Juno1956

I have just done ours for our trip next week. My husband gave up in despair after trying for 2 hours! 
Basically used my iPad, had trouble loading my passport photo ,every attempt was turned down . Then I went back a page on the application, tried again and it accepted it. Same with the expiry date on my passport. Just wouldn’t accept it! Went back a page, then it did ! So weird. 

Just now, texanaust said:

Still nothing from SS...maybe they are waiting till the 30 day mark just to make sure all of their 'Esteemed Guests' cannot possibly make alternative arrangements.  

My husband heard from Silversea and our travel agent earlier this week. Silversea stated that they are changing the itinerary ( aka cancelling in my opinion) and will be finalising this very soon. Travel agent stated that they should be hearing something definite this week. 
Seen on a Facebook forum someone had heard from Silversea that cruise has been cancelled and letters going out on Friday. And so we wait..

We are also on the Mumbai to Athens section and just wish they would cancel now! We know it’s not going ahead, they know it’s not going ahead! Cynical me would say they’re hanging on to our money, non cynical me would think they have a lot of logistics to sort out.

We always book our flights separately but this time we didn’t as we’re doing an Indian trip prior to the cruise and it seemed easier to let Silversea sort it out. Good thing we did for if it’s cancelled Silversea will have to sort it out!

We are supposedly going through the Suez Canal and Red Sea with Silversea cruises in May. They still haven’t cancelled so we’re in a waiting game. It’s so frustrating as we are pretty sure it’s not going to happen and could be making alternative plans at this time.

On 2/1/2024 at 4:51 AM, Worrywart1956 said:

Hi 
I am also doing a tour but it is 13 days away and I still don’t know the exact same questions you have asked did you find out anything 

Hi, I’m afraid I haven’t. I don’t think ours will be going ahead with the situation in the Middle East.

However, after visiting India last year I can confirm that in most public areas there is a Western toilet! 
With regards to the hotels used, at the end of our cruise which ends in Greece, we are booked into one which apparently is 4 star but reviews are quite poor and some feel that it is a 3 star. I think this may have been booked by the cruise company though and not Wendy Woo. 
Sorry I can’t help you more. I hope you have a great time and let me know how you get on ! 

We are on the Silver Moon in May from Mumbai to Athens, with a Wendy Woo tour of India prior to the cruise. I cannot see us going through the Red Sea ,Suez canal to reach Athens. Other cruise lines are cancelling. I wish Silversea would cancel then we can reconsider our plans!

Like a lot of people we have a lot of money tied up on a cruise that may never happen!

12 hours ago, Kauaijim said:

SS moved the 1/6 trip from Jordon to MUSCAT  They cancelled the pre trip to Petra ( zero info on refund yet ) ) there are now 10 days of cruising that their is no itinerary for as yet. They are offering $1000 OF shipboard credit if you continue with the cruise otherwise no refund or you can get a credit to use later. . Zero help on any flights booked independently   For us a big mistake going back to SS .  Clearly a first world problem but SS. Not really stepping up as yet. 12/8 is the latest to decide 

Have they offered you a future cruise credit for all the cost of the cruise? 

We are booked to sail from Mumbai to Athens in May, travelling through Egypt ,Jordan, Suez Canal etc. I have noticed on another site that people travelling in March and October already have had Egypt cancelled. Heaven knows how Silversea will re position from Mumbai to Europe. I don’t fancy 16 days at sea! So glad we booked flights with them, although we usually book our own flights.

On 11/16/2023 at 5:58 PM, HalifaxYorksCruiser said:

Hi Lorraine and Bob. Well spotted. Yes it’s Mark and Gail here. Hope you have a lovely trip in January- sounds wonderful. We are booked on the South of France cruise on 6th July. Gail sends her 

On 11/16/2023 at 5:58 PM, HalifaxYorksCruiser said:

Hi Lorraine and Bob. Well spotted. Yes it’s Mark and Gail here. Hope you have a lovely trip in January- sounds wonderful. We are booked on the South of France cruise on 6th July. Gail sends her fondest wishes.

Hi Mark, glad to see both you and Gail are still cruising! Give our best to Gail, tell her Bob hasn’t danced since! 😂We are off to the Caribbean tomorrow,glad to get away from this dreary wet weather. Take care both of you

5 hours ago, Heartfelttraveler said:

Will you be on the January 3 cruise?  If so, many hotels are booked because of New Years.

Azamara is using The Commodore, The Westin Waterfront, and the AC Waterfront by Marriott.  We booked the AC independently.

We are on that cruise but arriving in Cape Town on the 30th December. We have now booked in to the Pullman which we are happier about than our previous booking ! 
Thanks for your help.

22 hours ago, HalifaxYorksCruiser said:

Just had a look - just 13 cruises listed between early Jan 2024 and late April 2024. Not sure if any represented any decent savings compared to earlier listings.

We are booked on the South African trip in January, which we booked on a previous cruise and managed to get a hefty price drop,including our original benefits with a bit of chasing! Pays to track and chase!

