Mary229

It will be drydocked this fall

Maybe start your research with the port authority to see who docks there https://www.portsducalvados.fr/en/ports/honfleur/

I always use a card that will not be traveling with us for the cruise hold. At the end of the cruise I may switch it out to my preferred travel card. 4 cards are necessary in our plan - one in his name, one in mine, one for the utilities and other at home expenses and finally one for the cruise hold. For a 30 or 40 day cruise that pre authorized hold can add up quickly.

Yikes. That would be worse than clingy fabric for sure.

I can’t stand anything touching all around my thighs in the summer. I want the summer breezes to circulate 😁

Likewise I have been told they just so happen to have someone waiting to go and was given a full refund. This varies ship to ship though

I think someone nearby you was breaking the rules - it has been known to happen

Here is the official lingo with the side note that I have never had a 10% penalty cancelling a shore excursion onboard in the designated time. The sales and refund window does close 3 days before a cruise on ALL items but reopens when you board Cancellations for pre-paid tours are allowed up to 3 days prior to cruise embarkation and will be refunded to the credit card used for the purchase. If within 3 days of embarkation, all changes/cancellations must be done onboard the ship and refunds will be applied to your onboard account. If the credit is not fully utilized during the cruise, the balance will be paid to that passenger by the ship's Purser at the end of the voyage. If cancellation occurs onboard after the cancellation deadline for specific shore excursions, a 100% cancellation fee will apply. The ship's shore excursions office will be able to advise you of the cancellation deadline applicable to each tour. Optional shore excursions during the land portion of a Land & Sea Journey are non-refundable within 3 days of your Land & Sea Journey departure date. Group shore excursions cancelled within three days prior to embarkation (sail) date are nonrefundable. Custom tours may have different cancellation deadlines which will be stated in the proposal. In the rare instance that tours are cancelled by Holland America Line or the tour operator, the full amount will be refunded within four to six weeks after the voyage ends.

When you can get business class from Europe on a non stop flight for $600 that is amazing and points make no difference. It is not touting FE, it is taking advantage of all opportunities

Off to the website to use the feedback button.

For the vast majority of excursions you need to cancel a full 48 hours in advance to have no penalty. Not 46 hours but 48 hours, they can be sticklers. There are a few special excursions which have more significant penalties but those are usually overland journeys. Each excursion has their terms posted

I don’t call unless it is significant. A reasonable customer gets a reasonable TA. My TA works hard for me 1. Because I don’t bother her about every little thing and 2. She knows I will book again and again if she takes care of my requests . I am a natural negotiator and understand that you must pick your battles

I would call American. They may be able to help you. 30 minutes is not enough

I won’t be using Flight Ease anymore. I live near the American hub and that is our go to airline for international as most flights are non stop. That seems like a ridiculous reason. I am aware American announced that change but a good price is worth giving up miles earned.

The port is quite industrial. A shuttle is usually required

It has an online option now. I checked it out the other day https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/have-passport/renew-online.html

I misread. I thought you had a French passport. Renewals online for US passports has been super quick recently

If you cancel it is refundable

Oops, Walmart online.

No, I don’t use it everyday. I use it on a need basis. I found ethique on Walmart, they have a three bar sample set for $13 which looks perfect for a two week trip I have coming up early next year.

Here is the official statement at Holland America https://www.hollandamerica.com/en/us/faq/cruise-planning/identification-passports-visa/do-i-need-a-passport You are within the period that you can renew https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F21091?lang=en

It is the advice I give. I give it to all of my friends and family. I give them similar advice about tips 9n cruises and restaurants. It is my opinion. I don’t stand outside the terminal checking passengers so I don’t care if someone gets left behind that is their problem.

You get very excited about this topic. It is not about what I like or don’t like it is about the advice I would give to others. I advise people to get a passport. Period, stop Period. It is good financial advise as is travel insurance .

There are a couple of different outfits in Dublin. They are equivalent but they do have different routes to purchase. You can find them online by searching They all pick up at the park (St Stephen Green). Cruise shuttles from the port drop you off at the same spot

Yet there are long threads on Cruise Critic concluding that one can get by without a passport. I consider it like a tip in a good restaurant, if you can’t afford the tip you can’t afford the meal, likewise if you can’t afford the passport, you can’t afford to travel.