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Thank you. Hoping we can get something in Business for less than $4,000! Will keep watching those seats.

Has anyone had any experience with booking Economy or Premium Economy and bidding for a Business class seat before the departure? Also, anyone pay at the departure desk to upgrade from Economy or Premium Economy to Business Class? We are going to book a flight from Chile in November with Air Canada (only 2 flights needed to fly to Ottawa) and the cost difference between the flights is quite a bit. Wondering if we should try to upgrade closer to the flight time or at the airport on day of flight? Any comments appreciated on the best way to get a Business class seat for less than the going rate of $4,000 each (Canadian $).

I am not a small person either and fly Rouge every year to Puerto Vallarta and back with no issues at all. I used to need a seat belt extender because of my size but I was fine on Rouge.

We fly often with Rouge and it is not that bad. For 3 hours it will be fine.

We just got off the Journey from the 11 day France intensive cruise. Loved the staff and the service. Not the food so much. Great cabin and entertainment and the ports were very good as well. Can't beat the great service with Azamara and how friendly all the staff are. Will cruise with them again. We were disappointed with the azamazing evening that was held on the ship. Not as great as what we read about from other cruises. The white party was wonderful and we had great weather and ports.

Airline bathrooms are notoriously very tiny and difficult for an ostomy wearer. I suggest your DH have a small zip lock bag and use that if needed and can be put in the trash in the plane bathroom. Best to try to avoid having to use the airline bathroom if possible. Once on the ship you can ask for a special bag to dispose of the ostomy pouch (they are red hazard type bags - a little large but useful). The air sickness bags on the plane are also handy to have on hand for the plane and on the ship to dispose of the used pouch. Always bring more supplies than you think will be needed. Hope you both enjoy the cruise.

Sure looks good. I will be there soon! Thanks for posting. I particularly like the gelato bar.

We will be joining you in Bordeaux on June 17th for the 11 day cruise on the Journey. That seafood buffet sounds nice. Hope we get to enjoy it as well when we board. Enjoy yourself and take good care of the Journey for us,

Thank you so much for the information. I think that it would be best for my husband and I to rent a car from St. Malo and drive to Mont St. Michel. I can get to see it close up and go in a few shops and skip going up all the steps etc. My scooter does fold down.

Not sure if I will get to see much of Mont Saint Michel on my scooter. I think I will be able to see some of the shops but not much else. Wonder if it's worth the hour or two by bus or taxi from the ship to go there? If anyone has done it I would appreciate knowing how they found it.

Thank you. (That's what usually happens with other cruise lines as well).

Thanks - hoping I can use my OBC.

Such good information. Thank you. I did wonder how much a taxi would cost and now I know it's better to get the shuttle with Azamara from the airport. We are not flying in the day the ship embarks but our hotel is not far from the airport so it's easy to get back there to get the shuttle. The e-mail we got says our boarding time is 4:00 to 4:30 p.m. so I guess we have to get there around that time. The check out time from our hotel is noon so we will have to spend a few hours at the airport probably. Not sure if we are allowed to board earlier than the assigned time?

Thank you - good to know. Seems the answer is Yes.

If we have an OBC can we use that to take Azamara transportation from the airport to the ship? I don't want to spend hours on the phone to find out so perhaps someone reading this will know. Please and thank you.

Ours starts June 17th but we have not received any info. I will be watching for it....

I found an outside parking spot for the 17 days I needed it in June. I googled "parking in Montreal near Dorval airport" and found a few people with parking spots. Very reasonable prices as well. I don't need a hotel for the dates, just the parking so it works out well for us.

For the self-serve laundry on the Journey ship what coins are needed to use the washer and dryer and is there some place to get the soap for the machine?

Thanks for the info. I will check it out. We are your ex-neighbours in Champlain Park on Port Royal (Wendy and Bob)

Thanks again. I will check it out. Wendy

Thank you for the information. It looks like the cost will be over $300 for parking for the 17 days so I will keep looking.

We are flying to Bordeaux from Montreal on June 12th in early evening. Having a hard time to find transportation from Ottawa to Montreal that day with good times etc. We would like to drive from Ottawa to Montreal and park for 17 days. There used to be hotels close to the airport where we could stay overnight and leave our car for the duration - not sure if there are any of those hotels left. We want to park our Kia Soul for 17 days from June 12th to June 28th. Any suggestions for reasonable place?

Exactly - also if we are tired after a long flight and then have to drive to Ottawa. Plus the cost of parking for 17 days. Hoping a train or bus will work out instead. I will ask Air Transat if they have any bus service or find some other company.

We have flights to and from Montreal to Bordeaux, France in June and wonder if there is any bus from Ottawa to Montreal provided by Air Transat?

I spend lots of time in PV with my mobilty scooter - I have a Travelscoot. It can fit just fine into the back of the Toyota Avanza cabs that are all over PV. I don't even have to fold it up - it just fits in with the handlebars lowered. I can go from the hotel zone where I stay to the Malecon on my scooter - there is a bike lane and /or sidewalk the whole way. It is rough for the first kilometre from the cruise port to where I would start. Some sidewalks are very bumpy and often no cut-outs etc. The Malecon is fine for a scooter - it is pedestrian only and very wide and lovely. Lots of shops and restaurants and great sculptures and the ocean etc. I hope there will be transportation for you to get there with your scooter. There are also large white vans around but not sure if they have wheelchair lifts in them? Hopefully your cruise ship will have info for you. Very close to the port area there is a large Walmart and Galerias Vallarta - lovely upscale shopping centre with a food court on the second floor with great views of the port. Elevator to take to go upstairs. Good luck.