There are several NGO's in Ukraine and in neighboring countries helping refugees. Here are a few I follow: Samaritan's Purse, Mercy Chefs, World Central Kitchen, Red Cross, Proem ... I'm sure there are many others
People are being killed, many Ukraine citizens are cruise ship employees with family in danger. Can we not cry about cancelled vacations. Have a heart folks!
Not really crying about it, just info for people who had cruises booked. We had one booked for June but moved it to next year before things blew up knowing that , of course, ports in that area would be cancelled. The situation is dire to be sure!
I'm okay with cancelling St. Petersburg. Not for those involved in the cruise or tourist industry. But absolutely anything that would fund the Russian government a single nickel won't be paid by me.
This is far more than just passenger safety. This is a matter of teaching Russia that their conduct will never be supported by our travel dollars. This needs to be said now and forcefully
War is rarely what is reported in the newspapers. Here we have the West all blaming Putin and asserting that he is the aggressor. War is always created by politicians - not the people. There are intermarriages in Ukraine. In this case, the Minsk Agreement which was supposed to have been brokered by France and Germany was started in 2014. In Ukraine, politicians refused to allow the independence of two Russian states. During the Soviet Union era, Russians migrated to various regions of the Ukraine. With the fall of the Soviet Union, the Minsk II agreement was to allow local elections in the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics on their future status in Ukraine. Make no mistake about it, if Western Canada decides to leave and become independent, Trudeau would also send in military forces. The same would be true in a separatist movement that takes hold in the United States, Germany, France, Britain, or Italy. This is a matter of human rights that people ignore. Now you know the rest of the story. This war was preventable, it’s the politicians that did not keep their promises for a democratic vote for 2 of the Ukrainian provinces to leave. It’s a sad war and many innocents will now die. Ukraine has a former comedian for its President and we have an basket case for our President. My advice - turn the news off, it’s all falsehoods and half truths. Everything I stated here is verifiable. Let me repeat-- Back in December 2021, the refusal to negotiate on the Minsk Agreement to allow election by Ukraine, probably at the direction of the West, has merely placed the entire nation of Ukraine at risk. There has been plenty of time - 8 years..
All my clients cancelled remaining sailings for 2022. They believe a ship won’t be safe with Russian submarines all over. We go from covid to potential WW3. Unbelievable!
@@ameliaerin1544 Me neither. Getting laid off last month because of company restructuring, resulting in the elimination of my position, was a blessing in disguise.
The partial and threat of full isolation of Russia's financial system would make it hard for cruise ships to pay port fees, and make it hard for tourists to spend money in St Petersburg. So this isn't just about supporting "the cause", there are also practical reasons to skip those stops.
in 2017 we went on 28 days holland america konningsdam cruise - 10 countries and russia was a stop it was gorgeous and beautiful then again the world was not at odds. it was one of the best trips ever. have been on over 85 cruises
Years ago I decided not to travel to Russia & China. Now that includes Hong Kong. Plenty to travel to Australia and New Zealand. Great countryside and beaches. Great people and food. I can always see the history of Europe on line.
We’re scheduled into St Petersburg in June, and don’t expect or particularly care to go there at this point. There are other wonderful places to see, so we’re happy to go where we’re taken. I’m going to dump St Petersburg from my bucket list.
Keep it on your bucket list as a future possibility. We were on the Regal Princess in St. Petersburg in May of 2018. I have had several lovely cruises, but the Baltic one including St. Petersburg was definitely my all time favorite. What a beautiful city...I would love to go back. The only downside was that we only had 2 days for excursions. And the protests in St. Petersburg are encouraging in showing that there are certainly big segments of the population are not in support of Putin's madness in any way.
Yeh, here in the U.S. we have a weird COVID aftermath thing. I was at a restaurant, NO masks on anyone even around a salad bar. You go into Walmart. They are giving the upgraded masks for free. In the last 4 months, my Dad has known more people getting COVID than ever. So I'm still wearing a mask even though I'm vaccinated. So it's just still so weird. You go some places where there's NO masks, and then other places they're trying to upgrade masks.
Shame on any cruise line that decides to keep St Petersburg as a port of call. This year and even the next. We have a 2023 Carnival cruise in the Baltic region and fully expect a change. We should not financially support Russia for the forseable future.
