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55 minutes ago, upwarduk said:
You will also find that the menus in the MDR are marked appropriately. I always pre order the night before.
cruisehome,
Note the attached dinner menu shows how Gluten Free, Vegetarian, No Sugar Added, Lactose Free, and Fit Fare are marked as upwarduk mentions.
Kat
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FYI: In your case regarding a RCI ship, the
Find Your Royal Caribbean Roll Call is OUT OF ORDER. See the following from CC Help Jenn:
Hi Everyone!
While your roll call topics are available to read and post in their respective ROLL CALL FORUMS, our FIND YOUR ROLL CALL search tool that allows you to easily search for your roll call is currently under the weather. New roll calls are not being added into the search tool at the moment. My team is working to diagnose and correct the issues and I will update when I know more.
In the meanwhile, roll calls can be found/searched for by browsing or searching in the roll call forums themselves. You can get to the Roll Call Forums here: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/20-roll-calls/
Once you locate the Roll Call forum for your line and ship:
- Click the forum name to open the forum
- Browse the pages of topic titles to find your particular cruise sail date.
- Click the title that matches your cruise
- Read Posts/Click Reply to post your own message on the roll call thread.
- Type your message in and click Submit Reply button. Your post will appear in the topic. We feel sure your fellow Roll Call members will post welcoming replies. You are now forming your on-line relationship with cruisers just like you.
What if there isn't a Roll Call for my sailing?
You can start one!- Click ROLL CALL FORUMS
- Click your Ship's or Cruise Line's name to open the correct forum
- Browse the topic titles shown in the forum to double check there is no existing Roll Call topic for your sail date.
- Click the Start New Topic button at the top of the Ship's roll call forum.
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In the Title Box, type the name of your ship, your sail date and year.
- When you create a new ROLL CALL topic, you MUST include the sail date in the subject line, and here's the suggested format: Example: January 1, 2016
- Type a message in the message box and click the Submit Topic button.
Thanks for your patience while we work on the tool!
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cruisehome,
I suggest you contact the Celebrity Access Department for that information.
From the Celebrity site at https://www.celebritycruises.com/special-needs:
For more information contact our Access Department at (866) 592-7225 (voice), fax (954) 628-9622, send an e-mail to special_needs@celebrity.com, or have your local Travel Agent or International Representative contact us.
On the attached Celebrity Guest Special Needs form's last page there is a Medical Related Dietary Requests section where Regular lactose-free milk is mentioned.
Happy sails,
Kat
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9 hours ago, Jim_Iain said:
... Did a quick search and the search function worked without a problem...
Please note it probably worked for you because that Roll Call thread started waaaay back on December 17, 2017 BEFORE the Roll Call finder tool went wonky.
@1025cruise is correct. The "Find your Roll Call" tool" and "quick and easy Roll Call Finder tool" mentioned in How To: Create A New Roll Call and What is a Roll Call? Everything you Need to Know has been OUT OF ORDER for a very long time and is no longer being updated. See CC Help Jenn's Roll Call Tool - Under Construction.
NO NEW Roll Call information is being added into the BROKEN
Find Your Roll Call search tool as well as all the other ship Roll Call Finder tools with the . The search tool was "fixed" back in May for a very short time. But alas, it "broke" again. ☹️ The broken search tool no longer gives members a way to easily find and then be redirected to their Roll Call threads. Also other information is not being updated too such as number of members on the thread. Hopefully all Roll Call threads for all ships and all cruise lines in all their Roll Call forums will be correctly added back into the search tool with the correct updated information and redirects AFTER the search tool is repaired, IF IT EVER IS.
In the meantime, any members looking for their Roll Call thread for the first time should NOT use the BROKEN search tool. As CC Help Jenn mentions in Roll Call Tool - Under Construction, members need to browse their ship's Roll Call forum pages carefully looking for a thread with their sail date in the title. If they do not find one, they need to start one. Yes, this is back to the way it was done waaaay back before there was a Roll Call search tool. I truly wish 🤞 there was more "signage" out there explaining this situation.
