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It has been said REPEATEDLY that there are no plans to start charging for these restaurants.
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16 minutes ago, John Bull said:
Your train operator is South-eastern, not South-western.
National Rail is the pulling-together of the entire nation's railways and operators into one timetable.
The details, incl times & fares are the same on both sites.
Book through either of those, though the National Rail website might automatically send you to South-eastern for the booking details.
The Timeline is a ticketing agency, I don't know much about them but I'd check their site for particularly long journeys (like London to Edinburgh) where they can attract big commissions and might offer a small discount. But not London to Dover.
Your trip is on a sunday, as you've probably realised, and the train times you quote are correct.
The timetable currently only goes out 3 months - but don't book as soon as your date shows. Regular tickets will be £28.90, but from about 8 weeks out ADVANCE tickets are available at £11.30. But don't leave it too late cos sometimes cheap tickets sell out.
Sundays are used for engineering works on the tracks. So do check whether your route will be affected
(like the timetable, they're only announced from about 3 months).
If your train is affected the gap will be covered by an included rail-replacement bus service. Usually the gaps are only between 2 or 3 stations and have little effect on the journey time.
Your train times are fine - I'd be inclined to forget the earliest one, ships don't usually start boarding til around noon.
A taxi from Dover Priory station to the cruise terminal should cost about £10.
Bear in mid that Waterloo East is separate from the main Waterloo station, but its only a 3 minute walk away.
JB 🙂
Thank you JB...I was hoping you would reply as I saw your response on another thread for a different route. You gave a very thorough and easy to understand answer, greatly appreciated!
16 minutes ago, John Bull said: -
Good morning (or afternoon)...
We're branching out of our comfort zone of always doing the Caribbean cruises and have booked a fabulous B2B on Carnival leaving July 31, 2022 from Dover. Every single one of the ports we're visiting, including the homeport, is new to us. We are planning on staying in the Waterloo area to explore for a few days on the front end of the first cruise. My husbands 65th birthday is July 30 and we currently are planning on staying put in Waterloo for his birthday and then taking the train to Dover in the morning before the cruise. It appears to take just under 2 hours and then we would need a taxi from the train platform to the cruise port, which appears to only be a mile or two.
Not being familiar with the trains and their reliability, do any of the locals or frequent train users have some input on this specific route? I'm also seeing several entities selling tickets online - which is the proper website to use? I see "TheTrainline" and "Southwesternrailway" and "Nationalrail" for example. I had already registered with Trainline but have not yet bought anything.
We're not ones to 'fly' into port the morning of, but wonder how we'll be taking the train the morning of. It appears there are 3 train times that make sense 8:43/9:43/10:43. Of course we'd take the 8:43 to make sure we have plenty of time in the event something goes wrong.
Can anyone assist? Thank you in advance 🙂
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Can anyone please tell me what the embarkation waiting area is like at the port of Miami for handicapped? Do they get to wait in the Priority room with the Diamond/Platinum guests, or is it a separate roped off area in the main area or ???? I know Faster to the Fun is a separate roped off area but don't recall the handicapped area. Thanks
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Dominica has whale watching year round if you ever go there. Otherwise, pot luck in the Caribbean. Big whale watching on the Mexican Riviera cruises in January/February.
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We have done http://www.whitesandssnorkel.com twice. Do the 3 stop tour...takes you over to Gibbs cay where you have fresh conch salad, and baby sharks and stingrays come circle around your ankles.They congregate just to the left off the pier.
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I would like the ability to easily PM people here as well...but just like FB, you have the option to turn it on or off or limit your audience somehow.
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Newbie to Celebrity and have been told the S class is the way to fly for our first Celebrity Cruise. We were looking at the Summit for a NYE cruise, but now are looking at the Equinox for another time.
We love our aft cabins and by looking at photos, it looks like we can do a Sunset Veranda, where cabins 6312, 7364 and 8344 have the widest balconies - or we can go up from there into a CC where cabins 9382 or 1206 have the widest balconies...all for about $300 more.
Two questions...
1. Many here say the CC perks are 'not worth it', but is it 'worth it' if it's only $300 more?
2. Do the balconies get slightly 'deeper' on the lower decks? Meaning, the balcony on 6312 is slightly more spacious than say the 8344? It appears that way in photos but cannot tell for sure.
Any reason to NOT book one of these? I have seen some comments about them being a haul to the front of the ship but that does not bother us.
Thanks in advance!
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Unlike Carnival, you're not limited to the daily number of drinks you can order...other than not getting overly drunk and obnoxious.
Oh hell, if I order more than 15 I'd be wasted. :eek:
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And both people in a cabin do not have to upgrade if only one wants to do so. And you can upgrade anytime up to like three days before the end of the cruise. So sometimes if someone is uncertain if they want/need to upgrade I suggest they give it a day or so and see. Its prorated when you buy it.
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That's good info, thanks. On Carnival - what we're used to, all adults in the cabin have to purchase (only one package available, drinks up to $50 per glass are covered) and must be purchased the entire cruise.
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You can always upgrade your package either prior to cruising or once you are onboard.
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Great thanks, I assume it's just the 10/pp/pd plus 18%?
