Ruby Princess on 9/13/09

[Realtor King]

We are avid cruisers and are taking our first "Med" cruise this fall on the Ruby. Looking for tips on booking excursions or "buddying up" with some others to minimize cost. I hope I did this correctly.:rolleyes:

[artsy-girl]

Hi There!,

 

Go to the Roll Call area on the boards,...see Princess?(click) When the Princess page comes up it will be listed by ship. Click on the Ruby Princess,...then look for a thread that is for the date of your cruise. There will lots of helpful people there looking for people to round out their tours and to give you advice and answers.

 

Have a great vacation!

[Host Kat]

We are avid cruisers and are taking our first "Med" cruise this fall on the Ruby. Looking for tips on booking excursions or "buddying up" with some others to minimize cost. I hope I did this correctly.:rolleyes:

Hi There!,

Go to the Roll Call area on the boards,...see Princess?(click) When the Princess page comes up it will be listed by ship. Click on the Ruby Princess,...then look for a thread that is for the date of your cruise. There will lots of helpful people there looking for people to round out their tours and to give you advice and answers.

Have a great vacation!

Howdy Realtor King!

 

Welcome to Cruise Critic and thank you for your first post! However, you have posted on the Cruise Blogs & Websites Forum where members share their personal cruise-related travelogue blogs or websites with their fellow Cruise Critic members. This is not the correct forum for your post since it is off-topic here.

 

When you have a chance, please read the Sticky post titled What is a ROLL CALL and how do I find mine? at http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=44773. The Sticky post will tell you about our Roll Calls and how to locate the Roll Call thread for your cruise. That's the correct place for you to get to know the other Cruise Critic members sailing with you before the cruise as artsy-girl mentions.

 

A portion of the post states the following:

 

Please note, the Cruise Critic Guidelines do not allow personal ads of any kind in posts. This would include personal ads looking to share shore excursions/tours, transportation, etc. Posts of this nature are removed from all forums... with one exception. If you are sailing on a specific ship and departure date, you may post your share request on the Roll Call thread for your cruise. You are targeting the specific group of people who would be most inclined to share since they are already sailing with you. Please remember, do not start a new Roll Call thread with your share request. Use your existing Roll Call thread to post your share request.

 

To help you find your Roll Call thread quicker, click here http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=881246 for your Ruby Princess Roll Call thread titled Sept 13 2009 Anyone.

 

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To research for information from your fellow Cruise Critic members that have sailed your line, ship or itinerary before, click here http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=197 for our Princess Cruises Forum. Also, you may want to click here http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=114 to research our Ask a Cruise Question Forum for even more helpful information.

 

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I sincerely hope this information will be helpful and glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic!

Kat

[Realtor King]

Thank You!

[Host Kat]

You are most welcome!

 

Glad to be of service,

Kat

[tltravelbugs]

My friend and I are also traveling that time. We are looking for people to buddy up with in Kusadasi to go to Ephesus. Only about a 20 minute taxi ride.

I am new to the cruise critic site, so I may have trouble finding your reply!!!

We also would like to see if we could get people together to do the Amalfi Coast and Pompeii, we're really not big fans of bus tours.

[tltravelbugs]

tltravelbugs are also from Massachusetts

[Host Kat]

My friend and I are also traveling that time. We are looking for people to buddy up with in Kusadasi to go to Ephesus. Only about a 20 minute taxi ride.

I am new to the cruise critic site, so I may have trouble finding your reply!!!

We also would like to see if we could get people together to do the Amalfi Coast and Pompeii, we're really not big fans of bus tours.

tltravelbugs are also from Massachusetts

Howdy tltravelbugs!

 

Welcome to Cruise Critic and thank you for your posts!

 

You have posted on the Cruise Blogs & Websites Forum where members share their personal cruise-related travelogue blogs or websites with their fellow Cruise Critic members. This is not the correct forum for your posts since they are off-topic here and a Guidelines violation since they were not posted on your Roll Call thread.

 

As I told Realtor King above, the Guidelines do not allow personal ads for sharing tours, excursions, transportation, etc. on any forum or thread except the Roll Call thread for your cruise.

 

By clicking your user name tltravelbugs above the words Cool Cruiser and then Find all posts by tltravelbugs, I see you have already posted on your Roll Call thread. Click here http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=881246 to go to your Ruby Princess Roll Call thread titled Sept 13 2009 Anyone. That is where you will find your fellow Cruise Critic members sailing with you again and you can post your share request personal ad. Your Roll Call thread has a "captive audience" since everyone is sailing together!

 

I suggest you Bookmark or put the link in your Favorites so you will be able to click there to go directly to the thread in the future.

 

One way to find your previous posts is to click on your user name tltravelbugs above the words Cool Cruiser on one of your posts as I mentione before. A menu will appear and you click on Find all posts by tltravelbugs. A list of up to the last 250 of your posts will appear showing the names of all the forums where your posts are located. Just click on the first part of your post next to the piece of paper icon. It is underlined since it is a link and you will automatically go back to your post in the thread. The list will also show the Replies and Views counts for the thread too.

 

However, if you do not have one of your own posts handy to click your user name, click Members List on the bar above. It is in the same bar as User CP, FAQ, Guidelines, etc. but further over toward the right.

 

When the screen opens, click Search Members and a drop-down menu will appear. Type in your user name and click the Go button. Do not click Advanced Search. When typing your or any other member user name, be sure to type exactly as you see it on the boards. The search is case/spaces/symbols sensitive.

 

The next screen should have the following headings: User Name, Find Posts, Join Date, Posts and Avatar. Click your user name and your profile will appear. Click the Find button and the same list of up to the last 250 of your posts will appear showing the names of all the forums where your posts are located. Again, just click on the first part of your post next to the piece of paper icon. It is underlined since it is a link and you will automatically go back to your post in the thread. The list will also show the Replies and Views counts for the thread too.

 

However, the best way to stay informed on your posts is to make sure you have subscribed to every thread where you post. I see by one of the Mod screens you have your Automatic Thread Subscription Mode set as Do not subscribe but it can be changed if you would like.

 

It is easy to do and here are the steps:

 

Click User CP

Click Edit Options

Scroll down to the Messaging & Notification section

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I find the instant email notification works best for me. That way I do not have to go looking for any replies since they come looking for me as soon as they are posted!

 

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While you are there in Edit Options, be sure to check to see if there are other options you may want to change.

 

Per the Guidelines, your posts on this thread should be removed due to being a share request not posted on the Roll Call thread for your sail date. However, since you are a new member I closed this thread and will leave it on this forum so you can see this reply and not wonder why your posts were gone.

 

I sincerely hope this will be satisfactory, even though it is not the type of reply you were expecting.

 

Glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic too!

Kat