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10-09-2008, 04:27 AM
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Transatlantic & Med 2007 BLOGs and TRIP REPORTs and other Important FAQ
Can anyone who has been on DCL's Transatlantic cruise before post a link to their blog and/or trip report?
Photos, too, would probably be helpful. THANKS!
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10-09-2008, 06:10 AM
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Oh cool. Thanks for that!!!
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10-09-2008, 01:33 PM
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Some Europe And Med Information
I have had a few PM's for information I have found some old posts on these boards, some has had input from others and an acknowledgement to them is made.
HEATHROW http://www.heathrowairport.com/ UK TRAINS http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ LONDON TUBE http://www.tfl.gov.uk/modalpages/2625.aspx LONDON TO PARIS Http://www.eurostar.com/dynamic/index.jsp VIRGIN ATLANTIC Http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/en/gb...gYjbbo4XFjWWqf Iaz4XA1HSuy4UTKIbKP9ACr!-1112292905!174843410!8001!7002 BRITISH AIRWAYS http://www.britishairways.com/travel/home/public/en_gb DISNEY UK/ LINK TO DLP Http://www.disney.co.uk/ Port Of Dover www.doverport.co.uk BARCELONA HOTELS Http://www.catalunya.co.uk/ Http://www.netpz.co.uk/hotel_spain_h...ona_hotels.htm UP THE COAST Http://www.apartmentspain.co.uk/blanes.htm DCLS HOTEL (I THINK) Http://www.grandmarinahotel.com/ SHORE TRIPS IN EUROPE IDEAS Http://www.celebritycruises.co.uk/pages/home.php CAR HIRE SPAIN http://www.carhireinspain.com/index.php?cID=70 TRAIN DLP TO BARCELONA the train to Barcelona from paris is the Elipsos Here is a link to a virtual tour - you can tour each type of room. To get a detailed floorplan, click on the little floor plan shown with the tour. There is luggage space located above the corridor. Some of the rooms have a small recessed space that might hold some luggage. http://www.elipsos.com/flash/paseo/lnkpaseo.htm Below is links for private tours, I posted one in 2006 but deleted it and cannot find it but this one here is similar and is partly based on a post by MV_Photon who put a lot of work into it. Barcelona • www.pepitotours.com/private-tours-barcelona.html Jose Soler http://wwguides.com/forums/member.php?u=243 • www.gobarcelona.com/ • BCNtour-taxi Armando Panedas (34) 60-419-756 armandopanedas@vodafone.es • www.barcelonatourguides.com/ Patrick • http://www.taxiinternacional.com/eng...ernacional.htm Angie • Naples (Pompeii) • I used www.limoinrome.com/home.htm Claudio Caponera , Fabrizio • http://driveamalfi.com/ Salvatore Lucibello, Adriano, Roberto • www.drivesorrento.com/ Nello Russo • www.seesorrento.com/chi_sono_eng.html Marcello Maresca, Eugiene, Marco • www.aptours.it/Site/default.asp?Lang=EN Alberto • www.francescomarrapese.com/excursions.htm Francesco • www.pleasantravel.com/index.htm Mariano Fiorentino • www.jackthedriver.com/ Jack, Lorenzo Bianco • www.benvenutolimos.com/ Giovanni • http://www.sorrentocardrivers.com/Si...lt.asp?Lang=EN Raffael • www.cuomonet.it/ Renato • http://aldotaxi.net/ Aldo • www.driverinrome.com …but avoid Guiliana • http://tourofitaly.com/ • www.hiddenitalytours.com/ Mariano Fiorentino ROME Train station is close to the port The main train station in Rome is Termini. From there, take the underground (Metropolitana): Colosseum: take Line (Linea) B to the Colosseo station. The Colosseum is across the street. Vatican: take Line A to the Ottaviano station. It's a 15-20 minute walk. I would recommend anyone wanting to go to the vatician to book a private tour with an official tour guide who can get you in before the opening time of 10am. The queues are long but you jump this I was in at 8.40am. Civitavecchia (Rome) • I used -www.limoinrome.com/home.htm Claudio Caponera , Fabrizio • http://www.drivinguide.com/shore_excursions.htm • www.driverinrome.com/ Daniele Melaragno, Remo (his father), Pepe, Manny • http://romeinlimo.com/ Duman & Carlo • www.romelimousineservice.com/ Max Leotta • www.romecabs.com/ Stefano Costantini • www.romeconnection.com/ Marco • Don’t miss the Scavi Tour (Vatican necropolis):http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/in...040112_en.html • La Spezia (Florence / Pisa) –Book the tower of Pisa online in advance Pre-book to Leaning Tower of Pisa (available 45 – 16 days in advance): www.opapisa.it/boxoffice/index.jsp • I used www.papillonservice.com/ Lisa, Roberto • www.florencetour.com/ Paola Migliorni • www.abcwine.it/off%20shore.htm Carla Giomi • www.tuscanyinmypocket.com/ Guido • Marcello Grandini Marcello.tourguide@tiscali.it • www.tuscanybytaxi.it/ Ricardo • www.sunflower-tours.com/services.htm Giovanni Sirabella • www.limoinrome.com/home.htm Claudio • Giovanni Bassi - architect & urban historian G.bossi@dada.it • Alessandro Cammilli alecamma@hotmail.com • Pauline Priore paulinep@tin.it • Pre-book tickets to Ufizi and Academia Galleria:www.florenceart.it/ Dial 011 (U.S. international access code) 39 (Italy's country code) 055-294-883 during the hours of 8:30 AM -6:30 PM M-F & 8:30-12:00 Sat. Florence time. • Villefranche (Monte Carlo / Cannes / Nice) • I used www.dream-tours.com/layout.php?page=106&lang=us Alain, Frederic, Jean Marc • • www.revelation-tours.com/cruise.html Michel LeGrand, Isoline • www.azur-guides-interpretes.com/ Sylvie DiCristo • www.riviera-prestige-tours.com/ Eva Devemy |
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10-09-2008, 01:35 PM
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Wow alot of info there
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10-09-2008, 01:42 PM
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Why, thank you, Andrew! How kind of you to share with everyone.