Well, the US still is importing gas from Russia. Put your money where you mouth is, let's stop importing oil from Russia, and just absorb the much higher prices we're gonna pay.
@@chutneysmith6469 or better yet let’s reopen our pipeline with Canada because then we could produce enough to also sell to Europe which buys most of their oil from Russia (which is why they haven’t taken stronger measures against them over the Ukraine invasion). Oh that’s right we have a dick for a president that shut our pipeline down as soon as he got in office which raised our gas prices 30 cents a gallon and then ordered oil from Russia.
I loved my Baltic cruise a couple of years ago. I'm sorry so many people are missing out on this experience. I would recommend keeping it on your list.
I am so glad I was on Windstar Cruises and was fortunate enough to see St Petersburg. One of the most beautiful cities I have been to. I have to add that the countries like Latvia, Poland, Lithuania need the income from tourists. Add Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen, makes the Baltic one of my favorite cruises. So Sad.
Although St. Petersburg is one of the most beautiful cities I've visited, keep in mind, it is Putin's hometown. Not going to give a penny to a place he loves.
That would be funny as hell to see old Don on a cruise on the Baltic Sea as the Russian storm the ship with M16 I would buy that for a dollar maybe I'm just a little bit twisted LOL
I haven’t been on a cruise since 2019 and don’t plan on going soon. I just love your videos to hear what awaits me when I’m ready and you have a great sense of humor,
I still want to go on my Baltic cruise in 9 weeks. Princess hasn't cancelled it yet, but it has stopped me booking any excursion in Saint Pettersburg. I cannot ethically support this war. I don't think Princess should either if the can get out of paying port. I'd be happy with skipping the port.
I expected the Black Sea first! Mine was already cancelled by a bankruptcy but there are others. Previously, the Black Sea tours stopped for several years.
As if the last 2 years hasn’t caused enough suffering to people..so heartbreaking. In terms of cruising I will see what happens as I approach my May RC Balti cruise.
Looking forward to meeting you Don! I’m huge fan!😅 Hopefully things work out with Horrible situation going on in Russia and Ukraine. Definitely sad to see what’s happening..
Hey, Don! Long time fan of you & Tony, looking forward to saying hello on Wonder! We splurged and booked a suite for this special sailing - would be happy to invite you to stop by for a Dr Pepper if you wish. 😊 See you soon!
I love your videos don i love hearing the updates of the cruise and I’m excited for my cruise next month and I’m excited for wonder of seas to come out I would like to see what it looks like
With airspace becoming restricted, I wonder if RC will cancel Wonder ots transatlantic and europe cruises. It may be hard to fly home after the cruise. I am on it. When on the Odyssey ots, we were given a spacial showing of the new Vectors with drones, because it was the sailing with the godmother, Bahama officials, and Michael Bailey.
I was scheduled to go to the Baltics in August 2020. Then August 2021. Now I'm scheduled for August 2022. St. Petersburg was the jewel of the ports. So, now I am uncertain what to do. RCI hasn't officially canceled the city, so I am in limbo as to whether the rest of the trip and the substitute ports are worth it. It's compounded by a dearth of substitute trips I want to take that fit in my schedule, at least on RCI. I may have to look at when my FCC expires. If in 2022, I'm in limbo. If in 2023, I may go on a different line to British Isles or something.
Baltic itineraries are amazing, and they will continue to be amazing even without St. Petersburg. Putin has ben in power for 23 years. I visited there on a cruise in 2018, and for me, the sites were cool, but the overall feeling of being there was not pleasant. I don't ever have to go back.
My wife and I went on a 15 day Baltic cruise on the Celebrity Silhouette back in 2019! It was a wonderful cruise with St. Petersburg being one of the stops! Beautiful city! However, I have always been suspicious of Russia! Don’t trust that country at all! With all of the tourist dollars being pumped into Russia for all these years, where was all that money REALLY going?????🤔🤔🤔
Baltic cruises are wonderful. I did a 30-day cruise thru the Baltic seven years ago. I don't want empty virtue signaling (e.g. vodka, port stops, etc.) that hurt the Russian people. If we're serious about this versus just spewing empty words, our "leaders" will stop importing Russian oil. That will cause us to pay much higher gas prices, but will be a substantive blow to the Russian powers-that-be. Why penalize poor Russian people who make their living from tourism, etc.?
