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15 minutes ago, JoJo1008 said:

 

I don't know how you booked but my TA said we haven't received a letter yet from Royal because we booked under a group rate. He sent me a letter from Royal that says we have until Oct. 16th to cancel so I at least feel a little better.

We were booked on the Sep 13 2021 Jewel sailing....10 nt Iberian Peninsula.
Booked through our travel agent. Having not rec'd any official notification from RCCL or TA I called our TA on Saturday.  Setup a new booking on a new Jewel sailing (Aug 22 - 9 nt Baltic) but RCCL was not yet able to move our money and FCC from the exisiting cancelled sailing.  Kind of a mess.  The new booking is being held without deposit for now in anticipation of RCCL moving all of our money over.  No word on amount of OBC if any.  

38 minutes ago, NancyIL said:

Yes, the Jewel cruises from Barcelona were cancelled. It looks like Jewel will do Canada & New England cruises in the fall after it leaves Scandinavia.  
 

 

 

Rats...but thank you!

2 hours ago, Billy Baltic said:

We had a 10 might Iberian peninsula cruise on JOS cancelled in Sept 21. 
The email talks about listening to feedback and market reach. Anyone know the real reason for the changes?

 

We are (or maybe 'were') booked on a 10 night Iberian cruise on Jewel. Sail date 9/13/21.  

I assume that is now cancelled?  We haven't gotten any notification as yet.

2 hours ago, Norwich Cruiser said:

The first cruise for Jewel from Barcelona on the U.K. web site is showing as September 13th until then departures are showing from Copenhagen.

Hmmmm.....we are booked on that 13 Sep 2021 10 night Jewel of the Seas Iberian Peninsula cruise. 

Maybe there is still hope?!

Sure you used the website correctly?

 

Just checked again for the 9 am, right thro' to giving my details - no problem.

 

JB :)

I'm running on precious little sleep so I clearly managed to screw it up somehow. Plus this new phone. And beer.

Appreciate your checking it out

Thanks to all for your replies...

Let's see...

Yes, just South West Rail near as I can tell...

National Express seems to be sold out. Gone, daddy, gone.

Silver Fleet is also fully booked.

Was able to booked a shared van via International Friends by way of London Toolkit... thanks smithop. They now have only one opening. One catch... they won't pick up at our hotel in Southwark due to road closures related to a cycling event on Saturday. We'll need to schlep our bags to the Marriott Grosvenor Square for pickup.

Now for that large beer....

Just arrived in London to find that our planned rail service to Southampton this coming Saturday is probably a no go due to a rail strike. So.... any one have any suggestions? Please! Stressing out here....we are in Southwark. Much appreciated.....carl

From the Chase FAQ re: their chip and signature Visa and MasterCard. Several 'ifs' , 'shoulds' and 'mays' ....I guess it's a crap shoot

What if I encounter an unattended kiosk while traveling abroad?

 

Internationally, chip has already been adopted as the industry standard. You’ll be able to use your chip card anywhere that Visa and MasterCard are accepted. Note: As of July 2015, unattended kiosks that accept Visa/MasterCard should now accept payment with or without PIN according to their new guidelines. If a merchant/kiosk asks you for a PIN, first verify that Visa/MasterCard are accepted. If so, you may be able to select one of the following to bypass the PIN prompt: “Cancel,” “Enter” or “Continue.” If the card reader still will not accept your card without a PIN code, there may be staff in the area to assist you. Otherwise, local currency may be needed in this situation.

Ever going against the flow my wife once got busted for taking a knife from the ship. Security at Schipol found a full set of room service silverware in her suitcase. She was a bit sheepish after swearing up and down that she wasn't packing a foreign object....lol

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Pull up Southampton on Google Maps.

Zoom into the general area of Southampton you'll be visiting.

Type 'ATM' into the 'Search Google Maps' bar on the upper left and hit <enter>.

ATMs within the area will be highlighted on the map. Click each for details.

There are a bunch......

