East Bound Transatlantic Magic May 8th 2022 - Let's try this again... :)

[Deb T.]

Hello! I’ll be joining you on this cruise. It’ll be my DH and 2 of my 3 sons. Ages 23 and 21.
this is our first EBTA. Actually,I’ve all will be getting a passport for the first time. Very excited!!!

I highly recommend you apply for your passports ASAP. I don't know how long new passports are taking, but I can tell you from personal experience that renewals are taking over 5 months!! I mailed my renewal application and soon-to-expire current passport on June 14 and am being told it will be November 19 before I receive my new one... and that is only if everything in my application is correct, including the photo.

 

[samdeanmiketyler]

Hello everyone My husband and I are taking this cruise and the mediterranean to Italy after (B2B) First cruise without grown kids Cant wait Hopefully it will go forth..

 

[bobbiwoz]

Hello everyone My husband and I are taking this cruise and the mediterranean to Italy after (B2B) First cruise without grown kids Cant wait Hopefully it will go forth..

Right, I can hardly believe we have to “Hope it sails” in 2022.

 

[Toulou]

Hi to everyone...again!! With all of the changes going on just hoping that all is well. Ok then...who is still going? Count me in!! anyone else still on board?

 

[Beaker314]

We have not cancelled yet, we are still awaiting to see what it will actually look like! Month by month things change so much...

 

[samdeanmiketyler]

Same with us just waiting to see what is happening but if all goes well we will be there with bells and whistles

 

[mama&me]

We are still on board as well.

 

[bobbiwoz]

Hi to everyone...again!! With all of the changes going on just hoping that all is well. Ok then...who is still going? Count me in!! anyone else still on board?

We are still on board.

 

[braysmommy]

Still on board but waiting to buy airfare. If Panama Canal actually cruises I will be watching to see how it goes since if things go badly, covid wise, I don't think it will be good for us.

 

[cedricandsophie]

We are on it. My husband and I and our adult daughter with Down syndrome and her best friend. We did west bound trans in 2019. Loved it. We love those days at sea.

 

[Deb T.]

Still onboard. Have already booked hotel rooms and airfare. Can't wait!

 

[Toulou]

Ok!! We will set sail with you all... glad to see that most of you are traveling... can't wait!

 

[bobbiwoz]

We sailed on the Dream September 6-10. We think DCL is doing a good job.

 

[Toulou]

We sailed on the Dream September 6-10. We think DCL is doing a good job.

We were on the Dream Sept 10-13...It was certainly a great trial! I agree with you 100%, DCL is finally on top of things! Loved it!!

 

[Pens Fan]

We are still onboard but have not purchased airfare. Basically all I've done is book hotels in Miami and Barcelona using our Marriott points and that can all be cancelled. I even stopped looking at the ports of call for stuff to do. Back when we booked this in the Spring I never thought we'd still be in this situation. As of right now, I don't even know which countries will even let us in (we have an NCL cruise booked the day after this one that goes through Spain, Italy and France).

We'll see what happens, though. We haven't cancelled yet! But the longer this all goes on the less hopeful I am that we end up going.

 

[bobbiwoz]

Sadly, we’re backing out of this. We decided the Wish’s Maiden voyage is too soon after we would be getting home from Europe. We are changing this to something in March.

 

[mama&me]

Sadly, we’re backing out of this. We decided the Wish’s Maiden voyage is too soon after we would be getting home from Europe. We are changing this to something in March.

So sorry to hear this. I was looking forward to meeting you but I totally understand. I have seen some of your other posts and hope your husband is doing well. Happy cruising.

 

[bobbiwoz]

So sorry to hear this. I was looking forward to meeting you but I totally understand. I have seen some of your other posts and hope your husband is doing well. Happy cruising.

Thank you. DH’s lung operation is October 18.
I wish you happy cruising as well!!

 

[ljhayes]

We're still booked, but a little nervous. My parents and our kids are supposed to be meeting us in Barcelona for the Med cruise following the TA. I'm worrying what would happen if we ended up catching covid during the TA, if we might not be allowed to sail the Med. Luckily with the change in final payment, we still have plenty of time to decide.

 

[Pens Fan]

I sent the sad, sad email to my TA today. We are going to cancel. We had originally planned on taking this cruise then hopping onto an NCL ship the day after we docked in Barcelona and sailing around Spain, France and Italy. But we finally decided the logistics of testing, restrictions on what you can do in port, and the overall potential for Covid issues just weren't worth the stress. We have to use our NCL Cruise Next certificates by the end of 2022, so we are moving that cruise to the fall. It will be a round trip out of NYC which we can easily drive to. We love the New England / Canadian coastline ports and while it's not Europe we will have a blast and won't have an ocean between us and home should something go awry.

Anyway - for those of you continuing on I hope you have an amazing trip! We will get on a transatlantic someday, but it's just not going to be in 2022.