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3 hours ago, geoherb said:
One of my favorite places on the Regal is Alfredo's. The food there is very good. It's our go-to place for lunch when the dining room isn't open on port days.
and it's FREE. Something I didn't know in our first sailing with Regal. Premium pizza and other Italian dishes.
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20 hours ago, SteveH2508 said:
I believe that the red-head gene often skips a generation.
in our case it skipped a few generations. At least 4 generations that I know of. :)
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it's been doing it for several weeks now. I have a 9 digit password, the site truncates it at 8, but still lets me in. :)
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On 4/29/2018 at 6:54 PM, cruisegal415 said:
I get that red headed blue eyed children are rare in the UK, even more so in the states, and unheard of in asian countries.
I know it's from an old post, but I must say - before I had a red headed child, I thought red hair was rather rare. I don't think so anymore. The red heads are everywhere! And they sure do attract attention.
P.S. We are in the States. Red heads are not rare here.
P.P.S. We tell everyone who asks about DS's hair that HE is Irish. Neither of us is Irish or red headed. :)
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18 minutes ago, Bubbs33 said:
It appears the roll call for this cruise has been taken offline
as if people couldn't post elsewhere....
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we usually take one before last tender boat
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13 hours ago, Husky61 said:
We stopped getting off of the ship at Princess Cay. Too crowded and the last time we were there the food was at best mediocre.(I know food is very subjective.) So now if we want a good view of the water we look at it from our balcony.
We've been on Princess Cays 3 times already, and the food has always been the same. Mediocre. I'd even call it below average, but we don't want to go back to the ship for better food.
We always find a place in the shade (trees) and try to enjoy ourselves. Never had a problem with the clam shells obstructing the views. What we did have a problem with was the sharp rocks hidden by the sand on the beach and in the water. I had multiple small cuts, and my then 4 yo sliced his foot on a sharp rock very badly. So, we now wear water shoes on Princess Cays.
Oh, and last year we had a problem with the grill smoke blowing directly towards the beach and enveloping the whole area. It was difficult to breathe and I got a huge headache.
But Princess Cays is still better than Falmouth or Cozumel for us.
Never had a problem with the tenders in either direction. There were always multiple boats going back and forth, and our total wait time has never been more than 15-20 minutes max.
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23 hours ago, TwoMisfits said:
We had someone in our family who was 3lbs over
what's the min and max weight limit, please?
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just under 3 weeks in September for an adult. We'll have to renew our kid's passport in January, so we'll see how fast that goes.
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1 minute ago, SoberJulie said:
I’m incredibly excited!
Ive just been researching all our ports and making notes....I think we’ll likely try and take the water taxi to Klein in Bonaire, it looks lovely. I’m really looking forward to some snorkeling. Nothing too intense....just from the beach.
just be aware that while Klein Bonaire is a perfect snorkeling place, it's an uninhabited island with no amenities.
But I hear it's beautiful. Our friends went there with their kids - they love snorkeling.
We went to Lac Bay on Bonaire and fell in love with the place. Shallow, calm water for about a mile, perfect for walking through, or bobbing on an inflatable, or just leisurely floating. Perfect for kids as well.
All the beaches in Aruba are free and public, no charge for chaises or umbrellas. We went to the Butterfly Farm first, and then simply walked across the street, walked through the hotel to the beach, got a couple of chaises in a palm tree shade and it was glorious and free. The water was great, sand was white, it was quite beautiful.
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On 11/10/2018 at 12:51 AM, Underwatr said:
I'm not sure that Bonaire has a beach, at least not one within an easy walk from the ship. If you can arrange a boat ride to Klein Bonaire the beach there is very nice, but there's absolutely no commerce on the island. Most people arrange a drift snorkeling trip, such as aboard Woodwind.
Lac (Luc) Bay on Bonaire was paradise. It also had a nice bar with food there. Not much of a sandy beach, but we spent about 5 hours in the water. It was glorious.
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On 11/9/2018 at 1:24 PM, SoberJulie said:
First time cruisers, doing the southern Caribbean (Leaving from Fort Lauderdale, Grand Cayman, Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao)
We are really just looking to hold down some beach chairs during our port times....
do all of the beaches around ports have restaurants for lunch? Do you pack something to take with you from the ship?
that is my dream itinerary, and that's your maiden voyage! All 4 of these are great beach destinations. Make sure to do your research by going to Ports of Call, Caribbean subforum and checking out all of them for the best beaches.
We usually grab some Fruit loops for the kiddo for a snack, but we usually come back to the ship around 1-2 pm, so we have no need to pack any food for ourselves. Some destinations don't allow fruit or veggies, but for others some pastries and a bottle of water was a good hold-me over snack.
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4 minutes ago, brookie848 said:
Most of the other carriers (not all) don't offer insurance when you purchase their services. I've never been offered it on a hotel or airline ticket. The only places we've been offered insurance by the vendor is a cruise and when we rent a condo at the beach.
WE've definitely been offered to buy insurance when purchasing an airline ticket. Cruises - too. Hotels are a bit different - when you make a refundable reservation, you can cancel 1-2-3 days prior to the arrival to avoid a penalty. Now, if you booked a non-refundable, instant pay hotel room, then it was a gamble on your part. Who's to blame for one's gambling nature?
