ohnonotmeagain Posted July 24, 2023 #1 Share Posted July 24, 2023 At really early stage of planning but this caught my eye 14/01 24 -7 nights,Red sea, Msc Orchestra, including Petra and Sokhna,Sharm el Sheikh. Questions........ Petra by MSC excursion, how much approx for day trip and how far away from port is it?( not keen on spending 4 hours travelling on a coach for one hour looking around 😁) Is it feasible to visit the pyramids from any of these ports......again what cost approx and how long would the day be? Looks a fair distance when googled but 1st hand experience would be great. Any helpful advice/ information on these ports please Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohnonotmeagain Posted July 24, 2023 Author #2 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Actually I had forgotten about the ports of call pages and now have idea of the distances involved but not the cost of the tours......any helpers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ryan82 Posted July 25, 2023 #3 Share Posted July 25, 2023 I'm booked on this cruise from UK on 10 December. If you tell me what excursions you're interested in I can show you screenshot from my account. I've booked the Pyramids and Nile tour from Sokna. The submarine in Sharm el Sheikh. Wadi Rum from Accquaba and Jedda Corniche. We did consider Petra but it was nearly 200 per person and we didn't fancy the long drive to get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ryan82 Posted July 25, 2023 #4 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Hey @ohnonotmeagain hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohnonotmeagain Posted July 25, 2023 Author #5 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Omg ,that's EXACTLY what I wanted ....thanks so much,your a 🌟 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ryan82 Posted July 25, 2023 #6 Share Posted July 25, 2023 No problems @ohnonotmeagain when planning a cruise the excursions are good to see before so you get a sense of what you can do. Personally I like the MSC provided excursions and always find them well organised and relatively good value for money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohnonotmeagain Posted July 25, 2023 Author #7 Share Posted July 25, 2023 With such distances involved,I'm reluctant to do DIY! Cruise line excursions seem safer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohnonotmeagain Posted July 25, 2023 Author #8 Share Posted July 25, 2023 @Ryan82 Since you are going on this cruise ,can I tap you for some information regarding flights? Have you been given departure times yet? What airline? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ryan82 Posted July 25, 2023 #9 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Of course you can @ohnonotmeagain it was a fly cruise package I booked.no idea of airline but times are showing in my MSC account. Not sure if this is now fixed or might change. It was a bit of a spurs of the moment booking. I was looking at Virtuosa around this time in Middle East but been on her twice already this year (and Grandiosa and have Euribia booked) so went for this as different ship and the itinerary appealed more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohnonotmeagain Posted July 25, 2023 Author #10 Share Posted July 25, 2023 @Ryan82 Once again ,thanks for your help 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingFox27 Posted July 25, 2023 #11 Share Posted July 25, 2023 16 hours ago, Ryan82 said: Hey @ohnonotmeagain hope this helps. We're going to Aquaba/Petra on our October repo, do you have two choices of excursions - The Wonders of Petra and Petra? The one I have just called Petra but, absolutely no explanation of what's included. Do you see anymore? I think we're going for the Wonders of Petra but I'm curious. (It's one of the Wonders of the World so I'm just ignoring the 2 hour journey and £200 cost, likewise the pyramids excursion 😳). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohnonotmeagain Posted July 26, 2023 Author #12 Share Posted July 26, 2023 @CruisingFox27 Perhaps @Ryan82could help you with that particular question. Essentially I feel the same way about the distance and costs involved, probably never get to go again at my age 🙃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingFox27 Posted July 26, 2023 #13 Share Posted July 26, 2023 @ohnonotmeagain It was my intention to direct that at Ryan in quoting his post, apologies for any confusion caused. Indeed, sometimes you just think, this is a one-off opportunity, so I'm booking it and plan for a snooze on the coach 😂 And on the bright side for you, our option for the following day in Safaga is a 4-hour coach ride, each way to Luxor and the Valley of the Kings 😱 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohnonotmeagain Posted July 27, 2023 Author #14 Share Posted July 27, 2023 Well, I went ahead and booked it!!! @Ryan82my flights are with Easy jet🙄but it is what it is. @CruisingFox27 I think the difference between the two Petra excursions, one is lunch in restaurant and other picnic lunch. I have booked Petra ex.but only getting a few trips to Cairo/ other locations but not pyramids. I think they might have sold out already 🤨. I wonder if there's a wait list and how do we access that?! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ryan82 Posted July 28, 2023 #15 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Hey @CruisingFox27 rechecking I think difference is lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingFox27 Posted July 28, 2023 #16 Share Posted July 28, 2023 53 minutes ago, Ryan82 said: Hey @CruisingFox27 rechecking I think difference is lunch. I think someone at MSC heard me. I did just have a blank page under full description but I now have words and a full description for both excursions, both include lunch. I've not properly compared them as I only logged in to take a screen shot if the blank page to post here 🤣 Edit: ohnonotmeagain is absolutely correct, one is a packed lunch and the other is a hotel lunch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingFox27 Posted July 28, 2023 #17 Share Posted July 28, 2023 On 7/27/2023 at 12:39 PM, ohnonotmeagain said: Well, I went ahead and booked it!!! @Ryan82my flights are with Easy jet🙄but it is what it is. @CruisingFox27 I think the difference between the two Petra excursions, one is lunch in restaurant and other picnic lunch. I have booked Petra ex.but only getting a few trips to Cairo/ other locations but not pyramids. I think they might have sold out already 🤨. I wonder if there's a wait list and how do we access that?! Our listed excursions generally mention the pyramids in the text description, the classic Cairo one does include a visit to the pyramids. I see 3 which cover the pyramids. It's possible they may add to your excursions list as you're a way of sailing yet. I've never known a wait list, more that you have to wait and book onboard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohnonotmeagain Posted July 28, 2023 Author #18 Share Posted July 28, 2023 I think they had a bit of a glitch as I couldn't see all the excursions but can today!!! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingFox27 Posted July 28, 2023 #19 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Yay! As I said in another thread recently, MSC are brilliant at cruises and the ships are beautiful. Websites and computers, they're not as good with...🙄 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohnonotmeagain Posted August 18, 2023 Author #20 Share Posted August 18, 2023 @Ryan82 @CruisingFox27did you/are you getting a single or multiple tourist entry visa? I'm confused as different people are telling me different things. Cruise line say contact embassy. Awaiting response from Embassy. Others say single visa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingFox27 Posted August 18, 2023 #21 Share Posted August 18, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, ohnonotmeagain said: @Ryan82 @CruisingFox27did you/are you getting a single or multiple tourist entry visa? I'm confused as different people are telling me different things. Cruise line say contact embassy. Awaiting response from Embassy. Others say single visa. For Egypt? I'm not getting a visa for Egypt in advance, it's not necessary as we're in transit. This was the update on our roll call. The visa will be handled by MSC on our arrival, details are on the website: https://www.msccruises.co.uk/-/media/global-contents/visa-and-documents-pdf/english/summer/document-visa-positioning-summer.pdf All guest in transit in Egypt will receive a fast trip stamp which is valid for 72 hours (free of charge). Although this is from the UK website, it states that it is applicable to UK and US passport holders. Edited August 18, 2023 by CruisingFox27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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