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It´s one area with one access. So they can´t charge for different areas. Especially the steam room, salt room, infrared sauna, ice room, charcoal sauna, experimental showers are all along one aisle with glass doors only (except for the showers which have no doors at all). Fitness center is free anyway except for classes. steamboats

Both Triples and Single cabins are pretty rare on river cruise ships. steamboats

We had this menu on the Beyond pre inaugural last April (menu and photos of our dinner). steamboats

It´s roughly 1:30 h from Passau to Munich Airport (which is North of the city of Munich in the direction towards Passau). As most US flights depart between 11 am and 1 pm Uniworld is definitely prepared to provide a transportation in time. steamboats

Bike and boat cruises are becoming more and more popular here in Germany. There are a couple of river cruise operators offering them. And more and more regular river cruise ships do carry bikes onboard either for guided tours or for individual use. For the later you only have to ask at the reception the day before you want to use them. Usually they are free of charge. steamboats

Although the Central Park is open and designed to handle water it´s not designed to handle chlorined salt water - at least the plants are not. So it may have cause a little damage to some plants. But as for the ship you won´t see any damage anymore. steamboats

I´m pretty sure they do have a team. And yes, they were interested in the other four vessels from the beginning. It was a matter of pricing... Seems like they now got the price they wanted to pay. It´s just that it might not be easy to sell the two additional boats on such a short notice especially on the North American market. Here in Germany with the pandemic the people are booking river cruises on a shorter notice. But we don´t need any flights. steamboats

The AmaKristina was moved from the Rhine river to France. steamboats

I think the main problem will be to sell the ship right now... the first cruises start in April on two ships, then in May the third is to follow. Even with a handful of loyal Crystal customers (who won´t fly over for 3 nighters) and a large customer base from their hotel business it might be a bit challenging to fill the three ships with such a short notice and being a newcomer on the market. steamboats

It's definitely confirmed by Riverside. steamboats

The purchase is confirmed now. The Riverside Debussy is supposed to start Mid April on the Rhine river, the Riverside Ravel early May on the Rhône river. The Riverside Bach and Mahler will follow in 2024. steamboats

The World Voyage has already started in Hamburg yesterday 😉 and for those passengers it will also end in Hamburg. steamboats

BTW, it´s definitely not the first "waterfall". On the Norwegian Prima they forgot to lower the water in The Haven infinity pool when we departed Cobh on the inagural cruise. There´s a sharp bend when leaving the port and the pool water went over The Haven sundeck and down to the Oceanwalk on deck 8. The people looking down were standing in ankle high water. I only catched the end of the waterfall. steamboats

I´m pretty sure the gardeners were not happy about this. I remember on the first cruises of the Harmony the slides were leaking and we talked to Laszlo (who did all the Centrals Parks on the Oasis Class ships) and he definitely wasn´t happy about the water from the pool area which was causing his plants to die. steamboats

Kettles are only provided on UK departures with mainly UK guests. No, you are not allowed to bring your own kettle as this is regarded as a fire hazard. steamboats

Currently no US based cruise line is allowed to go to Cuba and after the recent law suit they won´t go unless the laws will be changed. You might find some European cruise lines which pass by Cuba but not on a regular basis but more on a world cruise or something similar. But only smaller ships will go there. Star Clippers did Cuba in the past, Hapag-Lloyd did Cuba as well as the German based MS Hamburg (by Plantours). Celestyal did Cuba but stopped it years ago when Cuba thought they could make more money out of the bigger US cruise ships. steamboats

This is not the first time a ship with passengers is in dry dock in Cadiz. AIDA did this before - also during a regular trip. It was the AIDAbella in 2017. You can see some photos here. They have to get the azipods fixed as the QV is doing a world cruise starting Jan 9th in Hamburg and Jan 11th in Southampton. steamboats

Ladies might find some formal wear onboard. But I never saw any suits or tuxedos or anything like that for men. steamboats

So according to a German newspaper report the tourist fee was supposed to start Jan 16th. But as there is still an online referendum going on til Jan 7th the final decision by the officals is still pending. So the Jan 16th date won´t happen. They are now talking about summer. BTW the first plans were there in 2019. It´s the fifth attempt to install a tourist fee.... So let´s wait and see when this fee will be charged.... or if ever... steamboats

@123Explore, sort of "hot of the press" and not yet on their website but the first customers received their documents for cruises starting Jan 13th, 2023: No test required anymore for cruises up to 16 days / 15 night starting Jan 13th, 2023! Although there can be still changes til July but currently you won´t need a test. steamboats

At least you have someone you can call! steamboats

What, there´s a monthly newsletter? That never ever made it to my side of the pond (but the voucher email did) 🤣. To enhance our experience they closed the Frankfurt office years ago and switched to some sort of call center. To show the appreciation of the DACH market (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) they now move everything to a GSA originating for Malta (and already working as an GSA for Italy). I´m already excited to see how this will enhance my experience ... BTW over the last years we didn´t even have a phone number to call and let them know what we wanted. So we always ended up with bottles of water... (which was o.k. for us). steamboats

According to this very short notice Riverside will also take over the other four Crystal river cruise ships. steamboats

@123Explore starting Sep 17th all guests 3 and up need a negative test for all cruises up to 15 days. For cruises longer than 16 days you also need to be fully vaccinated. This might change until July but so far you do need a test. steamboats

It´s approximately 30 min depending on traffic and mode of transportation (busses need a little more time than a cab). A cab is a 39 Euro flat fee. There are plenty of cabs available in the port. steamboats