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On 5/22/2022 at 8:32 PM, DUTRAVEL said:

Have a great time on your cruise! I'm sure Oakland will remember the box and what to do.

Thank you for your confidence. I'll try to think positive!

17 hours ago, Algebralovr said:

I bet Oakland will be a rock star for this trip!

 

We are heading to Vancouver to sail on Celebrity Millennium to Alaska later this week.  Scooter is staying home.  

 

His skills have slipped. My fault.  We spent so much time at home, and my recent cancer diagnosis isn't helping.  So, I'm rarely out of the house without a human supporting me.  Scooter does help at home, but doing way less public access.  SO, he is going to be boarded.  He loves it there... it will be fine.  Plus, without Scooter along, we can do an excursion to go see the sled dogs!  We missed that the last time!

Oakland has also been in the house for a few years. We really haven't gone anywhere except for in the car. I'm praying he does well. 

Sorry to hear about your diagnosis. I will say some prayers. And have a great time on your cruise!

Hi All, Leaving Friday for Bermuda. A little nervous about the potty box since we haven't cruised since 2020. I hope Oakland remembers what to do. His first cruise was to Bermuda and he didn't go until we got there. By his 3rd cruise he was an expert. Hopefully he's got a good memory!!

Cindy 

14 minutes ago, lx200gps said:

Well, my TA informed us about the requirements as soon as we booked (and I already knew about them before I booked). The requirements are hardly a secret, judging by the number of threads here on CC,so if yours did not know about them and so did not tell you about them, they didn't do a proper job.

My TA and myself both knew of the requirements when I booked. I'm saying NCL did not inform us about it, nor have they sent my TA or myself any info on this. My TA is excellent and I have no problems with her. 

On 5/3/2022 at 10:20 AM, lx200gps said:

Sorry to hear that your TA dropped the ball. Our TA is from the extremely big cruise-dedicated agency, so they are better attuned to all the cruise-specific requirements.  She made sure to highlight the Bermuda-specific requirements top dead center in one of her initial post-booking Emails.

Our TA didn't drop the ball. They have not been informed about anything. I would say it's NCL who dropped the ball. You have to go into the requirements by country to find out you need the travel authorization. You would think it would be front and center for people that are booking Bermuda. 

5 minutes ago, lx200gps said:

Did you book with a TA? They should have sent you the info, ours sure did. The info is on the NCL web site:

https://www.ncl.com/ca/en/travel-requirements-by-country#bermuda

Thanks. We did book through a TA. She has not sent us anything. I know that I can get the form online but shouldn't we have been told about it? Our reservation from our TA only says we have to be vaccinated. Not even anything on a covid test prior to the cruise. I just wrote to our TA. 

Our cruise is on a few weeks and we haven't heard a word from NCL about any form. 😳

It's 277 for 2 people. 138 a piece. The problem I have is there is no choice but to get the "free" offers. You can opt out of paying the gratuities but you are still paying for the drinks in your cruise fare. We booked on another cruise line and opted out of all the free stuff. Saved ourselves 1200. NCL does not give this option.

Does anyone know what capacity the ship is sailing at?

On 3/26/2022 at 5:53 AM, Caribbean Chris said:

Cindy!! So great to see your name pop up on the forum again! Glad you and John finally have a cruise coming up soon. Oakland will have a ball with all that attention.
 

We sail next month on a Caribbean cruise. We originally booked it more than two years ago for 2021, but were able to do the “Lift & Shift” Celebrity offered, protecting the price for the identical 2022 sailing.

 

We’re celebrating our 42nd anniversary while on board and the birthday of one of our friends traveling with us. They’re our Mah Jong/pandemic buddies and we’ll have four sea days to get in some games.

 

We’ve also got a New England/Canada cruise coming up in October and a holiday cruise in December. Making up for lost time!! I think these will be cruises #14, 15, & 16 for Raylene.

Well Happy anniversary! Hope you enjoy the cruise.

We also booked a holiday cruise for next year. A 10 day that we had to cancel last year. 

I'm so excited to go in May. It's been over 2 years since cruising. Just when Oakland got the hang of it, we couldn't go. Hoping he remembers what to do.  

Hi All, 

We are really jonesing for a cruise. After 5 cancelled cruises we are finally going at the end of May to Bermuda. We also have one booked for Christmas time. At the point where if we have to spend the week on the balcony, we are good with that. Just need to get away. Oakland has been the best covid dog ever. We just got him comfortable with the box and had to stop cruising. I pray he remembers what to do. 

Glad everyone seems to be doing well and getting back to cruising. 

Cindy

We have this one. Light but wish we had gotten the one with big wheels in the back. I fold it up with bungee cords for travelling.

