ssawjo

I think your plan is a good one. We did a river cruise to Normandy from Paris and loved it. Honfleur is lovely and a great place for lunch and a bit of sightseeing. What is a Nomad car? Is that like a taxi? Interested because we will be stopping in LeHarve and have been there several times but would like to go back to Honfluer. Bill

That is very hard to believe. In Paris, sure. In Normandy, they fly the American flag along with their national flag. I have a feeling you just didn't like France, or her people based on other comments.

After leaving Customs/Immigration in Terminal 3 (American Airlines), it appears that it will not take long to go through passport control but quite a bit of time to retrieve luggage. Question: After retrieving our luggage, how long is the walk to the National Express Bus and is there proper signage to the Bus Centre? Asking because our flight arrives at 1230 hours, and I am planning on taking the National Express Bus to Southampton. The best time right now for bus departure would be 1345 hours. Is this reasonable? Thanks for your assistance. Bill

Casey, try again. It is ssawjo at cox dot net. It should work.

Agree with you. While on a Seine River cruise we decided to visit the British/Canadian beaches since we had previously visited Omaha and Utah beaches. We were the only Americans on the tour and are presence was surprising and appreciated by the mostly Canadians on the excursion. The Canadian beach had an excellent visitor center and was a great visit. Highly recommend a visit. The British beaches, Sword and Gold, were not as developed for tourists but was an excellent visit.

Stayed at the Lion d'Or Hotel in Bayeux. Very quaint. That is where Eisenhoward stayed. Honfleur is also very nice but don't go on weekends, very crowded. I think very American should visit the D-day beaches in order to appreciate our soldiers' sacrifice and bravery and what America is all about.

TLCOhio (Casey), I have been busy but would like to forward to you what our itinerary was for India. My email is ssawjo at cox dot net. Just email me with your email and I will get it to you asap. BTW, it is NOT recommended to ride the elephants in Jaipur. It is alleged that they are badly mistreated by their handlers (they are called something else but no matter). When I was there, they did not look very happy. Bill

I don't know the distance from the Hilton to Champs. We stayed south of Champs at a hotel, whose name I can't recall, that was about three blocks away. You can always take a taxi if you wish.

Thanks for your response. You confirmed my suspisions about the visas. I guess I will wait and get a visa at the Siem Reap airport. And, I totally agree, I will not send our passports to the Cambodian Embassy. Not worth the risk.

Other parts of France are not like that. The towns in Normandy still like Americans. Even other French hate Parisians. You've been there, no reason to return to Paris.

Do they still give you a Good Spirits t-shirt if you have a certain number of different drinks?

Good choice. We were there pre-pandemic and it was very nice. Good food and service. Make sure you get reservations.

We will be calling at the Port of Sihanoukville, Cambodia for one day and a visa is required. Oceania is offering to obtain the visa for us for $89/pp. This is a lot more than being able to get one from the Government of Cambodia. Online, a single entry eVisa T is $36/pp and is good for 30 days. There is also an eVisa E for $42 and I cannot see any difference between the two. Would it be a good idea to get the eVisa beforehand and forgo Oceania's offer? Another question: We will be debarking in Bangkok a few days after visiting Sihanoukville and will be flying to Siem Reap, Cambodia, for a few days. It looks like I will have to purchase new eVisas either online or at the airport. Can the original eVisas we purchased be used for arriving at Siem Reap? It will all be within the 30-day limit. Thank you for your responses and suggestions. Bill

It would be nice if tips were added to the SimplyMore thingee.

Question: Does the Wind Surf dock IN Venice at MARITTIMA / CRUISE TERMINAL VENEZIA? Asking because I booked, under the latest promotion, a cruise from Venice to Athens. Thanks, Bill

So, if I read you correctly, if our first port of call in VN is Chang May (Hue), Nha Trang, and then HCMC (Saigon) (Oceania does not have Phu My on their itinerary), I will be eligible for an e-visa. Or am I way off base? I will check with embassy website to make sure we are eligible. Thank you for dealing with this issue, which seems more complicated than it should be. Bill

Terry, IMO, best to scrub the visit early so that you can make alternate plans. Hard to do in the middle of the ocean. BTW, I found our itinerary for our India trip. India HK Cairo Tour.pdf Fabulous time. This was our whole trip that year. Technically we went around the world. Any questions, my email is ssawjo at cox dot net.

Terry, as I may have previously mentioned, we are booked on the Oceania Riviera and we are supposed to stop in Myanmar in January 2024. Nothing has changed with Oceania yet. However, we did plan to go to Yangon overnight to avoid the bad roads, etc. But I do believe that it will eventually be cancelled. Bill

I am on the same cruise. I don't have any tour suggestions. We are just going to wing it, so to speak. We are not planning to visit Blarney Castle. I also suggest you post your inquiry on the cruise's roll call: Sept September 5, 2023 British Isles - Page 12 - Regal Princess Roll Calls - Cruise Critic Community Welcome to Cruise Critic, BTW.

This is a great itinerary, TLCOhio. We will be doing almost the exact same itinerary on the Oceania Riviera in January 2024 from Mumbai. We already had the pleasure of visiting India for two weeks in April 2018. Amazing place but the food, to me anyway, let something to be desired. DW loved the food, however. I do not know what will happen with Myanmar. Oceania's 2023 cruises have cancelled the port stop there due to the political instability of the country. SS may have different plans. Oceania has not cancelled our 3-day port stop for 2024 yet, but I expect that will happen. BTW, I like your map! Bill

I guess I didn't drink responsibly LOL.

I believe that it is also National Bourbon Day! Please drink responsibility.

There was trivia twice a day, county fair, and other stuff.

Good question and following.

I sympathize with you for the missed ports. Lisbon is nice but I found Porto to be much more interesting. If these ports are missed by a strike of some sort, then I always felt that all port charges for the missed ports should be refunded to the passenger, probably by OBC. Why Oceania and some others (Regent, for example), don't do this is not fair. Princess refunds missed port charges, or they used to. Just easy money in the bank for the cruise lines.