For additional information regarding the Roll Call finder tool, please read the following thread:
Due to the tool being broken, multiple Roll Call threads for same sail dates are being created in the Roll Call forums. If you notice there is more than one Roll Call thread for the same sail date, please e-mail your merge request to help@cruisecritic.com from your Cruise Critic e-mail address of record. Also please include your user name, the Roll Call forum name, each thread title and each thread link when you request the merge. All posts in the merged thread will appear in post date/time order on the Roll Call thread title with the first start date. Merges should be requested per the following in How To: Create A New Roll Call:
... If you see two or more threads for the same sail date please email help@cruisecritic.com to have them merged...
I sincerely hope this information will be helpful!
Happy sails to all,
Kat 😺
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And now Jenn's Roll Call Tool - Under Construction that WAS in Announcements is no longer there. ☹️
Her Roll Call Tool - Under Construction only appears as a pinned thread on the first page of this Need Help Using the Forums? Check Here! forum.
Kat 🐱
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You might want to check out the Disabled Cruise Travel forum since that's where cruisers with physical limitations share their advice & experiences. Someone there may have cruised from NOLA while on Peritoneal dialysis too. Hopefully they will be able to give you the answers you seek there.
Also, you might want to check out the Ports of Call - New Orleans forum too.
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Here is what is needed to qualify:
Disabled Vets & Purple Heart Recipients
The Port of Galveston would like to extend a complimentary parking space to Disabled American Veterans and Purple Heart recipients. To qualify for a complimentary parking space read the following information:
States that DO offer Disabled American Veteran and Purple Heart license plates will need the following:
Ø State vehicle registration receipt with Disabled Veteran or Purple Heart Recipient License Plates
Ø Driver’s license or state-issued ID to match the vehicle registration information
Ø The Disabled American Veteran or Purple Heart Recipient MUST be present at time of check in along with the vehicle that has the DV/PH license plate
States that DO NOT offer Disabled American Veteran and Purple Heart license plates will need the following:
Documents needed from Disabled Veterans:
Ø Award Letter showing service-connected disability of 50% or higher
Ø Driver’s license or state-issued ID to match the name on the Award Letter
Ø The Disabled American Veteran MUST be present at time of check in
Documents needed from Purple Heart Recipients:
Ø DD-214 showing that the individual was a recipient of a Purple Heart Medal
Ø Driver’s license or state-issued ID to match the name on the DD-214
Ø The Purple Heart Recipient MUST be present at time of check in
Please DO NOT reserve parking ahead of time, it is not necessary. When you arrive at the parking lot, let the gate attendant know you are here for DV/PH parking and they will send you to the port parking staff’s office, which is a white trailer near the gate. Complimentary parking is only offered on the day you arrive to sail and it’s good for the duration of the cruise. NO REFUNDS OR REIMBURSEMENTS will be granted after the vessel sails port.
Lot A is located at 160 33rd Street
Lot B is located at 224 33rd Street
No Discounted Parking in the Garage
Email any questions you may have to parking@portofgalveston.com
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2old4this,
I see you also posted the same request on the Princess Cruises forum asking members sailing with you to carry bottles of wine so you can host a wine tasting. Essiesmom is correct. The Roll Call thread for your cruise is the ONLY place where you should have posted the request.
As a reminder, please note the following information from What is a Roll Call? Everything you Need to Know:
... Please remember, do not start a new Roll Call topic on the Roll Call forum or any other message board forum with your share request. Use your existing Roll Call topic to post your share request...
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17 minutes ago, Artisticgirl said:
What is the best air tracking site? ...
Perhaps the following thread from the Cruise Air forum will be helpful. Quite a few are mentioned. Now if they have alerts or not, I do not know.
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The area where you are looking is OUT OF ORDER. See:
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Howdy shel003!
I suggest you research the Disabled Cruise Travel forum. That's where cruisers with physical limitations share their advice & experiences. Someone there will have probably sailed Princess, went to Oslo and will be able to give you the answers you seek.
I sincerely hope this will be helpful and glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic!
Kat 🐱
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2 hours ago, Shmoo here said:
... I wish they would remove it, as it just causes confusion for many new members...
It has been asked:
And not just new members are confused. Lots of long time members too!
And now Jenn's Roll Call Tool - Under Construction that was in Announcements is no longer there as I type this. ☹️ Now Roll Call Tool - Under Construction only appears as a pinned thread on the first page of this forum.
Kat 🐱
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Howdy CamieCan and thank you for your post!
