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Wow. What an amazing reply and VERY much appreciated. Definitely sets our minds at ease after reading your review, notes, and tips. Our travel agent recommended Lindblad as her clients all loved sailing/traveling with them. I saw that Gary Bambridge (You-Tube vlogger) also mentioned cabins at the rear of the ship. We were or are lucky enough to have booked D05, so hopefully will be a little more forward and wont have the noise/vibration issues. I did a lot of research and comparisons of tour operators and cruises, and the Lindblad itinerary checked off just about everything on our wants/needs list and having BOTH an Egyptologist and photography instructor on board was the tipping point. Also will take your advisement about the Giza entry and camel ride, but since it’s our first time in Egypt, we’ll probably end up going on both. It’s that FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) thing, but we won’t set our expectations too high.😀 We’re also going to do the Jordan extension as Petra is on our “bucket list”. We’ll probably need a vacation from our vacation, from the sounds of it. One note is that I can’t open your attachment. It’s saying permissions are required to open it, or maybe it’s something I’m doing wrong. I’ll refrain from asking you dozens of questions as I’m sure you’ve answered them in your trip report. Thanks again and Safe Travels wherever you’re headed next!

Hello Acadian_Dad. Fellow Canadian here. We have a Nile cruise booked with Lindblad on the Oberoi Philae booked in 2024 and was wondering how your cruise was and any tips/recommendations about the cruise ship? Thanks

Hello, I also have a question regarding the Parka sizing. We did our measurements and are going to select the size associated with our largest measurement. According to the chart, I would end up in an 4XL parka. Is that correct? How did others determine their sizing and how did that compare to the actual parka size they ended up in? Thanks.

Hello everyone, Its been a while since we’ve sailed on the Pride of America (September 2015) and will be sailing on her again in 2023. Just trying to remember what perks were included when sailing in a suite class cabin (if any). I seem to remember there being a separate restaurant or or dining area for breakfasts and lunches for the suites and the suite concierge would be down there to answer any questions, etc. Is that still “a thing”? Thanks for any feedback or comments. Curious in Toronto