Oceansaway17

Yes I agree. Disney Fantasy has these as well.

I come in the day before and many cruise lines only allow transfers for those flying in same day or using their flights

Oh good to know. I can take it to Waterloo then to get train?

Not true as I have done this on other lines. again the insurance is for trip not the deposit. At one time protection had to be prepaid by now one can add on at time of final pymt just NOT on HAL. As for Carnival I book deposit then wait a month and call back to add protection. Folks at CCL were amazed how sister company handled this issue differently

Thanks very much. I took screen shots of messages on phone. now perhaps I might sail from Southampton and stay night before

Hmm interesting thanks for reply

I am on the Grandeur for Greenland in 2024 which is Vision class

I hear you but from my angle the timing is suspicious

All other cruise lines allow for adding vacation protection at time of final payment just NOT HAL. fact is HAL is difficult on this one issue and I should know since I sail on others lines more.

Thanks but if I wanted to go by train would I have to do so from London If my plane is delayed I would hate to lose money for car service. I guess getting to Southampton is stressful

my vote is for Celebrity BRINK.

yes and they DO NOT charge you a $100 change fee like some lines do. One good thing about NCL

huh?

yes times are a changing. Why for my Princess cruise in a month to Alaska, one could not even select dining option until full payment. Also they do not have boarding passes either. Just show your bill and passport. I wonder why they are all so worried about paper (which can be recycled) and yet all the electronics in the world do not have recyclable batteries. hmmm find that odd. Also I find that everything has become a "figure it out yourself" and less instructions.

And on the Fantasy 7 day that I took in May, no buffet on Pirate night either which was mostly desserts and few munchies. oh well

well. And in spite of negative comments about the city, I found a lot of areas quite safe and fun.

that is a shame. I mean some folks like GOOD MUSIC. Oh well.

I dislike the process of putting down a deposit only to find out that vacation protection must be purchased at that time. HAL gets all worried about non refundable deposits that they want vac protection purchased at the time of deposit. I found out the hard way that a few months later if changing ships, NOT allowed to buy vacation protection. I mean it is an ADD on and should not be prohibited later. Also HAL when making changes to a reservation, actually assigns a new Number and then one can get catch in a trap of newer promos or rules that changes the value of initial reservation. HAL really is overly annoying with their promos and use the word promo to backup any sneaky crappy thing they try to down the road.

it is a little kept secret that most cruiselines do not keep to a schedule. I think all the emails about arriving early is a bit of a joke. Get there early from whatever hotel in case of traffic and know that most of the time you will get on in a timely manner. Enjoy. Most taxi from center of Seattle will take 20-30 minutes.

HI Since you are in UK can your help me with a question? Trains from Heathrow to Southampton, do they need to be reserved or can just pay and get on at the airport same day as flying in. thanks in advance. I have only done one sailing and it was with Celebrity as I did a hotel package.

I think this is so cool. Wonder if they will try to fool the crew and switch places since they look a lot a like even tho not twins.

In order for that to happen we need to see Flowriders, Playmakers, broadway shows. Not sure if Celebrity makes passengers use room card to get towels so add that in as well perhaps. I think some folks on X ships might like Coco Cay because it is a private island and there is the Oasis pool.

All I have to say is that so many changes and complaints since the CEO left for another position in the company. Bring back Lisa.

I sailed her in 2009 and I liked the whole back of the ship layout with pool and ramp up to a bar. Was nice. The new ships have more rooms up the back and sides. The older ships seem to be better for outside viewing areas

I like to book my own, however, for a port like Rome I would book the package so as to get the transfer and not worry about doing it on my own. Places like Barelona and Amsterdam one can book their own hotel and use taxies from the nearby airport.