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3 hours ago, jasbo49 said:
I'd book under 3 for free, then watch for other opportunities.
Overall, I think it's the most valuable promotion unless both people in a couple are "accomplished" drinkers.
for us the most valuable promotion has usually been $1-99 per 3/4th passenger.
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3 hours ago, skennedy25 said:
from what I have seen, Princess is pretty good of not raising their prices during these promos. The ones who are notorius for raising prices, or basically making you pay for their "free" items promo are celebrity and RCL
well, I booked under this promotion about a month ago, and since then the price for my cruise went up twice.
From $709 pp to $879 pp to $1,094 pp... So much for not raising the prices during a promotion.
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On 11/7/2018 at 8:09 AM, Ocean Boy said:
I don't remember Indy ever having a Solarium Cafe.
me neither. We were on Indy in 2014. No Solarium café as far as I remember.
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8 hours ago, SRF said:
US law requires that you enter the US on your US passport.
If you check in with your Canadian passport, that is the info transmitted to CBP from your flight.
Best way, always check IN with the passport you are using to enter your destination. It does NOT have to be the same passport you use to pass through outgoing immigration (if you have to).
he said he used his Canadian passport for his US to Canada flight. As he should have. He didn't say he used his Canadian passport to enter the US.
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US immigration did give me heck about checking in for my US to Canada flight on my Canadian passport though.
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23 minutes ago, mdjohn5 said:
Most airlines will let you check car seats without a charge. Booster seats are super easy that way. The full on car seats are harder, but still doable.
Not ideal, but an option if others are looking at this thread.
car seats can be used on the plane... If you are wheeling it on a hand truck all the way to the gate anyway, might as well use it on the plane. That's the only way to guarantee its safety. Car seats get thrown around like luggage and may get damaged, even if gate checked.
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4 hours ago, TheLadyK said:
This won't help you for the 1 year old, but for your 4 year old, if you're going to be doing taxis and such frequently, we've loved our mifold booster for travel. (Or even carpooling or other logistical issues.)
mifold has had some problems when tested lately and is no longer highly recommended by car seat techs. Especially, for 4 yo kids, who aren't usually big.
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even adults don't bother with the dinner jackets and ties.
My DS wears polo shirts and khaki pants. My DH wears buttoned shirts and nice dress pants. I haven't see any really dressed up boys.
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17 hours ago, 1025cruise said:
IMHO, the best way to see Falmouth is from the balcony of your cabin.
I totally agree. The best way to see Falmouth is to stay on the boat. If you want to get off the boat and just walk around the pretty little port for tourists - that's just fine.
Outside the port, Falmouth is literally a fishing village. On our first trip there a couple of years ago, we went around it with a local "guide" for $20. Underwhelming at best.
If you want to spend money to go to the underwhelming beach, you can do that as well.
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If you want alcohol included at a decent price or free, look into Princess' Sip and Sail promotion and NCL's beverage package perk promotion. If you get a "free beverage package" with NCL, be aware of the 20% tips they will charge you per day based on their $99 per day drink package.
Other than that, we found that traveling outside of school breaks was the cheapest (we usually went during the first 2 weeks of December). A couple of times we even got a $258 pp per week on Royal Caribbean, and it was available to mere mortals and not some Diamond class members.
Any sailings out of FL would include beach destinations. Try to avoid Cozumel, MX, Falmouth, Jamaica, and Nassau, Bahamas, though. Underwhelming they are. :)
I always have a budget in mind, and will not pay more than $2,500 per cruise for the 3 of us. Don't forget that this is usually a pre-tip price. We are going on an NCL cruise next week, for which I paid $2,000 for the 3 of us, pre-tip ($450 total) guarantee inside. My mom is joining us as a solo cruiser (double occupancy inside cabin) and her cruise was $1,036 pre-tip (tips are $150 pp for this sailing). NCL prices usually drop significantly just after the final payment is due. We are new to NCL, so this is just my observation.
Princess prices are unpredictable, but if you see a lower price prior to the final payment, you can always rebook at a lower price.
There is an NCL sailing on Jade in February, total for 1 person $ 942 75 including the drink package. 5 day cruise. Includes $20 per day tip for the drink package.
But do shop around and you will find a great option for you.
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1 hour ago, lovetotraveltx said:
The most important thing when we travel, unfortunately, is the food!
then you should have gone on Royal or Regal Princess. :)
JADE CRUISE CANCELED DURING CRUISE
in Norwegian Cruise Line
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ok, I am going to post first, and then I am going to read the thread.
We just got home in Atlanta 2 hours ago. It took 24 hours from the moment we got the notice. We were lucky to be on the first charter flight out. Got a notice at 12:10 (well, mom got the letter, and we never got one, but when I went to inquire about it, they told me we were on the same 4 pm plane). Hours of standing on the pier, sitting in the bus, sitting in the bus on tarmac, sitting on the plane....
Got to Miami at 7:30 pm, missed our 8:30 pm connection, Norwegian reserved and paid for a bunch of hotel rooms (we were in Hilton, others in Pullman). Got a 10 am flight MIA-ATL, the rest of the trip was uneventful.
We are lucky, because there were people who traveled from Europe and Australia (!) to be on this cruise. At least we are a 2 hour flight away from Miami.
Some people are updating the roll call, I guess.