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Re: 1920's Night -Dressing up?
Same with accessories here. I'm lucky in that we used to participate in cowboy action shooting where you dress up (victorian/early 1900's) and we both have a fair number of accessories close enough to that era to work. There used to be a company called 1928 Jewelry that sold modestly priced reproduction jewelry. I have a couple of sets along with beaded wraps, etc. I am tempted by the elbow length gloves on Amazon. My husband has several fancy vests, garters, suspenders and a pocket watch.
Re: 1920's Night -Dressing up?
Terrilynn, you think very smart and wise for packing for a trip.
Re: Tour director tips on River Cruise
Our most recent driver back to the airport stopped and picked me a bunch of flowers from the roadside. We tipped him, he was so sweet. Of course we could not take them past security but I was so touched..
British
Re: Tour director tips on River Cruise
All tips are covered on small ship cruises as are the tips for drivers to and from the airport.
British
Re: Tour director tips on River Cruise
We have a Rhine and Moselle coming up in a few weeks so I bit the bullet and called. All of the housekeeping is covered. The only thing that is not covered is for land tours - the tour directors and bus drivers ( ie if you have a dedicated driver the whole tour).
Re: Currency and Gratuity for Guide and Driver
This is often discussed here and you will get all the answers - as we all have different opinions on this topic.
Just as when in the USA, we tip in dollars (as do foreign tourists here) - when we are in another country, we tip in their local currency to keep it easy for them so they don't have to exchange it (which does cost them money). We find out what country they live in and tip in that currency. Although, if they are directing a tour or driving a bus in a country they don't live in, they can certainly use the currency of the country they work in.
We go to Europe 1-2 times per yr and always take money out of official ATMs (NOT exchange kiosks & EuroNets where you will accrue extra charges) - we have NEVER had an issue when using official ATMs. That said, they will happily take any cash you give them, but they certainly appreciate the currency they use so they don't have to exchange it. Just be sure and do the conversion if you tip in American dollars.
Re: October vs May - weather and Espirit vs Serene
We are leaving next week for this cruise. We typically travel in October and have GREAT weather, but this date worked better for us as we have another trip planned in October, so we have booked April 24 - May 7 - we are hoping for good weather, but packing for rain of course.
We did the Swiss Alps and Amsterdam River Cruise the beginning of April last year and all we read was to expect lots of rain - our weather was absolutely perfect, even on our day to Jungfraujoch -- so as others have said, it's way too hard to predict.
As far as which ship, I would be curious to see the new ones, but, to us - we love the ships and have no issues with the older ones. For us it's more about service, food, excursions - so the age of the ship isn't a huge factor for us. If your budget can swing the new ship and prices, then I'd maybe wait - but I don't think you will regret either time.
We are hoping to book the Duoro w/Lisbon & Madrid soon and we do plan to book that for October as we love Europe in October.
Re: Family Fun Along the Seine: Paris to Normandy (7/3)! Day 3 tour change
Stop twisting words Henry. Tauck has been known to send people refunds when they haven’t even asked for one or indeed even complained.
British
Re: Family Fun Along the Seine: Paris to Normandy (7/3)! Day 3 tour change
Because he wants a reaction, even if it is a negative one. By responding to him reinforces his behavior.
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Re: Family Fun Along the Seine: Paris to Normandy (7/3)! Day 3 tour change
We are not on line influencers, Henry why do you even bother to post in this forum.
