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You can check the FAQs, but basically you can bring on as much non alcoholic beverages that you can hand carry ON EMBARKATION DAY. Feel free to include bottled water if you wish; but the tap water on board is perfectly drinkable, and you can get a glass of ice water at any bar or dining room, or from he dispensers in the buffet. You might want to bring a reusable water bottle instead of disposable bottles.
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How to get to Victoria Island from Vancouver independently
mom says replied to djtx2's topic in West Coast Departures
Excellent choices Len. The Sun Yat-Sen garden is certainly unique (or close to it) outside of China. I saw something like it in Shanghai, but the weather wasn't as favorable at the time. Bloedel is nice, but we have probably spent a lot more time in the Queen Elizabeth Park, which surrounds the Conservatory. There's a good reason why the QE park is a favored spot for wedding pictures. -
How to get to Victoria Island from Vancouver independently
mom says replied to djtx2's topic in West Coast Departures
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How to get to Victoria Island from Vancouver independently
mom says replied to djtx2's topic in West Coast Departures
I agree with the PP. While it is physically possible to take the ferry or fly to and from VANCOUVER Island as a day trip, it is very expensive to do. And most of that very long day will be spent just getting there and back. If you want to see beautiful gardens, then just visit the UBC Botanical gardens and the Nitobe Memorial Garden. Both in Vancouver. -
We try to book our cabin at least a year in advance. Overseas flights can wait til 6 months out. Flights to North American embarkations can wait til 3 months. Once the cabin is booked we research ports of call for excursion possibilities, booking as we find them. If you are brand new to cruising, and going solo, I'd really recommend finding a cruise specialist TA who can help you understand the solo supplement charged by most lines, or can steer you to ships with solo cabins. They can also help you find a cruise within your budget with an itinerary you want.
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I want to become a TA to book my own cruises
mom says replied to red904's topic in Ask a Cruise Question
And your company would be fine with this? I'd clear that with either your boss or HR first. Every state has its own requirements that can be found by a Web search. -
You will enter Canada, so you will need a passport. Or a passport card. Or a NEXUS card.
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So what cruise lines can rival the Retreat experience?
mom says replied to CruisinShips's topic in Celebrity Cruises
Look to the luxury lines. -
Caribbean Cruise from European port AND USA port
mom says replied to l0is_lane's topic in Ask a Cruise Question
I believe you are hunting unicorns. Most cruise lines (aside from the frequent Cunard run from Southampton to New York) only do their transatlantic cruises to reposition in the fall for the winter Caribbean season. You could certainly book your mother on one of those, and then the next sailing in the Caribbean (a back to back booking.) And then book yourself on that second cruise. You will have to research which lines have fly and sail packages. I believe P&O does to and from Barbados. You might find more info that is tailored to UK fly/sail packages on the UK cruising forum: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/543-uk-cruising/ -
Why is cruising the best type of vacation ?
mom says replied to lenquixote66's topic in Ask a Cruise Question
Other sources classify it as temperate, subtropical. -
I suggest asking your question on the NCL board if you are asking about ship excursions.
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No idea about Norwegian ships, but Churchill's cigar lounge will have cigarette smokers there as well.
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Why is cruising the best type of vacation ?
mom says replied to lenquixote66's topic in Ask a Cruise Question
Or at least it isn't ALWAYS the best type of vacation. It depends on what you want from your vacation. Cruising is Travel the lazy way. Relax. Make few decisions each day of any importance. Spend a few hours ashore and kid yourself that you have "seen" or experienced that place in any meaningful way. If that is all you want out of your vacation, then a cruise is likely your ideal vacation. We relegate cruises a ways down our preference list, to those cruises sailing itineraries to various ports difficult to do by other means, or in lieu of a resort vacation if it's cheaper. -
How were the gate agents negligent? The woman had gate checked the bag. Meaning it had been tagged with the proper flight number and destination and sent to the aircraft. You can't retrieve a bag that has already been checked. The flight delay was entirely the fault of the noncompliant passenger, which necessitated the aircraft's return to the terminal and her removal, and that of her luggage from the hold. Need i point out that since her luggage was in the hold, it obviously hadn't been left at the original gate.
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According to Google Images, there does appear to be a helipad on the bow of the Beyond. How any medivac is handled depends on many factors. Most important, the severity of the patient's condition. Distance and time to sail to to port. Availability of Coast Guard ship or helicopter. Size and type of available helicopter. Time of day. Sea conditions. Weather conditions. If by helicopter, final decision is the helicopter captain's.
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Celebrity cruise ship going to a port visiting a plantation
mom says replied to beshears's topic in Celebrity Cruises
Love it when an OP gives little details like what kind of plantation experience he's looking for, and in what part of the world. Saw an awesome mixed fruit plantation near Goa from theConnie a few years ago. Also saw a sugar cane/rum plantation in Barbados from either Eclipse or Equinox. Can't remember which. No idea if any of those ships currently have those places on their itinerary. OP can easily find out by a quick web search. -
If you want answers from someone who has done this EXACT excursion, then I suggest you ask (with full details given) on the Carnival forum. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/133-carnival-cruise-lines/
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How can you leave feedback? Perhaps the same way you've managed to read and reply to these posts? Or get your grandkids to do it for you.
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I had to go to the website to see what the fuss was about too. I thought perhaps the page was limited to just the video. But nope; I was able to scroll or click right past it. So I'm not sure why anyone would stay with it if it bothered them.
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Mexican Riviera vs Eastern Caribbean
mom says replied to FirstTimeCruiser990's topic in First Time Cruisers
Not sure why anyone would fly all the way across country for that particular Caribbean cruise. If you want a 7 day cruise, at least the Mexican one wouldn't involve long flights to get there and back. I don't think that either cruise would affect your wife's ability to conceive. -
Any ship you've been particularly impressed with?
mom says replied to sjde's topic in Ask a Cruise Question
Yes, they will sell cabins to child free passengers. There actually are grown ups who are fans of all things Disney. And there are adults only areas of the ship in the evening. But you have to accept the presence of other people's rug rats for most of the day. Schedule a dental check up on your return home- the overwhelming level of sugary sweetness in all the character and staff interactions is something else. We did one Disney cruise as a couple (after a WDW vacation). It was fine, but it was one and done for us.