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Blue Bay Travel

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Opening hours

• Monday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
• Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
• Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
• Thursday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
• Friday: 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• Saturday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
• Sunday: 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM

Blue Bay Travel is part of the Blue Bay Travel family, the UK’s leading independent experts in long-haul holidays. We’ve spent over a decade collecting tonnes of first-hand holiday expertise to help you make the right choice from a smorgasbord of gorgeous getaways, providing individual care and attention for every holidaymaker. Being truly independent means we secure the greatest deals around, so treat yourself to free room upgrades, free extras and the best value holidays known to Mankind. Our bulging trophy cabinet is filled with over 85 industry-recognised awards acknowledging our fast, reliable and effortless services, so give us a call and we’ll help you discover sunnier skies.

Blue Bay Travel: Reviews

Fantastic experience: Comfortable discussion, really helpful. Felt comfortable making booking Sarah-Jane excellent

Fantastic experience: Excellent experience. Everything made easy by all the friendly staff I dealt with, (Tamzen, Andy and Kelsey) and nothing was ever too much trouble. I made a lot of different requests for alternative dates and accommodation types and all requests were dealt with in a courteous and professional manner.

Fantastic experience: I had a really good experience dealing with Jacklyn very patient and responded very quickly to emails. Can’t wait to go on my holiday.

Fantastic experience: Just booked a holiday to Mexico with Blue Bay Travel. Excellent service, very polite and professional. will definitely use again. Thank you so much

Fantastic experience: Bluebay were pretty helpful and professional regarding my booking. A very good price with bonus additions. Will be using them again

Fantastic experience: Just booked a holiday to Mauritius with Ellie at Blue Bay Travel,over the phone. I have never used this company before so read up on them and compared the holiday like for like before calling. The only difference I found apart from the price was the flight times. Ellie was able to change the flights to the ones I wanted, without the price changing, so I booked the holiday with her. She confirmed all the details as we went along, ensuring i understood everything, and I was very reassured with everything. Thank you Ellie, I now have a fab holiday to look forward to.

Fantastic experience: From requesting a call back on line for a quote to the moment we booked was quick and so easy. Took no time at all! The travel consultant answered all our questions about the country and hotel we wanted efficiently which gave us confidence to book straight away without doing any more research ourselves. Also got a fantastic price for our holiday-great value for money! Wouldn’t hesitate to use Blue Bay Travel again or recommend to friends and family

Fantastic experience: Fab team, found us an amazing honeymoon at a great price. Amy, Naomi and Tasmin couldn’t have done enough for us so far, we feel in good hands and know we can go to them for any queries or help! Would definitely recommend booking future holidays with them

Fantastic experience: Our first booking was very easy and the agent was very friendly and patient with us when we’re were discussing various options.

Fantastic experience: Booked a holiday to Mauritius with Blue Bay Travel to the Tarisa Resort. First time I had used Blue Bay. Felt that it was a great deal at the time and the customer service was good when I had questions. Would certainly use them again. Seems that they have some good deals. Their being part of the Co op group gave me confidence that they were a good company to use. Happy to recommend them

Fantastic experience: I have had the pleasure of speaking to four different ladies from the Blue Bay Travel company. They have all been very professional, helpful and polite, answering all of my queries. I will definitely use this company again.

Fantastic experience: Well this is the first time I've actually booked a holiday with a travel agent for a long time. Having been a travel agent in a former life, I had done some homework before I called and spoke to Lynda and bombarded her with questions :) I was directed to one of their specialists, who had recently returned from a trip to Tobago and got all the information I needed to book. Her advice was full of information we needed to make our choice. Their service was friendly and informative and they put up with my wittering with patience and laughter - always a good sign :) Thanks girls!

Fantastic experience: Consistently offering the best service!! Best holidays and super competitive costs! Thank you Blue Bay Travel and thank you Naomi! You're brilliant! Xx

Fantastic experience: Very well informed staff who made the whole process of booking very easy. Will definately use again for more fantastic holiday deals

Fantastic experience: I've booked with Blue Bay multiple times. Always easy and the best deals, no hidden extras. Professional and accommodating.

