7/14/2014 - 12-Night Mediterranean Cruise (with Greece) Venice to Barcelona

[corbett744]

I have been looking at travel insurance and my head is spinning...

Then I remembered what "LoveToRun" said about USAA...even though I don't belong (have insurance through them) I have a log on!!! Since we qualify to join I was able to check out their insurance for travel and can actually purchase them!!!

The plan through them is about $30 less than the exact same plan with insuremytrip.com or squaremouth.com and $30.00 saving is good I think....

USAA offers 3 plans...

My question is how much do you list for your trip cost? Do you include hotels that we could cancel, car rental fees? I put just the cost of the cruise at first. But don't want to short change us. It's the medical part that I am concerned about.

We have never purchased insurance but now that our medical has changed we really will not have the coverage we had before.

Any suggestions and help is appreciated....

I'm a little late to the gate with this, and I don't know if if will be helpful. We are using Allianz for our travel insurance. At this point I have only covered our cruise, and the cost for my husband and myself is $340. It has I feel good medical coverage, trip interuption, emergency transportation, lost luggage, etc. As it gets closer we will add airfair, hotels and possibly excursions. We have used this company for years. Had good experience. Just remember to keep ALL receipts. If delayed, get proof of this from the airlines. If lost luggage get proof. YOu have to submit all this stuff.

My son also went to Japan in Highschool. We went back several years later. He became sick and we had 2 visits to the hospital in 2 locations. Even though all records were in Japanese, we were covered completely.

Good luck. Can't wait to meet you all. We are so excited about this trip.
Cindi

 

[denise]

I'm a little late to the gate with this, and I don't know if if will be helpful. We are using Allianz for our travel insurance. At this point I have only covered our cruise, and the cost for my husband and myself is $340. It has I feel good medical coverage, trip interuption, emergency transportation, lost luggage, etc. As it gets closer we will add airfair, hotels and possibly excursions. We have used this company for years. Had good experience. Just remember to keep ALL receipts. If delayed, get proof of this from the airlines. If lost luggage get proof. YOu have to submit all this stuff.

My son also went to Japan in Highschool. We went back several years later. He became sick and we had 2 visits to the hospital in 2 locations. Even though all records were in Japanese, we were covered completely.

Good luck. Can't wait to meet you all. We are so excited about this trip.
Cindi

Never too late...
will check their rates too....it can't hurt!!!

 

[Lynn G]

Hi Everyone,

I am new to this thread. My husband and I are going on the same cruise. We are staying in Venice for a few days before the cruise. Is anyone else staying in Venice?



Tammy (35) and John (49)

Welcome Tammy and John!

We are going on this cruise and so very excited!!!! Can't wait! My husband and I and our 15 yr old son and 12 yr old daughter!

Welcome fourbryants!

Hi and Happy Valentine's Day!

Me and my fiancé will be sailing with y'all!

This trip is supposed to be my big 25th birthday present. We started planning it last year as our first cruise ever BUT then a great VGT rate happened on a 4 night out of Barcelona. We loved it and booked this 12 night onboard

We're Swedish. We actually live as far north as Newfoundland in Canada and right now have no snow at all on the ground (thank you Gulf stream) but we're quite used to snow storms and months of winter. So my heart goes out to all of you who are struggling with the weather

On the 4 night cruise the only other Swede was the Food and Beverage Manager, who were delighter to stop by during dinner to chat in his native language He won't be there this time though, he's had a baby so he's moving back on land in Orlando Both my fiancé and I are fluent in English but it just feels special hearing your native language spoken in the midst of thousands speaking English and/or Spanish

We'll be flying into Venice three nights before and staying at a hotel called the Canaletto. Saw the suggestion about having dinner before the cruise and thought it was a good idea, but now we've decided to try out a kosher restaurant called Gam Gam that day. We don't require a kosher diet but read that it's a friendly, good and reasonably priced restaurant that we'd like to try. But we'll hopefully see you among the canals or on the ship!

