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We are wondering if the bathrooms on Inside cabins on the Queen Victoria are similar in size to the bathrooms on Inside cabins on Princess cruises (that is quite small) and that the shower facilities still use flimsy shower curtains and aren't very large. We just returned from both HAL (Konigsdam) and Celebrity (Solstice) and they have larger shower facilities so wondering if other cruise companies have changed theirs as well. Thank you.

We are posting this question in the general area since it is not cruise line specific. We are in the process of booking some cruises and after looking at various cruise line and cruise ship reviews, we were wondering if all cruise lines were having difficulties staffing their cruise ships post pandemic. A lot of the reviews on various lines indicate slow service in many areas -n dining room, buffet, guest services, cabin stewards, bars, etc. and especially on the ships that are sailing with full capacity passengers. We were recently on a cruise where the service was excellent and all the common areas, dining room and buffet had lots of available tables, however our ship was only 2/3 full. Are all cruise lines experiencing these staffing issues? If there are some that are currently managing better than others, which cruise lines and cruise ships are doing well? It would certainly persuade us to book on those lines and ships. Thank you.

We have tried unsuccessfully to figure out any information on where to park around the San Pedro pier area in Los Angeles. Is there a good website that others have used to determine where to park, costs, whether you need to pre-reserve, if you can walk to the pier, etc? Thank you.

Hello, we are cruising on both the Celebrity Solstice and the Eclipse in the near future. Based on the Celebrity website pictures, both of these cabins have rounded corner beds. Is this the case or are the pictures deceiving? Is this the norm? Is it comfortable for sleeping? Thank you.

Thank you. Do we need to pre-book any of these?

We are sailing out of B Street Terminal in San Diego on the Holland America Kongingsdam on December 10, 2022. Can anyone suggest which long term cruise parking site we should be parking at? Hard to figure out on the internet. Thank you.

We are sailing out of B Street Terminal in San Diego on the Holland America Kongingsdam on December 10, 2022. Can anyone suggest which long term cruise parking site we should be parking at? Hard to figure out on the internet. Thank you.

On Holland America's website, it said you could bring a bottle of wine in your carry-on suitcase to drink in your cabin but it will be subjected to a $20 corkage fee. However, somewhere on Cruise Critic, it said you could bring a bottle of wine in your carry-on (per adult) and they would not charge you. Can someone please clarify? Thank you.