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First sailing was in 2005 in Europe.  Don't remember if this was our first experience with

Vines but we loved it.  Best surprise was in 2007 South America cruise.  Upon checking in

we received our Elite Black Card .  Never expected it.  Total of 9 cruises on the Golden.

1 minute ago, Colo Cruiser said:

Ship?

On the Royal, sip N sail.  Wonder if the medallion will know this.

Once on board can I get the old fashioned cruise card?  

Thanks

Jerry

3 hours ago, Ronnieslady said:

Did you stop @ any ports before San Pedro???

We stopped at Astoria.  Long port day  arounfd noon 11 pm.  

On 10/15/2019 at 6:16 PM, satxdiver said:

The Star is coming from Vancouver on a 3 day repositioning to San Pedro.  By road it is a 1300 mile trip so the route by sea is near the same or about 1130 nautical miles.  It would take about 54 hours running 21 knots to cover that distance.  The time from departing Vancouver to arriving on time in San Pedro would give them 64 hours to make the trip.  This is all assuming the ship can leave the dock in Vancouver and arrive in San Pedro at 21 knots which of course is not practical.  I would therefore suggest that there was no spare time and with the new slower speed into San Pedro the ship will be late in arriving in San Pedro. 

 

We will be boarding the Star on November 4th for a nice cruise to HI.  

We were on a 4 day repo at the end of September this year  Vancouver to San Perdro.  Ship arrived in time.  We were off by 7:30am and in a cab by 7:45.  

Thanks for your replies.

On 4/29/2019 at 6:32 PM, hobbyfarmer2 said:

On a side note does the Coral have on-demand TV?  It didn't in early Jan but there has been a drydock since.

Curious to know if the Coral has on demand tv now or in future by Sept 2019

Thanks.  We will have to decide if we want to change to different cabins.

2 hours ago, sterling2 said:

Just off Royal 49 day SA cruise. We were aft cabin deck 9. Soot still a major problem.

We are on deck 9 Royal in December cabin D729.  Which cabin did you have and  how

bad was the soot?

Thanks

Would you expand on this please. We are with Kaiser in No Cal and they confirmed that Kaiser also cover medical evacuation. We take Princess insurance as well.

Kaiser Senior Advantage Southern ca covers medical expense worldwide

no evacuation to best of my knowledge. If hospitalized anywhere other

than your local you must call the Kaiser at number listed on their worldwide packet. For medical service you pay and then file claim with them.

I have used this in past. Now I buy policy from Squaremouth.com usually

Tin Leg Insurance as they are primary carrier and have evacuation policy. They claim to contact hospital and arrange payment so you do not

have to pay on the spot. Have not experienced this.

Many options and coverage. I have filed 2 claims with them for treatment

received onboard ship with excellent service.

Hope this helps.

Also, to let other Medicare cruisers know: The Medicare "Advantage" Plans do not cover

international travel, however, the Medicare "Supplemental/ Medigap" plans do (most

of them.

Before the over 65 people get upset about that- please know that the Supplemental plans

are much more expensive but if you live in a rural type area, that is all you can get!

So, at least it does something for me when traveling outside of the USA

Check your Senior Advantage plan carefully. Kaiser Senior Advantage in Southern California covers worldwide. However it is secondary so you need a primary payer secondary policy in event of foreign medical/hospital. Squaremouth.com has such policies.

Stayed there many times (8 plus)when we lived in the SFO area. However we have moved so last stay was in 2009. Rooms were adequate for a one night stay.

A bit dated but clean. Parking plan is the big advantage. Be sure to follow the directions given at check in for parking program. Regular shuttle to SFO.

Nice bar with appetizers available as well as full service restaurant. Had a decent free snack bar with muffins, fruit, coffee, etc in morning pre flight

all depends on your flight time. Also short walk to a KFC if that is your thing.

Breakfast in Sabatini's is at #75; not before. Ours was an 11 day cruise. Was going to hold off an save it for the 30 day, but good thing I didn't since I had to cancel the 30 day.

On out 50th we received a beautiful floral arrangement, bottle of that $70 or so champagne, "breakfast at sabatinis each day(17 day cruise), chocolate covered strawberries, bridge tour, 2 complimentary robes(the waffle type). Seems there were 1 or 2 other things but don't remember.

Generally refers to the amount of vermouth added. The more vermouth the "wetter" the martini. I prefer extra dry vodka martini which if made properly has no vermouth. I also enjoy the chairman of the board.

Hard to say what your Grey Goose contained as different bartenders have their own style.

Search Pia"s posts. She mentioned they were on 75th cruise and got

some special goodies.

We were on the Grand 6-1 and still $5. But it has been the practice on

most ships to allow you to get any of the featured drinks for the $5 price.

Midway thru the cruise bartender said they received an email from corporate

disallowing that practice. So only time will tell if all ships adhere to this.

Anyone tried cab to Westlake station and then rail to Sea Tac? Does this seem like an option with a 1 pm flight or would it be better to shuttle or cab

to airport.

Thanks

Jerry

No - it is actually the Regal in 2015.

Sorry. I failed to note 2015. Been meaning to get my glasses corrected.

Correction. Royal Princess is the ship in question, not the Regal.

Previous voyage on the Crown from Valparasio to LA had noro problem with alert final 2 days of cruise. Same ship had noro problems on the Ft Lauderdale to Valparasio legs.

There were alerts to notify medical center if you had cold, sore throat, fever

etc. as well as nausea and vomiting. They were providing Tamiflu. Don't know if there was a charge. Supposedly they had notified CDC of problems.

Better half and self contracted severe colds after Costa Rica. There is no cure

for cold virus and did not go to "sick bay". Received a call from duty nurse two days from LA at night to see if we had vomiting or diarrhea problems.

Fortunately no. would appear that the hated noro lives on.

Per cabin

We have always experienced one loyalty credit per cabin.. This past cruise 2014

we each received $100 loyalty credit. Perhaps this policy has changed.

Arriving Fll at 6am. As I seem to remember once at luggage pickup there is nothing to do. Restaurants etc beyond departure area. Suggestions as to what to do until 11am arrival at port?

Thanks for your help,

Jerry

"According to this website, yes. http://www.sanpedro.com/spcom/crusshp.htm

But I always thought that the cashiers in the lot next to the cruise ship berths went home after the last ship sailed. It may be that you have to park in the Catalina Express terminal lot. There's a telephone number in that link that can give you more information. " __________________

-Jean

Thanks for the reply. In my particular situation I have discovered the Golden is in port the morning after our arrival at lgb so we can spend night in Long Beach, taxi in morning to cruise terminal lot with no problem.

I would like to know it the terminal parking lot San Pedro can be accessed at 11:00pm by taxi? Returning to LGB late from a canal trip and considering just going directly to pier parking area to pick up my car. Otherwise staying in Long Beach for the night and taxi to pier parking the next day. Thanks

Jerry