flyfishingwidow

Thanks, Jed-bud. Helpful to know. Can’t wait to see how we feel about Regent after this cruise. 

Likewise I started a roll call for our August 28 Alaska cruise and so far no one has joined. Had similar experience to yours with Crystal. 

I did not file a CC dispute.  

JPH814,

Please update your spreadsheet to reflect that my refund was credited to my AmEx account this morning.  What a great way to start the day!  Hoping this is a new trend and that everyone else gets theirs soon.  Maybe your letter to Seabourn will help everyone. Thanks again for  tracking the refund status.

flyfishing widow

Shore excursion refund posted  to Amex this morning for cancellation requested on 4/1.  Still have a ways to go on cruise cancellation, but as others have indicated it’s a welcome first step.  

 Cruise June 6

Seabourn cancelled April 14

Requested refund April 15 (through TA)

Ok. Now I’m fascinated. What is a bore running?  I want to see it whatever it is!

Thank you both for the feedback and excellent advice.  I will definitely wear the wrist bands and take the patch along in case the water looks choppy.  The issue with the patch is that it has to be applied at least 4 hours before you need it and there are side effects.  So, hopefully I won't need it.

Really looking forward to our first river cruise. And what could be better than the food and wine in Bordeaux!

My husband and I have been on two ocean cruises.  Since I'm prone to motion sickness I used both wrist bands and the Scopolamine patch which worked well.  In November we are taking our first river cruise which will be on the Viking Forseti in Bordeaux.  Since this is an estuary and not a lot of sailing is involved I'm thinking I shouldn't need the patch.  I'd appreciate insights and advice from others who have done this type of river cruise.  Is motion sickness likely to be a problem?

SheriDan1985, Congratulations on your 35th anniversary.  A few years ago DH and I stayed at the Royal Park Hotel which is very near Paddington Station.  The hotel was perfectly fine.  However, I personally would not stay again in that area if you want to spend your time enjoying London.  It really isn't within walking distance of much that you might want to see.

In April my granddaughter and I stayed at St. Ermin's Hotel which is in Westminster--walking distance to Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, the Thames, Parliament, Big Ben, Churchill's War Room, and the London Eye.  I paid 263 GBP per night with the senior discount.  This is a highly rated 4 star hotel with great service, complimentary wine served in the lobby from 5:30-6:30 in the afternoon and a lovely afternoon tea.  It is also within walking distance of two theaters (right now playing Wicked in one and Hamilton in the other).  It is 3 miles from Paddington Station.  DH and I will be staying there in November before hopping on the Heathrow Express at Paddington.

I have other recommendations (but not right by Paddington).  Please let me know if you're interested.

Hope you have a lovely trip.

Terry

Since my husband and I have the same question I just called Seabourn and asked. Was told either January or February, but that it wouldn’t hurt to check in December in case they release the information early. 

We are embarking on our first Viking cruise in a couple of weeks. We are in a DV cabin and didn’t have any problem getting the dining and excursion times and choices that we wanted.

We are doing something similar so was happy to see that you enjoyed the train ride from Quebec City to Montreal. We are flying from San Francisco to NYC then taking our first cruise which is from NYC to Quebec City on Crystal. After 3 nights in Quebec City we're on Via Rail Canada to Montreal for 2 nights then Montreal to NYC. Am interested in the Montreal to NYC segment.:)

We are also on a Canada-New England cruise in September that stops at Gaspe. I was happy to see your post since there isn't much input on this port. Since this will be our first cruise we want to experience both ship excursions and exploring on our own. We are booked on a ship excursion to Perce with a boat tour to Bonaventure Island. It sounds interesting and Gaspe seemed like a good port to try out the ship excursion. Look forward to hearing other perspectives. It's all new to us!