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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: Is cruising safe? Most of the time, but beware of what can go wrong.
« on: August 07, 2019, 07:38:36 AM »
I'd venture to say more than "most of the time". 
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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: What Happens to Cruise Ship Cabins That Don’t Get Sold?
« on: August 07, 2019, 07:35:45 AM »
You probably get some deals on those cabins if your lucky but I'm convinced that some of those cabins are held back & only sold if they can get last minute buyers.
Not that I know for sure but I suspect there are many cabins that have had numerous complaints form previous sailings, such as AC problems, plumbing issues, noise problems & location on the ship.
We've received guarantee cabins in the past & always seem to have been assigned out of the way cabins locations.
We now prefer to choose our location knowing what to expect. At least we can do some searching to see if that cabin has a bad history.
Not that I know for sure but I suspect there are many cabins that have had numerous complaints form previous sailings, such as AC problems, plumbing issues, noise problems & location on the ship.
We've received guarantee cabins in the past & always seem to have been assigned out of the way cabins locations.
We now prefer to choose our location knowing what to expect. At least we can do some searching to see if that cabin has a bad history.
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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: This is what happens when you miss your cruise without a passport
« on: August 07, 2019, 07:25:18 AM »
We always travel with our passports BUT I've also been told that a copy will help out if the original isn't available.
I do have paper copies but recently have begun to keep a copy in Google docs.
I'm not sure if it would do much in any situation but it's available if needed along with birth certificates, drivers licence & anything else that I though might help for id.
I do have paper copies but recently have begun to keep a copy in Google docs.
I'm not sure if it would do much in any situation but it's available if needed along with birth certificates, drivers licence & anything else that I though might help for id.
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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: 10 Things Every Solo Cruiser Should Know
« on: June 18, 2019, 07:51:33 AM »
Almost all of their comments are laughable at times.
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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: Don’t Ever Use an Airport USB Charging Station Without This Device
« on: June 18, 2019, 07:48:44 AM »
Interesting.
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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: High mark-ups claimed on cruise ship excursions in New Zealand
« on: April 18, 2019, 07:59:04 AM »
Nothing new....It's to be expected going on a Princess tour.
It's become hard to find any tour less than $100 p/p lately.
It's become hard to find any tour less than $100 p/p lately.
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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: You Could Be Denied Entry Into Canada for This Reason Read more at: https://www
« on: March 01, 2019, 01:47:43 PM »
Do they really check out people that closely entering Canada?
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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: State Department Reissues Bahamas Travel Warning
« on: March 01, 2019, 01:42:56 PM »
I suppose the warning by RCI spurred them to do something similar instead of ignoring it as they have in the past.
This has been going on for years now & it's about time the local government does something about it.
This has been going on for years now & it's about time the local government does something about it.
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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: How to avoid bad cabins
« on: February 09, 2019, 08:22:51 AM »
Against my better judgement we decided to return to the Caribbean in March one more time before the beginning of the summer season on the Crown Princess. We selected an obstructed view cabin which isn't typical for us on Emerald deck.
I know there's no problem with the location but I've got my fingers crossed about the AC being sufficient.
Time will tell.
I know there's no problem with the location but I've got my fingers crossed about the AC being sufficient.
Time will tell.
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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: What to know when considering spa treatments
« on: February 04, 2019, 06:09:37 AM »
It's become a ripoff for just about most things that are sold on any of the ships lately. Almost nothing that they sell as an "extra" is worth the money.
The only price reduction I've seen is for photo's over the years & that's only if you buy the package. Individually the price remains HIGH.
Spa treatments are probably one of their biggest profit margin items.... but still they can sell them (as well as their products) to the newbies.
The only price reduction I've seen is for photo's over the years & that's only if you buy the package. Individually the price remains HIGH.
Spa treatments are probably one of their biggest profit margin items.... but still they can sell them (as well as their products) to the newbies.
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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: Biggest Tourist Traps at Cruise Ports in the Caribbean
« on: February 04, 2019, 06:02:32 AM »
The other day at the Puerto Maya Pier there were so many people being checked for food as they exited the pier that they had to open the walkway to the left side of the shops. It must have taken us up 15 or 20 minutes to exit the checkpoint since they only had two inspectors working with their dogs. 
A very frustration way to start the day.
A very frustration way to start the day.
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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: Who What Wear on a Cruise
« on: January 16, 2019, 01:06:55 PM » Something else to worry about for my next trip.
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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: How to avoid bad air conditioning
« on: January 01, 2019, 05:25:34 PM »The cruise maintenance guys have a small device that plugs into the A/C wall control. That device feeds data to a hand held device that tells the tech exactly what they need to know. The tech can tweak the air damper setting which controls the cooling and heating in the cabin. A good tech should be able to switch your cabin A/C damper from burning hot to freezing cold or vice versa.
We've gone that routine a few times & occasionally it'll help but if there's insufficient temperature of air flowing through the ducts it won't do a bit of good.
I even resorted to removing the deflector altogether & inserted some card board into the main duct to deflect more air into the room & still it was hot. There were many others in our section that also had the same problem.
Luckily they changed our cabin for the second leg.
No more old ships for us.....at least the newer designs have individual AC units for each cabin to supplement the AC from the duct work.
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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: How to avoid bad cabins
« on: December 24, 2018, 05:57:13 AM »
What about the cabins on a particular ship that have been noted for lousy air conditioning?
I guess there's no hope for identifying them before booking.
We've been burned three times on Princess over the years & I'd bet they haven't solved the problem in those cabins yet.
I guess there's no hope for identifying them before booking.
We've been burned three times on Princess over the years & I'd bet they haven't solved the problem in those cabins yet.
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Cruising Tips Chatter / Re: How to Never Miss Your Cruise Ship and Get Left Behind
« on: December 17, 2018, 02:34:28 AM »
But think of the entertainment value they provide running the down the pier to catch the ship. 