Fantastic experience: Paula was extremely helpful and patient checking different options For us before booking. Third time with Blue Bay Travel and would not hesitate to recommend to friends and family. Thank you

Fantastic experience: Spoke to India who was very professional and definitely not pushy. She answered every question quickly and her patience in regard to the number of questions posed to her was greatly appreciated. A pleasure to deal with and made the whole experience enjoyable. Thanks India.

Fantastic experience: Very pleasant experience. Jacqueline was very friendly and helpful. All documentation was sent quickly.

Fantastic experience: I dealt with Brooke who is very friendly and professional. She always returned my call quickly and very efficiently answering my questions. Great experience and value for money, I will use Blue Bay Travel again!

Fantastic experience: Excellent communication and let me think about the holiday and then I phoned back a few hours later to confirm. Excellent customer service .

Fantastic experience: Andy Hales was exceptional with all the help he gave. Managing to get our dream holiday at a price I was more than happy with. Thank you so much.

Fantastic experience: Excellent customer service from Nicola - from a previous booking, could identify exactly what we were looking for in our next holiday and cut the suggestions down to suitability

Fantastic experience: Booked a holiday to Mauritius with Blue Bay, grate customer service, were easy to get hold off, no waiting ages for someone to answer a phone. Explained everything that was asked in detail, rep in Mauritius was great and sorted trips and taxis when needed, will definitely use again and highly recommend

Fantastic experience: We booked our holiday using the online chat service. Gemma was very helpful, pointing us towards small improvements in our holiday and some small cost savings, all in a very clear and concise manner.

Fantastic experience: My family has booked numerous holidays with blue bay. Any travel agent can book a holiday. It takes a good travel agent to sort out a problem. On two occasions I've had an issue with my holiday, blue bay have just told me not to worry, phoned me back and it was sorted. In have no problem recommending their excellent customer service!

Fantastic experience: Jo was fantastic at dealing with my many questions and changes to our holiday plans for next year. We have used Blue Bay Travel a few times before and they always offer a really professional and knowledgeable service with competitive prices to match. Excited for our 2024 adventure!

Fantastic experience: My booking consultant was Naomi Lee and she could not have done more to make the whole process easy for me. She was at the end of the phone to answer any questions I had and had a confident reassuring manner. She was completely professional and all documentation was emailed to me promptly and as promised. So far I cannot fault the whole process and assuming all continues in this vein will definitely use Blue Bay again.

Fantastic experience: Always a pleasure to book with BlueBay particularly with Sarah-Jane, a credit to the company. So helpful without putting on any pressure to book. Customer services always are so efficient also should any question arise.

Fantastic experience: Great service, both quick response and super prices. I will definitely use Blue Bay Travel again, Can’t comment comment more as due to go away in January 2024,

Fantastic experience: To get a company like this is rare these days ! David Coulter was fantastic and assited me with a surprise I have booked to Maldives and he allways responds promptly 101 percent I would recommend

Fantastic experience: Once I was in contact with Paula, everything went smoothly. All my questions were answered and there was good communciation. I was happy to use Blue Bay for the first time and I would consider them again. I am a travel reviewer/assessor and, with me, praise has to be earned. On this occasion it was

Fantastic experience: We have now had a few holidays with yourselves and also introduced a number of friends to BBT. The service is amazing, the staff very friendly and knowledgeable, and whenever we are looking to book a holiday, BBT is always the agent we will turn to. We have now booked a 2 week holiday to Maldives with Andy in July 24 with our friends who came with us to Dom Rep booked with yourselves, and we hated booked to go away in February, again booked with yourselves.Wouldn’t go anywhere else to book a holiday. I would also like to say a huge thank you to Claire for the help she gave me yesterday regarding a problem with a booking that another TA had caused, she went over and above to get this resolved.

Fantastic experience: Absolutely fantastic website, reasonably priced and easy to book. A few extras thrown in for free too! Spoke to Brooke over the phone as well, and she was friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. Definitely recommend.

Fantastic experience: Fantastic service. So nice to deal with lovely staff on the phone instead of virtual staff. I can certainly recommend this company. Please dont ever change. Fantastic.

