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The Explorer

2007-06-04 00:36:30

HI All,

good to see some familiar names still on here.

Its good to see that some of you are getting crusies at long last. Those that have been told to wait and those that are still trying, just be careful that you don't run out of time that would prevent you from taking court action. 6 years in England and I think it is only 5 years in Scotland. I knowe it seems like a long time, but already a lot of that has been eaten into.

My situatuion is this;

Having spoken to certain people at a certain newspaper, they tell me they do not even have my details for my other cruise. Aparantley they should have been passed over by a certain travel company, but have not done so. I am not too sure where i stand with this one as I only have the original letters i sent chasing up my applications of which not all I recieved replies to. Even though speaking a certain gentleman at a certain travel company, he saw my name on the system for each of the cruises.

Colin

Cava Kate

2007-06-04 12:14:14

Raych

Have a brilliant holiday, will look forward to hearing all about it when you return. Enjoy every moment, remember how it seemed like it would never happen.
Regards
Kate

Magsy

2007-06-04 12:22:10

Hi Raych,
They almost certainly will have pool towels which you just may have to pay a deposit for. I always pack a lightweight pareo which doubles as a sunbed cover as well as a body cover up!

Don't worry about being on your own - you will meet people on board and I have always found people very friendly on cruise ships.

Have a wonderful time Raych! :wave

Botoxman

2007-06-07 15:19:01

Anyone Else

Hi All

I to am going on my own on the 16th June on The Island Star, I am just posting to see if anyone else is on the same cruise and to meet up.

For those still waiting, hang in there and keep fighting.

Regards

Botoxman

bucca

2007-06-11 19:29:49

Hi every one,looking for a bit of advice,received allocation for caribbean cruise from rise travel with DE heading letter, departing nov 2005,this of course has not happened,could any one inform on the basis of this letter If I have a small court claim against the DE,regards.bucca.

poseyflump

2007-06-11 19:36:27

small claims

Hi I have sent off my court claim for the cost of a cruise, flights, single person supplement etc. DE say they intend to fully defend the claim and have until the 18th to forward their defence. We shall see.

Wallecan

2007-06-11 22:20:20

on the basis of this letter If I have a small court claim against the DE,regards.bucca

Bucca

You are in the same position as many who have commenced legal action and then had an out of court settlement. However, as far as we know none have actually gone to court, but there is always the possibility that the Daily Excess may do so. You should therefore be certain that you have all the information and evidence that you fully complied with all the T&C's and be prepared to go through this in detail at a hearing. That said its not as daunting as it may sound!

I would suggest you write to the DE legal dept in a last attempt to resolve before you go to the small claims court.

Good luck

:sun

bucca

2007-06-12 09:10:15

Thanks for the reply Wallecan ,so evidently the confirmation letter, and the allocation letter ,which I had received ,are to all purposes the same ,regards.bucca

raych

2007-06-13 06:45:04

Hi
Im back, had a wonderful time met up with another DE on board, there were at least 4 of us. I will write more detail later. Does anyone else suddenly have an advert for club med popping up on this site? and how do we get rid of it?

luci HT Mod

2007-06-13 12:07:25

Welcome back Raych, looking forward to the review.

Some info on the Google ads HERE, but we definitely don't have pop ups if that's what you are getting.

luci :wave

lesleyfb

2007-06-19 15:25:16

My gosh. I cant believe the Daily Express havent got this mess sorted out. I'm glad you are not giving up. They should honour what they promised. I was lucky enough to cruise in 2005 on the MSC Melody. It was a fun week. Dont let them get away with it.

raych

2007-06-21 09:30:05

review island escape

Hi Luci
I wrote my review a couple of days ago for my DE cruise on the Island Escape but it hasn't appeared on the site. Does it take a few days for it to show or have I done something wwrong and lost it?

bucca

2007-06-21 10:50:25

litagation

Hi there one and all, I sent my allocation letter to the DE with a threat of a small court claim a few weeks ago,with a timelimit, which has now expired, the letter has gone unansered as usual,I wonder how a so called national newspaper could behave in this way.anyhow could any one advise me on the approx cost of a singe cruise to the carribean which I should present them with, also a name I should put on the claim, apart from the DE, regards, Bucca.

keefly

2007-06-21 11:22:31

Bucca - that's rather odd :shock:

I wrote to the Legal Dept a few weeks back giving them 14 days to reply. They replied about 3 weeks later confirming my cruise entitlement and asking me to be patient (the stock letter sent to a number of us who have pursued this route).

Did you use Registered Delivery? Maybe give them a few more days to respond.

K.

luci HT Mod

2007-06-21 12:11:38

Hi raych

The cruise reviews now have to be approved before they are published on the site due to problems with someone spamming the cruise reviews forum.

I will check with Admin to see if they have done it.

luci :wave

Magsy

2007-06-21 16:43:20

Following Raych's post about her review I went to Reviews to see if it was there yet, but it wasn't! (Thursday 21 June 5.40pm) While in reviews, I decided to check out the 'new' reviews. I was a little puzzled by the words highlighted in blue and underlined in various reviews (I thought they might be linked to pictures!) but instead they lead to adverts! When did this happen?

luci HT Mod

2007-06-21 17:20:33

Raych

I checked with Admin, but they had approved all the reviews that were pending. However I checked the reviews of the IE again and found your one under June 2006! :wink:

I have asked Admin to amend the date to 2007.

Magsy

The advertising links within the hotel and cruise reviews have been there for a while. However I believe they may be disappearing in the next couple of weeks as they have been replaced with the Google adverts within the posts in the discussion forums.

We try to keep advertising to a minimum, but unfortunately we do need to have some to pay for the upkeep of the servers and the site. However you will never see pop ups on HT, apart from the ones to advise of PM's, unlike some other sites.

luci :wave

keefly

2007-06-21 18:59:26

I replied to Bucca this morning about my letter from The DE a few weeks ago. Well I got home this evening & found a 4 page letter had been delivered offering me a choice of SIX cruises in Sept/Oct/Nov :lol:

I'm really pleased & have to thank once again those who have provided great advice over these last years. This offer is as a direct result of writing to the Legal Dept as recommended by a previous poster (apologies for not being able to find your name).

Now I just have to choose one of these Palma to Palma cruises on the Star or the Escape ...

luci HT Mod

2007-06-21 19:04:40

Congratulations keefly! I am so pleased for you. Let us know which one you choose and remember your review when you get back! :lol:

luci

Magsy

2007-06-21 22:29:34

Hi Luci, many thanks for your prompt answer to my query. I am totally in favour of HT accepting advertising - anything to keep you on the air so to speak! I just wondered if it might be hobgoblins like we had on Opera reviews many months ago! Now my mind is at rest!

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