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Howdy @Googiewithers and welcome to the Cruise Critic message boards! Thank you for your new thread on the Ask a Cruise Question forum! However, it is the forum for general questions regarding cruising. Your inquiry concerns a specific port and is off topic there. To help you out I have moved your thread to the Italy Ports forum where it will be on topic. The majority of your fellow Cruise Critic members that have been there frequent this forum and can provide feedback. Browse through the thread titles on this forum looking for threads of interest. You may find your fellow Cruise Critic members have already posted questions and received answers that may be of interest to you. Cruise Critic is a great resource for new as well as experienced cruisers and we are so glad you are posting on the boards! Please feel free to browse the Cruise Critic Community Categories list. Read a few threads in the different forums to get a feel for what each forum is about. Make sure you read any pinned threads (aka Stickies) on the top of the first page of threads in a forum. You will find very important instructions or information there. Also want to let you know the specific Cruise Critic Roll Call thread for your line, ship and sail date will be the place for you to get to know the other Cruise Critic members sailing with you before your cruise. Your fellow Roll Call thread members may have important information posted in your Roll Call thread. Especially those that have sailed your line, ship or itinerary before. To explain our Roll Call threads, please read What is a Roll Call? Everything you Need to Know and How To: Create A New Roll Call. For more information about our famous Roll Calls, please read the Roll Calls and Our Policy Regarding Facebook and Roll Calls sections in the Guidelines we all agree to follow when registering for our free Cruise Critic memberships. And don't forget, after your cruise be sure to submit your review for publication by Cruise Critic. Many cruisers will benefit from your experience! See How To: Submit a Member Review. I sincerely hope this information will be helpful to someone new to posting on our message boards. Welcome again, and we are glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

@myk249 Mike, Your thread has been moved to a more correct forum where it will be on topic. Cruise Critic is a great resource for new as well as experienced cruisers. Please feel free to browse the Cruise Critic Community Categories list. Read a few threads in the different forums to get a feel for what each forum is about. Make sure you read any pinned threads (aka Stickies) on the top of the first page of threads in a forum. You will find very important instructions or information there. Hope this will be helpful and glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

@papae Howdy and welcome back to the Cruise Critic message boards! I see it has been a while since you have posted on the boards. Thank you for your new thread on the Ask a Cruise Question forum! However, it is the forum for general questions regarding cruising. Your inquiry concerns a specific port and is off topic there. To help you out I have moved your thread to the Spain Ports forum where it will be on topic. The majority of your fellow Cruise Critic members that have been to Barcelona frequent this forum and can provide the feedback you need. I suggest you use the Follow feature on this thread or any other thread where you are interested in the new replies. That way you will not have to go looking to see if there are new replies on your Followed threads because they will come looking for you as notifications! If you need more info on how to do it, please click the following: How to: Follow Topics & Forums (Subscribed Threads/Forums Info) Hope this will be helpful and glad to have you back aboard the Cruise Critic message boards! Happy sails, Host Kat

OP has started a new thread on the correct frum. This thread is now closed.

@Dodger55 Your thread has been moved to a more correct forum where it will be on topic. Hope this will be helpful and glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

@qsuzi Your thread has been moved to a more correct forum where it will be on topic. Hope this will be helpful and glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

Howdy @dianeh and welcome back to the Cruise Critic message boards! I see it has been a while since you have posted on the boards. Thank you for your new thread on the Ask a Cruise Question forum! However, it is the forum for general questions regarding cruising. Your inquiry concerns a specific cruise line ship. It appears it is the Zuiderdam due to your other recent new thread regarding her drink prices and Happy Hour. To help you out I have moved your thread to the Holland America Line forum where it will be on topic. The majority of your fellow Cruise Critic members that have sailed on Zuiderdam frequent this forum and can provide the feedback you need. I suggest you use the Follow feature on this thread or any other thread where you are interested in the new replies. That way you will not have to go looking to see if there are new replies on your Followed threads because they will come looking for you as notifications! If you need more info on how to do it, please click the following: How to: Follow Topics & Forums (Subscribed Threads/Forums Info) Hope this will be helpful and glad to have you back aboard the Cruise Critic message boards! Happy sails, Host Kat