I was going to be on the Wonder, but couldn't get the extra time off. And second, its already happened, a Turkish Cargo ship that was leaving Ukraine was hit by a bomb. It wasn't heavily damaged and no one was injured, but yeah.
We have a cruise with Norwegian in July. They have cancelled the stop in St Petersburg. We were in St Petersburg in September. The people were so excited to see us after the Covid lock down. They treated us like family. Can’t understand why any of this is happening. Just why.
Hello Don, we really enjoy watching your channel. We are from the Montreal area. We are booked with NCL for a Baltic cruise on June 20th and NCL yesterday removed our 2 day stop in St Petersburg. Now it is just 2 days at sea. We don’t know if they will replace this 2 day port stop with an another destination or will remain sea days. Thank you for keeping us updated on cruising.
St. Petersburg, Russia was so beautiful. You are right, one day does not to it justice. I hate to give it glowing remarks because of what it’s tyrant is doing to Ukraine and it’s people.
Hello Don : Please Help !!!!! Just booked a cruise on Discovery Princess for Alaska. I know you were on Sister ship Majestic Princess on Emerald Deck 8th Fl. Mini Suite. QUESTION : I'm also in Mini Suite on Emerald right next to the one you were in. Did that cabin have a roof & was there any noise from theater down below ???? Thanks a million in advance. John
My 2020 Baltic cruise was rebooked for 2021. Obviously both were canceled. We just asked for a refund since the world is crazy and we are getting old and the trip we planned isn't going to happen. Maybe just the cruise someday, but not the extra travel we had planned. Age unfortunately is not on our side.
Disappointing because cruise lines will also say this is within the contract so can't cancel, even though St. Petersburg would be the reason to take the trip for me.
@@starstuff5958 I think you're being overly harsh in your judgement here. The unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is a horrific event, and I think everybody here gets that. No doubt we have all been in multiple conversations about it both online and off, and the humanitarian problems dominate those discussions - at least among the people that I know. But this channel is focused on cruising, so of course that is the particular aspect of this situation that is getting discussed on this forum. It absolutely does NOT mean that this community thinks it's the most important thing, but it's something that a) directly impacts some of the people bere and b) isn't likely being discussed outside the cruise channels. So it's perfectly appropriate to discuss those issues here, and not at all an indication of skewed priorities - just a narrower focus for conversation, due to the forum.
So well said. Emily Evans did say, “Praying for all the innocent involved,” as I believe we all are. My heart is aching thinking about all the Ukrainian crew members I have met over the years. Lois🙏🏻❤️
Don i have a question this is only for that region right !what regions are open now or will be for 2022?I was planning to get a job onboard this year from 2 mounth or so preparing documents and interviews but agent just fish in the sea told me nothing consistance!Could you PLEASE Iluminate me ?!
I suspect what is happening in Ukraine is a bit more important than a few cruises being cancelled.
That is true, and I don’t think anyone is saying differently. However, this is affecting people and cruise lines.
Absolutely. There are people dying there to save their country.
Truly! 😔
this is a cruise channel.
Amen.
My thought and prayers go out to the people of the Ukraine. All that matters right now is their safety and welfare
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There are several NGO's in Ukraine and in neighboring countries helping refugees. Here are a few I follow: Samaritan's Purse, Mercy Chefs, World Central Kitchen, Red Cross, Proem ... I'm sure there are many others
People are being killed, many Ukraine citizens are cruise ship employees with family in danger. Can we not cry about cancelled vacations. Have a heart folks!
Not really crying about it, just info for people who had cruises booked. We had one booked for June but moved it to next year before things blew up knowing that , of course, ports in that area would be cancelled. The situation is dire to be sure!
Haven’t seen anyone crying about it.
Who's crying? This guy just makes videos informing about cruise information
I'm okay with cancelling St. Petersburg. Not for those involved in the cruise or tourist industry. But absolutely anything that would fund the Russian government a single nickel won't be paid by me.
Then you can't buy gas as we're still importing it from Russia.
@@chutneysmith6469 Sadly true. I'd pay more if I could only know the source was domestic.
This is far more than just passenger safety. This is a matter of teaching Russia that their conduct will never be supported by our travel dollars. This needs to be said now and forcefully
dont blame rusland.. its far more compliated.. vs and europe need some punishment.