Fantastic experience: Have previously booked with Blue Bay, always very helpful and constructive, their suggestions about changing flights saved even more off one of their already amazingly priced trips to Barbados.

Fantastic experience: Booking was very easy. Leighton, as usual, gave great service and we now have our 2024 holiday booked at Ikos Dassia. Thanks so much Leighton and the Blue Bay team.

Fantastic experience: Lynda made the booking process really easy. She was very friendly and knowledgeable (she'd been to the same place I was booking) All together a pleasure to book with her and I would highly recommend. Thankyou!

Fantastic experience: Very professional Sarah-Jane is extremely experienced and so helpful First time booking with a TA usually book direct with Sandals but would use again

Fantastic experience: Excellent service with Sarah -Jane. She went above and beyond to make sure our upcoming vacation was exactly as we wished for. Highly recommended.

Fantastic experience: My experience of booking an exotic holiday with Blue Bay Travel was unreservedly positive. Jody, the travel advisor, was outstanding in providing a professional and efficient service, offering clear guidance on options and demonstrating patience, significant expertise and courtesy throughout. As a direct result of her service, the process was smooth, stress free and straight forward. Jody even managed to make the mandatory instructions to sound interesting! Well done and thanks. G Howells

Fantastic experience: Leighton was really helpful, good communication and a breeze to book our holiday. Thank you so much for your help Leighton! We will not hesitate you use BBT in the future.

Fantastic experience: Really helpful and with a great knowledge of the locations you are looking to travel to. Helped me to decide on the hotel that was best for me out of all the ones available in the area. A company trying to help you with a holiday that's perfect for you rather than just trying to sell you one.

Fantastic experience: Thanks Steph for our return trip next year to Mexico . Easy phone call, Cheery ,polite and total satisfaction .Follow up emails for deposit receipt , confirmation of booking , ATOL ect. Just great service .

Fantastic experience: Customer service excellence from Jodie. From our many questions and clarifications to the booking Jodie made it so easy. Great deals and another holiday booked for our group to look forward to thanks to Blue Bay

Fantastic experience: Have used Blue Bay Travel many times and have been satisfied. We always book on the phone with Jaclyn Keighley. Jacklyn is very professional, helpful and goes that extra mile. Their service and communication is very good. We will continue to use Blue Bay. Thank you Blue Bay Richard Clarke.

Fantastic experience: Booked holiday online, but due to change of London airport to leave from I received a call within 5 minutes to discuss this and sort out any personal requests for the holiday. Guide was very helpful and everything run smoothly. Will definitely book with blue bay travel again.

Fantastic experience: Really happy with the service. All my inquiries were answered and quotes were sent straight away to my email address. Booking my holiday at Blue Bay Travel was really easy. Thanks to Jess Tomkinson, I would recommend them for your next holiday booking.

Fantastic experience: Excellent service, David (the travel agent) was helpful and gave us all the information we needed to book our holiday. Will definitely use Blue Bay Travel again.

Fantastic experience: What can I say, the most helpful and wonderful team. Thank you to Gemma and Tanya got me a cracking deal on a hotel not on their site. They will go above and beyond to ensure you get the best customer experience. Genuinely sincere people (I’ve spoke to others in the team) and they go out their way to help - even on a bank holiday.. In short if you want to book anything get in touch with Blue Bay and you will not be disappointed. Thank you Sukki

Fantastic experience: After doing my own online price comparison research during the day we decided on our favourite destination on the Blue Bay website. I called and spoke to a really helpful and friendly lady Sarah-Jane. I briefed her on what we were looking for and asked her to provide costs for a few versions of the holiday we were interested in. Sarah-Jane took my email address and went off to get me the best quotes, emailing me as she went through the options, through the day. When I finished work we had everything we needed to discuss our options and contact her to make a booking. Being the last day of January, with the sales about to end, she worked late and diligently to achieve the best deal and secure it. As we both work full time I found that Sarah-Jane made life so easy, answering random questions quickly by email so that we had everything we needed to make our decision. Typically I would shy away from having to pick up the phone as always expect a sales pitch, but this was certainly not what I got here, I am so happy with the service and the deal. Sarah-Jane was knowledgeable, friendly and patient - thank you!

