Marley-Bop

Are the upsell emails only being sent to people who booked direct with RCCL?

Angie

We are booked on this and haven't heard anything, hope its not cancelled and its just the itinerary being tweaked!

That's brilliant thank you both and we are boarding at Southampton Tring so all should be well.

Angie

As someone who has also recently had a knee replacement I can sympathise with your problem. Obviously your mother has additional health problems which I do not which must make it difficult for you. I have been having physio twice a week after an intensive programme of physio when I left hospital. If there is any way you can encourage your mother to do what the physio advises it will make the recovery quicker. I am sure Fred Olsen will allow your mother to board in her wheelchair and as you say much of the scenery will be visible from the ship without her even going ashore. When we went to the Fjords a few years ago we were up early, wrapped up warm with hot drink, watching the amazing scenery pass by. It is truly beautiful and I'm sure your mother will enjoy herself. Good Luck.

Thank you so much, if we can get over the hurdles of actually getting her onboard, im sure she will be ok and love every minute of it.

Angie

Thank you all for your replies and the link, really helpful and so long as we can get some assistance boarding and she takes it slow and easy we'll be fine.

Angie

Thanks for replying Tring

Her doctor has said that she is fit enough for travel and hopes that the upcoming cruise will give her the incentive to work hard on her physio in the next two weeks. We have also advised her insurance company of all of her known medical conditions and are paying a high premium but its worth it for peace of mind.

She does also have early stages of vascular dementia and needs motivation for everyday things that's why going on this bucket list cruise is important not only for her but for me and my sister as well.

I hope that we can use the wheelchair or get assistance for boarding and thankfully the cruise is not port intensive so slowly with a walking frame we can get her up on an open deck, wrap her up warm and she can take in the beautiful sights of Norway.

Angie

Hi

Me and my sister booked Braemar, Norwegian Fjords, 10th April as a bucket list cruise for our elderly Mum. Due to delays/lack of hospital beds, she has only recently had a total knee replacement (should have been done in November) and is really struggling with walking so we asked about bringing a lightweight wheelchair on-board. We didn't realise that there was only a certain amount of wheelchairs/scooters allowed on each cruise and unfortunately these spaces were already full so she will have to reply on a walking frame which I honestly cant see that working out very well. They have allowed us to take the portable wheelchair on-board which will be kept in a storage area for use onshore only.

Can anyone advise if we will be able to use the portable wheelchair to get her on-board and then do they take it away from us and if there are any tips that might help with travelling with an elderly/disabled family member?

Many thanks

Angie

Congratulations on your upgrade! - Hope you have a fab time :)

Ive got my fingers crossed that the fairy sprinkles some of her magic dust over our Anthem TA on 27th October :D

Donna

On an unmentionable Anthem page, someone has said the Joff announced during Captains question time that he is going back to Indy in 2016. His Twitter page says TBC?

Is it too much to hope that Joff Eaton will return to the Indy when she comes back to the UK in May 2016?

Hi

Can anyone recommend a pre-cruise villa rental in Fort Lauderdale please. We need 3 bedrooms and would love to Be able to go To Sawgrass Mill and do the air boat/Everglades.

Thanks Euro Cruiser

That makes much more sense so we'll definitely follow your advice there.

Angie :)

Thank you so much Cinnamon, I have emailed them to ask if its possible.

Angie

Hi Cinnamon

Many thanks for the update, thats great news :D

Does anyone know if the boats run all day please? We are in port 12.00pm till 10.00pm and would love to visit Oia using the boat.

Angie

Hi

Does anyone know if there is somewhere to store your luggage at Marco Polo Airport? - We will be disembarking Constellation mid morning and have evening flights. Our plan is to use the people mover then jump on the bus to get to the airport.

Also, if we can store the luggage there, is there much near the airport to do?

Sorry never been to Venice and don't fancy sitting at the airport all day so any help/suggestions would be very much appreciated.

Angie

Oh well, I'm really looking forward to my first Celebrity cruise anyway. Thank you all so much for taking the time to reply.

Angie

Thank you all for your replies, let's hope No-one booked this cruise expecting what was advertised! :mad:

Angie

On the link I posted, click on ship and scroll down for what's included??

Not sure if I'm doing this right but I"ll try and post the link where it says what's included. It's says lawn club, croquet and lawn games at the bottom

Of the page?

https://www.celebritycruises.co.uk/itinerary/cs08m033/20150711/2/0/cruiseonly

Hi

We are looking forward to our first Celebrity cruise on Constellation 11th July. Can anyone tell me if there is a lawn on this ship? According to Celebrity website there is but I'm not sure if this is accurate and despite googling and looking at various deck plans, I'm none the wiser.

Many thanks In advance.

Angie

Best news I've heard all day if this is correct,if it ain't broke...don't fix it

Thank you all so much for your replies.

I think we'll use the AVTO from VCE to Mestre and the train to visit Venice as we will be so close to the station.

A taxi to the port then seems the best option to board our cruise.

Angie :)

Hi

We've finally booked a long awaited cruise from Venice as its a place we've always wanted to visit. We are a group of four adults and booked on a cruise but are flying out two days early and hope to see and do as much as possible in this time.

Can anyone please help with the following questions:

What is the cheapest way to get from Marco Polo Airport to Venice Mestre with our luggage? We have booked Aaron Hotel.

Is it best to use a bus or train into central Venice for sightseeing, I believe we are close to the train station and a local bus stop?

When we need to leave to get to the cruise port, what is the best way to get there?

We would appreciate any help or suggestions as none of us have ever been to Venice before.

Many thanks

Angie

We were also on the cruise. Maybe the sail away was not impressive in F.L., but we were wowed in Malaga by the huge crowd of people who came out to watch the ship sail away.

Hi Mustgo

Malaga was brilliant wasn't it, so many people came out to see the Oasis :)

Angie

Thanks Marley-Bop for your review - it was refreshing to hear constructive comments.

 

We are on the Allure's maiden TA voyage to Europe next April and it has the same itinerary. I was interested to read of the weather conditions in particular and understand some of your other comments re size of the ship etc.. This is the first time we have been on a ship this size, only because it matched perfectly with the dates for us, is the reason why we are going on it..

 

Cheers

Chris

Hi Chris

Im sure you will have an amazing time, we thought we would never be able to find our way around but once you settle in, its not too bad to navigate.

The best thing was I was expecting everywhere to be crowded and queuing but other than sailaway and the usual day 1 lunch in the Windjammer, the ship never seemed overcrowded and we always found sunbeds no matter what time of day it was.

Have a great cruise - Angie