kimshoes Posted November 23, 2021 #151 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Yes, thank you “notamermaid” for helping me put things into perspective. We have made the decision to cancel our upcoming Danube cruise now that Austria is in lockdown and Bratislava has cancelled their markets. Our other two stops were in Bavaria which means no markets there either. We have such happy memories of three other Christmas market trips so we shall get out our mugs and have gluhwein and enjoy time with family here in Texas and plan our next trip. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjde Posted November 26, 2021 #152 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Zermatt- We didn’t get off an AMA ship. We cancelled a week ahead of time but some in our group decided to go and they start tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BQEC Posted November 26, 2021 #153 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Side. Can you kindly let us know what you hear from the group departing on AMA? Thank you in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zermatt Posted November 26, 2021 #154 Share Posted November 26, 2021 1 hour ago, sjde said: Zermatt- We didn’t get off an AMA ship. We cancelled a week ahead of time but some in our group decided to go and they start tomorrow. Sjde, Sorry I misunderstood originally. I hope your group has a wonderful time but I'm curious if they took a modified itinerary. We are still booked on Dec. 11th for the Iconic Christmas Market Cruise and it has been modified greatly. We can change to other ships but they are not on the Danube. We are awaiting the latest decision from AMA for our cruise to decide what to do. Could you please update this blog when you receive information from your group? Thanks in advance. Maybe we will sail together next year for the Christmas cruise. 🙂 Have a wonderful holiday ! Zermatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BQEC Posted November 26, 2021 #155 Share Posted November 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, Zermatt said: Sjde, Sorry I misunderstood originally. I hope your group has a wonderful time but I'm curious if they took a modified itinerary. We are still booked on Dec. 11th for the Iconic Christmas Market Cruise and it has been modified greatly. We can change to other ships but they are not on the Danube. We are awaiting the latest decision from AMA for our cruise to decide what to do. Could you please update this blog when you receive information from your group? Thanks in advance. Maybe we will sail together next year for the Christmas cruise. 🙂 Have a wonderful holiday ! Zermatt Zermatt. Interesting. Thanks for posting that your itinerary has been greatly modified. I am on Captivating Rhine 12/23 sailing and no word from AMA. But lots of recent changes AMS where we have a 2 day pre. Germany also up in the air. The air force is moving ICU patients from South to North due to lack of beds. Will update with any news from AMA. Best wishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare steamboats Posted November 27, 2021 #156 Share Posted November 27, 2021 According to a post on FB AMA has notified all passengers with cruises starting until Dec 1st. They continue after this Thanksgiving weekend. So far all Rhine river cruises are a go. The AmaMagna is having a longer stay in Passau and then run through Austria without stopping and adding two more stops in Hungary. steamboats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Second seating Posted November 27, 2021 #157 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Just saw this on a Belgium travel forum. Second seating Christmas market and NYE forwards in Antwerp cancelled. The ice rink, the Ferris wheel and the Winterfoor just take place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjde Posted November 27, 2021 #158 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Ours was not modified but our AMA ship is on the Rhine-it goes from Basel to Amsterdam. It’s a 10 nt cruise and I noticed next year it’ll be a 7 nt cruise. I will keep you updated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted November 27, 2021 Author #159 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Speyer Christmas market is on, operating with 3G rules (English website is outdated): https://www.speyer.de/de/veranstaltungen/weihnachtsmarkt/ News in the regional paper is that from 29 November (the new state wide regulations come into effect then) it will be 2G and the market closes at 6pm with immediate effect. Neuwied (North of Koblenz) Christmas market is on, checked personally. Not romantic, stalls okay, nice crêpes. Some nice shop windows. Still have not managed to see Koblenz. notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Second seating Posted November 27, 2021 #160 Share Posted November 27, 2021 4 hours ago, Second seating said: Just saw this on a Belgium travel forum. Second seating Christmas market and NYE forwards in Antwerp cancelled. The ice rink, the Ferris wheel and the Winterfoor just take place. I copied this and it did not copy well forwards should be fireworks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjde Posted November 28, 2021 #161 Share Posted November 28, 2021 (edited) Update on the AMAPrima Christmas market cruise leaving from Basel today. The flight was nowhere near full. ( New York to Munich) They combined 3 cruises together, one is an Australian group from the Danube, but that group is going to get off in Strasbourg. I think they came from Vienna. Right now there are 68 passengers and 51 crew. Makes me wonder if it was never near full or if many just cancelled in the last week or two. The only itinerary change so far was an excursion choice- Colmar now instead of Freiburg, I think. They’ll know more tomorrow. Edited November 28, 2021 by sjde 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Eyes Posted November 28, 2021 #162 Share Posted November 28, 2021 1 hour ago, sjde said: Update on the AMAPrima Christmas market cruise leaving from Basel today. The flight was nowhere near full. ( New York to Munich) They combined 3 cruises together, one is an Australian group from the Danube, but that group is going to get off in Strasbourg. I think they came from Vienna. Right now there are 68 passengers and 51 crew. Makes me wonder if it was never near full or if many just cancelled in the last week or two. The only itinerary change so far was an excursion choice- Colmar now instead of Freiburg, I think. They’ll know more tomorrow. We did a stop in Colmar on our Tauck CM cruise in 2014. One of my favorite stops. Patten’s army liberated the city during his March from Normandy to Germany. My Daddy was one of those soldiers. It was very emotional for me wondering if he walked the same streets I walked. Hope you enjoy the lovely area…I did…. