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Yes I was surprised, as I expected that I had paid what was asked and agreed. AQs I stated it is a question of communications and customer relations, after all, what is a hundred or two dollars after one pay over $500 per day! What is the cost to put this into all the documentation that one gets? After all they are the ones that supply and book the air travel and different airlines have different rules. BTW this is not my first O cruise with air and transfers prepaid, although this is the first one just involving North American Flights! Yes I wil NEVER use O air again and as to cruising I have stated that I may NEVER cruise O again, depending of the result of my upcoming cruise, I do not expect to be castigated for posting a r54ec ent occurrence in answer on a question of using O air. Calgary (YYC) - San Francisco (SFO) 1st bag US $23.94 Including taxes 2nd bag US $39.80 Including taxes Max. weight per bag: 23 kg (50 lb) Max. dimensions per bag: 158 cm (62 in) New York (LGA) - Calgary (YYC) 1st bag US $23.94 Including taxes 2nd bag US $39.80 Including taxes Max. weight per bag: 23 kg (50 lb) Max. dimensions per bag: 158 cm (62 in) * For travel within Canada or between Canada and the United States, a Canadian tax of $3.00 CAD may apply to baggage fees. For travel between Canada or the United States and Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Barbados, an applicable local sales tax of $4.00 CAD may apply to baggage fees. For all other itineraries to/from Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Barbados as well as itineraries to/from South America, an applicable local sales tax of $21.00 CAD may apply to baggage fees. All above tax amounts are based on the maximum applicable tax amounts per itinerary type. Actual amounts may vary and will be charged in the currency used in your departure airport. Tax amounts are subject to change without notice by local government. Note: If you exceed your baggage allowance (in number, size and/or weight), additional checked baggage charges will apply. The policy and fees will be those of the carrier identified in the checked baggage information section. · View Air Canada's additional checked baggage policy. · View the additional checked baggage policy of Air Canada's codeshare and interline partners. Currency Fee amounts are displayed in the currency of the point of sale you have selected. On the day of travel, applicable fees will be assessed in the local currency of the country/region you are travelling from. Certain exceptions may apply where the departure airport does not charge in local currency. The currency exchange rate will be determined by the date of travel.

It's not a question of who pays for what! It's a question of being upfront and not find out two weeks from departure that one has to pay for checked luggage within USA and Canada and not Trans Atlantic or Trans Pacific. BTW, this is a post relating to the use of O air and this is what happened to me yesterday. Just saying that when booking any travel, I expect to pay whatever when I settle the account, which with O is 6 months in advance, and not have extra cost thrust upon me two weeks in advance of departure. Not everyone is as savvy a traveller as yourself!!

Just received my electronic air tickets from O and found out that they did not include any check in baggage! When my TA went back to O they were told that air flights within Canada and the US did not include any check in baggage and customers had to pay for Checkin baggage at time of embarkation> NEVER AGAIN and probably NEVER again Oceania!. Cannot imagine how they can envisage that one can go on a 20 day cruise with just carryon baggage!

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I usually make sure that I have a load of clean US dollars .it is accepted every where, in fact in a lot of stops the vendors are shouting a number of dollars for a drink or trinket and a dollar or two is always gratefully accepted.

So what are the chances of an upgrade or sale offer, after payment in full, even if there are empty cabins of higher class?

Thank you for the information. I have booked 6047 on Insignia, also for 20 days. There were posts that stated that there was no chair or seat apart fro the stool at the desk.Can you confirm that there is neither a chair nor a table in the cabin? Thank You.

Anyone have experience on the S Class Ocean View Cabins on R Ships?

Thanks for the responses. I will be on the SF to NYC cruise on the 13th of July, as it is a segment of of a world cruise there does not appear too much on the roll call.

As a widower,I will be going on my first cruise on Insignia as a Solo traveller, have other solo travellers had any experience in booking and eating at the Speciality Restaurants? Any response would be greatly appreciated.