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1 hour ago, Wishing on a star said:

cruisemapper.com

click 'Ports'

put in Santorini, and then other ports you will be at.

Click schedule

 

Many thanks!  🙂

On 12/19/2022 at 11:46 AM, janetmojo said:

We are coming in mid-July and I just googled each port and found the schedule for the summer cruises and picked our date. 

 

Most of the ships are there most of the day. 

Might I ask how you find about the number of ships in a particular port?

On 1/18/2021 at 5:23 PM, 1985rz1 said:

If you're trying to set up a roll call, this is the wrong board.  You need to go to the Roll Call section and select Oceania, and then select Marina to start the thread.  Check to see if a thread has already been started.

Many thanks and my apologies to all.  

While I have high hopes that our cruise will sail, I'll not hold my breath.  But at least I thought I'd start a board.  We'll be doing 2 cruises, back to back, 22 days.

While I have no inside information that our cruise will "go", I'm hopeful.   Maybe if enough of us get the vaccine and Europe opens up......

In Buenos Aires there is a free shuttle bus to the town center, not far from the hop on hop off bus info desk (also in the port they are selling tickets and the hop on hop off bus gets you there (and brings you back). I would not recommend to walk from the port to the city, it's not that far but it's not very safe.

In Ushuaia: no shuttle needed. Taxis are waiting outside and you can negociate tours in National park. They are very friendly, especially if you try a few words spanish. Also boot excursions are available in the port.

In Chile: a lot of ports are with tenders and you need organised excursions due to the lack of touristic infrastructure.

Love South America!

I am on CC looking for another topic but ran into this one. I respectfully disagree about Buenos Aires.....we walked it several times on various cruises and never felt unsafe. You do walk past perhaps 1 block of some sort of local's market that might have made you feel 'unsafe' but aside from that....easy walk into the heart of the city.

Thanks so much. We will check when we arrive next August.

Alaskanb, we'll be in Alesund this July and would love to know what you found on your visit....about walking tours, things worth seeing and visiting etc.

If you like, an email might be easier: desertrat@herecomesthesun.me

thanks,

Larry

Normally Hellesylt is a drop off port for overland shore tours like the one you mention.

Hellesylt is at the beginning of the Geirangerfjord so it could be that the ship stops on its way in and out of the fjord.

I would think if the ship is due to stop in Hellesylt twice that day it would say in the schedule.

Also, since the ship is in Geiranger at 7am the port stop in Hellesylt had to be at approx. 4am-5am!!:eek: Somehow that sounds a bit to early for an overland tour:)

Lars, would you mind emailing me? desertrat@herecomesthesun.me

It might be easier, less confusing and less boring for others on this thread who are on other ships which seems to be the case. They don't have the same itinerary. I'll try to set things straight about our itinerary.

Thanks,

Larry

Hi Larry - It does not really matter which way you take the tour or sail in/out the Geirangerfjord as the scenery will be the same.

So the ship will stop twice in Hellesylt? I never heard that before as normally ships only offer the tour from Hellesylt to Geiranger. Very interesting:)

 

Geiranger Turbuss & Taxi is a company that offers private tours.

They seem to have two websites:

http://www.geirangerturbuss.no/nb-NO/Om-oss.aspx

http://www.geirangertaxi.no/en-GB/Default.aspx

info@geirangertaxi.no

 

Unfortunately there seem to be slim pickings when it comes to private tour operators in the area. I guess its because its ruled by a few;) Normally the tour companies sell their services to the cruise lines first. Then, if there is availability they will reply to special requests.

 

Lars:)

It is confusing on this end also. The ship is sched. to be in Geiranger from 7am-1pm and in Hellesylt from 3pm-5pm. The Geiranger tour is 8 hours, begins at 8am, ends in Hellesylt. The Hellesylt tour is 7.5 hours, begins at 3:30pm the same day and ends in Geiranger. I "assume" the ship will make the short trip from one village to the other and back? Trying to find out.

Larry

Lars,

I've eagerly been following all the great infomation you've posted for us foreign cruise passengers. Many thanks!

We'll be in Geiranger the morning of August 4 this year, and Hellesylt that afternoon. There are shore excursions offered by Oceania that go both ways....from G. to H, and from H to G. Do you have any suggestion as to which direction might be better, or does it even matter? I know that must seem like a dumb question but..... Both seem to offer the same sights, lunch and a hike. I assume we'll see the fjord well from the ship no matter which tour we pick?

Also, I have not found any private operators that offer this overland trip from one town to the next. Have you heard of any?

thanks in advance,

Larry

desertrat@herecomesthesun.me

It was at 4pm but they started doing announcements at 345 and we headed straight there. By 4, most people were already there but as usual we had to wait for the few that show up whenever they want so they didn't actually start until about 420.

Many thanks! Did you actually go out to the boat deck and stand under the boats too?

I'm planning on doing a review but haven't gotten to it just yet. In the meantime, let me know if you have any questions. We did Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Cozumel.

Do you recall what time 'boat drill' was before sailing? Trying to coordinate a rally point with 14 other cabins, old college friends.

thanks,

Larry

Think I am caught up with sending the PDF to everyone that emailed me. :)

If you're still able and willing to send out that Tallin info, count me in too please!

Larry

Desertrat@herecomesthesun.me

We totally agree with you regarding Tom Drake. We don't find hacks insulting Walmart and Post Office employees funny....we find them nasty and mean spirited...we also walked out of his show.

Isn't it interesting how opinions differ? My wife and I LOVE both Dottie and Tom. We think she is hands down the best cruise director we've ever sailed with. And Tom....he finds humor in places where most of us wouldn't look for it. We really enjoy his shows! Again, everyone has their opinion but ours is that they are tops!!

Larry & Linda

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If you feel like a bit of a stroll when you disembark, and don't mind going up a lot of hills, here's where I'd go: route

 

Where A is on the map, there are steps up there to the bottom of Spy Hill...

 

Many thanks for your efforts with both the narrative and the Google maps. I've printed them and will share with our friends when in Cobh this September.

Marina provided a shuttle bus from Zeebrugge to Blankenberg, with about a 5 min walk to the railway station. Direct trains from Blankenberg to Brugge.

Blankenberg is worth seeing, lovely town.

We agree....were there last month on Nautica. We'd been to Bruge before so took the shuttle to Blankenberg and had a GREAT day walking and window shopping in the beach area and eating mussels. Nearly every eaterie along the beach sells 2.2 kilos of mussels for 16 Euros. WOW!