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gardenbunny

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    Duluth, GA
  • Interests
    Travel, gardening
  • Favorite Cruise Line(s)
    Princess, Cunard, Celebrity, Azamara
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  1. I believe we could be “travel addicted” related. LOL. DH and I travel extensively with about 100+ countries so far. Two incredible world cruises on the beloved Pacific Princess (now belongs to Azamara as the Onward) in 2017 and 2019, one northen and one southern hemisphere. Our last cruise in January 2020 before Covid was Antartica and So America, with a 10-day land trip before cruise for Iguaza Falls (spectacular). I had no idea the travel withdrawal during Covid would be so bad. We were able to do first cruise on a Princess New Year’s Eve cruise bidding 2021 and Covid good riddance and ringing in 2022 on board. And we haven’t stopped since. LOL. We typically take a cruise once per quarter. We are booked on the new Celebriy Ascent in February. Will first on Edge class. First reports say it is beautiful. We also took the tip on the Keen shoes! They were just delivered last week. Found some good clothing sales at Columbia at Tanger Outlet before Thanksgiving. Our final pay is due Jan 13. I will have my TA get in touch with Celebrity to see what fares we can get. Appreciate the flight info you offered. Ken, another similarity we share is researching all information we can find on our trip destinations. I will be reading all these links you shared. I thrive on knowledge.
  2. Thanks for your reply. We also booked with the “air fare” included - we didn’t even know it was until after we made our deposit! Game changer! We are in suburb of Atlanta so Hartsfield-Jackson is our departure city. Were you able to get decent carrier and times with no extra out of pocket? Of course, who knows what air fares will be by the time we can book. We are really treating ourselves for this trip on Flora and Machu Picchu. Reading other posters on their Live report, I am so impressed by Celebrity’s attention and thoroughness on every detail of the trip.
  3. Been waiting for your Live report as we will be on Flora Inner Loop May 10 with Machu Picchu extension. The other Live posts have been soooo good - and now I can see our actual itinerary. I will be mostly the walks and kayaks, DH is the snorkler (been a scuba diver for years). BTW, did you use the Celebrity air program? Safe travels
  4. I can definitely find something to eat…best part, I don’t have to go to grocery store, cook it, and do the dishes 😂
  5. Thanks for the replies. I booked this Galapagos with Machu Picchu on our Alaska cruise August 2022. They did a feature destination presentation one day and we decided to book! They had limited information due to the delay of Flora from Covid. So we visited the Future Cruise office when we did a transatlantic this year in April and they printed out for us the itinerary with some good detail. So I just wanted to be able to compare my itinerary with what you and the other poster that did a Live report. It all looks fantastic, as you said, with either route. Will be reading your posts every day.
  6. May I have a clairfication of Northern - Southern please. We are doing Flora May 10, 2024 and it just says Inner Loop. Is that North South or neither? Thanks much. Love your detailed info and photos! I prefer the hikes and some kayaking. DH likes snorkleling and really appreciated your slides of the info.
  7. Just like the other Live poster, thank you for the much needed Machu Picchu info! Good packing info also - take a few clothes and send out to wash. We are cabin 605 - May 10-26, 2024
  8. Thank you thank you thank you!!! We are splurging and doing the Flora Galapagos with Machu Picchu May 10-26, 2024. So excited. Very experienced travellers having done 2 World Cruises (northern and southern hemispheres), but this might be the most spectacular. I am a before travel researcher, wanting to learn about everything to see, do, what not-to-miss, etc. I have just started looking on the web to find info, and decided to check CruiseCritic. What a treat to find your incredible post!! Your pictures are NatGeo worthy! You have a gift. Has got me even more excited - 176 days to go. And we live in Atlanta so hearing about your flights was a bonus - we booked our trip on-board a Celebrity Alaska cruise August 2022. It was a deal - 20% off and included free RT air from your home city. You have answered so many of my questions. I will get my pad and pen and make numerous notes. Cannot wait to read your final summary. Continued safe travels.
  9. Post Covid cruising is different, no doubt, And yes they all play follow the leader on each change. Boils down to choice and your budget - are the included parts at no extra charge good enough for you to still enjoy cruising? Or do you want more options and are willing to pay for them and include those fees when you plan your overall cost? I travel for the ports so basic works for me - and if something seems really good I truely want to try, then I will pay for it. However, being a non drinker, I am sad to see they no longer have the just soda package and increased the cost for the new soda package with other drinks I don’t want.🙁
  10. We were in Spain during Holy Week - Segovia Palm Sunday, then processions in Seville, Valencia and Granda. Absolutely amazing!
  11. We just returned 4/4 from 15 Day Intensive Japan around entire island (including Busan So. Korea) on Azamara Quest. Round trip Tokyo. Awesome trip and we were lucky with great weather and perfect timing on cherry blossoms. Highly recommend if you like small ship cruising.
  12. I am also furious about this and have posted about it before. Celebrity started the Zero alcohol pkg and once one line does, they all do! Celebrity even totally got rid of the soda only pkg. They are forcing passengers to buy a package deal fare which adds a lot of cost for items you may not want or need because buying the things you want a la carte is also just as pricey, especially on cruises over 10 days, it adds up quickly for 2 people.
  13. I call that back to the future! I have not been on Princess since New Year cruise from 2021 into 2022. Since then have sailed on Oceania, RCI, Celebrity, Holland, Azamara and I had a plastic key card. Worked great and got fantastic crew service who knew my name, face, what I usually ordered, etc! Most lines had apps for Daily events, check accout, etc. I am cruising 21 day Enchanted May 6. I am dreading the Medallion and impersonal “order delivery crew”.
  14. Thank you so much for this post. I had the privilege to participate in the 2017 and 2019 World Cruise Harmony Choir with David. It is so wonderful to see him and the numbers of people who are participating. It is so much fun to work to hard to learn your parts! Oh I miss it…..
  15. For most people wifi is number 1 amenity required. I still don’t understand why they just don’t add wifi to your options when you book your cruise and choose what you need - at the proper cost for level of service (ie, good better best) you are buying. Just like drink packages - not everybody drinks alcohol. We don’t drink, but now it is getting so expensive to just but a soda only plan. Obviously they want you to spend more money for the different fare options that has some things you absolutely will not use to get what you want.
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