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  1. Somehow I doubt that the poor drones employed at the cruise line call centres have the authority to haggle with potential customers.
  2. Seems to me that if you are going to ban vloggers, then by the same token you need to ban any photography of any kind (video or still) by anyone while in any public area of the ship. And I would argue that legally there is no expectation of personal privacy while in any public area. I could certainly forsee rules placing limits on filming with equipment like tripods and lights which would physically interfere with activities in that area. There are some cruise vloggers who produce quality videos that provide excellent information. I wouldnt want to see that disappear. As for the ones who have an inferior product - they tend to disappear due to lack of views. A kind of natural selection.
  3. Royal Caribbean forum is here:https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/51-royal-caribbean-international/ Look for your Roll Call here: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/21-royal-caribbean-roll-calls/ If no one has started one for your sailing, go ahead and start one. But don't expect much activity on a Caribbean roll call. For general questions, just ask on the RCI forum.
  4. Welcome to Cruise Critic. You can find the Princess forum here: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/119-princess-cruises/ 1. Your cabin will have both the North American 110 v as well as the European 220v outlets. An adaptor can be handy, 2 Nope. But a multi outlet adaptor (-no extention cord) is allowed as long as it isn't surge protected. 3. No idea what a double adaptor is.
  5. What ship are you sailing on? On the main forum page, scroll down until you come to the list of cruise lines. You will find an entire forum devoted to your line, where you can ask ship specific questions.
  6. Take off your sunglasses. If your lenses are polarized, it's almost impossible to see the screen.
  7. You did have a terrible experience (your husband had a worse one), but you really need to calm down. What you assumed was indifference by the crew was in all likelihood a measured approach to try to calm you down and not escalate your panic in the original incident. And sorry, but we are only getting your side of the story. We don't have any idea of how you conducted yourself at GS. Not saying you acted inappropriately; just that we don't know how that exchange went. The med dept called you and told you that you would receive the necessary paper work. As long as you get it before disembarkation, what difference does it make if it's today or tomorrow? You have no idea how busy the staff is in sick bay. I hope that the bathroom situation has been rectified, and that you have been able to have your clothing cleaned and were able to replace any toiletries that were contaminated.. I would suggest that you have a meeting with the Hotel Director to discuss compensation for this, as well as coverage of any medical costs for your husband's treatment.
  8. As in life, the answer is not binary, but exists on a continuum. It's not black and white, but includes all the shades of grey. It's not yes or no, but all kinds of "it depends".
  9. This is likely a question you should have asked before you bought your flights. Are your flights direct? Or do you have long layovers on the flights you booked?
  10. Is a camera necessary? If you have to ask, then the answer is no. If photography was really important to you, you would already know whether you needed your camera or not. But dont forget your phone charger and cable. If swimming isn't something you want to do, then don't bring the suit. But really, how much room does one suit take? But DO bring a basic first aid kit, and OTC meds like anti nausea, anti diarrhea, antihistamine meds- you may have difficulty finding your usual meds once ashore, and they likely won't be in the ship shops. Also bring all the sunscreen that you will need for the trip. It's ridiculously overpriced on the ship.
  11. Perhaps a better place to ask this is the NCL forum https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/64-norwegian-cruise-line/
  12. Rather a lot of inaccuracies and over the top exaggerations by the OP, but I get it. You are angered by lack of rule and policy enforcement generally. And now you want more rules that won't be enforced. In a perfect world, enforcement would be universal and without exception and you'd be happy. But in a perfect world, those rules wouldn't need to be enforced, because everyone would simply comply. But we don't live in a perfect world, so I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for it. Since you feel that every cruise line is equally guilty, and this adversely affects your cruises so badly, perhaps you might want to look at alternate vacations.
  13. If you aren't a speed walker, or perhaps have mobility limitations, Victoria has both taxis and uber. Its slightly over 2 km to get down to the base of the inner harbour where there are a plethora of pubs and restaurants. There are some casual places even closer. No reason to go hungry or just make do with ship pizza.
  14. OK, fine. Apparently we've reached the nit picking phase. How about 'industry accepted' abbreviation then? Because it is used by most, if not all, commercial transportation industries- cruise, plane, train, bus/coach, in reference to passengers.
  15. SeaandSky, your experience with the Egyptian Embassy mirrored ours, except we had to go to the Montreal Consulate. Over $1000 spent in fees, transportation and lodging, and in the end I had a visa and DHs was denied without explanation. We asked our MP to investigate, and his first question was if DH had been in the military or federal government service. When we said yes, he said there's your answer. They had had many similar cases reported. We were going on a land tour, so had to cancel it. Glad to hear you were still able to do your cruise.
  16. I don't think reciprocity across lines has anything at all to do with perks that may be included on an inaugural cruise. And while the ship would likely throw a couple of extra parties, and you might have a bottle of cheap bubbly and maybe some kind of souvenir gift to mark the inaugural cruise, most people sail on them just for bragging rights. You could also expect an inordinate number of press, vloggers, travel agents, as well as corporate guests.
  17. Technically no, it's not a visa. An ETA (electronic travel aurpthorization) is the entry requirement for visa exempt foreign nationals. It is linked to your passport. You will need it for Australia, and another, as noted for New Zealand if you travel to or through there.
  18. Travel sewing kits are readily available where travel supplies are found. Eyeglass and dental repair kits can usually be found at pharmacies. Mine live in the small bag that holds my travel pharmacy and first aid supplies.
  19. Back to the actual topic - BTDT. Been there, done that. Got the T shirt. Several times. We have a set travel budget per year. On quite a few occasions over the years we've wanted to do either a cruise or land trip that exceeded our limit, so we saved up until we could go. Fortunately we've reached a place in our lives where our budget has increased enough, and the bucket list has shrunk enough that we no longer need to defer travel on that score.
  20. And in your world, on what would you base this "mert"
  21. If you don't prepay before the cruise, they are automatically billed to your on board account daily. Of course you are free to tip additional amounts in person, if you wish to do so.
  22. The thread drift has become ludicrous. The OP is an American (who I'm guessing hasn't been to the UK before) with only 2 days to spend before returning home. Wanting to get a taste of London is a reasonable and logical ask IMO. And while I am sure there are reasons why some Brits have a sour view of London, it still ranks, among tourists, as one of the great cities of the world. We will spend a few weeks in Scotland and Yorkshire this year. But I've made it a point to end the trip with a week in London.
  23. Eurowings Discover is changing its name to just Discover. It's the leisure travel branch of Lufthansa. If you go to the Discover website, under Information, you can find info on the airports they serve: https://www.discover-airlines.com/en/information/airport-and-terminal-information/
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