And BTW, saw Frozen the other day and loved it. Was a little skeptical and worried it would be stereotypical and shallow but found it quite the opposite. So if you were wondering it got the seal-of-approval from two Nordics, at least

Welcome Celina and fiance!

 

[Tony Cadwallader]

Just a reminder - Here is the link to our Facebook group if anyone wants to join. If you send a request there, also send me a PM there or here or post on this thread and tell me you sent the request and tell me your first name, so that I can add you right away. We are just trying to be sure that everyone who is on the page is actually on our sailing.

Facebook Page

Hi I have joined facebook oh no, this should be interesting, and have friend requested you my facebook name is Tony Cad

 

[moneyhappy]

Hi Lynn G

 

[JimmyJackJunior]

We are totally pumped about the all but set 2015 cruise with Baltic ports. Anybody going to return for one of those should they happen

 

[denise]

We are totally pumped about the all but set 2015 cruise with Baltic ports. Anybody going to return for one of those should they happen

Got excited for a second thinking the rest of 2015 was out....went on the Baltic in 2010 and it was great...would do it again...

but...

really want to do Hawaii and Nova Scotia if they do those again....missed out on the last ones.

 

[moneyhappy]

We are totally pumped about the all but set 2015 cruise with Baltic ports. Anybody going to return for one of those should they happen

Is Disney going to the Baltic in 2015? I booked a Norwegian Cruise for a 9 day Baltic cruise because I was tired of waiting for Disney.

 

[moneyhappy]

Hi I have joined facebook oh no, this should be interesting, and have friend requested you my facebook name is Tony Cad

Hi, I sent a request on the Facebook page.

 

[moneyhappy]

I'm glad there is so much interest in a dinner in Venice on Sunday night. I know someone on FB suggested doing a late lunch, but since it is our only full day to tour Venice and I want to see Murano and Burano, we will only be available to do a dinner, not lunch. I just wanted to mention it in case someone else wants to coordinate a late lunch. I am still willing to coordinate a late dinner and will look for some ideas to share soon, so that we can research for a dinner restaurant that will be willing to do a reservation at 6 or 6:30 pm.

We will be arriving in Venice on Friday. If there is a dinner on Sunday I will be willing to help out with making plans. We were planning on going to Murano on Sunday.

 

[moneyhappy]

We have only sailed from Barcelona to Barcelona. I am so excited to go back to that gorgeous city, even if it is only for one day and one night.

Okay, who wants to participate in the Fish Extender? I'll start a list here and keep adding to this post. You can send me a PM that tells me the following:

****************************
username
Family last name
cabin number(s)
# of adults & their names
Kids' names and their ages

****************************


I will not disseminate the Word document in which I compile that information right away so that we can get a pretty solid list together.

I will occasionally post in this post the usernames of those participating, how many cabins are participating/# of adults/# of cruisers under the age of 18.

Does all of that sound good?

I can do a map of where the rooms are for the people that participate in the FE group. I have done it for several other cruises.

 

[JimmyJackJunior]

Is Disney going to the Baltic in 2015? I booked a Norwegian Cruise for a 9 day Baltic cruise because I was tired of waiting for Disney.

Sorry my bad. Got me seas mixed up. It is Black Sea not Blatic sea. They have not announced it yet because they are trying to get one last port booked. The Captain at the Magic has been confirming it at the Gold and Platinum reception. Instanbul is definite.

 

[MPS516]

Is Disney going to the Baltic in 2015? I booked a Norwegian Cruise for a 9 day Baltic cruise because I was tired of waiting for Disney.

I sure wish we would hear, I have until Friday to book a 12 night Baltic on another line to secure the 2 for 1 pricing and $ 900 airfare. Have been waiting for DCL to release their summer itineraries because we would always prefer to sail them but we are not been hearing good rumors this time around.

 

[slg]

Where did you get the information about the Black Sea?

