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We did a btb rt Sydney that traveled the coast heading north & west to Perth. and 2nd part was down under a few stops and then on to New Zealand, up the east coast & back to Sydney. ( you can see dates & company at the bottom )

Which is better ? There are not " apples to apples " completely different ",, but, did enjoy NZ more, IF you can do both countries, that would be my choice. If time & $ calls the shots, I would do New Zealand.

We were there in March. Flew Copa, Tampa / Panama City / B.A. Great flight, better yet, much better fare than US carriers.

Aerolineas & Lan fly non stop from JFK. Newark has flights that will have a change. Plenty of choices.

Are the Jeeps a stick or automatic drive ? Or are both available ?

In March we did a btb on the Infinity (29 days ) & I can honestly say no complaints about the food in either the MDR or buffett.

The MDR service was uneven, some nights it was very slow, but always enjoyed our dinners.

Just remember, this ain't the Ritz.

We flew Virgin Australia from Sydney to LAX & had a wonderful flight. We booked preminum economy & the seats were great, we are both 6'4". You can connect with via Ottawa or Vancouver or fly to LAX on any carrier

Canada has no sanctions for its residents on travel to Cuba. Is this an educational cruise? If not, it is still not legal for a US citizen.

It is legal. I am sure the cruise comoany has figured out a way to handel this, otherwise it wouldn't be available to the USA market[/b]

Americans cannot fly in. You must have been there before 1963 when the travel ban was instituted.

Not true. Brother & sis-n-law flew into havana from Tampa just this past March. What can and can't be done is changing rapidly[

the Celestyal Crystal departs on two separate 7-day voyages that commence and end in Montego Bay, Jamaica with a port of call in Santiago de Cuba this December. It flies the flag of Greece, but then, Princess flies the flag of Bermuda and Carnival flies the flag of Panama. Just sayin'.....

We are US citizens & we are booked on this ships Cuba cruise for 1/1/16

American citizens can only go to Cuba under certain specified conditions. Visiting on a cruise ship is not one of them.

Not true.

My brother & sis-n-law did an educational land tour of Cuba this past March. They loved it. They could not use any US money, they had to convert the US $ into special toursit money.

We are going thru Cuba Cruise & I think they are based out of Canada because the prices were posted in Cadanain dollars.

Anyone else on this cruise ?

We are looking at the Legend's Iceland cruise for next year. They are starting that route this June, waiting to hear any feedback

Any ideas what Montego Bay would be like on NYE day ? We have a cruise leaving the port on 1/1/16 & thought a couple days in advace would be nice. Beachy things don't matter, we live in Florida a few mile from the beach.

Great question ! And am enjoing the replies

If the SA cruise does not include Antarctica, New Zealand wins by a mile.

Totally agree with the above. Just did SA this March, did not compare at all to NZ

Have I got a tip for you. Try Amber Tours India. We did two weeks with tem all over India and they did a GREAT job. Basically tell them what you want to do and they'll do a custom tour for you. Their prices were extremely reasonable, comparable to what we were quoted for one of the big bus packages. It'll be private. Their drivers and guides will go out of their way to accommodate you. Ours would saw we were interested in photographing people and would pull over every time he saw a colorful character.

 

Google them and email them with what you want to do. I think we dealt with Shanti.

Hi, looking to do what you guys did, but the quotes are crazy. If you don't mind, i would like to ask you more questions about this trip.

ron and stan at (g) male . com

Chennai,

enjoy your cruise & please, do report back.

ron

Same here, looking for summer 2016. My TA had no knowledge of it, but her boss did.

I was able to download they 2015 brochure as a pdf. have a strong feeling that this will be a fast sell thru.

Pee

Welcome aboard !Stan & I are on this cruise, boarding in Buenos Aires. Like the other poster said, come over to our Roll Callif you like.

We leave for BA in 2 weeks & have been reading about this topic.

Some places will charge you a fee to use your credit card & then some places won't take a credit card.

Lots of people want to be paid in our currrency, clean & newer, because of the exchange rate. Ask if there is a discount for paying in US $.

Do a bit of excretes other than hand to mouth. Seriously, just watch what you eat, say no to booze & desertts and you should be fine.

Some of the so called " sugar free desertts are really, no sugar added, so if in doubt, just say no to yourself

Hi, welcome aboard. Are staying on for the cruise to Ft. Lauderdale ?

We cruised to Sydneyin 2013, had a great time in your city.

funny. Live near Bobby Jones golf course & in Chicago, we lived on the north side & had a storte in Andersonville.

welcome aboard. We use to live in Chicago moved in 2004, do not miss the cold or snow at all.Are you in the city or burbs ?

Is there a way to edit & add a discription to pics when I am off line. I have a Mac Book Air ?

we are booked onthis cruise for a 3/1 departure & this port is the only one where nothing is planned. Is there anything to do / see within a short walking distance of were we are tendered ?