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An English pub, hope you try the fish and chips. Seriously. also looking forward to you trip report. We booked in 2021 for an August cruise in 2023 (starts also in Southampton and ends in Reykjavik). At the time it seemed so far away, but it keeps getting closer.

My DW just retired as a teacher. We did a land trip to Iceland and saw the Northern Lights while she was on their Easter vacation.

Think of it this way, the cruise has to get better; everything that could go wrong already has.

Yes, we once had alerted our TA to an itinerary we were interested in. He found a great deal, but it came with a catch, not only was the deposit non-refundable, but it was the entire fare. The first thing we did after booking it, was buy insurance.

Yes, and I have tried to get that across to DW, but she at times sets a frenetic pace. I do think we are better than that then when we started. The few times I think she actually is slowing us down is when we are in a museum, and she does much more studying of the art than I do. (I guess that comes from being a long time, just retired, art teacher.)

Yes, you have that right to be wrong. LOL.

OTOH, some think the medallion is a terrible idea.

Also, non-refundable OBC will be used first before any refundable OBC.

If you tell them you have a pacemaker (even if you do not), how can they possibly deny giving you a card?

Looking forward to your review. We are booked for August of next year. We also took their airfare with the 1/2 price, but asked for Newark, as we find it much more convenient (from where we are in a similar region of NY State.) Our TA said no guarantee, but their flights to London are almost always Heathrow and no layover. It seems your experience is different. DW hopes for British Airways as her late father was an executive with that airline.

Yes, the travel costs are something you were intending to pay so presumably, you can afford them. A huge uncovered medical bill plus possibly a need for a medical evacuation can wipe you out.