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pyffii

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  1. We were on Sojourn in July for 30 days ( and the same last year )and found the ship in superb condition and is now our preference...Having said that the itinerary dates for 2025 didn't suit so we are back on Ovation for the first time since 2019....You won't be disappointed
  2. Just booked a 2026 cruise and was surprised that the members only exclusive fares are 25% higher than this years cruise on a per person daily rate....Rang Seabourn who gave me a robotic reply that these are members fares only !!!....I'm really peeved with the false advertising and the steep price increases...thoughts ???
  3. An absolute disgrace and an insult to the term 'fine wines"
  4. Please note everyone that the Sommelier only SERVES the wine ....they have no input on purchasing which is exclusively a head office requirement....As I have said previously I could select at least 2 dozen Australian reds that RETAIL below $20AUD that would knock the socks off anything that Seabourn has currently available on any of their fleet....Very happy to be part of a advisory purchasing group having spent 20+ years as a retailer selling fine wines
  5. I really do hope that SB are reading and understanding the dire need to move the complimentary wine offerings to a much higher level.....here's hoping that our April cruise on Ovation will show an improvement 🙏
  6. Believe it will be October
  7. I took up this very issue last month on Sojourn....They had limited Penfold Koonanga Hill ( Yes I'm a bit of a wine connoisseur ) which was just Ok and Nine Hats Cabernet....but the rest of the complementary wines were under $10AUD so I took this up with the Head Sommelier and Harry, the Hotel Director who were both understanding but said all wines were allocated by head office....my response was that I could list dozens of Australian wines under $20AUD that would knock the socks off anything that Seabourn could or would provide....Any in many cases we're paying circa $1500AUD a day per suite....Lift your game Seabourn
  8. Having not sailed before on celebrity do we need to go to guest services to request early luggage tag numbers ?
  9. Question is not about excursions but about disembarkation time at the end of a cruise in Hong Kong….does anyone know what the pecking order for disembarkation is as I want to disembark at 9.00am and then collect our luggage immediately and then head for the airport….we are staying on deck 9 in a prime verandah suite….thanks in advance
  10. Just had our may 4th cruise on Encore from Athens cancelled today !!!
  11. We're arriving on the Thursday ( from Australia ) and taking "Blackberry cars" to transfer us directly to Maison Dieu guest House in Dover cost being 194BP....we're on the July 13th Sailing.
  12. What time was the ship cleared in HongKong for disembarkation and were you able to disembark ?….we are looking at wanting to disembark at 8.00am to catch an 11.30am flight to Singapore….is that feasible?
  13. I'd imagine that the conflict in the middle east would be well and truly over by early 2024 at the latest and even then it would be over 12 months until the scheduled sailing so puzzled why the decision to cut so early....whilst I fully understand the dangers it still seems premature ....but I'm not too put out by the change as Cyprus is a nice alternative.....And yes should we wish to go to Israel we can just fly there when it suits and not rely on the cruise.
  14. Whilst I completely understand cancelling Israel,Jordan and Egypt for the immediate future I cannot understand why our cruise in May 2025 from Haifa has been rescheduled as of today.....leaving from Athens and stopping in Cyprus instead of leaving Haifa with a stop in Ashdod....Can anyone enlighten as to why ????
  15. thanks for all the updates and it seems the constant theme is repetition and variable quality in the MDR...We quite like the buffet so fingers crossed we can all get some variation at the Oceanview Cafe....the grandkids should be ok with the Mast Grill although some reviews suggest otherwise...Pity that the food standards have dropped to where mediocre is now acceptable....And as we're paying for 11 guests not an option to go specialty dining I'm afraid
  16. I understand the buffet concept and I guess what I was trying to ascertain was the variety and quality of the buffet….and I realise that there maybe more changes over the coming 12 months that may indeed reverse the current spiral to the bottom….fingers crossed for a positive improvement
  17. Thanks for the reply….found some menus via the app and choices are somewhat limited but we could all get by I think….next thing is whether the choices as described are up to standard but that’s something that we can handle once onboard…many thanks again
  18. We are not sailing until December 2024 and with the current views on the “free dining options “ being invariably poor trying to decide if we should cancel….problem is we are a party of 6 adults and 5 children and so it’s an expensive cruise notwithstanding the headline booking price
  19. Hoping someone can help with the current menus for both the MDR and OVC...thanks in advance
  20. Hi i I understand that at dinner on board Solstice only 20% of the buffet stations are open….can anyone confirm what the dinner options are like in the Oceanview Cafe ? …Thanks in advance
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