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I've searched this thread and cannot find quite this question asked...
Celebrity has the "Go Big" "Go Bigger" "Go Biggest" promotion where you can choose 1, 2 or all 4 upgrade options
1. Classic Drink Package
2. Prepaid Gratuities for 2
3. Unlimited Internet for 2
4. $150/pp OBC
The Premium Drink Package is only available on the 'get all 4' option. Does anyone know if for the "Go Big" option where you choose only 1, if you can choose the Classic Drink Package as your 1 item, and then simply pay for the upgrade to Premium?
The drink package is the highest value item of the 4, so it would make sense to pick that one...only IF you can upgrade easily.
Thanks in advance!
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We sailed in 6035, it had a smaller couch and only 2 closets. Sailed in a CC3, had bigger couch and 3 closets and smaller balcony. Also had a family corner aft, great room but hard to get. Personally between the first two, I'd go aft although $1100 price difference is high.
Thanks, 6035 is actually the S16 we were looking at. I thought the $1,100 was high too...but perhaps its due to the holiday pricing.
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See the phrase "sweet sixteen" cabin often. What in the world is it?
Category 2C Veranda cabins that have significantly larger balconies, but are the same cost as a regular 2C. Far forward on deck 6. You'll see it if you look at a deck plan.
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CC cabins are larger than a standard veranda by approx 20 sq ft. The Sweet 16 are standard veranda cabins. We have stayed in 6030 balcony was deeper than a normal balcony. We probably wouldn't book one of those again as we disliked the forward location.
The CC cabins have some extra amenities the ones (IMHO) that are worth anything are the footstools for the chairs on the on balcony, lunch in the MDR on embarkation day, 2 extra Captains Club points per night and a bottle of sparkling wine.
Have you stayed in one of the CC aft cabins? Just wondering how the cabin size and balcony size compare to the sweet 16.
What is it about the forward location you did not like?
I'm on an "expert" level when it comes to Carnival ships and cabins...but know very little about X cruises.
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Happy new year everyone...
I'm a seasoned cruiser - NCL, RCCL, Princess and mostly Carnival. We're looking at a Holiday Celebrity cruise on the Summit.
I see that the CC aft cabins are favored as are the Sweet 16 cabins.
How do these cabins compare? Say 7208 vs 6035 for example...Price difference being around $1,100.
We're not prone to motion sickness and do love our aft cabins. Wondering how the size of the cabins and balconies compare.
Appreciate your wisdom, thanks in advance! :D
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Was hoping someone would have answered...we'll be in it in July 2017...guess can tell you then.
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Here's a story on it including the video. Still no official word on what this is..
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Drake
You were kind enough to answer some questions when we came via Carnival Sunshine in December (we hung out at Freedom City and rented some chairs).
We're in the air as I type flying to STT where we'll stay for 2 weeks. Thinking of doing something different and taking a Seaborne seaplane over to STX for a few hours of fun. No shopping, snorkeling is fine, beach/beach bar is good too. Maybe a tour like a tourist :)
Any ideas of something to do other than Freedom City? Last seaplane leaves at 4. Wondering if you know where the seaplanes come in too?
Thanks in advance :)
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Crew stairs. That's the area used by crew to move around the decks. The crew are not supposed to be on public decks
Serene looking forward to your views on the Vista. You and I have sailed together before and we'll be on the Vista 07/29/17. Booked an aft premium corner Havana balcony. 6466...$$$$$!!! And hope its worth it! :/
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Those are great photos of the trikes...We'll be coming for the first time, July 2017! SOOO far away! :cool:
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Actually just a picture/video review. Lots of shots of the balcony and from the balcony with a few of the room and ship. No pics of bathroom or closets.lol Loved the aft and will not hesitate to book it again! Link below.
Thanks for the video- much appreciated. Some people are reporting the sound of the water was too loud for conversation. Hard to tell in your video...what did you think?
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Old thread but posting the info. Just got off the phone with Princess regarding CT on a 4 day cruise and their info states they are offered starting with the 7 day.
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Yeah Freedom City is where you want to be. Don't worry about the time, they'll be open by the time your ship docks.
Thanks again for your confirmation of Freedom City Beach Bar...we did grab an umbrella and chairs. Super nice folks working there and the rum punches were decent too.
That said, they were *not* open when we docked...at least I don't think so, since we got in at 2am due to a medical emergency onboard :confused:. By the time we got off the ship around 9am they were certainly open and a handful of spots were already taken. Not too much longer, everything was pretty much booked up so to those thinking they dont open until 11 as indicated on their website, dont believe it.
I liked that you could choose your spot and keep moving around to what suited you. Unfortunately the larger umbrellas (thus more shade coverage) were in the back row and the front row closest to the water with no one parked in front of you were the smaller umbrellas. We found that we had to keep shifting around so we didnt fry too much...very important on a longer cruise in the winter months! :eek:
Nonetheless, next time we're in STX, we'll hit the same spot. Thanks again!
Koningsdam dry dock in 2023?
in Holland America Line
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I sure hope they do something with Blend. We were surprised that nice bar space was empty virtually our entire cruise.