DISCON 2020

DisCon 2020 - Important FAQs

Important Notes - 2/3/20:-

  • Please make sure you have your Passport!
  • Traffic into the port is hectic on the departure day - please allow enough time. Self-drive, follow the signs for "Long Term Parking" once in the Port area.
  • Arrive early as the queues for boarding can be very long. Boarding opens as 09:30. Please aim to arrive no later than 11:00. No boarding after 13:30.
  • From the airport - book the MSC Airport shuttle.
  • Please print the luggage tags provided in your booking documents and attach these to your luggage - your bags will be delivered directly to your cabin.
  • Please don't bring any alcoholic drinks or food onto the ship; it will be confiscated and returned to you after the cruise. All bags are scanned!
  • Your "Cruise Card" acts as payment method on the ship. Please link your Credit Card to your Cruise Card once on board. US Dollars are accepted as cash payments, do not bring Rands.
  • Any questions? Please visit the Rotary Hospitality Desk during conference hours in The Covent Garden Theatre: Deck 6: Bow (Front of Ship).
  • Please attend the safety drill on Friday afternoon and make sure they scan your cruise card, else you will have to participate in a mandatory safety meeting on Saturday which will conflict with the Rotary Conference programme.
  • If you suffer from motion sickness, please take your tablets at least one day before boarding the ship - don't wait till you are feeling sick.
  • Once we sail out of Durban, there will be no cell reception or data services. Special access packages are available through MSC.
  • Please purchase your Drink Packages before boarding. There will also be packages available once you board the ship at a premium to the online transaction.
  • Portuguese Island: we have organised tender tickets for the Rotary group to visit the island. You can attend the Rotary Conference on Saturday morning and still have your fun in the sun - no queueing necessary.
  • We have Seating Reservations for the 2nd Sitting at 20h30 in L'Ibiscus Ristorante for all passengers in the Rotary Group.
  • We plan two themed dinners. A "Celebrate Rotary" Dinner, where you can wear your most outrages Rotary apparel, as well as an "End Polio Now Dinner" for which you can wear anything Red and/or White and/or Yellow.
  • Please bring a positive attitude and enjoy everything the MSC Orchestra has to offer - let's have some fun in celebrating a year of Rotary Connects the World.
  • Did I mention your Passport?
 

Dear Rotarians,

 
District Conference 2020 will be aboard the beautiful, brand new, 5 star MSC Orchestra.  Sailing from Durban to the Portuguese  Islands and back from 13 – 16 March 2020.   3 nights and 4 days of absolute Rotary bliss! (Remember your valid passport.)
 
 
 
Exciting and inspiring speakers (to be revealed later,  as we cannot let the FBI know yet that we have their lecturer on body language on our Speakers-list, can we,  are already lined up to fill our Rotary mornings.  Afternoon programs will be optional to allow Rotarians to enjoy the entertainment offered on the ship in the company of their loved ones!
 
 
After our initial overwhelming registrations at the 2019 Conference, we were fortunate to secure a few more cabins….  Make sure that you do not miss this wonderful opportunity – at a “once-in-a-lifetime- Rotary-price, (too good to miss out on).  
 
4 Berth Cabin
4 Berth Cabin
 
Inside Cabin
 
Ocean View Family Cabin
Ocean View Family Cabin
 
Please confirm with Wally and  Arlene Jacobs at discon9370@gmail.com to confirm registration as well as payment option exercised.
 
EFT’s can be made into:
Standard Bank
Account Name: Orkney Rotary Club
Account Number: 1011 5063 275
Account Type: Business Current Account
Branch: Matlosana Mall
Branch Code: 052 638
Branch code for electronic payments: 051 001
 
Booking forms:                       
For any further enquiries, please contact Wally and Arlene Jacobs at:
 
Ahoy!
 
The DisCon 2020 team