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Roll call OASIS Voyager Adventure in Africa Oct 30 - Nov 21, 2021 #252268 10/29/19 05:57 PM
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Who is joining us on this very interesting journey?
Ngaire & Ken 704
Helen & Jerry H gty
Jim & Stacy 827
Mary & Jim C 649
Ralph & June 716
Marcia 756
Sue & Ray 717

Re: Roll call OASIS Voyager Adventure in Africa Oct 30 - Nov 21, 2021 [Re: Ms Understood] #252269 10/29/19 08:41 PM
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Well I have 24 people booked so far and that is a lot considering it is so far away. Ken and I will be there of course and we are in cabin 704.

Re: Roll call OASIS Voyager Adventure in Africa Oct 30 - Nov 21, 2021 [Re: Ms Understood] #252271 10/30/19 04:53 AM
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Hello. We are new to this forum--Jim and Stacy McDaniel. We are 2 of the 24. Booked into 827 on OASIS. Looking forward to meeting you all. We were really excited about this itinerary as we have been looking for an east Africa route for awhile. We will also be on DRAGON earlier in 2021.


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Re: Roll call OASIS Voyager Adventure in Africa Oct 30 - Nov 21, 2021 [Re: Ms Understood] #252272 10/30/19 11:20 AM
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Welcome Jim and Stacy! Looking forward to meeting you onboard!
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Re: Roll call OASIS Voyager Adventure in Africa Oct 30 - Nov 21, 2021 [Re: Ms Understood] #252275 10/30/19 08:57 PM
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Mary and Jim C. will be with you. Our Cabin is 649.

Re: Roll call OASIS Voyager Adventure in Africa Oct 30 - Nov 21, 2021 [Re: Ms Understood] #252277 10/31/19 10:52 AM
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Welcome Mary and Jim C!
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Re: Roll call OASIS Voyager Adventure in Africa Oct 30 - Nov 21, 2021 [Re: Ms Understood] #253127 04/13/20 07:54 PM
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We were looking at the cruise preceding this one coming from Rome. It looks like there is a one-week gap between the end of that cruise (Oct 23) and the start of this one (Oct 30). Does anyone know what that is about? Is the ship being privately chartered for that week? We were thinking of a BTB but that may not work.


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Re: Roll call OASIS Voyager Adventure in Africa Oct 30 - Nov 21, 2021 [Re: Ms Understood] #253133 04/15/20 01:59 AM
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That is very likely to be a charter.

Re: Roll call OASIS Voyager Adventure in Africa Oct 30 - Nov 21, 2021 [Re: Ms Understood] #253304 05/18/20 08:21 PM
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Looks like Seychelles will be dropped off itinerary:

https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/...-coronavirus/32W7DAN5ZVEDRK5RCLZF64F3LY/

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Re: Roll call OASIS Voyager Adventure in Africa Oct 30 - Nov 21, 2021 [Re: Ms Understood] #253305 05/18/20 09:00 PM
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Predictions can change, this was out a few days ago, but I prefer to think optimistically. Going out to as far as 2022 sounds premature. If all is going well with cruising they can easily change that decision. Tourism is imperative to the Seychelles economy and you know a lot of that will come from cruise ships.


Re: Roll call OASIS Voyager Adventure in Africa Oct 30 - Nov 21, 2021 [Re: Ms Understood] #253821 10/08/20 07:36 PM
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Much to my surprise and dismay and horror and every other negative emotion I can conjure, this trip which is not for another year is now listed as entirely waitlisted. In light of all my cancelled trips to date and I am well aware that that is code for cancelled. Really thought this was one trip I could count on to go.
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Re: Roll call OASIS Voyager Adventure in Africa Oct 30 - Nov 21, 2021 [Re: Ms Understood] #253822 10/08/20 08:12 PM
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Helen, more likely it reached a real or an artificial capacity limit. The first three segments of my Navigator cruise next summer are also waitlisted. The other reason for waitlisting I have seen in the past is a change in itinerary. On Oceania board someone mentioned that Copenhagen and Stockholm don't have capacity to do all the new protocols for large ships so some itineraries have been changing.



Re: Roll call OASIS Voyager Adventure in Africa Oct 30 - Nov 21, 2021 [Re: Ms Understood] #253823 10/08/20 08:17 PM
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Oh Marc I so hope you are right!
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Re: Roll call OASIS Voyager Adventure in Africa Oct 30 - Nov 21, 2021 [Re: Ms Understood] #253824 10/08/20 08:58 PM
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He is right Helen this ship reached capacity probably less due to covid even though it is way in the future. Probably it will open up later once things return more to normal but I think for now they are staying with a reduced number of guests to make the CDC happy. Same thing happened to another of my escorted trips but first they pulled the contract allocation (that promises me my contract price even if the cruise goes up) then a week later it went waitlisted.