Just checking in. Nothing much going on compared to what Barb went through. We got our 2nd vaccine and I was sick for 4 days. John was fine. At that same time, I was trying to change meds which just added to the horrible experience. Stopped those meds and feel good now.

Still not doing anything. Actually went grocery shopping the other day. 1st time really shopping since Covid. It was nice to look around and pick up what I wanted. 

Just booked a cruise with the kids for 2022. It's the week before our cruise in February. It will be the babys 1st cruise. Starting her young. 

Because of weather, we haven't seen her since January. Hopefully next weekend. She is totally obsessed with Forrest now. 

Hi All, Just checking in. Hope everyone is well. 

Keith, so sorry to hear about Lucy. We've all been there and know how hard it can be. 

We got lucky here at our apt building. CVS came in and gave us all shots. It was a mad rush for the manager of the building because they only gave us 2 days notice. Everyone had to be signed up over the weekend and they came in on the 11th for the first shot. Next Monday the 1st, we will get the second one. It's nice to be able to relax a little about this virus. Still stuck in the house and still having everything delivered. 

I hope Oakland remembers his commands since he's really done nothing for a year. 

We would be on our cruise right now so it's hard to be stuck in the house. Now we have a whole year to wait. 😢

Cindy

We are in Mass and received our 1st shot today. We live in an elderly and handicapped building. CVS came in and vaccinated anyone who wanted it. 

10 hours ago, denversees4me said:

what ship ? And when you say at the other end was it at the other end on your deck or another deck completely? I am a Disney cruiser and they only put theirs on one deck deck 4 -  its forward if you’re on the bigger ships and asked if you’re on the smaller ships and my room is usually on deck seven it’s a big ordeal it sucks 

we’re your rooms fed aft or mid 

We were on the Royal Princess. Beautiful ship and one of the bigger ones. Our cabin was forward and the potty box was aft on the same deck. It was in a crew area with a big heavy door I could barely open. 

12 hours ago, denversees4me said:

Was it close to your room ?  My first cruise was cat litter I’ll never forget it hahaha

It was not close to our cabin. We complained that it was at the opposite end of the ship but they said they weren't moving it. Same with Roz, she was on a different deck and hers was at the opposite end. With the cleaning carts in the halls 24 hours a day, John couldn't even take his own dog to the box. 

On 12/25/2020 at 6:48 AM, Caribbean Chris said:

Cindy, the photos were wonderful!
 

I took this photo of Raylene on a chilly day (for Florida) recently.  Merry Christmas & happy holidays to all - with wishes for a bright new year in 2021!
Chris, Bob & Hearing Dog Raylene

 

Love this pic! You can see her "sugar face" as Roz would call it. 

We stayed home for Thanksgiving and probably will for Xmas. Last weekend we went down to see our granddaughter. It was only the 4 of us and the 2 dogs. 

Our cruise for 2022 is all paid for. Hal sent an email saying if we paid in full we would get 10% off the cruise and 250 obc. So we went for it. We also get "free" drinks, prepaid gratuities and a few dinners at the specialty restaurants.  Still get our money back if we need to cancel for some reason. 

Been thinking alot about Roz, especially when we wrote out our xmas cards. 😢.   Here's our card and a few other cuties!!

On 12/17/2020 at 2:23 PM, denversees4me said:

Hi all 

been a very very long time - days like today I wish I could  pick up the phone and call Roz and ask .. miss her 

does anyone know what the deal is with princess and relief boxes ? I remember Roz saying a while ago .... ok let’s face it years ago. That they won’t put the box on the balcony anymore Sony question is where is it generally located ? We sail Disney and haven’t been on princess since 2008 where they put the box in an elevator  space/ hallway. Behind a closed door open to staff only.  Just down the hall from us 

also what materials are they using these days? When we took our cruise we got cat litter 

thanks

sapphire toalaska if that helps

On our Princess cruise with Roz last year the box was in a crew area and had the biggest bark mulch I've ever seen.

On 11/25/2020 at 11:24 AM, S.S. Cruisers said:

Happy Thanksgiving Eve to all.  We are not traveling any where (Well me to grocery store for grocery pick up) and no one is coming to visit.  Sad to say, quiet, the way we like it.  Can't deal with drama.  We will hopefully have our small turkey breast with stuffing, cranberry sauce (for hubby) olives and maybe some mash taters.  

