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so nobody checked when you got on board at various ports...yes have had than happen also but i think if they do check you have to pay corkage unless that has changed.

Maybe the players were all nervous at how fast the one armed bandits were cleaning out their cash and needed a nicotine fix to calm down?

you mean by paying the corkage if caught with the wine?

Letter will likely end up in the circular file.

from a year ago For 3 days and 2 nights from the port of Lima to Machu Picchu, a Standard Double is $3499 pp, a Superior Double $4299 pp, and a Superior Single $4899 pp

They offered MP excursions for about two days but the price was more than i paid for entire cruise.....for enough $$ they can and do offer MP

Lots of people want to book via a travel agent and have the agent rebate a big hunk of their commission to them as an OBC or other "gift". Then of course if problems occur they expect the agent to take care of everything for them....happens every day. A travel agent is paid a commission by the cruise line to deal with the customer and handle any problems. However, often at clients insistence, many travel agents get caught up in rebating their commissions to get the booking that when the xxx hits the fan they have neither the staff nor inclination to spend hours dealing with it because they gave away their commission which was the pay they get for dealing with problems...then a lot of their customers get angry because they get lousy service. Or people book direct with the cruise line, have cruise line staff answer their questions and spend time on the sale....then before final payment the client turns the booking over to an agent who then gets a nice commission even though they have done nothing in way of service. Then the xxx hits the fan and the customer calls the cruise line to help them. The cruise line says that is now your travel agents job to assist you as we pay them a commission to do so and the clients get mad at the cruise line. Yes there are some travel agents who can get extra perks from the cruise lines as they have group space and big volume. Shop around a bit. But if you are booking with a travel agent who is giving you a big rebate most likely they are giving up a big chunk of their pay....so if that is the plan keep in mind that was your choice and don't expect the agent to then bend over backwards when and if you need some actual service as you took half or so of their "pay". There are good agents who understand service. There are clients that understand that good service often comes at a price. If you expect top notch service at rock bottom prices you may not be that happy with the outcome.

as do several other ports around the world...

I guess not all kids are the same....maybe some do still actually talk to their friends? My kids dont even have phones/wifi on vacation, we usually bring cards/dominoes and are into board games, so was really more looking into things we can do as family, though they may venture to the teen club a few evenings..so no concern needed here;)

As we all know life for many does require the ability to sometimes entertain yourself rather than constant barrage of videos, cell phone tik tok stuff, shows, waterslides. If i had a teen or two who could not find something of interest to do on a cruise ship I would frankly be a bit concerned about their future as adults. Many teens do seem to pick up a few life skills like how to dine in a more formal setting, how to behave and be respectful of older adults, how to enjoy the vastness of the ocean and how to get around and discover new places that they have never been. Also as previously stated most teens will be able to hook up with a few other young folks and while some may pretend to be too "cool" to enjoy a cruise I suspect that they create memories and helpful life lessons that will long outlast hanging out at the mall watching tik tok. And of course when the kids return home to their "peeps" I would bet there will be a bit of swagger and bragging about going on a big cruise ship.

Dear HAL I will trade you one 6 page copy of printed NYT summary for 50 copies of all the printed ads and save a lot of trees and make me happy.

hopefully not the ones full of holes and rips....never ever understood that "fashion" as to why anyone would want to pay a small fortune for a bunch of jeans purposely ripped full of holes....but i never claimed to be a fashion guru....

of course it is included in bev package but question is can you get a free cup of regular coffee with no package at IC....

Is a regular cup of coffee or tea available for free at IC if you don't need/want a specialty version?

EVIAN....spelled backwards is ? and they make billions.

And how about the crew that will have to handle the implementation of reserved seating, the changes, the questions, the phone calls, the i can't reserve on the app, the complaints, the double bookings, the no shows, etc etc which no doubt will require a lot of planning and additional work in an environment where staff is already stretched thin.....perhaps princess might want to wait til things return to semi normal after covid to change/add additional challenges for the crew?

and remember to stop at all ped crosswalks if there is a person ANYWHERE in the cross walk...big fines for violations as lot of people have been hit over the years...and no talking on hand held cell phones while engine is running. avoid H1 during commute hours as it can be pretty bad traffic.....

emerald has a semi decent library last may at least....i have more books in the trunk of my car than majestic or royal broom closets...

the prinsendam....what a wonderful experience it was....glad i got to experience it at least once for 21 day cruise....

and it is equally possible to just not put that stuff on your door with your vacation fully intact.....as said who draws the line on what is allowed and where? i for one have zero desire to see hallways "decorated" by passengers....and do not put the stewards in the position of trying to enforce some vague rules....there are many rules on cruise ships designed to enhance the experience for all....keep the rules simple

like i said..give them an inch and they want a mile....wrapping entire doors etc....just nip it in the bud as barney fife would say

because many of us are way too familiar with the give an inch and they take a mile attitude of fellow cruisers....i really don't get the help me find my room part...they do have numbers on all the doors along the hallways ....bigger worry is how long til up go political or religious stuff? how long til, people put reserved signs on lido tables or pool chairs? and then who gets to decide what crosses the line and what does not....keep it simple...no decorations or signs in public areas period.

putting a bunch of crap on a hallway door reminds me of graffiti....believe it or not there are a lot of people who don't really care to see the hallways defaced with a lot of "decorations"....what's next, political slogans or pics of the grandkids? how about just leave the doors as they are?

emerald princess sure has the two bunks that fold down from wall which drove me crazy ducking under then and/or banging your head....avoid them unless u really want to be in a small room with four people....

never even mentioned rolling stone so no idea what u are going on about....