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Didn't when it had happened to me in the past. Perhaps could have demanded it.

I'm on the next cruise picking up the ship in Montreal. Been following developments closely and hoping everything clears up with no new storms before we peek out into the Atlantic to go down the coast ending in POM.

Nice to see that Oceania making the right move..

Has anyone had experience with a disembarkation/embarkation port being closed? I can see, and have experienced as we all have, a port of call being bypassed due to weather. But when there are flight and hotel reservations what is done? My guess would be that the ones aboard get an extended cruise, with probably some rough seas, and the boarding passengers get a truncated one. The cruise line has to get back on schedule.

My son uses both frequently and prefers Lyft also. I haven't loaded it because I so infrequently use it that it would be too much of a hassle to have both [but I might after this conversation]. 

Also note that the airport that I had inquired about was FLL, so I don't know it that makes a difference.

Thanks, will check those sites. Did SAS once, that was enough.

I will be going between POM and FLL on a weekday. I will not be in a rush since flight isn't until 2:30.

Thanks

Terrace Cafe can be uncomfortably cold when it's chilly out and the electric doors open, esp. when some really hardy souls eat outside and staff come in and out.

Yep, from the airport. And thanks for the advice about taxis vs Uber. Will really consider that. 

I'm due to land at 4:16pm so disembarking, going through customs and getting my luggage at that hour shouldn't be at the curb before 5:15pm. Figure shouldn't get to down town before 6pm -so right in the thick of things. And that was the best flight for me.

Thanks all

First of all, wondering if this is still going on. Then, is/was this a full ship problem of just in some, or all of the cabins? Finally, did the issue get addressed formally by the ship's officers?

Thanks so much for your reply. This is my first time back to the city since 1960 when I cruised in with the USN. I will be staying at Le Square Philips Hotel. Looks like it's in the middle of the hotel area. This time I'll be cruising out a little more luxuriously on Oceania.

Should I have much trouble getting an Uber at the airport around 5-5:30PM on a week-day in mid September going to a downtown hotel? I guess rush hour should be going to other way but still not an ideal time.

When I lived on L I they used to flush out the fire hydrants [Johnny Pumps] yearly and that would make the household water rusty for a while. They assured us that it was safe to drink but not to do laundry with it until it cleared up. I'll be on the Insignia in September, so we'll see. 

Our T/A gives a bouquet for every cruise and the first thing we do is ask the steward to remove them. Don't know where they come from but we can't stand the smell and it's not like we don't like flowers. Asked to discontinue the practice, to no avail. 

I've been able to exchange it for a decent bottle of what they are pushing at the time. Haven't liked champagne since it gave me my first hang-over almost 70 years ago [talk about holding a grudge!].

I had assumed that there was a possibility that passengers would be required to prove that they had immunity to be able to go ashore in some ports. I hadn't heard about this prior to reading this thread. Perhaps I didn't understand the reference.

I thank you too, Rhohea, I never would have thought to have to verify immunity and also have a way to prove it by a blood test. Like Mura I go way back, probably having had measles 70+ years ago and my doctor (father) is lamentably long gone.

Is O notifying passengers in their final papers?

Will be aboard her in September and hope [and assume] she'll be shipshape by then. Was not a fun read. Don't think I'll mention this to the bride. Don't need two of us white gloving it. Fortunately I will have forgotten the whole thing by then.

Docked there last year and had to take a tour to get out of the port area. Went to Bordeaux and liked it since had never visited.

Oceania also reduced, somewhat, fares on my upcoming Riviera cruise in February. Had not been scheduled for a Cuba visit.

I realize that this port is on a river and therefore shouldn't pose any tender boarding problems, but my wife needs assurances that it will be a non-issue before I make plans for going ashore. Doesn't look like a very thrilling place but as long as we're going to be there want to take a look.

Thank you in advance.

HMS Prince of Wales put to sea with workmen still aboard to accompany HMS Hood to meet the Bismark. Turned out a lot worse than what we can expect. 

On a 17 day cruise on an R ship how many reservations are afforded to a concierge passenger?

Thanks guys,

Thanks Knoxclone,

I guess that is to be expected on a shake-down cruise. You get a fresh ship but also a green [or near green crew]. 

Is your cruise Amsterdam roundtrip? Please relate how the tulips were. I'm on a sister ship in exactly one month and hoping flowers haven't peaked. However, my weather should be warmer. 

Hope you continue to have a good cruise and hope it improves to an A+.

To be clearer, I am referring to the passenger's self use laundry room.

Thanks guys. I thought that I'd remembered it on the stbd side on the other Rs, memory fails.

To be clearer, I am referring to the passenger's self use laundry room.