We are on Navigator now. Decided to ship luggage ahead with First Luggage because it was about 350 less than IPO and we only had to have it picked up about 7 days ahead. Picked up by fed ex at noon on
Wed in St Louis and notified by them it arrived in MOnte Carlo Friday. 2 days later. The port agent kept it stored 8 days at no charge and all 4 bags were in our room when we got in. Everything was in great shape ,had not been opened as we had ties on. We did not have to pay the security charge either.
They do not provide any insurance but we have our own. They quote you the price in pounds and even with the dollar so low it still was cheaper than IPO. They were a delight to work with and we couldn't be more pleased.
We were over 2 hours late and barely made connections in Brussels and our luggage would never have made it.
There have been a handful of people on this cruise that luggage didn't make it. Some caught up but a couple from UK that got off today just got it last night. She washed and ironed every single day the few things they carried on.
It is expensive but I feel well worth it. We are doing it ourselves going home but it is a nonstop from Miami.