Peggy 400

I responded to your email about cabin selection. I didn't mention one nice thing about the Legend and this class of ship. It has a 60 sq. foot extended balcony (8K) that is actually big enough to use! :) We are booked in an 8K cabin for 39 days on our Northern Europe and TA cruises in Sep/Oct.

 

It would be great to see you guys while in Stavanger. We will be there 9/5 and 9/15. There are a few other SASA'ers on the trip like Jack and Libby.

 

If you get a chance to ask your son to look at the list of activities for Stavanger, I'd appreciate any feedback. We have never been to Norway and are trying to figure out what we should do. I've been told that the city is very walkable and you don't need to take the HoHo bus.

 

You travel plans sound wonderful! Keep in touch! John

How wonderful to get in touch with so many of the gang from SASA! We heard from Blondekajun about the Legend and have been on fire ever since LOL! We have an ov booked but looking at the balconies, since we had a balcony last time we did this trip with HAL, it was amazing sitting out there while sailing around the south seas!

Stavanger is walkable but it is hilly and very steep up to the old town, I love Stavanger except it is known for wind and rain, right after Bergen! Sept can be indian summer or dead on ccccold!

The ship docks in the middle of town so everything is really close. Be aware that taxi's are VERY expensive, there is a 25% sales tax (included) on everything (except groceries). A beer is about $18 a pint and gas is 15 kroner a liter!! Thats like $10 a gallon, rental cars are very expensive as well! If you are buying over $200 worth of stuff make sure you get the tax free form from any of the shops, have all your purchases recorded on the form at each shop and you will receive (some) of the tax back (at the airports in Europe).

People are shocked over the high prices, but remember the wages are very high here as well. My son makes over $120k a year and he is a drivers ed teacher! He works as much overtime as he can and has bought 2 homes already and he's 26! Then there are people who do not work and still can get about 2-3$ thousand a month, (different types of education/training incentives, etc). Every mom gets about $200 for each child a month. Norway is rich from the oil in the north sea, one of the largest producers in the world. They are not in the EU although they follow some of the directives, those that suit them! It is a beautiful country, American friendly, and a safe place to travel and live. Any specific questions about Norway, let me know, I lived there for 35 years and my adult children and grandbabies still live there :)

Peggy (&Jim)

Hi Peggy! A big HUG from SASA! :) Hope you and Jim are doing well!

 

OHHHHHH.....check out my planning site for our next trip. Since you lived in Norway, you can give me some pointers. -->> Click here <<--

 

Email me, my email addy is on the bottom of each page. John

We're doing fine! We also leave for Norway in Sept! We fly out san diego on the 2nd and will stay until we cruise t/a out from Copenhagen on Oct.1 to Miami. Then we fly to Boston and cruise from Boston to San Diego on Oct. 16 onboard the Veendam (through the PC again with lotsa nice and some new stops.

We will be staying in Farsund, Norway, between Kristiansand and Stavanger. My son lives in Stavanger and daughter&husband with my grandkids in Farsund.

It looks like you have covered everything for the ports! You are amazing. We will be doing a train/bus trip for 10 days or so from Farsund to Oslo to Bergen to Stavanger and back to Farsund. Jim has not seen Bergen at all and the train from Oslo to B is one of the most beautiful trains rides in the world, through the Hardanger area, over the mountains

We're working on the Legend right now, any tips?

23 Day Tahiti and Fiji Islands from Los Angeles, CA

Departs from: Los Angeles, CA

Aboard the: Carnival Legend

Ports of Call: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Crossing The Equator

Papeete (Tahiti),

Polynesia

Moorea, French Polynesia

Bora Bora, French Polynesia

Cross International Dateline

Suva, Fiji Islands

Noumea, New Caledonia

Sydney, Australia

Who has booked?????:eek:

Peggy

Are you referring to the Panama Canal on the Legend? I don't see it.

It's on Carnivals website.;)

Nikki,

 

I did a B2B2B on the Spirit repo and it was 35 days. That was a bit long for me, but 23 (22) should be about right.

 

But you definitely have to like sea days, because there is going to be lots of them.

 

Debbie

Hi Debbie, Are you with us? I am lovin this cruise more and more!

Peggy (&Jim):D

Bad idea! They can skip Jamaica and Grand Caymans, but Cartegena is on my list of places I want to visit. John

Hi John, You mean there is one place you haven't been?? Hope you guys are doing good! We'll be in Cartegena for the 2nd time this fall. We're doing a t/a from Copenhagen to Miami then Boston to San Diego (through the Panama C.

Hope to see you on the Legend next year!

Peggy (&Jim)

I did Cartagena on a Canal transit a couple yrs ago and loved it.

 

Don't have my map in front of me. Is Tampa on the Gulf Coast? If so, I would imagine that Jamaica and Grand Cayman wouldn't be part of the itinerary. And then one of the sea days could be cut.

 

Karen

Hi Karen! This cruise looks great! Anyone else around from the Splendor?

Peggy (&Jim):D