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To follow-up. US military can get a discount on selected Carnival cruises, but never OBC. Now we get neither.
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The US market never had it for Carnival Cruises. Yes, I was surprised about that too. Uncle Les thought he would stir the pot about it on the Carnival board when we found it had been taken away here, only to find out they weren't upset at all about us missing out on what they never had.
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arxcards replied to Hot Chilli's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
I still fold them in 1/3rds across and half lengthways which I have done twice for Solstice. All the info is still visible and fits snug into the same holder. -
It is usually calm in the morning, but they make a call based on the expected weather during the afternoon. No point tendering everyone off if it becomes unsafe to get them back.
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arxcards replied to Hot Chilli's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
The sizes are pretty generic, even though some are marketing them per cruise line. All of the online cruise tags print out on A4 paper and fold in the same way. -
I had given it the same thought, as Bay of Islands was the final NZ port before returning to Australia. They can also debark you in any suitable port if they feel you need extra medical treatment that can only be provided ashore.
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They are currently scheduled to still go into Melbourne for 8pm till 11pm. I would only presume they have pre-booked provisions, some passengers embarking/disembarking, or immigration has been pre-arranged for Melbourne.
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Or they are sussing out a reopening of Ouvea, in case Lelepa doesn't pan out.
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For the next cruise, I don't believe so - it will be a domestic cruise which doesn't require zero count when it returns to Melbourne on 9th January. If you are doing NZ from Adelaide, which returns to Adelaide on 24th January, yes the same will apply. Using Melbourne & Adelaide as alternate departure ports makes it a bit more complex. For anyone from Adelaide on the current cruise and disembarking in Adelaide on Thursday (and 22/1), yes they need to be off the ship, which might be a pain but can be treated as a port day with a free shuttle and OBC than wouldn't normally be offered. Going by the letter, it is $25 each OBC.
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A strange route, but I think it was just for some protected cruising for new years celebrations. The seas are a bit bumpier than usual along the usual route. They are heading to Mystery Island now.
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arxcards replied to Hot Chilli's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
Yes, printed out at work, folded into holder and attached to bag. Most of the lines used to have those sticky back tags when they mailed out your travel docs. Twice we had to go hunting for bags that didn't make it to cabin because of a torn-off tag (one of these was on Rhapsody). -
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arxcards replied to Hot Chilli's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
Yes, the staple or tape can be a pain. We have used clear holders like these for many years. Most of the online stores like ebay, amazon or etsy have them. Ours were a freebie from our T/A of the day and have lasted well over a dozen cruises. They are even more secure than the sticky backed ones that Graham mentioned. -
For Noumea, the park at Anse Vata if you are going to the beach there, and Coconut Square (Place des Cocotiers) which is a couple of blocks walk into town from the Cruise Terminal building.
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arxcards replied to Hot Chilli's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
I suspect they have been left a bit late. Sometimes they do site updates on the weekends, in the dead of night (US time). As mentioned, they have assistance at bag drop, and they have a folio of all passengers, so you don't even need to memorise your cabin number. They will fill out tags for you and attach to your bags. -
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arxcards replied to Hot Chilli's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
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It makes sense, and is something all of the Carnival brands ask for here. In a photo, it is to provide "supporting evidence" for your self testing RAT. It identifies: - The RAT was taken within 24hrs of boarding - It is identified as your RAT, not someone else's - It shows the test result - It identifies as your test photo, not an image found on the web Govt protocols only require you to say you have taken the appropriate RAT and tested negative and you should be asked to confirm that at check-in. You may be asked to show your test photo, but unlikely. Seems many are disappointed that they don't want to see their photo. I will add, having the passport/wife's phone lock screen for time & date/test strip arranged for the photo is easy enough, but avoid using the tests you get at Coles where you are also trying to point a blue light torch while taking the photo.
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Note: Melbourne arrival & departure times for 2nd Jan are now 11am & 11pm. Delayed, but still on the shipping schedule. I suspect whatever cleaning to be somewhere off the SA coast tomorrow morning.
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I can only think there has been a lack of inspections until recently. Most of these ships spent a year or more languishing at tropical anchorages prior to returning to cruising. Some had a drydock that gave them a clean and freshly painted anti-fouling hull, while many did not. I wouldn't expect there to be an issue with Carnival Luminosa, Pacific Adventure/Encounter or any other ships that had a drydock during the shutdown, but there were many that are now overdue. Wasn't this one picked up on an earlier thread? After an inspection in Tauranga, they had a modified itinerary that involved them heading for Wellington, then Cook Straight and direct to somewhere near Adelaide for hull cleaning. I don't believe they were refused entry into Hobart, and it was skipped to allow them time to get to SA, get the hull cleaned, then hopefully arrive back to Melbourne on schedule on 2nd January. The Melbourne call would also be in doubt due to time constraints, and that would become the 5th missed port if that happens. She is still heading toward Adelaide, so the cleaning mustn't have happened yet.
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EDEN Port - New South Wales
arxcards replied to highriding's topic in Australia & New Zealand Cruisers
There are plenty of cruises that don't call at Eden. Vote with your feet.