I am so worried right now. My mum who has ovarian cancer and has been stable found out last Monday that her cancer has spread to the bowel. She is 80 but in good health and in November she had a ct scan and they said they didn't find any cancer so I felt confidante nought to book our flights. Now this! PIF date coming up and not sure what to do...I don' t want to cancel but I don't know what is going to happen. She meets with her medical team on Tuesday to talk about her options. I'm sad and worried and anxious...I suppose I'll have a better idea on Tuesday. She isn't going with us and my dad is on good health to look after her! but I am an only child. I feel selfish even considering still going but this might be the last year my 18 year old will travel with us and it is our 25th anniversary. Plus I also have the BRCA gene so I want to do things while I am still healthy.

Send good thoughts to my mom. My parents hate that we travel so I am always stressed out every time I tell them ,so this makes it just horrible...I have been so anxious!

 

[Lynn G]

Sorry my bad. Got me seas mixed up. It is Black Sea not Blatic sea. They have not announced it yet because they are trying to get one last port booked. The Captain at the Magic has been confirming it at the Gold and Platinum reception. Instanbul is definite.

The Black Sea sounds interesting, will have to keep an eye out for that one.

 

[Lynn G]

Where did you get the information about the Black Sea?

I am so worried right now. My mum who has ovarian cancer and has been stable found out last Monday that her cancer has spread to the bowel. She is 80 but in good health and in November she had a ct scan and they said they didn't find any cancer so I felt confidante nought to book our flights. Now this! PIF date coming up and not sure what to do...I don' t want to cancel but I don't know what is going to happen. She meets with her medical team on Tuesday to talk about her options. I'm sad and worried and anxious...I suppose I'll have a better idea on Tuesday. She isn't going with us and my dad is on good health to look after her! but I am an only child. I feel selfish even considering still going but this might be the last year my 18 year old will travel with us and it is our 25th anniversary. Plus I also have the BRCA gene so I want to do things while I am still healthy.

Send good thoughts to my mom. My parents hate that we travel so I am always stressed out every time I tell them ,so this makes it just horrible...I have been so anxious!

Good thoughts and Pixie Dust for your Mom.

 

[JimmyJackJunior]

slg - our thoughts and prayers for you. your Mom and the rest of your family.

http://disneycruiselineblog.com/2014/02/potential-2015-itinerary-teaser-disney-cruise-line/

The post above indicated Instanbul had been booked by Disney. I have read in multiple posts that the captains of both the Magic and Fantasy confirmed this at Gold and Platinum receptions. On a separate post somewhere on these Disboards someone called customer service and they confirmed that Disney had been ready to release the info in February, as last year, but after the unrest in the Ukraine Disney had pulled out of a stop in Kiev and was looking for an alternate Black Sea stop. Sorry don't remember where I saw those posts. All in all, enough evidence from multiple sources including Disney's own website that I am buying it is for real.

Personally, Instanbul, Romania and Bulgaria along with returning to Ephasus and Athens gets me back.

 

[denise]

maybe I am getting old but I seem to remember we could book so much further out than 18 months for cruises...there is so much to plan and it would be nice to see 2015 now....

 

[moneyhappy]

Where did you get the information about the Black Sea? I am so worried right now. My mum who has ovarian cancer and has been stable found out last Monday that her cancer has spread to the bowel. She is 80 but in good health and in November she had a ct scan and they said they didn't find any cancer so I felt confidante nought to book our flights. Now this! PIF date coming up and not sure what to do...I don' t want to cancel but I don't know what is going to happen. She meets with her medical team on Tuesday to talk about her options. I'm sad and worried and anxious...I suppose I'll have a better idea on Tuesday. She isn't going with us and my dad is on good health to look after her! but I am an only child. I feel selfish even considering still going but this might be the last year my 18 year old will travel with us and it is our 25th anniversary. Plus I also have the BRCA gene so I want to do things while I am still healthy. Send good thoughts to my mom. My parents hate that we travel so I am always stressed out every time I tell them ,so this makes it just horrible...I have been so anxious!

Pixie dust for your mom

 

[keenercam]

Hi, I sent a request on the Facebook page.

IF I haven't already accepted your request, please tell me your first name so that I will know who you are. Everyone wants our FB page to be just for people on this sailing, so I am accepting requests as soon as I know a person is on our sailing.

Thanks!
Cam