Commercial flight still running
@@xfhnhhgjbvcfg there is no reason they are not stopped as well.
War is rarely what is reported in the newspapers. Here we have the West all blaming Putin and asserting that he is the aggressor. War is always created by politicians - not the people. There are intermarriages in Ukraine. In this case, the Minsk Agreement which was supposed to have been brokered by France and Germany was started in 2014. In Ukraine, politicians refused to allow the independence of two Russian states. During the Soviet Union era, Russians migrated to various regions of the Ukraine. With the fall of the Soviet Union, the Minsk II agreement was to allow local elections in the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics on their future status in Ukraine. Make no mistake about it, if Western Canada decides to leave and become independent, Trudeau would also send in military forces. The same would be true in a separatist movement that takes hold in the United States, Germany, France, Britain, or Italy. This is a matter of human rights that people ignore. Now you know the rest of the story. This war was preventable, it’s the politicians that did not keep their promises for a democratic vote for 2 of the Ukrainian provinces to leave. It’s a sad war and many innocents will now die. Ukraine has a former comedian for its President and we have an basket case for our President. My advice - turn the news off, it’s all falsehoods and half truths. Everything I stated here is verifiable. Let me repeat-- Back in December 2021, the refusal to negotiate on the Minsk Agreement to allow election by Ukraine, probably at the direction of the West, has merely placed the entire nation of Ukraine at risk. There has been plenty of time - 8 years..
@@Arvidje I blame Putin.
All my clients cancelled remaining sailings for 2022. They believe a ship won’t be safe with Russian submarines all over. We go from covid to potential WW3. Unbelievable!
Glad im no longer a travel/cruise agent. All these cancellations, transferring future cruise credits, done with all the drama! God bless you Don👌
I agree! I would be picking straw out of my hair by now!
Enjoy your life Don, too much bs that's for sure
I am no longer working in healthcare for the same reasons. Not worth the aggravation.😏
@@ameliaerin1544 thank you for what you do🙏
@@ameliaerin1544 Me neither. Getting laid off last month because of company restructuring, resulting in the elimination of my position, was a blessing in disguise.
The partial and threat of full isolation of Russia's financial system would make it hard for cruise ships to pay port fees, and make it hard for tourists to spend money in St Petersburg. So this isn't just about supporting "the cause", there are also practical reasons to skip those stops.
My heart brakes for the crew members on all the cruise ships from Ukraine 🇺🇦
I don’t understand why any cruise line would give Russia any income!!!
You know what I thought about that. I didn't say it in the comments 🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫.
Absolutely right 👍
in 2017 we went on 28 days holland america konningsdam cruise - 10 countries and russia was a stop it was gorgeous and beautiful then again the world was not at odds. it was one of the best trips ever. have been on over 85 cruises
@@zenaaubrey2701 I thought about it for a little while but I had to stand up.
@@bookerhousen I thought about it for a little while but had to stand up.
Years ago I decided not to travel to Russia & China. Now that includes Hong Kong. Plenty to travel to Australia and New Zealand. Great countryside and beaches. Great people and food. I can always see the history of Europe on line.
We’re scheduled into St Petersburg in June, and don’t expect or particularly care to go there at this point. There are other wonderful places to see, so we’re happy to go where we’re taken. I’m going to dump St Petersburg from my bucket list.
You Shouldn't Dump St Petersburg from Your Bucket List, it is a Wonderful City and Place to Visit. Don't judge a Whole Country on a Few
St. Petersburg is a beautiful city and the Baltic Sea cruise was one of my favourite cruises.
Keep it on your bucket list as a future possibility. We were on the Regal Princess in St. Petersburg in May of 2018. I have had several lovely cruises, but the Baltic one including St. Petersburg was definitely my all time favorite. What a beautiful city...I would love to go back. The only downside was that we only had 2 days for excursions. And the protests in St. Petersburg are encouraging in showing that there are certainly big segments of the population are not in support of Putin's madness in any way.
It's a beautiful city and a wonderful place to visit.
Russia has chosen this action . It is the agressor . There’s no way people should be going to Russia . Full stop
@@randallbard3750 No. You’ll take the Ukrainian people & not Putin because Putin is evil!
@@randallbard3750 How about you support Ukraine & not Russia because Russia is evil!