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@Koala-Lou I suggest you use the Follow feature on this thread or any other thread where you are interested in the new replies. That way you will not have to go looking to see if there are replies on your Followed threads because they will come looking for you as notifications! If you need more info on how to do it, please click the following: How to: Follow Topics & Forums (Subscribed Threads/Forums Info) And to add to @gnome12's comment, please note that after typing the ampersand and the member's user name in a post, a list should start forming of user names & their avatars (aka Profile Photo). When you see the user name & avatar you need, just click it on the list and the tag will then appear in your post. Some members have similar user names so please be sure you click the one with the correct avatar. If the tagged member has Notifications turned on, they will receive a notification that you have tagged them in a post. If they chose notifications via email, an email is sent to their Cruise Critic email address of record. If they chose Notification List Only, they click the Notifications bell (upper right of the message board page and to the left of their user name over the small Search bubble) to get the clickable list for their notifications. Personally, I no longer use email for Cruise Critic notifications. I have mine set to Notification List Only. Takes a big load off of my mailbox! 😄 Hope this additional information will be helpful!

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Howdy @eddy vega and welcome to the message boards! Thank you for your first new thread on the Need Help Using the Forums? Check Here! forum! However, your thread was off topic there. That forum is for technical assistance in using these message boards. To help you out I have moved your thread to the Florida Departures forum where it will be on topic. That is where members discuss hotel, transportation, dining and embarkation information regarding their cruises from North American homeports. Cruise Critic is a great resource for new as well as experienced cruisers and we are so glad you are posting on the boards! Please feel free to browse the Cruise Critic Community Categories list. Read a few threads in the different forums to get a feel for what each forum is about. Make sure you read any pinned threads (aka Stickies) on the top of the first page of threads in a forum. You will find very important instructions or information there. Also want to let you know the specific Cruise Critic Roll Call thread for your line, ship and sail date will be the place for you to get to know the other Cruise Critic members sailing with you before your cruise. Your fellow Roll Call thread members may have important information posted in your Roll Call thread. Especially those that have sailed your line, ship or itinerary before. To explain our Roll Call threads, please read What is a Roll Call? Everything you Need to Know and How To: Create A New Roll Call. For more information about our famous Roll Calls, please read the Roll Calls and Our Policy Regarding Facebook and Roll Calls sections in the Guidelines we all agree to follow when registering for our free Cruise Critic memberships. And don't forget, after your cruise be sure to submit your review for publication by Cruise Critic. Many cruisers will benefit from your experience! See How To: Submit a Member Review. I sincerely hope this information will be helpful to someone new to posting on our message boards. Welcome again, and we are glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

Howdy @Flacruiser44 and thank you for your new thread on the Ask a Cruise Question forum! However, it is the forum for general questions regarding cruising. Your inquiry concerns a specific cruise line ship. Your thread was off topic there. To help you out I have moved your new thread to the Norwegian Cruise Line forum where it will be on topic. The majority of your fellow Cruise Critic members that have sailed on Norwegian Star frequent this forum and provide feedback here. I suggest you use the Follow feature on this thread or any other thread where you are interested in the new replies. That way you will not have to go looking to see if there are replies on your Followed threads because they will come looking for you as notifications! If you need more info on how to do it, please click the following: How to: Follow Topics & Forums (Subscribed Threads/Forums Info) Hope this will be helpful! Happy sails, Host Kat

Howdy @geoimages! Another forum on the boards you might want to research is the Disabled Cruise Travel forum. That is the forum where cruisers with physical limitations share their advice & experiences. Perhaps there are others with knee mobility issues that have been on your same itinerary. I suggest you use the Follow feature on this thread or any other thread where you are interested in the new replies. That way you will not have to go looking to see if there are replies on your Followed threads because they will come looking for you as notifications! If you need more info on how to do it, please click the following: How to: Follow Topics & Forums (Subscribed Threads/Forums Info) Hope this will be helpful! Happy sails, Host Kat

