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Hello @mcd-family and welcome to Cruise Critic! The specific Cruise Critic Roll Call thread for your cruise line, ship and sail date 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 have already posted private share requests that may interest you. Roll Calls are for people to get to know one another before their cruise; therefore, there will be all kinds of discussion! To find your fellow Cruise Critic members sailing with you, you need to post on the specific Cruise Critic Roll Call thread for your cruise line, ship and sail date. Since you did not mention your sail date, I cannot merge your post into the Roll Call thread for your cruise if one has already been created. 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. We also have the following Cruise Critic article from last year you might enjoy: 8 Reasons to Join a Cruise Critic Roll Call The Cruise Critic website and the message boards are both great resources 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 forums. Please 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 information 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

@Al2863 Your two stand-alone threads on basically the same topic have been merged into one thread. Per the Cruise Critic software, all posts now appear in post date/time order on this newly merged thread. If anyone reading this merged thread was not aware there were two threads, please read back through the thread to make sure you have seen ALL of the posts so far. Happy sails to all, Host Kat

You are correct. Or even HINT at names or agencies with cryptic posts! In case someone needs to be reminded, from the Guidelines we all agreed to follow when registering for our free Cruise Critic memberships: Travel Agent Recommendations Here are some oldie but goody Cruise Critic articles that may be helpful: Cruise Travel Agent vs. Online Booking Finding a Cruise Travel Agent Don’t be bashful about signing up for multiple email lists from various travel agents or agencies. You can designate them to filter into a specific folder to avoid inbox clutter until you need them, or even set up a cruise planning specific email address. And don’t forget to check Cruise Critic's Deals and sign up for those in your inbox as well.

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@beshears Please note a previous post in this thread:

@morebeaches I suggest you use the Follow feature on any new threads you start or any other threads where you are interested in the new replies. That way you will not have to go looking to see if there are new posts because they will come looking for you as notifications. If you need information on how to do it, please click here: How to: Follow Topics & Forums (Subscribed Threads/Forums Info) Both Roll Calls you mention are there. Here is a clip:

Hello @Ellshu Your two stand-alone threads in a Roll Call forum have been moved to the Need Help Using the Forums? Check Here! forum where they will be on topic and then merged into this one thread. Per the Cruise Critic software, all posts now appear in post date/time order on this newly merged thread. Folks often forget about this forum when they need technical help in regard to using the Cruise Critic message board software. You will see a large amount of "How to..." pinned threads toward the top of the forum's first page. Also, browse through the threads in the forum looking for threads of interest. Again, you will probably find your fellow Cruise Critic members have already posted questions and received answers that may be of interest to you. Yes, there have been changes to the boards. The Cruise Critic message board software switched from vBulletin to Invision Community in October 2018 and has been tweaked often since then. Also, we moved to new servers in May 2019. Hopefully, @Jean C has helped you with your second question. But please note, no one can start a new topic within an existing Roll Call thread. The OP (Original Poster) that posts the first post in a thread uses the dark blue Start new topic button. Everyone else posting in the thread uses the dark blue Reply to this topic button. Click the following for more information: How To: Start a New Topic How to: Reply to a Topic / Quote / Multi-Quote And this is where using the Quote feature comes in handy! Anytime you are reading a thread and want to address a particular post already in the thread, be sure to use the Quote feature on that post as I did yours. That way all reading the thread will be aware of what your post concerns. You then type your reply UNDER the light blue box showing the quote. When you are done with your message, click the dark blue Submit Reply button. If the member has used the Follow feature on the thread, they will get a Notification that you have quoted their post. And now speaking of Notifications, I suggest you use the Follow feature on any new threads you start or any other threads or forums where you are interested in the new replies. That way you will not have to go looking to see if there are new posts because they will come looking for you as notifications! If you need information on how to do it, please click here: How to: Follow Topics & Forums (Subscribed Threads/Forums Info) Personally, I no longer use email for Cruise Critic notifications. I have all mine set to Notification List. I just click the Notifications Bell to the left of my user name over the small Search bubble. Then scroll down the pop-up that appears and click View all notifications. A new screen opens listing all my Notifications. I then click each one that takes me directly to the thread & post. That way I am not drowning in emails! If you want to set yours that way, click your user name located upper right over the small Search bubble in the blue bar. Next, click Account Settings. Under Other Settings, click Notification Settings. Click the down arrows and set each as Notification List Only. To "tag" a member as I did you and Jean, you type the @ symbol first and then first few letters of the user name. A small list of user names & avatars will pop up. Click the desired user name and avatar. A dark blue bubble will appear containing their user name and the identified member should be notified, e.g. @Ellshu Hope this information will be helpful! Happy sails, Host Kat

@abbe727 To help you out on your last question, your thread has been moved to the Pacific Islands, All forum where it will be on topic. Happy sails, Host Kat

Hello everyone! There were two threads for this topic. The threads have been merged into this one thread. Per the Cruise Critic software, all posts now appear in post date/time order on this newly merged thread. If you were not aware there were two threads, please read back through this newly merged thread to make sure you have seen ALL of the posts so far. Happy sails, Host Kat

