fizook Posted March 3, 2022 #1 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Still no word from Silversea - need to cancel by March 9th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowornever Posted March 3, 2022 #2 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Really ? What's your best guess? https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/russia-ukraine-latest-news-2022-02-26/card/uDQCa9dMZsNGZLQsfWYg If you're willing to do a modified cruise to the Greek Islands, your chances are good but the Black Sea??? Are you comfortable with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethtex Posted March 3, 2022 #3 Share Posted March 3, 2022 RCL announced today cancelling some cruises and re-routing others to avoid Russia. Should be more details available over the next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brittany12 Posted March 6, 2022 #4 Share Posted March 6, 2022 It seems to me anyone going even considering going on a Black Sea cruise the next several years is delusional. Cruise lines will not go there or any Russian ports. Maybe for decades. Even if they did it would be madness. The interesting Black Sea ports were the Ukrainian ports of Yalta and Sevastopol in the old pre-Russian invasion days before 2014 and Odessa. Thank God we did. Sochi is Russia. Few Turkish ports were interesting but no way there now. It's a war zone. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Fletcher Posted March 6, 2022 #5 Share Posted March 6, 2022 I think Baltic trips are probably up for discussion as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zagorah Posted March 6, 2022 #6 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Has anyone heart anything about Regent Seven Seas and the Black Sea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizook Posted March 6, 2022 Author #7 Share Posted March 6, 2022 On Friday I was told by a Silversea TA that there is news coming soon. Hopefully as soon as Monday he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowornever Posted March 7, 2022 #8 Share Posted March 7, 2022 When the Black Sea segment of the Sept-Nov Grand Voyage last year was changed to a fully Greek Isl. itinerary within the 90 day period, they waived the cancelation penalty & so many who only booked that one segment did, indeed, cancel. That was a very empty ship for those days. I simply can't imagine that any cruise line or their insurer, would allow one of their ships enter what is unquestionably an active war zone. Or why any passenger would want to go there. Most of the major lines have already canceled ALL cruises that go to any Russian port. Common sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Silver Spectre Posted March 7, 2022 #9 Share Posted March 7, 2022 14 hours ago, fizook said: On Friday I was told by a Silversea TA that there is news coming soon. Hopefully as soon as Monday he said. I will believe that when some concrete information is provided. Bear in mind that SS waited until a month before the Sept Black Sea cruise was due to sail to make the changes last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silkismom Posted March 7, 2022 #10 Share Posted March 7, 2022 And less than a month before they canceled the Japan cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacko Posted March 7, 2022 #11 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Received word March 7 from SS that Black Sea ports of call on our July 10 Spirit departure have been dropped with substitute ports added in Greece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted March 7, 2022 #12 Share Posted March 7, 2022 On 3/6/2022 at 9:42 AM, brittany12 said: The interesting Black Sea ports were the Ukrainian ports of Yalta and Sevastopol in the old pre-Russian invasion days before 2014 and Odessa. Thank God we did. Sochi is Russia. I have visited Sevastopol and Sochi as ports during my world cruise. And, am so glad that I did then. Wouldn't want to do so now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docmark Posted March 7, 2022 #13 Share Posted March 7, 2022 18 minutes ago, Jacko said: Received word March 7 from SS that Black Sea ports of call on our July 10 Spirit departure have been dropped with substitute ports added in Greece. Did you get which Greece ports have been added? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid Amber Posted March 7, 2022 #14 Share Posted March 7, 2022 20 minutes ago, Jacko said: Received word March 7 from SS that Black Sea ports of call on our July 10 Spirit departure have been dropped with substitute ports added in Greece. We are on the early Black Sea (May) cruise and haven’t heard anything yet. Although they are only showing last three days to book shores excursions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizook Posted March 7, 2022 Author #15 Share Posted March 7, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Liquid Amber said: We are on the early Black Sea (May) cruise and haven’t heard anything yet. Although they are only showing last three days to book shores excursions. Heard (verbally) from TA today that something is coming this week - and that cancellation date (March 9) will be extended a few days to give time to decide to accept alternative itinerary or cancel. Edited March 7, 2022 by fizook correction 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Silver Spectre Posted March 8, 2022 #16 Share Posted March 8, 2022 I just received an email from BM giving a complete itinerary change for the September Spirit Black Sea cruise. It’s now Greece plus Turkey. If you keep the voyage you will get $1000 OBC per guest plus a FCC worth 10% valid for 2 years. No special cancellation terms apply. I assume that something similar is happening to the May cruises. My initial view is that the incentives are pretty miserable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geekgirl23 Posted March 8, 2022 #17 Share Posted March 8, 2022 We got the revised itinerary this morning for the July sailing, too. Still digesting it. The OBC doesn't have much value to me on an all-inclusive voyage and I'm not sure we need another FCC. Not really sure what we're going to do and happy that we're still able to cancel in case we decide to do so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid Amber Posted March 8, 2022 #18 Share Posted March 8, 2022 We weren’t offered FCC, only OBC, for the May cruise. We have cancelled, as we have in the past enjoyed land holidays to three of the new ports. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SummmerInKefalonia Posted March 8, 2022 #19 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Can someone post the revised itinerary please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geekgirl23 Posted March 9, 2022 #20 Share Posted March 9, 2022 5 hours ago, SummmerInKefalonia said: Can someone post the revised itinerary please? Here's what we got for the Jul 10 sailing. I hope the formatting works in cut and paste. 10-Jul-2022 Sun PIRAEUS (Athens) Greece 7:00 19:00 11-Jul-2022 Mon Volos Greece 8:30 20:00 12-Jul-2022 Tue Thessaloniki Greece 8:00 22:00 13-Jul-2022 Wed Myrina, Lemnos Greece 8:00 23:00 14-Jul-2022 Thu day at sea At sea 15-Jul-2022 Fri Istanbul Turkey 8:00 16-Jul-2022 Sat Istanbul Turkey 18:00 17-Jul-2022 Sun day at sea At sea 18-Jul-2022 Mon Kusadasi Turkey 8:00 23:00 19-Jul-2022 Tue Patmos Greece 8:00 18:00 20-Jul-2022 Wed Santorini Greece 8:00 19:00 21-Jul-2022 Thu Rhodes Greece 8:00 19:00 22-Jul-2022 Fri Aghios Nikolaos, Crete Greece 8:00 22:00 23-Jul-2022 Sat Souda Bay, Crete Greece 8:00 18:00 24-Jul-2022 Sun Nafplion Greece 8:00 19:00 25-Jul-2022 Mon PIRAEUS (Athens) Greece 7:00 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermione60 Posted March 16, 2022 #21 Share Posted March 16, 2022 We are on this May cruise. Considered canceling, but there are many of the places in Greece which we do not know, so in the end we are staying. We are using the OBC for some of the paying excursions (I'm looking forward to the concert in the Ephesus ruins!), and I guess I'll get a few spa treatments as well 😋 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brittany12 Posted March 19, 2022 #22 Share Posted March 19, 2022 This is a terrific new itinerary. So many Greek ports, IMHO, its the Greek islands that are so interesting. I wish my upcoming Greek Islands cruise had more of Greece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zagorah Posted March 21, 2022 #23 Share Posted March 21, 2022 On 3/19/2022 at 1:12 PM, brittany12 said: This is a terrific new itinerary. So many Greek ports, IMHO, its the Greek islands that are so interesting. I wish my upcoming Greek Islands cruise had more of Greece. You're kidding , right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqtchas Posted March 28, 2022 #24 Share Posted March 28, 2022 On 3/7/2022 at 4:07 PM, rkacruiser said: I have visited Sevastopol and Sochi as ports during my world cruise. And, am so glad that I did then. Wouldn't want to do so now! Especially with those mines floating around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brittany12 Posted March 29, 2022 #25 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Black Sea has become a war zone. Russian planes and ships launching missiles from sea deep into Ukraine. Apparently some harbors now mined too. No place to travel to in future even if war ends. Yalta, Odessa, and Sevastopol in old Ukraine and Crimea were so delightful. Sochi in Russia no longer possible either. Access to Sea is controlled by Turkey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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