Fantastic experience: Kerry, was highly recommended by a friend....well she didn't disappoint us, even though she was on her own holiday. She booked our cruise within a few minutes and sent over the details by email. We shall look forward to our cruise and Hope we will have a good experience as we have with Kerry. Thanks again Kerry very much appreciate your patience ????

Fantastic experience: Blue Bay Travel showed their true colours during covid. They stayed in contact and made it easy to rebook. Whilst other operators were very difficult to deal with and not easily contactable. Hence I booked another holiday with them.

Fantastic experience: It was simple and reassuring to book my holiday with Rebecca at Blue Bay Travel. She was lovely and friendly and answered all my questions to ensure I was clear about my holiday and she even managed to get better flights for us. She made the whole process easy and it was good to have her guide us. The twin centre holiday (Dubai and Mauritius) in great hotels and locations is just what we were looking for and at a great price. Another exciting holiday booked with Blue Bay !

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Do not use this travel company!!!

Do not use this travel company!!!! We paid £4,578 for our holiday in Cancun, Mexico. Our problems began once we had landed in Cancun, Mexico. It took rather a long time to get through passport security at Cancun airport. After a ten hour flight and clearing passport security we found that our transfer coach had already left with no replacement coach organised. Our Blue Bay travel representative was absolutely useless and had no idea what to say to us all. This left us and many, many other holiday makers without transfer to their hotels. We had no option but to take a taxi that was an overcharged rip-off of 1.700 peso = £90 to get to our hotel. At the end of our stay there was no email, text, notification of us being picked up at all!!! I haven't ever been on holiday where this has happened. Another taxi to the airport was booked by our hotel at half the price of the incoming taxi.

Date of experience : 01 May 2024

Always use Blue Bay Travel

Always use Blue Bay Travel. All the staff are so helpful. Just booked a holiday to Mexico with Leighton with a massive discount. Not sure it was because of building work so Leighton contacted the hotel group for me. It was confirmed no building work thank goodness!! Mexico here we come. 👍👍

Date of experience : 14 May 2024

Great experience with Blue Bay

What a great & extremely helpful company. We booked 10 days at Eriyadu Resort in the Maldives. They were always happy to answer any questions & the booking process was very easy. Particular thanks to Deborah Eardley. The resort & holiday was amazing & exceeded our expectations - we would definitely go back & would not hesitate to use Blue Bay Travel again. Highly recommend. 5*

Date of experience : 29 April 2024

Reply from Blue Bay Travel

Thank you for your lovely feedback on Deb, she is great isn't she? We really appreciate your review, and it will help us continue to deliver the 5* service we pride ourselves on, and I'm sure the team will be thrilled to hear your lovely words. Wishing you an incredible Maldives getaway.. Many Thanks, Martyn

Great Customer Service

I have been dealing with Carly for over a year for this booking, as friends let us down and we had to start again. Carly offered numerous options each time we asked. We have finally managed to book 12 months after the original enquiry. She has kept in touch and once again, worked around numerous requests to get the package right for us. Can't thank Carly enough. This is the 2nd booking we have made with Blue Bay and our previous experience was also good. Definitely recommend the company and the ever patient Carly. Thanks

Date of experience : 13 May 2024

Thank you so much for your lovely review and kind words about Carly! We really appreciate you taking the time to send us feedback, and it will help us continue to deliver the 5* service we pride ourselves on. We hope you have a brilliant holiday, and we can't wait to hear all about it. :) Best Wishes, Sophie

A great booking experience with a very…

A great booking experience with a very helpful Molly-Faith for a break to Mexico in October/November! Can’t wait to go now.

Date of experience : 17 May 2024

The holidays Blue Bay Travel offer are great value backed up by experienced staff

The holidays Blue Bay Travel offer are really good value & the staff are very knowledgeable & courteous. If you have any questions or problems they are very quick to sort things out & I would not hesitate to recommend them, especially if you are going on a once in a lifetime holiday!

Date of experience : 27 March 2024

Jodie listened carefully to every…

Jodie listened carefully to every aspect of what we wanted then found us a holiday to match - helpful, patient and nothing too much trouble. Can't wait to get away!