However, your post is off-topic here. This Cruise Blogs & Websites forum is for members to post their personal travelogue-type cruise-related blogs or websites.
I suggest you repost on the Princess Cruises forum. Your post will be on-topic there. That's the forum where members discuss all things Princess!
I sincerely hope this will be helpful and glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic!
Kat 🐱
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Howdy cameljockey and thank you for your post!
However, your post is off-topic here. This Cruise Blogs & Websites forum is for members to post their personal travelogue-type cruise-related blogs or websites.
I suggest you repost on the Saving Money on Your Cruise - Tips & Advice forum. Your post will be on-topic there. That's the forum where members offer their advice for saving money on cruises... from booking tips to info on shore excursions.
I sincerely hope this will be helpful and glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic!
Kat 🐱
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Howdy!
The "Find your Roll Call" tool" and "quick and easy Roll Call Finder tool" mentioned in How To: Create A New Roll Call and What is a Roll Call? Everything you Need to Know has been OUT OF ORDER for a very long time. See CC Help Jenn's Roll Call Tool - Under Construction in the Announcements.
Please note NO NEW Roll Call information is being added into the BROKEN
Find Your Roll Call search tool as well as all the other ship Roll Call Finder tools with the . They were "fixed" back in May for a very short time. But alas, they "broke" again. ☹️ The broken search tool no longer gives members a way to easily search for and then be redirected to their Roll Call thread as well as other information. Hopefully all Roll Call threads for all ships and all cruise lines in all their Roll Call forums will be correctly added back into the search tool with the correct information and redirects AFTER the search tool is repaired, IF IT EVER IS.
In the meantime, any members looking for their Roll Call thread for the first time should NOT use the BROKEN search tool. As CC Help Jenn mentions in her Announcement, members need to browse their ship's Roll Call forum pages carefully looking for a thread with their sail date in the title. If they do not find one, they need to start one. Yes, this is back to the way it was done way back before there was a Roll Call search tool. I truly wish 🤞 there was more "signage" out there explaining this situation.
Kat 🐱
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Dan,
See the Cruise Critic article How to Rent a Scooter or Wheelchair for Your Cruise.
I know you are not interested in a scooter or wheelchair, but the article does have some good information about both Scootaround and Special Needs at Sea.
I have attached X's Guest Special Needs Form if you need it. Also, here is info from X you might like to have:
For more information contact our Access Department at (866) 592-7225 (voice) or local number (954) 628-9708, fax (954) 628-9622, send an e-mail to special_needs@celebrity.com, or have your local Travel Agent or International Representative contact us.
Happy sails,
Kat 🐱
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23 hours ago, Nanacajc said:
... Are there any down sides to booking say thru cruise critic or anyone else? Thanks
Howdy Nanacajc!
I see your thread has been moved to a forum where it will be on-topic.
Actually, you cannot book a cruise thru Cruise Critic since Cruise Critic is not a travel agency. From the Guidelines:
Do you sell cruises? Are you sponsored by the cruise lines? Do the cruise lines pay you to say good things about them?
Cruise Critic is not a travel agency; we do not sell cruises. We do not rate or recommend travel agencies. Our mission is to help travelers plan the best possible cruise vacation.
We are not sponsored by any cruise line. Like most websites, we do accept advertising and, at times, partner with cruise lines for contests, events (such as Meet & Mingle parties).
At Cruise Critic our mission is to provide balanced, unbiased reporting and take our journalistic credibility seriously. It is central to this mission for the site to provide you, the reader and our members, with an accurate and reliable resource on all aspects of cruising, and we do so by pairing our editorial content with thousands of reviews from our members of the site. Cruise Critic accepts advertising, but it remains strictly impartial from an editorial standpoint -- something which is made clear to all advertisers.However, Cruise Critic DOES have a few features that may help when booking or have already booked a cruise:
- Cruise Critic's Find a Cruise feature to help you easily compare prices from multiple sites with one click.
- Cruise Critic's Cruise Price Alerts feature explained in the Cruise Critic article Cruise Price Alerts: A Price Tracker for Cruisers In the Know. It is a price tracker shopping tool that allows you to sign up to receive email price drop notifications when prices change on specific sailings, itineraries, destinations, cruise lines and more.
- Cruise Critic's bargains page which will let you see when fares are dramatically reduced so you can get the best price for your sailing.
