wripro

22 hours ago, LHT28 said:

Is that like  when you love  a Mercedes  telling everyone else they will love one also 😉

Other people may like  an Audi  or Bentley  😎

 

If I were on a Mercedes board, sure since we’d be there to dis cuss Mercedes. Just like we’re here to discuss luxury cruising.

And 

I agree with your post. It’s like someone posting on a Mercedes board trying to convince you that a Buick is good enough.

15 hours ago, Travelcat2 said:

 

Agree with you on this one.  I do wonder why a poster that does not like luxury cruising is even monitoring this board.  I realize that anyone can go to whichever board they want to but hopefully no one is here just to make negative comments about luxury cruising.  That would be wrong on many levels.

Or better yet find a goodTA who is well versed in the luxury lines and let him/her advise and guide you.

23 hours ago, nigelc said:

 

Payment to them - still will not explain why they want the balance so far advance of the sailing.

Run don’t walk from this TA

Does your TA expect payment to him directly or to Oceania?

More like in a cheap way than a safe way.

The Regent was xcursions we’re never free, they were included n the inflated fares. Now not only are many of them no longer included you’ll have to pay extra for them.

23 hours ago, Travelcat2 said:

 

Sorry - I misunderstood your post.  Now we can argue which of us dislikes children on a cruise more.  IMO, the younger demographic needs to sail with their "byproduct" during the summer.  

No problem.

22 hours ago, Travelcat2 said:

 

You just gave one reason why many luxury cruisers do not sail on Europa2 - they prefer not to be with children (a been there - done that situation).  Europa2 does look lovely but most passengers' first language is not English and if you couple that with the children, it is not something that we would not choose to do.

I wasn’t’t addressing why some people don’t want to sail on Europa 2. I was addressing the OP’s question on which lines attract a younger demographic. No one dis likes children on a cruise more than  I but they are sometimes a byproduct of a younger demographic.

14 hours ago, cathaana said:

 

We've only been on HL's Europa (where we were the only young couple) but acquaintances have been on Europa 2 and confirmed that there were couples in their 30s and 40s.

One of the reasons for that is that the Europa2 is more family oriented so there should be younger passengers, some with children.

You can definitely purchase the beverage package for just one guest. You cannot share drinks in the public spaces but can do so with the minibar in your suite as nobody’s looking.

One of the great pleasures for me on any cruise is an ice cold martini. I don't want to have to lift a mask every time I take a sip.

20 hours ago, norm2002 said:

Aah! Bring back Pamela Conover - she's already the President of the World! 😉

Amen!

This has not been my experience. You make your choice of option one or two and they put it in they works although they do warn you it could take two to three months to process because if the heavy demand.

23 hours ago, LHT28 said:

Finally we  agree on something  😉

Now I can die happy.

And it's great to have choices so we can all sail the line that makes us happiest.

Actual;;y I think the shower in the penthouse is larger.

I would imagine they'd get you a day room or short stay hoel/

20 hours ago, Stumblefoot said:

 

IMO, it's incumbent on future bookings.  I've read a half-dozen Wall Street research reports this week and the number of cancelled bookings that have rebooked is high across the three major firms.  From my perspective, really, really high with some figures quoting a two-thirds rebook rate.  The airlines can only drool at such high rebook rates.  So, until passengers demand a refund instead of a FCC, I think fares will be stable, relatively speaking, while in the meantime we may see more gimmicky promotions to try and get passengers to book a new voyage.  

With the above said, I have no idea what the rebook rates are for SS.  I do know RCL states SS only represents 2% of their revenue.  But, I have a feeling their profit punches above their revenue weighting.  We'll get SS's take very soon on 2022 cruise fares as SS typically extends their classic fleet schedule early to mid-May.

That seems terribly unfair to the original TA who has put time and effort into the booking. 

12 hours ago, Host Jazzbeau said:

 

I have now had three trips fully planned that had to be cancelled.  One for medical reasons (since resolved), one because Windstar couldn't get their dry-docks done on time, and one last month for COVID-19.  I still hope to take all three in the future – but I have already enjoyed them because of the planning.  When I'm planning, nothing ever goes wrong!  The weather is perfect, we don't get sick or injured, the food is as great as the pictures make it look – everything.  So I don't feel I wasted any time planning those three trips, and when we reschedule them I will only have to update my plans instead of starting over.  Win-Win.

Great attitude.

It's worth having your TA call Seabourn to see if they'll cjamge to a better location.

1 minute ago, wripro said:

QE2 used to save Beluga caviar in QG. That about says it all.

That should be serve.

On 4/17/2020 at 5:16 AM, exlondoner said:

 

Looking at QE2 QG menus from the 2000s, they are not so different from now. Many of the same dishes survive. Which for some may be a minus rather than a plus.😀

 

As to food quality, it is hard to say. The quality of ingredients seems much the same, while the quality of actual dishes depends on the chef. My companion had tough roast lamb for lunch for the first time ever in September, which I don't see as a sign of falling standards, merely a chef who is incompetent at cooking lamb.

QE2 used to save Beluga caviar in QG. That about says it all.

2 hours ago, Pcardad said:

This thread is so much more fun to read when you substitute the word "kickback" for "courtesy"...

 

Note - this is HUMOR, if you don't have a sense of it please reply to the Regent Refund thread instead.

Or the word Greed.