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12 minutes ago, Crusin Susan said:

We have letters

Give them credit....at least they have a sense of humor about it...😀

1 hour ago, rusty nut said:

We bought the package at $18. It still shows in our purchases as valid. We have not received an email from Royal Caribbean. I am not upset, why should I be. I knew it was i mistake when I booked it. If RC cancels our package, so be it, no skin off my nose. I will not look at RC any differently than I do now.

I would be impressed, however, if RC did offer some kind of gesture to those that purchased at the $18.

A promo code, linked to your account that would offer 40% off the website price of the deluxe package, that you could use at any time between now and the date of your cruise would be above and beyond for me. Not seriously looking for much, though, and I'm okay with that. 

Me too.  Although I did think it might be legit as my receipt said special promo (or similar).  My charge still shows pending.

25 minutes ago, Petcetera said:

Has anyone gotten an official email yet?

I am not going to believe a tweet or FB. These are the same tweets and posts that said we will honor the price oh wait no we won't honor it. Until it is removed from my cruise planner or I get an official email I am going to carry on as if I am good to go with the package I bought last night

Nothing yet.  And credit card still shows pending charge.

18 hours ago, Mikew0805 said:

 

Exactly.. you can always cancel it later.

That’s what I did.  I don’t drink much alcohol (diamond lounge is enough for me).  But I drink specialty coffee, soda, bottled water and fresh OJ.  I like the refreshment package....

I use meclizine which is the generic Bonine.  I was able to get a bottle at Costco pharmacy for next to nothing.

I too, am not a big drinker, but I find Celebrity has one of the best drink packages. It includes all the good non-alcoholic beverages too (soda, specialty coffee, water, etc.). Plus the occasional alcoholic beverages too.

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I too was on that cruise. I wasn’t off the ship until close to 1pm and I wasn’t the last. I thought one of the biggest problems was calling people/floors to disembark only to wait in a line on the ship for an hour. That had nothing to do with customs (that was all on NCL). Why they didn’t have people disembark in smaller groups (like the end of a cruise)? There had to be a better way.

I did stop and talk to the supervisor for US customs. They did admit there was a delay in getting the manifest so there were some things that customs had to do manually versus transmitted electronically. I voiced my concern as it messed up a lot of people’s plans (including mine), but also took a lot of money from the city’s economy.

And I agree, once you got off the ship, things moved pretty quickly.

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So glad this can be done. I am on the Bliss soon and just found out work wanted me to cancel my vacation. Since I am pretty sure they don’t want to pay the incurred penalties, I will be the good employee and work a bit while I am on vacation. Not ideal but could be worse....[emoji33]

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There's a 24 hour Starbucks one mile walk from the Southwest Terminal (North of the airport). Buy a drink, settle in with earbuds and a book and they won't mind.

I live in so cal. Not sure I’d walk with my valuables at midnight from the airport into westchester.

There are hotels south of LAX in El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, etc.

Another thought, do any terminals have those places you can rent for a quick nap? The 24 hour lounge, recommended earlier, is a good idea too.

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IMHO, I would not buy a Rolex or any high end watch on a cruise ship. I’ve seen too many stories of things going wrong and not being able to find someone to help with repairs.

Then again, buy it if you like it but don’t buy it as an investment piece (like the art on board).

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I review a map of my arrival airport and look for bank ATMs. I take a smaller amount from there and then find one later in the city, as needed. Your best rate is bank ATM but you need to weigh the fee charged by your bank (many banks have fees).

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I very much enjoy a refreshing cold Coca-Cola. I miss not having it while on an NCL ship, that is why I care about it. I feel sorry for you if you will never understand why people care for things they enjoy, I can only assume you don't enjoy anything enough to care about it. :confused::(

And for me, it’s Coke Zero. [emoji1] It’s a bummer that NCL doesn’t allow any beverages to be brought on board. I buy my soda on shore and drink flavored water (bring my own flavoring) or water with lemon on the ship. Never been a Pepsi drinker...

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Seems that it isn’t consistent. Cannot hurt to ask....asking is free!

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Okay, so they don't mock what RCCL has been doing for years.

Correct. I tried and it was rejected. I also am used to RCCL rules on that.

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I’ve stayed at a little B&B called the Lime Tree. It is between Victoria and Sloan Square. Great place!

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I have had success in transferring a reservation from a non responsive agent to another when it was past the 60 day mark. Try reaching out to other TAs and see if they can assist you once you get the rez transferred back to X.

This is what I would do. Even though final payment date is a bit away, I’d rather settle it now.

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I booked May 2017 for a Sept 2018 cruise. Cabin assigned about 4 months ago. I was surprised it was done that early. Booked BF guarantee. Assigned BF cabin.

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I’ve stayed at Hotel Arlecchino. It is next door to hotel Olympia. Great location. Convenient to airport and ship. Easy to get to st marks also.

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I book with them. I recently booked a cruise on X for fall 2019. They happened to have a group rate on his particular sailing. Which is saving a lot over what X is currently offering. And I get a beverage package and their cash card.

BTW, the cash card generally arrives much faster than they say (days not weeks).

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This is an awesome review. Although I won’t be in Alaska this year, I am more interested in the ship...

But Alaska is on my bucket list[emoji3]

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I stayed one night at Hotel De Ville. It is next to the train station, which was convenient considering I took the train from the airport. I had a large corner room with an ocean view. The breakfast was good. No safe in the room, and the bed was uncomfortable. That didn’t bother me since I was jet lagged and was only there for one night.

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We used them a few years ago for Naples (incl Pompeii). We hired a guide at Pompeii (recommended by Rick Steves), but the driver was our guide for all other sights. I loved them and would definitely use them again.

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We used them a few years ago for Rome. We bought the round trip transportation to Rome and back. It was fine. There were only a few of us who paid for that. On our way to Rome, thru offered to refund our money if we were willing to find our own way back to the ship. We declined as none of us were prepared for alternative transportation. I think there were 8 of us on the return bus. I’d still use them again.

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I stayed in a London near Victoria Station and took the bus to Southampton the morning of embarkation. Very easy....

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I was on the Escape TA solo. It was fun and I met a lot of nice people. A lot of the celebratory things were after we arrived in Florida. The weather was cool, raining and damp for at least half the time. I think we had about 3 nice days before arriving Florida.

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