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10-09-2008, 01:51 PM
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Also for those of us with larger families, there is a great thread on the Cruise Critic Med board with good information on accomadations for larger families in Barcelona.
http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=803716
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10-09-2008, 02:38 PM
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I the Med I know I did the very best thing booking Private tours, for a family of four they were comparable in price against DCL tours, but superior, as they can go faster than DCL tour buses, they can go into small roads buses cant, you do not hang around for missing people, get a good seat each time, move on faster or slower as you personally wish and have a knowledgeable guide who talks to you direct and only you, and can answer your questions. The private tour of the Vatican was the very best, and well worth it, they bring it all to life. Booking a trip up the leaning tower of Pisa was a highlight, the same as driving down the Amalfi coast where tour buses couldn't go. We didn't go to any of the souvenier places where tours traditionally take you, but did eat with the locals, my pizza in Naples was great. I did post in 2007 do not do Capri! from Naples so many people after wards said to me, why didn't we listen to you, they didn't like it. The Med to get the most out of it, needs a plan, I will look more into the Baltic if/when I get on. Mote Carlo was great and so was Florence, |
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10-09-2008, 02:40 PM
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C'mon, Andrew. We're all waiting for you over on the Cruise Meet for the Baltic 7/18....Are you joining us? We need your expertise...
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10-09-2008, 02:44 PM
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Just in case...............
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10-10-2008, 04:35 AM
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Just one more victim of a drive-by tag attack 
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Anyone Have Info on Med Shore Excursions 2007
We were going to go for the Baltic but the price tag IS very high. I am contemplating the 11 night Med. DH and I have done a Med cruise with a lot of similar ports but many we want to return to and there are some new ports to us.
Does anyone have saved the list of the Shore Excursions (and prices) from the last Disney Med cruise. I am just interested to see how they compare with other lines, were there more kid friendly ones etc... I have seen the navigators so can see the tour names but wondered about durations, prices and childrens options. Mel x
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10-10-2008, 05:30 AM
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OK so I have some but not many as did the TA not the Med. Whether any of these will run as this time there isn't a night stop over in Barcelona like there was in 07 I do not know but here are the ones for Barcelona:
Aquarium & Park Guell 8:45am/11:45am 4-4.5 hours Moderate level $65.00 Adult or $45.00 child Time to explore the museum and Park Guell Barcelona & Codorniu Cellars 8:45am 5-5.5 hours Moderate level $59.00 Adult or $39.00 child Includes glass of cava at the cellars and city tour Flamenco & Tapas at Spanish Village 12:45pm 3-3.5 hours Moderate level $119.00 Adult or $79.00 child Complete with flamenco show and delicious tapas Discover Barcelona & the Spanish Village 8:00am 5-5.5 hours Mild level $82 Adult or $58 child Walking tour of Barcelona including a scavenger hunt of the Spanish Village and visit to the Sagrada Familia church for 30 mins Montserrat 1/2 day 8:15am 5-5.5 hours Moderate level $45.00 Adult or $35.00 child Railway to Montseratt Monastery including free time to visit La Morenta Montserrat full day 7:30am 8.5-9 hours Moderate level $129.00 Adult or $89.00 child Railway to Montseratt Monastery plus visit to the black Virgin at La Morenta and the Sagrada Familia church as well as 1 hour siteseeing time in Barcelona Science Museum & Maze 9:00am 5-5.5 hours Moderate level $75.00 Adult or $55.00 child Visit Barcelona science museum and the Toree Sobirana Gardens Barcelona & Tapas 9:00am 4-4.5 hours Moderate level $75.00 Adult or $55.00 child Panoramic tour of Barcelona including 30 minute stop at Sagrada Familia and local tapas Guadi & Barcelona 8:45am 4-4.5 hours Moderate level $49.00 Adult or $39.00 child Scenic drive along Passeig de Gracia as well as Sagrada Familia chuch and Park Guell Panoramic Drive through Barcelona 12:45pm 3-3.5 hours Mild level $42.00 Adult or $32.00 child Panoramic drive through the city including the Spanish Village, Espana Square, Arc de Triomf, Citadel Park & Sagrada Familia church Sorry don't have any other ports info
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10-10-2008, 06:05 AM
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Hi Mel
The 2007 excursions + prices can be found on this page http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/cruis...-repo-med.html. You just have to click on the port you're interested in. What date are you looking at? We are hoping to book the 11 night 7 Aug Med. Joan
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10-10-2008, 06:11 AM
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We are also looking at the 7th August sailing. I was so set in my mind that I wanted to do the Baltic but at almost $1000 more per person I am worried that we will save enough to get on board but then not be able to afford the excursions. I know on the med one there are places we have been several times so if we decided not to do an excursion at one of those ports we could enjoy a swim and use the ships facilities whereas in the Baltic it might not be warm enough to swim and make the most of a nearly empty ship! Plus some of our party are not able to make the 18th July Baltic due to school holidays (teachers) so although we *could* do Baltic with just our own family we had been planning an extended family holiday for a while and it would be a bit sad to go without my Aunt and Uncle and cousin... Thanks for the link, will go look. Mel x PS Thanks Gismo for the Barcalona info
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I have been to Pompeii twice and my kids are too little to be interested in that so IF we go with the Med instead of the Baltic I thought we might take the ferry over to Capri and spend some time there. I would love to hear your thoughts and any cons I might not have taken into account. Mel x
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