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I hope they find one!

I don't think we have changed anything we do. The year after the Costa Concordia disaster, we attended a cruise expo that a brick and mortar cruise travel agency used to conduct yearly. It always ended with a question and answer segment. I asked about the Costa Concordia. The TA who owned the agency then asked for a show of hands as to who had ever sailed on Costa. No one raised their hand.

Not 100% positive, but I do not think they would approve in the scenario you described.

I remember DW doing that on a HAL cruise, but I do not remember it being on any of our Princess cruises.

I sort of knew that, but wanted to confirm. Thanks for answering.

Or in a Spectrum service area. 😢

I assume laundry is a send out, or are there self service machines like on some Princess and some HAL ships?

On a land trip, we were once informed that the second flight was moved up, and it might be a problem. I called the airline, Air France, and they said we should have plenty of time and that the baggage would be automatically taken to the second flight. It turned out that our first flight landed early, and the second flight ended up delayed just about to the time it was originally supposed to takeoff. So, we had no problem, though if the times did turn out as on the new schedule, it could have been tight as the terminals were a little further apart than we expected.

That is a good idea. But, I bet if they did it, they would make it an extra charge item.

I can just imagine the howls of protest if passengers pay the high Haven rate for a balcony and get that obstructed view from the slide! 🤦‍♂️

That is good. I hope this works out for you.

Once upon a time, it was a great investment. The stock price kept going up. At one point, the dividend per share doubled. And of course there was the OBC.

Before your cruise, did you buy travel insurance? If so, you should be reimbursed less any deductible.

The cruise has an overnight in Reykjavik before disembarkation. (Also for us we have previously done a land trip to Reykjavik.)

Not totally positive, but I do not think NY state allows CFAR insurance as they do not really consider it as insurance. The thinking is that insurance is something you take out against risk, which CFAR is not. It goes along with the same line of reasoning that allows your insurance premium to be refunded if you cancel as there was no longer a risk that is being covered. Again, I could be wrong, but I believe this is the reasoning of the NY State Insurance Commission.

Isn't it nice when people learn something practical on these boards and are able to use that information.

We are on the cruise that ends in Reykjavik that starts 8/6 next summer. If you are on the same one, join our roll call. Norwegian Prima 11-Day Northern Europe from London to Reykjavik August 6, 2023 - August 17, 2023 - Norwegian Prima Roll Calls - Cruise Critic Community

Correct. I was just trying to give some information to any NY residents that they could get their insurance premiums back. I apologize that I muddied the waters (pun intended) about CFAR insurance.

You never heard of Superstorm Sandy?

Yes, read about it on some of the individual cruise line boards.

First cruise was for our 25th anniversary. I was in the 50-59 category; DW (not voting) was in the 40-49. And it was 7 days, Barcelona round trip Western Mediterranean. I had initially proposed Bermuda while she countered with Alaska. (We have since done both, and did another Barcelona to Barcelona for our 35th anniversary.)

Yes, we have done the Western Mediterranean (twice) and the Eastern Mediterranean (once), and you cannot go wrong. One advantage to starting in Barcelona over Rome is that the ship actually sails from Barcelona. Rome is not really a port; the ship sails from Civitavecchia.

What it really is is that you can cancel for any reason and get your insurance premium back. No cost for this. Sorry if what I wrote earlier was misleading.

Yes, they were! Too bad no one is going to St. Petersburg on a cruise ship anytime soon or maybe forever. In Scotland we were able to see the Scottish Military Tattoo, and not have to worry about getting back to the ship on time. For Athens, we were there on a Monday which meant the New Acropolis Museum was closed. Another day there would have been great.

We have had 2 overnights. The first was in St. Petersburg, Russia. The second (I forget the specific port name) was for Edinburgh, Scotland. I really wish we had had one in Piraeus, the port for Athens.