zdcatc12

If this was an IDB scenario, which it sounds like if you are remembering it correctly, I guarantee you that they received a lot more than just a flight credit. Look up the compensation required on an IDB scenario. And if they are flying to LIS for a cruise and are leaving the day before, they are tempting fate regardless.

I would take a look at Celestyal if the ship size/age doesn't matter. Here is what the 14 day would look like, a B2B: Athens | Thessaloniki | Kusadasi | Crete | Santorini | Mykonos | Milos | Athens | Kefalonia | Dubrovnik | Kotor | Bari | Corfu | Katakolo | Athens. They were far cheaper than NCL, RCCL, etc. We did the first ones on the above and had a great time. Also, they still do other things that most lines have cut back, e.g. twice daily room cleaning. We went in April and there were only two other ships in Santorini which was a blessing. Shoulder season is a great time to visit Greece if you don't like crowds.

Tim Dunn. Oh wait, that is Delta with him.

I always just change one digit on my phone number to a different one.

Correct. Probably 90-95% of the passengers, at least from my experience, are not from North America, and as CaptJerry says, there are not many Europeans on these boards. In my opinion, at least for the Greek Isles, if you don't want a megaship, this is the line to take. They still do things that other cruise lines have cut back on, e.g. twice a day cleaning of the cabin and free beer and wine at dinner, just to name two.

One thing that brochures were/are good for is looking at the old deck plan compared to the new deck plan after a drydock, so that you can see how all of the changes that they make are for the better!!! Like you can see how they took out XXX public area to add cabins or took out XXX lounge to add cabins, etc.

I agree. I thought that the poster was being sarcastic when they posted that!!!

I have not owned a two-wheeler, nor a soft-sided suitcase in 20 or so years. A four-wheeler is just so much easier to maneuver, at least for me

I read yesterday that, starting this weekend, the Conservancy is going to be having private tours for a $250 donation to them. I guess that they are trying everything to save her. I may try to do this, though I am not sure how much is left to see.

Know you can't. I tried to do it a few days ago. The price for my ticket went down five dollars, I went to change my flight to that same flight like I would on Delta and it would not let me. It would only allow me to change to First Class. The workarounds are to cancel and rebook, using the credit from the flight and leaving the excess credit in your account to use later, or to change to a different flight and then change back to your original one, now accumulating the credit from the lower price. Of course, if the flight that you change to is more expensive, that will be another credit that you will receive, though the difference may be refunded in same form of payment. if it was needed.

Along with every other major US airline. The only difference being that those credits expire in a year, though there are ways to extend them. Also, on Delta, though I know not on United, you don't even have to cancel. You just modify the reservation and it will change it to the lower price and give you a credit for the difference.

I used Welcome Pickups for both directions last month and had no issues.

No, the tenders went to the other port. I believe that it is called Caldera. It was a real quick tender in, but a longer tender back because of this. Our Celestyal ship is the one on left. MSC is the one in the center. We were close to the dock that is to the left part of the picture. It was a long tender ride from the bottom here back to the ship.

I have used a wireless Bluetooth adapter on Delta to connect to the onboard video. The only problem was that the flight lasted a lot longer than the charge on the adapter!!!

I am not sure when you are going, but watch for schedule changes. If any of them have a big enough change, you would be able to move to any other flights between DFW-FLL at no extra cost. Actually a lot of people do exactly what you did EXPECTING a change before departure that would allow them to do this.

I am not sure what cruise line that you are on, but they usually will save some openings on the excursions for guests to book on board. Just get to the excursion desk as soon as you board.

Correct on the formal night, which on our cruise, was also the day that we ran into the pier. Made for some interesting convo that night!!!

A few weeks ago, we stayed at the Moxy Athens City Center. It is a Marriott property if you are a Bonvoy member. A 20 minute walk to the Acropolis and right across the street from the Omonia Metro station. Plenty of stores and restaurants around. I wouldn't hesitate to stay there again. There is also a top floor restaurant with a view of the Acropolis.

I'm not sure that I would say that the pier damage was insignificant. It will require a good deal of repair.

I was on this cruise when it happened. We were in the aft buffet, so did not feel it. However, I did mention to my wife as we were docking, that it seemed like we were pulling in faster than normal. Here are some better pictures. The first is after we disembarked, the pier, and the bow after we returned from our excursion. They did a nice, quick paint job on that. The ironic thing is that this was the formal night to meet the captain. I heard some good bantering going on that evening. It is a good thing that the per was built the way that it was, as if that bulkhead had been solid in the water, I believe that the damage would have been much worse. Edited yesterday at 09:20 AM by zdcatc12

Yes, I was on this. We were in the aft buffet, so did not feel it. However, I did mention to my wife as we were docking, that it seemed like we were pulling in faster than normal. Here are some better pictures. The first is after we disembarked, the pier, and the bow after we returned from our excursion. They did a nice, quick paint job on that. The ironic thing is that this was the formal night to meet the captain. I heard some good bantering going on that evening. It is a good thing that the per was built the way that it was, as if that bulkhead had been solid in the water, I believe that the damage would have been much worse.

Thanks. Yes, we had good service the first two nights and poor service the next two, so we ended up eating dinner in the buffet the last three nights. My one disappointment, probably more than anything else, was the lack of selection for all things on the dining room menu. As this is the first European line that I have been on, it may be due to that, but I have never been on a cruise where steak was not offered at least once in the dining room, even just a flatiron steak that is offered every night on Carnival. I believe that beef was only offered two of the seven nights and neither of those were a steak. I also thought the appetizer and soup selections weak. Other than that, and some general disorganization that you have previously mentioned, I thoroughly enjoyed the cruise, especially for the price, and I would sail them again. Twice a day cabin cleaning service is a rarity nowadays and I appreciated that they did that and also the fact that they had two people assigned to each cabin, so the cleaning was always prompt.

It seems like you ate at 6:30 every night. I assume that they had assigned dining times and tables or is it open dining? Also, if you know, are steamers allowed onboard. Not an iron, just a handheld steamer? Thanks

I didn't think that Tom Brady would already have a terminal named after him!!!!

Thanks for all of this. We are leaving on the 13th and will try to have an open mind about everything. So far the only ship excursion that I booked is the Santorini one that you recommended. All of my other ones, I have booked independently other than Milos, as I am having a hard time figuring out if it is even worth doing one there. I did not order a beverage package other than the one that comes with the fare that gets you beer and wine for dinner. I figured that as port intensive this cruise is, it wouldn't be worth it.