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Notice to all Solo: Not all Caribbean cruises are w/o single supplement
hobbsie65 replied to elklemi's topic in Star Clippers
what date John ? we are booked on the 1st February so we will just miss you -
Thanks John for the review & I hope you are well. I was just about to book this cruise next February but after reading your review we booked the treasure island cruise again as we loved the itinerary last time.
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Insurance prices...too good to be true?
hobbsie65 replied to amurray88's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
They are declined because people don't read the documents & are not covered - nothing to do with 'small print'. I handle about 20 claims a day & my company underwrite about 60+ different company's so I have a little bit of experience in this -
Insurance prices...too good to be true?
hobbsie65 replied to amurray88's topic in P&O Cruises ( UK )
I am a travel insurance claims handler & spend most of my day explaining to people what is & what is not covered while they are arguing with me after declining a claim - no one reads the documents & blame everyone else for this 🙂 -
Sorry if this has been asked a thousand times - apart from the Aft balcony cabins please could you tell me the other best ones for larger balcony size. I looked at E136 / 135 but I think these are quite overlooked. Many thanks
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Free stateroom upgrade, Princess latest “special offer”
hobbsie65 replied to coops14's topic in Princess Cruises
I was looking at a back to back yesterday which had $800 obc included. Today £500 more & no obc. I don't like paying a non refundable £1100 deposit so far out so never booked. -
Weather for 9 night Greek cruise leaving Oct 26, 2024
hobbsie65 replied to Nanny2020's topic in Celebrity Cruises
I lived in Greece for 15 years - the tourist season ends mid to late September so much will be closed on the smaller islands. The weather can be a bit cold/wet - more so in the north (Ionian islands) Athens is busy all year as are the larger city's like Rhodes town, Chania etc on the islands. We had a house on Corfu for 10 years & I hated winters - damp/wet so we used to spend the winters in Goa or Spain but we love Greece. -
I booked a back to back to back a few months ago & got £100 discount on each cruise but the big plus was only one deposit not 3 for all the cruises even though they have separate booking numbers.
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SC are more niche than the big lines so activity was never that busy on here & also many people are repeat guests so questions are less.
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Sorry to hijack this post but I am looking at doing something similar except on the Solstice 2025 from Hawaii to Vancouver. The difference is (going by 2024 itinerary) the Alaska sailing will be from Vancouver back to Vancouver (7 day cruise) so I presume that would be fine as we will not be disembarking in a US port. The Celebrity sales team seemed to think this was fine but I know the UK office are not clued up on this sometimes.
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£1 Deposit (UK) and Cancellation Terms
hobbsie65 replied to Ladyshopper23's topic in Princess Cruises
I did this last year & only lost £1 when cancelling. I just booked another today under this promo & 50% off Princess plus fare. -
It is quite normal for the crew to have there salary 'topped' up by tips - I worked on cruise ships for years & that was always the case. I think the non tipping culture in the UK & Australia makes it difficult & that is why P&O included tips as do MSC I think from the UK. We just included our tips in our bill & slip the cabin steward a little extra. I don't know how many clipper cruise you have done but they have always been a bit basic although we think the experience far outweighs that but flooding in cabins is no fun but I had this on much newer large ships as well. They do need to watch it though if standards are slipping but we go back for the sailing experience & to meet like minded people of all nationalities, most of whom also have a love to travel & try new experiences.
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Only Pirate night but not many joined in - after dinner most people hang out by the bar & socialize. We have met some great people from all around the world on our Clipper cruises - it is nice having such a nice mix of nationalities.
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Any idea when the SA itinerary's will be released? Looking at a Celebrity cruise in 2025 but rather book with Princess.
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Any idea what ship will be doing the SA cruises 2024/2025 ? I am looking to book one when they are released in a couple weeks time hopefully
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I just got back from New York & we have a few trips booked next year including another Clipper cruise out of Italy. We promised ourselves that when we hit 59 years old (2024) we will take 6 months off work, pack 2 bags & travel around the world so that's the plan. We also want to retire at 63 & take a world cruise as that's something I always wanted to do. I hope we cruise together again one day - I am sure we will find another beach bar to enjoy a few beers 🙂
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Hi John - I hope you are keeping well & glad to see you taking another Clipper cruise. We are both fine & send a big hello 🙂 Paul & Mel (we sailed with you from St Maartan just before covid)