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Oh no, having a guide like that on an excursion really is no fun as you rely on the guide to take care of the timing and tell you how to make the most of your excursion. Good thing you'd done your own research beforehand!
It is wonderful that Disney took your feedback seriously and even gave you a partial refund. That is the kind of service we've all come to love from Disney
Oh no, having a guide like that on an excursion really is no fun as you rely on the guide to take care of the timing and tell you how to make the most of your excursion. Good thing you'd done your own research beforehand!
It is wonderful that Disney took your feedback seriously and even gave you a partial refund. That is the kind of service we've all come to love from Disney
Sorry you ended up with such a lousy tour guide. I know you said you fed back about the lack of food options, but I hope you also fed back about the guide, as it's not on to have someone who can't keep to time and who doesn't know enough the area to be able to talk about it to guests.
Oh, yes, we mentioned him as well. We were near the front of the bus and could hear him discussing the itinerary with the driver. He was definitely tweaking it. I will say some of his tweaks were quite good leading us to some stops at overlooks that were beautiful, but his time management needed work for sure.
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Oh no, having a guide like that on an excursion really is no fun as you rely on the guide to take care of the timing and tell you how to make the most of your excursion. Good thing you'd done your own research beforehand!
It is wonderful that Disney took your feedback seriously and even gave you a partial refund. That is the kind of service we've all come to love from Disney
We definitely knew they needed the feedback as this was the first sailing here for them. I felt sure they would want it done right.
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Today's port is Geiranger (gay'-ron-ger with a hard g sound). It was suggested that the sail in to Geiranger was worth getting up for. I had decided to skip that and just see it when we sail out, but I woke up at 5:30. I decided to go ahead and throw on my clothes and head up to deck 10. There were quite a few people up there. It was sprinkling when I arrived, but the rain stopped after a while. As we were sailing through the Geiranger fjord, I was reminded a bit of Tracy Arm Fjord in Alaska. It is one of the longest, deepest, most narrow fjords in the world at 9 miles long and 800 feet deep. It is gorgeous and serene, a deep green with waterfalls everywhere! I'm so glad that I decided to get up.
The Seven Sisters Waterfall
The Suiter Waterfall (directly across the fjord from The Seven Sisters
Some amazing scenery within the fjords! You certainly made the right decision to get up early and take all this in! Too bad in some of your photos you had parts of the ship you probably don't want in the photos as you'll see! But it was early and you were still waking up!
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Oh wow, that is stunning! It reminds me of the views we got from the fjord as we headed to Olden, which was literally right at the end of that fjord as well.
The scenery was beautiful (I love waterfalls), but so unfortunate to have a tour guide who did not guide. That road was pretty interesting, too.
That was an interesting road. I had worried a bit about car sickness, but no problems, since we went so slowly.
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Some amazing scenery within the fjords! You certainly made the right decision to get up early and take all this in! Too bad in some of your photos you had parts of the ship you probably don't want in the photos as you'll see! But it was early and you were still waking up!
It was gorgeous for sure. I noticed the ship parts and was a bit disappointed, but the area where I stood was so crowded that I wasn't going to move and give up my prime spot on the rail.
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Oh wow, that is stunning! It reminds me of the views we got from the fjord as we headed to Olden, which was literally right at the end of that fjord as well.
Stunning is a good word for it, and it just got better as the day wore on. I think this may have been my favorite day.
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Geiranger fjord is breathtaking, and I love the waterfalls, too.
If you love waterfalls, then Norway is a must!
I have started a new thread for this trip report, as there has been trouble accessing this one for some of us (including me) the past few days. I am going to repost my last update there and then continue.
Follow me on over to http://www.passporterboards.com/foru...ml#post4473558
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That stinks that your tour guide was blah! We've had that happen and it makes a huge difference I. Your experience!! Good thing you knew what to do on your own. Your pictures are beautiful!! What a bummer about Cabanas! . We didn't eat there on the Dream but the regular dining room food was delicious every night!
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You certainly made the right decision to get up early and take all this in! 
Too bad in some of your photos you had parts of the ship you probably don't want in the photos as you'll see! 
But it was early and you were still waking up! 
. We didn't eat there on the Dream but the regular dining room food was delicious every night!
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