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They now claim mid-2025, but it's slipped so many times now, I'm going to go out on a limb and guess 2028.

This is the official website: https://travel-europe.europa.eu/etias_en

1 hour ago, Liao said:

and only another 3 1/2 hours and you can be in Boston, really not a bad drive.

Or take the train. Much more comfortable.

I'm glad they're doing Boston. I have no desire to ever go to either New York or New Jersey.

Thank you, Princess.

1 hour ago, SusieAV8R said:

Had lobster several times in Luminae and no way did it come with chips bits, cracker bits or anything else-bits.

There are a thousand ways to prepare lobster.

25 minutes ago, BlerkOne said:

I would guess that it would be extended before the end of 2024 and put the benefit on a calendar year basis instead of the odd ball July 31 date.

It's not oddball if that's CCL's fiscal year end. (Note I don't know what their fiscal year is, but most companies use something other than the calendar year.)

As expected, the shareholder benefit has been renewed (through 31 December).

51 minutes ago, ontheweb said:

Did anyone seriously think that they were not going to extend it?

Check out the Cunard forum.

2 hours ago, 57eric said:

What sort of dollars are those?

1 hour ago, memoak said:

Are we talking AUD ?

Look at the poster's profile. That should give you a good idea...

1 hour ago, TxChick51 said:

Possibly problems with Boeing jets being grounded is causing upheaval for several airlines?

Only two North American airlines were impacted by the recent issues, and everything has been back to normal for some time.

13 hours ago, cjpj said:

I take my prescription receipts with me that identify the drug. I've never had a problem and don't think any older person would have a problem. The original container stuff is BS because you can put anything in that container.

Likewise, taking the prescription is also BS because there's no guarantee that the pills you have match the prescription.

For short trips, it's just the pill dispenser. I take the bottles for long trips because I can't fit more than two weeks of medications in my pill dispenser. And after well over a million miles in the air, mostly international, I have never had an issue.

On 10/27/2023 at 6:58 AM, bluemarble said:

I would have expected Cunard to schedule that gala evening for the next day, Sep 22nd

All these cruises are also sold as 7-night, 14-night, 21-night, and even 28-night cruises. The next day is the last day for people debarking in Trieste, so no chance of a gala night.

The problem is that a lot of them will call themselves specialists, but just saying so doesn't make it true.

Note that most of the benefits go away if you're booking a suite. OBC is the only thing you get.

3 hours ago, Pinboy said:

cheer like crazy when the CD shouts “ Do we have any Canadiens on board “

I don't think I've ever seen one of the players on a cruise ship...

31 minutes ago, Travel-and-See said:

Can I ask why?

I wasn't the OP, but I find Virgin to be too "cutesy". Names like "Sailor Loot" instead of straightforward names like OBC really turn me off. And how is anyone supposed to know if Sea Rover is higher or lower than Sea Blazer?

8 hours ago, D C said:

If the cruise fare was increased by the exact amount of the gratuities, and daily gratuities were no longer a thing, would that resolve your concerns?

That's the way cruises are priced in Australia.

You are only asking for trouble if you depend on a cruise line to help you with legal matters like visas.

1 hour ago, avonlady6390 said:

Yes you can delete the order in the app

No, I cannot. The option only exists for two out of three bookings.

I've been looking for trips that include both of these location, and so far have only come up with one (the Oceanwide Expeditions Ortelius). Does anyone know of any other possible options?

We've been on the Ortelius and enjoyed it, but I'm just trying to explore more options if they exist.

22 hours ago, avonlady6390 said:

You're credit card on file will not be charged until it ships so if you order it then cancel your card should not be charged.

I went ahead and placed the order, and now it won't even give me the option to cancel. My medallion orders for our other two trips are also messed up. I guess I have to call and have them cancel all of our outstanding orders. I won't even bother any more since we're planning on picking up at the port, which is the default if you don't do anything.

46 minutes ago, D&N said:

And we like there to be nice backdrops (not fake photographers ones) for portraits.

We actually prefer high-end cruise lines where they don't even have photographers.

Crown Grill is the best steakhouse on the water. Sabatini's is on par with Spaghetti Factory or Olive Garden. We've never done Chef's Table because the menus seem too restrictive for us - they all seem heavily geared toward carnivores (fine for me, not for my wife).

15 minutes ago, Crystabel said:

Reinstall the app? 

As stated in the OP, it's not an app issue. I have the same problem with the website.

The only way to do that would be to complete the order, and as I said, I don't want to risk being forced to pay the shipping charges.

I'm checking in for an upcoming cruise and having trouble with the medallion ordering.

I selected the "ship to me" option just to see how much the shipping would be. Now that I've seen the price, it won't let me go back to "pick up at port" no matter what I do. And somehow in the midst of all this, the order now shows a total of three medallions - two for me and one for my wife. There appears to be no way to remove anything from the order or to start the order anew. As the interface indicates the shipping charges are non-refundable, I don't want to tempt fate by confirming the order then canceling it.

The same issue exists on the old app, the new app, and the website, so it appears to be a back-end issue.

Does anyone else have experience with this issue or know how to reset the medallion ordering status?

To us? No. To you? Only you can decide.