The lunch bags they served on the bus to and from Berlin were not necessary contained sandwiches, smoked sausage, fruit, peanuts, chocolate bars, cheesecake, water, and fruit juice.

This would have been useful on the St. Petersburg excursion, where we were underfed! The guide was knowledgeable and sensitive and relayed a bit of what he knew of his own relative's experiences during the war.

There was competition from other groups. Our guide lamented that our tour was started too a bit too late to avoid the rush because of the timing of the excursion from the ship even 30 minutes earlier would have been better.

Lovely room seen briefly as part of the Catherine Palace excursion. I would have preferred to have been allowed to take photos, which I had paid for as part of the Catherine Palace excursion.

Very long line-up again. Lots of gold and Baroque decor. It's too bad that no photos were allowed in the amber room.

Two-day excursion which included city tour ended up going on the same route and seeing the same buildings and monuments several times over.

The amount of history, culture, and art here is overwhelming. An unpleasant end to a long, disappointing day in a very interesting city.

The good news was they kept the Lido open so we could get a bite to eat when we finally got back on board. The tours in St. Petersburg were quite good, particularly the Hermitage.

This is a truly magnificent building, full of impressive art and artifacts, many with interesting stories.

The quirk was that our guide, usually quite thorough, basically refused to guide us through the modern 20th century galleries at the back of the building.

She told us we could walk through them and meet her at the far end in 20 minutes or so. Then she disappeared. Later I asked her why, but got no real answer.

I suspect she felt the modern pieces aren't real art. Next day, the tour of Imperial St. Petersburg with hydrofoil boat ride on the Neva River to Petrohof was interesting but a little too long.

The bus driver nearly flew on the way back; I guess they were afraid we'd miss the boat. Earlier, the tour of Bilbao and its new Frank Gerry-designed titanium sheeted Guggenheim Museum was fascinating.

Bilbao is a really intriguing urban setting with many squares surrounded by four and five story buildings. At street level are shops and other retail businesses.

On the floor just above are professional offices, above that are apartments. Just the mix that makes for a lively, livable city!

The spectacular museum seems to have acted as a catalyst to bring Bilbao to life. In this new museum are many interesting pieces. We've visited the new Getty Museum in Los Angeles and the Massachusetts MOMA in North Adams in the past two years.

Both are spectacular spaces, without much to show in them yet. Bilbao's Guggenheim doesn't have this shortcoming. I'd like to go back and see more of Bilbao.

Another highlight was the day-long transit of the Kiel Canal, which separates Denmark and the Jutland peninsula from the bulk of Germany.

A very nice day. This extended tour confirmed our strategy of getting away from the crowd, going off on our own, or with another couple, and exploring.

We did that a lot; basically we saw Scandinavia that way. The cities, museums, and historical sites, the castles and fortresses.

But mainly the people. We ate and drank in street cafes and watched them go by. We rode the trams and walked the shopping streets, looking for bargains, and even did some bargaining ourselves.

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Elegant small ship. Had found this unique 6-day Caribbean cruise. Had always wanted to sail on the Prinsendam before it left the Holland America fleet.

Was not disappointed. This is an elegant small ship. It is quite unique. Wish that Holland America was not getting rid of it and building larger ships instead.

Still, can understand economics. First Mediterranean cruise, I've been on 10 total cruises. Service was great staff was friendly, restaurant staff was friendly and entertaining and was really involved in keeping our young children smiling.

Royal Caribbean 2 night "Opening Cruise" - First RCI cruise post-pandemic. We booked this cruise as it was the first sailing by RCI after the pandemic had started, and it was one of the few travel options available to Singaporeans, and we are also regular RCI cruisers, so it was an easy Took a short break just to get out of Singapore.

Check-in : Ship sail is at 9pm. My Covid test was at 5pm. We were on board the ship at Places smaller than normal: -Small buffet with the same options especially at lunch not a lot of fruit, cheese, etc.

Fortunately omelet station presents. I spent months reading reviews on cruise ships visiting the Seychelles before deciding on the Pegasus for a family trip with my mother and teen daughter.

The photo provided on this forum of a sleek ship recently The Spirit appealed to me in many respects. It is small, comfy and has many aspects of a traditional ocean liner rather than a floating resort.

The crew was a delight. Save Price Alert. Fellow Passengers Prinsendam appeals to well-educated, well-traveled passengers.

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