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schuchy, before you ever leave on the tour Tauck will want to know what your departure plans are - whether its a flight or train, what number, when, etc. If you haven't provided them with this information by either calling them or updating that section of your online acct then they will contact you.

Once you get on board the river cruise one of the first forms the cruise director (CD) will give you is one confirming those plans. The CD uses that to arrange all the departures with their transport service. They know how long it takes to get to the airport/train station, how long to get thru security (yes there is security on the Eurostar). A day or 2 before the cruise end the CD will hold a disembarkation briefing explaining how it all works. You'll get a sheet telling you what time to have your bags ready for the crew to pick up, when you'll leave the ship and which group number you're in. Since it's a train departure you'll likely be in your own group. They'll also give you special little numbered luggage tags for whatever your group number is.

As long as you've provided Tauck with the necessary info they will handle the rest. No worries. Enjoy.

I've had mixed experiences with Turkish Airlines. Some aircraft are very well appointed in Business, and others (older) are not so good. One older 777 had three seats across in Business (center, between the two aisles). They were lie flat seats but think about the person in the middle who has to crawl over someone during the night. Luckily, we had no one in the middle for our seats.

But overall, I would not hesitate to travel with them.

You're correct that Canaris warned the Danes in 1940 that Germany was going to invade Demark. The question I was addressing is who warned the Danes and the Jews when the Germans planned to round up all the Jews in Denmark in 1943. That was Duckwitz.

When you visit the Danish Resistance Museum, please give them a copy of everything I've written here and ask them if any of it is incorrect. You may be surprised.

Truly astonishing is all I will say. Canaris did indeed warn Danish officials of the impending attack. It was Duckwitz who alerted the Danes that the Nazis were planning to round up Jews.

There is nothing in the written history to indicate that Canaris warned Danish officials of the impending attack. In fact, if you search "Did Canaris warn the Danes about the roundup of the Danish Jews" you will get a response that says he did not.

If you have some documentation of his warning to the Danes, please give a link to it.

Yad Vashem recognizes Duckwitz, not Canaris, for saving the Danish Jews. If Canaris had been responsible for their saving he certainly would have been recognized.

[Duckwitz learned of the roundup on September 11, 1943 from Werner Best of the Gestapo (the roundup was to take place on October 1st so Duckwitz had time to warn the Danes). He did not get advanced notice from Canaris. In most likelyhood, Canaris probably didn't even know who Duckwitz was. Additionally, there is no indication that the Danes, or the Jews, received any notification other than from Duckwitz.

In all likelyhood, Canaris didn't even know about the plan to round up the Danish Jews. The responsibility for it did not fall into his area and when you're planning something like the roundup, you only tell those with a "need to know".]

I guarantee she got those pages at the start of the tour, not before.

Hi British. As this is a new tour, for which there was no pricing or itinerary I gave Tauck a deposit and paid for the insurance with the agreement I could get a refund for both for 2 weeks after receiving all the details. That was the 22nd. So, should I decide not to go within that time frame, I’ll get all my money back.

It’s my understanding that with a medical issue they still will move funds to another tour. I may have to cancel a trip in August for medical reasons and that one is fully paid for. I’m not sure if Tauck holds one’s money for the other tour (sees like a lot of money to park with them for a year) or refunds the cost of the tour and moves the insurance and deposit to a re-booked tour.

That’s crazy to book tours you never have intention to go on and disrespectful to other travelers and Tauck. Takes all kinds.

Thanks for the recommendations for Turkish Air. I’m not crazy about Lufthansa. As a solo traveler, I don’t like the 2-2-2 seating. Then there’s the Frankfurt airport……🙃😩

Yes, you are correct Birder49. I trust you have been well.

I apologize to all for digressing on this thread; there are times, however, when I must speak up, especially when it comes to the memory of my father and his efforts to save his family and the lives of complete strangers.

It was interesting that there was finally admission to the truth about Canaris but then “poof” the post was removed.

Now I am told to tell the museum—one I have supported for decades—that they are wrong. The audacity is frightening.

The current regime’s reach will surely expand. Yes, the aforementioned sentence is very political, but I simply can’t apologize.