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Non-refundables are usually deeply discounted fares. They may be attractive if the discount is significant and the deposit is minimal, say $100.

You can still book the Queen Mary 2 which is scheduled to stop in Haifa at about the same total cost. 😉 

Princes is a great choice for this itinerary. For this itinerary you need to wait a few weeks from the start of the season for things to green up. We did our in early May and in most of the ports spring had not really started yet. By waiting until June, as you suggest, you will have a better chance seeing the trees and other plants after they emerge from their winter dormant period. Princess does an excellent cruise to the Baltic. You can start the cruise from Copenhagen, Berlin, St Petersburg, or Helsinki. 

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Here are two cruises that start in New York and end in Miami.

You will not be able to sail from NYC to Miami. I won't bore you will the legal details, but just accept that it is illegal. Your cruise will have to either start or end in a non-US port or return to the starting port (that is round trip NYC).

It is possible if the ship visits a distance port such as Aruba as part of the itinerary. See the Regal Princess itinerary for November 1, 2018 as attached.

Found the following two cruises on Holland American Line:

July 30 - Aug 16, 2019 on the Rotterdam

Boston to Rotterdam

Aug 22 - Sep 9, 2019 on the Zuiderdam

Copenhagen to New York

This would give you 7 days in Europe (6 nights)

There are several private tours such as SPB and Alla that are great and can save you some bucks. We used SPB last year and they were exceptional. They provided the passport documents for the time in St Petersburg, picked us up at the ship, provided lunch one day, and got us back on time. The tours hit all the hot spots you will want to see if this is your first time in St Petersburg. You can also book the other itinerary ports with them. The web site is: /https://www.spb-tours.com/

One CCL shareholder benefit per stateroom.

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No double OBC for 200 shares. For a cruise that you can book in segments, you only get OBC for each segment when you book each segment separately.

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This is an old thread but I thought I'd give it a shot... Does Carnival still offer the OBC to stock holders?

But boy Carnival have gone up.

This may be a 2009 thread but I wish I could buy more of this stock at 2009 prices.

Thank you Carnival for this great benefit and for a well run company.

A little "Hair of the Dog" solution may be in order: Take another cruise immediately.

Memo: It's over. DAYS ago. Move on. Life goes on. :) Seriously though...not being mean. Just don't know why everyone is still discussing this. Ended days ago. My heart is with all the poor people in Texas, which is happening now, not last week. Still luv ya though! :cool:

Thanks for taking time away from 'all the poor people in Texas' to post twice on the eclipse.

The eclipse in 31 seconds:

Here in Western Oregon, the weather today would be perfect for the eclipse. Bright and sunny without a cloud in the sky. How is the weather where you hope to watch the eclipse?

Heard the space station crew will have 3 flybys of the eclipse. Hope they get some good photos especially of the shadow on the ground. Would love to see the shadow from that height to see if it is circular, oblong, distorted or what. The weather is a worry here. Our home is on the centerline in Western Oregon but some mornings are overcast and it doesn't always burn off before 10:00 am. We're hoping for a bright sunny morning on the 21st. And good weather for all of you wherever you are watching the eclipse.

Was wondering about a flight trying to keep up the eclipse but then heard the shadow moves about 1600 miles per hour crossing the USA in about an hour and a half so that is out.

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Does anyone else find it strange that not one cruise line has a cruise that will view the eclipse?

I searched the East Coast cruises and couldn't find one.

The closest cruise ship to the eclipse area I could find is the MSC Divina that departs Miami on August 19th heading to St Maarten for an August 22nd arrival. On the 21st, the day of the Eclipse, it will be at Sea and could be in very close if not in the Total Eclipse path. There doesn't appear to be a Roll Call for this cruise so no help there. You are right it would be strange not to have cruise ship in the path of the Eclipse.

We'll be camping in Coram, Montana near Glacier National Park that night. Will we be able to see it in Big Sky Country? Sure hope so!

 

Nope, just Googled the Path and it won't be seen in Montana, dang it.

Found this on an Astronomy site:

"Only a miniscule piece of the "beard" of MT is in the path. There aren't even any roads to get you there, and besides, max totality in MT is only 45s. Get into Idaho or Wyoming and see some real totality!"

"The August 2017 event will be the first one whose totality path lies completely within the United States since 1776, experts have said.

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On August 21, 2017, America will be treated to its first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in nearly 100 years. That's why it is being called the NATIONAL ECLIPSE. From Oregon to South Carolina, the eclipse will trace a 67-mile-wide path of totality across the country and millions of Americans will witness a once-in-a-lifetime event as the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun and day turns to night for up to almost three minutes.

Are any Eclipse activities being planned in your state?

Here in Oregon several events are planned with maybe the most unusual being a baseball game "eclipse delay":

"The minor league baseball Salem-Keizer Volcanoes will host a three-game brewfest with local beer and wine, local food, activities for kids, and post-game fireworks and a morning game on August 21 that will feature the first ever "eclipse delay" in baseball history."

Stay! My hometown is Hopkinsville KY, which will have the longest period of darkness during the eclipse!

 

 

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Lucky you and just think that in less than 7 years later, on April 8, 2024, you will be just miles from the centerline of another Total Solar Eclipse. You are indeed very fortunate. See Hopkinsville in the lower right of the attached image.

For those of us in the U.S. who love to cruise but don't want to miss the greatest solar total eclipse on home soil since 1979 the big question is "Should I Stay or Should I Go?"

With the eclipse passing directly overhead, my hometown is on the centerline of the eclipse's path, the answer maybe to Stay home.

Who plans on watching the eclipse from a land location and who is going to cruise on that date? How far are you willing to travel to see the total solar eclipse?

See the attachment below for the path of 2017 Total Solar Eclipse.

In cruising lingo doesn't "Don't sweat the small stuff" really means "Go with the flow" (River cruising) and "Ride with the tide" (Ocean cruising)?

Once you've sent your qualifying documents, you'll not need to send them again. Princess will apply them to any future cruise automatically.

You are correct that Princess will apply them automatically. However I noticed that Princess has an expiration date of 12/31/21 in the On Board Credit section of my Account Summary. Since that is a few years away I am not going to worry about it for now. Thanks you Princess for this great benefit.