Yeh, here in the U.S. we have a weird COVID aftermath thing. I was at a restaurant, NO masks on anyone even around a salad bar. You go into Walmart. They are giving the upgraded masks for free. In the last 4 months, my Dad has known more people getting COVID than ever. So I'm still wearing a mask even though I'm vaccinated. So it's just still so weird. You go some places where there's NO masks, and then other places they're trying to upgrade masks.
I agree that St. Petersburg was a great cruise destination. So happy we had a chance to see it before pandemic and before this conflict.
It’s just too unfortunate. St. Petersburg is such a great place to visit, so many places to see and things to do.
Shame on any cruise line that decides to keep St Petersburg as a port of call. This year and even the next. We have a 2023 Carnival cruise in the Baltic region and fully expect a change. We should not financially support Russia for the forseable future.
You are completely right!!
No more Russian Vodka for me! ✔️ Done
Well, the US still is importing gas from Russia. Put your money where you mouth is, let's stop importing oil from Russia, and just absorb the much higher prices we're gonna pay.
@@andrearheintgen8523 Just virtue signaling. If you really want to do something, commit to no more Russian gas.
@@chutneysmith6469 or better yet let’s reopen our pipeline with Canada because then we could produce enough to also sell to Europe which buys most of their oil from Russia (which is why they haven’t taken stronger measures against them over the Ukraine invasion). Oh that’s right we have a dick for a president that shut our pipeline down as soon as he got in office which raised our gas prices 30 cents a gallon and then ordered oil from Russia.
My Grandmother and Great Auntie's always raved about the Baltic Cruise. Praying for everyone in that region
Well, it will All take time! Hopefully, All will smoothly come back and fall in place, in Gods time. Thank you Don for All your updates! Awesome!!!!
Thank you for the updates, Don! I appreciate your candor…
I loved my Baltic cruise a couple of years ago. I'm sorry so many people are missing out on this experience. I would recommend keeping it on your list.
Hell no!!! Was on my list. No never. May Ukraine remain an independent country from Russia ✌️☮️🕊
The Wonder of the Seas was in my home port of Limassol, Cyprus last week! It looked absolutely massive, you could see it from a couple of miles away!
Thank you for your incredible updates
I am so glad I was on Windstar Cruises and was fortunate enough to see St Petersburg. One of the most beautiful cities I have been to. I have to add that the countries like Latvia, Poland, Lithuania need the income from tourists. Add Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen, makes the Baltic one of my favorite cruises. So Sad.
Although St. Petersburg is one of the most beautiful cities I've visited, keep in mind, it is Putin's hometown. Not going to give a penny to a place he loves.
That would be funny as hell to see old Don on a cruise on the Baltic Sea as the Russian storm the ship with M16 I would buy that for a dollar maybe I'm just a little bit twisted LOL
So happy for you. I can't wait to see all the videos!
We are currently sitting on the Celebrity Silhouette and the Wonder of the Seas is parked across from us!!
Listening to news yesterday and you could hear explosions in background.
So sad. Glad you r well.
We had two 12 hour tours there. Our favorite part of the Baltic 🥲
I have a Baltic cruise scheduled for August. St. Petersburg has been cancelled , but so far cruise is on.
We will see you there!
I haven’t been on a cruise since 2019 and don’t plan on going soon. I just love your videos to hear what awaits me when I’m ready and you have a great sense of humor,
I also haven't cruised since 2019. Will be years if I ever go again
I still want to go on my Baltic cruise in 9 weeks. Princess hasn't cancelled it yet, but it has stopped me booking any excursion in Saint Pettersburg. I cannot ethically support this war.
I don't think Princess should either if the can get out of paying port. I'd be happy with skipping the port.
We're on Oceania for a Baltic cruise in July. We were contacted and sofar only St. Petersburg has e cancelled so far.
I expected the Black Sea first! Mine was already cancelled by a bankruptcy but there are others. Previously, the Black Sea tours stopped for several years.
I wish that we could have 2 port days in Grand Cayman… 🏝
The war stuff is horrible 😥
Am glad and thankful that we’re done with Baltic cruise
As if the last 2 years hasn’t caused enough suffering to people..so heartbreaking.
In terms of cruising I will see what happens as I approach my May RC Balti cruise.
We were getting ready to go on another cruise in August back to this area. We love this cruise butlooks likeits out of the question right now..
