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I think in 1999, Carnival Paradise tried it and it didn't last very long because they realized smokers spent more money at the casino and the bars.

I am using a MacBook Air with Chrome and it works fine. I switched to Safari on the MacBook Air and it works the same as Chrome. I can scroll down the page and see all of the stops with dates and times, etc.

I just searched for a cruise and on the map page after clicking on the itinerary, I just scrolled down from there and it showed the daily stops. I used an iPad for the search.

May B Since this discussion is off-topic, it could be better addressed on the Explora Journeys Forum and then go to the thread titled "MSC Status Match Program." Then, if you ask for assistance using your Celebrity Captain's Club Membership #, I or someone will respond to help you accomplish what you need. Don't put your membership # in the thread. I also have a Celebrity Captain's Club Membership so I think I know what you need.

May B If you are referring to the World of Hyatt membership number, all you have to do is log into your Hyatt account and it will give you the membership number as well as the effective membership date. It will also show you your status such as Explorist, Globalist, etc. If you are using a Mac as I was, follow these directions to paste a screenshot of your membership to the MSC application form: Press Shift-Command-4, then move the crosshair pointer to where you want to start the screenshot. Press the mouse or trackpad button, drag over the area you want to capture, then release the mouse or trackpad button. Hope this helps.

Thank you for referring to the Points Guy article. I read the article yesterday and applied for a status match last night using my Hyatt Explorist card and got a response this morning. I now have Gold status with MSC and will provide my MSC membership # to my TA to see if there will be any benefits available for the 2 Explora Journeys cruises I booked. I got a solo rate of 14% on one cruise (Carribean) and 15% on the other cruise (Africa), over the double pp rate. We, DW & I always cruised in midship solo rooms on both Crystal Symphony & Serenity and that is why we picked midship solo on Explora I & II.

In August, we booked the first two week Caribbean cruise for November 2023 and the price has increased $7300.00 for two in the GP category. That's over 30% of our original total cruise fare. At this rate, I'm not sure I'll ever book another cruise with Explora Journeys.

Yeah, I just noticed the category I booked a few months ago, increased by $2100.00 for 2, for a two week cruise.

If you haven’t already contacted Explora Journeys for confirmation, I would definitely call them or email them and get clarification. If you are on a back-to-back cruise, you might get 1 bag per segment. You might find you are on more than one segment.

If you have a residence suite, you shouldn’t have to worry about the location of the laundry room since laundry, dry-cleaning and ironing are all included in the price of your cruise. If you have a penthouse suite, you’ll receive 1 bag of laundry per person during the cruise. Lastly, if you have a standard suite you get 1 bag of laundry per suite during your cruise. Hopefully, this will help a little. I agree with you in that there should be a laundry room on all decks with suites.

I cleared out all cookies, used Germany and the price was cheaper by $1278.00. Thank you FlyerTalker.

I used a VPN and changed the location to Singapore from the USA and somehow it used the USD for the price, which didn't change anything.

I too am a former Crystal cruiser and after losing thousands as a result of Crystal's bankruptcy, I'm not about to pay in full until the final payment is due. I booked with the 25% deposit.

Here is a link to updated culinary details on the Explora I: https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/28033-explora-journeys-unveils-culinary-details-for-explora-i.html