Valentina84 Posted March 25, 2019 #101 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Please do not worry about being in the room to 'catch' your stewardess for the Cuba visas. The stewardess will clean your room twice a day. Morning and evening. Which means MOST OF THE DAY he/she will be on your floor so much that you will get tired of seeing them. lol. Sometimes I just wanted them to go away. lol And if you know they are about to come and have you sign for the visas, and you miss them, JUST CALL 99 (Guest services, and ask them to send the steward) Easy Peasy. Really NOTHING to worry about. They also know to come and find you before dinner even starts. And they start this process days before you arrive in Cuba. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentina84 Posted March 25, 2019 #102 Share Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) As far as exchanging money, i ran out of CUC's and of Euro. And had a $50 bill on my in USD. I asked a taxi driver if he can exchange cash on the spot and he was so happy (they love the dollar) we did a quick calculations in our phone calculators and boom, I had CUC's in an instant. And i didn't have to pay the extra exchange rate fee for when you exchange from USD to CUC. By the way, I felt like i was getting ripped off when i paid with EURO while shopping, restaurants and taxis. Never again!!!!!! The best option is definitely use CUC's in Cuba. We also went to Mojito the restaurant btw. It was SUPERB! and the Paladar Los Mercaderes! OH MY. The vibe, the music, the food, the coffee and the Rum! My highlight was this restaurant. Just 8 min walking from the ship. Edited March 25, 2019 by Valentina84 adding info about Paladar Los Mercaderes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare EngIceDave Posted March 25, 2019 Author #103 Share Posted March 25, 2019 My wife and I went to CS desk, said they’d call the room steward, never did, and wife walked our deck, the small 12th deck, for an hour, no bueno Not that “easy peasy” the way they made it out to be on this cruise...maybe it changed, maybe it will, but it wasn’t that simple. Not a rookie at cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingFox27 Posted March 25, 2019 #104 Share Posted March 25, 2019 8 hours ago, EngIceDave said: Opposite? The Miami, Mexico, Honduras, Cuba sailing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AerynSun_JohnCrighton Posted March 25, 2019 #105 Share Posted March 25, 2019 1 hour ago, CruisingFox27 said: The Miami, Mexico, Honduras, Cuba sailing. That is the one we are doing as well. July 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dream1 Posted March 25, 2019 #106 Share Posted March 25, 2019 On 3/18/2019 at 5:07 PM, EngIceDave said: Someone asked about the hook ups on the TV Thank you I would not have thought to ask but did want to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dream1 Posted March 25, 2019 #107 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Thank you for all your post and pictures, we are going August 19th. Hope you enjoyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dream1 Posted March 25, 2019 #108 Share Posted March 25, 2019 On 3/19/2019 at 5:13 PM, EngIceDave said: Not in room They did show latest Jurassic Park movie in the business center last night. Tonight, is this Maybe I'll see my first ever Star Wars movie (I doubt it). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Europe Cruiser 05 Posted March 25, 2019 #109 Share Posted March 25, 2019 11 hours ago, EngIceDave said: and forest, made a stop at the Cuba National Hotel, even made a cool shopping stop at a store right across from the Capitol Building. EngIceDave, can you elaborate a little on the "cool shopping stop"? What did you buy or what was sold there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dream1 Posted March 25, 2019 #110 Share Posted March 25, 2019 On 3/23/2019 at 10:20 AM, EngIceDave said: Oh yeah, I have ATT for mobile service, and apparently it will be very expensive to use. I mistakenly left my cellular data on, and got a text from ATT saying data is $2.00mb, phone is $3.00 a minute, texting was .50 per and $1.50 per on photo/video texts Other news, we already got our disembark info, and as Aurea, we are “Black” luggage tags and off at 7:45am Here’s the disembark timelines. I also have AT&T and when we were in Israel they had a plan where you would just pay $10 per day if you used your phone. You had to request it before you leave if you didn't have this added for your trip then of you turned your phone on you would get the text that you received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare EngIceDave Posted March 25, 2019 Author #111 Share Posted March 25, 2019 It was a small store, a government store (you could tell) right across from capitol and we got four 70ml bottles Havana Club, a couple t shirts, a guayabera shirt and a shower curtain that’s a painting by a Cuban artist She’d have taken us to anywhere we wanted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare EngIceDave Posted March 25, 2019 Author #112 Share Posted March 25, 2019 ATT doesn’t have an agreement to do that in Cuba, why the rates are so much more. I have ATT’s international plan of $10 a day when traveling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare EngIceDave Posted March 25, 2019 Author #113 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Message from ATT AT&T Free Msg: Welcome to Cuba! Your international rates in Cuba are: data $2.05/MB, talk $3.00/min, text $0.50/text msg sent, $1.30/photo or video msg sent. Please note international roaming packages do not apply in Cuba. You may turn off data in your device Settings. For questions, please call +1.214.547.2300 (a free call from this phone). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare EngIceDave Posted March 25, 2019 Author #114 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Back home in Central FL We walked off Armonia this morning and barely stopped. CBP officer glanced at my and my wife's passport and we were gone...not even 2 seconds each No customs forms, no checks, no nothing, just pretty much walked on by with little more than a glance at our passports 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AerynSun_JohnCrighton Posted March 25, 2019 #115 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Just now, EngIceDave said: Back home in Central FL We walked off Armonia this morning and barely stopped. CBP officer glanced at my and my wife's passport and we were gone...not even 2 seconds each No customs forms, no checks, no nothing, just pretty much walked on by with little more than a glance at our passports Did they ask about alcohol? The last cruise I did, they only asked about food. They didn't seem to care how much booze I had and same thing. Barely looked stopped. That was port Canaveral though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare EngIceDave Posted March 25, 2019 Author #116 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Nope, didn't ask and technically, we were illegal. You're allowed 1 liter per adult. We bought four (4) 70 ML....making us 40ML over (70+70=140ML / 1 LTR is 100 ML) Our plan, if asked, was to claim ignorance of the metric system and didn't even ask about food 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentina84 Posted March 25, 2019 #117 Share Posted March 25, 2019 I brought back 4 bottles of Havana club rum plus legendario elixir. ( A MUST TRY). OH MY GOODNESS. And no one asked. I regret not bringing back more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaCal Posted March 26, 2019 #118 Share Posted March 26, 2019 3 hours ago, Valentina84 said: I brought back 4 bottles of Havana club rum plus legendario elixir. ( A MUST TRY). OH MY GOODNESS. And no one asked. I regret not bringing back more. What is that Elixir and how much was it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AerynSun_JohnCrighton Posted March 26, 2019 #119 Share Posted March 26, 2019 11 hours ago, EngIceDave said: Nope, didn't ask and technically, we were illegal. You're allowed 1 liter per adult. We bought four (4) 70 ML....making us 40ML over (70+70=140ML / 1 LTR is 100 ML) Our plan, if asked, was to claim ignorance of the metric system and didn't even ask about food I like that. I'm going with that... it used to be 2 liters pp... Some time ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy999 Posted March 30, 2019 #120 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Hi Dave, I thought you received 2 free people to people tours on the Armonia for Havana? Are these optional and you can book your own tours? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare EngIceDave Posted March 30, 2019 Author #121 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Not sure I understand the question. A free shore excursion in Havana? I booked my own shore excursions in Havana through Foodtourshavana.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingFox27 Posted March 30, 2019 #122 Share Posted March 30, 2019 1 hour ago, sandy999 said: Hi Dave, I thought you received 2 free people to people tours on the Armonia for Havana? Are these optional and you can book your own tours? Cheers Correct. As I understand it and from other reviews, Armonia Havana cruises include 2 MSC excursions in your booking. Ours certainly does. Other reviews have stated you can cancel the included tours and receive $50 credit towards an alternative MSC excursion. If you do not take an alternative MSC option and arrange your own I'd assume you don't receive the credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare EngIceDave Posted March 30, 2019 Author #123 Share Posted March 30, 2019 I didn't get one or offered one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingFox27 Posted March 30, 2019 #124 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Clearly not offered on every sailing then. From, the admittedly, limited threads on here, it seemed they were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Beamafar Posted March 30, 2019 #125 Share Posted March 30, 2019 (edited) 37 minutes ago, CruisingFox27 said: Clearly not offered on every sailing then. From, the admittedly, limited threads on here, it seemed they were. I think it was a promotion only on UK and Ireland bookings, CF. Edited March 30, 2019 by Beamafar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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