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Thank you for your email to Administrator CC Help Jenn, Senior Community Support Specialist. You have completed your mission! However, this is one of our long national holiday weekends & I do not know if the New Jersey office will be closed tomorrow or not. If so, I assume all will be back to normal Tuesday. BTW, the Juneteenth Federal Holiday commemorates the day when over a quarter of a million enslaved Black people learned of their freedom after Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and roughly 2,000 Union troops arrived at Galveston Bay, Texas on June 19, 1865. It is our country's second day of independence, honors the end of slavery in the United States and came almost three years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

@34fireman Howdy Ian and welcome back to the Cruise Critic message boards I see it has been a while since you have posted. Thank you for your new thread titled RCL Suite Drink Tokens posted on the Cruise Blogs & Websites forum. However, the thread is off topic there. That forum is for members to share their personal travelogue-type cruise-related blogs or websites with their fellow Cruise Critic members. To help you out, your thread has been moved to the Royal Caribbean International forum where it will be on topic. The majority of your fellow Cruise Critic members that have sailed on a RCI cruise frequent this forum and provide feedback here. Be sure to browse through the thread titles on this forum l👀king for threads of interest. You will probably find your fellow Cruise Critic members have already posted questions and received answers that will be of interest to you. And don't forget, be sure to look for the specific Roll Call thread for your cruise after booking. That is where you will find your fellow Cruise Critic members sailing with you. To explain our Roll Call threads and finding the Roll Call thread for your next cruise, please read What is a Roll Call? Everything you Need to Know and How To: Create A New Roll Call. And for more information about our famous Roll Calls, please read the Roll Calls and Our Policy Regarding Facebook and Roll Calls sections in the Guidelines. We also have a Cruise Critic article you might enjoy too: 8 Reasons to Join a Cruise Critic Roll Call Cruise Critic is a great resource for new as well as experienced cruisers. Please feel free to browse the Cruise Critic Community Categories list. Read a few threads in the different forums to get a feel for what each forum is about. Make sure you read any pinned threads (aka Stickies) on the top of the first page of threads in a forum. You will find very important instructions or information there. After your cruise, be sure to submit your review for publication by Cruise Critic. Many cruisers will benefit from your experience! See How To: Submit a Member Review. Hope this will be helpful and glad to have you back aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

@Jojogingerwood Howdy Jo Your thread has been moved to the Disabled Cruise Travel forum where it will be on-topic. It is where cruisers with physical limitations share their advice & experiences. Browse through the thread titles on this forum and l👀k for ones of interest. You will probably find your fellow Cruise Critic members have already posted questions and received answers that will be of interest to you. Hope this will be helpful and glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

Oh yes. Price drops are one of the things shared on Roll Call threads as @sandancer mentions. Hopefully fellow Cruise Critic members sailing with them can do the same. The other members contact their cruise line if booked direct or their TA or cruise line "personal cruise consultant" to see if their booking qualifies. However, it can sometimes be a cancel & rebook situation. When that happens, there are times where the perks on the original booking do not qualify on the rebook. And then sometimes they are better as @FamilyCruiserUK mentions. The cruiser just has to weigh their options and decide what they want to do. Here is a current thread on the Princess Cruises forum: JUST SAVED OVER $3000 ON BOOKED CRUISE ON WEBSITE I appreciate your concern, but it appears others ARE interested and are taking this thread seriously.

And other things too! From the Roll Calls section in the Guidelines: Cruise Critic's ROLL CALLS are one of the most popular features within our community. In an effort to keep them fair and as safe as possible, the following is in effect: Roll Calls belong to everyone; there is no designated leader or owner. It doesn't matter who started the thread. On the other hand, if you are new to a Roll Call take the time to read the thread. Learn who is doing what, who made plans for an event, etc. before jumping in and making different plans If you plan an event, be sure to invite everyone! Please adhere to cruise line requests regarding setting up Meet & Greets on board. In other words, if they say contact us three (or two or whatever) weeks prior to sailing, don't contact them months in advance. ROLL CALLS are for people to get to know one another before their cruise; therefore, there will be all kinds of discussion SHORE EXCURSIONS Sharing shore excursions is fun and can help you save money. Get to know the other members in a Roll Call before attempting to get them to tour with you. Shore excursions should be arranged so that payment is made directly to the tour operator, do not be the collector of funds for a shore excursion. Do not arrange any shore excursions/tours if you are not going to be taking them yourself. In other words NO THIRD-PARTY arrangement of shore excursions are allowed. This includes people who are not participating on the Cruise Critic ROLL CALL *for whatever reason*. Travel agents may not arrange shore excursions on ROLL CALLS. Anyone attempting to "fill a bus" or making money from the sharing of shore excursions on our forums runs the risk of losing their membership. Do not post your email address so that someone can email you information about a shore excursion. If they have important info, they should be willing and able to post this information on the forum. We will remove posts, at our discretion, that are nothing more than requests for emails OR posts providing email addresses. Do NOT arrange to collect funds for shore excursion shares at any Meet & Mingle or Meet & Greet so graciously provided by the cruise lines. In the case of Princess Cruises, they have stated you cannot solicit other passengers for any reason once you have booked your cruise. If they observe you arranging tours on board, you run the risk of being asked to debark your cruise at the next port (verified via Princess Cruises March 2013). Offering Roll Call Logo Items For Sale It is perfectly fine to offer customized logo items for sale in your Roll Call. However, please follow these rules: You must be sailing on that specific ship and sail date Price your items as near to cost as you are able to without incurring out of pocket costs Be clear about shipping costs, if you are mailing them out beforehand If it is determined that you are selling for profit, we will take appropriate action If you would like to use the Cruise Critic logo in your design, please share the final art version with community@cruisecritic.com Yes, as stated by gnome12 above, the Roll Call thread for a specific line, ship & sail date is the thread in one of the Roll Calls forums where Cruise Critic members sailing the same cruise get together online. Now for the Meet & Mingle, click here for the current info.

