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Just be aware that visa requirements are different depending of which country you live in - example for Vietnam is that visa is required for USA citizens but not For Denmark citizens.

This link might give some guidelines:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_United_States_citizens

It does take approximately an hour - we did Kuala Lumpur on our own in January this year.

We took the mono rail/metro from Bukit Bintang to China town and walked back to Bukit Bintang.

Watch this short video from the tour

January 2013 Millennium did tender into Patong Beach

You can see more here

You might even need a multiple-entry visa.

The tenders service was running the entire night - like every hour. Return at 11pm should not be a problem. And morning should not be a problem either. X tours also start quite early.

In addition to the ship tenders there were also local boats tendering.

Here is my blog with pictures and videos from our cruise January 2013.

Link to blog

We we did a cruise out of Shanghai we stayed at JW Marriott Hotel at Tomorrow Square - next to People's Square and close to Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street.

Excellent hotel and excellent service.

Not a lot of choices - look at either Hotel Kea or Icelandair Hotel Akureyri

Royall Princess depart from Warnemünde - train might be the best option - if possible fly into berlin a couple of days earlier and enjoy Berlin.

Train will take over 3 hours requiring a transfer at Rostock. Train schedules available here http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de

I have just been at Xpedition - excellent cruise. Do not know Ocean Spray except new and much smaller ship.

Even with 96 passengers you feel like a family - and tours are all dividede into group of 16 with a local naturalist - very likely to me the same tours on both ships since those tours ashore are highly regulated.

But I dont think you will be able to get an Xpedition cruise before fall next year - i did bokk almost two years in advance.

I do have a review of our tour at http://traveltogalapagos.info

We went on Millennium last january - visa for Infonesia was arranged by Millennium and charged to our on board account.

Also in January 2014 you will be able to get your tourist visa on arrival to Indonesia.

I have created some short two minutes videos from each of the landings at our 7 day Galapagos Cruise, Xpedition itinerary B - links to individusl videos from:

Egas Port (Santiago); Rabida Island; Elizabeth Bay and Tagus Cove (Isabela); Sullivan Bay (Santiago); Bartolome Island; Bachas Beach (Santa Cruz); North Seymour Island; Puerto Baquerizo and Cerro Brujo (San Cristobal); Kicker Rock Circumnavigation; Puerto Ayora Darwin Research station and the Highlands (Santa Cruz):

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Baltra (Galapagos) - Xpedition Tour - Link:

Daphne Island Circumnavigation - Link: no video yet

Panga ride - wet and dry landings - Link:

Monday, November 11, 2013

Puerto Egas (Santiago) / Wet landing - Link:

Rabida (Galapagos) / Wet landing - Link:

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Elizabeth Bay (Isabela) / Panga ride - Link:

Caleta Tagus (Isabela) / Dry landing - Link:

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Sullivan Bay (Santiago) / Dry landing - Link:

Bartolome Island (Santiago) / Dry landing - Link:

Thursday , November 14, 2013

Las Bachas, (Santa Cruz) / Wet landing - Link:

North Seymour (Galapagos) / Dry landing - Link:

Friday, November 15, 2013

P. Baquerizo (San Cristobal) / Dry landing - Link: http://youtu.be/9BV1-YHvZa4

Cerro Brujo (San Cristobal) / Panga ride - Link: http://youtu.be/Yvsa3YGAPY0

Kicker Rock Circumnavigation - Link: http://youtu.be/ef2yek3yYec

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Puerto Ayora (Santa Cruz) / Dry landing - Link: http://youtu.be/J2WUUrNAlcM

Darwin Research Station / Dry landing - Link: http://youtu.be/H30n8u_AMM8

Santa Cruz Highlands / Dry landing - Link: http://youtu.be/DwyQI7HYcTs

I have created some short two minutes videos from each of the landings at our 7 day Galapagos Cruise - links to individusl videos from:

Egas Port (Santiago); Rabida Island; Elizabeth Bay and Tagus Cove (Isabela); Sullivan Bay (Santiago); Bartolome Island; Bachas Beach (Santa Cruz); North Seymour Island; Puerto Baquerizo and Cerro Brujo (San Cristobal); Kicker Rock Circumnavigation; Puerto Ayora Darwin Research station and the Highlands (Santa Cruz):

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Baltra (Galapagos) - Xpedition Tour - Link:

Daphne Island Circumnavigation - Link: no video yet

Panga ride - wet and dry landings - Link:

Monday, November 11, 2013

Puerto Egas (Santiago) / Wet landing - Link:

Rabida (Galapagos) / Wet landing - Link:

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Elizabeth Bay (Isabela) / Panga ride - Link:

Caleta Tagus (Isabela) / Dry landing - Link:

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Sullivan Bay (Santiago) / Dry landing - Link:

Bartolome Island (Santiago) / Dry landing - Link:

Thursday , November 14, 2013

Las Bachas, (Santa Cruz) / Wet landing - Link:

North Seymour (Galapagos) / Dry landing - Link:

Friday, November 15, 2013

P. Baquerizo (San Cristobal) / Dry landing - Link: http://youtu.be/9BV1-YHvZa4

Cerro Brujo (San Cristobal) / Panga ride - Link: http://youtu.be/Yvsa3YGAPY0

Kicker Rock Circumnavigation - Link: http://youtu.be/ef2yek3yYec

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Puerto Ayora (Santa Cruz) / Dry landing - Link: http://youtu.be/J2WUUrNAlcM

Darwin Research Station / Dry landing - Link: http://youtu.be/H30n8u_AMM8

Santa Cruz Highlands / Dry landing - Link: http://youtu.be/DwyQI7HYcTs

Here are my latest uploads from my November 10, 2013 Xpedition Cruise

Panga Ride, Wet and Dry Landings:

Tour of the Xpedition:

See all available videos a:t http://www.youtube.com/traveltogalapagos/

More will follow in the near future.

Here are my latest uploads from my November 10, 2013 Xpedition Cruise

Panga Ride, Wet and Dry Landings:

Tour of the Xpedition:

See all available videos a:t http://www.youtube.com/traveltogalapagos/

More will follow in the near future.

I have started to create a blog from our November 10 to 17, 2013 Celebrity Xpedition cruise to Galapagos

The blog can be found at: http://www.traveltogalapagos.info/

Please note that the blog by today is still not finished - need some proof reading (you are welcome with comments and corrections) - also more text, blog entries and pictures will be added soon.

In addition some videos from the trip will soon be posted at:

http://www.youtube.com/traveltogalapagos

A 'sampler video' can be found here:

(AM arrival will allow for 9:45 train - only 5 minutes from pier to train if docked - if tendered it might be different!

If we leave Myrdal by 3:59, should we be able to return to the ship by 4:00pm or so (6pm departure).

This is not fully understood:"If we leave Myrdal by 3:59, should we be able to return to the ship by 4:00pm or so (6pm departure)."

But again - only short time is need to get back to ship.

Just back from Celebrity Xpedition Itinerary B cruise - November 10 to 17, 2013.

This is the first video of a series from my Galapagos cruise - there will be more detailed videos from each of the visited islands as well as Celebrity Xpedition.

Click on picture or on link to watch the video.

Link to video:

Has got this messages the last 3 weeks every time I try to view my reservation:

"We are unable to handle your request due to system maintenance. Please try again later."

or this message: "Bk Mtrx - Changing tours is not allowed" or "The Brand Name you selected is not valid. Please retry your request or call our customer service desk." or "Site under maintenance"

Every time I click on 'manage Reservation' the 'Total Charge' is changing to a new value - very far from the right value - wonder if I do have a valid reservation?

Crazy thing is ... the common ones seem to become a normal way on the boards. :rolleyes:

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Except that the 'common ones' are changing from board to board - this thread is the 'New cruisers > First Time Cruisers' Board!

- When I'm visiting new boards, I'm really struggling. HMC does mean 'Half Moon Cay' at the Carnival Board and 'Halifax Metro Centre' in Halifax, Canada.

If someones uses one that I don't know what it means I google it.

Keith

Just what I did - and here is what I got based on the list by Kamloops50.

Some might be retaliate to my location.

why use of acronyms make it difficult - and even more for non English speaking.

DH - Damn Husband

DD - Daily Driver

DS - Danish Standards Bureau

DW - Damage Waiver

GM - Gambler Master

GF . Gage Factor

TA - Ambient Temperature

MDR - Magic Decoder Ring

MTD - Main Threat Direction

SIL - Safety Integrity Level

BIL - Basic Insulation Level

BF - Baby Face

HMC - Halal Monitoring Committee

PC - Coastal Patrol

NYC - National Youth Commission

FLL - Faculty Liaison Libraria

Which year???

in 2014 Midsummer Eve is Friday 20/06/2014, public holiday - and always a Friday - arriving Saturday should not cause any problems. But when is Saturday at June 22?

Difficult question - Berlin is a excellent place to visit - however a long drive - with your Polish ancestry I will vote for a visit to Poland - some nice places to visit along the coast.

In reality you are left with two options - either take B2B cruise - one week Baltic and one week Norwegian Fjords (like RCCl from Copenhagen) - or take a Baltic cruise this year and Norwegian fjords next year - then you will get everything.

That didn't help. I guess I might just have to do both!

Karen

I know - Then you just need to do both. There is sufficient time for both.

Actually I found that Princess does have one that goes to Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Estonia, St Petersburg and Berlin in 10-11 days.

Don't miss the Stockholm archipelago - as per the posts above the must is Copenhagen, Stockholm and the archipelago, Tallinn and St. Petersburg (two days) - Oslo and Helsinki less important.