Mackdogmolly

My memory of my last cruise was about 8:30

4 hours ago, crzrr said:

TA onboard credit is refundable

It depends. The OBC that I get from my TA is a combination of refundable and non refundable.

I got the email too, but the timing doesn’t work for me. Trust that someone will post about it here though.

49 minutes ago, excitedofharpenden said:

You misquoted as me. It was Dr H. I know nothing! Haha 

 

Phil 

Oops! Sorry Phil!

21 hours ago, excitedofharpenden said:

the steam room and showers are one of Azamara's little secrets, and the fewer who know about them, the better.

Now the secret is out! 😅

2 hours ago, Riocca said:

but when the 2026 itineraries were launched we decided to move the booking to Quest’s 22 night Antarctica cruise.

That looks like a great cruise!

3 hours ago, uktog said:

No they should be. We’ve got tests with us and I’m going to do one on DH tonight 

Good luck and I hope it is negative!

Are they testing for Covid?

We’ve been in that cabin too. I loved it

1 minute ago, Mackdogmolly said:

Me too!

How do you even ask for that?

6 hours ago, takemewithyou said:

I don’t usually need a lot of hand holding for planning cruises, BUT I would need some help planning for such an extensive cruise as a world cruise and I admit the last thing I would probably think of is how many blank pages are in my passport book! 

Me too!

18 minutes ago, Laganlady02 said:

Have you not received the email?

Which one?

They’ve been teasing new ports on social media. That’s probably all it is.

1 hour ago, Bloodaxe said:

 

Would not be happy with that, been on full ships many times and always enjoyed our breakfast in Discoveries, seems like another step in the wrong direction.

It could also be a staffing issue?

Last one, I promise - but it was spectacular!!

50 minutes ago, Mrs Miggins said:

Thanks for the replies.  I am happy to say I have booked the B2B on Onward for this September.  However my TA was told that the generous OBC ($650 - for 4 day cruise and $800 for 7 day) has to be used separately.   I have only one booking number.  

Whilst it is lovely to have so much OBC the prices of the shore excursions are huge - so it will disappear quickly.  We chose the itinerary because it included many of our favourite ports.  We have been to all of them several times and are quite used to getting on a bus or ferry independently.  It's difficult to justify the prices when we know using public transport the cost would be just a few euros.   However we determined to spend it all.  I just hope the onboard shop has improved.   

We have never been on Onward but have enjoyed all the other ships several times.

 

I am very surprised to hear that your OBC won’t roll over. I have a B2B this fall on Quest with one booking number and it was made very clear that all of the (considerable) OBC would roll over. I would have them check again.

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Downtown Burlington, one day before the eclipse!

16 hours ago, 808hulalullaby said:

Japan 3/19 - 4/3/24

Enjoyed “Field Day Maple Syrup” with our fresh cooked waffles in Windows every morning! 

I wonder what THAT is! Never seen the real stuff onboard, except in the tiny containers for room service 

3 hours ago, nordski said:

Concerning the eclipse, the mayor of the somewhat nearby city of Niagara Falls, also in the path of totality, has declared a state of emergency for Monday in anticipation of hordes of visitors.

 

Not everyone is happy about that and a concerned group has filed a lawsuit to rescind the order. The owners of tourist shops will be looking for a bonanza. I will be looking for a comfortable chair in front of the TV,

We will be watching from our backyard! No state of emergency here, but the city is closing most of the major streets for most of the day, so good luck getting in or out!

49 minutes ago, nordski said:

You are having a remarkable several months. A cruise to the Antarctic (thanks for the updates) and now in direct line for a rare celestial event.

 

Unfortunately the biggest negative at this time surely is the rather poor harvest of a product I know is important to you in the spring. Don’t know what it’s like in Vermont, but Québec’s maple syrup strategic reserve is virtually depleted and there was poor production here in Southern Ontario.

 

I am making no direct connections to your cruise, but hope you stay home next year to improve production of this essential product. Otherwise, hopes that real maple syrup be provided on Azamara may founder as prices escalate. 😢

I haven’t heard the final stats for this year’s maple harvest, but last year’s was down from the year before. We will continue to bring our own when we sail 😊

30 minutes ago, Host Jazzbeau said:

I forget which website I saw this on yesterday [OK – old age jokes may be inserted here, and are deserved!] but I definitely saw clear wording that reserved the right to reprice/cancel bookings based on erroneous pricing.

Yes, but EIGHT months later??

1 minute ago, wjfan417 said:

In Cleveland-in the path of the eclipse and women’s final 4 basketball here this weekend! 

Wow - double whammy!!

I live in Burlington, Vermont, which is in the path of the total solar eclipse on April 8. Our state of around 600,000 people is expecting to be invaded by 100,000-200,000 people over the next few days. 50,000-75,000 are expected to come to my city of 40,000. 😬

Many of them will be trying to travel home immediately following the event. Should be interesting!

15 hours ago, takemewithyou said:

Looks like some new ports…new itineraries according to social media posts.

That’s what I’m seeing on their Instagram feed 

What is your correct loyalty status and what is it showing on your account?