Lynne&Barry

We are booked on the Splendor April 29, Rome to Athens.  After reading this thread I think we will cancel before final payment is due.  There is too much uncertainty overseas, and after final payment our options don’t look good.

Thank you!

We are staying at the Kimpton Hotel Monaco.  Is there anyplace nearby to pick up wine for the cruise?

I found out it is due to airlines cancelling flights, particularly out of Marseille.  They have changed final payment to 60 days out, so we will see what happens between now and then.

 We are booked on Splendor April 18, 2021 which is a 7 night trip.  The itinerary now shows for days 8 and 9, a forced overnight hotel stay in Marseilles, France.  Does anyone know what the reason may be?  Who pays for the hotel, Regent or us?

21 minutes ago, SusieQft said:

It is hard to say without knowing all the details.  But many travel insurance companies will let you move the policy from a cancelled booking to a new one, as long as you have no losses on the cancelled booking.  You should talk to whoever sold you the insurance policy, or the insurance company directly if that is not satisfactory.

It is the Regent Insurance. 

We are booked on the Splendor 4-18-21 and are getting concerned with the Covid situation.  I checked with my TA on moving it to a cruise late in 2021.  He tells me we would lose the $1800 we have spent on their insurance, have to cancel the Splendor, then book a new cruise and buy insurance again.  Can anyone confirm if this is correct?

Thank you.  

Does anyone know if they offer sales at any time prior to the cruise? We are sailing in November. And once onboard, is it any cheaper to buy then?

We went on this trip in Feb of this year and are going again Feb. 2014. You will only hear positive comments from me! It's really an awesome day.

Try Elegance Catamarans. We went with them this last Feb. and it was wonderful. We have booked again for Feb. 2014.

We sailed with Elegance this past February and it was absolutely wonderful! We just booked to go with them again Feb. 19, 2014.

We spent the day on this excursion March 2 and it was incredible! Captain Bob is a great host and very informative about St. Maarten. First we went to see the sailboats lined up for a regatta, then he took us to great snorkeling spots where we saw turtles, fish and shipwrecks. We visited Pinel Island, had a delicious lunch at the culinary capital of the Caribbean, Grand Case (the Mahi Mahi was so good!), and went to Maho Beach where we saw a number of planes come in right over our heads. In between all of this we sped around on his boat and saw beautiful yachts and scenery on both sides of the island.

When we first took off he asked us what time we needed to be back on our ship (4:30). He had us back to his dock at 3:45 and the short walk to the ship took us 10 minutes at most.

This is truly an excursion that is not to be missed! It was the last day of our cruise, what a way to end a vacation!

Hats off to Captain Bob!!

We spent Saturday, March 2 with Captain Bob and it was an awesome day! I will post a detailed review this week, but to anyone questioning getting back in time, don't worry. We were supposed to be on board at 4:30, he had us back to his dock at 3:45 and it is a ten minute walk to the ship. He does a fantastic trip. We will definitely do it again.

We will be seeing Capt Bob in 9 days! Can't wait!

We will have a blast!!!!! Can't wait!

I am so happy to see Captain Bob post here. We are so looking forward to our day with him on March 2. It is unfortunate that a few people posted negatively about his trips because the vast majority rave about it. From what I have read on reviews and our emails back and forth, he puts his heart and soul in his work. We can't wait to spend the day with him!

Thanks Sissa! That is exactly the info the Captain gave me. unfortunately sometimes people give bad reviews but skip over some of the details. after my communication with him today I am totally comfortable with him and the excursion. additionally, I did not mention in my previous post that he offered to refund our deposit if we chose not to go which i thought was very nice. this trip will be awesome, I am certain!

We are a group that are booked with Capt. Bob for March 2. After reading the negative reviews here we had some major concerns about this excursion.

I e-mailed Captain Bob this morning listing our concerns and citing the various issues that were posted here. He responded quickly and with a very in-depth, detailed report on each issue we were concerned about and the circumstances involved with them.

Needless to say, we are all looking forward to a great day in St. Maarten with Captain Bob!!!