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenA4tx Posted November 28, 2021 #163 Share Posted November 28, 2021 10 hours ago, sjde said: Ours was not modified but our AMA ship is on the Rhine-it goes from Basel to Amsterdam. It’s a 10 nt cruise and I noticed next year it’ll be a 7 nt cruise. I will keep you updated. Sjde, Thanks for posting. We are closely following your updates as we are sailing on the AmaMora, Basel to Amsterdam, Christmas Markets on the Rhine, leaving Dec 2. We have decided to enjoy the cruise and embrace any changes that may arise. In 2019 we were on the AmaViola’s Iconic Christmas Markets sailing the Danube. It was a wonderful trip. Hope you have a fabulous cruise. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisi Posted November 28, 2021 #164 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Sjde, I hope you enjoy Colmar, we were there in the spring and it was a very pretty town. I would imagine decorated for Christmas would make it that much more magical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted November 28, 2021 #165 Share Posted November 28, 2021 My friend arrived in Lucerne today for 2 nights and will get on a Viking ship staring in Basel after their Lucerne stay (hotel through Viking). Assuming I get updates - I will post accordingly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BQEC Posted November 28, 2021 #166 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Thank you for your update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VJONES125 Posted November 28, 2021 #167 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Thanks everyone for the updates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted November 30, 2021 Author #168 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Some info you already know, with a few additions and update: https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/europe/europe-river-cruise-patchwork-amid-lockdowns-and-some-christmas-markets-closures notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldtraveller99 Posted November 30, 2021 #169 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Tauck cancelled our Christmas Market cruise at the beginning of 2021 - otherwise we would have been on the Rhine now, sniffle. But we have postponed to the end of November 2022 - really hope that runs and all the markets are open!x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Eyes Posted December 1, 2021 #170 Share Posted December 1, 2021 16 hours ago, worldtraveller99 said: Tauck cancelled our Christmas Market cruise at the beginning of 2021 - otherwise we would have been on the Rhine now, sniffle. But we have postponed to the end of November 2022 - really hope that runs and all the markets are open!x Wish they would cancel ours scheduled for December 13-20, Brussels to Amsterdam. I’m not going but holding out to cancel hoping they will make a decision this week. I really don’t see how it can go forward with all the restrictions and cancellations. Antwerp and Ghent are two stops that have already cancelled their markets, the Netherlands with 5 pm closures of everything…will not be the trip we envisioned. This would have been my third CM with Tauck. They are not the company of 4-5 years ago in customer service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldtraveller99 Posted December 1, 2021 #171 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Have you spoken with them Blue Eyes? Did they say when they will make a decision? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjde Posted December 1, 2021 #172 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Blue Eyes-Amsterdam has 8 pm closures. Strasbourg this week didn't require a negative test but the Heidelberg excursion did. Imagine testing asymptomatic positive and having to quarantine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted December 2, 2021 Author #173 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Four more Christmas markets close: Kaiserslautern, Landau, Neustadt, Neuwied. The new two 2G rules are too strict for the organizers, basically. The Association of the vendors wants to sue! Them and us - the outdoor vendors loose out against the indoor supermarkets. It is scientifically speaking ridiculous to close outdoor venues and pack people into theatres -which by the way is per new rules limited to 50. By the way, the cases of fully vaccinated people in hospitals in Germany is rising a lot. So much for "get vaccinated and all will be fine". The mood is not good!! notamermaid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted December 2, 2021 Author #174 Share Posted December 2, 2021 The Christmas market in Freiburg has closed. It has been turned into an arts and crafts market, this means no alcohol, no food, no attractions. It is a compromise, the vendors now stick to the same rules as ordinary shops. A good idea I find! Strasbourg now has 3G and fines will be imposed. Vendors have to be vigilant as their huts will be closed if they do not make sure the customers leave the hut area before they take their masks off and start eating and drinking. Info from SWR regional news. Basel Christmas markets are on: https://www.basel.com/en/events/christmas/christmas-market notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Eyes Posted December 2, 2021 #175 Share Posted December 2, 2021 On 12/1/2021 at 11:13 AM, worldtraveller99 said: Have you spoken with them Blue Eyes? Did they say when they will make a decision? Pulled the plug today and cancelled our trip…all 6 of us. According to Tauck rep they plan to go forward with all of the Yuletide Spirits trips. They did refund our money minus the trip insurance premiums. We can book a trip within 2022 and use that insurance credit. Delta gave us a credit for our airfare with no penalty for canceling. We are all so sad as we planned this trip in January 2019. We’ve done two previous CM tours and loved them both…. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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