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2012 Escorted Trips #10565 01/22/11 10:38 AM
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Thought I would report on the waitlists for Regent and what will be happening for sure in the later part of 2012.

I also have some tentative dates for the cruises now. These are the FOR SURE escorted trips based on the waitlists I currently have in place.

May 31 - June 10 - London to Reykajvik
June 10 - June 22 - Reykajavik to Copenhagen
July 3 - July 13 - Black Sea
Nov 6 - Nov 23- Monte Carlo to Rio

What is not getting much response is
Dec 17 - Jan 7 - Rio to FLL (Amazon holiday cruise)

I believe the REGENT bookings will open just after the first week in February.

AMA Christmas River Cruises is a for sure I hope to get that up on my web this weekend.

December 6 - 13, 2012
Amsterdam to Basel - Rhine River with German Christmas Markets.
Exampe Cat. A, US$ 3,288 cruise only. Also a 5% group discount from the cruise prices and BK Reward of course.

Post cruise 4 night land program 2 nts Zurich and 2 nts in Luzern ($ 920 pp dbl occ)

Christmas Market now ready to book.

Re: 2012 Escorted Trips #10566 01/22/11 02:21 PM
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Well, with the Amazon trip off the list, we are looking at the Monte Carlo to Rio crossing. Anyone else interested?

I already have a name...

Monte Carlo And Rio Cruise

cheer

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<img border="0" alt="[beer]" title="" src="graemlins/beer.gif" />



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We are waitlisted for the Monte Carlo to Rio cruise and the London to Iceland cruise. Please join us.

Love the name MARC but how is Ngaire going to design a pin? confused

Carolyn and Don

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OH Carolyn don't tempt me


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I can't find the thread where Ngaire mentioned the ports for those cruises? I'm up for any of those 4, except for Black Sea. I can imagine 1st one is British Isles, and backed up with the next one. Just haven't a clue what ports would be from MC to Rio before the crossing.

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Olivia, I don't know the ports but I imagine they could be a few stops in Spain such as Valencia and Malaga, a couple of stops in Morocco, Cape Verde, maybe a stop in west Africa such as Senegal, and then a north to south crossing to Rio.



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Aloha

Ngaire, I know this will not be an escorted cruise but we were looking at the June 7,2011 cruise from London to Stockholm and hoping they would repeat or do something close in 2012. Looks like from what you said above that this will not happen ?

John

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Not in June because of these new itineraries but I bet they do that route at the end of the Baltic season probably in August. They need to get back from the Baltics into the Med. So if you can travel in August I think you will get what you want.

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That sounds right Marc I do not have the day by day ports.

Well lets see does everyone want to wear a pin of Marc's face?

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AHHHHHH handsome devil


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Everyone will want a MARC pin


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Yes Susan and yrs from now we can sell pins on ebay and retire :chicken:


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Aaaahhh right. Looks good on the pin though. Agree Joanna handsome devil. I want a MARC pin, do we have to go on the cruise to get one???? LOL. :D :D They might be worth a lot of $$$.


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I have waitlisted both Jerel and I for the Black Sea, and I'm waitlisted for the crossing.

I would LOVE that pin!

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Not sure why Karen posted that sigular picture of Marc, bu I love that avatar picture Marc already has with Arlene! Lots of couples have them!

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Olivia, read Ngaire's post right above the picture of Marc!


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any word on the single supp re the London--Reyk and companion cruise?


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No idea of the single supplements a LOT of discussion was centered on this during the Regent Council.

The most popular cruises will be the 100% but I am hoping that initially they may come out with some less than 100% for ALL cruises so the early birds like LCT'ers can reap that benefit. No one is going to be early than us with our waitlists. However, that is only "my wish" not necessarily a reality.

These two cruises in May, London to Reykajvik and Reykajvik to Norway are going to the first sold out in my opinion for 2012.

Thank goodness for the council meeting and a quick overview at that meeting or I would not have been ready with the waitlists.

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Does someone have a guess at the likely ports of the possible B2B cruises? I can't find similar cruises this year and I don't remember past ones.

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London to Reykjavik will the a classic UK itinerary with a couple of stops in Ireland (hopefully Belfast) and will shoot over to Reykajvik from the top of the UK probably Kirkwall being the last stop in the UK. Only takes a day at sea to reach Iceland.

Reykjavik to Copenhagen I was told will do two stops in Iceland in addition to Reykjavik and then shoot over to the southern fjords area of Norway which is the best part of the Norwegian fjords. We did two stops in Iceland on our Navigator cruise a few years back they were great ports. Imagine one day at sea between Iceland and Norway and the Faroe and Lerwick islands are also on the way where they may make a stop.

Going to be pretty port intensive with only two or three sea days.

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Are the full Regent 2012 cruises listed somewhere?
On line they only go thru spring?


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They should be coming out about Febuary 8 - 10. I just got a verbal preview at a meeting with Regent and was given permission to share those that I figured were a little different that I felt most LCT would like. That is what started the waitlists for 2012.

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OK
Guess if we are not going to have the 2012 Russian River cruise we had better look at something else. :D :D


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Jim I have just the cruise for you and Jan - ;) ;)


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As long as it is not on the Navigator I am interested.Jan absoultely refuses to go on that ship again. :(


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I get it Jim we are trying Navigator for Canada and again for PC...it is not the Voyager/Mariner (some love it) BUT I will try it again and guess issues have been fixed - I was one unhappy camper few yrs ago hoping that was a fluke :mad: :eek:


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We're waitlisted for the crossing!


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With Regent watching Egypt so closely and looking for alternative ports if needed for may cruises. Will the rest of the schedule for 2012 still be coming out this week, or has that been but on the back burner for now?

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I was going to send in the waitlist but was told it will not be until late Febuary. I heard from Oceaniantoday onboard the Marina. that their schedules will not come out until March.

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Add us to wait list for May 31-Jne 22 trips...if not done already....you serve up a tempting buffet...


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Ngaire, you know that Regent couldn't come out with their schedules this week because you are not leaving for KANGAROO until later in the month. Isn't it a "rule" that you have to be out of the office when Regent releases their schedules ;) ??

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Yes I do believe that is the rule wait until I leave and then everything explodes. THis will be the case again. I am sure that 2012 will come out while we are on Kangaroo.

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This won't be so bad for those of us on KANGAROO, as we can quickly sign up for the OBB bonus as soon as we can find out the itineraries!
But probably a PITA for Ngaire!

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I promise not to drive N crazy with questions and not "getting" it ....maybe :o :o


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Yes and with the waitlist and wanting specific cabins, Fiesta bonus SBC issues, new SBC for booking onboard it is "hard to get". I will help everyone to do it the best way when I get onboard. I do think the schedules will probably come out WHILE we are on the ship.


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