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Would always do Viking but sadly can't afford to.  (Did 1 and it was heaven!)

Sadly typically do Carnival - it is in my price range

Never NCL again,  1 and done, the cruise was miserable.

On 7/10/2020 at 6:01 PM, Saint Greg said:

 

I agree,  I also travel single and pay double ...  less drunks would be nice :)

 

 

We did Viking to Italy for New Year's ...  Temps for the most part were comfortable,  heavy sweater were fine during the day time.   On the ship it was comfortable, light sweater was plenty.    You are going to love being on Viking. I wish I could afford to travel that way all the time.

On 6/12/2020 at 5:32 AM, L454S said:

 

Repeating your lines over and over doesn't make them right, nor does it make them equal "common sense".

Enjoy your cruise with the mask, I just choose not to cruise with one. If I can, I will, and if not I will do something else.

 

Right now, around here, if a business tries to require a mask....we won't go. Masking around here is waning. Still see some sheep here and there.

Baaaaaaa,   As a business owner, I absolutely require masks 100%... if you want to go some where else, that is your right.  It is my right to keep my staff safe.

On 5/23/2020 at 10:38 AM, johnjen said:

I'm not against mask wearing, but I see potential for this being a legal disaster, HIPAA violations where someone asks for specific reasons they can't wear one, etc. There's this card floating around online, a vague attempt trying to make it appear official, when it isn't...and, if you catch the error in it, say what it is, LOL
 

Some one presents that to me at my company I would suggest to them that they can go some where else.  We are a private business and distancing is impossible.  Masks are required to walk in the door.. You have a choice to not be there. 

On 5/22/2020 at 2:38 PM, BirdTravels said:

Masks like those above are intended to prevent you from spreading your germs to others. They are not to protect you from the virus. So, they should not provide anyone with any sense of security; they are not there to protect them. 

If it keeps my germs to myself,  and you wear one, it keeps your germs to yourself..   that and some distance protects both of us.  common sense.

16 hours ago, s35flyer said:

Along these lines, we got all our refunds/good alternatives,  except first class airfare from delta.  They said we had to use before end of the year, sigh.  Today received notice it’s now 2 years!  So except from our extreme disappointment about the trip at least we are whole again.  Thanks, Delta, Avalon and best of luck to all.

Keep pushing Delta on the refund,  They refunded mine and it was not first class.  It was comfort class,

They gave me a voucher for my domestic that is good now for 2 years (I was flying into ATL a day early to make sure I did not miss my International flight.

When they cancelled my cruise (I was supposed to leave in 3 days 😞    They gave me the option to roll it over and get $250 OBC or refund... I took the refund.  I have not gotten it yet but was told it would be credited back to my credit card. 

6 minutes ago, suntan said:

I would like to change my cruise to next year but the airline I'm booked on for May 4th is only allowing a one time change fee for flights booked up to April 30th and then they want you to travel before December 31, 2020.  I won't be travelling anywhere else this year and therefore I will probably have to cancel the flight and hope the insurance will cover it.

Click to cancel the flight and then refund...  right now I think they are refunding most flights and if not your insurance will cover it.

On 3/9/2020 at 6:45 PM, DownByTheSea said:

Their site is at https://www.thetorrestravels.com/

Thank you so much!

On 3/9/2020 at 6:45 PM, DownByTheSea said:

  

They have not cancelled us in Asia,  I leave in 14 days for Mekong. 

26 minutes ago, AF-1 said:

Well our trip starts May 6th and ends May 18th.  We have until the 15th; which is Sunday to decide if we want to add the extra protection.  Right now it's 50/50 if we even get to go.

Mine is the 28th,  Holding my breath to see if they cancel or not.  Since we are doing the Mekong and Viking just had a ship get quarantine with the virus,  so hoping they cancel us. 

Silly question but the passengers that are being help in quarantine,  who is paying for it?  Are they able to have family send things to them that they need?  How does this forced quarantine work??

9 minutes ago, Spideysmum said:

• Also Avalon Waterways is temporarily waiving cancellation penalties** until 3 days prior to any Europe departure.

You are so lucky they are willing to let you cancel until 3 days before you leave!  It sounds like they are going to cruise no matter what. 

 

I leave for Asia in 20 days and will admit I wish they would cancel us.  We are not given that same policy.  I am worried will they let us come back into the US after the cruise at the rate the virus is multiplying.   Yes I have travel insurance but I know that the cancel for any reason does not cover you for coronava virus.  


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It was just a long ride up and back... you can only see so many trees before it becomes very boring...

Personally I thought it was a huge waste of my money IMHO.. was very disappointed. 

Cambodia School Tour - Mekong River

Can anyone give us an idea of how many kids,  how much stuff should we bring??

Mekong river trip - school visit.. What are good items to bring the kids and how many should we plan on?

6 minutes ago, kathy49 said:

I can't imagine any ships sailing in Asia for a very long time.

I sure hope you are wrong, I have a river cruise in Vietnam in 48 days. 

3 hours ago, CanEcosse said:

No.

Thank you 😞   

19 hours ago, ilikeanswers said:

 

No they are not being charged anything, but service is limited. As someone said check out the Princess forum and also this FB page:

David Abel

 

He has been posting regular video describing life on the quarantined ship.

Thanks for sharing that!  It was interesting listening to him!

On 1/31/2020 at 12:17 PM, npcl said:

 

I think that if this is going to be a major problem the next shoe to drop will be in Thailand or Vietnam (to a lesser degree Indonesia and Malasia).  They get large numbers of Chinese tourists (The Health Director in Thailand indicated that 22000 Chinese from Wuhan traveled to Thailand prior to China locking down travel).  Relatively poor infrastructure for blocking spread. If nothing happens there in the next 2-3 weeks then I would expect this to be fairly well contained.

 

I agree about Viet Nam,  I leave in 50 days for a river cruise there,  sitting back waiting and watching to see what happens. 

 

3 minutes ago, Pushka said:

I don’t know the post you are referring to but as an Aussie we will always do a land trip of a couple of weeks at least before we board a cruise. 

You Aussie's are so lucky,  I am American so we don't get that kind of holiday time..and I still work full time...  I was actually making a comment to the OP  :)  Her cruise is the week before mine.  I figure they will either have a cure by then or Vietnam will be fully involved.. Just waiting to see how it goes :)

My gosh,  your cruise is 6 weeks away..  Things may have completely changed by then. I am cruising to Vietnam and Cambodia the week after you..  Just watching to see what is going to happen.    

4 hours ago, dogs4fun said:

How wonderful - if you don't mind my asking, what supermarket is that?  I am not aware of any supermarkets in my area that provide free flu shots. The supermarkets at which I shop offer the shot but one has to pay for it.

Most Walmart and Walgreens have them