Wayfairers

Our 3 B2B2B cruises are Rotterdam to Boston, Boston to Montreal and Montreal to Boston. On my earlier post, I was saying the country of Canada requires a negative test to enter by cruise ship. (Saw that online this morning at https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/cruise)

Canada requires it unfortunately and all three of our cruises have stops there. I keep hoping it will change before we sail!

Why do you say it appears they aren’t doing them now?

Did they contact you to take the test or did you remind them you are B2B?

That is wonderful information! Thank you so much!!

We (Americans) will have to take our first Covid test to cruise with HAL from Rotterdam. I am trying to figure out how that works. We will be in Italy 14 days before boarding and Rotterdam the day before boarding. I have reached out to both hotels we are staying in after we become eligible to take the test to see if they have suggestions on how to get the test. I’m thinking by now some of you must have taken a test while overseas - how did you do it?

Maybe not……

From my TA……since you are on back to backs they will do the tests for you (usually 2 days before you dock) and they will charge you for them.

I just rechecked for my flights and on Delta from Atlanta to Rome and within the US and on KLM from Florence to Netherlands no test is required.

That’s good - hope they are still doing that. I’ve asked my TA, but no answer yet. Was it complimentary? Did they contact you or did you have to arrange to have the test done?

Since HAL requires a Covid test (PCR up to 72 hours prior or Antigen up to 2 days prior), how does that work when you are doing B2B cruises? Do they offer the test onboard for passengers staying onboard for the next cruise or are the passengers responsible for getting a test on their own?

With Canada I initially thought a test wasn’t required, but they direct you to the section specifically for cruise ship and then it is required. PCR up to 72 hours before or antigen up to 2 days before Where did you see Delta requires a test?

Thank you. Great photo!

Thank you! Good picture and info. I’ll use multiple adapters while traveling on land in Europe before the cruise, but looks like I’ll only need one while on board.

I have several adapters to convert plugs from European plugs to US plugs (doesn’t include a transformer to convert the voltage). We aren’t taking anything that requires a converter, but I have a converter that includes plug types used elsewhere in the world and I am wondering if I need to take the converter to be able to use another type of power outlet. Are power outlets in the rooms on the Zaandam all either European or US style or is there another style of plug in the room?

Not used them. Have you tried finding reviews on trip advisor?

Thank you so much for sharing that info. I had been looking for the June 15 update but couldn’t find anything specifically about planes. No idea why that site didn’t show up in my searches.

That was wonderful news to wake up to today. I’m with those hoping the cruise ships drop testing for embarkation.

It has been a while since we cruised and I know a lot has changed. There used to be a shore excursion booklet laying on the bed when we got on board - is that still done? Also, we used to get a port map - I’m thinking that was gone on our last cruise in 2019 but I’m not sure. Do we get a port map?

Does anyone have wool& clothes? Do they travel well?

We’ve never sailed with Azamara but their world cruise 2024 caught my eye. I know nothing about Azamara so started with their website. Looks very interesting. What do you like most? Least? about Azamara?

I am light packer usually taking a book bag size Eddie Bauer backpack and a rolling carryon bag. I am going to try the next trip with just the backpack since the trip includes flights, cruises and trains - the rolling bag was a pain at times the last time we did a trip that included trains. I easily traveled to Acapulco for 2.5 months with just a backpack - but that was warm weather only. This trip will be 3 months and includes hot humid weather as well as a day with an average high of 48F and everything between so layering is my friend. We have free laundry on the cruise ship so that 33 days (which will include all our cold weather) I won’t need more than 2 of anything since laundry from one day is returned the following day. I am wondering what other light packers pack to get an idea of whether or not I can make this work.

I would love to travel with just one pair of shoes. However, I cannot find one pair of shoes that works for light hiking, long walks around towns, around the pool/beach, dressy or formal nights on cruise ships (or whatever it is called now), etc. so, I usually take a pair of sandals that work for formal nights and pool/beach as well as walking around towns plus a pair of comfortable shoes that can be worn around town and light hiking. Has anyone found one pair of shoes that works for everything?