- Cruise Critic's Newsletter Deals.
Please remember your fellow Cruise Critic members would probably like to recommend their favorite booking site, travel agency or agent, IF THEY COULD. From the Travel Agent Recommendations section in the Guidelines:
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.Here are some Cruise Critic articles that may be helpful:
What to Expect on a Cruise: Booking a Cruise With a Travel Agent
7 Unusual Places to Book a Cruise
I sincerely hope this information will be helpful!
Kat 🐱
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Howdy Sheila!
You might want to research the Ports of Call - New Orleans forum. There are probably a lot more NOLA locals hanging out there that will be glad to help you.
I sincerely hope this information will be helpful and glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic!
Kat 🐱
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Howdy to all!
I know this is off-topic from the OP's question about Roll Call participation. However others in this thread have touched on the problems relating to finding the correct Roll Call thread. Hopefully the following information will help explain what is going on and what needs to be done about multiple Roll Call threads for the same cruise.
The "Find your Roll Call" tool" and "quick and easy Roll Call Finder tool" mentioned in How To: Create A New Roll Call and What is a Roll Call? Everything you Need to Know has been OUT OF ORDER for a very long time. See CC Help Jenn's Roll Call Tool - Under Construction in the Announcements.
Please note NO NEW Roll Call information is being added into the BROKEN
Find Your Roll Call search tool as well as all the other ship Roll Call Finder tools with the . They were "fixed" back in May for a very short time. But alas, they "broke" again. ☹️ The broken search tool no longer gives members a way to easily search for and then be redirected to their Roll Call thread. Hopefully all Roll Call threads for all ships and all cruise lines in all their Roll Call forums will be correctly added back into the search tool with the correct information and redirects AFTER the search tool is repaired, IF IT EVER IS.
In the meantime, any members looking for their Roll Call thread for the first time should NOT use the BROKEN search tool. As CC Help Jenn mentions in her Announcement as well as being mentioned above, members need to browse their ship's Roll Call forum pages carefully looking for a thread with their sail date in the title. If they do not find one, they need to start one. Yes, this is back to the way it was done way back before there was a Roll Call search tool. I truly wish 🤞 there was more "signage" out there explaining this situation.
Anytime there is more than one Roll Call thread for a cruise as mentioned above, please ask for them to be merged into one thread. There should be only one Roll Call thread for each sail date. All posts in the merged thread will appear in post date/time order on the Roll Call thread title with the first start date. This should be done per the following in How To: Create A New Roll Call:
... If you see two or more threads for the same sail date please email help@cruisecritic.com to have them merged...
Please send your e-mail to help@cruisecritic.com from your Cruise Critic e-mail address of record. Also please include which Roll Call forum, each thread title and each link when you ask that the threads be merged.
I sincerely hope this information will be helpful!
Happy sails to all,
Kat 😺
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Read What is a Roll Call? Everything you Need to Know and then Roll Call Tool - Under Construction since the
Find Your Roll Call search tool mentioned in the first link is still OUT OF ORDER at this time. Those are two of the threads also at the top of the first page of this forum.
To find your Roll Call thread you will need to carefully browse the thread titles in the Roll Call forum for your cruise line & ship looking for the one with your sail date as mentioned in What is a Roll Call? Everything you Need to Know. Read through the thread to get to know the others sailing with you then post a reply on the thread. If you do not find a Roll Call thread for your ship & sail date, start one!
Hope this helps!
Kat 🐱
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Howdy nanoojan!
Thank you for your post! 👍 However, this is not the forum for your post. Please note the following at the top of the first page of this forum:
Note: This area is intended only for questions and answers relating to technical assistance in using these message boards. Please do not post general cruise-related questions or Roll Calls here.
I suggest you research the Ports of Call - Bermuda forum.
I sincerely hope this information will be helpful and glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic!
Kat 🐱
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See Jenn's post #76 posted August 12, 2019 on page 5 of 6.
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🚯Off-topic or Guideline violatin' posts or threads? We don't need no stinkin' off-topic or Guideline violatin' posts and threads!🚯
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My review (with photos) of our corner Family Veranda on the "revolutionized" Summit
in Celebrity Cruises
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This one does! ✋
However, mine is one that magnifies X7 to help me with my make-up. 👀
Kat 😻