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@ksmommy5 To help you out your new topic has been moved to the Ports of Call - Europe - Other Mediterranean Ports forum. That is where Azores topics are found. 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 new replies 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) Happy sails, Host Kat

@Trish5792 Welcome to Cruise Critic and the message boards! Thank you for your new topic on the Ask a Cruise Question forum! However, it is the forum for general questions regarding cruising. Your inquiry concerns transportation in a specific port and is off topic there. To help you out I have moved your new topic to the Ports of Call - Europe - Eastern & Western - 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 provide feedback here. Browse through the thread titles on this forum looking for threads of interest. You will probably find your fellow Cruise Critic members have already posted questions and received answers that may be of interest to you. The Cruise Critic website and message boards are a great resource for new as well as experienced cruisers and we are so glad you found us! Please feel free to browse the Cruise Critic Community categories list for the various message board forums. 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 most forums. You will find very important instructions or information there. I sincerely hope this will be helpful to someone new to posting on our message boards. We are glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

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@winemaker1 To help you out I have moved your topic to the British Isles/Western Europe forum where it will be on topic. Browse through the thread titles on this forum looking for threads of interest. You will probably find your fellow Cruise Critic members have already posted questions and received answers that may be of interest to you. 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 new replies 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 aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

@stanm Howdy Stanly & welcome back to the message boards! I see it has been a while since you have posted. To help you out I have moved your thread to the Need Help Using the Forums? Check Here! forum. This is where members find assistance in using these message boards. The first 16 threads at the top of the first page in this forum have been pinned to stay at the top. In our previous software, they were called Stickies since they were "stuck on top" and always stayed at the top of the threads in a forum. Almost all of the Cruise Critic forums have them. They are usually the most asked questions or important information concerning the forum they are in. Browse through the other thread titles in this forum looking for threads of interest. You will probably find your fellow Cruise Critic members have already posted questions and received answers that may be of interest to you. To find your fellow Cruise Critic members sailing with you & if a Meet & Mingle is being planned, you need to read through & then post on the specific Roll Call thread for your cruise. 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 agreed to follow when registering for our free Cruise Critic memberships. At this time, the cruise lines in partnership with Cruise Critic for official Meet & Mingle parties have reported the online registrations for their parties has been paused or cancelled. Some Roll Call members are planning their own get-togethers at sail away or another specific time & place aboard the ship. You will need to check out the Roll Call thread for your cruise to see if the others are planning some sort of get-together or not. For more information concerning the lines in partnership and not in partnership click here: Meet & Mingle I suggest you use the Follow feature on this new thread or any other thread where you are interested in the replies. Especially the Roll Call thread for your cruise! That way you will not have to go looking to see if there are new replies because the replies 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 Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

@gam888 Your numerous new threads regarding the same topic have been merged into this thread you started February 24. Your fellow Cruise Critic members have tried to help you as best they could. 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 new replies 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 aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

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@talkorpi Howdy from a fellow Texan! Here is one of the 2021 threads in this forum that addresses the issue: Hidden posts

@BobbiWest Bobbi, Welcome back to the Cruise Critic message boards! I see it has been a while since you have posted. Thank you for your new topic on the Cruise Blogs & Websites forum! However, it is off-topic here since the forum is for our members to post links to their personal travelogue-type of cruise-related blogs or websites. To research your ports of call for information regarding private tours, excursions or transportation, please go to the Ports of Call - Europe forums. Browse through the thread titles there looking for threads of interest. You will probably find your fellow Cruise Critic members have already posted questions and received answers that may be of interest to you. To find your fellow Cruise Critic members sailing with you, you need to post on the specific Roll Call thread for your cruise. 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 agreed to follow when registering for our free Cruise Critic memberships. The specific Roll Call thread for your cruise is the ONLY place on the Cruise Critic message boards where you and your fellow Roll Call thread members are allowed to post personal ads about sharing private tours, excursions or transportation with each other. There is a "captive audience" there since you are all sailing together! 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. Also, they may already have posted share requests that may interest you. Once you locate the Roll Call thread for your specific line, ship and sail date, read through the whole thread to get to know the others sailing with you. Use the blue Reply to this topic button to post an introductory post about yourself on the Roll Call. If you want to address a particular post already in the thread, be sure to use the Quote feature on that post so all will be aware of what your post concerns. The Cruise Critic website and message boards are a great resource for new as well as experienced cruisers and we are so glad you found us again! Please feel free to browse the Cruise Critic Community categories list for the various forums. 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 most forums. You will find very important instructions or information there. Hope this will be helpful and glad to have you back aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

