Everything is looking peachy.
I called the agriturismo and got enough info conveyed to let them know there was probably e-mail in their spam inbox from me. They got a look at it and the end result is I have my hotel pre-cruise all set up at this wonderful looking spa hotel.
http://www.valledelmarta.it/Sezione.aspx?Lng=2&ID=30
For tours I'm in pretty good shape also.
Athens: Ancient Corinth and Canal Cruise ship tour
Rhodes: On my own
Ephesus: Private tour of Ephesus including famous Terrace Houses
Haifa: Jerusalem private tour
Ashdod: Dead sea private tour
Alexandria: Alexandria ship tour
Alexandria: Cairo ship tour
Naples: Still working on private tour, will default to ship tour of Naples Archeological Museum if I need to.
Rome: End of cruise, beginning of second cruise
Marseille: St Remy de Provence and Les Baux de Provence private tour
And that is as far as I've gotten.
But the good news is that the flights are all booked. I had to take Business class on the Washington to Rome flight but am waitlisted for First. Since there are zero seats showing sold in First I'm pretty hopeful. The day I checked before booking the cruise First was available and then mysteriously disappeared,
I also applied for and got $450 on board credit as part of the RCL shareholder program. If you sail on any of the CLL or RCL lines it makes sense to own 100 shares of stock as you get generous on-board credit each time you sail.
I booked this cruise through Costco travel. This is my first time booking through them. They gave a very generous $600 on board credit. The down side is if you call back you get a different section of the call center where they say, you got such a great deal we can't provide any after sale support.
Friday, September 11, 2009
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Hi there! I ran across your Blog while trying to do some research about cruising Gluten Free - you had some experience on your "around the world" cruise for sure! I'd be really interested in hearing about any experience you have cruising Gluten Free with Celebrity.. I've taken them many times but my Mom who is now Gluten free has some natural trepidations..
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I'd really appreciate any Gluten Free cruise ideas you have though... Thx again - Andy.
Hi Andy,
I will report back on Celebrity and eating gluten free. I take Gluten Ease and Digest Gold digestive enzymes when I travel which helps mitigate the effects of any cross contamination. Also you basically cannot eat at the buffets. Princess really tried but whenever they had a crew changeout of the cooking staff it was an effort to re-establish a safe routine.
Cheers!
Michelle
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