Howdy @tippytortoise To help you out I have moved your thread to the Need Help Using the Forums? Check Here! forum where it will be on topic. For information about our famous Roll Calls, please read What is a Roll Call? Everything you Need to Know and How To: Create A New Roll Call. For even more information, please read the Roll Calls and Our Policy Regarding Facebook and Roll Calls sections in the Guidelines we all agreed to follow when registering for our free Cruise Critic memberships. The Roll Call thread for your cruise line, ship and sail date is the only place on Cruise Critic where you and your fellow Roll Call thread members are allowed to post personal ads about sharing private tours, excursions, transportation etc. with each other to 💲ave money. There is a "captive audience" since you are all sailing together! And don't forget, after your cruise be sure to submit your review for publication by Cruise Critic. Many cruisers will benefit from your experience! See How To: Submit a Member Review. Hope this will be helpful and glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

Howdy @driverandrews Here is a recent thread on the New Orleans forum that you might like to see: Covid tests in new orleans Hope this will be helpful and glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

IIRC, a UK person uses a US address as their home address when booking with a US TA. But then... as we say here in Texas... I've slept since then. Could very well be wrong nowadays.

Howdy @Cheshire Blue To help you out I have moved your thread to the UK Cruisers forum. Your fellow UK Cruise Critic members can provide feedback to you here. Hope this will be helpful and glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

Howdy @michelew650 Thank you for your new thread on the Need Help Using the Forums? Check Here! forum! 👍 However, your thread was off topic there. That forum is for technical assistance in using these message boards. To help you out I have moved your thread to the UK Cruisers forum. That way the experts from the area will see your thread. I suggest you use the Follow feature on this newly moved thread or any other thread or forum where you are interested in the future replies. You will not have to go l👀king to see if there are new posts because they will all come l👀king for you as notifications! If you need more info on how to do it, please see How to: Follow Topics & Forums (Subscribed Threads/Forums Info). Hope this will be helpful and glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

No problem. Naming cruise lines on the boards... yes. Naming or touting a travel agency or your personal cruise agent or cruise line "personal cruise consultant" or any other venue by which you purchase a cruise on the boards... no. Now you know for sure! Found some "oldie but goodie" Cruise Critic articles (please note the ooooold last update dates): Finding a UK Cruise Deal, U.K. Passengers Paying the Price to Cruise and WhatTo Do If Your U.K. Cruise Travel Agent or Operator Goes Bust?. The last one led me to a UK site that may be helpful: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/booking-holiday

Howdy @edinburgher Thank you for your inquiry in the thread titled When do you ask your TA for a price adjustment? located on the Ask a Cruise Question forum! 👍 However, your inquiry is UK specific and probably will not receive the replies you need. To help you out I have split your post out of the thread and made it a new thread on the UK Cruisers forum. Your fellow UK Cruise Critic members can provide feedback to you here. Be sure to use the Follow feature on this new thread. You won't have to go l👀king to see if there are new replies on your Followed threads because they will all come l👀king for you as notifications! If you need more info on how to do it, please click the following: How to: Follow Topics & Forums (Subscribed Threads/Forums Info) And per the Guidelines all members agree to follow when registering for their free Cruise Critic memberships, TA names or even hints of TA names are not allowed. Please see the Travel Agent Recommendations section for more information. Hope this will be helpful and glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

Howdy @Cruise Quest Thank you for your new thread on the Ask a Cruise Question forum! 👍 However, it is the forum for general questions regarding cruising & your inquiry is UK specific. To help you out I have moved your thread to the UK Cruisers forum. Your fellow UK Cruise Critic members sailing on RCI may have had the same problem and can provide feedback to you here. Hope this will be helpful and glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

Howdy @Putting on the Ritz Thank you for your new thread on the Ask a Cruise Question forum! 👍 However, it is the forum for general questions regarding cruising & your inquiry is about a specific cruise line. To help you out I have moved your thread to the Carnival Cruise Lines forum where it will be on topic. The majority of your fellow Cruise Critic members that have sailed Carnival frequent this forum and provide feedback here. Hope this will be helpful and glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

They are under Caribbean.

