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My ship, the Azamara Pursuit, will be docking for 3 nights in Seville and on one day they offer excursions to Cádiz or Cordoba. Which would you choose and why?
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1 hour ago, jamacka said:
My understanding is that the ships use GPS to stay put and not anchors as anchors damage the seabed. Most of Celebrity's ship do this when at tender. They set the coordinates and the engines maintain it automatically. Or maybe in the case of the Xpedition, the bridge crew had to hold position manually. But I do believe that the use of anchors in the Galapagos is not strongly recommended practice. Certainly the Flora does it that way. So a complete loss of power would easily account for it drifting toward the rocks.
Believe me they do use the anchors on the Xpedition. We woke up to the sound of them dropping every morning
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This all makes me sad for both passengers and crew. We were on board last week and it was one of the best trips we’ve ever taken. Booked the 10day package and used Celebrity air. RT from Newark was $1,400 but Celebrity then took off $2,000 from the cruise for booking air with them. It did make everything so simple and Celebrity service start to finish, on land and sea is unmatched. The ship itself, now with only 48 passengers is excellent. We feel sad for the wonderful crew of the Xpedition who became like family during our short time with them.. Can’t imagine Celebrity keeping all the servers and stewards on board while they work this all out. The naturalists were incredible as was the rest of the crew. We couldn’t leave our room without coming back to everything folded..... including the lens cleaning cloth in our glasses case! Captain Jorge was wonderful and I can’t say enough about cruise director Dora. Hoping they all get through this without too much difficulty.
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I just booked the May 11. Our 13th trip to Bermuda and looking forward to not docking at the Dockyard. My only concern is parking at Cae Liberty. If Anthem or Oasis sails Thurs or Saturday as in past years. And Adventure sails whenever, and Summit sails on Sunday, will there be any parking spaces left in the lot on Monday for Empress cruisers? Maybe I’ll just take an Uber since I live 20 minutes from the port.
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When we went to Cuba on Fathom a couple of years ago we were told that it is fine to tip the crew in CUCs because they were going every other week and this would allow them not to worry about exchange rates.
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We just booked for October and the website has two fact sheets on the Xpedition. One is for before June and one for after June, so I expect any changes to take place in late May.
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Will be onboard too. 3rd time on Breakaway, really miss having the Dawn in NY.....
Always spa balcony.
9th trip to Bermuda (my happy place) all by ship (Dawn, Voyager of the Seas, Explorer of the Seas, Liberty of the Seas, Crown Princess). Therefore I will take very few pictures.
Looking forward to snorkeling
Margaritaville( sp) I hear in October.... thank goodness, I love the Uptown Grill!
Also love O'Sheehans's
Have dinner reservations for Cagney's and Le Bistro.
Will go to Cirque dinner show, second City, and other entertainment venues. Will skip Rock of Ages...May or m ay not go to Burn the Floor. Time for a new show on this ship.
Mostly looking forward to just relaxing on a familiar ship in a familiar port and not having to fly (I'm from just across the river in NJ so we take NY Waterway and then walk to ship.
Wife and I will each have a carry on and a backpack. After 28 cruises, we know how to pack.
Bon Voyage.
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We just booked an obstructed cabin. Anyone have any info on E710?
not too bad
https://sites.google.com/site/caribbeanemeralddeck/home/cabins-701-731
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First of all, I LOVE the Coral. Did her to Panama Canal and the following year to Alaska. Perfect size, great layout, wonderful crew.
Not many options for lunch on embarkation: either buffet or International Cafe. Either is fine.
Never bought a drinks package because we don't drink, but my wife does purchase the coffee car: 16 specialty coffees and unlimited hot chocolate. Card can be used on future cruises if you have coffees left on it.
Great covered pool which is very nice in Alaska's cool weather.
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We always bring individual Brita water filter bottles. We like to travel light
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Booked today. Oct 12, NY to Quebec
Cabin looks pretty good
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Thanks everyone.
Just found this link with pictures of obstructive view cabins on Princess ships
https://sites.google.com/site/cabinviewbyrenmar/caribbean-princess
Hoping to book one later today
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Anyone ever stay in an obstructed ocean view on the Caribbean Princess. Considering it but would like some comments from those who have been in them.
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Was on the Dawn from NYC to Bermuda about 11 years ago when it lost power for about 30 minutes about an hour after leaving Bermuda. We all hoped we'd go back to have it checked, but headed home once power was restored.
So what is it with this ship and power? Maybe its the Bermuda Triangle......
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Absolutely love the Cora. Did a Panama Canal cruise on her in November, doing Alaska in July. Great crew. Wonderful dining, easy layout, great features. Everything in top notch condition and cared for. Great dining room staff. Edwin was incredible and good really good care of our table. Only con for me was the Horizon court. Adequate but not impressive, but then I prefer meals in the dining room.
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Wonderful review and pictures. We did the Panama Canal on the Coral and loved it so much that we are doing the Alaska Cruise tour this summer, but the connoisseur tour. Same itinerary but with most meals on land included.
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Good review. We did this trip last November. Really liked the full transit ferry. Felt we saw so much more. Bus ride never seemed that long to us. Did Grand Cayman instead of Jamaica which, IMHO, is a much nicer port. In Cartagena we, did the Monastery and Old Town tour which was very nice. Agree it is not a port to explore on your own. And you are spot on about Colon.
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The connoisseur also comes with the Tundra Wilderness Tour at Denally, a dinner theater excursion and two excursions in Fairbanks. We are on the July 8 Coral from Vancouver.
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We are going in July and just booked the Days Inn Downtown. Fit our budget, had decent reviews, and is three blocks from the port.
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Also note that southbound tends to cost anywhere from $300 - 400 more per person. At least those are the prices I've seen.
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Anyone know why the Grand is skipping Kauai today? Was watching the web cam because I know some people on board (they don't use internet) and it is still at sea heading now to the next port, Maui. Weather looks nice and seas look smooth.
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We were on the October 7 partial transit on the Coral Princess. We did the transit of the Panama Canal on the small ferry. Because Panama did not get their normal rainfall this year, the Canal Authority would not let us go through the locks on the Pacific Ocean side alone, as they release 26 million gallons of fresh water into the ocean every time a ship exits the Canal. We had to wait for a companion ship to go through the Pacific locks with us. We left the Coral Princess at 8:30a.m. and returned to the ship at 8:00p.m. It was a long day, but we had a great story to tell.
We did this excursion in early November but lucked out. Even though we were told it would take longer, we hit the right traffic. Always up front in the locks, right by the gates. Made it through in record time at got back to the ship by 5:30. Totally unexpected. Thought this was the best excursion the entire cruise. Well worth the cost.
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Princess... much better food, more relaxed pace
Royal.... lots to do, great for families.
Both offer a quality product. all depends on what you are looking for.
I've been on both and will be again over the next several months.
Cádiz or Cordoba?
in Spain and Portugal Ports
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Thanks everyone. You've made my decision easy. Cordoba it is!
Will do the Azamara excursion.