Ethel6666

Thanks Host Jazzbeau I really enjoyed your review. Sorry to hear about the Covid, but better on your return home than while you were away I guess. We were disappointed that Noble Caledonia cancelled our Baltic cruise in 2023 (due to lack of demand now that they can’t visit SPB) but we have chosen to take their trip to Norway which replaced it, B2B with the Hebrides to the Faroes so we are looking forward to those. Glad to hear that all is still good on the Hebridean Sky.

Great thanks Suburu94, I’m going to look into the NAB debit card. Since our ANZ credit card now has a limit of $20000 for cancellation. We are also retired, so not sure how easy it is to get a new credit card.

There is some precedent for compensation in Australia. Although through lengthy litigation https://www.travelweekly.com.au/article/supreme-court-awards-cruise-passengers-up-to-20k-each-following-scenic-class-action/

We did the overnight cruise on Doubtful Sound a few years ago. It was lovely, a smaller boat, so offered kayaking, swimming and zodiac style boats to get up close to the water edge. A much more spectacular experience than when we cruised through the sounds on a large cruise ship. The transfers were all organised as part of the trip so it was easy to do.