We're so glad to hear your experience with us was stress free! Thanks so much for your fab feedback, we really appreciate it, and it will help us continue to deliver the 5* service we pride ourselves on. Jodie will be thrilled to hear your wonderful comments! Have an amazing time away - We can't wait to hear all about it! Best wishes, Sophie

Extremely easy and quick process

Extremely easy and quick process. Highly rated and even better no hidden charges like other travel companies - the price you saw is the price you are charged. Super friendly staff that wanted to help. thank you

Date of experience : 15 May 2024

Birthday trip plans in place

I have been waiting for Excellence El Carmen’s 2026 dates to be released. I am 60 in February 2026 and want to celebrate my birthday there. My husband just celebrated his 60th at EEC and it was amazing. The suite we wanted is very popular and February is a very popular month so we were keen to secure the suite asap. Leighton has been keeping an eye on the release and contacted me to say the room was on sale. So we have the room secured and will book the flights when they go on sale. Leighton always goes above and beyond for us to book the best deals. Thank you for booking our 20th Excellence Collection holiday

Date of experience : 07 May 2024

Thank you for another fab review of your experience with Leighton. We are soi jealous of your 20th visit to Excellence, I'm sure they will make it extra special for you! Many Thanks, Martyn

Dalmation Coast Cruise

Rebecca Bagnoli our travel consultant helped us to choose our beautiful cruise and she took all the stress out of booking our holiday. We will certainly book with Blue Bay Travel again.

Date of experience : 04 May 2024

Thanks so much for your fab review. We always do our best to deliver great deals as simply as possible, so it is a pleasure to hear you find the BBT experience so great. We really appreciate your feedback and anything else we can do to help, just let us know. Best Wishes, Sophie

Really helpful, Izzie was so good and got us a great deal on our holiday. We would definitely use your company again

Excellant service, nothing was too much trouble

Booking a full package three centre/hotel tour of Bali with several changes of dates must of been a little arduous, but Tamzen did a great job to accommodate our changes and we feel elated we can now look forward to an Wedding Anniversary trip of a lifetime. 5 🌟's

Date of experience : 09 May 2024

Thank you for your lovely feedback on Tamzen, she is great isn't she? We really appreciate your review, and it will help us continue to deliver the 5* service we pride ourselves on, and I'm sure the team will be thrilled to hear your lovely words. Wishing you an incredible wedding anniversary getaway. Many Thanks, Martyn

Polite and great service

Gemma was so helpful in sorting this for us after many messages .This was our second time booking with blue bay and always get a good deal

Date of experience : 16 May 2024

I have lost all trust in this company

I have lost all trust in this company. I booked a holiday with Blue Bay Travel that was advertised as a brand new resort with a 50% reduction in price as an opening offer. When we arrived the hotel was certainly not new or even refurbished to a decent standard with only a lick of paint in many areas including our room. When I complained to Blue Bay they refused to offer fair compensation or even to admit to the problem. They even implied that I was expecting too much!! I have booked with them many times but their failure to deal with this issue has left a very sour taste. Please be careful if you want to book any of their heavily discounted deals...they may not be what they seem

Dear Linda, We were very sorry to hear your recent holiday did not meet with your expectations on this occasion, especially as you have enjoyed previous holidays booked with our company. We can confirm that all complaints are fully investigated and should you be unhappy with the outcome as members of ABTA you have access to ABTA's ADR scheme which means your complaint is assessed independently and any settlement offers reviewed for further award if deemed necessary. Kind Regards Lucinda

Mexico 🇲🇽 Dreams

Hi all. I was interested in a special holiday for 2025. I made an inquiry with Kerry Miller who I found to be very knowledgeable on Mexico. This helped me to decide on the perfect location of cancun. Kerry answered all my questions and informed me of other things of interest. I will be looking forward to making more holiday booking’s with Kerry in the near future. Thank you MR G Coleman

Date of experience : 02 May 2024

Thank you for your lovely feedback on Kerry, she is great isn't she? We really appreciate your review, and it will help us continue to deliver the 5* service we pride ourselves on, and I'm sure the team will be thrilled to hear your lovely words. Wishing you an incredible holiday. Many Thanks, Martyn

Easy experience

Easy experience, Tamzen made it simple to spend a lot of money quickly. Recommend

Date of experience : 18 May 2024

Perfect. Kerry Jones was very quick to respond getting a competitive quote for our requirements

Very good customer service from Blue…

Very good customer service from Blue bay travel especially Gemma Appleby who managed to sort my booking and requests out via email as I was abroad and internet connection was a little unstable.

