mactire

Hi CaseyKevin2000,

I have just received an email from Marella saying the above show has been cancelled and giving no reason. I called them but they said they didn't deal with excursions and gave me a website to visit then call. That proved to be for resort excursions only. They are useless. I won't know until after we get back in April if the refund has gone through.

Patrick 

Hi CaseyKevin2000,

Thanks for your reply. Lets hope we enjoy it.

We have booked the Havana Café Show for March 29th and was wondering if anyone had been to the show and could let me know what the timing of the excursion is because Marella give no idea whatsoever.

Thanks for any help.

My wife and I are going on a Back to Back on Discovery 2 in late march and was wondering if anyone had noticed if there was Soya milk available. My wife has to unfortunately stay off dairy for a few months.

Thanks for any help.

My wife and I are off to Cuba and Panama in late March on Discovery 2 and was wondering if anyone has experience of shore excursions in Panama and Costa Rica. The other ports on this cruise seem straight forward but  these two have lots of excursions and we are not into something too adventurous.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Patrick

Thanks for all your replies. I was just asking about peoples experience on this subject. I saw our GP who could only tell me what I already knew about where Yellow Fever was in the area we are cruising to. I was interested in where we would be asked for a certificate as we had been to somewhere Yellow Fever is known to be, Columbia and Panama, and Jamaica is supposed to ask for a certificate but I haven't found anyone who experienced this. I went to our local travel clinic and was advised not to have the injection because of my age and they will provide an exemption certificate before we travel.

Thanks again.

We are going on the Discovery 2 in March 2019 for a back to back cruise to Cuba and the Panama Canal. I have seen no mention of the need for a Yellow Fever Vaccination for this cruise from Marella and that some cruise companies make it a requirement of boarding. I know that both Columbia and Panama have the virus and that some countries require a certificate upon entry. I am 70 and my wife is 69 and have never been vaccinated against these beasties and have been told there are risks at our age.

Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Patrick

Our booking was in 2017 so that would be why they wanted to charge for my credit card.

thanks

In February 2018 we went on a back to back cruise on Marella Discovery to the Caribbean. It was a great cruise but at the start, as we were registering, I was told that if I used my Credit Card I would be charged 2.5% on top so I used a Debit Card. At the time I was under the impression that had been stopped by legislation in the UK but Marella couldn't help me on that one.

Has anyone come across this problem in the past year.

Thanks for any replies.

Patrick

Thanks for a prompt reply.

Money and time saved.

Patrick

We are going to Cuba and Panama on the Discovery 2 in March 2019.

I assume we have to get our own Cuban Visa.

We spent two weeks in Cuba in 2005 and the tour operator provided the visa.

Anyone been there lately?

Thanks for any help.

Patrick

We are going to Cuba and Panama on the Discovery 2 in March 2019. When do the shore excursions become available?

Thanks for any help.

Having been on several cruises with Thomson, and Marella from Barbados I am wondering is the same system used in Jamaica as in Barbados in that your baggage is taken at Gatwick and is next seen outside your cabin.

Thanks for and help.

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We have been offered a trip to Japan in September 2018 which includes several hotel stays and a cruise on the Diamond Princess. We have been on her before and she is a lovely ship. Has anyone been in Japan at this time of year?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.:)

We were on the Marella Discovery in late January in the Caribbean and they charge 2% if you use a credit card for your onboard account so I used my debit card.

Thanks for your input Campolady. We have done a few cruises and always take inside cabins because we don't spend much time in there preferring to take advantage of the various lounges the ships offer. However, we have never been on a ship where the cabin wasn't wide enough to take a double bed and two bedside cabinets. We shall have to resort to two single beds.

Thanks again for you helpful reply.

:cool:

We are booked on the Discovery to the Caribbean for two weeks starting on January 21st and was surprised to read on one of the latest reviews that one of the cabins close to our cabin, we are in 7003, had a double bed but not enough room to accommodate two bedside cabinets. They had to change to two single beds because of having to climb over the person on the outside if they needed to get out of the bed. Has anyone been on any of the inside cabins on Deck 7?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Patrick

The good lady and myself are on the Discovery in cabin 7003 from January 21st. Anybody been in that cabin or in the vicinity?

Happy New Year to all.

Patrick

Thanks for all your help folks.

Thanks Dronnygirl,

I have looked at the discovery and there are several itineraries I like so I shall keep an eye on the price.

We are considering a cruise with Marella in the new year and as someone who has to drink several litres of water a day I was wondering if anyone knows how much they charge on board for water.

We are looking at taking a Caribbean cruise in January 2018 and can't decide which of the Marella ships to take. Any ideas?

Thanks for any help.

Patrick:cool:

I have looked at the Indonesian Embassy website and it states that there is no visa required for UK and Irish visitors as a short stay visa is free. When there is 2015 on a cruise we had to pay US$35 each. Has anyone been there on a cruise lately and what is the position now?

Patrick

Thanks Brian.

Patrick

Does anyone know if there are ever religious services on Aurora?

Patrick