PaulaJK

It was fully booked..could that be the reason…or is this consistent

w pre cancellation. Too late for us as we are at the airport.

Unfortunately, if SS proceeds at its usual rate, you have a lot longer to fume.

They have not yet cancelled Spirit’s March 13 thru the canal/ Red Sea..and

we have no word on the Feb 26 cruise thru Oman, Qatar, UAE to Dubai. From

posts it seems that others are also left hanging by SS. Admittedly this is a

complicated situation but it is getting long of tooth when most assuredly these 

announcements have to be madr.

+1 …..a cancellation after flying ( almost 24 hrs) to CPT would be rough. I would prefer sailing, more so with some ports than not. I do not respect how SS is treating its passengers.

“Sooner” is a moot point as we fly out to CPT on Wed. I could live w itinerary remaining

in Indian Ocean and a return to CPT, albeit disappointing. Difficult to imagine a luxury

cruise where many are upset, rescheduling,etc. or feel at risk. Since there is no hope

that the regional issues will evaporate, at this juncture I find SS self serving and rude

and inconsiderate re: pax. Hardly the feeling to board with.

What was their routing? Any resemblance to ours? I cannot imagine the cruise

after ours to proceed, for sure.

Jennifer,

See you onboard….will be the person with thd worried expression! Paula

We are on the leg prior to yours, Mahe to Dubai stopping at Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and several UAE. Although, unlike yourselves, we are not in the canal or Red Sea…but…we are in this increasingly  volatile area. We have the same question as do you. I literally cannot imagine that your leg will proceed and wonder  if they will cancel both and go elsewhere….

but then who am I? Early notification does not seem to happen. Paula

We depart early Feb for CPT where we board Spirit which sails the Indian Ocean

into Mahe for a second leg into Dubai. Not in the canal or Red Sea but visiting

Oman, Qatar and UAE. We are concerned whether this leg will sail ..the

following leg out of Dubai goes to Athens via the Suez Canal. I can’t imagine

that that leg will sail. Does anyone have any information or

thoughts about our leg? SS is silent.

Thanks all……

As we have several ‘bags’, this is not a complaint but rather,

a packing question. Does SS supply a pool/ beach bag?

Terry…a vote here for Udaipur. While the sites..eg forts…in these hallmark cities

felt somewhat repetitive to us, the Oberoi hotel is fabulous. We had a room where

you stepped off of your patio into a pool. The entire property was spectacular.

Keep  us posted. Seems that you will sail….now to get some info on our SSSpirit

Mahe-Dubai segment.

We board Feb 11 which includes a segment with Oman, Qatar, UAE, the very routes tgat they have been cancelling. The following cruise on 3/3 goes to Egypt, Suez Canal and others.

i can’t imagine that this sequence will sail….but no word from SS…so no shock that you

have not heard about March 20. I understand your distress and share it.

To date, the SS cancellations are not across the board. Ss moon has had stunning changes, debarking and us sailing ‘nakef’ to Mumbsi. We are still booked on SS for Oman, Qatar and UAE in mid Feb…. would love to be reassured of their plans..however, it’s early.

Testing

We share your concerns ( and hopes) as we,also, are on this segment. Unfortunately we also are on the previous leg. CPT-Mahe. At booking time, to get space we had to book two segments altho we eventually got one thru cabin. We booked flights independently . I worry about being stuck in Mahe.

i have read about the recent cancellations involving DOH, Oman and Dubai. May I ask

where you heard that all UAE are cancelled? As you know, our segment includes these ports so at this point it is hard to believe that it will go forward as planned and difficult to imagine

an alternatd itineray in that region.

The world is a mess…but I do hope that SS decides what to do sooner rather

than later. I don’t have much hope that ‘things’ will settle down before our cruise…

but I would appreciate knowing  whether they are working on an alternative itinerary.

you seem to be in a difficult spot…as are we as originally we had to book two

segments to find space ( later got 1 cabin but still 2 bookings). So worry that segment 1 

will sail CPt- Mahe but Mahe to Dubai will be cancelled. Our air returns from Dubai.

We are following the routes aNd cancellations of Moon on other posts. Our cruise and for those on Spirit’s grand voyage..…sails Capetown to Mahe and Mahe to Dubai. The latter segment 

includes Muscat to Dubai. SS offers no info. We are imagining that the 2nd segment might be cancelled, similar to recent happenings..and after we are on board.. Of course, we would be traveling long..from NYC…for a relatively short cruise if this happens…and, perhaps left in Mahe. Does anyone have any news, rumors, insights,etc?

Sympathies w the Moon pax..and even SS ,except for late notification.

Mrs Waldo,

We also are on the Mahe-Dubai segment. After reading the above posts, I doubt that swapping 

itineraries w Moon  is likely as it sounds as though Moon is canceling at least one cruise

and perhaps others. The region is an unclear mess and seems murkier by the day.I didn’t hear anything about India but would be happy to visit there. I hope that we are not cancelled.  I suspect that we might not have any clarification for a while.Paula

Claudia,

I am familiar w your postings…so very happy to learn of your initial

impressions. Paula

 My thoughts go forward to Moon pax. Having experienced disrupted cruises ( pirates, entangled prop) w daily uncertainties and rolling itinerary changes,   I recall how pre occupying and anxiety making this can be.  
 

i am not certain what lies ahead for Spirit. We board in Capetown on Feb 11. No geography scholar, I recognize that we are not coming from the Red Sea but we are sailing Muscat

to Dubai. Concerns appear in the above posts. Does anyone have news or thoughts 

about this? 
Well wishes to all onboard Moon..and all ships.

Would appreciate your thoughts/ experiences as we board in a month.

Have read recent reviews on CC and frankly, some are unnerving.

Most excursions appear to be contracted locally. While no tipping is required on the

ship, that does not apply to on land and independent contractors ( the soa)

I have just revisited mysilversea ( super program!) and worked the select and included excursions into a better package..still pining for some of those old, well remembered

tours that were so much more interesting than city orientations.We also enjoy a shuttle into town which adds a different persoective.. 

Does anyone have suggestions for Tolagnaro, Madagascar?

Since we are sailing to some Gulf states, I am listening to the news and wondering if our

itinerary will stay intact,

No Bruzin here but thanks for your post. I think that it is too late to anticipate added

excursions, included or not…disappointing…makes me wonder why we are even

stopping at the port. 

Wes, Thank you for sharing your friend’s post…it is very relieving. P