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Thanks @Grandma Cruising.

We are also on the b2b from Lisbon to Venice. As we have been to Rome before, we won’t be going into Rome, but haven’t decide what we will do instead.

@Bongomaukathat is the best way to look at things when visiting countries that are very poor. People do what they have to in order to survive.

@Twigs, love the idea of bringing helpful items for the village school. We did that when we were in Zambia and Tanzania.

Great information. Thanks. Would love to hear the story of running aground @janecambridge. I am taking the O’Life with shore excursions, but maybe I need to reconsider it.

I just booked our first cruise on Oceania, March 2024, Buenos Aires to Miami and would like input from people who have done a similar cruise, especially the Amazon portion. Wondering what shore excursions are like for the ports on the river and if I should consider using Oceania’s excursions only. We know it will be hot, humid, rainy and have mosquitoes, but we been to Africa on safari in the rainy season and don’t think the weather will bother us. We hope that the flora and fauna will make up for the weather and bugs.

I took the plunge and booked our first Oceania cruise on Marina, March 2024. Looking forward to trying Oceania after Celebrity and Holland America.