Carnival Luminosa Transpacific Seattle to Sydney Sept 19, 2024

[Chrisinny]

Hi, everyone!  I'll be on this cruise along with some friends.  We are taking this cruise to avoid the long flight to Sydney.  From there we're going with Celebrity to Singapore.  Really looking forward to it.  Is anyone organizing any private tours?  Using Viator?  Looking forward to meeting everyone.

[Seasoned firefighter]

Welcome Chrisinny,  Added you to our little group.  Check back to page 3 for some ideas on excursions.  We're also getting ideas from another forum.  Yes, we are very excited to go also.....

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[Seasoned firefighter]

We chose Moorea Expedition for our "swimming with the Whales" tour.  Our Sydney tour picks us up at our hotel "Holiday Inn Potts Landing.  We are getting a lot closer so hope you all have a great summer.

[redrum_29]

Hi Guys. Solo hiker wondering if anyone else (or a group) is planning to hike Diamond Head. Wanted to see if I can find someone else to go with.

[Seasoned firefighter]

Filled out our Australia ETA.  I believe it lasts for a year.  Used the phone app and it was $13.37 each.  Not bad at all.  Had seen others that were more expensive.  Going to call Currency Exchange and order some Aus$.  We're only staying 3 days so not getting too many.  They have to order them and then will call you when they are in.  Hope everyone is having a great summer....

[Bulldoglady]

Hi I want to ask a question but not sure how to navigate this page

we are flying from Australia to Seattle to join this cruise

my question is ,any recommendations for accommodation prior to cruise please

thanks in Advance 

Jo

Edited June 29 by Bulldoglady

[Seasoned firefighter]

On 6/28/2024 at 11:36 PM, Bulldoglady said:

Hi I want to ask a question but not sure how to navigate this page

we are flying from Australia to Seattle to join this cruise

my question is ,any recommendations for accommodation prior to cruise please

thanks in Advance 

Jo

Hi Jo,  We are flying from USA east coast on Sept. 16th so we can tour Seattle again and do things we missed the last time.  We are staying near the airport.  It is less expensive and we can, as seniors, ride the light rail for $2 pp/day.  There are quite a few boutique type hotels in downtown Seattle.  My cousin lives across the sound on Bainbridge Island.  If you belong to a Hotel Group like Hilton, Choice or whatever you'll find a place.  We belong to 4 groups.  I used Google maps to find Country Inn & Suites.  We like to get breakfast through the hotel, so it gets us a good start for the day.  I've also added you to our little group and you can see the like below. Probably not much help, sorry.  The cruise port is about a $10 ride on Uber from downtown.

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[WEI 57WEI]

We are staying at Country Inn and Suites by the airport 17 and 18.  Maybe we will see you in breakfast area or around the hotel.  6ft foot American with 5ft Filipina...

We plan on taking Uber to the cruise port.  Bill

 

[Seasoned firefighter]

6 hours ago, WEI 57WEI said:

We are staying at Country Inn and Suites by the airport 17 and 18.  Maybe we will see you in breakfast area or around the hotel.  6ft foot American with 5ft Filipina...

We plan on taking Uber to the cruise port.  Bill

 

We plan on doing the Space Needle, Chuhuly Glass Gardens and Pikes market using the lite rail.  I'm close to 6' and my wife close to 5'. Not coming into Seattle until late on the 16th.  Hope to see you at the Hotel...2 American kids from NY.  Jim & Deb

[WEI 57WEI]

17th is our travel day. 

18th probably similar itinerary using lite rail to Pikes market / downtown. 

19th let the fun begin....

[Seasoned firefighter]

14 hours ago, WEI 57WEI said:

17th is our travel day. 

18th probably similar itinerary using lite rail to Pikes market / downtown. 

19th let the fun begin....

Bill, We will leave you a message in our room slot at the hotel.  When you get in ask for a message from Jim & Deb Kelly to "Bill" and we'll leave our room number and my telephone number so we can connect....When do you get in on the 17th?

[WEI 57WEI]

Thanks Jim.  Probably arrive hotel around 1600.  

 

[F3rpect]

During this cruise, when we're near Fiji, it will be time to do online check-in for our next Carnival cruise (the Splendor). Will we be able to access Carnival.com onboard the Luminosa without an internet package to complete online check in? Perhaps at an internet kiosk. If not, can we get Guest Services to help us with that check in process?

 

My extreme fall-back position would be to find WiFi ashore on Fiji and check in for the Splendor there.

[Seasoned firefighter]

10 hours ago, F3rpect said:

During this cruise, when we're near Fiji, it will be time to do online check-in for our next Carnival cruise (the Splendor). Will we be able to access Carnival.com onboard the Luminosa without an internet package to complete online check in? Perhaps at an internet kiosk. If not, can we get Guest Services to help us with that check in process?