Howdy @allsh and thank you for your new thread on the Ask a Cruise Question forum! However, it is the forum for general questions regarding cruising. Your inquiry concerns a specific cruise line. Your thread was off topic there. To help you out I have moved your new thread to the Azamara forum where it will be on topic. The majority of your fellow Cruise Critic members that have sailed on Azamara frequent this forum and provide feedback here. I suggest you use the Follow feature on this thread or any other thread where you are interested in the new replies. That way you will not have to go looking to see if there are replies on your Followed threads because they will come looking for you as notifications! If you need more info on how to do it, please click the following: How to: Follow Topics & Forums (Subscribed Threads/Forums Info) Hope this will be helpful! Happy sails, Host Kat

Thank you @Host Jazzbeau for moving this thread to the correct forum! Folks often forget about this forum for finding the help they need in using the message board software. Now a FYI to all reading this thread, This forum is located at the top of the Cruise Critic Community list of forums right under Forum Assistance. Whenever you wonder if you need help with using the message board software, always check this forum first. Most often CC Help Jenn has already addressed the matter. Note the numerous "How to..." pinned threads toward the top of this forum's first page. And speaking of the pinned threads here... and to stay on topic, please note the following from How To: Edit Signature especially the quick link to your signature section: "You can edit your signature. Here is a quick link to that section of your settings: Edit Signature If you want to find this section in the future, click your user name at the top right side of the forums . Select Account Settings from the Menu On the left side select SIGNATURE Type your signature into the box You can add a photo if you would like Click SAVE to save your new signature" And if you want to see what your new or edited signature looks like under a post, please do so on the TEST FORUM. Hope this information will be helpful to all, Host Kat

Howdy @book worm and thank you for your new thread on the Ask a Cruise Question forum! However, it is the forum for general questions regarding cruising. Your inquiry is about specific cruise line ships. Your thread was off topic there. To help you out I have moved your new thread to the P&O Cruises ( UK ) forum where it will be on topic. The majority of your fellow Cruise Critic members that have sailed those P&O ships frequent this forum and provide feedback here. I suggest you use the Follow feature on this thread or any other thread where you are interested in the replies. That way you will not have to go looking to see if there are replies on your Followed threads because they will all come looking for you as notifications! If you need more info on how to do it, please click the following: How to: Follow Topics & Forums (Subscribed Threads/Forums Info) Happy sails, Host Kat

Howdy @kjarnold and thank you for your new thread on the Ask a Cruise Question forum! However, it is the forum for general questions regarding cruising. Your inquiry is about a specific type of cruising and area in October. Your thread was off topic there. To help you out I have moved your new thread to the River Cruise Ports forum where it will be on topic. The majority of your fellow Cruise Critic members that have sailed river cruises in the area & season you mentioned frequent this forum and provide feedback here. I suggest you use the Follow feature on this thread or any other thread where you are interested in the replies. That way you will not have to go looking to see if there are replies on your Followed threads because they will all come looking for you as notifications! If you need more info on how to do it, please click the following: How to: Follow Topics & Forums (Subscribed Threads/Forums Info) Happy sails, Host Kat

Howdy @complawyer and thank you for your new thread on the Ask a Cruise Question forum! However, it is the forum for general questions regarding cruising & your inquiry concerns a specific cruise line ship. Your thread was off topic there. To help you out I have moved your new thread to the Norwegian Cruise Line forum where it will be on topic. The majority of your fellow Cruise Critic members that have sailed on the Norwegian Jewel frequent this forum and provide feedback here. Happy sails, Host Kat

