Ima Ginaree

Ship - SPIRIT Deck - 9 Stateroom # - 9586 Stateroom Category – BT (Solo Balcony) Starboard or Port Side - Port Quiet Stateroom? (With comments on problems) – Yes, it was quiet. Was stateroom a connecting stateroom? - No Balcony View - Give comments on view, noting if location of any obstructions was an issue. – Great view Balcony Size? Normal or oversized for class? - Normal Was wind a problem? - No If an aft cabin, was soot a problem? - n/a Any specific problems with this cabin? - No Any other comments? - I would happily cruise in this cabin again. It was well placed to video the pilots getting on and off. The cabin sits above life boat #16.

I did this and it worked well. I had read all the warnings on here prior to my Feb 2024 cruise about registering a debit card as your onboard payment card, because the holds could be in place for a month, thus preventing me from using my own money. I have a regular Mastercard account which I don’t use much and it incurs regular international conversion fees. I also have a debit Visa card that has no international conversion fees. I decided to register the Mastercard on my onboard account, so any holds would be put against that card. The evening of the last full day onboard I visited guest services and asked to pay the outstanding balance down to zero using the Visa card. They had to register the Visa so they could take the payment from it. They completed the transaction bringing my onboard account back to zero. Then they removed the Visa card from the system. They still had the Mastercard registered to cover charges in the last 12 hours, although I was pretty confident there wouldn’t be any extra charges at that point. It took about 15 minutes to get it sorted.

Thanks for confirming that. I probably won’t use it, but want to be prepared in case if it becomes necessary.

Thanks for the intel. I rarely catch cabs in Oz either, but sometimes, especially when travelling, it is a must. I’ll have a look at Blue Bubble.

Thanks for the link.

For those in the know. I’ve never used Uber. I know there is an app. Does the app work in every country, or do I need a different app when I’m visiting NZ? Also does the 13cabs app work in NZ or is there a specific taxi app I need to download? Thanks.

LOL. As ‘They’ say “Photos… or it didn’t happen.”

You got the right county, just not the correct ruined castle.

Correct castle and correct lake! Well done. It’s a lovely half-day trip from Inverness. Your turn.

Then is it the Pont 25 de Abri bridge in Lisbon?

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco

Correct. Well done, I thought that might take longer….. lol. Your turn.

Nindigully Pub, west of the black stump, Qld.