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    Pub lunch

    in Cunard Line

    Posted

    Just another reply to let you know for sure that there has always been a charge for a beverage in the Pub. You can get a glass of water and then go for a coffee or tea elsewhere, after you finish eating. The Pub has nowhere to make tea or coffee and they have to go to another place to get tea or coffee. You are suppose to drink beer with their food. I am not a beer drinker though.

     

    Last cruise I did find out that they do have dessert. Just one choice but it was one that I might have ordered if there was a selection. It was chocolate and it was good.

     

    Oh!!!!!  Having fish and chips in the Pub on QM2. Wish I was joining you.

     

    Cape Horn

    in Oceania Cruises

    Posted

    I wanted to go around Cape Horn and was always told to go around Cape Horn on the largest ship.  Therefore I went on Cunard Queen Mary 2.  This was about 10 years ago.  We sailed around the horn and it was rough.  Then the ship turned and we went back.  Then we continued through Magellan Strait to the west side of South America. Magellan Strait was calm and a lovely day of sailing.

     

    I was disappointed that we did not actually go around the cape and continue.  However, was told that there are no cruise ships that would chance the full sailing around the cape.  It is just too rough. Those ships are worth a fortune and the passengers are priceless cargo.

     

    Many are still going to say that they went right around Cape Horn. If so, which ship were you on.

     

    Also there is a ship that does take people to land on Cape Horn. At least I saw it in a TV program not long ago. 

    Anyone Booked Cruise Online

    in Oceania Cruises

    Posted

    Petoonya....I tried the link you provided as I am also trying to find a Connoisseur Club agent. Going to your link there was an arrow to push for international. There was UK and every country in the world. But not for me. I live in Canada and have been looking for this list and have googled it several times and come up with nothing.  

    This link did not direct me to Connoisseur Club agents in Canada either. Does anyone know how to reach this list.  Even the one for US would be helpful.

    Thanks

    Olife issues

    in Oceania Cruises

    Posted

     

    What was the cost of the 3rd person in the cabin for this cruise?  I am sure it was a lot less than the 1st and 2nd person paid. 1st and 2nd person could use the OLife excursions they received with their fare, and the 3rd person could use the saving from the cruise fare for their ship excursion if they wanted to go along.

    Is it just me?

    in Celebrity Cruises

    Posted

     

    Hlitner.....You mentioned that you take Cipro and Zithromax on your cruise.  I live in Canada and Canadians can not buy antibiotics without a prescription from your doctor.  My doctor will not prescribe for me to take on cruises. I have developed bronchitis on cruises.

     

    Are antibiotics available to buy over the counter in the US. Maybe I could pick some up on a Caribbean cruise out of Florida.

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    Price of alcohol drinks and packages and dancing on Equinox

    in Celebrity Cruises

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    Did search but could not find anything recent. What is the price of the standard alcohol/drink package that includes drinks to $8.00? Would a Canadian Club rye and gingerale be available at no charge with this plan? If not, what would be the price of Canadian Club rye and gingerale. He would only have 1 on some nights. If the cost is more than the package allows, it would not be worth buying the package. Also, does anyone know the price of Grand Marnier on the Equinox.

     

    Also, would there be a place on the Equinox for old fashioned, hold your partner social dancing every evening?

     

    Thanks in advance for replies.

    Doctor on Queen Mary would not treat me

    in Cunard Line

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    This happened a few months ago. At the time I did nothing, but keep wondering what I maybe should have done, or who I should have talked to about this, and that is why I am asking the people on Cruise Critic. I did not want to complain too much in case they kicked me off the ship. I would like to know what others would have done if it had happened to them. Who would they have talked to. This will be long as I want to explain everything in detail.
     
    However the "Coles Notes" is -
    Double crossing from NY to SOU on Queen Mary 2 and then Caribbean
    Got a bad cough 2 or 3 days out
    Went to medical center and told Doctor that I thought I had bronchitis and needed an antibiotic
    He said he could not treat me for a cough until I had it for 19 days
    Coughed through the cruise but did not want to go back to him
    By the time I flew home I was very weak
    Went to my own Doctor and he said I had bronchitis and maybe even pneumonia, but to diagnose pneumonia I would have to get an x-ray. We could wait awhile and see if my health improved with the antibiotic.
    I was sick and very weak for the month of December. 
    My husband does not want to take me on another cruise in case I get sick again. 
     
    Detailed of what happened. DH and I boarded Queen Mary 2 in Brooklyn on November 11, 2018 to cross to Southampton and then back to New York. We were also staying on for the 13 day Caribbean cruise which ended in New York on December 8, 2018. We are Diamond with Cunard and have just as many days aboard other cruise ships.
     
