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22 hours ago, 3JCruiser said:

Do Italytours allow you to pay in cash on the day of the trip like their sister company in Spain 

Or does everything have to be paid by C Card upfront ?

 

We have Euros to use and so dont really want to have to pay out on a credit card.

There's very limited info on their website .

 

Thx in advance

We had to pay by cc 10 days prior to cruise departure.  Once the cc payment was processed, we received details where to meet, etc.  We did use Euros for tips.

3 hours ago, bigsky said:

Heard back from them! They need one more couple with two of our excursions..August 9th to Florence/Pisa and August 10th Rome/Vatican excursion. Hoping we find another couple soon! We're so soon to cruising, I'm surprised it's taken so long for these to fill up. I need to post everywhere to find another couple.

Hope it works out for you.  We loved our tours.  We took 4 total with them last month.

I would guess they have others booked, just looking to fill up another van.  There were a total of 4 vans the day we went.

5 hours ago, 4Hzglory said:

Hi Guys - Do we have to carry our passports when we go on the tours - or is a drivers license sufficiesnt for entry back to ship (as RC rqrs)?

I have read to carry passport, with copies in your safe on ship and at home.  That is what we are going to do.

From first contact with them to the time I got the confirmation that my credit card payment had been applied and was processed, it took about a week.

We have 4 tours booked with them in June, NCL Epic cruise.  Someone made the comment to me they were a "glorified taxi"  I am wondering how the guide was.

Thanks

Crews girl:  Thanks for the links.  My cruise is also in June.  Seems overwhelming.

Jacobtsf:  We have 4 tours booked with italytours.eu. coming up in June while on the Epic. Did you have the guides take you into places or simply drop you off?  Someone made the comment to me, they thought it was "just a glorified taxi service".  Thanks for any input.

I have them booked for 4 excursions for our upcoming cruise in June.  I'm trusting what I have read.

We are trying NCL on 10 day Med. in June.

Loooking for thoughts on these two excursions.  I did see a review on Teq. Mexology.

Thanks in advance.

Thanks so much for sharing.  My family has cruised for 25 yrs, and have talked about this a lot.  Thanks so much for taking the time to share during this difficult time.  

4 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

And can be used your last morning before disembarking.   Good for specialty coffees too.

Maybe the obvious, so that means 4 are added to your card on disembarking day?

Any more comments? Going in Dec. on Liberty.

Pushing this to the top.  We are going in Dec. and looking for info

We were on Mardi Gras Jan. 2-8 sailing.  We stopped at Grand Turk.  

On 12/30/2021 at 7:17 PM, jsglow said:

I've read in multiple places that the pier ocean bed is still too shallow to accommodate Mardi Gras.  Other Carnival ships are okay.

We stopped there Jan.6th without a problem.  Beautiful!

1 hour ago, dst said:

Looking forward to the full review - a few quick questions, we are sailing on Saturday

How were the protocols, was embarkation organized

Was it difficult getting on/off the ship at ports

Was the serenity area packed

Did you do any specialty restaurants

Thanks 🙂

 

I will give my perspective. We were on the Jan.2-8 sailing. Embarkation was organized.  I like it that you can unload your car as you enter the parking deck. Once inside the building, we had about an hour wait, getting there at 11:30, with 12:00 boarding, before processing.  Once that happened, we moved very fast. Checked passports, vaccine cards, results of tesing. I didn't see anyone without masks.  Carnival had them to pass out, if needed. 

Itinerary did not change for us, other than a late arrival at Nassau. We did not get off at Nassau. 

Puerto Plata, did an excursion, followed by Grand Turk, which was a nice beach stop.  Enjoyed margs at Margaritaville.  There were no issues getting on or off the ship at ports. 

Lots of options for seating in Serenity, not packed while we were there.  It was very windy.  Nice salad bar in that area.  Hot tub was crowded.

We did the steakhouse.  Food was awesome.  I would highly recommend.

Looking at excursion options for next month on Mardi Gras.  Many are marked sold out.  Does Carnival hold back slots for those to book once they get on the ship?

Thanks in advance.

What can they be used for?  Assuming excursions?

6 hours ago, Another_Critic said:

No refund, but you can upgrade at the prevailing rates, which may result in no additional or minimal cost. 

I was able to upgrade our May 9th cruise from a deck 6 inside to a deck 9 OV.  I was able to keep my OBC.

Any ideas and suggestions?  I have done some research, but looking for input.  Thanks in advance.

Also looking for new comments.  Anything on snuba?

This is first cruise looking to prebook entertainment.  We are SOS, May 9th cruising. Please explain the process. Is it a must?  Can one person book for several,10-15, and are reservation numbers needed to do so?  Are seats assigned, or first come, first served?  Thanks in advance.

Thanks for the info and taking the time to post.

Just started doing research.  So pool is free?  Any age restrictions?

Thanks