Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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01/31/12 03:55 AM
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Just a little over a month!
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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01/31/12 04:57 AM
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What vaccines are you getting, Kim? I got all the hep vaccines before we went to Africa, is there something else? My sister keeps asking me if she should get shots. ----------------- Helen
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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01/31/12 05:22 AM
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Helen - I'm expecting it will be typhoid and hepatitis A at least. Not sure what else. Alice is going for hers in Boston today. I think she needs the diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis also. I'm getting my in Annapolis tomorrow. I'll let you know what we end up getting. This is from B&K website: The CDC recommends that all international travelers ensure that their tetanus, immune globulin (hepatitis), and polio vaccines are up-to-date. Take a look at their website www.cdc.org for more detailed information. No vaccinations are REQUIRED for travel to Egypt just recommended.
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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01/31/12 10:24 AM
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Thanks, Kim. Think I am good to go. My sister says she started the hep A and C series. Is polio making a comeback in the world??? Can not wait for this trip to begin.
We are not going on to Jordan ( not enuf vacay time to do that too) but our flight home leaves at 1 am. Does anyone know what time we can expect to be back in Cairo at the end of the Nile trip? ---------------- Helen
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/01/12 04:03 AM
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I've been searching the board to find NILE 1 "sand mail" reports and can't seem to find them. Anyone know where it is? I've looked in 2010 Escorted Trips, Sea Mail and Long Voyages with no luck. Thanks in advance.
Sally
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/01/12 04:50 AM
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Helen, the flight from Luxor to Cairo is in the morning and takes about an hour, so I imagine you will be in Cairo by mid-day. Those going to Jordan will change flights for Amman in Cairo.
Leslie
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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And here is a link to the posts from NILE 1:
http://www.luxurycruisetalk.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=19;t=000331;p=1
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/01/12 04:56 AM
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Sally, It's actually called: "Desert Mail from NILE"
Go to Sea Mail, then select "Show all topics" on the top of the page. Then go to page 2.
Here's the link:
http://www.luxurycruisetalk.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=19;t=000331
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/01/12 05:01 AM
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Thanks, Leslie. Was trying to decide if we needed our hotel room since flight is middle of the night but sounds like it would be better than the airport for 10 hours. ---------------- Helen
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/01/12 06:10 AM
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Yes, use the hotel room. The airport is no place to spend 10 hours.
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/01/12 07:37 AM
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Just got back from doctor. Got shots for Hep A, Typhoid and IPV (Polio). Alice got those plus Tdap.
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/01/12 09:58 AM
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Is anyone else flying out of Atlanta on March 7, connecting to Air France in Paris to Cairo?
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/01/12 12:12 PM
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We are flying March 7 AF LAX and connecting at CDG to AF flight 524 arrive Cairo on Mar 8, Is that your flight, Sally or are you a day ahead of us? Pam, I guess there are not too many airports where 10 hours is appealing, so we will go to the hotel and hang out. Kim, I guess at this point we need only worry about getting eaten by crocodiles! -------------- Helen
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/01/12 12:19 PM
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We are flying March 7th from Huntsville to Atlanta then Paris. Leaving Paris on AF Flight 508 at 1:35pm on March 8th arriving in Cairo at 7pm (arriving March 8th).
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/01/12 03:52 PM
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We arrive CDG at 2:40 so we will just miss you, Sally. We dont get to Cairo until 10pm on the 8th.Its a really long "day" for us starting from the West Coast. ------------------ Helen
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/01/12 04:06 PM
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Originally posted by dixiechick: We are flying March 7th from Huntsville to Atlanta then Paris. Leaving Paris on AF Flight 508 at 1:35pm on March 8th arriving in Cairo at 7pm (arriving March 8th). We're also on AF 508 on the 8th.....looking forward to meeting you!
Kathy
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/01/12 05:01 PM
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Do you all know if you will be able to report from onboard and elsewhere? Honestly, we homebound wannabe's are hoping there will be lots of sea/land/desert mail from all points!
