FlyingScotSailors

@UKCruiseJeff Jeff, as you probably saw, we thought your analysis of current cruise pricing/offerings was very astute.

Back to this thread (😳), here is our pizza dinner tonight.  A bit of pent up passover demand.

Not as fancy as your oven, but it reaches 700F and produces a nice pie in about 9 minutes.

We just completed the survey.  We kept waiting for the write-in section where we could explain our preferences, rather than just choosing from a sometimes rather silly multiple choice.  Spoiler Alert - there was none!

@SLSD  As you probably already know, "belt and suspenders" is always a good approach.  Let Seabourn know ahead of time; there should be a place in your "preferences" selection to indicate dietary requirements.  Then, when you board, ask to see the Chef and/or Assistant Maitre D' responsible for special diets, and discuss your needs.  The Assistant Maitre D' will bring the next night's dinner menus to you at dinner so you can select what you would like to have and the kitchen can prepare it for you.  Then, you can be surprised like we are since we usually do not remember what we had ordered the night before.

The Assistant Maitre D' is also usually good at tracking you down if you are not eating in the Restaurant to give you the next night's menu.

We had to use the Haha button, since there was no "oooooh ow ouch" button! 🫣

The deck plans for the Odyssey class ships and the Venture/Pursuit show some larger suites that can accommodate a third quest.  None of the larger suites on the Encore/Ovation show third guest capacity.

@Tom F Hello Tom, we can help you with a referral.  Basically, you would get $250 US to use on your cruise, and we would get a voucher for $250 to use on board within 2 years of your sailing.

Please email us at flyingscotsailors "at" gmail "dot" com.  We will try to answer any questions! 🙂

11 hours ago, teamflames said:

I have read that they split into 6 groups which sounds like a lot and with the limited numbers allowed on shore was concerned there maybe only enough time for one expedition.

The Quest used 6 color groups, called 2 at a time, since it carried 400+ passengers.  The Venture and Pursuit have 1/2 that number of passengers, and can do 2 expeditions a day.

But they did a nice Birthday cake! 🎂 😉

(They did not have our previous preferences either.) 

Ooops, wrong ship. 🫢

1 hour ago, alexandria said:

 

Absent a published cabin tour video of one of those two cabins showing that Seabourn is mistaken, you should rely upon what Seabourn and the deck plan both indicate concerning those two cabins.  Just my opinion for what it is worth.

@notjaded today is turnaround day on the Ovation. We tried to take photos of 1023/1025 but they are occupied by continuing guests. We asked the suite attendants if they were wheelchair accessible suites and they both replied "No".

18 minutes ago, Capri73 said:

They recently told me that a referral credit cannot be combined with a OBC, The Stock credit can be combined with OBC.

I am not sure that I understand your post.  Referral OBC can not be combined with other Seabourn provided OBC; you will be given the higher of the two credits, not the total.  OBC from other sources, such as your travel agent, can be combined with the referral credit.  Shareholder credit can be combined with either of the other OBCs.

Quick answer: Yes.  We do this frequently.

@YYDS I replied to your email.  Hopefully you will receive it.  If not, please check your spam/junk folder.

@YYDS I sent you another email.  My email address is flyingscotsailors "at" gmail "dot" com.  😀

Robin, the basic TK Grill menu does not change (for 8 years?).  There are now changing "dailies" of 2 starters and 2 mains.  If you download the Seabourn Source app, you can see the menus for the day.

10 hours ago, iticlaudia said:

  Of course, in the show they visit a distillery, which really is something the hubby would like to do.  With all these ports can anyone suggest a fabulous distillery we could visit on our own?   I've attached a picture of all the stops.
 

Highland Park and Scapa distilleries are on the island of Orkney.  A taxi from Stromness should take less than 30 minutes.  Our cruise (on Seabourn Quest) stopped at Kirkwall, which is only slightly closer to the two distilleries.  We visited both.

On 1/15/2024 at 5:23 PM, Fletcher said:

Tastings are not of 'Scotch' but whisky, usually single malt which is not Scotch.  Nor do you ever do a 'Scots cruise.' You do a Scottish cruise.  Golf courses are Scottish, not Scotch which is a sort of whisky. But not a single malt.  

Fletcher, we trust your travel advice, but your whisky knowledge is a tad lacking.  Scotch whisky is a proper term for whisky made in Scotland.  Scotch whisky can be a single malt, a blended malt, a blended whisky, or a single grain whisky.  The photo below shows a Single Malt Scotch Whisky.

On the Seabourn "refer a friend" page on Seabourn.com select Club Members - Learn More.  On the next page choose Download Certificate on the right hand side of the page.  Fill out as many certificates as you need, one per booking, and send to seabournclub@seabourn.com.

@YYDS Welcome to Cruisecritic. 😁. We just sent you an email.

33 minutes ago, sher21 said:

Emailed the proof of stock ownership to what email address, please?

GuestServices@seabourn.com

12 hours ago, TootyJane said:

Since you are in BA a couple of days before boarding, what converter and adapter are you using? TIA

Make sure that your electric devices are dual-voltage.  Plug adapters, like the one posted by bilblbill, allow you to plug your US device into Argentine 220V circuits but do not convert the voltage to 110V.

True voltage converters are rather sizable.  Smaller "voltage converters" that look like plug adapters chop off the 220V sine wave rather than converting to 110V, and may damage your device.

We flew Air New Zealand nonstop AKL-JFK on November 25.  Scheduled for just under 16 hours but was actually 14.5 hours with a nice tailwind.  We were fine in steerage, and paid about $800pp.

Under 24 hours door to door: drive by friends to AKL, flight, global entry, air tram, LIRR, Amtrak, Uber.

There is a Concept2 Model E erg on board.  I have used them on the Quest as well as the other Seabourn ships.

Ann

After our Seabourn cruise in November, my wife received the email survey but I did not.  I called Seabourn Club and was told I could either copy my wife's survey or write my own comments/feedback and send it to Guest Relations (guestrelations@seabourn.com).

I did copy and complete the survey. 

A V4 is considered to be "better" than a V2.  All the suites are basically the same, with the "higher" categories on higher decks and/or more midship.  However, as you noted, being on a higher deck does not necessarily make the suite better.

When you book a OB suite, you take your chances on where you will be assigned. If you book a specific suite, you may be given a "better" suite by Seabourn, by whatever system it uses to assign suites.  If you have booked the suite you want, and do not want to be considered for an "upgrade", you or your TA can indicate that you do not want to be considered for an upgrade.

You should be able to contact Seabourn now and say you want your original room, at least get something closer to your original choice.

There is a thread on the Seabourn board by a cruiser who just sailed to Antarctica with his 16 year old son and son's friend.

Your daughter might not go out to see wildlife while wearing her shorts and sandals though. 🥸

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2974972-live-from-the-venture-headed-back-to-antarctica/?do=getNewComment