oilsand

Cruise statement

I just received my final statement two days after the end of my baltic cruise

i was assured by the front desk it would be sent by email the day you disembarked

I might suggest you get the front desk to print off a copy on the night before you get off.

was on the virtuose in april. it was a day stop only in jeddah. It took over 2 hours at the terminal building to get in the country and 1.5 hours to get out at the end of the day

On my recent trip from dubai to barcalona  ( end of March ), bottles of water were supplied each evening in the dining room

Yes it was a single entry visa

For my cruise in the middle east, MSC did not sell insurance, but required it . They suggested i use one of their partner companies and thats where the problem started

it was necessary to go to front desk to get a new cruise card . even though i had status match, and a voyager number. it wasnt until i pointed it out did I receive the benefits of Voyager club status match

After MSC in dubai refused me boarding , i was able to secure a policy from the dubai port in person which enabled me to present to MSC and they let me board . From what i could determine it was not a policy offered to me by MSC.

It was a tense few hours

Keep in mind this was 3/4 around the world and in a foreign port to me

I was on the MSC Virituosa which stopped in Jeddah , SA on April 5 ,2022. It took 2 hours to get visa on the ship before arrival and the cost was about $ 50.00 US by CC .

The wait in the terminal was 2 hours to enter the country, even when having a MSC purchased  excursion. The excursion was just OK.

When arriving back at the terminal it took another hour just to reboard the ship.

IMO the day was a complete waste of time

it appears that princess has eliminated boarding passes ?????

Is that correct

I have replied to another thread on the subject

I was denied boarding in dubai on March 26 because the insurance policy i purchased through TUGO ( partner company of MSC cruises Canada ) did not specifically mention covid insurance

I was assured I had this coverage but was denied boarding

Just be careful.

On a island princess cruises to the baltic end of june . Any idea of possible show times would be helpful to plan meal times

Sorry cannot answer your questions

i assume it was a policy made available by MSC corp ( not tugo or US supplier )

i no longer have paperwork regarding the policy ( it was stolen later in my trip ) )

I paid about $ 100 US dollars and was relieved to get on the ship

the big bonus is many of the cabins on the 14 floor have a dedicated elevator which goes down the side of the ship and hardly used

Of course , i had all the policies supplied  by TUGO. They seemed to say their was no reference to Covid

After 17 hours traveling from canada , I was stuck with few choices

I purchased a policy offered at the dock and boarded my cruise

Just returned from a trip on the virituosa . Had a balcony on deck 14. It was a great balcony with no obstruction other than the metal supports, It did tend to be a bit noisey at times but over nothing serious

I was told that i did not have covid insurance, so they refursed boarding. Tugo had assured me that i did when i purchased their 2 policies  After much discussion they decided they could sell me another policy at the dock. Currently under investigation by MSC and also TUGO

Having recently returned from a MSC cruise starting in  Dubai ,was refused boarding to the ship even with all the TUGO coverage ( as outlined by MSC )

i have always brought diet soda on board . just check in at pier with luggage, likely the same with bottled water

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5 hours ago, Philob said:

If you're referring to a company with blue vans, Super Shuttle, they ceased operations late last year.

 no airport shuttles 

i am aware super shuttle ceased operations

had a good experience wit a company called "airport shuttles"

have used airport shuttles SF and found them excellant

recently took a shuttle from SFO to hotel at fishersman wharf. Worked well

check out airport shuttles.com

Grand princess

i was recently on this ship and think it is time for it to be retired