gumby_ng

We've done Corsica and Toulon. If you are at Ajaccio, then the ships docks right near everything. If you want to see other parts of the island then transport is needed. For Toulon if you are docking at Villefranche, then the ferry to Toulon is about a 10 mins walk from the dock, very easy. There is a shuttle organized by the cruise line that leaves from the cruise dock but I think that costs 20E vs 2E for the ferry.

Because there are many factors that help us decide which cruise to pick. The actual ship is only one of them. We look at cruise line, itinerary, cost, cabin availability/location as a start. Everyone has different priorities.

Valuable does not always mean an expensive item that can be left at home. Medical items are the first thing that come to my mind. Valuable can also mean critical and irreplaceable.

True, I wasn't one of those in the line.

Just got off Visions where on the first night, everyone in line told everyone else that if they were ok with their table assignment to walk in. Everyone in line was requiring a change or additional help.

Really depends on what kind of pics you like to take. In a place like Europe I just leave my 10-18mm on all day because that's what I love to shoot with. With previous cameras what focal lengths did you use most?

If you've never spent 4 or 5 days in Rome, I would choose Rome for the simple fact that there's more to see there in my opinion anyways. Yes, the transfers are more effort but so worth it to be in Rome pre or post cruise.

I assume here the post processing does some work here with the movement of the water? The advantage of an ultrawide vs stitching is where movement in the photo is involved.

This is too late for OP but for me a place like Alaska requires an ultrawide, especially for the pictures that I love to take. This would mean a mirrorless or DSLR, something with interchangeable lenses.

For those who can't get one or want a cheaper option, a dry-bag works too and comes in many different sizes and is more readily available. The one thing that the Scrubba I believe has is nubs in the inside of the bag to help with the scrubbing.

My biggest (un-obvious) tip if you wash clothes in the sink, squeeze/wring out the wet clothes in a towel before hanging. It will dry a lot faster. Other than that the obvious is to bring clothes that dry fast. I realize this is harder on a cruise for dinners, events, etc. so that's more of a personal decision. Some ships don't have laundry facilities, so if you don't want to wash in the sink or send out for the cruise to do it (cost, special handling), you will need to make some sacrifices. We one-bag carry-on backpack (< 35L) travel so pack all quick dry clothing. Never done it for a cruise but will be my first try in August as we'll be traveling around by train in Spain for 2 weeks before a cruise. Plan is to pack pants, polo and shirt (all quick dry) for dinners. So yes, it'll just be a shirt and tie for me on formal nights.

As you probably already know they've been having issues with security lines at Pearson lately. That being said, everyone's experience is going to depend on when they were there. If you are able to, I would get that earlier than normal so you have more time to deal with delays. For me, my vacation starts as soon as we leave home for the airport. If you've got extra time after getting through security, just enjoy the time off.

Considering people around the world are outside for longer periods in lower temperatures, it surely is reasonable. Of course, that would depend on the person's tolerance and dressing warm enough. "Cold" is all relative. If you've experience similar temperatures either where you live or on trips, you should have some idea of your ability to do this. Personally I would be out there as much as possibly for this once in a lifetime type experience. But I do come from Ottawa, so I know what cold can be like and can tolerate being cold fairly well. Also, as you are on the ship one knows you are literally seconds away from being able to warm up.

Have you tried to just book 2 separate cabins?

This was the case of my recent booking on Vision for Aug 25th although I did book on another site with a group rate. The group rate only applied for categories with maximum 2 passenger. Adding a 3rd or 4th changed the category to a much more expensive base rate. Still got a very good rate so I'm happy the kids can have their own room. It will make things so much easier with more space and 2 bathrooms.