Buckeye 6

Have a question for those on the World cruise as well as other segments. How are you handling so many different currencies, especially small bills for tipping?  

3 minutes ago, IslandThyme said:

The issue is the Red Sea and the Suez Canal.

Thank you. 

On 2/14/2024 at 10:57 PM, IslandThyme said:

Nope, no word yet.

What is the issue?  We are on the Hong Kong to Singapore cruise which is next month so assume no issue 

That is what we have done previously. I was checking to see if this was still the case. I’m hoping I had an untrained person on the phone. I could hear her typing as if trying to find the info. It makes no sense that I can only get Loyality perks if I booked a cruise while on a cruise as she told me. I told her that if this is the case people will stop cruising with Azamar if can’t easily use Loyality benefits 

On a slightly different note has anyone had trouble using their loyalty credits. We are discover level. I was just told I could only get my internet minutes and free laundry if I booked the cruise onboard!  I had called to see if the 90 minutes were combinable with the 120 min on a veranda+ cabin. 

On 6/11/2023 at 12:28 PM, NanaPam00 said:

If you are on an excursion through the ship do

you still need to get a tender ticket?

No

Tender tickets have also been distributed in the early morning of the port call. It may vary by chip or port 

1 hour ago, steveru621 said:

 

RCI excursions always get priority; suites and Pinnacles generally get escorted to a separate tender area by the concierge.  Only one passenger needs to get tender tickets for the entire group.

Thank you this is what I needed to know 

Our son called RC and they said the planner is wrong and we are tendered. They will update the planner 

Our stop on Toulon just changed to tender. We haven’t done a tender recently on RCI. We are going independently into the city not on excursion. We know we have to report to a location to get tickets. We have 2 questions

1.  Is their priority based on what Tier level you are? I know that on Celebrity we received priority based on Elite level. 
2.  Does everyone in the group have to report to the location to get the tender ticket?  There are 6 in our family and hopefully we all don’t need to go at 6am when they start distributing tickets. 
Thank you Linda

When we will be in Rome the all aboard time is around 7:30. Hopefully there won’t be a big show. Our early dinner time will be past so will eat in Windjammer. Any thoughts about this situation?

2 hours ago, EFKaplan said:

We got out in several places, including the Coliseum and the Trevi Fountain. We ate at a restaurant recommended to us by the tour guide and it was fine. We highly recommend ItalyTours, and this tour in particular.

Thank you for your prompt response 

On 10/5/2022 at 11:27 AM, EFKaplan said:

My wife and I just completed two tours with ItalyTours.eu. Both were shore excursions off the Celebrity Constellation. One was an all day tour to Rome, including the Vatican, coliseum, and much more, and the other was the all day tour to Florence and Pisa. Both were excellent. The guides were knowledgeable and friendly. The vans were very comfortable. Everything was exactly as advertised and our expectations were exceeded. One of the very best things about this company is their customer service. Cristina is phenomenal. I had numerous email exchanges with her and she was always prompt, helpful and friendly. The price for this tour was very reasonable and is a far better option that the Celebrity options. We highly recommend it.

We’re you able to get out anyplace in Rome beside Vatican?  The tour description appears to be only drive-by. Also what did you do for lunch? Thanks 

We were there in November many years ago. The water was cold but used wet suit. The water was very clear at all the locations 

3 hours ago, sharkster77 said:

Go up a few posts---I shared a pricelist from 2018 that will give you a rough idea.

Thank you.  The list pdf now states unavailable. 

Anyone know the cost?

3 hours ago, Canal archive said:

Marine traffic says Lyon to Lyon and it’s moored or out of range.

Thank you. This is what it has been showing for several weeks. I’m hoping someone who has been on it or had cruise canceled will comment. 

2 hours ago, notamermaid said:

Sometimes the website can be a problem. I have put the Liberté into the tracker for you on vesselfinder. There she has been sailing in the last 24 hours, i.e. produced a track: https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/EMERALD-LIBERTE-IMO-0-MMSI-248032000

 

Hopefully, someone who has first hand experience can tell you more.

 

notamermaid

 

Thank you. This site doesn’t show any ports or destination for the ship. The coordinates are the same as on other sites. One shows it moored for 2 weeks. This is very confusing. I’ve not seen this discrepancy before

We are scheduled on June 24,2022 cruise. Haven’t seen any movement of the ship during the past few weeks. Does anyone know about June departures?

We are doing an Emerald cruise in June and arriving in Lisbon 3 days earlier. We were able to input our air info.  
 

On an Emerald cruise in October we arrived a couple days early in Budapest and we’re staying at the hotel they use. We were met at the airport and transported to the hotel. Also at the end we spent extra night in Bucharest and received transportation to airport 

Azamara just cancel our stop for next week🙁

8 hours ago, Haysiedaze said:

I have been told final payment dates are being moved because of this issue.

Where did you hear this?

We just returned from an Emerald Waterways trip ( owned by scenic). We were on an Eastern Danube trip and we’re only tested in Serbia as the country required it to allow the passengers to get off the boat. People from Serbia came onboard and administered the test. 
We were permitted to walk around the cities on our own. 
After the onboard test fewer people wore masks in the lounge. Most people did wear masks on the bus and in hallways. There are always a few who don’t follow rules. 

3 hours ago, anthonyy7 said:

https://communityquickcare.com/services/

 

This place is in Nashville and offers immediate results for your travel test.  Again plenty of time to go and there will be many changes between now and Dec. 

yes it has the rapid PCR that will work if you need PCR test. We did this in Ohio and had results in 30min. 

This change will give us more time to see Budapest. Before we were being transferred from hotel and going to ship at 11am. We had then planned to tour the city more. This way we can check out of our room(we are spending night before cruise) and have more of the day to tour without interruption. 
Will be interesting to transit the largest lock in Europe 

see you next week