late2cruisin

I thought it was only about 17 days...(without passengers, of course). I may be remembering wrong. (Or they could try going through the Suez Canal like Crystal Symphony recently did!)

LAL Cruiser- We are in the same situation. I had hoped that when it became clear that the Suez Canal route was not feasible, they would take the long route around Africa. Then they added that 7 day round-trip Athens cruise ending on Nov.24, which pretty much insures that they cannot get to Mumbai by Dec.4. They could still cancel that Athens cruise and ours could forward, or they could cancel ours to give them plenty of time to get to Singapore. I don't have any other related travel reservations that cannot be cancelled, but I would like to know so that I can plan another cruise for that time frame; the closer it gets, the more likely it is that cruises will sell out (and prices will go up!) As far as the Whisper is concerned, they will have the same problem getting from Athens to Mumbai. And since it is a smaller ship, I doubt they could fit many of us Dawn cruisers on that ship (even if it isn't sold out) I too would much prefer to be on the Dawn than on the Whisper.

OK, I didn't realize that. So they don't have trivia on river cruises? I guess that makes sense, since you're off the ship every day! We've only done ocean cruises and we always do trivia (for fun and to meet people, not for the crappy prizes...)

You've played trivia on other cruises, right? It's really no different on SS (This is my opinion after one SS cruise- I may change my mind after this next cruise!)

OMG, 417 looks HUGE! Do you need an accessible cabin or did they just let you book it? So I guess I won't be getting the huge cabin! Great location though, right next to laundry and elevators- very convenient:)

Did you get assigned? Or are you waiting like me? Half the Vista suites are accessible cabins. All are connecting cabins. Yes, if we're both unlucky, we'll be neighbors:)

We are in the same situation- we board the Dawn on June 15 and have a Vista GTY also. In our case, the ship seems to be sold out except for the Royal Suite, so I keep thinking they'll start assigning cabins any day now...I've been checking our booking almost every day, which is probably not a good idea. I'm trying to look at the bright side of being in a Vista cabin (near the restaurants and the SALT bar!) but I know I'll be a little let down if we don't get a veranda.

We were near the elevator on Nova (deck 9). No noise at all, and very convenient.

And I'm assuming this Auslese wasn't on the included list!

Yes, I was hoping they would change the dress code on our Dawn cruise before June. I'm assuming formal nights will mostly be on sea days...

It sounds like you are thinking of Norwegian, which calls its bundle "free at sea" but charges extra for gratuities on the beverage and dining packages that are "included". Celebrity doesn't do that.

You are sailing out of Southampton, yes? The sailings out of the UK include gratuities in the menu prices. Therefore, your Classic package will cover the $11 wines and cocktails.

OK, you win. I shouldn't have quoted you before making my comment.

What?? I didn't say that. I merely said that if you are going to compare, you have to compare cabins that are comparable and amenities/perks that are comparable. I agree that pricing comparisons should be from the same time frame. I also agree that Oceania is considered to be slightly higher than Celebrity- comparable to Azamara or perhaps Viking, but not to the true luxury lines like Regent, Seabourn, Silversea, Crystal...

Comparing Oceania to Celebrity Retreat is not apples to apples, unless you compare an Oceania suite and add in the other things that are not included in Oceania pricing (gratuities, alcohol, etc.)