Hello @nynewfies 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 cruising with a collapsible wheelchair and really should be on another forum for replies from other cruisers using collapsible wheelchairs. To help you out, your new thread has been moved to the Disabled Cruise Travel forum where it will be on topic. It is where your fellow Cruise Critic members with physical limitations share their advice & experiences. Hopefully, those that have used collapsible wheelchairs will reply. Hope this will be helpful! Happy sails, Host Kat

Hello @lovetocruise/diamond To help you out, your thread has been moved to the Cruise/Travel Insurance 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. Happy sails, Host Kat

If you scroll down a bit, you will see a previous thread from today: Unable to view member content ? It is 8:28 PM as I type this reply. Most Administrators and IT teams work a regular 9 - 5 weekday schedule. As a non-paid volunteer, there is no "switch" for me to click to make everything magically go "back to work". Hang in there!

@canderson Posting on the boards does no good as it will not be seen by the Community Manager. Please note the following from the Guidelines we all agreed to follow when registering for our free Cruise Critic memberships: "... If you have any questions or comments regarding our posting guidelines or any content found on our message boards please be sure and let me know. I'll be happy to discuss them with you. LauraS Senior Manager, Community community@cruisecritic.com ..." Please send your email to LauraS, Senior Manager, Community at community@cruisecritic.com. Also, please send the email from your Cruise Critic email address of record and be sure to mention your Cruise Critic user name. This is so your membership can be verified, and reply sent to your Cruise Critic email address of record. Hope this will be helpful and happy sails, Host Kat

Hello @LISworld and welcome to the Cruise Critic message board! Thank you for your new topic on the First Time Cruisers forum! However, your inquiry concerns cruising on a world cruise and really should be on another forum for replies from other world cruisers. To help you out, your new thread has been moved to the World Cruising forum where it will be on topic. Please browse through the thread titles 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 both great resources 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 forums. Please 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. To research your Ports of Call, click here: Ports of Call To research your cruise line, click here: Viking Ocean To find your fellow Cruise Critic members sailing with you, you need to post on the specific Cruise Critic Roll Call thread for your cruise line, ship and departure date. 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 also have the following Cruise Critic article from last year you might enjoy: 8 Reasons to Join a Cruise Critic Roll Call The specific Cruise Critic Roll Call thread for your cruise line, ship and departure date 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 to save money. 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 have already posted private share requests that may interest you. Roll Calls are for people to get to know one another before their cruise; therefore, there will be all kinds of discussion! If you ever need technical help in regard to using the Cruise Critic message board software, go to the Need Help Using the Forums? Check Here! forum. You will see a large amount of "How to..." pinned threads toward the top of the forum's first page. Also, browse through the threads in the forum looking for threads of interest. Again, you will probably find your fellow Cruise Critic members have already posted questions and received answers that may be of interest to you. So sorry this is so long, but I sincerely hope this information 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

Click the following for the directions: How To: Submit a Member Review

@Aulanis Posting on the boards does no good as it will not be seen by the Community Manager. Please note the following from the Guidelines we all agreed to follow when registering for our free Cruise Critic memberships: "... If you have any questions or comments regarding our posting guidelines or any content found on our message boards please be sure and let me know. I'll be happy to discuss them with you. LauraS Senior Manager, Community community@cruisecritic.com ..." Please send your email to LauraS, Senior Manager, Community at community@cruisecritic.com. Also, please send the email from your Cruise Critic email address of record and be sure to mention your Cruise Critic user name. This is so your membership can be verified, and reply sent to your Cruise Critic email address of record. Hope this will be helpful and happy sails, Host Kat

@CanadianBurger Posting on the boards does no good as it will not be seen by the Community Manager. Please note the following from the Guidelines we all agreed to follow when registering for our free Cruise Critic memberships: "... If you have any questions or comments regarding our posting guidelines or any content found on our message boards please be sure and let me know. I'll be happy to discuss them with you. LauraS Senior Manager, Community community@cruisecritic.com ..." Please send your email to LauraS, Senior Manager, Community at community@cruisecritic.com. Also, please send the email from your Cruise Critic email address of record and be sure to mention your Cruise Critic user name. This is so your membership can be verified, and reply sent to your Cruise Critic email address of record. Hope this will be helpful and happy sails, Host Kat