See ya on the wonder Don !!
Looking forward to meeting you Don! I’m huge fan!😅 Hopefully things work out with Horrible situation going on in Russia and Ukraine. Definitely sad to see what’s happening..
Hey, Don! Long time fan of you & Tony, looking forward to saying hello on Wonder! We splurged and booked a suite for this special sailing - would be happy to invite you to stop by for a Dr Pepper if you wish. 😊 See you soon!
Not a bar I wouldn’t want to hit with all of you wonderful cruise friends ☺️❤️
Ship safety is the most important than the money. I have it booked Baltic area for 2023. I will take a wait and see what happens.
I love your videos don i love hearing the updates of the cruise and I’m excited for my cruise next month and I’m excited for wonder of seas to come out I would like to see what it looks like
Just saw Wonder of the Seas docked at Port Everglades and man is she big. A little too big for me but enjoy!
Safety first.
Praying for 🇺🇦
Praying for🇮🇱
Norwegian encore has Broadway in concert has Chicago in it
With airspace becoming restricted, I wonder if RC will cancel Wonder ots transatlantic and europe cruises. It may be hard to fly home after the cruise. I am on it.
When on the Odyssey ots, we were given a spacial showing of the new Vectors with drones, because it was the sailing with the godmother, Bahama officials, and Michael Bailey.
Thanks, Don. Great info.
You should get some portable lighting
We shall see you and Tony on board! Looking forward to seeing you and the ship with my lovely wife!
My NCL Baltic has not been cancelled for August , just St. Petersburg. So far ha ha
I was scheduled to go to the Baltics in August 2020. Then August 2021. Now I'm scheduled for August 2022. St. Petersburg was the jewel of the ports. So, now I am uncertain what to do. RCI hasn't officially canceled the city, so I am in limbo as to whether the rest of the trip and the substitute ports are worth it. It's compounded by a dearth of substitute trips I want to take that fit in my schedule, at least on RCI. I may have to look at when my FCC expires. If in 2022, I'm in limbo. If in 2023, I may go on a different line to British Isles or something.
Cayman Compass says Grand Cayman opening up in March!!!
Thanks for always keeping us informed. Do you think the testing mandate will go away anytime soon?
I Loved St Petersburg and Russia, it is unfortunate what is happening
Amazing city one of the best in the world
Hey Don I'm going to be on the ship March 4th I hope to see you and get a picture together
I thought there was not going to be any Broadway show on Wonder of the Seas?
I am very disappointed the the Boltic being possible cancel. Not setting well. Please keep us updated.
I would refuse to go to St Petersburg
Glad Cruise lines are not giving any money to Russia.
You give Russia money every time you buy gasoline.
@@boba5019 Only because FJB has stopped future drilling and made America no longer energy independent.
Baltic itineraries are amazing, and they will continue to be amazing even without St. Petersburg. Putin has ben in power for 23 years. I visited there on a cruise in 2018, and for me, the sites were cool, but the overall feeling of being there was not pleasant. I don't ever have to go back.
I’ll be on Wonder of the Seas March 25th.
My wife and I went on a 15 day Baltic cruise on the Celebrity Silhouette back in 2019! It was a wonderful cruise with St. Petersburg being one of the stops! Beautiful city! However, I have always been suspicious of Russia! Don’t trust that country at all! With all of the tourist dollars being pumped into Russia for all these years, where was all that money REALLY going?????🤔🤔🤔
VERY, VERY GOOD DECISION 😍😍😍😍😍😍
Baltic cruises are wonderful. I did a 30-day cruise thru the Baltic seven years ago. I don't want empty virtue signaling (e.g. vodka, port stops, etc.) that hurt the Russian people. If we're serious about this versus just spewing empty words, our "leaders" will stop importing Russian oil. That will cause us to pay much higher gas prices, but will be a substantive blow to the Russian powers-that-be. Why penalize poor Russian people who make their living from tourism, etc.?
No way are they capping that ship at 3000!!!! They need the excitement and the hype of more, my guess is 5000.
We were told the limit is 85% of capacity.
Chicago??? I heard there would be NO Broadway musicals, just Royal In house productions.
Booked on carnival Magic. October 14, 2023
I personally wouldn’t like to go anywhere near Russia.
