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No it is not. Manahattan/Brooklyn/Bayonne are all considered to be the same "port" area. As someone pointed out either here, or on another thread, they are all part of the same Port Authority.

Hopefully ours will arrive soon!

Hi Keith. AutoCorrect "done you wrong" on this post!!! 😮 😮

We board in Reykjavik two weeks from tomorrow and are really looking forward to it!! It will be interesting to see what everything looks like "up close and personal"!! Now all we have to hope is that all/most of these tropical storms buzzing around don't all go the North Atlantic to die at the same time! We do not need a repeat of the 2012 Symphony TA!!!!😮😁

Vince. There are lots of pictures of The Lounge, and also a video clip Keith posted of The Bistro at about Post # 113 on the thread from the TA sailing;

Welcome back, Vince. We have missed you!!!

Be that as it may, I just took a look at the St. Barth's schedule for November, and on only one day, Nov 27, is more than one ship shown as in port. Don't know if they have changed the rules and have started limiting ships, but I would not be surprised. Here is the link; https://www.cruisemapper.com/ports/gustavia-st-barths-port-459

You are dreaming if you think you will get an explanation, beyond "for operational reasons", which is cruiseline-speak for "because". FWIW, not every line sends out change notifications for every small change in the itinerary. As May B said in another post Regent is there that day, and I suspect they booked their slot long before NC came along.

Must have been in the "early years" because they have been "in place" and unmoved since we first sailed Crystal in 2000 on Harmony!!! And I admit, when it comes to things like this, I am as big a kid as the next person!!😃😃

I have often wanted to change those direction arrows, but only on one side of the ship, just to see what would happen!!!😁 Alas they have been "shellacked" into their current direction and probably have not been changed since either ship was first launched!!! I have never been able to figure out why the direction is counterclockwise, but it is the same on every ship we have ever sailed that had a walking/running track. A couple of newer ships we have sailed over the last 18 months even have that direction painted onto the track!

True, but how is that different from most other ships we have been on that have the running/walking track on the topmost deck above the pool?? At least, depending on the ship's orientation, you can run/walk on the "shady" side of the Promenade.

From the cruise line in a group booking on the cruise that is correct, but I do not think that holds true from the tour operators.

While it was several years ago on Serenity, and in the opposite direction, either no visas were required, or they were "in transit visas" obtained by the ship and charged to your shipboard account.

In 2018 we did an Australian Guest Chef's Vintage Room dinner and we had something like six bottles of Penfold's Grange at $900.00+ per bottle! I suspect it costs a lot more now!

I don't know if this will work or not, but here is the link to the WC map and the segment breakout that went out to the TA community today. https://cdn.crystalcruises.com/files/scp71evy/production/23e617e338c63dd921c4a3c3a702ccd5cede5506.pdf?utm_campaign=WCTrade_14August2023&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter

The reason OC changed the protocol (and NC likely won't change it back) is that much of the OBC you get "from your TA" is actually funded by the cruiseline. It is also the reason why you cannot "cash out" unused OBC at the end of the cruise. The only exception to that is if your TA (or someone else) purchased your OBC from the cruiseline.

Absolutely!! Name the day and we'll be there!

If you are going to deliver the four new lectures on the four sea days to start the cruise, we better get rested up!! 😁 Looking forward to seeing you!

Like the first 20 minutes of Saving Private Ryan????

My guess is some people still like a Queen sized bed. We have a friend who lost her husband a few years ago, but when she travels she still books a King bed.

That very thought crossed my mind as I was reading the tour description!!

Saw the SS Norway (SS France) early in our cruising carrers, and she stayed in service until sometime after 2000. So in answer to your question, yes, I have.😁

It's certainly a different itinerary and the A & K excursions will definitely be an attraction. The only "issue" may be the lengthy part of the itinerary "going the wrong way", eastbound. One of Crystal's CDs once said the World Cruise should always "chase the sun".

We moved to Thornhill seven years ago. Except for our first year married, we have lived in Markham/Unionville since the late 60s!

That is actually kind of funny. We booked a cruise for September 2024, then the The Boss said, no we need to go sooner, which is why we will be onboard on Sep 8. Flying in YYZ/KEF arriving on the 7th, and boarding on the 8th.