navybankerteacher

Generally agree --except for notion of movement in rough waters. Because forward cabins are never over the bow - often 100 or more feet aft, while aft facing cabins are as far aft as possible, the effect of ships pitch are as likely to be felt in aft as in forward cabins.

Of course, you “shouldn’t” - but you should allow for it. And a noon flight closes its doors at 11:45 , and starts boarding at by 11:30 or earlier. Anyone who has flown recently will suggest that (at least at LGA and JFK) you want to be getting into the terminal by two hours before take off time.

I hope the reason you want to be at the airport by 10:00 is so that you can allow yourself an hour for checking in and going through TSA so you can allow 30 minutes to get to your gate the necessary 30 minutes before departure time— meaning a 12:00 (or later) flight. Also, if you are thinking about getting off the ship by 9:00, you should not plan at all seriously on getting to LGA by 10:00.

Agreed. Perhaps I have an insensitive palate, but I am inclined to think that perfectly good is acceptable.

I have also suffered through a “Red Roof” past - but this was one that I seem to recall as being OK . It’s ease of access is a plus, as is the number of (admittedly uninspiring) eating options nearby. What really struck me was its close-to-ideal distance from each end.

i would suggest the Red Roof Inn in Mifflinville, PA. An easy off/back on to I-80, probably just under 7 hours from Detroit, and a bit under 2 1/2 hours from Bayonne.

I felt it was more than enough - less than half way through that first time.

As is virtually every teddy bear that a toddler cannot go to sleep without. But it takes more than just being needed by a needy person to justify giving special accommodation for such an “emotional support animal”.

Being “a welcoming community” seems to claim that you give something to visitors - at least a delightful and clean, hopefully also safe, environment. Community efforts to create something “welcoming “ must cost something, which has to be paid for somehow. Who better to pay for it than those who get welcomed? (Unless that “welcoming “ bit is just a bit of meaningless chamber of commerce blather.

At La Rochelle on the Biscay coast there must have been a couple of hundred well-wishers waving us off (on a Celebrity sailing from Harwich, UK to Miami)- perhaps we were the last ship of the season, but there seemed to be three different bands/combos. A great ancient and port - with the WWll Uboat pens still dominating the coast line.

We’ve taken car service from Fairfield County to all three NY area ports - generally about the same distance as from Melville. There must be several Melville are providers.

Agreed - having everyone pay enough to cover the costs of parking cars can be compared to building in luggage checking fees into every plane fare.

The cruise line certainly has a right to discuss pets. The term “Service animal” means many things. Many people seem to think that if having Bowser with him makes him feel happy ( whether bowser is a dog, ferret or peacock) that makes Bowser a service animal. The only legitimate concerns ADA has are in regard to trained and qualified service animals - pursuant to their own definition.

Annoying, yes; but while you have to check things very carefully to know what is involved, I thin add-ons are better than built-in charges for taxes and fees - so you have no way of knowing how much the government (of whereever) is taking from you.

I learn something new every day. I've only sailed Princess once.

And, the cruise line's shuttle -if there are two of you, will probably cost as much, or more, than Uber -- while making you wait until the bus is filled. If you are lucky, you will be the last passengers to board the bus - and then zip off. But, the odds are that you will wait a while until the last passengers do get on the bus.

Good advice - and an easy ferry ride across the East River to Bklyn Cruise Terminal.

I am not aware of any ship (of any significant size) which does not have an enclosed pool.

Such training is NOT unpaid -- it is simply part of the deal. No, there is not an extra check given for each training session attended, but any member of any ship's company is presumed to be required to maintain and hone necessary skills.

This reminds me of a wonderful cartoon - a passenger on the sloping deck of a ship in obvious distress is arguing with a sneering steward who is clutching a dozen or so life preservers : “$50 dollars — that’s outrageous - they’re going for $20 down on B Deck!”.

You are courting the wrath of the new generation of cruisers.

Aside from the many traditional bits (some of which I never saw as important), what I miss is the sense of community and specialness which seemed to exist on a cruise. People used to be on their best behavior, perhaps because they recognized that sharing a ship with others made them part of a community different from their “at home” environment. They were willing to comply with certain standards of dress (and conduct) - which now seem to violate their “MY VACATION, MY RULES” mind set. Cruising had to change - to accommodate the changing population of cruisers.

A bug is still a bug, even if it might occupy a separate sub-phylum. Many people in Maine (from where most US lobsters hail) refer to lobsters as bugs from the sea.

Definitely do research and go out on your own. Best idea is to share a car rental so you can see a bit of the island NOT in a bus with dozens of newbies. Try Baie Rouge on French side just south of Marogot - for a beautiful uncrowded beach after checking out Marigot. If you do not want to rent a car, take a shared taxi to Dawn Beach - looking across to St. Barth's (several restaurants - one at Oyster Bay Beach Resort) for lunch. Tours will steer you to Orient Beach - decent beach but more crowded - with less island character.

If you’ve ever had lobster, you’ve come close. Cockroaches and lobsters are kin- both Arthropoda. Main difference is that lobsters are bigger.