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We we did a cruise out of Shanghai we stayed at JW Marriott Hotel at Tomorrow Square - next to People's Square and close to Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street.
Excellent hotel and excellent service.
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Not a lot of choices - look at either Hotel Kea or Icelandair Hotel Akureyri
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Royall Princess depart from Warnemünde - train might be the best option - if possible fly into berlin a couple of days earlier and enjoy Berlin.
Train will take over 3 hours requiring a transfer at Rostock. Train schedules available here http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de
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I have just been at Xpedition - excellent cruise. Do not know Ocean Spray except new and much smaller ship.
Even with 96 passengers you feel like a family - and tours are all dividede into group of 16 with a local naturalist - very likely to me the same tours on both ships since those tours ashore are highly regulated.
But I dont think you will be able to get an Xpedition cruise before fall next year - i did bokk almost two years in advance.
I do have a review of our tour at http://traveltogalapagos.info
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We went on Millennium last january - visa for Infonesia was arranged by Millennium and charged to our on board account.
Also in January 2014 you will be able to get your tourist visa on arrival to Indonesia.
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I have created some short two minutes videos from each of the landings at our 7 day Galapagos Cruise, Xpedition itinerary B - links to individusl videos from:
Egas Port (Santiago); Rabida Island; Elizabeth Bay and Tagus Cove (Isabela); Sullivan Bay (Santiago); Bartolome Island; Bachas Beach (Santa Cruz); North Seymour Island; Puerto Baquerizo and Cerro Brujo (San Cristobal); Kicker Rock Circumnavigation; Puerto Ayora Darwin Research station and the Highlands (Santa Cruz):
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Baltra (Galapagos) - Xpedition Tour - Link:
Daphne Island Circumnavigation - Link: no video yet
Panga ride - wet and dry landings - Link:
Monday, November 11, 2013
Puerto Egas (Santiago) / Wet landing - Link:
Rabida (Galapagos) / Wet landing - Link:
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Elizabeth Bay (Isabela) / Panga ride - Link:
Caleta Tagus (Isabela) / Dry landing - Link:
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Sullivan Bay (Santiago) / Dry landing - Link:
Bartolome Island (Santiago) / Dry landing - Link:
Thursday , November 14, 2013
Las Bachas, (Santa Cruz) / Wet landing - Link:
North Seymour (Galapagos) / Dry landing - Link:
Friday, November 15, 2013
P. Baquerizo (San Cristobal) / Dry landing - Link: http://youtu.be/9BV1-YHvZa4
Cerro Brujo (San Cristobal) / Panga ride - Link: http://youtu.be/Yvsa3YGAPY0
Kicker Rock Circumnavigation - Link: http://youtu.be/ef2yek3yYec
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Puerto Ayora (Santa Cruz) / Dry landing - Link: http://youtu.be/J2WUUrNAlcM
Darwin Research Station / Dry landing - Link: http://youtu.be/H30n8u_AMM8
Santa Cruz Highlands / Dry landing - Link: http://youtu.be/DwyQI7HYcTs
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I have created some short two minutes videos from each of the landings at our 7 day Galapagos Cruise - links to individusl videos from:
Egas Port (Santiago); Rabida Island; Elizabeth Bay and Tagus Cove (Isabela); Sullivan Bay (Santiago); Bartolome Island; Bachas Beach (Santa Cruz); North Seymour Island; Puerto Baquerizo and Cerro Brujo (San Cristobal); Kicker Rock Circumnavigation; Puerto Ayora Darwin Research station and the Highlands (Santa Cruz):
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Baltra (Galapagos) - Xpedition Tour - Link:
Daphne Island Circumnavigation - Link: no video yet
Panga ride - wet and dry landings - Link:
Monday, November 11, 2013
Puerto Egas (Santiago) / Wet landing - Link:
Rabida (Galapagos) / Wet landing - Link:
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Elizabeth Bay (Isabela) / Panga ride - Link:
Caleta Tagus (Isabela) / Dry landing - Link:
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Sullivan Bay (Santiago) / Dry landing - Link:
Bartolome Island (Santiago) / Dry landing - Link:
Thursday , November 14, 2013
Las Bachas, (Santa Cruz) / Wet landing - Link:
North Seymour (Galapagos) / Dry landing - Link:
Friday, November 15, 2013
P. Baquerizo (San Cristobal) / Dry landing - Link: http://youtu.be/9BV1-YHvZa4
Cerro Brujo (San Cristobal) / Panga ride - Link: http://youtu.be/Yvsa3YGAPY0
Kicker Rock Circumnavigation - Link: http://youtu.be/ef2yek3yYec
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Puerto Ayora (Santa Cruz) / Dry landing - Link: http://youtu.be/J2WUUrNAlcM
Darwin Research Station / Dry landing - Link: http://youtu.be/H30n8u_AMM8
Santa Cruz Highlands / Dry landing - Link: http://youtu.be/DwyQI7HYcTs
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Here are my latest uploads from my November 10, 2013 Xpedition Cruise
Panga Ride, Wet and Dry Landings:
Tour of the Xpedition:
See all available videos a:t http://www.youtube.com/traveltogalapagos/
More will follow in the near future.
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Here are my latest uploads from my November 10, 2013 Xpedition Cruise
Panga Ride, Wet and Dry Landings:
Tour of the Xpedition:
See all available videos a:t http://www.youtube.com/traveltogalapagos/
More will follow in the near future.
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I have started to create a blog from our November 10 to 17, 2013 Celebrity Xpedition cruise to Galapagos
The blog can be found at: http://www.traveltogalapagos.info/
Please note that the blog by today is still not finished - need some proof reading (you are welcome with comments and corrections) - also more text, blog entries and pictures will be added soon.
In addition some videos from the trip will soon be posted at:
http://www.youtube.com/traveltogalapagos
A 'sampler video' can be found here:
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(AM arrival will allow for 9:45 train - only 5 minutes from pier to train if docked - if tendered it might be different!
If we leave Myrdal by 3:59, should we be able to return to the ship by 4:00pm or so (6pm departure).
This is not fully understood:"If we leave Myrdal by 3:59, should we be able to return to the ship by 4:00pm or so (6pm departure)."
But again - only short time is need to get back to ship.
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Just back from Celebrity Xpedition Itinerary B cruise - November 10 to 17, 2013.
This is the first video of a series from my Galapagos cruise - there will be more detailed videos from each of the visited islands as well as Celebrity Xpedition.
Click on picture or on link to watch the video.
Link to video:
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Has got this messages the last 3 weeks every time I try to view my reservation:
"We are unable to handle your request due to system maintenance. Please try again later."
or this message: "Bk Mtrx - Changing tours is not allowed" or "The Brand Name you selected is not valid. Please retry your request or call our customer service desk." or "Site under maintenance"
Every time I click on 'manage Reservation' the 'Total Charge' is changing to a new value - very far from the right value - wonder if I do have a valid reservation?
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Crazy thing is ... the common ones seem to become a normal way on the boards. :rolleyes:
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Except that the 'common ones' are changing from board to board - this thread is the 'New cruisers > First Time Cruisers' Board!
- When I'm visiting new boards, I'm really struggling. HMC does mean 'Half Moon Cay' at the Carnival Board and 'Halifax Metro Centre' in Halifax, Canada.
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If someones uses one that I don't know what it means I google it.
Keith
Just what I did - and here is what I got based on the list by Kamloops50.
Some might be retaliate to my location.
why use of acronyms make it difficult - and even more for non English speaking.
DH - Damn Husband
DD - Daily Driver
DS - Danish Standards Bureau
DW - Damage Waiver
GM - Gambler Master
GF . Gage Factor
TA - Ambient Temperature
MDR - Magic Decoder Ring
MTD - Main Threat Direction
SIL - Safety Integrity Level
BIL - Basic Insulation Level
BF - Baby Face
HMC - Halal Monitoring Committee
PC - Coastal Patrol
NYC - National Youth Commission
FLL - Faculty Liaison Libraria
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Which year???
in 2014 Midsummer Eve is Friday 20/06/2014, public holiday - and always a Friday - arriving Saturday should not cause any problems. But when is Saturday at June 22?
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Difficult question - Berlin is a excellent place to visit - however a long drive - with your Polish ancestry I will vote for a visit to Poland - some nice places to visit along the coast.
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In reality you are left with two options - either take B2B cruise - one week Baltic and one week Norwegian Fjords (like RCCl from Copenhagen) - or take a Baltic cruise this year and Norwegian fjords next year - then you will get everything.
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That didn't help. I guess I might just have to do both!
Karen
I know - Then you just need to do both. There is sufficient time for both.
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Actually I found that Princess does have one that goes to Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Estonia, St Petersburg and Berlin in 10-11 days.
Don't miss the Stockholm archipelago - as per the posts above the must is Copenhagen, Stockholm and the archipelago, Tallinn and St. Petersburg (two days) - Oslo and Helsinki less important.
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Difficult to say - I did do the railway. Primarily because it was different to sailing.
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Might be difficult to find a cruise including all the places you do mention - it's either a Norwegian Fjords or Baltic Cruise - and if you want to include St. petersburg only Baltic cruises - I would suggest a baltic cruise out of Copenhagen.
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As a non English speaking person i also find it difficult to guess what DH, DD, DW, MO, TA, MDR. MTD etc should be translated to.
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Which ports are you visiting? If Aurland fjord / Flåm is on you itinerary, a suggestion could be Nærøyfjord.
Missed you are on Legende in May - then Nærøyfjord is a good option from Flåm - do the railway in the morning and Nærøyfjord in the afternoon
The Nærøyfjord is perhaps the most spectacular arm of the Sognefjord, and the narrowest fjord in the world, at one point only 250 metres across, with mountains towering more than 1,700 metres above its tranquil waters.
Overnight in Bali - Tender times?
in Asia
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The tenders service was running the entire night - like every hour. Return at 11pm should not be a problem. And morning should not be a problem either. X tours also start quite early.
In addition to the ship tenders there were also local boats tendering.
Here is my blog with pictures and videos from our cruise January 2013.
Link to blog