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10 hours ago, cruise4mom said:

The medallion is only shipped to US passengers with a physical address no PO Boxes. 

They now ship to Canada as well.

I also discovered that once you select to pick up at the pier, you cannot change your mind to have it shipped.

2 hours ago, memoak said:

When ask for hot sauce I have always been given Tabasco 

They also have sriracha.

44 minutes ago, jean-lynd said:

WIFI of $25/day/person and the Zero-alcohol beverage package of $29.99/day/person & 18% service charge.

The value is personal. The beverage package price only really applies if you would drink enough to hit that amount. If you only have one or two drinks per day, it doesn't pay.

13 hours ago, depplep said:

Has anyone done the Captain's Wine Tasting? I would love to hear the details on that event.

In general, it's minute quantities of the lowest quality of wine onboard with several waiters and sommeliers making bad jokes.

8 hours ago, Cruise till you drop said:

Had to do mine in Chrome to make it work as Safari did not work

Both the one I got in the email and the link above worked for me in Safari.

3 hours ago, cruisestitch said:

Go buy the printed paper only.

You had to pay for it?

19 hours ago, CruisematicVA said:

Have you sailed on any of the luxury lines?

Silversea is significantly better than Retreat in all respects except price - though Celebrity is doing its best to close that gap.

Day 8 will depend on when the ship leaves the port. I've never seen a chic night on a port day if the ship leaves after 7pm.

1 hour ago, Jim_Iain said:

the problem may be that the Canadian Port of Victoria (if your only Non-US Port)  may be your required the required Foreign Port under the Cabotage Act.

That would most definitely not be the issue. Debarking in Victoria would mean the PVSA doesn't even apply because you're no longer departing and arriving at a U.S. port.

3 hours ago, 1025cruise said:

The other concern is what happens if Victoria is missed?

Then the entire cruise would not be legal (unless thery substituted another Canadian port).

7 hours ago, lv2cruisgrl said:

Apex was excellent in everyway. Beyond not so much

And on the flip side, Fine Cut was substandard on our Apex trip, while I have a friend who just reported that Fine Cut was excellent on Beyond.

As they say in investing, past performance is no guarantee of future returns.

Newfoundland and Galápagos are the only ones where we've had a difference.

5 hours ago, RichYak said:

I'm sailing YC for the first time next month

So are we! Just got our boarding passes yesterday.

14 minutes ago, LLOM said:

I too use to like dressing for the formal nights but hey ho we move on and thankfully are still able to cruise and enjoy them.

There's nothing stopping you.

On 2/14/2024 at 9:28 AM, jelayne said:

they are saving that having Butlers back in place on all ships will take until June.

Last I heard (today), it's supposed to be end of April, but that could also be ship-dependent.

7 minutes ago, GimmeOcean said:

I’m going to be annoyed if my wife has one more CC point than me.

Link your accounts. Problem solved.

5 hours ago, cr8tiv1 said:

Reserve Mini-suite/Mini-suite are glorified balcony cabins with no real perks.

We generally get mini-suites unless there's a huge sail on full suites. The size difference between a mini-suite and a balcony is greater than the difference between a suite and a mini-suite. I like the extra space of a suite, but as an Elite, I don't find the full suite benefits to be worth the extra money since a lot of them are duplicated by status benefits anyway.

8 hours ago, memoak said:

extra mini bar if you are elite

You get the minibar regardless of status.

44 minutes ago, TrueCruiseaholic said:

In the survey they ask if you have the credit card and if you don't, why not.

I took the survey and was not asked about a credit card. Perhaps because I'm not U.S.-based?

1 hour ago, TrueCruiseaholic said:

Does SilverSea have multiple tiers to match Royal and Celebrity?

No tiers on Silversea.

I'm sure that any status matching would take years to implement.

3 hours ago, karatemom2 said:

There is an old joke attributed to Mark Twain, who apparently said: "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco".

While it is often attributed to him, he never actually said that.

3 hours ago, karatemom2 said:

This unfortunately has some truth in that it can be quite cold and foggy.

That hasn't really been true in a long time. When I first moved to the Bay Area in 1996, there was fog 300+ days a year and the temperature rarely made it into the 80s. By the time we moved to Vancouver ten years ago, that was down to maybe 30, and these days, SF often sees temperatures into the 90s and 100s.

21 hours ago, Aggie83 said:

Nothing to do with the numbers you were calling.

Not true. With Google Voice, you only get free calls to U.S. or Canada. You need money in your Google Voice account to call any other country.

5 minutes ago, gerelmx said:

link?

Not useful. It uses information encoded in a JWT.

24 minutes ago, patty1955 said:

So loyalty is worth nothing?

It's worth what you believe it to be worth.

Every airline, hotel, cruise line, etc does the same. If they gave loyal guests the same perks, facillities would not be able to handle them.

15 minutes ago, Ipeeinthepools said:

 

I hope the streaming package works on your new cruise line.

So far, Celebrity is the only cruise line where we've have any streaming issues.

10 hours ago, Myrtle Ave. Mayhem said:

The Love Boat wasn't like the real life Princess Cruises.

Thankfully true. I'd hate to be on a ship where an entirely unprofessional crew spends all their time hitting on passengers.

3 hours ago, Cruise a holic said:

money saved book a few dinners in the special restaurants.

Or don't bother with the high-priced low-quality specialty restaurants and spend your money on something with value.