Essiesmom

Become a member so that you can see the pictures. Then look for inside or OV cabins with symbol for 3/4 passengers that also have a picture symbol. Just one pic with the bunk on the wall will tell you they are all that way. Or look for the outline in the ceiling for the bunk. EM

August 1972, Ten day R/T NYC to San Juan, St Thomas, Martinique, St Maarten. Homes Lines Homeric. Ship was late coming into NYC to get us, as there had been a hurricane thru NJ the night before. They anticipated rough seas, so came around closing the dead lights on the portholes. I got seasick the first night. No warning, just started throwing up. Was fine the next morning. Great cruise. EM

Welcome to Cruise Critic. There is a feature here called Roll Calls. This is where you can connect with other CC members sailing with you. Go back to the main boards page, and scroll down to Roll Calls. Click on Princess, then Island Princess roll calls. The roll call for the WC is very active, over a year and 200 pages. It is the second roll call on the page. Sorry I can’t post a link, haven’t learned to do that on an iPad. EM

I have a number of thoughts about cruising with older teens. They are all different…how do they feel about dressing up? Most cruise lines are casual, but have one or two nights where you are encouraged to dress up. If they like to dress up, have prom dresses that they have only worn once, a cruise is an opportunity to wear them again. MSC is an Italian line, and though they are sailing from the US, they still have about half of every sailing guests from Europe. My experience is that the European women tend to dress more smartly in the evenings than we are accustomed. The more international flavor might be interesting for the teens. So, since you will be driving to the port, the amount of luggage will not be a concern. My second thought involves cabins. You have teen girls. One bathroom per cabin, and they are not sized for two at a time. Sailing from Port Canaveral, carnival Magic and Mardi Gras have ocean view cabins (deluxe OV) that have a split bath. One has toilet, sink, shower, the other has sink and small tub. That second sink and mirror might be a peace saver…. EM

How many minors will be involved? I think you should look at Carnival, Royal Caribbean, NCL, and MSC. Pay close attention to the requirements for booking the cabins. Are you prepared to share a cabin with one or more? I’m assuming they are all female? Most lines require an adult age at least 25 in a cabin with minors that are not related to you (or her). Read the fine print. EM

If you don’t get any responses here, maybe try posting on the Australia/New Zealand board. Be sure to stipulate it is Carnival. EM

It’s a zig-zag ramp, not too steep. Are you flying or driving? EM

Are you looking for the administrator LauraS, or a regular member whose name is Laura S?

I suspect a large problem is that those who learned to work from home during the shutdown are now flooding the ships and stretching the Wi-Fi too thin. This includes those that learned to use Wi-Fi to entertain themselves, maybe more than TV. EM

Yes, you can name shore excursion companies/guides. EM

There might be a workaround, depending on what class ship you are on. If you are on a ship that also offers the bracelets (I had one on Seaside), the tw people who wish to switch places could each get a bracelet, trade them, and use them on,y to access the cabin. EM

They are as full as they can get them and still hold some cabins back for Covid isolation. Some ships/lines may be limiting capacity because of shortage of crew. EM

In the Ports of Call there is a forum for Mexican Riviera. Suggest you ask there. EM

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Just be aware that unlike other cruise lines, MSC does not issue extra cabin keys for those who book this way and want to change onboard. EM

You have to learn to read the itineraries. Viewing them on cruisetimetables.com, it is obvious you can buy the cruise in different lengths. 9,13,14&21 nights. All start in Soton. It looking forward, you can also do the cruises from Hamburg, Zeebrugge, Rotterdam, etc. Typical MSC scheduling. EM

Your cabin is under the seating area of the buffet, which is not carpeted so you may hear scraping of chairs and rolling of carts. I assume you know that your JUNIOR balcony has no seating other than the stool at the desk, and the balcony is not as deep as a regular balcony. EM

CB is the ship designation/identifier assigned to Caribbean Princess by Princess. CP was the designator for Sea Princess. These are not abbreviations of the ship name. EM

Yes. EM

I like Summit, but CB looks to be a day longer, which trumps it for me. EM

You register the credit card at a kiosk onboard, within the first couple of days. EM

That’s it . There are not separate forums for the many river cruising lines. EM

And unfortunately the Panama cruises are coming eastbound then, returning from Alaska. The first westbound transit this shear is Oct 17 and ends in Ecuador. EM

Downline boarding was discouraged long before Covid. It had to do with the extra headaches and paperwork for th ship and CBP due to it no longer being closed loop. But this voyage is not closed loop, does not return to US, so it should be okay…if Celebrity allows it. EM

Cruisedeckplans has pictures of 6240 on Equinox. Looking out over the rescue boat. There are pics of 6241 on several of the other S class ships. Good membership to have if you are particular about cabins. Also, did you look for reviews in the cabin sticky? There is a video of 6240 on Reflection, if you Google you might find it. You don’t get to the cabin until probably 3/4 through, and she’s not good at it. They had a lot of luggage…. EM