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Australians here seeking some help on where to park our car in Galveston before our cruise on Liberty of the Seas. I’m sure this has been covered before but we are new to cruising in this area and would like to drop off our car and get a transfer to the port. Thanking you all in anticipation. 😊

I never book through 3rd party’s. It’s just a nightmare if you need to change or cancel. Dealing direct you have a greater chance of changes for less,  and not losing all for cancelation. 

There’s a huge difference between a 1A cabin on Celebrity and Suite Class on Royal.

We have done both. A full suite on Oasis and a Junior Suite on Ovation. In fact we’re currently on Ovation of the Seas and suites are amazing. New ship, modern and RCCL really treat suite guests extremely well. We also get into Coastal kitchen which is exclusive for suite guests and it’s like going to a Specialty restaurant every night. By 2020 Royal will have another new ship down under, I think it’s Symphony of the Seas and it too will be amazing.

Well done 👍 on that upgrade. You will love it. We had a suite on Oasis and we had free drinks in the Coastal Kitchen from 12pm as long as you didn’t want cocktails. They were from 5pm. You can also go into the concierge lounge for drinks. We had most of our meals in Coastal Kitchen and loved the perks. Fresh fruit was delivered regularly and the large space is amazing. You will get priority boarding, bookings for all the shows and there is a special seating area for suite guests in the theatre. Believe me, it’s hard to go back🤣

Please don't be too quick to blame the staff.

Last cruise we were in a suite where room service deliver fruit and canapés regularly. My husband followed a room service member into our stateroom and the staff member placed the fruits on the table, they chatted and he left and closed the door. My husband looked around the room and realised to his dismay..... that he was in the wrong cabin:o:o:o. He very quickly left feeling very embarrassed, and we laughed about it later. He is honest, however not everyone is.

Hi David you're doing a fabulous job here. How are you going these days?

Well we have a couple to add. Love the planning.

Jan 18. Golden Princess. Melbourne. kangaroo Island return

Dec 30 2018. Majestic Princess. Sydney- New Zealand return.

April 12 2019. Celebrity Solstice. Sydney - Honolulu

Hi David. Could you please add Golden Princess, Jan 23rd 2018. 6 nights We are taking 2 of our granddaughters

Hi David. Hope you are well. Could you please add Ovation of the Seas, Nov 23rd 2017, Singapore- Sydney via West Australia. 14 nights.

Thanks a lot.

B2B cruise to The Baltics followed by a transatlantic to New York via Iceland. Such amazing ports

We were on the Island Princess in April and as an Aussie I am a fan of Curtis Stone. However the CS Mahi Mahi with cauliflower was the worst meal I have ever had in 26 cruises. I am not one who ever complains and have never before sent a meal back to the kitchen but I sent it back as it was totally inedible

Hi David, hope this finds you well. Could you please add one for us.

Emerald Princess March 7th . 11nights, South Pacific. Thanks so much.

I feel sorry for people who have cruises booked on her.

However after sailing on her last November, in my opinion, this sale is way overdue. The ship was badly in need of TLC and not up to the standards we have had on other RCCL cruises.

Life's too short. If you can afford it, just do it. Any birthday ending in 0 is special.

We are just home after sailing on Oasis. We booked through the Aus site and the benefits were not listed. We had an aft Grand Suite and loved the suite benefits. The suite lounge was amazing with great views, and we used it every day. It was a quiet oasis on a very busy ship. Free drinks, beers and wine from 11-11 and any cocktail from 5-8.30pm. The Internet was so fast and we were even able to FaceTime our kids. The restaurant food was excellent for breakfast lunch and dinner and we would do a suite again without hesitating.

Food looks amazing.

We have also done the Chefs Table on Princess and on RCCL and Princess is way way better.

Thanks for that. I was also confused. Might email them to see if they are open on Sundays.

Sorry to tell you Anna but just about everything is closed on Sunday's in Noumea. We've been there a few times, twice on Sundays so we booked excursions. Last time we went out to Labradee Island on the ferry. Fabulous resort with a pool and snorkelling and the best buffet lunch.

On our next cruises I have found that there are more on Facebook organising activities etc than here on CC.

We were there in December on Legend. There are taxis outside the port. Be prepared to haggle for a tour, however you can walk to the shopping centre which was to the right as you walk out of the port. It's not far at all but it was very hot so I would say pay $5 for a taxi. There was 4 of us and we paid $40 for a 2 hr tour if the highlights of the city.

We just got off Voyager on Tuesday and the Diamond drinks area is on deck 14 Viking lounge which overlooks the pool area. It's a very lovely area and they were very generous with the drinks. There was only 50+ Diamond members on that cruise. They also put 3 drink vouchers on your sea pass to use in any bar area to be used from 5-8.30pm.

You can prepay which we usually so then it's done. However if you don't they add the gratuities onto your account daily.

If you want to tip certain staff yourself you will have to go to the pursers desk and remove them. They leave envelopes on the bed the last night for you to tip as you please. 😀

That's great to hear Pete. Hope you are much better now.

We too had a claim a couple of years ago and it was through our Platinum CC. We had a great experience like you with fast processing and the money was in our bank acc within a week.

Thanks for your responses. We have 8 in our group but 1 has a mobility problem so it looks like taxis for us. Thanks again.

We will be getting off Oasis on April 23rd and then getting on Island Princess for a Panama cruise same day. Can someone help us with some information as to how far it would be from one ship to the other and would we need to arrange transportation?

I live in So. California, so I might be able to help you. You must be going to Disneyland. Anaheim is probably at least a 45 minute drive from San Pedro with no traffic. You should not have too much traffic getting off a ship in the morning and most would be traveling the opposite direction. My guess is that a taxi would be more expensive than hiring a shuttle service, but I'm not sure what taxis charge in this area. Two car services that I have used in this area are Supershuttle or Primetime shuttle. You should be able to go online and get a price quote. Sorry, but I have not been to the San Pedro port in quite a few years, so I am not sure what other options are.

 

Funny, we are going on an Australian/New Zealand cruise at the end of February.

Thank you so much for your help. Hope we can help you out on the Aussie site too

We will be arriving in San Pedro after our Panama cruise on the Island Princess early May

We need some information please as to how we can get to Anaheim from there. Will there be taxis or shuttles available or will we have to pre book a driver service?