papaflamingo Posted March 21 #476 Share Posted March 21 17 hours ago, jeb_bud said: In previous year Free Medical was included. Now it says Free Medical Consultation. I wonder if that’s just different wording or a different perk? I noticed that too! Read the Terms and Conditions and it clearly states that free consultation but you'll have to pay for any treatments and then claim against your insurance. The T & C's for the 2025 World Cruise states "FREE Medical Service includes onboard medically necessary treatment only." So it does seem to be a change. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crusin7 Posted March 22 Author #477 Share Posted March 22 Good Morning Phuket, Thailand! We will be tendered today. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pcardad Posted March 22 #478 Share Posted March 22 10 minutes ago, crusin7 said: Good Morning Phuket, Thailand! We will be tendered today. You are saving me a ton of money by posting these pics - very grateful!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crusin7 Posted March 22 Author #479 Share Posted March 22 Scenic Phuket and Elephant Camp 4.5 hrs. We are tendered so we left at 0845 and got back on the ship at 1545. It was rated moderate. I did over 6,000 steps. We had a long covered pier walk and then had to hike to the bus parking lot. Same on the way back to the ship. Elephants are an A+++. Loved them and the Camp workers were wonderful. Feeding Time Mud Bath Pool Time 20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcandkc Posted March 23 #480 Share Posted March 23 Do they ever sell out whole ship for world cruisers or do they only sell a certain percentage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pcardad Posted March 23 #481 Share Posted March 23 1 hour ago, rcandkc said: Do they ever sell out whole ship for world cruisers or do they only sell a certain percentage? They try to but there was a lot of availability in segments for 2024. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcandkc Posted March 23 #482 Share Posted March 23 2 hours ago, Pcardad said: They try to but there was a lot of availability in segments for 2024. I’ve always been hesitant to go on a world segment…I think it would be such a different vibe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labonnevie Posted March 24 #483 Share Posted March 24 On 3/23/2024 at 2:13 PM, rcandkc said: I’ve always been hesitant to go on a world segment…I think it would be such a different vibe. Having done this once, we would be very hesitant to do so again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulaJK Posted March 25 #484 Share Posted March 25 3 hours ago, labonnevie said: Having done this once, we would be very hesitant to do so again. As we are pondering a WC we would appreciate what formed your thoughts/ hesitation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoHen Posted March 25 #485 Share Posted March 25 @crusin7 Thank you so very much for your detailed reports and amazing photos while onboard this cruise! The food photos are making my mouth water, just looking at them. And we have the same taste in excursions, as I took a B2B trip earlier this year with many of your stops (Auckland to Singapore), and see that you took almost all of the same excursions that I did. I also loved your more recent photos of Malaysia and Thailand - looks like you really enjoyed the elephants! One quick question... In one of your much earlier posts (#39 I think) you took a photo of your party dining in Compass Rose, and I saw in the background Terry Bishop! If he is still with you, please do say hello from Beth in Chicago (I did the Panama Canal with him and Julie from Dec. 2021-Jan. 2022 that turned into a "cruise to nowhere," as we were only allowed to stop in Costa Rica due to Omicron.) His talks were always enjoyable, and we spent New Year's Eve dinner tooting our horns to welcome the New Year in Greenland. I look forward to your further posts and photos as you embark on the new/unexpected locations. You truly cruise the way we all should - with optimism, patience and grace. 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crusin7 Posted March 25 Author #486 Share Posted March 25 Hi @ChicagoHen. Thank you for your kind words. Yes, Terry is onboard. He and his wife took 2 weeks off to see family in Australia. I believe they rejoined in Singapore. I will relay the message when I see him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crusin7 Posted March 25 Author #487 Share Posted March 25 Good Afternoon Sri Lanka! We arrived at 11:30. We are in an Industrial Port. It is a 20 minute drive to reach the gates out of the port area. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crusin7 Posted March 25 Author #488 Share Posted March 25 Good Night Colombo! The most excellent Eggplant Parmigiana! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleScout66 Posted March 25 #489 Share Posted March 25 Hopefully they will keep this in the menu we specially requested it in the first segment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwn Posted March 25 #490 Share Posted March 25 Loving your report. Had to laugh at your comment about the long ride to get to the port gates. Did you take a tour. We did a city highlights it made several good stops and drove sone interesting sites. The last drive by spot was the old British Colonial Hotel, Gala Face on the water. I collect stops for the night or at least a meal at those hotels like others collect magnets. Anyway the driver let us off and we went in for lunch. Had a delightful tour and history lesson from the hotel manager and he got us a taxi to the port. and then the fun began. We were told there was shuttle bus running to the ship and back, but it wasn’t. At least to the Navigator,..there was another ship in port that had service. After waiting, watching other leave for their ship and getting a little worried, someone at the gate called someone else and a bus showed up for us. Adventures in traveling, but enjoyed the day. Hope you did too. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crusin7 Posted March 26 Author #491 Share Posted March 26 Good Morning Indian Ocean! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labonnevie Posted March 26 #492 Share Posted March 26 23 hours ago, PaulaJK said: As we are pondering a WC we would appreciate what formed your thoughts/ hesitation. 2018 we took the Perth to Singapore segment. This was well into the world cruise itinerary. We are outgoing, social people and usually find several cruisers that we come to consider friends. This time it was clear we were not part of the “in crowd “ of the world cruisers, so were not worthy of investing time to get to know. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crusin7 Posted March 26 Author #493 Share Posted March 26 Calm Seas on our way to Maldives. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJANDH Posted March 26 #494 Share Posted March 26 12 hours ago, crusin7 said: Good Morning Indian Ocean! Must have had a sleepless night 🤪. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crusin7 Posted March 26 Author #495 Share Posted March 26 2 hours ago, CJANDH said: Must have had a sleepless night 🤪. Really! Setting the clock back constantly. 0500! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crusin7 Posted March 27 Author #496 Share Posted March 27 Good Morning Maldives! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rcandkc Posted March 27 #498 Share Posted March 27 53 minutes ago, crusin7 said: Beautiful pics! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kjbacon Posted March 27 #499 Share Posted March 27 Wow, beautiful, good morning! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crusin7 Posted March 27 Author #500 Share Posted March 27 Tonight was the Grand Deck BBQ. It was beastly hot so we had Compass Rose almost to ourselves. Very nice. Today was the most popular man on the ship’s Birthday 🥳. Happy Birthday to Patrick @MarinerLad on left. Ross on right. I was lucky to get a piece of the delicious cake! Sunset Deck party setup 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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