Re: Roll call OASIS Voyager Adventure in Africa Oct 30 - Nov 21, 2021 [Re: Ms Understood] #253825 10/08/20 09:23 PM
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Very interesting. So glad June and I booked this some time ago. We are on the cruise before this one and I just noticed it is also waitlisted. . Not necessarily a bad thing that they are reducing the capacity if , and suspect it will be, covid is still around.

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Hi Ralph,
Stacy and I are also booked on the Oct 30, 2021 Voyager cruise to Africa. I see you said you and June are booked on the leg before this one, out of Rome I believe. Stacy and I were also interested in that leg but noticed there is a 7 day gap between the legs. What are you planning to do during the gap? That is what made us hold off on booking it.


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June has a very long term friend that is an attorney for a Dubai based construction company. She has lived in Dubai with her family for something like 10 years. We have plans to spend a few days with her and then have booked a precruise three day Regent offering. We had booked a similar cruise going from Abu Dhabi to Rome in April 2020 but that was canceled due to COVID. We want to do this cruise so June can visit Petra and the Luxor area of Egypt. The gap is a bit of an issue but for us we were able to work it to our advantage.
What area of Long Beach do you live. I lived in the El Dorado Park area for over 40 years and only sold that home 5 years ago.

Re: Roll call OASIS Voyager Adventure in Africa Oct 30 - Nov 21, 2021 [Re: Ms Understood] #253828 10/09/20 10:47 AM
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Jim

Thanks for putting your website on the post. I just looked at it and it is really well done. Got up early this morning and enjoyed browsing through your travels. After reading that I certainly look forward to our post safari at Mala Mala together. Hopefully some wonderful animal interactions for a write up and pictures.

Re: Roll call OASIS Voyager Adventure in Africa Oct 30 - Nov 21, 2021 [Re: Ms Understood] #253830 10/09/20 03:15 PM
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Only now realizing you are on this cruise! Ralph, should I add you and June to our roll call?
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Yes, you can do that. cabin is 716

Re: Roll call OASIS Voyager Adventure in Africa Oct 30 - Nov 21, 2021 [Re: Ms Understood] #253834 10/09/20 05:31 PM
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Done Ralph. Looking forward to seeing you and June. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
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Oh My! This one really looks interesting!!!


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FYI shore excursions are open for this trip! Although it should be noted that excursions are available for booking in the Seychelles which is “closed” to cruise ships until 2022?
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Hi, I just joined luxurycruisetalk. I'll be in Suite 756 on this cruise.

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Welcome Marcia!
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Re: Roll call OASIS Voyager Adventure in Africa Oct 30 - Nov 21, 2021 [Re: Ms Understood] #254057 12/21/20 07:46 PM
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I also echo Helen's welcome. We will have a cocktail party on the ship early in the cruise so you can meet people in the group. Look forward to meeting you and sharing a meal together at some time on the cruise.

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I'm also looking forward to meeting you, Ngaire. We were suppose to meet on this year's Miami to Barcelona crusie, but that got cancelled.

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Nichole from Kerr and Downey just sent us this update from South Africa:

“The President of South Africa addressed the nation last night, where the country was moved down from an alert level three to an alert level one status. This is as a result of a combination of factors including a significant drop in our daily COVID-19 cases, our recovery rate currently sitting on 94% and the stringent health as safety protocols being adhered to across the country.

Additionally, South Africa has started our vaccine roll out, currently focused on our frontline workers before moving onto a phased two approach for the wider population.”

And she said the wineries opened up for tasting last week.

We also read that the Seychelles were up to 70% vaccinated.

Things are looking up!!


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Yes I got that South African advisory as well. Also Qatar is increasing flights to JNB and CPT. Hopefully other airlines will follow suit. Things are starting to look up.

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That is encouraging! Sue and Ray are booked in #717.


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Sue, I added you and Ray to the roll call. This is a fun group and an interesting journey. Fingers crossed!
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Alas, learned today this voyage is canceled. Next year's Africa voyage is WL, nuts.

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Wes, in addition ICE, TIGER, and MAORI (redux) have been cancelled. Clay is going to be a busy man whilst Ngaire and Susan are cavorting with the animals.



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Marc - I haven't seen anything yet about TIGER being cancelled. However, that works well for Alice and me since we "jumped" on Ellie Two. Thanks for the awareness!


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