jimbo1683

What on earth is a 'sport coat'?

It has tanked...

Ok. I was thinking really about how many people could be squeezing through the narrow streets and getting in the way of my camera. Ive not been to Corfu before but have been to Mykonos where the difference between a ship being in port or not has an immense impact on the experience you have on land. Appreciate Corfu is much bigger though. I found a schedule and can see there are days where there are no ships and other days where there are 5 ships with combined capacity 8.5k.

How can I find out what ships will be in a certain port on a particular date? I'll be in Corfu in September and I hope to visit Corfu Town on the quietest cruise ship day (unusual to be trying to avoid ships on this forum i know) so am trying to find out what the port schedule looks like - where could i find that?

Thank you. I've actually just realised its the Pearl, not the Joy. The description of the cruise states the Joy but the title of the cruise states the Pearl! No wonder I couldnt find the cabin number recommended.

I am planning to book a short 3 or 4 night Bahamas cruise in Jan/Feb from Miami. The fare i'm looking at is Free at Sea which includes Speciality Dining. I'm a bit confused though because I have looked at the speciality dining venues on the Joy and virtually all are a la carte. So how does the included speciality dining work? Is there a max value per meal, or is it limited to venues with a cover charge rather than a la carte?

That looks a really lovely spot to sit

How very strange. I've had afternoon tea without clotted cream at home but never been anywhere that claims to serve a traditional afternoon tea to paying customers that hasn't served it with clotted cream!

The meal is not called 'tea'. It is of course 'afternoon tea'. The phrases 'afternoon tea' and 'high tea' are frequently used interchangeably in 2022 regardless of the historical differences.

What was the cream if not clotted? Whipped double cream?

Why do old people make these pointless comments - "cheaper than a retirement home" - he doesn't nees to be in a retirement home if he can go on a cruise for a year

So, for example where the article says "5 7day Queensland roundtrip cruises", they're going to do the same cruise five times?

I honestly dont think this is a relevant comment for UK insurance.

In everyday usage squash and cordial mean the same thing in England: a concentrated fruit drink which you dilute with water. Wikipedia says that there is a difference between squash and cordial in the concentration of the fruit juice, but I'm not sure many people would know that and the terms are used interchangably. I can't say I've ever heard an alcholic drink being referred to as a cordial in England.

It's just a normal way for a bartender to serve wine on land, doesn't make sense why they din't do it on ship

Thanks. I didnt realise it was one-time only but i've just read the Passage Contract and I think you're righg. However what I'm not sure about is whether I have already made an 'amendmemt to contract' or if i have cancelled and booked under a new contract - i was given a new booking reference and my shore excursions were cancelled and refunded. I'll have to call.

Is it? I was hoping simeone could describe what they each are.

So what is Enclave and what is Lotus Spa?

I'm not convinced by this explanation as the same would be true of airlines and their passengers, negating the need for immigration at airports which of course is not the case.

Oh mysterious indeed

Theoretically yes it could. But I'm not a disease expert so i will just wait and see what decisions are made.

I have a cruise booked this time next year for two people. I booked about 9 months ago for a club class mini suite with princess plus. Earlier this year the cruise reduced significantly in price and extras such as onboard credit and port parking became available. For £50 ($60) pp i switched to the new fare saving us about £700 ($860) total. Now the fare has reduced again, albeit not by as much (£370 total). The new fare also doesnt include parking but it does include the same OBC. Parking will cost me £95 so the difference reduces to £275 total. I then need to pay the £100 admin fee to switch fares so I'm down to a total saving of £175 which - because I have a cabin I want - leaves me feeling it's probably not worth switching at the moment. How likely is it that the fare will drop further? If it dropped further I would probably switch, but obviously the more times I need to pay an admin fee the less benefit I'm getting.

The stock markets are down. Investors are loosing confidence. It's not just Carnival.

Ah another armchair expert. Leave that conclusion to an expert - a confined ship out of easy reach of land and substantial medical care could well mean that testing remains necessary no?

Im sailing Southampton - Zeebrugge -Rotterdam - Southampton. How/where does passport control happen - when going ashore in Rotterdam and when returning to Southampton?