the 5 year recertification is for the ship engines and other mechanical systems like hvac, lifeboats, etc, etc. anything that needs maintenance work
for the hotel side like new chairs, new carpet, new decor and other look nice fancy things has no limit. could be done every 10 years or so
there is a multistory parking garage right next to the terminal and lots of parking lots near the cruise terminal that is used for overflow if the garage is fill
it is cutback because they are reducing the number of staff/crew onboard the ship
old: each room steward had to clean/manage about 15 cabins or so twice a day
new each room steward has to clean/manage about 30 cabins within 1 day
with less room steward and each room steward doing double the work, it is impossible to great personalized service the steward used to offer back in the day
Been having this problem for about a month now on my recent cruise earlier this month and all of my future cruises later this year. I called carnival once and they supposedly put in a request with the technical department to fix the problem. the agent i spoke too also saw the same problem that i had when they accessed my booking
Here the topic i created about this back on February 12:
https://www.ncl.com/prohibited-items
scroll down to the bottom of the page and you see this:
31. All types of fans including handheld, battery operated, electric etc.
for those who are cruising soon and require a fan to sleep or help airflow in the cabin be prepared for port security to give you hard time about this
why is royal the only cruise line with overselling issues? from ships being oversold and royal begging people to switch sail dates to now this. what is going on with their horrible it system?
contact your travel insurance company asap to find out what documentation they need and any forms you will need to fill out. they will require medical documentation stating that you can not travel
the 20 day per day is the daily gratuities charge like what other cruise lines call it. this is for the room steward and dinning staff. this is separate then the drink package gratuities that you pay for on the drink packages