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jamie18month
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09-02-2008 05:57 PM
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| Due to go in Nov 2008,If anyone went last year would like to give me their views i would be grateful. We are on coral deck, cheers bob
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nanabo
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09-02-2008 08:56 PM
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| Brilliant cruise and Itinary The sights are amazing. Have a wonderful time its the one place that I would visit twice Rio is fabulous
Bo
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My Latest Review: Jul 2007 Renaissance Harbourside Hotel, Vancouver (10/10)
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jamie18month
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10-02-2008 04:24 PM
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| Cheers for that, how long do we get in each port, i get different times on the net.
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jamie18month
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10-02-2008 04:34 PM
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| No when i booked over phone it was nt offered, when i found out about it they said they couldnt change booking. What do you suggest
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nanabo
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10-02-2008 04:45 PM
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| Thats a shame cos there is so much to see. My best bet is when you get off ship ask for a price of taxi to take you to sugar loaf mountain and Christ Reedema, he took us to both in a day and he waited for us at each stop evn while we went for a drink. Then he took us back to our hotel which was in Rio beach front I think it cost us around £38, but we shared with another couple. If you go with the ship it cost you a lot more.
You get quite a few hours in each port cant remeber how many really. We mainly did our own thing in the ports either shopping site seeing or just for a drink.
You also get a certificate off the ship captain for passing through the equator. Its great experience
Bo
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My Latest Review: Jul 2007 Renaissance Harbourside Hotel, Vancouver (10/10)
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jamie18month
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10-02-2008 04:52 PM
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| BO Which of all the ports did you prefer and which did you dislike if any
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nanabo
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10-02-2008 05:03 PM
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| Rio was my favorite, they were all good really , even oif their wasnt much to see the experience of watching the locals and the beggers astonish you. You go on the sky lift to Sugar loaf its amazing you dont realise how high it is. But as the lift is a large one that accomodes alot of bodies it was OK
So when I went to Madeira I thought I was clever and went on there sky lift to the top of the mountain and I was Petrified as its only a small cable car for 4 people I was sh--------- myself but glad I did it.
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nanabo
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10-02-2008 05:10 PM
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| James
we flew from Manchester to Brazil stayed in a hotel for 3 nights then picked the ship up in Rio and sailed back to Lisbon then stayed in Lisbon 1 night before flying home.
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jamie18month
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10-02-2008 05:31 PM
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| We fly to Palma and then make our way across to Brazil. We would have liked to stay a couple of nights in Rio, cheers Bo for all your comments
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jamie18month
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12-02-2008 05:05 PM
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| Bo, what currency would you take for spending ashore in Brazil, cheers bob
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nanabo
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12-02-2008 06:11 PM
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| We took american dollers, but some places they took anything I bought some great sandles in Rio and they took English. Shoes are a good buy, Some of the shops asked for english money and some even took euro. WE tried to keep our Euro for when we were in Europe so mostley used the doller and £££.
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My Latest Review: Jul 2007 Renaissance Harbourside Hotel, Vancouver (10/10)
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escape
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08-03-2008 02:15 PM
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Joined: 08 Mar 2008
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| Jamie
Like you we are going to Brazil in Nov, and are also interested in what the excertions are like as there is very little info on the internet even last years excertions are not shown. I also understand that the escape has just had a refurbishment. Lets hope it is as impressive as the last ship we sailed on 2yrs ago had just had a refurbishment. we normally sail from UK, this is the first fly/sail we have done. Lets hope it is OK as this ties in with a special occassion.
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jamie18month
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10-03-2008 09:09 PM
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| Escape, what age group are you in, it would be nice to meet up
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sam1258
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25-03-2008 05:12 PM
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Joined: 25 Mar 2008
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| i am also due to go in nov 2008.could someone give me their views on the ship and the island they vists.We are on emerald deck
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sam1258
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25-03-2008 07:02 PM
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| Does anyone know if the escape is having a refurbishment,because we are going in nov.
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escape
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26-03-2008 10:45 AM
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Joined: 08 Mar 2008
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| Jamie -- Our age group is early retirement we could meet up we are on golden deck
Sam 1258 -- I have had it on good authority from someone at Island Cruises themselves back in January when I spoke to them that at that time the ship was undergoing a refurbishment. What they have done to it I don't know. Especially as you can't find any info about it It does make you very uneasy when you hear many people say that the ship was tired and in need of TLC, I hope that Island Cruises are true to their word. I have seen photos of the interior of a cabin it did look a bit drab and dated especially the curtaining area.
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sam1258
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26-03-2008 04:44 PM
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Joined: 25 Mar 2008
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| i have just read more reviews about the ship,they are not very good,its has just come back from the mediterranean .
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