Luci,

Thanks for the edited link.....didn`t realise that was me who had made the page stretch!

Was just about to order a wide-screen monitor!

Tony

Delighted to hear you had a great cruise Colin! If you would like to write a review of your cruise you can do so at NCL Norwegian Dream cruise reviews

Hope I've got the correct ship. I had it added specially for you!

luci

HI Luci, I would like to write a review but you got the wrong ship..sorry. I was on the Sun And after having especially added for me as well. but you know what, if everyone chipped in, i could go out of my way and go on the Dream just to write a review for HT
Colin

No problem Tony, cancel the wide screen monitor!

No worries Colin, I just couldn't remember which ship you were on. I had the Sun added especially too so you can add your review at NCL Norwegian Sun cruise reviews

luci

Glad to hear that more people are getting their cruises even if it means sharing. As I've got a cabin to myself, does anyone know if Kylie Minogue applied for a cruise?

Nice try borismax, but I can't somehow see Kylie being on your cruise

Colin you will have to get in line after me for freebie cruises. Shame no rich american gal, but judging by your post, you did not let a small thing like that get in the way of having a brilliant time.

dizzy

Congratulations Jnazer! Enjoy your cruise! Well done!

Bigdavek, keep at them!

Tony, thank you for all of the E111 stuff, very useful.

Welcome home Colin. Great to hear you had a lovely cruise and I look forward to hearing your review! Did you get a great tan?

Congratulations also to Fleeeohy who got a sharing cruise on Lirica 18/6!

Magsy I got a great tan. I'll be doing my review in a day or two, got a load of stuff to catch up on.

Dizzy your right about Kylie not being on Borismax's cruise. she was on mine and kept on pestering me to share my cabin.

Colin

Auntie Joan - can't you take enough prescription drugs with you to last for the entire cruise? Or were you wondering what would happen if you had an accident and had to stay in hospital and you ran out of drugs? In that case, I'm sure your insurance would cover the cost.

Jacqui - brilliant news!!! Well done!!!

Colin - SO glad you had such a wonderful time. Are you now hooked on cruising????

Fay

p.s. I read that ciggy lighters aren't allowed on planes, so I checked with a local travel agent. She said that applies only to flights in/out of the USA - so Cabbies, take note!!!!!

There seems to be a little "it will be alright on the night" approach to the E111 which I find difficult to understand.

It is flagged by the gov. dept. as essential, mentioned by insurance companies as important and is totally FREE to obtain.

It will be replaced at the end of the year by the European Medical Card which will also be necessary when you want to get treatment in the EU under the reciprocal agreement.

I will attempt to have the last word on this (small hope! ) by saying that anyone who entitled to the E111 and does not get it before travelling in the countries listed is taking an unecessary risk of delaying treatment or attracting substantial costs in the event of an unforseen accident or flare-up of an existing condition. Especially the latter.

Thank you for your time in reading this....you may take or leave my advice based on the official government publication as you see fit.

Tony

Hi All

The Department of Health has issued a leaflet about the E111, and you all will probably get it soon. Its being delievered with free newspapers.
It advises everyone to get an E111 and to photocopy it, and take both with you.
It also says older E111 without expiry dates on, need to be replaced as well.
Follow Mike C and Tony W links to the DoH website for all the info.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/travellers will take you to the start .

Maureen H
Would think as Craig says if you have a bluetooth addon for your laptop it should be able to access the internet through your mobile. You will need a dail up ISP and spend a fortune on the call!!
Internet cafes will be easest, some hotels have internet also.

Glad to see Colin had a good time. Whats happened to ChrisW?

Just seen your post Tony, I too find it difficult to understand. Every one just get the E111 just in case.

Peter

Tony, I for one have taken your advice to heart and have completed the form and am going to the Post Office with it in 2 minutes. Thank you for all your effort on this and thanks also to Mike C & Peter A!

PS I also ticked the box for having the new Medical Card sent to me at the end of the year, AND I also applied for my husband!

Morning all,

havn't been following the full thread o internet and mobiles but, acessing the internet through a mobile is very very slow 9600 as opposed to 56000 for normal dial up or 512000 and upwards fro broadband.

This speed increases slightly with a GPRS enabled phone or even more so with a 3G phone. However if it is just to access emails, usually with a GPRS or 3G phone, this can be done just on the phone itself. A lot of packages have this time bundled (check withyour operator) but usually this package does not inculde overseas usage. It usually would work out cheaper to use it overseas in this way as opposed to useing the phone as a connection for the laptop to the internet.

Regarding E111, why would anyone not get one, they are free and can ve invaluable. All you have to do is go to the post office and fill the form out.

Peter a Chris stayed on in Miami for another 3 days.

Hope all this info helps.

Colin

Thanks for all your posts on the E111 - I've decided to get one after all, even though Virgin said I'm better off without it as that would mean private treatment. After all, should push come to shove I needn't produce it if I don't have to.

Fay

Tony, get back in your pram!! I don't think anyone is doubting the advice re the E111, they are just voicing their concerns and questions, which is what HT is all about. Your advice is very sound BTW.

Fay

Yes you should go ahead and get an E111 as it will do no harm to have one. As I said previously, I have one even though it is not a requirement of my insurance policy. Should you ever have the need to use it, this will not preclude you from having the proper, private treatment your insurance policy provides.

As has already been stated, some, not all, insurance companies require you to have it as a condition of your policy so that they can recoup some of the costs of treatment. In some instances it may save you having to pay the excess of £50 and upwards.

Travel insurance can be a minefield. The Nationwide is using a different underwriter this year and the excesses have gone up from £35 to £50 for most events. However I am now covered for a pre-existing condition which was not covered previously.

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Thank you all for your god wishes, I shall wear a badge with floeeohy on it at the airport, and hope to meet you all, I have looked at my bank statement today, and Rise have taken their cash out 41.00 to be exact, however they did not mention when Neil spoke to me that I would have to book a hotel myself, it was only when I realised that I would be wandering around Genoa that I began to look, The Hotel Astoria where I have booked is a cheap hotel and cost 53 pounds for the night single room, is situated in the centre of Genoa 5 km from airport, with buffet breakfast thrown in so I believe it to be very good for access to the harbour as in the info it stated that the port was a bus ride away and they run frequently.so I am happy with that I will be aboard the lirica, If the lady from Eccles looks at this site please get in touch so we can have a chat before we sail,and get to know each other a bit, I hope she doesn't go to bed early lol From what Neil at Rise told me there will be a lot of ten pound cruisers on that particular flight, and no food will be provided as it is with Ryan Air, sandwiches can be purchased on the plane, although I think a bag of chips in the airport might be cheaper. see you there Floeeohy

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Hi Floeeohy,
It's great news about your cruise, well done and well done Eccles lady too, whoever she may be! Let's hope she is an HT viewer and you can connect!.

Lirica is a beautiful ship! You can find a review at

http://www.magwa.co.uk/lirica/msclirica.htm

May I suggest you now have a look at the main thread. You will find lots of useful information there! Here is the link:

http://www.holidaytruths.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=24243&start=1560

Hi floeeohy and welcome to HT!

There is a Roll Call for your cruise date here:

http://www.holidaytruths.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=261236#261236

luci