It’s Lorraine and Bob here, did we meet you and Gayle on a previous cruise? If not, sorry to bother you! 😂

Hi, we are going on Azamara at the beginning of January,starting and ending in Cape Town.

Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced hotel at a good location, preferably near the waterfront. Thank you.

On 11/4/2023 at 3:30 PM, Dobby36 said:

So great to hear! We will be in a similar situation at the Ritz next month post-cruise 😉

I’m so envious! If you’ve got a room overlooking Marina Bay ,the view is amazing! 
if you need any info on Singapore, I would be pleased to help. I used to live there as a teenager many years ago but have been back since. Not much of old Singapore left. 

We arrived in Singapore at 5 in the morning, fortunate enough to be staying at the Ritz Carlton . They let us check in and by 8 we were in our room! 
This was the start of the pandemic so maybe they were very quiet. 
Beautiful hotel, wonderful staff.

4 hours ago, SSCAF001 said:

I am booked on the 40-day BtoB Nautica cruise from Singapore to Barcelona sailing on May 10. When hearing about this extraordinary sales, I contacted immediately my TA to see what kind of benefit I could get, knowing that both leg of my cruise was part of the discount for my cabin category. Since I got no answer from my TA, I contacted directly Oceania. They replied immediately that this issue must be handled by my TA but that as a courtesy they would forward my request to their appropriate department. In just 4 days, I got a reply and got an OBC amount representing exactly the difference between the price I paid and the new discounted price. I was quite impressed by Oceania, not by my TA!

We are also on the same cruise but disembark in Dubai. We contacted our TA last week who said she would contact Oceania so should hear this week.

Good news for yourselves, here’s to a great cruise! 

Thank you so much Sebbiesgrammy, that is very useful. My husband has finally done his so I will tackle mine later. I had planned to do a few private tours, our first port being Cochin, so that’s a valid point on making sure the tour operator will wait for the necessary red tape! 

Hi everyone, we are having trouble trying to complete our visas for India online. We get so far then the computer won’t accept method of payment, date of birth etc etc. I know there are agencies who can complete this for you but I am reluctant to fork out another £200 when we should be able to do this quite easily!

Do Oceania do visas on board and anyone know how much they charge?

Thank you. Looks like we won’t need a visa for Myanmar as we probably won’t be going there!

I totally agree if there is a problem, let the managers know early on. We are currently on our 3rd week on Regatta. After a few days my husband had a quiet word with the food and bev manager re the food and service in the buffet restaurant. Since then the service has soared and the staff at the buffet seem happier  to be there! No complaints about the service in the MDR. 
We’ve had a curry made just for the two of us and having another one tonight. We’re not in a penthouse or suite, just happened to mention that Azamara did a curry for us earlier this year!

I wanted to cancel my forthcoming cruises with Oceania but they have really excelled so will give them another chance!

14 hours ago, Woofa said:

I am not doubting this is what you were told but I was not aware that seabourne gave an entire ship a full refund and a free cruise for an itinerary change.  I cannot find anything in these forums or on Google and I would think people would have at least mentioned it here.  That would seem to be unprecedented. Can anyone else confirm this? 

What I meant was that they got a full refund so therefore they had a free cruise, even though the itinerary was not the one they booked. Apologies if I was misunderstood.

We are on this cruise and have been for the past two weeks when we joined in Vancouver. There embarkation was delayed by 6 hours due to tug boats strike. Consequently we had to miss Ketchikan, then we could not sail into the Hubbard glacier because of bad weather. So over 3 weeks we will have missed 4 ports.

Earlier this year we were coming off Seaborne and the itinerary ahead of us had to change because of bad weather. Everyone got a full refund and a free cruise! 

Thank you.Some cruise lines do not accept proctored tests but if Oceania do, maybe this is another option.

Thanks for your replies. We do not get into Vancouver until 7p.m.which is too late to be tested there.

Maybe by the end of August Oceania will have dropped the testing!

We are sailing on Regatta 27th August to Alaska . As we still need testing we are thinking of getting tested at Canada Place on the morning of embarkation. Our hotel is only a couple of blocks from the hotel so we could go first thing in the morning. I know we have a 72 hour window but I’m thinking of the time difference,night in a hotel etc.

So my question is has anyone had experience with them and are they speedy?! 
Thank you

We’ve also used Dam Health in Bristol,very efficient. On our last trip on Onward a couple of weeks ago we had an antigen test in Piraeus 24 hours beforehand,Affidea medical centre, booked online,10 euros each. The results took 30 minutes so we had a meal on the harbour side then collected the paperwork. 
More stress was involved in the planning than anything else!

Good luck and enjoy your cruise!

We’ve just booked a trip for 2024 for India followed by a cruise, then I read Wendy Wu’s info on India and am now getting cold feet so looking for advice! 
Do the coaches have toilets on board?

Are the hotels used 4 or 5 star?

We are only allowed 15 kg on an internal flight but are away for 29 days! 
Any help would be appreciated! Thank you