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/01/12 06:34 PM
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Since the original NILE'rs were able to, I suspect we will be able to also. BUT I for one will certainly not give Andi (or Anne or Diane some other favs)any competition for witty and informative prose. I will, however, try to send something! ---------------- Helen
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/01/12 06:43 PM
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News is news, Helen, I am not witty either, but we don't need that or clever, just some stuff about what you are doing! I don't know that I will ever do this trip, and I want to enjoy it from the ones who have the energy to do so!
Hey, never met, you, but will never forget your welcome to us (from the other side of the glass partition) when we were arriving at the airport after your Antarctica Explorer II cruise in Ushuia, and we were the next group to get on. You and your friends waving to tell us what was to come on the ship! You were on your way to BA, I guess
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/02/12 01:12 AM
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Kathy - I'm glad someone else is on our flight so we can both enjoy our VIP service in Cairo! We have a 2 hour layover in Paris so we are hoping our flight from Atlanta is on time and the lines through security are short. If we have time we will be in the Skymile Lounge before our flight.
Sally
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/02/12 05:00 AM
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Olivia, I was so excited to almost, sorta, meet some LCT'ers!! How much of a big shot, world traveller did I feel, running into friends at the Ushuia airport, LOL!? Sally, you should have lots of time. You will likely land at 2E and depart from 2F so only 10 minutes to make your way to the next gate. No security, since non-Schengen flight to non-Schengen flight .---------------- Helen
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/02/12 08:51 AM
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Thank you Helen for the info, makes me feel better!
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/03/12 04:55 AM
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Uh Oh:
The U.S. Embassy in Cairo released the following statement to NBC News:
"Egyptian authorities have confirmed to us that two tourists, who they say are American citizens, have been kidnapped in Sinai. We are trying to confirm their citizenship and in the meantime are working closely with the Egyptian authorities to do everything possible to ensure the tourists' safety." Updated at 7:10 a.m. ET: CAIRO -- Two American tourists and their guide have been kidnapped near a popular Red Sea resort in Egypt, South Sinai's chief of police confirmed to NBC News Friday. ------------------ Helen
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/03/12 06:03 AM
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Just read that this morning.
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/03/12 06:22 AM
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Understand the 2 women tourist have now been freed.
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/03/12 07:54 AM
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Yes, they have been, phew. Just starting to seem a bit out of control there. My husband is getting quite sketchy about this trip. ---------------- Helen
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/04/12 05:56 AM
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Thanks for that, Sally. It does reassure that the offical policy does seem to be take care of tourists. ---------------- Helen
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/06/12 04:40 AM
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My sister and brother-in-law (Mike and Val), who are travelling with us on NILE2 ask me to post and ask if anyone is on their flight from London to Cairo on March 8th,
Egypt Air MS778 Leaves London at 2:00 Arrives Cairo at 8:45pm
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/10/12 01:08 AM
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K&D told us docs are on the way - yeah!
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/11/12 04:45 PM
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Anyone got docs yet? We get home from Idaho ski trip tomorrow night.
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/11/12 04:46 PM
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None here in So Cal. ------------- Helen
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/12/12 03:00 PM
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Home now. No evidence of attempted doc delivery.
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/13/12 12:58 PM
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/13/12 01:06 PM
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Our tickets have arrived and everything looks great! We are looking forward to meeting everyone. This is going to be a GREAT trip. We are arriving in Cairo at 7:00pm on Egypt Air 798 from Vienna (code share Austrian Airlines 7141). See you soon!
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/13/12 01:46 PM
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Oh Boy, cant wait to go home and see if I got mine!!! -------------- Helen
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/13/12 03:48 PM
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/13/12 05:39 PM
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Bummer, no docs for us yet. --------- Helen
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/13/12 05:58 PM
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From our documents, I interpret that baggage weight restrictions for our domestic Egypt Air travel is 44 lbs (total)/person checked luggage and 17 lbs/person for carry-on. I was wondering if everyone else is under the same impression.
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Re: NILE2 Roll Call
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02/14/12 04:17 AM
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Don't have our docs yet, but that luggage restriction is typical for any economy flight so it would be applicable on the domestic flights in Egypt and probably the flight to Jordan too.
Leslie
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