willsaway Posted April 14 #1 Share Posted April 14 Completely underwhelmed with the itineraries on offer for Voyager when she kicks of her Brisbane season, so a big no from us, but have booked the 3 legs from Rome to Brisbane, including a 7 night Croatia cruise beforehand. When Explorer left Australia in 2019 we only cruised as far as Dubai and always regretted not going through the Suez, so here is the opportunity. We've never cruised in these waters, or the Mediterranean so are really keen. Many cruise critic members have experience in these areas, and all comments sought. Too early for any roll-calls yet, but the other social media outlet is up and running. We'll be doing the ports on this cruise on the smell of an oil rag, so any tips from fellow parsimonious passengers would be great. I gather the Singapore to Sydney leg is attracting a lot of interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewgood Posted April 14 #2 Share Posted April 14 I love the run of cruises you have chosen, especially adding the cruise from Ravenna. You'll have a great time. I was in Petra (Aqaba port) in November and the weather was fantastic. Not hot at all but I did get down to jeans and a t-shirt for the long drag back up the hill for lunch. India has updated it's visa requirements and now there is a 30 day one for tourists which allows entry twice for cruise ship passengers. Both the ports that the ship visits, Mumbai and Cochin are on the authorized seaports list for the new visa. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted April 14 #3 Share Posted April 14 Hopefully the Suez will be open for cruises, I would like to do it one day but cannot see it happening for some time yet. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted April 14 #4 Share Posted April 14 2 hours ago, willsaway said: Completely underwhelmed with the itineraries on offer for Voyager when she kicks of her Brisbane season, so a big no from us, but have booked the 3 legs from Rome to Brisbane, including a 7 night Croatia cruise beforehand. When Explorer left Australia in 2019 we only cruised as far as Dubai and always regretted not going through the Suez, so here is the opportunity. We've never cruised in these waters, or the Mediterranean so are really keen. Many cruise critic members have experience in these areas, and all comments sought. Too early for any roll-calls yet, but the other social media outlet is up and running. We'll be doing the ports on this cruise on the smell of an oil rag, so any tips from fellow parsimonious passengers would be great. I gather the Singapore to Sydney leg is attracting a lot of interest. I’m not feeling that WOW feeling at the moment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushka Posted April 14 #5 Share Posted April 14 6 hours ago, MicCanberra said: Hopefully the Suez will be open for cruises, I would like to do it one day but cannot see it happening for some time yet. We were lucky enough to transit the Suez just under a year ago and also berth overnight at Haifa. Can't see it happening for a long time which makes all ships trips to and from North to Southern Hemisphere difficult. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted April 14 #6 Share Posted April 14 Only if they want to use the Suez Canal. Many other north to south hemisphere journeys are still easily possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted April 17 #7 Share Posted April 17 On 4/14/2024 at 2:32 PM, willsaway said: Completely underwhelmed with the itineraries on offer for Voyager when she kicks of her Brisbane season, so a big no from us, but have booked the 3 legs from Rome to Brisbane, including a 7 night Croatia cruise beforehand. When Explorer left Australia in 2019 we only cruised as far as Dubai and always regretted not going through the Suez, so here is the opportunity. We've never cruised in these waters, or the Mediterranean so are really keen. Many cruise critic members have experience in these areas, and all comments sought. Too early for any roll-calls yet, but the other social media outlet is up and running. We'll be doing the ports on this cruise on the smell of an oil rag, so any tips from fellow parsimonious passengers would be great. I gather the Singapore to Sydney leg is attracting a lot of interest. It seems Anthems repo for passengers has been cancelled and they have been offered to join Voyagers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted April 19 #8 Share Posted April 19 On 4/14/2024 at 2:32 PM, willsaway said: Completely underwhelmed with the itineraries on offer for Voyager when she kicks of her Brisbane season, so a big no from us, but have booked the 3 legs from Rome to Brisbane, including a 7 night Croatia cruise beforehand. When Explorer left Australia in 2019 we only cruised as far as Dubai and always regretted not going through the Suez, so here is the opportunity. We've never cruised in these waters, or the Mediterranean so are really keen. Many cruise critic members have experience in these areas, and all comments sought. Too early for any roll-calls yet, but the other social media outlet is up and running. We'll be doing the ports on this cruise on the smell of an oil rag, so any tips from fellow parsimonious passengers would be great. I gather the Singapore to Sydney leg is attracting a lot of interest. That cruise is filling up ,only a few junior suites left and standard cabins look well over half sold. It was only released last week . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted April 19 #9 Share Posted April 19 Most likely due to demand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted April 19 #10 Share Posted April 19 1 hour ago, MicCanberra said: Most likely due to demand. I haven’t really thought about that mic . A cruise is filling up and it’s just customer demand. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted April 19 #11 Share Posted April 19 1 hour ago, MicCanberra said: Most likely due to demand. Getting in early for the cancellation credits? 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted April 19 #12 Share Posted April 19 4 minutes ago, arxcards said: Getting in early for the cancellation credits? 😉 You need something to dream about. We have plan A,B,C and now thinking about Plan D . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted April 19 #13 Share Posted April 19 5 minutes ago, Chiliburn said: You need something to dream about. We have plan A,B,C and now thinking about Plan D . Genius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted April 19 #14 Share Posted April 19 30 minutes ago, arxcards said: Genius I know where you are coming from, I just wake up in the middle of the night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springaussie Posted April 19 #15 Share Posted April 19 3 hours ago, Chiliburn said: That cruise is filling up ,only a few junior suites left and standard cabins look well over half sold. It was only released last week . Which Sector Chilli? I see one big wholesaler is selling packages Dubai to Brisbane on Voyager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted April 19 #16 Share Posted April 19 10 minutes ago, springaussie said: Which Sector Chilli? I see one big wholesaler is selling packages Dubai to Brisbane on Voyager. Rome to Dubai, I would say a lot of people are transferring. Was under the impression you were on Anthem right through Suez . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springaussie Posted April 19 #17 Share Posted April 19 1 minute ago, Chiliburn said: Rome to Dubai, I would say a lot of people are transferring. Was under the impression you were on Anthem right through Suez . We did look at it. From our research Petra could have been missed. So decided not to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted April 19 #18 Share Posted April 19 1 hour ago, Chiliburn said: I haven’t really thought about that mic . A cruise is filling up and it’s just customer demand. Simple math. Is that a home video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted April 19 #19 Share Posted April 19 4 minutes ago, springaussie said: We did look at it. From our research Petra could have been missed. So decided not to do it. I believe Petra is on the itinerary or Jordon ? It’s probably not going to happen but that’s life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted April 19 #20 Share Posted April 19 1 hour ago, arxcards said: Getting in early for the cancellation credits? 😉 150% FCC ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted April 19 #21 Share Posted April 19 40 minutes ago, MicCanberra said: 150% FCC ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sparky74 Posted April 19 #22 Share Posted April 19 This itinerary is tempting but it’s the wrong time of year for us. We really can’t be away in December. ☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted May 3 #23 Share Posted May 3 I’m not real confident about any Suez Canal transits happening. There was even a cruise ship recently attacked . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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