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    Anchorage Tours and Transfers Refund

    in Alaska

    Posted

    3 hours ago, sail57 said:

    I cancelled my tour in March when I realized my cruise would be cancelled.

    The company asked if I would wait until June for my refund.

    I was just refunded the full amount for 3 tours and transfers.

    I also got a letter asking to wait until June for a refund.  I was refunded the full amount last week.

     

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    Ocean Medallion Questions - Part 2

    in Princess Cruises

    Posted · Edited by gwcruzer
    Added a question

    Just a scary observation.  We are sailing on the Regal cruise in 2 weeks.  I just received a tracking from fed-ex.  The medallions  started their journey in Singapore are now in Japan.  I should receive them in PA tomorrow. I guess I can wash them in soap and water(or something stronger) since they can get wet. Has anyone else notice this?

    Pocket knife

    in Princess Cruises

    Posted

    We Are going on an Alaska cruise and then spending a week on land.  My husband would like to have a pocketknife on the land portion.  I know we can pack the knife in our checked luggage. Does anyone know if Princess will let in go through their security in checked luggage?

    thanks in advance- Gail

    Alaska excursions

    in Alaska

    Posted

    1 hour ago, AuroraRose said:

     

    I booked it through TripAdvisor/Viator (can't remember which; and they are affiliated companies). TripAdvisor/Viator did a 10% off sale for Black Friday/Cyber Monday last year that I was able to take advantage of. The helicopter company itself is Coastal Helicopters. Here is a link to the tour I booked: https://www.tripadvisor.com/AttractionProductReview-g31020-d11763517-Juneau_Shore_Excursion_Helicopter_Tour_and_Guided_Icefield_Walk-Juneau_Alaska.html

     

    Even without the additional 10% off the tour price is still about $100 cheaper per person than booking the same tour through the cruise line. 

     

    We did run into a small snafu with this company though; their instructions were emailed to me to meet the van in front of the Red Dog Saloon, and my husband and I were there at the time we were supposed to be, and we didn't see their van. A couple walked down the road and asked us if we were waiting for Coastal Helicopters, as they told us the company was at the pier by the ship calling out our names. Finally we met up with the van and then everything went smoothly from there! 

     

    Edit to add: Picture from our Tour! He is holding a cup and I am holding a water bottle; both of which are full of pure glacial water we got on the glacier! 

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    Thank you so very much.  I have used Viator many times in the past.  I will look into this excursion.😊

    Alaska excursions

    in Alaska

    Posted

    On 11/6/2019 at 8:59 PM, AuroraRose said:

    We went on the Celebrity Millennium this past August, and we booked some of our excursions privately and some of them through the cruise line. The ones we booked through the cruise line were not offered privately from what I could find (Glacier Bay NP Flightseeing from Icy Strait Point and Kroschel Wildlife Reserve from Skagway). Both of these trips also covered good distances away from the port, and it made me feel better knowing that the cruise line would absolutely get us back to the ship if anything went wrong. 

     

    I booked the Lumberjack Show in Ketchikan directly off their website and saved a lot of money doing so, and I booked a helicopter glacier landing/walkabout in Juneau privately for about half price through a Cyber Monday sale. The lumberjack show was walking distance from the pier, and the helicopter tour was the same operator used by the cruise line and had a guarantee that they would get us back to the ship on their dime if they delayed us. I also booked these two first thing in the morning so that we had buffer time in case anything went wrong. 

    What company did you book the helicopter glacier landing/walkabout?  Cyber Monday is not far off.

    Thanks in advance.

    Gail

     

     

    Essential package

    in Azamara

    Posted

    1 hour ago, BBMacLaird said:

    This just in...

     

    "Hi Bonnie,
    Florida tax only applies if the ship is within a specific range of land.  We generally wait until we're outside of this range to transact the package purchases into our POS.  The only instance that it might not happen is if we're heading to Key West and there isn't a chance to transact.
     
    If Guest buys an Experience More package now, they can get the OBC for pre-cruise use.  Just have them call the call center to make the purchase.  If they choose to wait until they're onboard for the ExMo purchase, they can have it reversed but it will mean that they need to attend the Shorex Desk…in my opinion, it's better to buy ExMo pre-cruise, lock in the OBC and use it for the tour purchase(s)."
     

    Bonnie, thank you soo much.  I am going to purchase the Cuba excursion now, buy the ExMo package once on board with OBC and have the shorex deck reverse the charges. Bonnie,  It is so nice to have you as a resource. (Uktog- thank you too.)

     

    Gail

    Essential package

    in Azamara

    Posted · Edited by gwcruzer
    Grammar

    3 hours ago, uktog said:

    I suspect the OP wants to use OBC, it is a question that interests me too

     

    3 hours ago, uktog said:

    I suspect the OP wants to use OBC, it is a question that interests me too

    That’s exactly what I want to do.  (Use my OBC)  I want to use part of the excursion money for an excursion in Cuba.  We are in Cuba on day 2.  Does the excursion desk usually stay open late on departure day?

    AzAmazing Evenings: general question

    in Azamara

    Posted

    8 hours ago, Host Grandma Cruising said:

    Transatlantic cruises don’t have Azamazing evenings.

    This isn’t a transatlantic.  It is a Cuba and Caribbean cruise. Miami to NYC.  It was not advertised as transatlantic.  When I pulled up the excursion brochure is the first time

    saw the term “repositioning “ used.

    8 hours ago, Host Grandma Cruising said:

    Transatlantic cruises don’t have Azamazing evenings.

     

    5 hours ago, pjbmontana said:

    On our recent cruise on Journey from Rome to Barcelona Oct 6th thru the 15th the AzAmazing evening was on the second night in Livorno at the opera house featuring four sopranos and was a great performance but I would have preferred  the AzAmazing evening a little later in the cruise.

     

     

    Essential Package

    in Azamara

    Posted

    The essential package comes with unlimited internet for one device. As a discovery plus cruiser we get 120 internet minutes per person. If we were to book the essential package , would one or both of us be able to use the loyalty minutes on a second device?

    "smaller balcony" on Anthem

    in Royal Caribbean International

    Posted

    hope maybe you can get this...did you like the room 12314..pros and cons to having this deck vs maybe say deck 9?? any thoughts on port side vs starboard?

     

    We did sail in 12314. The room had a standard size balcony - Really only meant for 2 people. Sailing in November we were not able to use ithe balcony much.

     

    The room was perfect for us because we were sailing with our 12 year old granddaughter and we were able to hop down the hall to the concierge lounge for coffee in the morning or have a quick drink in the evening.

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