kunnocat

On 5/6/2023 at 11:16 AM, kunnocat said:

After waiting In Australia for 1 hour on hold,  I have cancelled the cruise I booked.  I received an email acknowledging same. Am now waiting for refund which they say will take up to 30days. Will see how it goes.  Will be quick to lodge a note with credit card company if no refund appears. K

Received this on the 17th May

After waiting In Australia for 1 hour on hold,  I have cancelled the cruise I booked.  I received an email acknowledging same. Am now waiting for refund which they say will take up to 30days. Will see how it goes.  Will be quick to lodge a note with credit card company if no refund appears. K

Looks like changes to 'what's included'.  Standard drinks are missing.  New package available though!   Am booked for next year supposedly with those inclusions.  Keeping pinkies crossed.

I think you will find that the cabin you booked for the 33 days is yours till the end of the the 30 days, then they will assume you don't want the 29 day cruise and will release it.  You have to physically cancel the 33 days, then rebook the same cabin. bit complicated as they then release it and you buy it back.  You will need to speak to someone, and not do it online. K

Not this time. Am using FFlyers and going Prem Econ with Cathay. only 3 hours more than the nonstop. My cabin mate went nonstop last week, said they arrived half and hour early. I am doing that one on new years eve. and back in March. K

Enjoyed the many threads on Sea Princess world tour. My wife, Judith, and I,Allen, are flying out of Auckland this coming Sunday to join up with Sea Princess in Southampton then, back to Auckland. 30 hours to get there and 52 days to return. Couldn't be better.

I don't envy you your 30 hours. I did 48 hours from Rio to Perth, to Bunbury, via Auckland, that included two 6 hour stopovers. I leave Perth Late Monday evening, to join in Southampton. See you there. K

I sailed on Her in the early 1974 when she was bringing ten pound poms to Australia. I was returning to Australia. I also sailed on the Australis in 1972 who was doing the same. K

Don Bosco school is absolutely worth a visit. We went xmas day!

 

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A very educational day in a very poor area. Must do. K

You should be able use the pre paid card to withdraw the USD from the ATM machine on board, and pay in cash. If there is any balance it can be put onto a credit card. Or do as suggested by Lyndarra. Basically they just need something to put a hold on. How you actually pay is somewhat beside the point. K

Can anyone please tell me the name of the cream drink that tastes like Baille’s cream. This drink is sold in the port area of the duty free shopping complex situated within the Port Shopping duty free area where the ships dock in Barbados. It is sold from one of the little stalls.

Thank you.

Amarulla A South African drink in a tall brown bottle with an elephant front and centre. I have a bottle in my drinks cabinet. !!? K:D

I have dreamed a few times that the ship I’m on cruises down the street in a town. Fun!

 

 

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I too often travel down a street or small canal. Also often I can't find my cabin even though I know where it is. Just can't get to it. K

Hi all,

 

We will be docking in Dunedin on December 26th.

 

We plan on going to Cadbury World and then Speights Brewery.

 

We will walk between Cadbury worls and the brewery, but where do we dock so I can work out how to get from the ship to Cadbury worls, and then back to the ship after.

Dec 26th will be a public holiday, I would check carefully what is open. K

Definitely keep away from those Deck 6 "Oceanview" cabins, they are quite horrible on Aria. I assume the same for Eden.

 

 

I love them and use them all the time. Have used them on Volendam, Maasdam, Eden x3 and about to use one on the Zaandam. So close to everything, including the biggest balcony. K

We are thinking of booking a cruise out of Cape Town next year. The options are to take a one day safari out of Port Elizabeth, or a three day from Cape Town and end in Port Elizabeth. We are more of a 4 or 5 star hotel type, not campers.. Do you think the accommodations would be comfortable? Do you think we would be able to see enough on a one day tour? We are particularly interested in the Big Cats.

Thank you for all your help.

Check out Umzantzi Tours umzantsi.co.za Say hello to Lyn from Kaye. She orgainised tours in different ports for us last January 2016. Also check trip advisor. Lyn is based in Port Elizabeth.

https://www.tripadvisor.com.au › ... › Port Elizabeth › Things to do in Port Elizabeth K

Has anyone taken this tour recently? What type of vehicle is used? I am able to find only old reviews - so recent inf would help. Thanks -:) Mary

I did this tour from the Maasdam in Febuary this year. As previousy stated, it is on 14 -16 seater coaches. Not the usual minivan, but a full height small electric bus. Easy steps as well. We stopped numerous times. It is a long day, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. We had sunshine, rain, fog, and everything else. At one stage we were stopped for 20 mins my road works. I wouldn't suggest you hire a car, as you may not get back in time, and the driver would have to concentrate on the road. I found the road back more interesting than the road there. The only problem we had was that the tour company forgot to tell the hotel we were coming for lunch. They scrounged up something but it was fairly basic. Not the ships fault. K

No it hasn't time and again we read on these boards that babies are charged full price or a reduced rate and the argument is that baby is taking a place in a life boat that an adult could have.

