caligirl49

Anyone have any recent experiences with transfer service from the Port of Yokohama to Disney sea area after a cruise?

On 8/23/2023 at 1:58 AM, CU64 said:

I am now Elite. My sig other in the same cabin is not. I understand since he is my cabin mate, he is also eligible for the elite HH drinks. Is this correct? Ty in advance.

 

Just keep going to the same bar/waiter and tip well, they will take care of you can give you even the top shelf stuff when a manger isn't watching.  Works for us

We’re just going to Uber.  Our flight is early afternoon 

3 hours ago, iamtrustworthy said:

Hi caligirl49,

 

I haven't found an Annual Trip Cancellation plan that is good enough for me to sell due to their plan limitations with what's needed to cover the changes in travel since Covid started.
 

Steve Dasseos

What plan do you suggest for each trip?  We have international medical coverage through our past employer so we are more interested in trip cancellation and delays coverage

We are taking about 8 cruises between this year and next year.  Is it more economical to do an annual policy?  Also does Celebrity's insurer offer this option?

16 hours ago, drew69 said:

We do an annual policy from Allianz.  Covers all trips - we take several international trips per year and is a much better value than cruise lines insurance and more comprehensive

Allianz offer so many choices, which one did you choose for the year?

3 minutes ago, ck451320 said:

Would you have a link to the site? Thank you 😊 

I think it was trolleytours.com

We booked ours on the site directly, cheaper than the cruise line and the same thing 

1 hour ago, Cthy651 said:

Taking a cruise in Aug - tried to get RCC shuttle, but booked and on a waiting list.

First time to this port.  

What would be the best mode of transportation to the port, any recommendations?

Thank you

We just stay overnight the day before and Uber to the port 

On 1/2/2023 at 12:57 PM, Turtles06 said:

For anyone on an NCL ship scheduled to call at Puerto Plata in January 2023, the January port schedule for Taino Bay has finally been posted on the port's official site, here:

 

https://www.porttainobay.com/arrivals.php

 

We're on the Gem, scheduled to call at Puerto Plata on Jan. 31, and I'm happy to see us on this Taino Bay calendar (along with the Dawn that day).  I know this doesn't mean NCL won't skip this port call as it has been doing,  but we'll see . . . 

 

February 2023 has not been posted yet.

doesn't show anything, the dates are all blank. useless

On 4/4/2018 at 6:54 AM, davela2 said:

Like so many other travelers, I'm always hesitant about doing excursions other than those offered by the cruise ships. But we took a chance with Thomas. Absolutely no regrets, the island tour was amazing. I found 6 others on my ship, so the 8 of us hired his van, and there were 8 more that wanted to go so he arranged another van. The communication between me and Thomas before the cruise was great, he always emailed me back promptly and answered all my questions. When we got off the ship and saw all those taxis, I looked around, joking that I hoped that the blue Mercedes van was ours. It was! We were comfortably seated. Thomas was amazing, and true to his tour description. He told us all about the island, it's history, geography, economy, population, etc. He even told us about his life which made the tour so much more personal. We never felt rushed at each stop, he allowed us as much time as we needed. At the waterfall, he brought out juice and pastries that he and his wife had baked. The other van sort of followed us around, and his other driver, Sebastian, was equally fantastic. He and Sebastian toured all the sites with us, explaining everything as we walked around. At the rum distillery, Thomas arranged for all the rum tastings, again making the day more special. We drove back along the scenic coast, stopping for some lunch and beverages. Upon our return, he dropped some of us off in town, and the rest back at the ship. I can honestly say this tour was one of the best tours ever in my many, many cruises. Overall and amazing day, and worth every dollar spent!!

Do you have the contact details for this tour?

On 3/7/2022 at 2:44 AM, BruceMuzz said:

First we need to know which Tokyo Cruise Terminal your cruise is calling at.

 

Harumi Cruise Terminal is right downtown. Taxi / bus  / subway to Disneyland is about 15 minutes.

 

The new Tokyo International Cruise Terminal just opened near the Rainbow Bridge and Haneda Airport. Taxi / bus / train / subway to Disneyland is about 40 minutes.

 

Osanbashi Cruise Terminal in Yokohama is about one hour away by taxi, train, subway, or bus.

 

Getting into Japan will be your biggest challenge. We are just recovering from our 6th COVID wave. This one was imported by the US Military. As a result, Japan is very reluctant to allow any more foreigners into the country.

This month a few foreign businessmen and a few foreign students will be allowed in on a trial basis. If they do not push the infection numbers up, the Government may ease the entry rules a bit more.

 

How do they know who brought in the new covid virus????  Are they 100% sure it was US Military???? In the US we get it from all over, especially people coming illegally over the southern border without being tested.  Japan probably doesn't have that issue to deal with.

On 12/10/2019 at 4:43 PM, crewsweeper said:

Yes

https://islandtrams.com/

and there's a hop on hop off shuttle as well. But best bet is your own taxi tour. Taxi drivers love to do this. Very proud of island and will give you a personalized tour.

https://mamadeataxiandtours.com/

 

I think this taxi company has gone out of business, tried to go on the website and it doesn't show prices or really work 

Celebrity just emailed me letting us know that the port of Antigua is only allowing ship excursions and no private excursions are permitted.

It doesn't look like a huge spike in cases/deaths in the BVI.  The population is 30,000.  July 14 they had 1 death and July 23  0 deaths. I don't see this spike????? July 16th 391 cases, July 21st 186 cases and July 24th 179.  If people are not being hospitalized or dying from the new variant, I don't see why they are shutting down things.  

thanks for the info, we were wondering about it also, as our excursion was cancelled for January on RC.  We will most likely do it on our own like before. 

We've been trying to find something somewhat economical to get us from FLL to our south beach hotel for a pre cruise stay next Jan.  The one we used last time QLS seems to be out of business.  Uber looks like around $90.  Any ideas????

thanks,

On 6/12/2021 at 3:28 AM, JohninDC said:

40-50 together is a bus - is that what you want?  Or would 4-6 large shuttle vans work? 🤔

 

In addition to SAS I would also check out QLS, MJS, and Go Airport.  I would also give Larry's Limos a call to see what they can offer.  Finally, I would reach out to the hotel your group is staying at to see if they have a local provider who can help.

I think QLS has gone out of business.

On 6/11/2021 at 8:46 AM, Colorado Babe said:

SAS TRANSPORTATION.

I just contacted them for our FLL arrival and they do not service flights after 3pm and they do not service Miami south beach area or downtown Miami hotels.

I don't know if Scenic Barbados Tours is still in business?  Their website doesn't load and looks like it's non existent

We will be traveling to Argostoli for the first time and would like some information on what there is to see and do there? Thanks.

On 2/20/2020 at 4:26 PM, Airrace said:

Get a copy of Tom’s Port Guide. It’s free just google it

Is the site still active.  It looks like some very old info on the Tom's Port guide.,

We founds Athens to be very crowded and the Parthenon was disappointing after visiting Agrigento in Sicily.  I suggest avoiding Athens unless you really have the Parthenon on your bucket list and head to Sicily and see the Valley of the Temples outside Agrigento.  

Is there a link for the most updated version of the spreadsheet?

It's funny I'm on the Reflection TA next month...booked it the day it became available and got a great price and THEN they skyrocketed.....in the last 6 weeks they have come back to the level they were at in the beginning....but am sure they sold a lot of cabins at the higher rate too.....sometimes it pays to book really early but often if you can cruise with only a month or so notice you can get great deals too....:)

When do the TAs become available? I want to book one for 2018.