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Re: So dissappointed
LynnBean
5:58PM in Christmas Markets Along the Rhine
. . . . We got a call two months ago saying our Dec 2021 Christmas Cruise was cancelled because they had contracted the boat out for another venture. We emailed them about it and never heard back, not even and apology. They said we could get our money back or schedule for 2022. Not good customer service.
We were also affected by this cancellation/change as well. I was not a happy camper either. terrilynn started a thread in January and I added information to it and also started a thread on topic on 20 February. You see in the thread at the second link, I even spoke with Dan Mahar, Tauck CEO, about the issue. You can find the threads in the archives at this link and at this link .
AlanS
Re: Israel
I haven't read this, but am looking forward to doing so. I highly recommend "The Source" by James Michener, "Exodus" by Leon Uris and -- the most unusual book I have ever read -- "Apeirogon" by Colum McCann. And, of course, the Bible.
MCD
Re: So dissappointed
Sorry for your disappointment. Email is not the best way to contact Tauck. Recommend you call them tomorrow and tell them what your decision is.
Claudia Sails
Re: Israel
For those interested in a clear, concise, and good read about Israel past and present I recommend this book. Found it today at the local bookstore. During our Israel and Jordan trip we learned a lot about Israeli history but it was confusing at times. This is a very readable book for those who have gone on the trip or are planning to go.
Re: So dissappointed
The company is doing their best given the unbelievable circumstances they find themselves in and we commend their efforts. In the future, I would recommend using a Travel Agent (we use a Tauck certified Travel Agent) to arrange for all our trips and air. During the height of the crisis and even now our tours and flights were and are being cancelled. All we do is make one phone call and it is all taken care of. No emails being lost, no hours on the phone with airlines, and refunds almost within a week. Best of all it is at no direct cost to us. Why di it any other way?
Re: Cowboy 2021 June 20th - Any Children going - what age?
Have fun, do let us know how it goes!
British
Re: Vaccine passports
Where my girlfriend got her second dose of vaccine two days ago, they were laminating the cards for you if you wanted.
We have our original white cards in plastic sleeves in our passports. We have a copy in a plastic sleeve we are carting around with us. We have photos of the cards on our phones and in our computer. We always keep our yellow cards in our passports.
I’m still concerned Tauck is not asking for proof of vaccination. At least one of its major competitors sent me an email today to say they require proof of vaccine for their land tours.
I think to go on a tour that is visiting more than one country is going to be complicated because of different and ever changing rules.
Right now our county has continually rising positive Covid cases.....yes, because it has only been given the same doses as much smaller counties with much smaller populations. I know of people who are driving three hours away, still! To get a vaccine.
I looked at the US tours that are a go.I’ve been on several of them previously. One looked interesting even though we had been to most of the places it was going, the deal breaker was the price, almost $5000 for a seven day tour in the US, plus air fare.
We are taking a road trip to Charleston in May, taking our time, fancy hotel. Tauck does the two main plantations in one day, we can take our time on two different days.
British
Re: Vaccine passports
I have our global entry, our yellow vaccination cards and our covid cards all stuck inside of our passports but I will put the little white covid card in a plastic sleeve for protection.
Sealord...I do not have an answer. I do not intend to go to SXM until 2023 and I certainly hope this covid pandemic is a bad memory by then.
cathyandsteve
Re: Vaccine passports
I put my vaccination card, passport and yellow booklet (see photo) together in a plastic sleeve. I even had the COVID vaccinator acknowledge my COVID shots in my booklet. In the past, countries have accepted the yellow booklet (with physician’s signature, dose, medication batch and a stamp) (there was no embossed official seal) for confirmation of having the yellow fever vaccine. In reality, this too could be easily scammed.
NancyCohen
Re: Rebooking for the Oberammergau?
Kpetzelt - We originally booked Romantic Germany and Obermmergau for July 2020 after reading about the play and it sounded great. That trip was cancelled and we decided NOT to rebook for the play in 2022. We rebooked for July 2021 instead. We also read all those restrictions about attending the play, sitting all day, not even going to the restroom and decided not to see it. We have also discovered that the itinerary for the non-play trip in 2021 was much more to our liking. So now we are probably within a few weeks of our July 2021 trip being cancelled because Germany is not progressing with the virus. So we will then rebook for July 2023. But that is OK with us !