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    San Diego area
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  • Favorite Cruise Line(s)
    Oceania, Regent
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    Venice

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  1. We were there as a 2-day port call a year ago. Booked a private tour thru Viator for some sightseeing. Then took taxis the 2nd day to the Louvre and Etihad Towers. Taxis are real cheap in Abu Dhabi, and very safe! In fact, all of UAE is very safe - almost no crime (as they're really strict!).
  2. We're booked on a West Africa cruise departing in 2 weeks on Regent. They just cancelled our port call in Casablanca; replaced it with Lanzarote. Pity, as we had lunch reservations at Rick's Cafe -- were really looking forward to the experience.
  3. We were on the Evrima in January for a Central America cruise. We enjoyed the ship, and all agreed it is not a cruise ship -- it is a yacht and is different. But not in a bad way -- just different. We enjoyed the dining, the service, the nightly entertainment. We had a stateroom on deck 8 somewhat forward, unfortunately under the gym. Poor between-decks sound insulation and the heavy footfalls on the treadmills came right thru into our room -- really annoying at 6-7 am and 10 pm! I really complained about that. Do not book a stateroom in this area! Yes, it is pricey, even in the Caribbean region, but we'd book it again for the right itinerary. But not in the Med, where prices start at ~$1000/person/day. Looking forward to seeing their 2025 cruises on both yachts.
  4. We were on the Evrima in Central America the last week of January. Truly a beautiful ship, but not in the conventional layout of a cruise ship. All we talked to agreed "this is not a cruise ship". But not in a negative way. We didn't have any service or food problems (maybe they've got this sorted out). Didn't take any ship shorex (we did our own 3rd party tours), so can't comment there. The ship still had some mechanical problems (elevators not working all the time, 2 hot tubs only lukewarm), but they have specialists onboard to fix these. Also 2 personnel from the home office talking to guests to get their feedback. Onboard shop very expensive.We were pleased with the casual evening musical entertainment. Warning: DO NOT book a stateroom on deck 8 forward! That's right under the gym and in your room you can hear the loud footfalls of people running on the treadmills. They need much better sound insulation between decks! Very pricey -- yes (even in the lowest category stateroom). Worth it? Maybe - we'd only back for a very unique itinerary in the Caribbean (Med cruises start >$1000/night), perhaps on the Ilma. I think there were a lot of 1%'ers onboard; but everyone we met were very nice.
  5. We'll be on the Evrima in <2 weeks for a Central America cruise on the Pacific side. All very good and informative reviews; thank you very much. Concerned about the somewhat negativity about various aspects of the cruise experience. Chalk up some of it to being brand new, tho they have been sailing now for over 2 months and should have worked out the kinks. We'll see what we think of it. We've been on many cruises on the small ships over the years (were on Seabourn this fall, just got off Oceania to the Middle East, and have a Silversea cruise booked in April/May; Regent at the end of the year). We'll see how it goes and what we think of the overall experience. Already one negative: they recently cancelled both port calls in Nicaragua, replacing them with an overnight and a sea day. Not pleased; we tried to cancel, but RC said NO.
  6. Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection also wants to buy the Crystal Endeavor, but she might have been bought by Royal to sail with Silversea. https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/finance/ritz-carlton-and-crystal-cruises-still-interested-crystal-endeavor
  7. Been on Crystal 3x and had booked B2B Middle East cruises for late this year. Pity. Now looking at Explora in Jan. '24 for a unique Miami - Cartagena cruise Jan. '24. Something new & different...
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