GORDONCHICK

35 minutes ago, fstuff1 said:

Why don't you and your wife get 100 shares so both can get $100obc?

 

Or is it like the cruisenext certificate and$50 shore ex credit in that 1 per cabin?

(I travel solo and almost always get $100)

If you each had your own cabin, sure.  We have 300 shares (don't know why hubby bought that amount but he did).  Still only get a total of $100 OBC total.

51 minutes ago, mscdivina2016 said:

To add another person would add another fare. They would become the 4th but, I assume one of the minors already paid the big fare so a 4th might be cheap.

The scenario you quoted wasn't adding another person.  It was changing out one person for another one, and it used to be a $50 fee to do that.  But I think we may have passed the window to be able to do that and it probably isn't only $50 anymore

12 minutes ago, SeekingKillerWhales! said:

This is day one in Seattle. Wouldn't that be the schedule for the people getting off the boat, not those getting on, which is after breakfast anyway? 

That makes much more sense!

2 minutes ago, Cruising Lynne said:

Seems to vary a lot by ship.

 

Yikes!  I'd never make it to breakfast!

6 minutes ago, bkrickles1 said:

Quick question for those more experienced with the shareholder obc.

They split the $100 between my wife and I so it shows $50pp.

If I go over my $50, will the balance of whatever I'm doing/purchasing then come out of my wife's $50?

Is it treated as one $100 obc or is it separate?

I would imagine it's one lump sum, but I thought I'd check since it's my first experience with shareholder obc.

TIA

If both accounts are secured with the same credit card, they should be merged with a single total due, then charged to the credit card.  That means that the credit would crossover from one to the other.  Basically, it's really just one big account with some separations within it.  If both are not secured with the same card, then no.

I submitted ours on 6/30/23 and got the amenity email on 7/4/23.  This was our first time cruising since buying the stock.  Hubby bought stock in the 3 main cruise lines during the pandemic.

34 minutes ago, bkrickles1 said:

I'm a little confused with the thread.

My daughter just sailed Escape at the end of May and she said the buffet, for breakfast, never closed before 10:30am and was open until 11am on a couple of days.

I already posted here that there are Joy dailies posted somewhere on another site from a couple of weeks ago that shows those same hours.

My guess is that this isn't a fleet or ship thing - more of an itinerary thing.  I'll be on the Joy in September for 9 nights.  There is only one "sea" day (we'll be on a river) but the port times all vary at lot.  My guess is that the buffet hours may as well.

13 minutes ago, Z'Loth said:

 

Ideally, your friend should have your airline and flight number. There are a number of online services that will let them know which gate you are arriving at through a mobile browser... especially if they are picking you up at the mega-airport such as DFW International. However, I also tell my ride to not leave for the airport until I call/text them that we have landed and are docked at the gate. In my experience, it takes a minimum of 30 minutes to deplane, find the luggage pickup area, and pick up my luggage, so ideally, they should be waiting at the cellular lot until I have my luggage. 

We will be picking up a rental car and driving to Acadia Natonal Park.  Only our hotel will be waiting on us.

1 hour ago, insidecabin said:

At least NCL has the limited breakfast options at the Local/O'Sheehans(we do use that space when they have what we want)

 

Try a big MSC ship holding 6000 even with the massive buffet and dining rooms open for breakfast the place gets mobbed on port days with the early&shorex timings, no other included options.

They do have extended b'fast hours merged to lunch.

 

Tomorrow on the Dawn will be interesting tender and 1/2 day wonder how many will use the opportunity to rest a bit and find O'Sheehans is full and nothing on the buffet.

 

 

We sailed MSC Seaside.  It was okay but we found the buffet severely lacking in food options.

16 minutes ago, Chesneygirl said:

Can the vouchers be used at the Japanese restaurant?

yes

5 minutes ago, Andoria said:

Will the vouchers be in my cabin on embarkation day?  I turned Platinum at the end of my last cruise.

Yes.  That much I know!

3 hours ago, DCGuy64 said:

Yes, I agree, but what I'm saying is that 9:30 IS the later opening time. I would have thought 7-9 am would be reasonable, so to have it open from 5:30-9:30 AM is generous, in my opinion. 

So you think feeding a couple thousand people in a 2 hour time span in an area that only holds a few hundred is reasonable?  Your idea of reasonable and mine are very different!

