First Cruise - reaching out on unbooked activities

[Minoaka]

Hello! Reaching out for some help with what other sites or this one  to use

we are doing Majestic Priness to Auckland and did not book

exursions for

Moorea, French Polynesia

Tahiti

 

Samoa

 

and then when we disembark in Auckland

 

Best ,

Minoaka

[Host Kat]

2 hours ago, Minoaka said:

Hello! Reaching out for some help with what other sites or this one  to use

we are doing Majestic Priness to Auckland and did not book

exursions for

Moorea, French Polynesia

Tahiti

 

Samoa

 

and then when we disembark in Auckland

 

Best ,

Minoaka

 

Hello @Minoaka and welcome to the Cruise Critic message boards!

 

To research your cruise line, click here: Princess Cruises

 

To research your Ports of Call, click here: Ports of Call

 

The Cruise Critic website and message boards are great resources for new as well as experienced cruisers and we are glad you are here! Please feel free to browse the Cruise Critic Community categories list for the various forums. Please read a few threads in the different forums to get a feel for what each forum is about. Make sure you read any pinned threads (aka Stickies) on the top of the first page of threads in most forums. You will find very important instructions or information there.

 

Please remember the following portion from the Guidelines we all agreed to follow when registering for our free Cruise Critic memberships:

Browse Before You Post
Browse a topic first to see if your question has already been asked or answered by someone else. Also, many of the major cruise lines forums have a FAQ (Frequently Asked Question) topic that has been created by our members. Give that a try first. Browsing is your #1 best resource! Please post your messages in an appropriate topic so that you'll receive the best possible response. It is very time consuming to move misplaced messages that are in the wrong topics.

 

Anytime you need to start a new thread/topic on a forum, first make sure you are in the correct forum for your topic. Word your new thread title in a way to help the members know exactly the information you seek. This greatly helps the members browsing through the thread titles and if they know the information, they will reply to you.

 

Also, it is best to limit each inquiry to only one topic such as one cruise line, one ship, one port of call, etc. and of course, on the correct forum. You will get more replies that way. Be sure to mention your cruise line, ship, port or sail date in your message if that sort of information will help your fellow Cruise Critic members help you.

 

Be sure you use the Follow feature on any new threads you start or any other threads where you are interested in the new replies. That way you will not have to go looking to see if there are new posts because they will come looking for you as notifications. If you need information on how to do it, please click here: How to: Follow Topics & Forums (Subscribed Threads/Forums Info)

 

As stated in the Guidelines, "ROLL CALLS are for people to get to know one another before their cruise; therefore, there will be all kinds of discussion!" To find your fellow Cruise Critic members sailing with you, you need to post on the Roll Call thread for your specific line, ship and sail date. Please read What is a Roll Call? Everything you Need to Know and How To: Create A New Roll Call. For more information about our famous Roll Calls, please read the Roll Calls and Our Policy Regarding Facebook and Roll Calls sections in the Guidelines. We also have the following Cruise Critic article you might enjoy: 8 Reasons to Join a Cruise Critic Roll Call

 

The specific Roll Call thread for your cruise line, ship and sail date is the ONLY place on the Cruise Critic message boards where you and your fellow Roll Call thread members are allowed to post personal ads about sharing private tours, excursions or transportation with each other to save money. There is a "captive audience" there since you are all sailing together! Your fellow Roll Call thread members may have important information posted in your Roll Call thread. Especially those that have sailed your line, ship or itinerary before. Also, they may have already posted private share requests that may interest you.

Since you did not mention your sail date, I cannot direct you to the specific Roll Call thread for your cruise if it has already been created. Use the Roll Call Finder Tool located at the top of the Majestic Princess Roll Calls forum for your line and ship. You use it to search for the month of your cruise. Hopefully your sail date will be shown in the search results of existing Roll Call threads for your month.

 

Once you locate the specific Roll Call thread for your cruise if it has already been created, read through the whole thread to get to know the other Cruise Critic members sailing with you. Then use the blue Reply to this topic button to post an introductory post about yourself on the Roll Call. If you want to address a particular post already in the thread, be sure to use the Quote feature on that post as I did yours so all will be aware of what your post concerns. You then type your reply UNDER the light blue quote box then click the blue Submit Reply button.

 

If a Roll Call thread for your specific line, ship & sail date has not been created, please feel free to create it! Then sit back and wait for your fellow Cruise Critic members sailing with you to join in with posts. They will appreciate you starting the Roll Call!

 

And don't forget, after your cruise be sure to submit your review for publication by Cruise Critic. Many cruisers will benefit from your experience! Make YOUR voice heard. Your honest cruise review will influence next year's Cruisers' Choice award winners and help others choose the right sailing. See How To: Submit a Member Review.

 

Whenever you need technical help in regard to using the Cruise Critic message board software, go to the Need Help Using the Forums? Check Here! forum. Note the large amount of "How to..." pinned threads toward the top of the forum's first page. Also, browse through the threads in the forum looking for threads of interest. Again, you will probably find your fellow Cruise Critic members have already posted questions and received answers that may be of interest to you.

 

So sorry this is so long, but I sincerely hope this will be helpful to someone new to posting on the message boards. We are glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! 

