JollyMia Posted September 16, 2021 #1 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Planning on Discovery cruise out of Corfu October,but return flight back to Manchester not till late evening,do you have to leave the ship after breakfast?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Brummijam Posted September 16, 2021 #2 Share Posted September 16, 2021 In my experience they usually bus you to the airport about three hours before your flight and you are allowed to use the ship’s facilities until you are called to your coach. Our last trip the return flight was at 21-00 and we left the ship at 17-30. Regards BJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Brummijam Posted September 16, 2021 #3 Share Posted September 16, 2021 A question from me….. I see that Explorer is in Spain at the moment, are passengers allowed to explore the destinations alone or is it still only on Tui excursions.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pensioncruiser Posted September 17, 2021 #4 Share Posted September 17, 2021 13 hours ago, JollyMia said: Planning on Discovery cruise out of Corfu October,but return flight back to Manchester not till late evening,do you have to leave the ship after breakfast?. You can also hire a cabin or if yours is available remain in it at a cost. They also have a cabin available, free, for a short time to have a shower and change. You can leave your hand luggage in a secure area for which they give you a ticket. 😊 Most important you can still use the AI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecttr Posted September 17, 2021 #5 Share Posted September 17, 2021 ..... and you can get of the ship to explore and even go on an excursion. They sometimes have excursions that take you direct to the airport as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyneptune Posted September 17, 2021 #6 Share Posted September 17, 2021 5 hours ago, Pensioncruiser said: You can also hire a cabin or if yours is available remain in it at a cost. They also have a cabin available, free, for a short time to have a shower and change. You can leave your hand luggage in a secure area for which they give you a ticket. 😊 Most important you can still use the AI. Friends on board have said courtesy cabins aren't available at present due to Covid restrictions. Pensioncruiser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pensioncruiser Posted September 17, 2021 #7 Share Posted September 17, 2021 43 minutes ago, nancyneptune said: Friends on board have said courtesy cabins aren't available at present due to Covid restrictions. Pensioncruiser. That's not good when you have the day onboard, but it's all changing just pleased I have the memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyneptune Posted September 17, 2021 #8 Share Posted September 17, 2021 3 hours ago, Pensioncruiser said: That's not good when you have the day onboard, but it's all changing just pleased I have the memories. We have great memories too Pensioncruiser. Reluctant to book anything at the moment as it won't be the good experience we are used to having. People new to cruising won't know any difference. When ships eventually get back to full capacity it will be a different experience for them when the bars and restaurants are much busier and the theatre will be full. Have seen posts on social media with people having lots of towel art every day as there are so few passengers on board and cabin stewards have more time. Unfortunately when things do get back to normal that won't last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okavango Posted September 18, 2021 #9 Share Posted September 18, 2021 21 hours ago, Pensioncruiser said: That's not good when you have the day onboard, but it's all changing just pleased I have the memories. Its probably understandable ,it would entail housekeeping doing a thorough clean in between every occupant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Rouser Posted September 20, 2021 #10 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Greetings all. Just recently came back off the Discovery round Greece. You have to leave your cabins by 09:00 but your not kicked off the ship until a few hrs before your flight. Available cabins for £39 are available and you can use the services until you Disembark. Hth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Brummijam Posted September 20, 2021 #11 Share Posted September 20, 2021 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Rebel Rouser said: Greetings all. Just recently came back off the Discovery round Greece. You have to leave your cabins by 09:00 but your not kicked off the ship until a few hrs before your flight. Available cabins for £39 are available and you can use the services until you Disembark. Hth. Hi RR. I am thinking about booking the Aegean discovery trip in October. Were you allowed off the ship to explore the destinations on your own or was it on TUI excursions only? Also how was the Corfu airport experience.? Edited September 20, 2021 by Brummijam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Rouser Posted September 20, 2021 #12 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Hi Brummie, yes we were allowed off at every port no questions asked. No passports to be shown just like the good old days. Now Corfu Airport. 3 years back it was a nightmare. But hands up as this airport has been transformed into a very efficient hub, coming in we went through passport control and they got through a whole plane in less than 15 mins. They only wanted to see passports not even PLF or any other docs coming back had no problems going through from booking in/cases through X-ray. I did get stopped, but I do every time with my TKR. Straight through to passport control and into waiting area food hall plus nicnack shops with English papers. 10/10 from my experience with the whole time from Norwich airport to getting on the ship having a brilliant time and TED entertainment having taken the Entertainment up another gear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Brummijam Posted September 20, 2021 #13 Share Posted September 20, 2021 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Rebel Rouser said: Hi Brummie, yes we were allowed off at every port no questions asked. No passports to be shown just like the good old days. Now Corfu Airport. 3 years back it was a nightmare. But hands up as this airport has been transformed into a very efficient hub, coming in we went through passport control and they got through a whole plane in less than 15 mins. They only wanted to see passports not even PLF or any other docs coming back had no problems going through from booking in/cases through X-ray. I did get stopped, but I do every time with my TKR. Straight through to passport control and into waiting area food hall plus nicnack shops with English papers. 10/10 from my experience with the whole time from Norwich airport to getting on the ship having a brilliant time and TED entertainment having taken the Entertainment up another gear. Thanks for your prompt reply. Your response was exactly what I was hoping for. Looking at the pick your cabin deck plans there seems to be plenty of availability for the dates that we can do so we will leave it a little longer and see if we can get a deal.😉 Really glad you enjoyed your trip. keep well BJ. PS What’s a. TKR curiosity gets the better of me.🤔 Edited September 20, 2021 by Brummijam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Rouser Posted September 20, 2021 #14 Share Posted September 20, 2021 BJ, TKR = Total Knee Replacement 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Brummijam Posted September 20, 2021 #15 Share Posted September 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Rebel Rouser said: BJ, TKR = Total Knee Replacement 🤣 👍😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Brummijam Posted September 21, 2021 #16 Share Posted September 21, 2021 11 hours ago, Brummijam said: 👍😊 Hi RR. Another question mate. In your opinion would you say that the ship was running at full capacity or less. The reason I ask this is that on the booking site they are pricing outside cabins as the first option whereas normally inside cabins usually show first so I was wondering if that was an indication of reduced capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancyneptune Posted September 21, 2021 #17 Share Posted September 21, 2021 16 hours ago, Rebel Rouser said: Greetings all. Just recently came back off the Discovery round Greece. You have to leave your cabins by 09:00 but your not kicked off the ship until a few hrs before your flight. Available cabins for £39 are available and you can use the services until you Disembark. Hth. Perhaps different rules on different ships re. courtesy cabins. Perhaps even different at times on same ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Rouser Posted September 21, 2021 #18 Share Posted September 21, 2021 8 hours ago, Brummijam said: Hi RR. Another question mate. In your opinion would you say that the ship was running at full capacity or less. The reason I ask this is that on the booking site they are pricing outside cabins as the first option whereas normally inside cabins usually show first so I was wondering if that was an indication of reduced capacity. Last week was 815 from 2076 passengers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Brummijam Posted September 21, 2021 #19 Share Posted September 21, 2021 11 minutes ago, Rebel Rouser said: Last week was 815 from 2076 passengers Hi RR. thanks again for the info, very useful 👍 Regards BJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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