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Originally posted by Robertdam:
On the 30th of november 2006, Norwegian Pearl will come to Rotterdam to show herself to the public. For our Dutch cruisetalkers: you can go to www.cruisetravel.nl/beursaanmelding to get a three hour tour of the ship. Be quick because there can only be 1600 people!!

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Sadly Full.

I now that the ship was comming to Rotterdam NCL offer a one nighter to Southampton starting frome 99 euro's up. Only with the train fare back to london and flight to Amsterdam it would be around 300 euro's p.p. To expensiff. Pam was interrested but also the trainfare to Harwich (boat to Holland) was quite high.

[ 09-09-2006: Message edited by: Johan C ]

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Originally posted by Maasdam:

Pam was interrested but also the trainfare to Harwich (boat to Holland) was quite high.

Shame on Brittish rail comp. that there faresare more expensiff thene the 1 nighter and flight all together.......

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London Express charges Euro 35,-- (one way) from any station in The Netherlands via HvH-Harwich to London Liverpool St.

I guess you can order a one way ticket London - Harwich - Hvh - any station also somewhere in the U.K. ? ? That should not be more expensive than the Dutch price ?

The grand total was anyway was €640 for 2 nights away for the 2 of us, only one night aboard ship, then the incidentals on top.... really is too much.

I did not read the CruiseTravel invitation well
I overlooked the departure time at 04.00 pm and with the morning Stena you cannot be in time in Rotterdam.
In that case it will be a quite expensive 1-nighter.

Question to you: when a cruise ends in Dover, what is the best way (and the cheapest) for me to go back to Holland ? ?
I can also consider to disembark in Zeebrugge, take the shuttlebus to Blankenberge and take the train via Brugge and Antwerp to Amsterdam.

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Originally posted by Willem:
Question to you: when a cruise ends in Dover, what is the best way (and the cheapest) for me to go back to Holland ? ?

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£26.. National Express to Victoria, then the Dutch Flyer from Liverpool Street. Taxi to Dover Bus Station and Tube between Victoria & L'pl Street added on. National Express do a lot of £1 trips online depending on dates, [I just put in 28 Sept], normal fare £11.00 and train would be £25 to Waterloo].

Or take the EUROLINES coach direct from London Victoria to Holland. This runs twice a day. (via Dover - Calais, no change of coach most times.)
They offer all kinds of promofares.

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Originally posted by Carlos Fernandez:
Does anybody know if I can tour the ship here in Miami? Thanks.

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I'm sure hundreds of Travel agents will be visiting her.

Write to NCL and ask, it's worth a try. It's worked for me a few times, pre my involvement in CruiseTalk.

[ 09-10-2006: Message edited by: Malcolm @ cruisepage ]

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Originally posted by mec1:
Why not ferry to Zeebrugge and train?

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We can disembark in Zeebrugge if the company allows that. Just one port earlier.
From Zeebrugge taxi to Blankenbergen, Take the train to Brugge, Antwerp, Schiphol and end of that train is my homecity.

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Originally posted by PamM:
.The grand total was anyway was €640 for 2 nights away for the 2 of us, only one night aboard ship, then the incidentals on top.... really is too much.

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Originally posted by RobHolland:
Ridiculous to pay for a ship visit and such a promotional event at the terminal.

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Why Rob? There's a fair amount of work involved and I am sure the lines must have to pay for the port authorities security and so on for the visitors? I don't mind paying €5 or whatever they are asking.. I do however dislike paying £25 to the likes of P&O for their visits, but this does include a sit down meal [without wine] & gift.. I'd rather spend the time exploring and just have a soft drink served somewhere.

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Flying to the Caribbean and taking a weeks cruise on her would be cheaper, pro rata.

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Malcome you are right, even a med. 8 day cruise a/b MSC Melody wich time to time offers fares start at 600 euro's and up included fares to and frome the Cruise Terminal al over Europe.

It's not worth it, i stay ashore and take pictures of here.

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Originally posted by Matts:
Departure is scheduled for 16:00 according to our tickets.

Matt - looking forward to another NCL newbie.

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Hi Matt,

As my application for the shipvisit got lost in cyberspace, I will not be in Rotterdam and will not be able (again) to meet you.
Talked with Colin when he was here, and we might be in London for the Ship Show as private visitors next year.
I have booked Marco Polo. # 218 on Pacific.

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Originally posted by Karsten:
Are there any information about the ship's arrival and departure time? I think dept. time is 16.00 ... so too late for photos en route to North Sea. Perhaps there is a chance when she will arrive? Or too early?

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According this page here arrival at Rotterdam is 8 o clock am.

Greetings Ben.

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Originally posted by PamM:
I do however dislike paying £25 to the likes of P&O for their visits, but this does include a sit down meal [without wine] & gift.

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However we did get plentiful wine and a gift. The gift was a boxed set of those three little Cunard books, which must be worth £30 or so?

As I put together a party of 50 people, I though I might even get a free meal myself, but oh no, not from Cunard.

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Fine as a gift though, nice keepsake. Funny how P&O can't serve wine due to bonding, yet every other line can.

Malcolm, these books?. I have not seen a boxed set, but they are £5 each now, and not so long ago if you bought all 3, the Book of Comparisons was thrown in free. I see that offer has gone and it's now £3. I expect Cunard got them a fair bit cheaper than that too.

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Originally posted by PamM:
Funny how P&O can't serve wine due to bonding, yet every other line can.

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