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Wifey wants to eat in the MDR on Christmas night and New Year’s Eve which are both formal nights so I will have to don a suit and tie,🫣 Not best pleased but worth it for peace and quiet during the following year.😂😂 Plus she goes along with “Smart casual” for me on all of our other trips. Happy wife=easy life.😉

Hope you enjoy your trip Jim.😉

Hi PC. interesting video on YouTube regarding the whole Saga experience. worth a watch.

Ma in law ( she’s 88) and my wife went with them last April mainly because of the door to door service, impressed is an understatement, they absolutely loved it. Ma in law said it was like the old day’s experience but better. We will see.😉 Sorry to Sunshinewelly for hijacking your topic.🫣

All good here also. Am off to France this week to visit my daughter, (working holiday ) Thats it until Xmas then giving saga a go. Have you thought about giving Southampton or Portsmouth departures a try?

Thats worth knowing.👍

Hi PC. Hope you’re both keeping well. Anything booked for the future.?

Have you contacted your existing insurance provider to get a price for an upgrade.? I find that the comparison websites like compare the meerkat etc give you the best options/ choices. Insurance prices across the board have increased quite a bit this year so shopping around is essential. most travel insurance companies offer cruise cover as a chargeable extra.🤷🏻‍♂️ Good luck.

Hi. Your picture is a indoor pool so it must be in the spa,🤷‍♂️ Unfortunately I haven’t been in so can’t confirm either way. The mystery deepens.😳😂

Hi. Recently returned home from Ex2 and I can’t say that an infinity pool was even mentioned whilst we were onboard. But when you put the cabin tv on channel 3 there is a deck camera pointing toward the front of the ship which shows a pool, I assumed that this belongs to the spa but I never saw it being used.You can just about make it out on this photo.

Apologies for not responding sooner, had problems charging my phone so gave up pretty much after the first few days, it was quite refreshing to lock it in the safe. It was a great trip, we really enjoyed it. Back home now start looking for the next one.😉 Keep well.

Just arrived home from Dubrovnik. for the return journey we put our luggage outside our room late yesterday evening (Wednesday) and we picked it up at the baggage carousel at Birmingham airport. so bonded one way is how they are going this year. 😉

Hi Dronnygirl. Exactly this.⬆️ Keep well.

I think it depends on where your cruise itinerary start port is. Others on here will correct me if I am wrong but I think that Barbados and Jamaica are bonded luggage. We are currently on Explorer 2 and on previous trips from Dubrovnik port the luggage was bonded but this trip we had to collect our suitcases from the carousel at Dubrovnik airport and take them to a van parked near to the transfer coaches which then took them to the ship. Hope you enjoy your cruise 😉

I think one of the pools is supposed to be for adults only.?

When the dinner buffet finishes I think that the late night buffet starts so you should be ok to get something. can’t remember if the main dining room finishes at 9:00 or 9:30. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I would think that you should expect the fastest means possible to get ashore if you were unfortunate to suffer a life threatening incident or illness. Hanging around for a rowing boat doesent sound like a good idea.

Alls well here thanks Jim. Saga…SS olden is the ship I believe. Me in my bday suit would save them booking a comedian, definitely get more laughs.

Hi Jim. Hope you’re well. We have a trip booked with another line for Christmas and new year and the dress code dictates formal wear on three nights😳 My own fault for suggesting we try another company.🤷🏻‍♂️I now have to buy a suit.😤

The beauty of Marella is that the strict dress code has pretty much gone, You are allowed to wear whatever you feel comfortable with. This gives the Tux/ sparkly dress crowd a chance to glam up but also doesn’t make the rest of the passengers eat in the buffet on these nights. Win win for everyone.😉

We did cruise and stay at Tenerife a few years ago and the procedure was leave suitcases outside the cabin on the night before disembarking the ship, the following morning we had breakfast and the transfer mini bus was waiting on the dockside so collect luggage and board the bus to your hotel. The bus left the dock at around 10:30 in the morning.

All good here thanks.👍 We have a trip in three weeks time on Ex 2 looking forward to it.😉 This retirement thing has a lot going for it.😂😂

More holidays😳 Keep well😉

It’s working fine for me. If the website isn’t functioning properly try downloading the TUI/ Marella app. You can also try deleting cookies and browsing history, if all fails it’s a trip to the TUI shop. P.S. unsure if you could book it on the phone.🤷🏻‍♂️ Good luck.