FYI to all reading this thread, This is a friendly reminder to please remember the title of this thread, "Post CRUISE LINE Single Supplement/Solo Bargains HERE". The topic is bargains offered by the CRUISE LINES only... NOT travel agents/agencies (online, brick & mortar, big box, etc.), promoters of hosted group cruises for singles/solos or any other source of cruise purchase. Note the following from the Travel Agent Recommendations section in the Guidelines we all agreed to follow when registering for our free Cruise Critic memberships: Travel Agent Recommendations There shall be no third-party recommendation (whether positive or negative in content) of travel agencies on any forums within Cruise Critic. General discussions regarding the TYPE of AGENCY to be used to purchase a cruise will be allowed, as long as no recommendations for any source of purchase are posted. Touting of your personal cruise agent or cruise line "personal cruise consultant" (or any other venue by which you purchase a cruise) is not allowed on our message boards. Postings that contain "tell them John sent you" will be removed without notice. This means you should not ask about someone's travel agent, nor should you respond in kind. Offering to email someone your travel agent's name or info is also not allowed, nor is asking members to email you for the information. Cruise Critic will remove violations of the "third-party recommendation" guideline without warning. Additional posts may result in permanent suspension of your posting privileges. Also, please note "veiled" or "masked" hints for TA names are not allowed either. In addition, please note the following also from the Guidelines: Other Cruise & Travel Sites Cruise Critic reserves the right to approve or deny links which lead directly to or link to cruise-related material or message boards that are not located within Cruise Critic. Additionally, we respectfully request that you do not use our forums to promote or advertise other cruise-related websites. Perhaps a copy of the first post by cruisinryan on the previous thread will be helpful: A thread for single supplement/solo bargains is very helpful for solo cruisers. 🙂 There used to be one, but it disappeared 😕 ...maybe it got too big. So let's start another one and see what happens. :rolleyes: 😄 Post all those great deals everyone! 😄 But remember, you can't mention specific travel agencies, just general info like: "Cruise line .... currently has good prices for solo occupancy on .... sailing". Note the above states general info for cruise line, ship name and sail date are all that has been requested. Please feel free to add the itinerary. And yes, sometimes there may be the need for additional posts requesting & receiving clarification about a previous bargain posted in this thread, but please be considerate of your fellow Cruise Critic members. Posting off-topic chit chat within a thread (aka hijacking) is boring and only wastes everyone's time. Especially for the 182 members following this thread at this time. They only want to know about the latest CRUISE LINE single supplement bargains. I sincerely hope this information will be helpful to all. Happy sails, Host Kat

Howdy @Jenny2121 and thank you for your new thread on the Ask a Cruise Question forum! However, it is the forum for general questions regarding cruising & your inquiry concerns a specific cruise line. Your thread was off topic there. To help you out I have moved your thread to the Viking Ocean forum where it will be on topic. I suggest you use the Follow feature on this thread or any other thread where you are interested in the replies. That way you will not have to go looking to see if there are replies on your Followed threads because they will all come looking for you as notifications! If you need more info on how to do it, please click the following: How to: Follow Topics & Forums (Subscribed Threads/Forums Info) Happy sails, Host Kat

Howdy @terpman1974 and thank you for your new thread on the Ask a Cruise Question forum! However, it is the forum for general questions regarding cruising & your inquiry is about France. Your thread was off topic there. To help you out I have moved your new thread to the France Ports forum where it will be on topic. I suggest you use the Follow feature on this thread or any other thread where you are interested in the replies. That way you will not have to go looking to see if there are replies on your Followed threads because they will all come looking for you as notifications! If you need more info on how to do it, please click the following: How to: Follow Topics & Forums (Subscribed Threads/Forums Info) Happy sails, Host Kat

Howdy @mysisterandl and thank you for your new thread on the Ask a Cruise Question forum! However, it is the forum for general questions regarding cruising & your inquiry is about a specific cruise line cabin. Your thread was off topic there. To help you out I have moved your new thread to the Holland America Line forum where it will be on topic. The majority of your fellow Cruise Critic members that have sailed on Nieuw Statendam frequent this forum and provide feedback here. If you are sailing solo, you might also want to research our Solo Cruisers forum too. I suggest you use the Follow feature on this thread or any other thread where you are interested in the replies. That way you will not have to go looking to see if there are replies on your Followed threads because they will all come looking for you as notifications! If you need more info on how to do it, please click the following: How to: Follow Topics & Forums (Subscribed Threads/Forums Info) Happy sails, Host Kat

