Native Floridian 26

The question I posted was not meant to start a thread regarding the philosophy of tipping. It was a yes or no question as to whether tips are charged on the onboard account on cruises out of Australia. Maybe I wasn't specific enough I'm merely pricing out options, and the service charges are a significant part of a cruise's cost.

This appears to be contrary to what the others have said here.

Thank you. Did you enjoy the cruise?

Improved what?

Can't wait for the next $1 deposit sale!

We had several changes on our Transatlantic flight from Madrid back to Florida. We kept getting the same message about the changes and that FE would update soon. Well, it didn't and next thing you know our flights had been cancelled supposedly by American for non-payment. Not sure what caused this, but you really need to keep an eye on the flights on the airline side. Don't wait for HAL to notify you, because that takes much longer, if they do. We eventually got new flights at our original price, but not without a huge hassle.

Did a quick search and didn't find prior threads. Does Carnival still not charge gratuities on Australian itineraries? I did find this: https://help.carnival.com.au/app/answers/detail/a_id/80/session/L3RpbWUvMTY3Nzk2MDUyNi9zaWQvZlVJcHlyUURTM0pmSG03UlVrVDVFSjNKSEN3UENTTjJ6SnRGelMzQ0hHUkszU09RNWRrdERLQzdwdzhPM3pQTjlUTlQ2UkJ0d0VmS1RoeWtVbXg4cDJNNSU3RUE1OWdjSlA3JTdFaWNFempaJTdFQWt5azd5enN6X2poQTZBJTIxJTIx

What fare did you book under?

Sorry, error in my post.

Is free tomato juice available at breakfast on Lido?

April through June cruises are now listed on the HAL website with their designated protocols. Yay for Standard on our April 8th Transatlantic!

We had FCCs issued under Cruising with Confidence at the point in time where they changed the expirations from one year to no expiration. Unfortunately, we never received the email with our FCCs, so have never seen them. We have only gotten the information by calling asking for the numbers and expiration. We were told they don't expire by RCC. Now I'm shopping for a cruise to use them on and during the booking process I did the FCC lookup where you provide your name and FCC number. The result looks like the attached, however I'm puzzled by the note regarding the expiration. Has anyone seen this and can you clarify that perhaps the (1) means no expiration date?

Bogo free or just 25% off?

Where there Happy Hours? When, where and what was the discount?

Can you elaborate? When and where were the Happy Hours? What were the problems?

Also, there may be a difference when you pay for a cruise with gift cards and then cancel during a period when you can get some money back. Maybe that's when you get refunded in gift cards, not this situation where you are on the ship with OBC.

I was thinking any refund would be to your original form of payment, which was the gift card? Would be nice if someone has first hand knowledge.

Just a followup question because of this comment. On one of our Transatlantic crossings, I can't remember if it was on Princess or NCL, we did the stuff your bag of laundry for $xx. When we got our laundry back, almost every item lost so many years of life based on the worn/faded/pilled condition. To this day I can look at a piece of clothing and remember that it "went through the wringer". Literally! Is HAL's laundry like this?

Oh my goodness, how sad to hear. We had Gene on the brand new MSC Seashore in 2021 right after she repositioned from Europe. I can honestly say no other cruise director we've had has been memorable like Gene. When I saw this thread I immediately thought, oh my gosh that was him. He was everywhere and talked to everyone. May he rest in peace.

Yes, I checked again today for our April 8 Transatlantic and nothing available yet even putting in the voyage number.

Has anyone heard when the protocols will be published for cruises starting in April and later?

Mine too! Thanks everyone for confirming that they hadn't cancelled my cruise!

Yes, our history has repopulated, but bookings didn't. They're making progress.

No cruises, no points, no cruise history. Glad it's just not me.

Anyone else getting this message this morning on website who DO have cruises booked?