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Question for you Seafun, On my 8 day itinerary it shows some optional tours that are not listed in the optional tours list when I booked.

example DAY 5, Saturday - Cruise to Luxor

This afternoon, sail via Esna to Luxor, known in ancient Egyptian times as the city of Thebes

Optional Shore Excursion: Ptolemaic Temple in Edfu (AM)

Overnight: Cruise

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 6, Sunday - Full Day in Luxor

Enjoy a full day at leisure in Luxor. The premier destination in Upper Egypt, Luxor features an array of ruins and monuments and is often considered the most extraordinary open-air museum in the world. The city is also known for its horse carriages, called caleches, which offer a charming way to enjoy the area's many sightseeing opportunities

Optional Shore Excursion: Necropolis of Thebes, Colossi of Memnon, Valleys of the Kings and Queens, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut (AM)

Optional Shore Excursion: Temples of Karnak and Luxor (PM)

Optional: Luxor Sound and Light Show (PM)

Overnight: Cruise

Meals: Breakfast

 

The tours that are listed above for day 5 & 6 was not in the tours listed when I booked.

 

My question is do they offer tours that are not listed on the optional tours list that you can preorder when you book your cruise?

Oh and the optional Luxor sound and light show listed above for day 6 was on the list so I orderd it when I booked but the 2 others are not on there list .

Question for you Seafun, On my 8 day itinerary it shows some optional tours that are not listed in the optional tours list when I booked.

example DAY 5, Saturday - Cruise to Luxor

This afternoon, sail via Esna to Luxor, known in ancient Egyptian times as the city of Thebes

Optional Shore Excursion: Ptolemaic Temple in Edfu (AM)

Overnight: Cruise

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 6, Sunday - Full Day in Luxor

Enjoy a full day at leisure in Luxor. The premier destination in Upper Egypt, Luxor features an array of ruins and monuments and is often considered the most extraordinary open-air museum in the world. The city is also known for its horse carriages, called caleches, which offer a charming way to enjoy the area's many sightseeing opportunities

Optional Shore Excursion: Necropolis of Thebes, Colossi of Memnon, Valleys of the Kings and Queens, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut (AM)

Optional Shore Excursion: Temples of Karnak and Luxor (PM)

Optional: Luxor Sound and Light Show (PM)

Overnight: Cruise

Meals: Breakfast

The tours that are listed above for day 5 & 6 was not in the tours listed when I booked.

My question is do they offer tours that are not listed on the optional tours list that you can preorder when you book your cruise?

Thanks Seafun. I wish Gate 1 had a roll call type sight like cruise critic does so I could meet and chat with other folks who will be on my same 8 day trip. LOL but since I don't think they do I'll just have to bug Seafun & all the rest of you.

:DWell I'm committed now I just booked my 8 day Gate 1 trip and deposit is in. march 16 2010, I'm ready to start my reading and research on Egypt.

I found that most restaurants I went to were buffet style, so you had a wide variety to choose from - a godsend for me because I am very picky. But I have to agree with SeaFun - on our Grand Circle Trip most meals were included and I spent less than $150 in three weeks on food.

Well I'm not as lucky as you I'm only going to be going on an 8 day gate1 trip but I'll still need to know some of the same info. I think on my 8 day trip most all breakfast at the hotels and all meals while on the river cruise. I'm going to be doing the full day excursion of pyramids and museum on 1 day and it comes with a buffet style lunch so I think I'll only have 2 to 3 meals on my own.

I found that most restaurants I went to were buffet style, so you had a wide variety to choose from - a godsend for me because I am very picky. But I have to agree with SeaFun - on our Grand Circle Trip most meals were included and I spent less than $150 in three weeks on food.

Thanks, Yeah I like the idea of buffet because I can see the food before I order it so I can make sure it's a dish that's well cooked

Let's see... Our first hotel was the Swiss Inn Pyramids and the restaurant prices for food there seemed cheaper than most U.S. hotels (although $10.00 a shot (!) for hard liquor. One guy with our group ordered two double Bacardi and cokes on the first night there, and almost dropped to the floor when he got the tab of $40.00!! :eek:

 

There was a nice "fusion" restaurant upstairs where I got a great Phad Thai for about $10 or $12.

 

Also there was a pasta buffet right next door at the Hilton Pyramids that was reasonable too -- all you can eat -- around $16.00? Don't know if you'll be in the same hotel, but most restaurant and hotel food seemed reasonable -- and as smeyer said, some of it downright cheap!

 

Beer was inexpensive (as an alternative to bottled water, LOL), wine was more expensive and hard liquor was very expensive everywhere.

 

There's a MacDonald's in Luxor LOL (just kidding, but I did have a Coke there). Go there for the stunning views upstairs of the Luxor temple across the street, and the hilarious MacDonald's mural of Chicken McNuggets skateboarding in front of the pyramids, and the Sphinx with Ronald McDonald's face! :rolleyes: Oh, and you can buy a large "MacDonalds Egypt" towel (sun tan size) for $10.00 -- I did.

 

I didn't buy much street food other than baked goods, pastries, rolls, etc -- all of those were dirt cheap and extremely tasty. So was a gyro type thing in a pita. Stay away from the raw vegetables, lettuce in salads or sandwiches, and ice in anything. I even did my Coke ice-free in MacDonalds.)

 

Many of the non-covered meals I did by just buying a couple cans of soda pop, a bag of chips, a bit of candy and whatever else appealed to me a little stores along the way, rather than worrying about the safety of foods in a local restuarant.

 

I was fairly careful to not try much that could cause "gastro" problems when we were not in the hotel, a sponsored restaurant, or on the ship.

 

I would say you can plan on not spending more than $200.00 for all meals not included on the 15 day trip. I did it for MUCH less. Hope that helps. :D

Thanks that's a great help I never even thought about the coke and a bag of chips that snack sounds safe. I hope I'm not asking to many questions but I know I'll think of more. It's good to be able to chat with someone who has already been on a Gate1 trip.

Seafun. I was just wandering if you could give me an idea of the cost of meals you had on your own that was not included in the package. I know most hotel restraints and room service food can be very expensive. I know I might be getting a little ahead of myself there's lots more I need to know about before I get to that question but I just happened to think about it. Am I over planing and over thinking this trip?

Can you cash in "Fun Ship Dollars" on board the Conquest? If so how and where do you do this? My brother will be on the Conquest next Sunday and would like to cash one in for on board credit. Is this posable? Thanks for any help