 

My extreme fall-back position would be to find WiFi ashore on Fiji and check in for the Splendor there.

Both of those are great ideas.  One other is, while traveling there will be quite a few others that are doing the same B2B.  If they have the internet package you can ask them to help you check in.  I've done this before.  Most are very agreeable, when you tell them you are trying to stay away from technology but need it just this one time....

[WEI 57WEI]

I seem to recall asking guest services about this.  They cannot assist with this.

Paying for 22 days of internet if only getting one boarding pass isn't good. I think if there is a one day internet Cafe it costs around $20.

Jim has good suggestion about others may be willing to assist.  I am doing many B2B on the Splendor after we arrive and plan on using time in port to book boarding passes along the way.

If you want to use my cellphone while in port for this it's okay.

Plenty of cruise days to work this all out :) 

 

[F3rpect]

Google's AI says that yes, it is possible to access Carnival.com onboard Carnival ships for free. I'll test that theory onboard in the first day or two and adjust my plans accordingly.

[SoloCruiser1979]

      I booked this cruise several months ago, this will be my 2nd Transpacific and really looking forward to it.  Last year I went from Seattle to Alaska and ended in Tokyo on a 16 night.  When we left Seward and started the journey to Japan there were 5 Typhoons in the Pacific two were super Typhoons.  We were supposed to have 6 consecutive days at sea before our 1st stop in Hakodate.  We ended up having 9 consecutive days and missed our first two ports in Japan.  It was still one of my most favorite cruises I have been on. I'm a solo traveler from the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina

[Seasoned firefighter]

Welcome SoloCruiser, Luckily we head on a much more southernly route.  We added you to our little group and hope this will be a much more calm cruise. We booked this a longggg time ago but tit is rapidly coming up and we are very excited...

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[Seasoned firefighter]

We are staying at the Holiday Inn Potts Landing, Sydney.  The Blue Mountain tour actual picks us up at this Hotel.  There are a couple harbour tours available on the day we get in.  Any one been on one of these?  Which would you advise.  We are also planning on taking the Opera House tour and walking the Bondi to Coogee beach path.  Any other suggests for our 3 day stay in Sydney that is a "MUST SEE"?

[WEI 57WEI]

VIATOR tour company offers a Sydney Attraction Pass.  Zoo, Aquarium, madam tussads and Sydney tower eye are included for $44 total cost...half the price versus separate entrance purchases.  Can visit each at own date and time of choosing. I tried to attach a screen shot but think it didn't work...

20 minutes ago, Seasoned firefighter said:

We are staying at the Holiday Inn Potts Landing, Sydney.  The Blue Mountain tour actual picks us up at this Hotel.  There are a couple harbour tours available on the day we get in.  Any one been on one of these?  Which would you advise.  We are also planning on taking the Opera House tour and walking the Bondi to Coogee beach path.  Any other suggests for our 3 day stay in Sydney that is a "MUST SEE"?

[atcjj]

On 6/18/2024 at 9:31 PM, redrum_29 said:

Hi Guys. Solo hiker wondering if anyone else (or a group) is planning to hike Diamond Head. Wanted to see if I can find someone else to go with.

 

[atcjj]

Just now, atcjj said:

 

taking bus to diamond head in the morning, returning to the ship for lunch, and china town afternoon evening.jj   georgia

[casinojoanm1]

On 8/30/2023 at 12:24 AM, casinojoanm1 said:

 

I booked this cruise several months ago and am a casino invitee.  Don’t know where this previous post came from.

im traveling solo and looking forward to meeting everyone.  I’m originally from Phila but now live in Warminster, Pa.  I did the trans Pacific last year and looking forward to doing it again with a different itinerary.  It won’t be long now.

[Yeslady]

Good Day!

I will be on this cruise.  I booked it over a year ago and am just getting around to checking into Cruise Critic to see what's up.  I have done a Transpacific before and many transatlantic ones so days at sea have not been an issue for me.  I live in Florida and am retired so I travel quite a lot.

I will come back to this roll call regularly to see what is happening.  I am also on the fb page for this cruise.  

 

 

[Seasoned firefighter]

10 minutes ago, Yeslady said:

Good Day!

I will be on this cruise.  I booked it over a year ago and am just getting around to checking into Cruise Critic to see what's up.  I have done a Transpacific before and many transatlantic ones so days at sea have not been an issue for me.  I live in Florida and am retired so I travel quite a lot.

I will come back to this roll call regularly to see what is happening.  I am also on the fb page for this cruise.  

 

 

We are also on the FB page.  I'm doing the spreadsheet listing there also.  Am interested in knowing what kind of restrictions Australia has on their custom inspection.  Don't want to get hung up there bringing something that is not supposed to be in our luggage..

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