budddawn Posted December 16, 2006 #1 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Is anyone going to join us for this 14 day cruise ????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joek Posted December 16, 2006 #2 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Looks like you're on the first Bolero cruise in 2007. We're booked on it for an April 13th cruise in Holland. Look forward to your review of your trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budddawn Posted December 17, 2006 Author #3 Share Posted December 17, 2006 JOEK, I will do so, if I can remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budddawn Posted December 26, 2006 Author #4 Share Posted December 26, 2006 A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ONE & ALL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budddawn Posted January 1, 2007 Author #5 Share Posted January 1, 2007 HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joek Posted January 1, 2007 #6 Share Posted January 1, 2007 Right back to you....Bud and Dawn ? Looks like everyone is recovering from New Years Eve. I take it that you are on the March 2007 cruise, right? As I said, we're on the April 14th cruise, 7 day Amsterdam round trip. We booked through a local travel agent here in Tamarac, Florida, have to pay our balance in 2 weeks, and hopefully then will get some information from Gate 1. From what I gather in these forums, River Cruises are a new venture for Gate 1. I have not seen any reports from anyone. We took land tours with them many years ago and were completely satisfied. We booked our own air, we from Miami to Amsterdam and my son and DIL from NY, we arrive the day before and stay at a hotel near the DAM Square. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budddawn Posted January 27, 2007 Author #7 Share Posted January 27, 2007 Hi Joe; We just got home from 11 days on the NCL Dawn to find our DSL down. We're on very very slow dial up now, so will write more later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remydiva Posted January 29, 2007 #8 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Hi Joek: I'm thinking of the Apr 7 MS Bolero 7 day cruise. I'm so confused with all the similar cruises but this seems like the biggest cabin at a pretty good buck for what you see and do. How much research did you do before you booked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budddawn Posted February 6, 2007 Author #9 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Does anyone know if men have to wear jackets to dinner ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeniceRG Posted February 7, 2007 #10 Share Posted February 7, 2007 We took Gate 1's Viktoria last December, and the men did not wear jackets ... it was very casual. Hope this helps. Denice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budddawn Posted February 7, 2007 Author #11 Share Posted February 7, 2007 DENICE: Thank you for your reply, my luggage will now be lighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joek Posted February 10, 2007 #12 Share Posted February 10, 2007 remydiva, Sorry for the delay in posting, we just returned from a Regal Princess cruise. I do a lot of research in both ocean and now, river cruising. We've only been on two Grand Circle river cruises, Provence cruise and Russia Waterways cruise. GCT Holland in Bloom cruise included 3 days in Belgium, I think, which we didn't want, Gate 1 has just the 7 day cruise, and we're staying in Amsterdam first on our own. I gather that Gate 1 has just recently started River cruising, but from reading the forums, the Bolero is a fairly new ship run by a German line, and will be leased by Gate 1, catering to English speaking travelers. We have traveled with Gate 1 on land tours and they were excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budddawn Posted February 16, 2007 Author #13 Share Posted February 16, 2007 JOEK; I just purchased Rick Steves 2007 Amsterdam guide & I think that it is excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Posted February 20, 2007 #14 Share Posted February 20, 2007 We'll be on Bolero - Danube in mid-March(17th?). This will be our first river cruise and we're looking forward to it. First time booking with Gate 1 too. We usually do our cruising with Celebrity (17 cruises) so the comparisom should be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeniceRG Posted February 20, 2007 #15 Share Posted February 20, 2007 It's very hard to compare ocean and river cruises ... I would suggest you don't even try. It would be like comparing apples to potatoes. They are both edible, but that's where the comparison stops. River and Ocean cruises are both on water, but that's where that comparison stops. Just enjoy the river cruise for what it is .... I've been on probably near to 100 cruises, and just did my first river cruise last December. My traveling companion was an ex-cruise director. Not once did you hear us comparing the two experiences ... and he loved the river cruise as much as I did. Think of this a first for you ... and I'm sure you will thoroughly enjoy it! Denice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joek Posted February 20, 2007 #16 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Billiken and budddawn, You'll be on the Bolero before my April 13th cruise. Hope that you will post your observations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budddawn Posted February 20, 2007 Author #17 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Billiken : To bad that you will be getting on the Bolero just when we will be getting off, as we won't be able to give you a heads up about anything. Hope that we both have a great cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budddawn Posted March 2, 2007 Author #18 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Well, we're off. We leave for the airport in about 45 minutes, will post again after we get back home on the 17th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joek Posted March 3, 2007 #19 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Wish you both a good trip. Billiken...when did you get your documents from Gate 1? We haven't gotten one word from them as yet. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Posted March 6, 2007 #20 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Gate1 travel sends the travel documents to you via e-mail about 2-3 weeks before the cruise date. I called them about 3 weeks prior to my cruise date when I didn't get them via snail mail, buy when I checked my e-mail, there they were. The documents contained all my airline e-tickets, and vochers for all transportation, hotel, excursions and the cruise. They also contained a very detailed itinery. I was impressed! Again. his is my first cruise with Gate1 and so far, it looks like we're off to a good start. Hope this helps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joek Posted March 7, 2007 #21 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Sure does. We travel with GCT quite a bit and they flood us with mailings. We used Gate 1 back in ancient times (10 years maybe) and I seem to recall that we got documents at the last minute. Thanks....and have a great trip. Look forward to reading your comments when you return home. Esther and Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediaman Posted April 2, 2007 #22 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Hi everyone; As a reminder, I am on the Gate1 Bolero: River Cruise (Rhine, Main & Danube Rivers) leaving Amsterdam the end of April (I think the 27th or 28th). It looks as if other CC members are travelling around me or on another ship? I'm just checking to see if I missed a post or there are late bookers. My information is that this cruise is sold out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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