Hello @windermere Thank you for your new topic 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 and is off topic there. To help you out I have moved your topic to the Celebrity Cruises forum where it will be on topic. The majority of your fellow Cruise Critic members that have sailed on Solstice in Alaska frequent this forum and provide feedback here. Browse through the thread titles on this forum looking for threads of interest. You will probably find your fellow Cruise Critic members have already posted questions and received answers that may be of interest to you. 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 new replies 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 aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

Now they have been split out of the 2016 thread & merged into this new thread. The 2016 thread has been locked.

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@bkrickles1 Your post and the replies have been split out of a 2016 thread to be a new thread. It now appears on the Ports of Call - Bermuda forum where it will be on topic, I suggest you use the Follow feature on this new 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 new replies because the replies 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 aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

Hello @travel woman Thank you for your new topic on the Need Help Using the Forums? Check Here! forum! However, your thread is off topic here. This forum is for technical assistance in using these message boards. To find fellow Cruise Critic members sailing with you, you need to post on the specific Roll Call thread for your cruise. 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 agreed to follow when registering for our free Cruise Critic memberships. The specific Roll Call thread for your cruise is the ONLY place on the Cruise Critic message boards where you and your fellow Roll Call thread members are allowed to post personal ads about sharing private tours, excursions or transportation with each other. There is a "captive audience" there since you are all sailing together! Perhaps someone there will want to share your private tours of the Vatican and St Peter's Basilica. Hope this will be helpful and glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

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Howdy @jcool To help you out I have moved your new topic to the Ports of Call - Caribbean - Roatan forum where it will be on topic. The majority of your fellow Cruise Critic members that have been there frequent this forum and provide feedback here. Browse through the thread titles on this forum looking for threads of interest. You will probably find your fellow Cruise Critic members have already posted questions and received answers that may be of interest to you. 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 new replies on your thread because the replies 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 aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

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Howdy @Pittsburgh Pat Thank you for your new topic on the Ask a Cruise Question forum! However, it is the forum for general questions regarding cruising. Your inquiry concerns specific Ports of Call and is off topic there. To help you out I have moved your new topic to the Ports of Call - Europe - Eastern & Western - 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 provide feedback here. Browse through the thread titles on this forum looking for threads of interest. You will probably find your fellow Cruise Critic members have already posted questions and received answers that may be of interest to you. 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 new replies 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 satisfactory and glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

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Howdy @Mullet62 Thank you for your new topic on the Ask a Cruise Question forum! However, it is the forum for general questions regarding cruising. Your inquiry concerns a specific cruise line and is off topic there. To help you out I have moved your topic to the Viking Ocean forum where it will be on topic. The majority of your fellow Cruise Critic members that have sailed on Viking frequent this forum and provide feedback here. Browse through the thread titles on this forum looking for threads of interest. You will probably find your fellow Cruise Critic members have already posted questions and received answers that may be of interest to you. 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 new replies 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 aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

Howdy @sadtosas, welcome to Cruise Critic and the message boards! Thank you for your new topic 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 Ask a Cruise Question forum where it will be on topic. It is the forum for general questions about cruising. If your question was about a specific cruise line, port of call, etc., your new topic would have been moved to the appropriate forum. Browse through the thread titles on this forum looking for threads of interest. You will probably find your fellow Cruise Critic members have already posted questions and received answers that may be of interest to you. BTW, uninformed cruise line reps & travel agents often say Jones Act when it is actually the PVSA. You are not alone in being told the wrong name. The Cruise Critic website and message boards are a great resource for new as well as experienced cruisers and we are so glad you found us! Please feel free to browse the Cruise Critic Community categories list for the various message board forums. 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 most forums. You will find very important instructions or information there. I sincerely hope this will be helpful to someone new to posting on our message boards. We are glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat