high end cruise lines
Jul 26, 2017, 6:56 pm
#46
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Aug 18, 2017, 5:43 am
#47
Join Date: Oct 2005
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On the Explorer also
We will be on the May 8th trip, Monte Carlo > Barcelona. You? Perhaps we'll get a chance to meet up. Send me a message if you're on the same ship and we can exchange info.
Aug 19, 2017, 1:41 pm
#48
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Anyone know if cruise bookings are coded under "travel agency"? Last year, the charge posted as Viking so I would assume not (hard to tell with Chase).
Looking at Oceania this year and want to see if it'll trigger the Citi Prestige 3x "travel agency" category. TIA
Looking at Oceania this year and want to see if it'll trigger the Citi Prestige 3x "travel agency" category. TIA
Aug 21, 2017, 1:27 pm
#49
Join Date: Feb 2005
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Unfortunately May is Lisbon to London (Southampton) on Explorer. We have a small group (probably 15). Too bad you would have really liked everyone. Have fun. Our September ends in Barcelona and we're staying for a couple of days as we really loved the city when we stopped there on another cruise. Gaudi is amazing!
Aug 22, 2017, 12:49 am
#50
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My Seabourn cruises have merchant code for "travel," thus earning triple points on my JPMR (and same withe CSR, I presume).
Aug 24, 2017, 1:13 pm
#52
Join Date: May 2011
Location: San Antonio, TX
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Qualify for what? Never been in one but was docked with the then brand new Le Lyrial on Kotor a couple of years ago. We were on the Silversea Silver Spirit which is pretty nice but it was like a van parked next to a sports car. Beautiful ship. I read mixed reviews but mostly from Americans who didn't mix well with the majority French passengers, staff, and crew. I've heard Ponant has hired more English speaking staff and crew in an attempt to address some early on language problems.
Aug 24, 2017, 1:19 pm
#53
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I was asking whether Ponant qualifies as "high end" for this thread? The cruise I'm booked on is via Tauck, so am assuming they'll be ready for monolingual Anglos; I speak French, but the others I'm with do not. My only other cruise has been Windstar (Pride) so am kind of spoiled regarding a
small(er) ship.
small(er) ship.
Aug 24, 2017, 1:35 pm
#54
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I was asking whether Ponant qualifies as "high end" for this thread? The cruise I'm booked on is via Tauck, so am assuming they'll be ready for monolingual Anglos; I speak French, but the others I'm with do not. My only other cruise has been Windstar (Pride) so am kind of spoiled regarding a
small(er) ship.
small(er) ship.
Aug 24, 2017, 2:26 pm
#55
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many operators will use them, not sure if always full charter or what
abercrombie & kent and others have used them to antarctica for example
full charters (resold) make it different, kind of like special interest charters
abercrombie & kent and others have used them to antarctica for example
full charters (resold) make it different, kind of like special interest charters
Aug 30, 2017, 9:22 pm
#57
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Aug 31, 2017, 1:44 am
#58
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