 

The school had 2 make up days, Monday and Tuesday.  Travis went in both days and got most caught up.  I hope he realizes that he has to keep up now, because it is the pits to catch up.  He said, not many kids their, one class only had 2 others in it.  So that was good.  Didn't want to defeat the purpose of him staying home all this time.  Unfortunately, all the kids will have to go for 2 days to complete their finals.  Arrangements have already been made that he will take his tests in the learning center.  I am so over this schedule.  I look forward to him graduating and going out on his own as an adult.  You try and teach them everything you think they should know, and deep down, I think, oh, we haven't gone over that!  He had a part time job, so he is aware of bank accounts and such.  Just have to get him up to speed that the will have bills (living expenses) that he doesn't pay here.  His math class is awesome, it is teaching them real life situations with the math included.  Bank account, checking registers and such, loans and what interest will cost.  I am thankful for the extra help, since moms don't know anything.  

We had a quiet Thanksgiving here too. We usually go to Johns sisters, his mom lives there too. We chose to stay home this year. Johns sister cooked the whole dinner and we drove over and picked it up. She is amazing! She had everything packed up and ready to go when we got there. She gave us enough food for an army. I don't know how many times I can eat it. 😳

Last week our neighbor found out he had Covid. I had been at his shop (oil company) to get my car inspected which was due last May. Luckily I just got out and stood to the side. It's been over 2 weeks so I guess we are in the clear. We could not get tested. Everywhere was booked up for testing. It's sad that people that really need to get tested can't because everyone is getting tested to go to some big gathering for Thanksgiving. ☹️

I'm sure Travis will do great. I always felt that you teach them everything you can and hope it sticks. I noticed this with my son. They do the right thing and you're like wow!

Don't know if I mentioned it but we have a new baby granddaughter! Being a grandma is the best thing ever!! I am so in love with this baby. She will be 3 months on the 3rd. Here is a pic of her. Her name is Isla Marie. 

On 11/22/2020 at 5:24 PM, cruise-a-holic said:

Yes in the past we have been asked what we would like sod, mulch Astro turf etc. We were originally told that they would provide a "litter " type of filler. We had a bad experience years ago with a different dog and "litter". It appears that we can request Astro turf or sod and are waiting for a confirmation. I don't mind placing a deposit on the cruise however if we cancel there would be a $300 penalty. I really want some assurance before I'm at risk for even the $300.

 

We usually ask for turf. Our cruise out to California they had bark mulch, or should I say bark. It was the size of your hand. Really ridiculous. The dogs couldn't step on it without sliding off. The only cruise that was bad was a Holland America cruise that they claimed they didn't know we were coming. I assume the pages of paperwork we filled out must have gotten lost. But they put sawdust in the box. I assume it was all they had on hand. On HAL ships they usually put the box on the promenade deck. Unfortunately it can be windy and sawdust and wind don't mix. By the next stop they had fixed it. 

On 11/22/2020 at 4:10 PM, rpclmc said:

It is almost like Halo has stepped up his game.  Before the fall, I would ask him to get something and he would be slow about getting it or bring me things I hadn't asked for.  Now he goes right for what I am asking for and seems to be attached to my hip.

 

I am sleeping in the guest room and he doesn't get to sleep with me.   I know he doesn't like that at all.  But he doesn't have a problem sleeping with my husband, but whenever I move to get to the bathroom or get up in the morning, he is right outside my door.

 

Linda and Halo

So glad you are doing better. Just take it slow, there's not much else to do. Focus on yourself. 

Dogs are funny when they know you're hurting. Oak doesn't sleep with John but when he came home from the hospital in May, Oak didn't leave his side. 

Each cruise line has their own choice for box filler. Our last service dog liked grass. We are trying to get our new one used to different fillers. Most of the time the cruise line will try to get what you prefer. 

As far as the box on the balcony, we are usually begging to have it placed there. 

Cindy

On 11/6/2020 at 1:08 PM, S.S. Cruisers said:

We are anguishly waiting for a vaccine too.  Travis is a Senior and his on-line class work is not going well.  We did let him go back to work about 3 weeks ago.  His cubicle is in a separate room from other workers so he isn't around them.  He wears his mask.  Unfortunately our Covid numbers have spiked so he had to take a leave of absence again.  They are really great working with him. 

 

As for cruising, I am not sure when or if that will happen.  I can hope and dream, though, they can't take that from me.  We may just end up moving onto a cruise ship and live there!  If this Nation gets any more crazy I'm sure what we will do.  

Must be so hard for people with kids. The numbers are going up everywhere. We were doing so good here then they started to open things up. Then the college and high school kids decided to have all these parties. And the numbers went up. Now we are back to over 2,000 new cases a day. It's very frustrating. As for us, we haven't been anywhere but to Johns mom's and to see my new granddaughter. We are still getting everything delivered. 

We did however book our cruise again. They posted the 2022 cruises. Maybe by then there will be a vaccine and it will be safe to go. But just having it booked makes us feel better. Gives us something to look forward to.