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Me again. I just changed our flight to the day after because there is a direct non-stop flight. I am now going to book a hotel for the night of Nov. 24th. Is there any nearby sits that we should visit? It has been many years since we were in Tampa and I forget what else is nearby - we could rent a car and do some driving on the day we get off the ship. It will be a Sunday and our flight does not leave till Monday evening so we have two full days to explore. All suggestions welcome. Thank you.

Thanks for the info. Appreciate it.

I will probably need to use oxygen for a 9 or 10 hour flight in November to Athens. I had issues last year with a long flight from Chile and the altitude when we stayed a few days before the long flight caused me issues. My doctor wants me to use oxygen for the next long flight. I won't need to use it on the ship so I wonder what I will need to buy or rent for the plane trip? Are we able to rent the items we need for a flight? The cruise is 27 days and then the flight home will not be a long flight (only 4 hours) so I don't think I will need oxygen for that flight duration. Any advice or information appreciated.

I also have a Travelscoot and it is my second one. Very sturdy and problem free in about 6 years of ownership. I got the second one just to make sure I would not have any problems. I sold the first one to someone else. It even fits into our smaller Kia Soul SUV without having to fold it down. I can lift it myself when I have to. I have travelled all over the world with the Travelscoot and in India I drew crowds because they had never seen a scooter like mine. I highly recommend it for travelling. As someone else said it is not as comfy as something bigger. I can drive my scooter to the door of the plane and it gets taken down below to the hold with the wheelchairs and strollers and brought back to the door of the plane when we land. I can drive with my right hand and roll my carry-on suitcase beside me with my left hand. I can also put a small suitcase underneath the seat Check out the Travelscoot web site. Lots of good info.

What a great idea to do a search on Google. I will definitely try that. We have hundreds of cruising days with ocean cruising and now want to try a River cruise. So many companies and we didn't know where to start. I will definitely try to do that comparison on Google. Thank you.

We use the laundry service frequently on cruise ships. At first I was worried that cotton items would shrink because of hot water washing or dryers but I write on the bag that it should be cool wash and cool dry and have never had any issues with shinkage or problems. It sure is nice getting the clean clothing back all folded and neatly arranged with tissue paper. Like opening a Christmas present....

I totally agree with your last paragraph. We had an issue and having met personnel at the Meet and Greet they fixed the problem for us promptly. They give out cards with their contact info and it sure comes in handy when you need assistance from them (as you pointed out as well).

I didn't know that they discontinued the luncheon in the dining room on embarkation day. Not happy about that at all. The buffet is so busy and congested and luggage all over the place. I have a scooter and it's hard to get around with so many people and the chaos.

We have the "Free at sea" for a cruise in November but we declined the beverage package because we prefer to order wines that we enjoy and not only what they offer in the package. We can have the other free at sea options without the beverage package.

You make a lot of good points that I had not thought of. So many "coincidences"!!!! I did enjoy the first two episodes because they were in Puerto Vallarta where we spend many winters the past 30+ years and it's our second home so enjoyed seeing all the sites that we know so well.

If you are referring to the mother/son who were last because they were maid to wait for the "crew" who got lost, then I am also annoyed with this format and what was done. I have been a fan for a very long time of the Amazing Race but was very annoyed with this tactic and felt it was very unfair.

Thanks again. Great advice.

Thanks for the info. We will decide once on the ship depending on times available to disembark. If we can't get earliest time off the ship then we will do what you suggest and do the self-disembark.

We are docking on NCL Jewel at 7;00 a.m. on Sunday,Nov. 24th and wonder if booking an 11:40 a.m. flight is advisable? I would guess there would not be too much traffic on a Sunday morning?

With the way it's going not sure if my hubby will be going to Egypt. We are definitely watching the news for updates on the situation there. Only about 12 days until he is supposed to be going on the trip. No nails left to bite..........