I was going to be on the Wonder, but couldn't get the extra time off. And second, its already happened, a Turkish Cargo ship that was leaving Ukraine was hit by a bomb. It wasn't heavily damaged and no one was injured, but yeah.
I get the feeling it would be cheaper to do this cruise then do that disney star wars hotel lols
Any word on cruising to Cuba?
We need more ships cruising in the French Polynesia area. I don’t want to sail from Hawaii or Australia. I want to begin and end in Tahiti.
Thank you
We have a cruise with Norwegian in July. They have cancelled the stop in St Petersburg. We were in St Petersburg in September. The people were so excited to see us after the Covid lock down. They treated us like family. Can’t understand why any of this is happening. Just why.
Hey Don, with your luck the Wonder of the Seas will have internet issues as the 'thing' that goes wrong.
KORREK DECISION ✅✅✅ Better LATE than NEVER 🤩🤩🤩🤩
Hello Don, we really enjoy watching your channel. We are from the Montreal area. We are booked with NCL for a Baltic cruise on June 20th and NCL yesterday removed our 2 day stop in St Petersburg. Now it is just 2 days at sea. We don’t know if they will replace this 2 day port stop with an another destination or will remain sea days. Thank you for keeping us updated on cruising.
St. Petersburg, Russia was so beautiful. You are right, one day does not to it justice. I hate to give it glowing remarks because of what it’s tyrant is doing to Ukraine and it’s people.
Don, I never heard of anyone spending so much money to watch reruns.
Hello Don : Please Help !!!!! Just booked a cruise on Discovery Princess for Alaska. I know you were on Sister ship Majestic Princess on Emerald Deck 8th Fl. Mini Suite. QUESTION : I'm also in Mini Suite on Emerald right next to the one you were in. Did that cabin have a roof & was there any noise from theater down below ???? Thanks a million in advance. John
I love Ben and David if you get a chance to hangout with them do so they are a hoot!!!
Wonder sounds amazing! My problem is the crowds…
In Freeport right now. Seeing the Carnival Dream up in port. Is it being refurbished?
All the vloggers should get together and do a live stream.
I'm scheduled to cruise the Baltic on the Enchanted Princess this year in July. I sure hope the cruise isn't affected too much!
My 2020 Baltic cruise was rebooked for 2021. Obviously both were canceled. We just asked for a refund since the world is crazy and we are getting old and the trip we planned isn't going to happen. Maybe just the cruise someday, but not the extra travel we had planned. Age unfortunately is not on our side.
What about msc cruise
Hi what about Alaska as it’s close to Russia?
Hi Don! I heard in your video, Chicago will be the broadway show on Wonder. Is this confirmed for the March sailings?
Forget about cruising & think of what’s going on in Ukraine. It’s terrible!
I heard there are discounts for Russian navy cruises
Pray for the Ukrainians🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Also pray for all the Russians who are forced into this fight. Most citizens are innocent.
Disappointing because cruise lines will also say this is within the contract so can't cancel, even though St. Petersburg would be the reason to take the trip for me.
The cruise lines just can't catch a break! Praying for all the innocent involved 🙏 ❤
seriously.people are evacuating their country and you people are concerned about your friggin cruise. I'm sorry, this makes me sick to my stomach
@@starstuff5958 I think you're being overly harsh in your judgement here. The unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is a horrific event, and I think everybody here gets that. No doubt we have all been in multiple conversations about it both online and off, and the humanitarian problems dominate those discussions - at least among the people that I know.
But this channel is focused on cruising, so of course that is the particular aspect of this situation that is getting discussed on this forum. It absolutely does NOT mean that this community thinks it's the most important thing, but it's something that a) directly impacts some of the people bere and b) isn't likely being discussed outside the cruise channels. So it's perfectly appropriate to discuss those issues here, and not at all an indication of skewed priorities - just a narrower focus for conversation, due to the forum.
So well said. Emily Evans did say, “Praying for all the innocent involved,” as I believe we all are. My heart is aching thinking about all the Ukrainian crew members I have met over the years. Lois🙏🏻❤️
Don i have a question this is only for that region right !what regions are open now or will be for 2022?I was planning to get a job onboard this year from 2 mounth or so preparing documents and interviews but agent just fish in the sea told me nothing consistance!Could you PLEASE Iluminate me ?!
One day later , they have cancelled now !!