Vantage Deluxe World Travel - WARNING
On April 19, 2021, when my wife and I, along with six friends, booked rooms/suites on the Vantage Deluxe World Travel "Ocean Odyssey" for the "Pearls of Greece and the Dalmatian Coast" 16-day cruise from Athens, Greece to Zagreb, Croatia scheduled to depart on October 18, 2022, we had no way of knowing that the "M/S Ocean Odyssey" HAD NOT BEEN FULLY BUILT YET.
In order to get the lowest published price on our expected voyage, on April 15, 2021, my wife and I paid Vantage $13,368.00 f
I was notified on August 4, 2022 to view an "update" to my Ocean Odyssey cruise departing September 2, 2022. The update indicated my cruise date had been moved to JULY 2024. No explanation. No apology. No considerations.They said I can't cancel. This cruise has been booked since 2019.
Just a few months earlier, I was notified that most of the shore excursions would be via Zodiac boats. This was a cruise around the British Isles--not the Arctic. This was unexpected and unwelcome for a