Big Tule

16 hours ago, Chili said:

Do you remember Olha ? She made up for everything,the best Gin martini’s  that you could blow a stump out with.

How could I forget that delightful Ukrainian young lady ...what a gem , as I drank Martinis every night she was worth every bit of the tip she got from us at the end of the cruise

oh yeah

4 hours ago, Chili said:

I was on the one that went up the QLD coast, voyager is getting very tired looking.

Me too the 9 night Qld ...I enjoyed the cruise and the staff were wonderful  but I will not sail on Voyager again ....I agree with the tired comment ....our suite toilet blocked twice on our trip and it took a quite while for it to be attended to...the redo seemed more of a budget cutting exercise by adding/ slides and cabins without any basic maintenance

12 hours ago, Chili said:

It was 2 years ago I was in a grand suite on voyager, I need a cruise.
NSW is predicting a big wave,Im wonder if October will be a goer?

The same for me (Voyager in a GS this time 2 years ago)...3 cancellations later I'm holding out for a suite this time next year on Ovation....If this Govt can open up sporting venues where people are cheek by jowl screaming for their heroes or nightclubs where a tin of sardines wouldn't envy the social distancing why are they so pig headed about cruising

30% off Excursion and gifts saved us AU $100 so I'm not complaining....the cruise prices work out the same even with OBC added to the package though so I would stick to scouring the cruise planner

Thanks for the "shocking" blog laughed my way through all of it ....you  are a wonderful wordsmith

 Start with Edinburgh ...St Andrews for the open  is a lovely village if a bit windy..there is a nice restaurant called the Dolls House in town ..We stayed at Aviemore in the Cairngorms then Inverness , travelled across to Skye then Loch Ness followed by Glasgow....from there down to Stratford upon Avon and onwards to London....it really depends on how much time you have and how willing you are to keep moving....Britain is full of wonderful places with history and scenery whichever route you take it will be rewarding

So Happy for you both

Ovation of the Seas..December 7th to 14th..2022.. Sydney ,Tasmania and Adelaide..another rebook

On 10/17/2021 at 5:27 AM, twangster said:

More pictures coming.  I've been cruising a lot and have had no time to work on this thread.  Soon.  Any. Day.  Now.

Thank you for your wonderful pictures .....you have cheered up an Aussie who is suffering cruise withdrawal

my cruise next January has been cancelled on the crown and anchor login ....no email yet from Royal

if its New year why not have  both staterooms  bring 2 bottles of champagne each in their carry on luggage......I'm sure you could have some nice toasts on the balconies 

Sorry for your recent loss Jim....I hope you enjoy your cruise ...I wouldn't sweat the small changes to the key cancel it and move on 

13 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

Me three.  We are on the 9-4-22 TA (Voyager) from Copenhagen to Boston.  We are also on the 8-19-22 Jewel British Isles cruise which is RT Amsterdam.  So we will end the Jewel cruise in Amsterdam on 8-31-22 and have 5 days to get to Copenhagen for the Voyager TA.

So we need recommendations for both Amsterdam and Copenhagen plus ideas for getting from Amsterdam to Copenhagen.

 Sleeper on the overnight train from Amsterdam to Copenhagen leaves around 1800 arrives the next day about 1000 hrs          https://www.bahn.com/en

On 10/3/2021 at 9:46 AM, jaydlaw said:

It's anyone else having issues accessing the cruise planner?  I switched my cruise, and since then when I go to the cruise planner it automatically goes to another page starting that my cruise was cancelled. I called and they asked me that it wasn't and there's an issue with their systems.  It's very annoying as I cannot keep a watch out for charges in excursion and onboard activities pricing, not to mention other issues with their systems.

this happened to me for 2 weeks after I rebooked a cruise when my previous cruise was cancelled it eventually catches up ...I guess they are really busy

On 8/4/2021 at 7:35 AM, Li and Craig said:

Are they offering FCC?  It says they will be automatically rebooking people onto the new cruise unless they cancel for a refund. yet have sent emails to some saying they will automatically get a 125% FCC?

The lift and shift are for 1 year away ...FCC if you do

not request refund hope that helps

Rebooked cruise on Ovation ....one day later and same owners suite...... wait for it.....priced at AUD3001 dollars more than the original, admittedly the earlier cruise was a lift and shift X 2 times from 2 previous cancellations so it progressively increased in price over time but as I feel I will have one foot in the grave if I have to put it off for another year with another lift and shit I bit the bullet with the FCC, in the long run it will cost an extra $2175.......a shame as I had already final paid it...it goes to prove my husband is right..I am addicted....oops I meant lift and shift ..or did I?

16 hours ago, mattymay said:

Just got the email. Ovation cruise is cancelled.
 

Supposedly they are redoing the Ovation schedule to Aus only. 

me too...will ring up in am and try to rebook....changed sail date from 20th to 21st of jan 2022 ..cancelled whole cruise

Radiance out of Sydney to Tasmania ....addiction to cruising commenced