Hello @rsbg1 and welcome back to the Cruise Critic message boards! I see it has been a while since you have posted. Your new topic/thread regarding the Princess transfer bus posted on an incorrect forum has been moved to the Princess Cruises forum where it will be on topic. The majority of your fellow Cruise Critic members that have used Princess transfers 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 also research the West Coast Departures forum for information regarding other forms of transport to the pier. I also suggest you use the Follow feature on any new topics/threads you start or any other topics/threads where you are interested in the new replies. That way you will not have to go looking to see if there are new posts because they will come looking for you as notifications. If you need information on how to do it, please click here: How to: Follow Topics & Forums (Subscribed Threads/Forums Info) The Cruise Critic website and message boards are both great resources for new as well as experienced cruisers, and we are so glad you are posting again! Please feel free to browse the Cruise Critic Community categories list for the various forums. Please 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 @CruiserSavvy and welcome to the Cruise Critic 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 a specific Port of Call and is off topic there. To help you out, your new topic has been moved to the Ports of Call - Caribbean - St. Lucia forum where it will be on topic. The majority of your fellow Cruise Critic members that have been there or live 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 will be of interest to you. The Cruise Critic website and message boards are both great resources for new as well as experienced cruisers and we are glad you are posting on our boards! 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. Please remember the following portion from the Guidelines we all agreed to follow when registering for our free Cruise Critic memberships: Browse Before You Post Browse a topic first to see if your question has already been asked or answered by someone else. Also, many of the major cruise lines forums have a FAQ (Frequently Asked Question) topic that has been created by our members. Give that a try first. Browsing is your #1 best resource! Please post your messages in an appropriate topic so that you'll receive the best possible response. It is very time consuming to move misplaced messages that are in the wrong topics. Anytime you need to start a new thread/topic on a forum, first make sure you are in the correct forum for your topic. Word your new thread title in a way to help the members know exactly the information you seek. This greatly helps the members browsing through the thread titles and if they know the information, they will reply to you. Also, it is best to limit each inquiry to only one topic such as one cruise line, one ship, one port of call, etc. and of course, on the correct forum. You will get more replies that way. Be sure to mention your cruise line, ship, port or sail date in your message if that sort of information will help your fellow Cruise Critic members help you. To find your fellow Cruise Critic members sailing with you, you need to post on the Roll Call thread for your specific line, ship and sail date. 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 also have the following Cruise Critic article from last year you might enjoy: 8 Reasons to Join a Cruise Critic Roll Call 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 to save money. 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 have already posted share requests that may interest you. Once you locate the Roll Call thread for your specific line, ship and sail date If one is already created, first read through the whole thread to get to know the other Cruise Critic members sailing with you. Then 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 as I did yours so all will be aware of what your post concerns. You type your reply UNDER the light blue quote box then click the blue Submit Reply button. If the member has used the Follow feature on the thread, they will get a notification that you have quoted their post. If a Roll Call thread for your specific line, ship & sail date has not been created, please feel free to create it! Then sit back and wait for your fellow Cruise Critic members sailing with you to join in with posts. They will appreciate you starting the Roll Call! 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! Make YOUR voice heard. Your honest cruise review will influence next year's Cruisers' Choice award winners and help others choose the right sailing. See How To: Submit a Member Review. Whenever you need technical help in regard to using the Cruise Critic message boards, come back to the Need Help Using the Forums? Check Here! forum. Note the large amount of "How to..." pinned threads toward the top of the forum's first page. Also, browse through the threads in the forum looking for threads of interest. Again, you will probably find your fellow Cruise Critic members have already posted questions and received answers that may be of interest to you. So sorry this is so long, but I sincerely hope this will be helpful to someone new to posting on the message boards. We are so glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

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@Steerpike58 See the following for the present types of cruising board forums: Special Interest Cruising For changes in the boards, posting on the boards does no good as it will not be seen by the Community Manager. Please note the following from the Guidelines we all agreed to follow when registering for our free Cruise Critic memberships: "... If you have any questions or comments regarding our posting guidelines or any content found on our message boards please be sure and let me know. I'll be happy to discuss them with you. LauraS Senior Manager, Community community@cruisecritic.com ..." Please send your email to LauraS, Senior Manager, Community at community@cruisecritic.com. Also, please send the email from your Cruise Critic email address of record and be sure to mention your Cruise Critic user name. This is so your membership can be verified, and reply sent to your Cruise Critic email address of record. Hope this will be helpful and happy sails, Host Kat

Hello @sjde 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 belongs elsewhere and is off topic there. To help you out I have moved your new topic to the Cruise/Travel Insurance 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. Happy sails, Host Kat

@JVes @Kruise_Kat and any other first-time cruisers reading this thread, Please remember what I said on this thread back in July: Reviews from first-time cruisers are so very important. Those reading that are going to be first time cruisers can "see" what it will be like from another first-timer and hopefully abate any fears. Those of us that have "been around the block" numerous times also LOVE reading first-timer's reviews too! For me, they always bring back fond memories of my first and the wonderment of it all. Happy sails, Host Kat

@CruiseMountain I suggest you research the Cruising Technology forum. Lots of SIM card information there. I also suggest you use the Follow feature on any new topics/threads you start or any other topics/ threads where you are interested in the new replies. That way you will not have to go looking to see if there are new posts because they will come looking for you as notifications. If you need information on how to do it, please click here: How to: Follow Topics & Forums (Subscribed Threads/Forums Info) Hope this will be helpful! Happy sails, Host Kat

@YoHoHo Thanks, and be sure to let this thread know!