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Thanks Medeba. From looking at previous posts on this thread, I think you will probably need to pre-register for April - December cruises (see post #20). Or perhaps you could transfer your pre-registration fee? Probably best to check with Saga!

Many thanks Denarius. The African ports look interesting. We have pre-registered for April to December 2024 so will wait and see what is on offer later in the year before booking. Hopefully we will hear from Saga before Christmas!

Are there any interesting itineraries? (Apart from the usual Canaries and Fjords cruises). South America would be good 😊

Has anyone who pre-registered for January to March 2024 cruises received an e-brochure from Saga today?

Grateful if you could post here when you have the latest information!

I think it depends on the length of the cruise. We booked a 15 night cruise and have been advised that we won’t be tested prior to embarkation, but for longer cruises testing may still be required. Best to check with Saga, as the situation may have changed.

We’ve also received an invite to pre-register for 2024. If everyone who gets an invite decides to pre-register, it will take several weeks for Saga to contact everyone. Latest (unofficial) information is that Saga will start contacting those who pre-registered for January to March 2024 in November. At this rate, we don’t expect to be contacted to book April- December 2024 cruises until after Christmas!

Fred. Olsen has special offers at various times of year. They may have a Black Friday sale next month. Suggest you read the thread Cruise Prices on this page for more information.

That’s a huge price reduction twotravellerslondon. I would have been absolutely gutted if I’d booked at the original price. We were caught out earlier this year by booking early (see my posts #58 #68 and #70), and didn’t get any refund or increased OBS when we requested it. I think Fred needs to rethink it’s pricing policy or customers won’t return.

I understand that Saga are offering a transfer to Contrasts of Scandinavia on May 21st, price matched with an extra 5% discount, for those who want a similar itinerary.

Ivycottage, we have experienced this in previous years where cruises were cancelled due to COVID, or countries became unsafe to visit eg Black Sea. Usually Saga will offer you an incentive to book an alternative cruise, eg an extra discount. I suspect they are finalising/pricing the replacement cruise before they contact affected customers. Which cruise were you booked on?

This is so confusing, even Customer Services staff haven’t been told that 2024 itineraries will be released in two phases. Saga should clarify when they intend to contact people who have pre-registered and post it on the website, then everyone will know where they are.

Thanks for the information about live chat nosapphire. Saga need to Improve internal communications if they want customers to use this facility.

My understanding is that if you live within 75 miles of the port you get a free private car. If you live between 76 to 250 miles it’s a free shared car. Over 250 miles there is usually a charge for excess miles.

That’s interesting. When we pre-registered we got a letter stating April - 2024. Does your letter give a date? I hope you enjoy your cruise. Do post here if you find out any more information whilst on board.

It sounds like the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing, which doesn’t surprise me. The fact that people can pre-register separately for Jan - March and April - December 2024 indicates that Saga intend to release the Jan- March cruises first, but this could change of course.

We’ve also pre-registered for April - December 2024 cruises. Saga phone people who have pre-registered before they publish the brochure, so it may not be made available to the general public until next year.

I asked the Saga World Rep. about this when I was on board Adventure earlier this month. He said they hoped to release January to March 2024 cruises this October, followed by April to December 2024 cruises later this year.