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  1. 1 hour ago, labonnevie said:

    Today’s (Monday) port is Mykonos, a very picturesque Greek island. 
    But for this particular cruise, it is, once again, not to be. Thunderstorms predicted all day with high winds. The tenders drivers union refuses to work, so we will be skipping another port. 
    This reduces our scheduled ports to 8 in 21 nights. 
    The good news for us is that the ship is not sinking. 😕

    Great attitude!

  2. We used https://www.tokyofreeguide.org/ many years ago. Our guide was a retired postal employee who guided to improve his english, which was already excellent. All we had to do was cover his expenses and ours. We used the subway for transport. We asked where he would like to go for lunch,  and he took us to a fabulous eel restaurant, which seemed to be very popular due to its long line. We were the only non-japanese guests. 

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  3. We used the pool grill for dinner this past month on Voyager. The salmon and lamb chops were perfect! We will be very sad if it no longer available for dinner. I don't think room service will cut it. Lamb chops right off the grill cannot be duplicated via room service. And the bar is so close!

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  4. Check your prices at home first. I have often found that duty-free shops charge more for the same size/product than state side stores, Costco for instance. It can be difficult to make comparisons though, as distilleries often bottle special additions just for the duty-free shops.

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  5. 3 hours ago, mrlevin said:

    What is the rate to exchange Euros back into USD?  A few years ago I was able to get Aussie dollars at ATM and then sell them back onboard at a profit.  

    Currently about 1:1 plus exchange fee on open market. Use your ATM to get Euros.

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  6. Our T-Mobile plan gives us unlimited texting and 5GB of high-speed data, after which we get data at  256kpbs in more than 215 countries. There is no extra cost or roaming fees. Voice calls are $0.25/minute. No limits or cost in Mexico or Canada. Worked great last November on our Explorer Caribbean cruise and on a later trip to Britain.

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