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I believe in masks and social distancing - this is not a complaint about wearing masks. More a desire to spend my money wisely and not on a cruise with restrictions if I can wait a year and go without masks/distancing. I have a Med Cruise booked for July and was hoping - wishfully thinking! -...

I cannot wait to travel again, I can't believe it will soon be a year since we took a big trip. I'm debating booking something for summer 2021, knowing that I'll be able to get a refund before a certain date. I'm wondering how things will shake out with the vaccines by then, and whether there...

Thanks so much. So if the cruise is 11 nights, I can cancel before 119 days prior to the cruise and get my deposit back? No deposit back between 119 and 56 days, and so forth? And when is the PIF date for a cruise? Thanks!

Hi - I chatted with DCL online and still am confused about the cancellation policy. If I make a new reservation for July 2021, can I cancel by a certain date and get my deposit back? I see the timeframes in the terms and conditions, but I also saw something about how you can get a full refund...

Booked this cruise yesterday, so excited! Will be me, DH, 11 year old son, 9 year old daughter. We also booked the ABD add-on.

I had no idea. Has anyone else run into this?

Has anyone had luck obtaining connecting rooms at the Hilton Paris Opera?

As flight pricing becomes available for my trip next summer, I wonder if this is something I need to worry about.

We are interested in two different trips for next summer. One is a lot more expensive than the other, and we are not sure which we will go with. I have one reserved already and I’m past 14 days. Am I able to make a new reservation for the other and then move my deposit on one of the...

We went on the Viva Italia trip a few years ago when our kids were 6 and 8. My son sleeps with a special stuffed lamb every night, it travels everywhere with us and is part of the family. One morning at our hotel in Rome the housekeeping staff unknowingly swooped the stuffed animal up with the...

Crazy news - I called back, wait time was only 5 minutes (compared to hours earlier in the day) and it turns out that the person I talked to was wrong about availability. We are booked on the August date that I was hoping for. Thank you for your advice!

In unbelievable news, the person I talked to today was wrong about availability!! I read something on the ABD Insiders Facebook page just now about someone getting incorrect information from their vacationista this morning. The guy I talked to was not particularly friendly or helpful and my...

Does anyone know of any comparable options for Australia? The ABD date I wanted/needed is already in waitlist status for summer 2020, I was on hold for 4 hours today and didn't get it :-( Seems like Thomson and Tauck don't have Australia Family options. Is Nat Geo a good option, or...

They said the waitlist is short, but didn't say how many people. I'm so sad!

4 hours on hold and my Australia dates are sold out. How likely is it that the waitlist will move? Do people hold today and release or will these reservations (since we are insiders) be unlikely to move?

Does anyone know what time the phones open? Do trips sell out on day 1? I’m an insider, booking tomorrow, hoping for Australia in the first week of August 2020. I can’t call until later in the day. Will the price likely go up or even sell out? And any recommendations for travel insurance...

Any hints? I am also looking for lie flat seats to London or Paris (from Philly). Thanks!

This is awful! I read your post, and am so sorry that your trip went this way. It sounds so different than our Italy trip. Kelli and Massi in Italy were 100% organized, had snacks and water for us around the clock, and were altogether fantastic. I am also interested to hear whether you ever...

We are planning to do the London/Paris trip this August. We have done one ABD in the past - Viva Italia - and loved it. ABD and Tauck Bridges have very similar London/Paris itineraries with about a $3k difference in price. Our kids are 8 and 10. Is there a difference between ABD and Tauck...

We did Viva Italia last summer. We were with the group for the majority of every day except for the occasional afternoon or dinner off. While with the group, though, you can mingle or not - it's not weird at all to just stick with your own family. We didn't have kids tables at any of our...