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If you’ve read my previous post, you’d know I canceled my Egypt plans and opted for a cruise.

Just for kicks I went back to Booking .com and searched for accommodation for 4 people for 3 nights spanning the eclipse.

This particular property had been listed around $20K a week ago. Now they’re giving a generous discount of 13% over their new price with which they’re probably going to build a new apartment for whoever books. /s

NOTE: I had posted this earlier and someone suggested I should post this after the 2026 eclipse. So here it is:

TLDR: Guys, after booking flights the first minute they opened up and somehow getting a relatively cheap hotel by luck, I chickened out and cancelled my Luxor plans. Booked a Mediterranean cruise (Royal Caribbean) instead.

Long version:
I had been planning to take my family of 4 to witness the eclipse of the century in Luxor. Started by June this year thinking I’d be early and realized I was quite late. Most hotels were taken out a year ago. The hotel I got was Grand Cleopatra hotel. Every other remaining hotel or apartment is charging 1000s of dollars per night and I somehow snagged this one for $200 a night. When I messaged them from the booking platform or facebook or text I got no response. I had two other places cancel on me. I wanted to leave Luxor the same night after the eclipse and did not want to stay in the West Bank as a severe gridlock could be expected.

One other thing I noticed was that the demand for the flights out of Luxor wasn’t as huge as I expected. This was intriguing and made me wonder there might not be as bad a gridlock after all? Or is it that individuals like me are avoiding Luxor altogether?

Despite being uneasy I’d have probably stuck with my plan were it not for another Reddit post mentioning two decent yet relatively cheap cruises. This was the last straw. I went ahead and booked the Royal Caribbean cruise and now am not looking back. I canceled everything I had booked for Luxor and now feel a huge load off my shoulders. I feel like I dodged a bullet after reading posts and watching YouTube videos about the scams that happen in Egypt. And the heat on top.

I wish all you guys braving it out with the Egyptian tours the very best. Please post some incredible pics and show people like me what could have been, if I was in the game earlier and had more money…

Here’s the links to the cruises:

Royal Caribbean cruise

Carnival Sunshine Mediterranean cruise
Sold out

Carnival Miracle Western Europe cruise

Please share if there are any other itineraries that are available.

I’m 1 week post transplant. This photo is from Day 1. My beard area was used as donor for the crown area. My understanding is that the hairs from donor areas (particularly beard) are not sensitive to DHT and if anything for beard area hair, testosterone actually boosts its growth. What then is the point of people going on meds after transplant, considering there was not much hair in the beginning (assuming it is to prevent further native hair loss?)

Yesterday, FSD (14.3.3, 2025 MY HW4) put on a right turn signal and at the last minute chickened out and made a dramatic swerve to the left. The maps are outrageous and can lead to some severe problems. They really need to just incorporate Google Maps.

More CGI obviously