 

Happy sails,

 

Host Kat

[crystalspin]

48 minutes ago, Minoaka said:

Hello! Reaching out for some help with what other sites or this one  to use

we are doing Majestic Priness to Auckland and did not book

exursions for

Moorea, French Polynesia

Tahiti

Samoa

and then when we disembark in Auckland

Hi and welcome to Cruise Critic. In addition to Ports of Call that Kat linked, your Roll Call should be very good help. When does your cruise sail? (Month, day, and year -- that's the way to find the RC!)

[Minoaka]

5 hours ago, Host Kat said:

 

Hello @Minoaka and welcome to the Cruise Critic message boards!

 

To research your cruise line, click here: Princess Cruises

 

To research your Ports of Call, click here: Ports of Call

 

The Cruise Critic website and message boards are great resources for new as well as experienced cruisers and we are glad you are here! Please feel free to browse the Cruise Critic Community categories list for the various forums. Please read a few threads in the different forums to get a feel for what each forum is about. Make sure you read any pinned threads (aka Stickies) on the top of the first page of threads in most forums. You will find very important instructions or information there.

 

Please remember the following portion from the Guidelines we all agreed to follow when registering for our free Cruise Critic memberships:

Browse Before You Post
Browse a topic first to see if your question has already been asked or answered by someone else. Also, many of the major cruise lines forums have a FAQ (Frequently Asked Question) topic that has been created by our members. Give that a try first. Browsing is your #1 best resource! Please post your messages in an appropriate topic so that you'll receive the best possible response. It is very time consuming to move misplaced messages that are in the wrong topics.

 

Anytime you need to start a new thread/topic on a forum, first make sure you are in the correct forum for your topic. Word your new thread title in a way to help the members know exactly the information you seek. This greatly helps the members browsing through the thread titles and if they know the information, they will reply to you.

 

Also, it is best to limit each inquiry to only one topic such as one cruise line, one ship, one port of call, etc. and of course, on the correct forum. You will get more replies that way. Be sure to mention your cruise line, ship, port or sail date in your message if that sort of information will help your fellow Cruise Critic members help you.

 

Be sure you use the Follow feature on any new threads you start or any other threads where you are interested in the new replies. That way you will not have to go looking to see if there are new posts because they will come looking for you as notifications. If you need information on how to do it, please click here: How to: Follow Topics & Forums (Subscribed Threads/Forums Info)

 

As stated in the Guidelines, "ROLL CALLS are for people to get to know one another before their cruise; therefore, there will be all kinds of discussion!" To find your fellow Cruise Critic members sailing with you, you need to post on the Roll Call thread for your specific line, ship and sail date. Please read What is a Roll Call? Everything you Need to Know and How To: Create A New Roll Call. For more information about our famous Roll Calls, please read the Roll Calls and Our Policy Regarding Facebook and Roll Calls sections in the Guidelines. We also have the following Cruise Critic article you might enjoy: 8 Reasons to Join a Cruise Critic Roll Call

 

The specific Roll Call thread for your cruise line, ship and sail date is the ONLY place on the Cruise Critic message boards where you and your fellow Roll Call thread members are allowed to post personal ads about sharing private tours, excursions or transportation with each other to save money. There is a "captive audience" there since you are all sailing together! Your fellow Roll Call thread members may have important information posted in your Roll Call thread. Especially those that have sailed your line, ship or itinerary before. Also, they may have already posted private share requests that may interest you.

Since you did not mention your sail date, I cannot direct you to the specific Roll Call thread for your cruise if it has already been created. Use the Roll Call Finder Tool located at the top of the Majestic Princess Roll Calls forum for your line and ship. You use it to search for the month of your cruise. Hopefully your sail date will be shown in the search results of existing Roll Call threads for your month.

 

Once you locate the specific Roll Call thread for your cruise if it has already been created, read through the whole thread to get to know the other Cruise Critic members sailing with you. Then use the blue Reply to this topic button to post an introductory post about yourself on the Roll Call. If you want to address a particular post already in the thread, be sure to use the Quote feature on that post as I did yours so all will be aware of what your post concerns. You then type your reply UNDER the light blue quote box then click the blue Submit Reply button.

 

If a Roll Call thread for your specific line, ship & sail date has not been created, please feel free to create it! Then sit back and wait for your fellow Cruise Critic members sailing with you to join in with posts. They will appreciate you starting the Roll Call!

 

And don't forget, after your cruise be sure to submit your review for publication by Cruise Critic. Many cruisers will benefit from your experience! Make YOUR voice heard. Your honest cruise review will influence next year's Cruisers' Choice award winners and help others choose the right sailing. See How To: Submit a Member Review.

 

Whenever you need technical help in regard to using the Cruise Critic message board software, go to the Need Help Using the Forums? Check Here! forum. Note the large amount of "How to..." pinned threads toward the top of the forum's first page. Also, browse through the threads in the forum looking for threads of interest. Again, you will probably find your fellow Cruise Critic members have already posted questions and received answers that may be of interest to you.

 

So sorry this is so long, but I sincerely hope this will be helpful to someone new to posting on the message boards. We are glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! 

 

Happy sails,

 

Host Kat

 

Thank you so much!!! I will use all the links you gave me! 🙂