happytrailsandsails

Yes, it's me again.. first, I haven't been on CC since my posts here.

 

Second, my story was true, no exaggerations.

 

The only reason I'm posting now is because some asked to check in with final cost.

 

It came out to approx. $1500 to cover additional costs for missing the ship.

My best friend spent almost $500 from his pocket to cover cell phone usage to stay in contact with me and for renting a van to pick me up at the airport in Jamaica.

 

Finally, my friend that cause me to miss the boat pulled thru on his promise. We've had about 2k in free dental work done for us by him. We sincerely appreciate that he did this and it's a done deal.

 

Any yes, we're still very close friends, lol. Just saw him last weekend.

 

Alrighty, I'm out.

Wow, Klfhngr, thanks for sharing your story. Did you ever think of writing a movie script of your story? You tell it so well, and it could be a hilarious comedy from the point of view of an audience (not for you or your family, of course). You might recoup some of your losses, and then some!

This really puts a new spin on all those posts about watching for "dock runners". Those people might have a little more compassion in future.

Sorry to ask a question that has already been answered. I just found what i overlooked. We have a cruise booked on the Pride of America in June, 2016. We were going to have dinner in Jefferson's Bistro one night to celebrate our anniversary. Now I'm thinking it might be better to just have a nice dinner in port to celebrate instead. I'm not sure the specialty restaurants will be worth the added price. Any suggestions? Is Le Bistro really that good? We've never tried it before.

Maybe i missed this, but does this change only affect the vessels mentioned or is it going fleetwide? If so, when?

Hi everyone,

 

We are looking into these itinerary changes and were wondering if you could provide the exact ships that are being affected by the changes, and what ports have been adjusted. (Time in port has been shortened as well?)

 

Thank you!

 

~Cruise Critic staff

Our Pride of America itinerary was changed as well. The first day in port at Kauai was to begin at 8:00 a.m.--now 10:00 a.m.

Just to let future cruisers know, they now apparently have a free shuttle into the central area of Marseille provided by the city. This just started in June. Don't expect the cruise lines to publicize it, since it takes away from their profit. There was also apparently some picketing going on by the local cabbies, as this takes away from their profit as well. You might check the status on the Marseille tourism website before you go.

Thanks for a very entertaining and thorough review!

Thanks so much for your wonderful review. Now I'm even more excited about our Epic cruise on July 12th. We leave for our trip in less than two weeks and all the planning is done. Nothing to do now but tap my fingers and wait (oh, and packing, of course). Which reminds me, how much did you pack for your cruise? We are trying to pack very light so we can take all carry-ons. Is there anything specific that you brought and didn't need or forgot to pack and would have needed?

Great pics! My husband would be so excited about the Lambourginis. If you liked the restaurant in Florence, could you tell us the name of it and about how long the service was? Thanks.

Thanks for sharing. We will be on the Epic in July. Glad to hear about the food, since I would rather save the money for excursions.

I'm not sure why some people feel the need to try to drag everyone else into their own moral viewpoint--not really appropriate for this thread.