gailnnels

Contacted our travel agent today and inquired of price increase on WiFi.  Princess had never notified her agency.  We have 2 cruises booked with Princess and would have been nice if they grandfathered those with existing reservations.  She suggested I write to Princess Customer Relations with that thought.  
 

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Would you happen to know the normal show times in the theater?

Does anyone know if the cabin itself is larger or is it just the balcony?

Has anyone experienced excessive noise on deck 9 Getaway cabins over the Waterfront!

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Does anyone know if the cabins on deck 9 mid ship balcony category BB have the bed by the balcony or by the bathroom

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Last week we took bus from San Antonio to Santiago. We bought tickets at terminal as wasn't sure what

 

time would disembark. Easy to use and buses weren't crowded.

We used the Turbus from Valparaiso to Santiago airport 2 yrs ago after a cruise. Very efficient, clean comfy buses and easy to use. Cost was $6 back then.

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No, you will have to take the bus to Santiago Alameda Terminal and from there transfer onto a bus to San Antonio.

Thanks for the info

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We are on Celebrity Eclipse March 24, 2019 and am wondering if Pullman bus goes from the Santiago airport to San Antonio?

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Gail and Nels

Thanks for this thread! March 11 cannot get here soon enough! So much hope that we get the new mattresses.....as many here have reported that it has started at least!

Just off the Grand which has all new mattresses. The beds are the best I have ever slept on!

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Does anyone know if Princess still has the 7 pm, 8:30 pm and 10 pm show each evening?

We just booked the Infinity 17 day Panama Canal out of San Francisco for Sept 18, 2015 and are now looking for a hotel for 3 nights precruise. Kind of having sticker shock at the hotel prices. Anyone have any recommendations for a small boutique type hotel?

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Gail and Nels

First, thanks again to all the members that frequent this thread. We were like you...quite apprehensive before our first visit to Yokohama.

 

The Yokohama cruise port is perhaps one of the most amazing structures you'll visit. Make sure to be in your balcony or outside when sailing into the cruise port.

 

At the cruise port, there will be plenty of friendly, English speaking, and helpful Japanese that will assist you. They will give you specific directions and maps.

 

Outside the cruise port, there will be (at least in our case), a free shuttle to the train station. (This shuttle was provided by the city of Yokohama.) Please make sure you know what time of the last shuttle that will take you back to the ship.

 

We were a bit overwhelmed at the train station. The best thing we did was to take a picture of where the shuttle dropped us off and a picture of were we entered the train station. We showed these photos to locals who helped us find our way back to the shuttle.

 

Note: Our train ride from Yokohama to Tokyo was right in the middle of heavy commute. If you are in anyway claustrophobic...or don't like being touched, or don't like being in close-quarters,...you know what I mean, then riding the train is NOT for you. It was an experience we will never forget. Imagine being slowly shoved into the train...literally packed like sardines, with someone's briefcase digging into my back, and squeezed so tightly you cannot move.............I am saying this with a smile and not complaining. We fully expected it and we wanted to experience this first hand. We did.

 

I'll say this...we may have been uncomfortably packed too tightly...but everyone were polite...no one complained...no one said a word...everyone were nice and calm.......it was a way of life.

 

Coming back was easier...no crowds.

 

We decided to walk around the unique cruise port in Yokohama...and discovered a lot of surprises. One surprise was a spot where they will take a photo of you wearing a kimono. (It was being ignored until passengers discovered it was for free!) They took our photos wearing kimonos and gave us the pictures for free. In addition, they had a table with two Japanese women who volunteered to write your name in Japanese...what a great souvenir...again for free. At another table, they had miniature kimonos...again ignored by passengers...until we asked and found they were free! Incredible...

 

It didn't end there. During our sail away, we heard music from the outside and decided to walk out to the balcony. Hundreds of Japanese were there...waving flags of all nationalities. A large group of Taiko drummers and dancers performed while our ship slowly sailed away.....a memory of a lifetime...all in one port. :)

 

(Oh, I haven't even mentioned the wonderful day we spent in Tokyo!)

Can you advise how far the kimono photo stop was? We are disembarking in Yokahama and will then travel to Tokyo. Our driver meets us at 10 am, hopefully we can see the "freebies" you mentioned.

Gail and Nels

Anyone have a recommendation for a private company/web site for a transfer from the Yokohama cruise port to NRT. Would try to arrange a transfer for up tp 8 people to reduce cost.

We are using Asahi Kotsu (just google him). I found him excellent to work with. He is charging 4 of us $160 for pickup in Yokahama and transfer to our Tokyo hotel. He was recommended on another roll call.

I found airfare for so much less from Narita than Haneda, that I finally just decided we will fly out of that airport for our return. We are going to be staying in Japan for about a week after the cruise anyway - so will just plan on winding our way back to Tokyo as the time draws to a close.

We are also disembarking in yokahama and then staying 5 nts in Tokyo, looking for the best way to get to Tokyo. One car service quoted me approx $200.

We booked Ramses tours based on the wonderful reviews from past guests. We will also be doing Cairo on day one and Alexandria on day two. I agree, it would be great to be able to do a Nile dinner cruise, but the timing does not seem to allow it.

I used Ramses Travel on our stop in Egypt on our cruise in Apr 09. We

had a great time. Our tour guide Marwan Sayed was very knowledgeable

and well spoken in English. The pyramids and sphynx are truely

amazing and how anyone can drive in that traffic is beyond me. I wish

we had more time for King Tutts museum; how do you see it all ( maybe

in 2 lifetimes).

We took the 2 day tour and did Ciaro one day and Alexandria the next.

Alexandria is a beautiful city, only a mere 5,000,000 people. The

library is a working piece of art. Hard to say which place I like the

best,gardens, palace, lighthouse etc. The food....

My only regret is we didn't do the Nile dinner cruise.

I would go back thanks Ramses and Marwan.

Laurie Eide Vancouver, Canada

Another vote for Captain Peter Harris