How about “Hair” back then!!

I didn't see 'Hair' until it's most recent revival on Broadway. They left in all of the good...um....parts.;p

I'm old enough to have seen 'Grease' on Broadway in the late '70s during it's run at the Royale Theater.

Now THAT was raunchy......:cool:

Looks like the 'trees' are being place on the golf course today...

It may get interesting on some European sailings as that's the area one might see some topless sunbathing.:cool:

Emphasis on the 'some'. We're doing Norway on Independence in late July. Let's say I'm not hopeful.

Strike that. Let's say I'm hopeful but not confident!

As they've completed addition of the deck above what used to be the open air jogging track the feed has now become very boring. Compressed gas cylinders and guys eating lunch. It was kind of interesting for a time before that....

^ does Indy have a live cam? I thought only Oasis class did? Maybe that's for the refurb only?

It seems so....link here:

https://www.royalcaribbean.co.uk/our-ships/independence-of-the-seas/live-camera/#royal-caribbean-independence-of-the-seas

If you access the ship's live webcam you can watch as they squeeze those staterooms onto deck 12 forward. At least I think that's what I'm looking at! You can also view time lapse for each day. The jogging track was torn up in no time flat.....

https://www.royalcaribbean.co.uk/our-ships/independence-of-the-seas/live-camera/#royal-caribbean-independence-of-the-seas

Steppenwolf! Love it! :D

haha....today i have good news und I have bad news....

Was wondering if anyone would recognize it!

Doorschlamming makes an earschplittenloudenboomer....we hates that.

We cruised Solstice to Alaska in 2014. We were in 6197. Quiet, low, mid-ship location. Loved it...

Cabin review and pics here:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=43607814#post43607814

I wonder if it's just not a popular itinerary.

There are 12 night Baltic cruises on Silhouette out of Amsterdam immediately before and immediately after the British Open Cruise. Pricing for the earlier cruise (7/1) currently starts at $167/night while the later cruise (7/25) is starting at $221/night. By comparison the British Open cruise (7/13) starts at about $100/night.

It's odd.....

And nary a mention of pickle juice....premium or otherwise!

re: the US State Department Travel Warnings:

http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/alertswarnings.html

We issue a Travel Warning when we want you to consider very carefully whether you should go to a country at all. Examples of reasons for issuing a Travel Warning might include unstable government, civil war, ongoing intense crime or violence, or frequent terrorist attacks. We want you to know the risks of traveling to these places and to strongly consider not going to them at all. Travel Warnings remain in place until the situation changes; some have been in effect for years.

The US State Department has had an active travel warning posted for Israel, the West Bank and Gaza since February 2015:

http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/alertswarnings/israel-travel-warning.html

The security environment remains complex in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza, and U.S. citizens need to be aware of the continuing risks of travel to these areas, particularly to areas described in this Travel Warning where there are heightened tensions and security risks. The security situation can change day to day, depending on the political situation, recent events, and geographic area.

All bold is mine...

Ship - Oasis of the Seas

Deck - 6

Stateroom # - 6624

Stateroom Category – D8

Starboard or Port Side - Starboard

Quiet Stateroom? (With comments on problems) – Very quiet, no inside cabins across hall

Was stateroom a connecting stateroom? - No

Balcony View - Give comments on view, noting if location of any obstructions was an issue. – Excellent view, partial life boat obstruction when looking directly down

Balcony Size? Normal or oversized for class? - normal

Was wind a problem? - no

If an aft cabin, was soot a problem? - n/a

Any specific problems with this cabin? -None

Any other comments? - Excellent location, convenient to Boardwalk and fitness center/spa (same floor), Royal Promenade (one flight down), Central Park (2 flights up), dining rooms (1-3 flights down)

I would stay in the room again in a heartbeat...:)

Jan 1994.

It seems like a looooong time ago BUT the Ecstasy is still in service so I guess I ain't as old as I think.

Here is page one of the embarkation day planner. It looks kinda dated I admit.