 

Or a person is booked in a 3 person cabin but are unable to add an extra guest as their muster station is full.

 

If this argument is true by having one person less in one cabin means you can have one extra person in another cabin. So saying the cruise line is loosing money is nonsense by this reasoning.

 

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Thank You. I will be in Cork next July on the Sea Princess I will buy you a drink if you are at home:):):)

I have no problem with paying a supplement, its the 100% that I find hard to accept. I am willing to pay 50%. My two upcoming cruises have been different. Antarctica is 75% but I expected that. The half world I could not afford on my own, as prices were 100%, for this cruise I am sharing with a friend of a friend. Sometimes I share with my daughter. It is not easy two organize two individuals to want to go to the same place at the same time. K

To be fair, I think the answer to the question posed should be "No", if the intent of the question is in a negative sense. If only looking at the pricing, then the single supplement compensates the cruise line for the 2nd bed in the cabin not being able to be sold by the cruise line. There are agencies that will help a solo traveller find a cabin mate to share a double occupancy cabin.

 

The other part of the question is, that on Cunard, they do things that are primarily there for solo travellers, like gentlemen dance hosts for single lady dancers (though the hosts dance with all ladies), solo traveller get togethers, solo traveller luncheon arranged by social director, meeting up prior to heading to Captain's cocktail parties (so solo ladies don't have to walk in and stand all alone), etc. So in this sense, yes, there is discrimination for the solo traveller, but in a positive way.

Not every solo cruiser wants all those Cunard extras. I just want to do my own thing, at a fair price. The more they charge to get on the ship the less one has to spend while there. Unless funds are unlimited. It is not only shipping lines, hotels, holiday RV resorts etc. I used to Bush camp rather than go to an overpriced caravan park. Yes I understand your reason, but it doesn't help the solo traveller. And no I do not want to share with a total stranger would you. K

I have been looking at prices of some cruises with Cunard for double occupancy and for solo occupancy. For example a cruise to the Norwegian Fiords in August, a cabin for double occupancy costs about US 2500. The same cabin for solo occupancy costs about US 4500.

 

This is the first time I see such solo supplements on a cruise line. Is this common practice now with Cunard?

In Australia at the moment I am struggling to find any cruise line with a reduction in the single supplement. One popular online agency that I have used before, has prices, but when you go to book it comes up sold out. Why don't they say so in the first place. My cruising days will be coming to an end if this is so, unless I can find someone to sail with. A sad time for all solo passengers. It is not always our choice to sail solo, but necessity. K

Just noticed after I posted , that the Pacific Eden Facts list , on the side , has a glaring mistake.

Can you pick it ?

I use the site Krooz Cams as it gives a wide selection of all the ships .

http://www.kroooz-cams.com/

Mmmmmm she was not the Regal Princess, but the Statendam. Also she usually tenders at Benoa, so not sure they have the correct place. My pictures of the bow are a little different as well, but that may be the lens used. K

For Alotau check out Reeftours Milne Bay. https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Attraction_Review-g616352-d7181139-Reviews-Reeftours_Milne_Bay-Alotau_Papua_Region.html Maybe a little on the expensive side, but a very interesting day, if you want to see the real NG> It is run by a local girl, who is mentored by an Australian. Communication is sometimes slow, as He has the internet and she doesn't. Not a lot of power in NG when outside the main towns. We went to a school which was very interesting, particularly for the number of children we had one our tour. We were two small vans. K

I'll Second that. I did the Eden though.

Have since done the Maasdam, and next off on the Zaandam. I really prefer the smaller ships. K

Stonehenge is much easier to do if you overnight at a hotel near Heathrow. Also only one transfer. Try this.

https://www.internationalfriends.co.uk/white/londontk/london-heathrow-to-southampton-via-stonehenge.html

K

Yes Hal is offering an excursion. I understand that traffic will be horrendous so it could take quite awhile to get back to the port.

 

 

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I have been to the Tattoo, but not from a ship. Our coach dropped us at the bottom of the hill, (no vehicular traffic allowed) there is a long walk up to the castle, on crowded cobblestone streets. Lots to see and do (spend) on the way up. Obviously what goes up has to come down. Thoroughly enjoyed the night. Take something to keep you warm. The wind chill is noticable. K