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Greetings--We got accustomed to playing trivia immediately following tea in the Observation Lounge aboard Explorer on our past several cruises. The results from the Mensa quiz were also announced. I wonder if anyone here could be so kind as to tell me if both tea and trivia are in the same lounge aboard Yoyager? Or do we need to be on the move inbetween the two? Thanks!

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I do understand about the Navigator. We have been on her 4 times. We have been in 30 foot seas on the Voyager where 2 dining room windows busted and many stayed in their cabins. We enjoyed watching the sea and had no sea sickness. My only problem is I get my "sea legs" and they stay with me after I leave the ship for days��. Since land is not moving...I do.

You may suffer from MDDS, it's an unusual illness that I get a well. See your doctor and get an Rx for Klonapin before the cruise and it won't happen!

I wonder if I do an onboard booking, then don't have the cruise line transfer to myagent while on board, can I do so at a much later date if I decide to change my booking to another sailing? I know you normally have 30 days to transfer to an agent, but my agent charges a fee if I cancel a booking after I transfer to him.

In wonder if they allow more than 2 bottles of wine at embarkation? Like most lines, they don't allow any hard liquor to be brought on board at any time but I am not crazy about their wine list and would prefer to bring my own wine each night and pay corkage. Anyone have experience in bringing more than 2 bottles aboard at sailing?

I checked the wait list today and it depends if you are looking at the trip ending in Rio or the BTB that continues to Miami. The 32 night BTB is all wait lists but the BA to RIO looks wide open in most categories!

Hi all, just wondering if there is a way for Betty to join a meet&greet on the roll call for her cruise? I am not familiar with how to do this on a HAL ship. Thanks!!!

Thank you for these reports. I have a friend sailing with you -- Lydia, have you met her yet?

We were supposed to get off the ship on March 4 and tour the wall prior to spending the day in Beijing. Well, that didn't happen! Glad to hear some didn't miss it. Here was the view from our cabin. Crazy!

I know from posts on this forum that Insignia has no concierge lounge, but does Nautica?

The original -- miserable -- box hair dryers with the hose are still installed in each stateroom's bathroom on Nautica, but plug-in, hand-held hair dryers are now provided in each room, too. I think a cruiser would have to have exceptionally long and thick hair to be dissatisfied with the ship-provided hair dryer.

Thanks for the quick responses! You saved me some space in my luggage.

Can you tell me if they have a hose from the wall unit or are they a normal unit that plugs the dryer into any wall outlet via a long electric cord? It's very different many ships. Many thanks!

Does anyone know if they provide a decent hair dryer on the Nautica? I recall a few years ago there was a wall mounted one in the bathroom that didn't work very well. Not sure if they have added hand held ones that you can use with an outlet at the desk area. Thanks for the intel!

We are wondering the same, our flight arrives at 7:30 AM so we will have several hours to kill before the noon checkin. Would be nice to do the HOHO bus, but with the luggage I don't see that happening.

For Geiranger I would suggest a bus tour or a hop on/off to Eagles Rd. viewpoint, Flydallsjuvet and Mt. Dalsnibba.

This is the standard must see things to do in Geiranger. You should also take some time to walk around the small village.

Ålesund is a nice town to explore on foot or by using the hop on/off or the choo choo train. Must sees are Mt. Aksla viewpoint, Brosundet bridge, Ålesund church, Apoteker gaten and Moloveien.

If you prefer to venture outside town an amzing trip will be to the Path of the Trolls. Either by renting a car or by the ships tour.

If you are feeling more adventurious you could rent a car and drive to Stranda, Hellesylt over to Norangsdalen and to the quaint little village of Oye.

Olden - Most prefer to go to the Briksdal glacier.

This is just a small sample. If you have further in depth questions about a certain itinerary or what to do in a specific port I am more than happy to help you out.

Lars.

Hi Lars,

You mention Ålesund-- where is that on our itinerary?

Laura & Joe ~ Here's a bit of good news I heard this morning from someone who knows...Cava will be on the new wine list sometime this Summer! No not inclusive, but at least it will be available.

And a side note to English Tim, you see, things do change per your requests, just slowly. Have patience and keep sending us your suggestions.

Thanks so much Bonnie. Fingers crossed it will be on the Journey June 14!

I don't mind paying $30 onboard for a $10 bottle of cava, I just wish they'd put one on their wine list so that I have the choice!

We are booked on the Journey this June and our itinerary is listed below. We have a rental car booked in Honningsvag to go on a bird safari and the up to the North Cape. We also booked the all-day ship tour in Aurland that takes us to the Flam railway and onto Gudvangen since the railway won't presell tickets. Any other ideas for the other ports would be most welcome! We are not "hikers" but have no problem walking for miles and miles.

SAT 14-JUN HAMBURG, GERMANY Embark 4:00 pm

SUN 15-JUN AT SEA

MON 16-JUN BERGEN, NORWAY Docked 8:00 am 11:00 pm

TUE 17-JUN AURLAND (FLAM), NORWAY Tendered 8:00 am 1:00 pm

TUE 17-JUN GUDVANGEN, NORWAY Tendered 3:00 pm 6:00 pm

WED 18-JUN GEIRANGER, NORWAY Docked 1:00 pm 6:00 pm

THU 19-JUN AT SEA Cruising

FRI 20-JUN SVOLVAER, LOFOTEN ISLANDS, NORWAY Docked 8:00 am 5:00 pm

FRI 20-JUN TROLL FJORD - NORWAY Cruising 6:30 pm 8:00 pm

SAT 21-JUN TROMSO, NORWAY Docked 12:00 pm 6:00 pm

SUN 22-JUN HONNINGSVAG, NORWAY Docked 10:00 am 10:00 pm

MON 23-JUN AT SEA Cruising

TUE 24-JUN AT SEA Cruising

WED 25-JUN OLDEN, NORWAY Docked 8:00 am 6:00 pm

THU 26-JUN STAVANGER, NORWAY Docked 1:00 pm 8:00 pm

FRI 27-JUN AT SEA Cruising

SAT 28-JUN COPENHAGEN, DENMARK Debark 7:00 am

Thanks for inquiring for us Bonnie! I do wish they'd put a cava on the purchase menu, champagne actually gives me a headache!

Hi Bonnie! Just wondering what the office said about including a cava, prosecco or cremant in the complimentary wine list? I sail in 2 months and need to know if I'm shipping a case over! :D Thanks.

Fabulous! Thanks Bonnie.

I went onto "my vogages" but I don't see a cabin number assignment, can you walk me through the steps to view online>

I hope that Bonnie reads these posts and provides comments back to Azamara. :D

Bonnie --i hope you will read the many comments asking for Azamara to include a Cava or Prosecco on their included beverage program. I think this is a real "miss".

If you look at the current free wines on board, they are in the $8-12 range. I'm just saying that cava is a cheaper alternative--Segura Vuidas reserve is at the low end of the range.

I agree that Azamara should included a Cava in their included list. It costs $4 per bottle, what's to lose? I think a bunch of us out there love our sparkling wine over other more expensive wines that they serve and this could be a great alternative. At my company we always weigh cost vs impact to decide what we're going go with and in this case it's a no brainer.