Danube River Cruise Meets Thread

[aggiedog]

Just checked the website. It looks like all the July departures are now wait listed. Someone at ABD is patting him/herself on the back.

 

[sayhello]

Just checked the website. It looks like all the July departures are now wait listed. Someone at ABD is patting him/herself on the back.

Not surprising!

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[slg]

Not surprising!

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We are in July 21 with Prague add-on. Six of us, me and DH, my 3 sons (20,15,17) and oldest son's girlfriend. My youngest actually turns 15 on the cruise. Very excited but scared stiff of the exchange rate. Being a Canadian, the price depends on the dollar and right now we are tanking. My barely could afford it before and now I am sweating....but will make it anyway!

 

[sayhello]

We are in July 21 with Prague add-on. Six of us, me and DH, my 3 sons (20,15,17) and oldest son's girlfriend. My youngest actually turns 15 on the cruise. Very excited but scared stiff of the exchange rate. Being a Canadian, the price depends on the dollar and right now we are tanking. My barely could afford it before and now I am sweating....but will make it anyway!

I hope things pick up for you before the paid in full date for our cruise. I'll be on the same departure as you, and I'm doing the Prague add-on also! I'm looking forward to meeting you!

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[slg]

I hope things pick up for you before the paid in full date for our cruise. I'll be on the same departure as you, and I'm doing the Prague add-on also! I'm looking forward to meeting you!

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Can you add me to the roll call?

I just came back for a month trip in Europe, including the Norway/Iceland cruise and am feeling post vacation blues. I need to focus on this adventure to get me through the next year!

 

[sayhello]

Can you add me to the roll call?

I just came back for a month trip in Europe, including the Norway/Iceland cruise and am feeling post vacation blues. I need to focus on this adventure to get me through the next year!

Sure, I'll add you! But I'm not the moderator of this Forum any more, it's really WebMasterMike's place to do that now.

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[CaliforniaGirl09]

WebMasterMike when you get a chance, can you remove me and my family from the DVC July 7th cruise? We've switched to Greece. Thanks!

 

[calypso726]

WebMasterMike when you get a chance, can you remove me and my family from the DVC July 7th cruise? We've switched to Greece. Thanks!

Sorry to see you won't be with us on the River Cruise next year. Can't wait to hear all about your Greece adventure though! We booked our flights to to Budapest today! We are doing a pre-trip to Ireland the week before and then flying out of Dublin for the ABD.

 

[CaliforniaGirl09]

Sorry to see you won't be with us on the River Cruise next year. Can't wait to hear all about your Greece adventure though! We booked our flights to to Budapest today! We are doing a pre-trip to Ireland the week before and then flying out of Dublin for the ABD.

I know in so sad to miss our #3 together, but we'll hopefully overlap soon. Maybe China 2017? Congrats on the flights. We did ours to athens but I think we are going to do a post stay in Edinburgh so trying to figure all that out.

 

[calypso726]

Our flights to and from are now crossed off the list. I can start planning our pre-trip!

 

[DiveDiva]

Hi webmaster Mike! Please add Ellen and Cathy, 2 sisters, to the 8/4 roll call! This is our third ABD, and we can't wait!

 

[LuckyBelle1]

Please add us to the roll call for the July 28th adventure - it will be me, my husband, our 2 sons (11 & 9) and our daughter. Our friends will be joining us as well with their two boys (10 and 9). We've got flights booked on Air France through Paris and are figuring out pre and post stay hotels at the moment. We welcome any suggestions on hotels or guides in Prague and Budapest.

Thanks!

 

[carpenta]

......I will say a prayer for you flying through Paris.......that is one of a couple airports I avoid all together. Just make sure you pack a change of clothes in your carry-on for they are notorious for loosing luggage.

 

[LuckyBelle1]

Thanks for the prayer - we will definitely carry on all the essentials and we have several days in Prague before the river cruise so hopefully our luggage will find us. I have my fingers crossed that checking them on Air France all the way from Dulles to Prague might work out, but we have relatively tight connections so there is definitely an element of risk. Still, I'd prefer the risk of bags arriving late to a 6 hour layover.

 

[sayhello]

Thanks for the prayer - we will definitely carry on all the essentials and we have several days in Prague before the river cruise so hopefully our luggage will find us. I have my fingers crossed that checking them on Air France all the way from Dulles to Prague might work out, but we have relatively tight connections so there is definitely an element of risk. Still, I'd prefer the risk of bags arriving late to a 6 hour layover.

Personally, as much as I hate it, I would prefer the 6 hour layover!

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[carpenta]

......me too......

 

[LuckyBelle1]

Not if you had three kids with you that didn't sleep much on the overnight flight to Paris!

 

[jeneric997]

I'll share my luggage nightmare... we went on the med cruise 2 summers ago on DCL. Flew through Heathrow the week they lost 10,000 bags. We cross-packed, brought a change of clothes... all the things you're told to do. Didn't matter- not one bag showed up in Rome. We had 7 days before the cruise- no bags. We finally got one bag 9 days in after we were on the cruise! 2 bags were shipped home- one is still missing! Daily calls to British Airways did nothing, it was horrible.

Needless to say, even with a direct flight into Paris for our river cruise, we will carry on everything! I don't think it matters what airport you fly into or through, you can lose your luggage!

 

[LuckyBelle1]

I think there is always a risk - all you can do is be prepared and try to keep a good attitude when bad travel karma strikes!

 

[Woodview]

Hello Jeneric997

How will you manage to fit everything you need into a case that will meet the required weight limits ?

Are you allowed 2 or more cases in overhead bins ?