andimark

On 2/7/2024 at 10:41 AM, andimark said:

I finally called the Princess phone number on the shareholder page from CCL and that is no longer in service, but they gave another number to call. After several minutes, the rep told me I had to use stock perks. Now stock perks is having difficulties connecting to my broker.

When I emailed Stockperks about the connection problems they got back to me and said to resign into the app and my cruise info would be there. I did, and it was, and this morning I got emails from them and Princess that my OBC had posted - it took the 5 days they said it would. 🙂

On 2/5/2024 at 9:57 AM, andimark said:

I sent a fax for a Carnival cruise and it went thru, and I sent one for Princess but haven't heard anything back. We shall see...

I finally called the Princess phone number on the shareholder page from CCL and that is no longer in service, but they gave another number to call. After several minutes, the rep told me I had to use stock perks. Now stock perks is having difficulties connecting to my broker.

I sent a fax for a Carnival cruise and it went thru, and I sent one for Princess but haven't heard anything back. We shall see...

On 10/9/2023 at 11:10 AM, UtahCruiser1230 said:

We board Saturday morning, can't wait!

We board Saturday also... also can't wait. Thanks wildcatfan for your posts.

Does anyone know if Carnival docks at the north or south pier. Thanks, Andrea.

1 hour ago, Fauntlej said:

One thing to remember is that everyone tries to get on the ship as soon as possible. If you are staying over night in town, think about not heading over to port until 1:00. Once the crush is over with, the taxis will likely free up.  Leave your luggage at your hotel/inn/B&B and walk around town; check out the local Dover museum, pickup some water or wine, etc. I personally prefer getting to the port after the main rush at 11:00. And If you get there at 1:00, you usually can take your luggage straight to your room. 

😀 Thanks for the good ideas. I totally forgot about buying wine!

Thanks for all the info on walking. We are at a BnB in Dover. I've already talked with 5 taxi companies this week, and they are all booked. I'll try the others that were listed. 

Thanks. It will be about 1.5 miles, but that will earn us an extra dessert!

On 7/6/2023 at 9:09 AM, gumshoe958 said:

Most convenient for the cruise terminal is the Best Western Plus Dover Marina Hotel. But it’s still a mile/20 minute walk so you may want a taxi - the receptionist would help get you one.

 

There are a few other hotels in Dover town centre including a Travelodge and Premier Inn but they’re all pretty basic. It’s not the nicest of places - the castle and famous white cliffs are its saving grace. Most Brits would only ever go there to catch a ferry to France.

From your reply, I'm guessing you can walk into the port? I know some ports don't allow that. We have been trying to find a taxi, but they all say they are booked already. 

Hello. Does anyone know if there is a shuttle from the cruise ship (Carnival) to downtown Belfast? TIA, Andrea.

Looking forward to you sharing your adventure with us - we'll be on May 24. Can't wait!

French onion soup and flourless chocolate cake - yum!

We had the Kenai Fjords excursion reserved on a cruise we had to cancel, so I'm hoping it will be back. Thanks.

Hello all, we are booked on a land tour next May, and the only stop not showing excursions is Kenai. I didn't see anything on the Alaska port site. Anyone heard anything about them? TIA, Andrea.

Thanks - I'll order new ones.

I'm sure this was answered somewhere before, but I'll ask again anyway! ... can you reuse you medallion from a previous cruise? Thanks, Andrea.

I found that because they downsized the Patters, not all the events were listed, and we missed a couple of things we were interested in. Near the end of the cruise we found out we needed to scroll thru the onboard displays to see all the events (not very "user-friendly" if you need to keep getting up to go find one), or you could use the Medallion app (but you need to carry your phone everywhere). We're just too old-school, I guess!

On 9/22/2022 at 3:07 PM, BlerkOne said:

Pitter Patters - I lost one but probably took a picture of it

 

 

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On 9/7/2022 at 10:39 AM, BlerkOne said:

This one is with Nigel... The second time we've gone with him. The Highland Experience Tour.

 

http://www.shorexcursions.co.uk/

 

 

We had a tour with Nigel last week - he is the best. 

Thanks for all the great pics and help with stuff. We leave tomorrow to eventually get to Southampton, so I won't see any more of your posts. Thanks again, Andrea.

More questions - thanks for being "in the know". Did Princess offer a shuttle from Cobh to Cork, or if the train was now running?

Thank you sooo much for all the pics - I think my heart skipped a beat when I saw the cruise terminal! Questions, if you don't mind - what deck are you on, and do you know if they offer a wine package? Thanks, and keep enjoying your retirement.

On 8/24/2022 at 12:07 PM, BlerkOne said:

Our earlier flight was around 9:30 and would have been similar food.

Actually, we are on UA going and Delta back - my brain is doing too much right now!

3 minutes ago, BlerkOne said:

American. We ended up on AA 78 DFW-LHR. Left around 11:20pm and we arrived in Heathrow about 2pm. I guess the meal was served a little after midnight Dallas time.

 

The flight we missed had the same food or similar. Always seem to be a chicken dish and a pasta dish in Premium Economy.

 

The flight back is around 2pm and these are the choices

 

• Grilled Chicken Breast Grilled Chicken Breast
  Grana Padano sauce, orzo pasta, grilled vegetables
• Indian Korma Indian Korma
  paneer cheese, spicy spinach, basmati rice

 

 

Breakfast was served around noon before we landed.

 

Thanks, we are on AA going, but we leave at 8pm.

What airline did you fly - and what time was your flight... trying to get an idea of what meals they might serve us. Thanks for all the postings.