Jenna1983

Port update

Former Port of Baltimore Director William Doyle told Maritime Executive clearing of the channel debris will be faster than most people could imagine thanks to the availability of the private sector resources. https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/bridge-s-weight-is-pinning-container-ship-dali-to-the-bottom

Bloomberg paywall article

DHL executive comment

I honestly wouldn’t take a bus from Baltimore to Norfolk. It’s almost 2 hours to Locust Point for me. And then having to jump on a bus. I’ve told my friends if Royal switches to Norfolk I’m cancelling my cabin. It’s over 5 hours to drive to Norfolk for a five day cruise to Bermuda. I’ll go another time.

People are calling Royal already? Sheesh. The only people who should even be concerned in this moment or near future are really the people on a Baltimore sailing now. I’m with you- I don’t believe I’ll be sailing end of September and really…I’ll survive. My brother lives in Baltimore. I have been across this bridge numerous times on my way to Annapolis. I was excited to sail under this bridge end of summer. I am more concerned about the loss of life, the economic ramifications from loss of jobs at the Port, not being able to move hazardous waste, import/export of cars, etc. I’d say cruising is at the bottom of the importance at the moment to those people who are calling!

Man, some of the people in this thread act as if Carnival can do no wrong and are going to be personally affected if people can a partial refund. I’m shocked they didn’t tell them to stay in their wet rooms and offer them a $30 credit for the inconvenience.

Oh it’s a big thing. I was in Bergen/Oslo/other parts of Norway in the fjord towns last fall by land/public transport/electric boat stuff. I expressed a fjord safari interest on a Norway forum and the amount of people who downvoted me was unreal. I had no idea. I spoke with a good amount of people who expressed their dislike for the cruise ship industry. And there were tons of signs up everywhere (I think it’s a campaign) about how they don’t want cruise ships and passengers. Norwegians really don’t need cruise ships to survive. And they want them gone.

You can take meclizine for a few days after. I always do. I decided on a ferry last year between Sweden/Finland not to take anything and for the day I got off the ferry (really reminded me of a Carnival cruise ship in size- Glory/Freedom) I kept walking like I was on a boat/felt terrible!

We threw in another for spacious OV balcony and it took about 10 days vs my 5. But there’s still 56 spacious OV balcony on Deck 9 for our sailing. They’re not lowering prices either with about three weeks to sailing.

I just got notified my minimum bid for spacious OV Balcony was accepted. Sailing in 34 days.

I know that. But if someone drinks double espresso 2x a day they will need two cards on a 7 day cruise.

I guess my question was do they support the alternative milk with the card or do they charge on top of the card for it? Thx for the info on double expresso.

With alternative milk selections? And do they count a double espresso as one or two drinks? Just trying to decide whether the other person needs to get it too.