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I believe the mandate to strike was authorized on November 27 with earliest strike date January 3.

Best to check with your travel disruption insurer. Hopefully, you did not book the AT flight after a strike mandate was approved.

There were likely some laggards; doesn't really explain a couple dozen people showing up late from an excursion that are pretty easily accounted for as a group.

A quiet, classy beach resort but not too pricey. Hmm.... what is your budget and how far do you want to travel to get to Miami for embarkation?

I was on deck 7 watching the proceedings. Seems to me there was a large group of late arrivals all wearing a nice blue sticky Princess patch on their shirt indicative of a late excursion arrival. The tail end was brought up by a couple of Princess officers who clearly were on hand to ensure everbody arrived. Your apparent ourage and penalty for late arrivals seems be uncalled for in this case.

Good news on the Ascent. We are doing a TA on ths ship in April... AQ class. Looking forward to it.

Being able to sit out on and walk around the entire Promenade deck is something I enjoy.

I am currently on Emerald Princess. Ship in good condtion, food and service good, amenities are good, entertainment fair; I am completely satisfied and I think you will be too.

We took Sky Princess on December 16 then switched to Emerald Princess on December 23, both out of Fort Lauderdale. We did not have medallions, we were blue on the 'old' app, we did not have any type of electronic boarding pass, just passports and a paid up reservation. Lines to board were pretty lengthy and I noticed little if any differnce between blues and greens. Just go and you'll be processed without any problems. Old and new apps work fine on the ships... at least for us.

Of course we don't. Way too much speculation going on here and, in my opinion, there's not much in the way of 'sensible' that can be offered for what is very likely (as you outlined) a more complicated scenario than any of us understand.

Huh? Just a lot of educated and experienced wondering.

If cruise lines start down this path, what about.... Oh, never mind.

Return of the coffee card?!

0% unless they have a special offer.

I don't know where Norwegian Star will dock but the last time we went to Cork we tied up at the Cobh Cruise Terminal which is well outside Cork and certainly not handy to the 215 bus. If that's the case, best to book an excursion.

Did you like it?

I think I had a problem like this a few years ago. If I remember correctly, I simply signed up again with Princess and eventually was linked back to my account through my Captain's Circle number.

Doesn't the Princess Cruises Rewards Visa Card go a long ways towards addressing this?

An expectation with no basis in fact. Having the time and money to cruise says nothing about the character of the cruiser; you alluded to selfish behaviour...

I guess flip-flops are considered shoes? Apparently, they meet safety requirements at breakfast and lunch; I see no reason that inner would be any more dangerous and the f-fs ought to fully satisfactory of that is the criterion.

Hmmm... I guess I should have included half a dozen emojis to convey a bit of tongue-in-cheek.

What if you have to fly home?

I don't see the logical connection here but I do respect your right to tip how and when you please.

That's the spirit! Let's not forget the evil villains who haven't yet figured out the purpose of hand-washing locations too.

Although there are more non-stops to YVR from YYZ than YOW, depending on your schedule and time of year, you may want to think about Ottawa. The drive is easier and parking cheaper.