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As I said in the other post, I would still feel much safer in Paris or anywhere else in Europe for that matter than I would in Detroit or New Orleans. It's all a matter of perspective. On this side of the Atlantic we see numerous news items about gun crime in the US, so we might conclude it wasn't a good idea to visit there.

But obviously millions of people do!

:)

Yes, I feel much safer in Paris than I would in Detroit or New Orleans:)

I wouldn't feel properly dressed without perfume or earrings, regardless of place or temperature:)

Wouldn't dream of setting foot outdoors without both!

Hi

I would suggest initially that you contact your hotel to ask them. You probably are not the first large-ish group to be booked in. They should know of a shuttle service. If not, there are shuttles which will take 5 or 8 available at Orly ( ido you arrive at Orly Ouest or Orly Sud?) so you may have to book 2 vehicles. :)

HTH

Baseball caps!!

But still no-one has answered me to say why they think we French are rude:confused:

It's only the French who are rude :)

No we're not!!!:)

What do you mean????

Goodness! I didn't have any idea my original query would spark off such a discussion.

Très interessant!!

Not exactly the same thing. After all, even your presidents refer to you as 'my fellow Americans' and I don't suppose they mean Canadians or inhabitants of Central and South America:)

Thank you for your explanation. I suppose it's a question of usage, for example I would always say Canadian, Mexican Costa Rican or Latin American etc so the confusion wouldn't arise (or offence taken:)

Sort of. It a US law that applies to US ports (not "American")

 

I didn't mean to cause any offence, but could you please explain to a European citizen, what is the difference between them? I wouldn't have thought of using 'US' instead of 'American' as to me they are synonymous.

And thank you Talisker92, but I do know how to pronounce " cabotage":)

Note where I'm from!!

So, have I understood correctly, this is an American law which applies only to American ports? If I were to board a foreign registered ship in, for example Bordeaux, I could disembark in Denmark?

I have come across these terms in various posts. Can anyone explain (simply!!) what they mean?

I originally asked a similar question in NZ ports of call.

Has anyone any experience in how long it takes from setting foot on dry land

( our documents state everyone has to be off the ship by 10.00)

to collecting luggage, clearing Immigration Customs and Biosecurity? We need to know so as to arrange a pickup from the quay. Is any customs clearance etc done before docking and are there separate immigration desks for NZ and non NZ citizens like there are at the airport?

This will not be a ship coming from Australia when I believe certain procedures may take place while crossing the Tasman Sea en route from Australia to New Zealand.

Thank you

Thank you for replying. We won't be arriving from Australia, and won't have been sailing in Australian/NZ waters other than the approach to NZ. Presumably this means there won't be any officials on board prior to arrival?

Has anyone any experience of how long it takes from disembarking to collect luggage and pass through all these procedures at Auckland? Is any of it e.g. Customs & Immigration done while still on board or is it all done in Shed 10?

I need to know to arrange a pickup. We have been told everyone should be off the ship by 10.00. And is there a separate line at Immigration for NZ passport holders like there is at Auckland airport?

Thanks

Just so you know - it's Mediterranean.:)

Are taxis allowed to come on to the wharf to pick up passengers? Enquiring for elderly couple who will be arriving on Symphony and need taxi pickup. Also, what facilities are there at Shed 10 if they have to wait for pick-up i.e. coffee/toilets/lounge?

Merci beaucoup

:)to Twickenham

Are you 'Nutrax for nerves' on the Lonely Planet 'Thorn Tree' forum? If not, someone there is using your 'plural of anecdote is not data' signature:D

If you haven't been more than a total of 90 days out of 180 days in the Schengen zone, it doesn't matter if you spend days out of Schengen (so keeping your total under 90). So having a quick trip to a non-Schengen country - within the 180 days TOTAL time limit - is a way of reducing your time in Schengen. It's the TOTAL number of days in Schengen which count. You could have been going in and out for a couple of weeks at a time within the 180 day period and still be OK if it didn't add up to more than 90.

Try Googling 'Schengen' for more information.

(See what I meant about getting speculative information!!:)

Second thoughts!!

Could you possibly, before going to Barcelona, spend at least 3 days out of Schengen? For instance get a budget flight to the UK, Ireland or any other non Schengen country from wherever you are in Europe?

hello there:)

There is a wealth of information re the Schengen rules on the 'Thorn Tree'(Lonely Planet) Western Europe forum. You may be able to find a definitive answer there, or at least be pointed in the right direction for an official answer. Any replies on here are likely to be speculative and probably won't apply to your particular circumstances.

- Honeybearhollow - I would ignore this 'rule'!?. Until I started reading this thread (because the title intrigued me) I had no idea that America had this dress code. No such rule exists in Europe NOR the rest of the world and as you will be on a cruise leaving Rome, there are likely to be non-Americans on board who will be blissfully unaware they may be breaking an outdated American 'rule'.

As for Italians mostly wearing black - Pucci, Versace, Prada.....I don't think so!

I (like most European women) wear whatever the weather and the circumstances dictate - colour doesn't come into it.

You only need a vignette if you drive on Swiss motorways - easily avoided. Depending where you're intending leaving from, it's a very small hop from Geneva backi into France where you wouldn't be hit with an enormous different country drop-off. Even if you're leaving from Genève, a taxi back to the airport shouldn't be crippling!!