Lollyk

18 hours ago, Steelers36 said:

As stated above, you can the test anytime on the 2nd prior day - or later as long as results are back by the time you are checking in. 

 

Also, Princess does not require a PCR test.  You can read it from the proverbial horse's mouth on Princess.com as to what tests are accepted.  @MarcusRex has posted the list above as well.

 

Thanks for the info. On the UK Princess website it states we need to be double vaccinated and have proof of a negative covid test. It just says 48 hours and no specifity of which test is required. 

It also says that if we fail to take a test we will be charged $150pp for a shoreside test, and have to wait for results before boarding. The $150 doesn't bother me but the fact that I will have to wait longer for a cocktail does 🍸😁

Help.
I'm getting really confused.
We board sky Princess at say 2pm US time (7pm GMT) and we need a pcr test within 48 hours of boarding the ship. The problem is we fly from the UK the day before and due to the 48 hour time restriction we can't find a pcr test to fit. We can take one the day before we fly but if we take it before 7pm it will expire before we board. If we take one at the airport pre-flight the results may not arrive (via email) by the time we board the ship. The test centres all say "results within 24 hours of us receiving your test at our laboratory" but that would be at any time. Aaarrrghhh. Anyone have a solution?
Thank you.

The Radisson has them. We used them last Christmas. Nice beach, clean rooms. It will accomplish what you want. If I recall the cab to the airport was about $20 from there. It is about 15 minutes from the port.

Thank you so much. That was just the information I was looking for, much appreciated.

hi,

 

 

have you tried going to the ports of call forum to see is there is any information there?

Hi Ruth

I did a Forum Search before posting, as recommended by the website quidelines. Sadly nothing answered my question.

On the last day of our cruise we have several hours to kill before our flight home. We've done the Island tour + airport transfer a couple of times before so we'd like something different.

Does anyone know of any taxi port to hotel > hotel day-pass > taxi hotel to airport Trips?

Our cruise line, Seabourn do not offer this option and don't seem interested in it.

Thanks in advance fellow travellers:D

Hi all! I was hoping for your opinions...Hubs and I are mid 40's, and LOVE cruising! We have over 20 Princess cruises, and we are very happy with them. However, We were thinking that once in a while we should branch out and try some other lines too! It's hard to figure out which one to choose, since we have cruised so much and so long with Princess we are out of touch with all the others!

 

On Princess we enjoy the Atrium, music and dancing, the International Cafe, the MUTS, good MDR food and buffet, and nice pool/outdoor areas.

 

So hoping some of you who cruise other lines as well could recommend another line for us to try that would provide a similar experience to what we enjoy about Princess.

 

Thanks in advance for your thoughts :)

Hi

We've done our Princess Cruises a few times and as you, decided to try something new. So far we have tried Seabourn, Silversea, Oceania (regent7seas sister), Azamara, Celebrity, P&O and Princess.

For size, entertainment etc. I'd suggest Celebrity Cruises as they have everything that Princess have but newer and funkier. If you book at the right time you can get a drinks package and onboard credits.

Royal Caribbean isn't for us as the ships are too large but I'd let someone who's cruised with them give you feedback on them.

Silversea is fabulous for luxury and food but there's very little to do in the evenings. Seabourn is much the same but just a tad below Silversea.

Azamara is the same cruise line as Celebrity but the ships are smaller, call at smaller ports and have a few more things included. It's more relaxed than other small ships with no formal nights but people still dress quite smart. They do have dancing to a love band but no nightclub, plus you get a wider range of nationalities onboard. They also do an Azamazing evening on each sailing which is included and always fabulous.

I hope this helps but if you have other questions please ask :-)

Caio

Lolly

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Hi

Just got back from a cruise in Miami and our TA made reservations with Supershuttle from the airport to hotel, hotel to cruise, cruise to hotel and then hotel to cruise.

Airport to Hotel - had to go outside and stand at the Super Shuttle stand breathing in fumes for 35 minutes waiting for a van to arrive (we had reservations and they had our flight details). The van we got had 7 people already inside and its a good job we are both slim as the back seat had to be slid into sideways.

Hotel to Cruise ship - no problems, just the two of us

Cruise ship to Hotel - didn't turn up - we had reservations and rang when we were ready to be picked up - two hours later we caught a taxi (which turned out to be 50% cheaper than SS)

Hotel to Airport - had timed pick up but called to confirm the night before anyway - an hour after pick up time we rang to see where our SS was and were told they couldn't find our booking - I persisted with a painful 20 minute call with Customer Service and eventually got them to locate our booking - got picked up 35 minutes later.

So, vans are a tight fit if you aren't super slim. Drivers are lovely. Customer Service are idiots who don't care and the best bit - the printed out voucher does not mean a thing to the drivers if your name isn't on their list.

We stood with a gang of twenty other passengers from our ship that had booked SS and none had a trouble free booking.

Save on stress and book a proper transfer online or get a yellow taxi. Its cheaper too.

Enjoy your travels.

Hi English Tim

We are looking at trying Oceania or Regent next, are they informal too?

Hubby hates dressing up and Azamara does suit us in that way.

The staff on Azamara were lovely and I've never seen a Captain so often on any other ship we've cruised on. The officers are also around everywhere and I've heard people on other cruise lines moan about the lack of Officer Presence. I'd definitely recommend Azamara and the only drunks we spotted on the new AI were a couple of tipsy old ladies. They were very restrained, just very giggly :-)

Uy... that is sad ... no sparkling wine, no port. I wonder why as in Europe wines are cheaper than water sometimes.

 

In any case I look forward to my first Azamara sailing!!! and I have no choice so I will have to pay for my champagne and porto every day, with the wines I'm planning in ventury with the included ones that rotate as you have mentioned in this board, Im trusting the good taste and choice of their sommeliers.

 

Elena

We were onboard for the All Inclusive guinea pig cruise (27th March 2013) and I also have a preference for French champagne/cava/prosecco. After sailing with Silverseas where my champagne was topped up even when I didn't want more I kind of expected Azamara to include at least one Fizzy white. On receiving the 'guest feedback' I noted quite politely that the cruise wasn't actually 'AI' when compared to Silversea, just a comment and definitely not a complaint. The next day there was a message on our phone, a very long message, explaining just why there wasn't fizzy wine (no sponsor/supplier) and Azamaras definition of 'All Inclusive'......not necessary and I didn't even make it to the end of the message before deleting it.

I'm not a big drinker so the Azamara version of AI is wasted on me (and hubby) but if there could be just one fizzy white wine it would make all the difference or a specific upgrade for French Champagne and San Pelegrino. We will continue to cruise Azamara as we love the relaxed atmosphere but if we want AI then we will book Silversea.

BTW, the Azamazing evenings are spectacular :-)