Gazza316

Thanks to all, i got it sorted.

Got to say not too impressed with the website!

I'm trying to check us in just so its out of the way but we don't sail for a couple of months so can you do it too soon?

It's asking for ID number and expiration date, whats this obviously i've put our passport details in but what is this further id?

thanks.

Evening all,

as you can see from my previous posts we did the panama canal on NCL last year and really enjoyed it. we were going to go ncl again this year in the Med but the price on MSC was too good to refuse. So in a nutshell we're booked at the end of Sept on the Splendida.

just wondering if we will notice much difference from ncl to msc, we're very relaxed people so are open to however it may be.

will the language on board be an issue with only speaking english, i assume all entertainment etc will be in italian?!

thanks

Gary

Evening all,

We did the panama canal last year for honeymoon on the Star and are thinking about this cruise for September this year.

Just wondered how the Jade and Star compare and if anyone has any specific experience on this cruise.

We enjoyed the Star last year, although it wasn't perfect and the food could be hit or miss we in general definitely enjoyed the ship.

Thanks

Gary

i see i haven't answered about the entertainment, i don't have time know but will what i can later.

What did you do at/in Cabo San Lucas? My real Q is, if you take the cheapest "narrated" boat ride, do you tender into shore first then get on the tour boat, and at the end do they drop you at shore or onto the ship?

 

What about Huatulco? That is the only port I don't have a clue about. I Google-earthed the area today while the Star was docked there, and it didn't look there was that much "walkable"...

 

I may have a few questions about the ship (you were on the Star Miami to LA, right? as we'll be in just over 8 days!) -- they've slipped my mind just now.

not sure about the tender at Cabo we were off pretty quickly and got back pretty close to last tender so didn't witness a lot of what other people were doing.

Huatulco was a pretty little port. there isn't much to it but what is there is all very close to the boat. the swimming was lovely in the sea and a nice few shops to walk around but you will get hassled a lot by restaurant owners trying to get you to eat lunch, we got sick of the hassle so ate on the ship.

yeah we were on miami to LA. if you think of any more let me know.

Would love to hear your observations as we go in January. We'll be in an inside, so would love to know best places to observe the canal. Would also like to know what excursions you enjoyed most and any entertainment that is not to be missed. Thanks for coming to answer questions!

We had a balcony cabin so spent the vast majority of the transit in there. we did venture up top and to the opened area on the bow but it was very crowded especially early on. i think, like us, everyone was thinking we need to see it all but the truth is you are traveling through for the best part of a day and there is plenty to see. The afternoon was a nice time to be at the bow as a lot less crowded and still plenty of interesting things to see.

We did excursions in all ports aside from Huatulco.

• Cartegena - did the walking tour was ok but very hot even areas with a/c were struggling. We were in the gold museum a bit too long for the amount of items to see.
  
• Costa Rica - did the canopy walk and shopping. was good, a walk through the rain forest isn't something we do everyday. i was disappointed though with the lack of wildlife, i know it cant be guaranteed but i think we only saw 1 macaw.
  
• Puerto Chiapas - did Chiapas through the ages. another good informative tour, again not every day we climb on mayan structures.
  
• Puerto Vallarta - ATV adventure and village tour, really enjoyed this. a few in our group had issues with their quads breaking down and we did get a puncture but all in all we had a really good time.
  
• Cabo - Baja Jeep safari again another really enjoyable excursion, very bumpy though but loads of fun and some great sights.
  
• LA - Santa Monica Pier tour. Malibu was disapointing but had a lot of fun on the pier and rodeo drive was good to visit with all the xmas decorations.
  

we only got back on monday but it amazing all the things i can already not remember.

Got back from PC cruise earlier this week had a great time. I asked a lot of questions before we went so if anyone has any shout up and i'll answer what i can.

Gazza

Anyone?

cheers

What is the difference between a spa pass and a posh pass?

Ditto

Looks great, next time she goes through we'll be on her!

We did this about 4 years ago. They will assign 4 to a jeep. Not a lot of exploring to do, it's follow the leader caravan style. They wind you thru town then up into the mountains on a dirt/gravel road. Stopped at a small town for a break, then back towards town where we stopped at a tequila "factory" for tastings and a few tacos. Then into town to Burros Bar (on the beach just south of the river in PV) . Hang out there for a few hours then back to the dock.

 

Drivers wear a wristband and will not be served any alcohol.

 

It's not "off-road-4-wheelin' " by any stretch. There is one river crossing, be careful, you may get your hair wet.

cheers, thanks for the reply.

Has anyone done one before, is it any good? We are looking to do one in Puerto Vallarta, there are just 2 of us will we be made to pair with another couple to share a vehicle or will we be able to explore alone.

cheers

We are at both in Nov on NCL cruise. We have a pretty good idea for other ports but nothing jumped out at us here to do. If we just go solo what is there close to the port or would we need to travel somewhere? What would people recommend to do?

Cheers