Howdy @Gigglebugg and welcome to the Cruise Critic message boards! Cruise Critic is a great resource for new as well as experienced cruisers and we are so glad you found us and are posting on the boards! Please feel free to browse the Cruise Critic Community Categories list. Read a few threads in the different forums to get a feel for what each forum is about. Make sure you read any pinned threads (aka Stickies) on the top of the first page of threads in a forum. You will find very important instructions or information there. You may want to check out our Disabled Cruise Travel forum. That is where cruisers with physical limitations share their advice and experiences. Also, here are some oldie but goodie Cruise Critic articles that may be helpful: A Beginner's Guide to Accessible Cruising Accessible Cruising: What to Expect How to Rent a Scooter or Wheelchair for Your Cruise Also want to let you know the specific Cruise Critic Roll Call thread for your line, ship and sail date will be the place for you to get to know the other Cruise Critic members sailing with you before your cruise. Your fellow Roll Call thread members may have important information posted in your Roll Call thread. Especially those that have sailed your line, ship or itinerary before. To explain our Roll Call threads, please read What is a Roll Call? Everything you Need to Know and How To: Create A New Roll Call. For more information about our famous Roll Calls, please read the Roll Calls and Our Policy Regarding Facebook and Roll Calls sections in the Guidelines we all agree to follow when registering for our free Cruise Critic memberships. To help you out, click here for your Harmony of the Seas Roll Call thread titled August 28, 2022 Eastern Caribbean and Have a Good Day. Just read through the thread to get to know the others. Then post a reply on the thread by using Reply to this topic to "join". Post an introductory post about yourself. If you want to address a specific post in the thread, click the Quote feature on the specific post. The reply box will appear with the quoted message at top. You type your message under the quote. When done, click Submit Reply. For more information, please see How to: Reply to a Topic / Quote / Multi-Quote. And don't forget, after your cruise be sure to submit your review for publication by Cruise Critic. Many cruisers will benefit from your experience! See How To: Submit a Member Review. I sincerely hope this information will be helpful to someone new to posting on our message boards. Welcome again, and we are glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

Thanks @Host CJSKIDS for moving this thread to the correct forum! Folks often forget about this forum for the help they need in using the boards. Howdy @californiagirl! This ^ is an example of what @azbirdmom mentions. After typing the ampersand and the member's user name, a list should start forming of user names & their avatars (aka Profile Photo). When you see the user name & avatar you want, just click it on the list and the tag will then appear in your message. Some members have similar user names so please be sure you click the one with the correct avatar. If the tagged member has Notifications turned on, they will receive a notification that you have tagged them in a post. Regarding the Cruise Critic message board Message feature, it is available for use by Administrators & Hosts ONLY. We can use it with each other and to members. If one of us contacts a member via the feature, the member cannot reply back to us. The Message feature is disabled for members and has been I think since the AOL days of over twenty-five years ago. I do know for sure it was that way when I joined Cruise Critic in 2005. However in the olden days when the Cruise Critic message board used vBulletin software, if you and another member had your own registered identities for certain instant messaging networks and placed the info in your Cruise Critic profiles you would then be able to contact each other via those networks. Waaaay back then you could click on User CP or Quick Links then Edit Profile and then scroll down to the Optional Information - All information will be viewable by other forum members section. There you would see the following: Instant Messaging You may enter your registered identity for the instant messaging networks if you would like other visitors to be able to contact you using that medium. ICQ Number AIM Screen Name MSN Messenger Handle Yahoo! Messenger Handle Skype Name Once you entered your registered identity info of one of those networks and clicked the Save Changes button back then, your instant messaging network logo would then appear in the upper right corner of all your Cruise Critic posts under your join date & post count. You and other Cruise Critic members with the same instant messaging network would be able to click the logos appearing on Cruise Critic posts to contact each other via the network. But those days are loooong gone now that Invision Community software has been used by the Cruise Critic message board since October 2018. Hope this additional information (and little history lesson from Memory Lane 😀) will be helpful! Host Kat