Booking experience

Well just to say I am more than happy with blue bay travel My wife cousin introduced me blue bay travel And a true professional in Kerry Who goes beyond her job Cheers Les

Lynne was absolutely fantastic helping…

Lynne was absolutely fantastic helping me book our holiday, was patient whilst explaining to me how to pay etc, she is a credit to blue bay

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Savvino-storozhevsky monastery and museum.

Zvenigorod's most famous sight is the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery, which was founded in 1398 by the monk Savva from the Troitse-Sergieva Lavra, at the invitation and with the support of Prince Yury Dmitrievich of Zvenigorod. Savva was later canonised as St Sabbas (Savva) of Storozhev. The monastery late flourished under the reign of Tsar Alexis, who chose the monastery as his family church and often went on pilgrimage there and made lots of donations to it. Most of the monastery’s buildings date from this time. The monastery is heavily fortified with thick walls and six towers, the most impressive of which is the Krasny Tower which also serves as the eastern entrance. The monastery was closed in 1918 and only reopened in 1995. In 1998 Patriarch Alexius II took part in a service to return the relics of St Sabbas to the monastery. Today the monastery has the status of a stauropegic monastery, which is second in status to a lavra. In addition to being a working monastery, it also holds the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum.

Belfry and Neighbouring Churches

Located near the main entrance is the monastery's belfry which is perhaps the calling card of the monastery due to its uniqueness. It was built in the 1650s and the St Sergius of Radonezh’s Church was opened on the middle tier in the mid-17th century, although it was originally dedicated to the Trinity. The belfry's 35-tonne Great Bladgovestny Bell fell in 1941 and was only restored and returned in 2003. Attached to the belfry is a large refectory and the Transfiguration Church, both of which were built on the orders of Tsar Alexis in the 1650s.  

To the left of the belfry is another, smaller, refectory which is attached to the Trinity Gate-Church, which was also constructed in the 1650s on the orders of Tsar Alexis who made it his own family church. The church is elaborately decorated with colourful trims and underneath the archway is a beautiful 19th century fresco.

Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is the oldest building in the monastery and among the oldest buildings in the Moscow Region. It was built between 1404 and 1405 during the lifetime of St Sabbas and using the funds of Prince Yury of Zvenigorod. The white-stone cathedral is a standard four-pillar design with a single golden dome. After the death of St Sabbas he was interred in the cathedral and a new altar dedicated to him was added.

Under the reign of Tsar Alexis the cathedral was decorated with frescoes by Stepan Ryazanets, some of which remain today. Tsar Alexis also presented the cathedral with a five-tier iconostasis, the top row of icons have been preserved.

Tsaritsa's Chambers

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is located between the Tsaritsa's Chambers of the left and the Palace of Tsar Alexis on the right. The Tsaritsa's Chambers were built in the mid-17th century for the wife of Tsar Alexey - Tsaritsa Maria Ilinichna Miloskavskaya. The design of the building is influenced by the ancient Russian architectural style. Is prettier than the Tsar's chambers opposite, being red in colour with elaborately decorated window frames and entrance.

At present the Tsaritsa's Chambers houses the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum. Among its displays is an accurate recreation of the interior of a noble lady's chambers including furniture, decorations and a decorated tiled oven, and an exhibition on the history of Zvenigorod and the monastery.

Palace of Tsar Alexis

The Palace of Tsar Alexis was built in the 1650s and is now one of the best surviving examples of non-religious architecture of that era. It was built especially for Tsar Alexis who often visited the monastery on religious pilgrimages. Its most striking feature is its pretty row of nine chimney spouts which resemble towers.

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