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choochella

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  • Location
    Myrtle Beach, SC but born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA
  • Interests
    golf,cruising, beach
  • Favorite Cruise Line(s)
    Princess, Celebrity
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    Caribbean

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  1. Ok thx. I’ve used cruisemapper before but wasn’t sure that they listed private islands.
  2. Is there a way you can find out if other ships will be in port with you at Coco Cay? We’ve only been there one other time before and it was on Harmony shortly after all the covid restrictions. So, we were sailing at 50% capacity and the island seemed crowded then. We’ll be sailing on Wonder and I’m sure it’s sailing full. Just deciding if we should splurge on paying for Hideaway Beach.
  3. Another example of X nickel and diming pax to gain extra revenue and to separate those who can afford and those that had to save to take a cruise vacation. Somehow with all the added extras, including Retreat areas only adds to the days of old where we had 1st class, 2nd class and 3rd class passengers. Why would they have to add an extra theater seating area just because you’re paying for it? I’m sure they’ll come up with additional paid perks to differentiate between passengers. I realize that X is considered a slightly upscale cruise line, unlike Carnival or MSC, but to me it’s starting to get a little ridiculous.
  4. Booked Ascent for November 2024. Got fantastic deal on concierge IV deck 12, cabin 12151. Saw it is right under the pool deck. Anyone ever have this cabin? Concerned about noise as well as never been in Infinite balcony.
  5. Thanks everyone for the replies. We are just doing a western Caribbean which we’ve done many times before. This was the only time in which we ran into this situation. We have decided to just reapply for our passports just to play it safe, even if they do not expire until August. My question I also was wondering, will our passports continue with an August 2034 expiration or 10 years from the date of issue? Guess at this point it doesn’t really matter.
  6. We have a cruise coming up soon in which our passports will expire 4 months beyond this cruise. After reading the cruise contract from our TA, it states that passports should be valid for 6 months beyond the date of the start of the cruise. This is a closed loop cruise, therefore starting and ending in the U.S. My question, how strict are either Caribbean countries or the cruise lines with enforcing this rule?
  7. So, I bid on a move up for our upcoming Beyond cruise. I originally booked before X removed the gratuities from the AI package. If I do win my bid, will I lose that perk?
  8. Well that’s what we get for booking a guarantee. But, at our defense, it was a last minute booking and was the only inside available. We normally book a balcony, but I’ve heard nothing but bad reviews regarding the infinite balcony. Something I definitely would not want to try. And, we’re also doing a 10 day on the Reflection in a balcony prior to this 9 day on the Beyond. So, trying to keep costs down.
  9. Thanks, but didn’t see anything referring to cabin 3137. Just a little apprehensive regarding the possibility of club noise above us late at night. Tried to ask for a possibility of a move or even paid upgrade. Since final payment has been made, it seems as though prices to change have gone through the roof. Guess I’ll see if X offers anything in the move up program.
  10. Ok, call me 🤪, but I can’t seem to locate the spreadsheet. Where exactly do I look?
  11. We had some bad luck/good luck on a move up bid we did on anEquinox B2B last year. We bid on a balcony from a OCV. We won the bid but were placed in an obstructed balcony. X does not state an obstructed on their move up program. We mentioned to the CS dept and they were unable to move us on our first leg, but gave us a deluxe balcony on our second leg. We were totally pleased.
  12. We are scheduled on Beyond in the fall and have inside cabin 3137. I’ve noticed that this cabin is directly below The Club on deck 4. Does this venue tend to be noisy late at night?
  13. We also bid on the ultra deluxe veranda. But somehow our bid is no longer showing on our personalizer. It did show our bid yesterday but now it’s gone. Guess we didn’t bid higher enough.
  14. We are contemplating booking an MSC cruise from Port Canaveral. Never sailed MSC before, but have sailed many times on both Celebrity and Princess as well as a few with NCL and RCCL. We mostly just book a standard balcony cabin. Anyone know best way to book a standard balcony and not getting an obstructed cabin?
  15. So, without noting pricing, I have seen where the base price for an MSC cruise is extremely lower than other mainstream lines. So, with that said, there must be additional items that are not included in the base fare. I’m aware of perks from other lines, such as free drink pkg, gratuities and Wifi. But, beyond those, it still seems as though the MSC fare is less expensive. What’s the catch?
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