10 hours ago, Z'Loth said:

Per https://www.cbp.gov/travel/preclearance, the following Canadian airports have United States Preclearance:

 

• Calgary International Airport
• Edmonton International Airport
• Robert L. Stanfield International (Halifax Preclearance)
• Montreal Trudeau International Airport
• Ottawa MacDonald-Cartier International Airport
• Lester B. Pearson International Airport (Toronto Preclearance)
• Vancouver International Airport
• Winnipeg International Airport

 

In effect, once you pass through PreClearance, you are in the "United States", and your flight is a domestic flight. 

Good to know!  Thanks.

What kind of engineer are you?  My son will be finishing 2 engineering degrees this coming school year.

Thanks everyone!

52 minutes ago, SpainAlien said:

On Dawn in June as we sat down the waiter told us only 1 appetizer, 1 entree and 1 dessert so maybe they are tightening up on that 

Bummer.

Remind me - aren't these vouchers for specific restaurants?  Whereas the the dining package is for anywhere, though there still may be an upcharge depending what you order, right?  Seems like there's another difference that I'm not remembering.  Help me out guys!

Oh and I know wine comes wiith one of the Platinum meals, too.

Looking to see where Iris is?  She used to be a group coordinator and we really bonded with her, especially our son.

1 hour ago, FlGoodShips said:

Sorry...did not know that site is not accurate.

It's only as accurate as the person updating it decides it to be.

1 hour ago, jsglow said:

I thought the whole Toronto international connection thing was pretty interesting.  We arrived from Rome and were changing planes to Chicago. In Rome the ticket agent literally begged us to check our carry-ons. We agreed as we were heading home and could tolerate a delay.

 

In Toronto, we exited the plane and after a long walk began a 3 step process if my memory is correct.

 

1) What I'll call Canadian TSA. What I remember most is how rude a Canadian official was to a slightly confused elderly American gentleman that was just asking a simple question.  I think it was the one time in my life that I didn't speak up as we just wanted 'through the process'.

2) 'Baggage approval'. So we told a kiosk that we had a checked bag and waited a few minutes for clearance. We never saw or touched our bag but clearly there had been an transfer approval process behind the scenes.

3) USA Immigration. It's in major Canadian airports where you actually go through US Customs with your Passport and Global Entry (if you have it). The latter was awesome because we simply entered our Global Entry # in the kiosk, an approval ticket printed out, and we simply handed it to the nice Border Patrol guy as we passed him in line. From that moment on we were back in the good old USA flying domestic.

 

If I had to do it again, I would. But I'm happy to have one transit under my belt so nasty Canadians don't belittle me just like they did to that gentleman.

We've heard stories for years about the rude Canadians at border patrol.  We've not personally encountered any.  One guy was quite cold but not rude in Vancouver.  When we were driving across the border from Alaska into Canada, that guy was very friendly.  When we came from Seattle via train, we walked with our luggage and our passport out, scanned as we walked and never even stopped (we just followed all those ahead of us who appeared to know/understand the process)!  Don't know if they guy was nice or not because he never said a word.  But we have friends who flew their plane to Ontario and told us of all the rudeness they encountered.  

I'm learning a few words and phrases in French to at least show the people we interact with in Quebec that I'm trying!

17 minutes ago, masspector said:

We will do this in conjunction with the NCL transfer.  We had a nightmare in Seattle recently trying to get a taxi. 

That's unusual - they are usually lined up and ready to go.

5 minutes ago, LHT28 said:

It is not news worthy  when people  get their  bags  without an issue  😉

 

It shouldn't be for people to do their jobs correctly!

4 minutes ago, Charles4515 said:

He can be a no show. As for the air the question would be are other adults flying on the same flight. 
 

A question would be is the mother on the booking? Both the cruise and air? If the kids are still to go who who is their guardian? The mother or another adult?

Another adult would have to be in the cabin with the minor children.

1 minute ago, GORDONCHICK said:

Yes, I'm well aware.  But in the past year, Toronto has been a black hole for luggage!  Documented and investigated several times.  I haven't seen where that's been cleared up.

1 hour ago, Zach1213 said:

 

The vast majority of checked bags make it on their flights, but people don't talk about their bags making it. Nobody goes to the baggage claim office and says "my bags made it perfectly, thanks!"

Yes, I'm well aware.  But in the past year, Toronto has been a black hole for luggage!  Documented and investigated several times.  I haven't seen where that's been cleared up.

16 minutes ago, graphicguy said:

Best advice in this thread!

Of course, this only works if the cabin allows 4 people.  But other than that, it should work if another adult is willing to stay in there with them.