    Two or three days out I started coughing.   The cough really got bad. On Saturday, November 17. 2018, I thought maybe I should see the Doctor.  Went to the Medical Center and talked to the nurse.  I told her I was taking Robitussin. I had the day and the night type which I had brought with me. She asked if it was helping.  I said that I did not know as I was still coughing a lot all day and all night. Some of the coughing spells were bad. She said that the only thing she could do for me was give me a cough medicine like the Robitussin that I was taking.
     
    So the next week passed and I was still coughing.  Sometimes I would vomit a bit because of the coughing spells I was having. On 2 occasions I had to excuse myself from the dinner table. Robitussin all gone.  Not sure if it was helping or not. I therefore went to the Medical Center on the afternoon of November 24, 2018.  Walked to the counter.  A man was sitting at the desk, a man was standing behind and the nurse I had talked to a week ago was sitting at the far desk. I said that I would like to see the doctor. The man standing asked what was it about.  I mentioned that I had been there last week and talked with the nurse.  She remembered me.  He asked me how long I had the cough and I said "a few days after we left New York, so that was about November 13th or 14th". He was the Doctor. He said that he could not treat a cough until I had it for 19 days.   I then told him that I thought I had bronchitis. I do not remember his exact words, but he said to come back when I had the cough for 19 days.
     
    (I have had bronchitis on a cruise ship or just after getting off, and antibiotics cures it in a week or so. Actually I have some form of cold or cough, it seems on every cruise we take.) I will not mention the one where I had Noro.
     
    I told him that I was sick and he repeated that I should come back when I had the cough for 19 days. I explained that I was on the next cruise and by 19 days it would be nearly time to come home.
     
    I should maybe explain that I a 74 year old female with white hair who is Canadian. Not slim, not thin, not fat and not chubby, just average.   I am short at 5 foot, 1 inch.
     
    We continued our cruise.  I coughed all of the time.  When the 19 days came around, I decided not to go to the doctor. I would wait until we were home. I had low energy during the cruise.
     
    We reached New York on December 8th and flew home that day. Short flight.  After we collected our luggage, I hardly had the energy to roll it. (Very unusual) I made it through the immigration hall but after that DH had to leap frog his and my luggage.  Shortly after we were at daughter's home.  I just sat on the chesterfield the rest of the day, going in and out of sleep. We were going to stay at our daughter's home for a week to do Christmas shopping, however the way I felt, we drove home on Sunday, December 9th. 
     
    I was able to see my doctor on Monday, December 10th.  He listened to me breath and said it was Bronchitis. Possible that I had pneumonia. To  diagnose it as pneumonia, I would have to have x-rays taken. He gave me antibiotics and I was to check with him if I got worse or in 10 days to see how I was improving. After 10 days I was feeling a bit better so doctor just said to rest as much as I could and call him if I was not improving.
     
    Therefore I was sick all of December. Was not able to decorate or do some of the things I usually do at Christmas. Many of the days were spent napping in my favourite chair.  I was able to make the family turkey dinner on Christmas Day, but then spent a lot of January with low energy.
     
    So that is what happened.  My husband does not want me to suffer being sick again. I do love to cruise, but might not take anymore cruises. We have nothing booked and every time I think of booking something, remember the last one, and husband reminds me how sick I was after. What should I have done?
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    QM2 Afternoon Tea - Table for 2?

    in Cunard Line

    Posted

    DH and I were on a crossing on QM2 November 2018.  The doors are closed while they set up the tables.  No one is allowed to stay.  There is usually a long queue before the doors open. They open on starboard side.

     

    We usually arrived a bit late.  There was still a queue.  There was a waiter there who would look around and if there were only 2 at a table,  ask if someone could join them.  This happened every day of the crossing.  Seems this voyage had lots of tea people.  You could say "no" if you did not want anyone to join you.  We joined people at tables and had very nice conversations.  My husband is shy, however, somehow he changes on cruises.

    If your is hard of hearing or there is another reason, just tell those joining and they will understand. 

    Enjoy your cruise.

    EXPERIENCE THE WORLD brochure

    in Oceania Cruises

    Posted

    Received EXPERIENCE THE WORLD brochure in yesterday's (April 1, 2019) mail. Gondola in Venice on cover.  Read it this morning.  On page 3 it says "BOOK NOW! Offers expire March 31, 2019"  The small print on page 31 says Offers and fares subject to change on 4/1/19.

     

    Anyone have any idea why I would receive this brochure one day after the prices expire.

     

    Not booking anything.  Just wondering what might be the reason for such a delay.

     

    Cunard latest new build

    in Cunard Line

    Posted

     I would imagine that there will not be a promenade deck on the new Cunard ship. They do not put them on newer builds.  A shame in my opinion.  The best place to be on a sea day.

    They place the life boats in a different position.  That way there are no obstructed cabins.

     

    Dinner times in MDR

    in Holland America Line

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    Thinking of taking first HAL cruise on Konningdam. 5:45 is just a bit earlier than 6:00, but it sounds very early. Is there another type of dining included in the cruise fare other than the set times. We would be in balcony cabin.

     

    Thanks for any replies.

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