Howdy @CeeCee59 Please note the following from the Guidelines we all agreed to follow when registering for our free Cruise Critic memberships: "... Discussion of the management of this community is not allowed on the forums..." "... However, we would be happy to address any concerns you have via email. Please write to the Community Manager at: community@cruisecritic.com..." "... The Community Manager has overall control of everything that happens within the Community. The Community Manager oversees how the board is styled, what forums to create and how to organize them, is responsible for our Rules of Participation, what information to require from members and who to appoint as Community Hosts. You may contact the Community Manager at: community@cruisecritic.com ..." "... If you have any questions or comments regarding our posting guidelines or any content found on our message boards please be sure and let me know. I'll be happy to discuss them with you.LauraSSenior Manager, Communitycommunity@cruisecritic.com ..." Please send your email with your questions/comments/feedback concerning board management to LauraS, Senior Manager Community, at community@cruisecritic.com. Also, please send the email from your Cruise Critic email address of record and be sure to mention your Cruise Critic user name. This is so your membership can be verified and any reply sent to your Cruise Critic email address of record. If your current Cruise Critic email address of record is not correct and needs to be updated before you send your email, please see the following: How to: Change your Cruise Critic Email Address or User Name Hope this will be helpful and glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! Host Kat

For those wondering who this could be, see this "oldie but goodie" Cruise Critic article last updated April 24, 2020: 7 Times You Shouldn't Tip on a Cruise

@zitsky Suggest you report your problems to Reddit. Cruise Critic cannot help you with another website.

Thanks @Host Hattie for moving this thread to the correct forum! Howdy @sthrnbll Your thread has been moved to the Need Help Using the Forums? Check Here! forum where it will be on topic. Folks often forget about this forum. It is located at the top of the Cruise Critic Community list of forums right under Forum Assistance. Whenever you wonder if you need help with something about the boards, always check this forum first. Most often CC Help Jenn, Senior Community Support Specialist, has already addressed the matter. Note the large amount of "How to..." pinned threads toward the top of this forum's first page. Perhaps the following "oldie but goodie" thread from this forum will be helpful: Cruise Critic Phone App? Glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails,Host Kat

Howdy @MargieRosie and welcome to the Cruise Critic message boards! Thank you for your first new thread! 👍 Don't worry, I have moved it to the Australia & New Zealand Cruisers forum where it will be on topic. The Ask a Cruise Question forum is for general cruise questions and yours is specific. The Cruise Critic website and message boards are a great resource for new as well as experienced cruisers and we are so glad you found us! Please feel free to browse the Cruise Critic Community categories list for the various forums. Read a few threads in the different forums to get a feel for what each forum is about. Make sure you read any pinned threads (aka Stickies) on the top of the first page of threads in most forums. You will find very important instructions or information there. I hope this will be helpful and glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails,Host Kat

Howdy @Kate-in-Canada Anytime you are on a cruise ship or in one of the itinerary ports, make sure to keep your watch on ship's time. NOT your phone because they can automatically change to the local time if you change time zones. If the ship does change her time, there will be announcements. Also, there will probably be a sign as you leave the ship that will advise you what time (again, ship's time) you must be back on the ship for departure to the next port. Hope this will be helpful and glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

Howdy @JoTerricruise For Mallorca, please research the Spain Ports forum. For Marseilles, please research the France Ports forum. Browse through the thread titles on the forums and l👀k for ones of interest. You will probably find your fellow Cruise Critic members have already posted questions and received answers that will be of interest to you. Hope this will be helpful and glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

Howdy @pxydst I suggest you find a cruise specialist travel agent to help you. Especially one that has cruised often. They know more of the ins & outs of cruising than someone that is just an order taker and never cruised! Perhaps something in the following "oldie but goodie" Cruise Critic articles will be helpful! 🤞 Finding a Cruise Travel Agent last updated August 31, 2021 What to Look For in a Travel Agent In The COVID-19 Era last updated July 7, 2021 And if you prefer booking direct with a cruise line... What to Expect on a Cruise: Booking With a Cruise Line last updated January 8, 2020 Hope this will be helpful and glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

Howdy @Quartetlead Your thread has been moved to the Disabled Cruise Travel forum. It is where cruisers with physical limitations share their advice & experiences. Browse through the thread titles on this forum and l👀k for ones of interest. You will probably find your fellow Cruise Critic members have already posted questions and received answers that will be of interest to you. Hope this will be helpful and glad to have you aboard Cruise Critic! Happy sails, Host Kat

Howdy @KeithMoon14 Since there is information for you in both of your threads on different forums, I have merged the two. Hope this will be helpful! 🤞 Happy sails, Host Kat