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Me too. It was actually 8 ports and 5 countries when I looked. So cancelled

Sorry. Misadvised. I now have the letter and a refund is an option.

I have received no notification of this from Seabourn. Just rung the travel agent and they have a letter that doesn’t offer a refund or cancellation option but has completely different start and end points and dates different by weeks with 8 ports dropped (northbound leg).

This significantly affects the second leg cape town up. Eight ports and five countries which made the second leg interesting are now pinched for the first. More sea days. I believe the Cape Town start point is now different days too (edit one week later) but have yet to check. Will be looking for reimbursement and compensation of costs for flights etc. Of course I have full sympathy for the situation Seabourn are facing and for all those guests on the first leg and round trip. However, this was a special trip with significant time off work and I am not prepared to pay handsomely for what is now a shortened, repositioning cruise on the northward bound option.

Kindly posted by @Safarigirl Date Destination Arrive Depart Saturday, November 30 BARCELONA, SPAIN 5:00 PM Sunday, December 1 Palma de Mallorca, Spain 8:00 AM 6:00 PM Monday, December 2 At Sea (Mediterranean Sea) Tuesday, December 3 Tangier (Tétouan), Morocco 8:00 AM 6:00 PM Wednesday, December 4 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean) Thursday, December 5 At Sea Friday, December 6 At Sea Saturday, December 7 At Sea Sunday, December 8 Mindelo, Ilha de São Vicente, Cape Verde 8:00 AM 6:00 PM Monday, December 9 Praia, Ilha de Santiago, Cape Verde 8:00 AM 6:00 PM Tuesday, December 10 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean) Wednesday, December 11 At Sea Thursday, December 12 At Sea Friday, December 13 At Sea (Gulf of Guinea) Saturday, December 14 Abidjan, Ivory Coast 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Sunday, December 15 Takoradi, Ghana 8:00 AM 6:00 PM Monday, December 16 Tema (Accra), Ghana 8:00 AM 6:00 PM Tuesday, December 17 At Sea (Gulf of Guinea) Wednesday, December 18 Bom Bom Island, Sao Tome & Principe 8:00 AM 6:00 PM Thursday, December 19 Cross the Equator Friday, December 20 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean) Saturday, December 21 Luanda, Angola 7:00 AM 5:00 PM Sunday, December 22 Lobito, Angola 11:00 AM 7:00 PM Monday, December 23 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean) Tuesday, December 24 At Sea Wednesday, December 25 At Sea Thursday, December 26 At Sea Friday, December 27 Cape Town, South Africa 8:00 AM 10:00 PM Saturday, December 28 At Sea (Indian Ocean) Sunday, December 29 At Sea Monday, December 30 At Sea Tuesday, December 31 Maputo, Mozambique 8:00 AM 6:00 PM Wednesday, January 1 At Sea (Indian Ocean) Thursday, January 2 At Sea (Mozambique Channel) Friday, January 3 Ilha de Moçambique, Mozambique 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Saturday, January 4 At Sea (Mozambique Channel) Sunday, January 5 Zanzibar, Tanzania 10:00 AM Overnight Monday, January 6 Zanzibar, Tanzania Overnight Overnight Tuesday, January 7 Zanzibar, Tanzania Overnight 6:00 PM Wednesday, January 8 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 8:00 AM 6:00 PM Thursday, January 9 At Sea (Indian Ocean) Friday, January 10 At Sea Saturday, January 11 At Sea Sunday, January 12 Victoria, Mahé, Seychelles 8:00 AM Overnight Monday, January 13 Victoria, Mahé, Seychelles Overnight 11:00 PM Tuesday, January 14 Praslin, Seychelles 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Wednesday, January 15 At Sea (Indian Ocean) Thursday, January 16 At Sea Friday, January 17 Andoany (Hell-Ville), Nosy-Be, Madagascar 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Saturday, January 18 Mamoudzou, Mayotte 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Sunday, January 19 At Sea (Mozambique Channel) Monday, January 20 At Sea Tuesday, January 21 At Sea (Indian Ocean) Wednesday, January 22 Durban, South Africa 8:00 AM 11:00 PM Thursday, January 23 At Sea (Indian Ocean) Friday, January 24 Port Elizabeth, South Africa 8:00 AM Overnight Saturday, January 25 Port Elizabeth, South Africa Overnight 5:00 PM Sunday, January 26 Mossel Bay, South Africa 8:00 AM 6:00 PM Monday, January 27 At Sea (Indian Ocean) Tuesday, January 28 Cape Town, South Africa 7:00 AM Overnight Wednesday, January 29 Cape Town, South Africa Overnight 6:00 PM Thursday, January 30 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean) Friday, January 31 Luderitz, Namibia 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Saturday, February 1 Walvis Bay, Namibia noon Overnight Sunday, February 2 Walvis Bay, Namibia Overnight 6:00 PM Monday, February 3 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean) Tuesday, February 4 At Sea Wednesday, February 5 At Sea Thursday, February 6 At Sea Friday, February 7 Cross the Equator Saturday, February 8 At Sea (Gulf of Guinea) Sunday, February 9 Cotonou, Benin 7:00 AM 6:00 PM Monday, February 10 Lomé, Togo 7:00 AM 6:00 PM Tuesday, February 11 At Sea (Gulf of Guinea) Wednesday, February 12 At Sea Thursday, February 13 At Sea Friday, February 14 At Sea Saturday, February 15 Banjul, Gambia 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Sunday, February 16 Dakar, Senegal 8:00 AM 6:00 PM Monday, February 17 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean) Tuesday, February 18 At Sea Wednesday, February 19 Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain 8:00 AM 6:00 PM Thursday, February 20 Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canarias, Spain 8:00 AM 6:00 PM Friday, February 21 At Sea (Atlantic Ocean) Saturday, February 22 Casablanca, Marrakesh, Morocco 7:00 AM Overnight Sunday, February 23 Casablanca, Marrakesh, Morocco Overnight 6:00 PM Monday, February 24 Gibraltar, Gibraltar 10:00 AM 6:00 PM Tuesday, February 25 At Sea (Strait of Gibraltar) Wednesday, February 26 Melilla, Spanish Morocco, Spain 8:00 AM 6:00 PM Thursday, February 27 At Sea (Balearic Sea) Friday, February 28 BARCELONA, SPAIN

So did we and our family members in another cabin on another deck. We put it down to wool socks irritation but ….

Too hot for me much of the time but then I wear appropriate layered clothing for the Arctic outdoors (with outdoor layers removed) in the day. Many did not and just wore t shirts and pullovers. They treated it like any other cruise and complained about cooler areas when the cold got in during port visits.

As did the captain in his last lunchtime address. Again, naff

I’ve seen various reportings of a Carnival update in terms of likely impact of rerouted sailings on its profitability measures. It now mentions that sailings possibly through 2024 and possibly into early 2025 will be impacted but that nothing is decided yet. So, same old question but if anyone gets an inside track on the latest thinking with regard to Sojourn’s round Africa sailing Nov 24 to Feb 25 I’d be grateful if they could post here. I realise decisions will most likely be late in the day but I would like time to plan an alternative journey and get decent flights.

Agree! Regional accents are irrelevant to the underlying issue, which is entirely dependent on the individuals’ lack of good manners!!

The pilot did board at Margate. The captain mentioned it in his announcement in the early evening

Interesting comment about northerners. We felt just the reverse.

Definitely one on Aurora sept 23

Thank you for all your reports. I hope you are back cruising and reporting soon to keep us all entertained