Missed Port: Safaga (Karnak, Luxor, Valley of the Kings)
Well the new Italian Captian (we picked him up in Dubai) just made the announcement that I've been dreading - due to problems over the last few days with the ships propulsion - we're going to be missing our stop in Safaga - which is the port for visiting Karnak, Luxor and the Valley of the Kings.
This is extremely dissapointing. (this is a big understatement, but swearing lots on the blog isn't going to get me anywhere)
I understand about technical issues - hey, that's the business I'm in - but for me (and a lot of people onboard) the most important/special part of this trip was Egypt! I would have dropped ANY other port than either of the two in Egypt.
Aparantly we will still be visiting Port Said - which will let us see the Pyramids/etc - but seeing the Valley of the Kings and the temples at Karnak and Luxor was going to be awesome! In fact it was one of the main reasons for going on this trip in the first place!
Whatever rating/etc I was going to give this cruise at the end - just lost a big number of points. Not happy.. not happy at all..
This is extremely dissapointing. (this is a big understatement, but swearing lots on the blog isn't going to get me anywhere)
I understand about technical issues - hey, that's the business I'm in - but for me (and a lot of people onboard) the most important/special part of this trip was Egypt! I would have dropped ANY other port than either of the two in Egypt.
Aparantly we will still be visiting Port Said - which will let us see the Pyramids/etc - but seeing the Valley of the Kings and the temples at Karnak and Luxor was going to be awesome! In fact it was one of the main reasons for going on this trip in the first place!
Whatever rating/etc I was going to give this cruise at the end - just lost a big number of points. Not happy.. not happy at all..
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