jewels was a possibility but it had only staterooms 4/5 left and we booked stateroom 1 and also had already done this tour in 2014. We did our flights on our own because we had a family memorial (we need to be at this) prior to going in London, UK and made time for a 5 night stay in Switzerland after.

We also looked at Viking cruises during the time period, but am inclined to stay with Uniworld because you usually end up paying though the nose for a last minute booking. And also I'm not sure how long it would take for Uniworld to return the monies we paid so I can use to pay for another companies tour.

So, hopefully our TA today can confirm other options today. Apparently there is a Uniworld person specifically entailed (according to TA) to deal with the displaced passengers. Also, waiting for the official letter from Uniworld (via the TA) on the cancellation.

We were on the same cruise, just starting to look for alternatives.