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  1. 10 hours ago, Blackduck59 said:

    So we are now working out the logistics for Lynn's Insulin. A 9 week supply is difficult to travel with being it has to be kept cold. I am thinking it would be prudent to buy more in Australia or New Zealand. Unfortunately we are concerned about getting a valid prescription to use down there. We will of course have copies of all our prescriptions but of course they will likely not be valid outside of Canada. Any suggestions are welcome.

     

    Insulin cannot be obtained without a prescription in Australia. You can access a GP to get an Australian prescription, though you will have to pay for the visit, not sure if your travel insurance will cover it so that would be something to check in your terms and conditions. Here is some information from the Department Of Health:

    Travelling to or from Australia with medicines and medical devices

     

    And here is information from Diabetes Australia that might be useful:

    Visiting or Moving to Australia

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  2. I am a destination cruiser so saving up for that special cruise is my default. The ship experience is nice but for me it doesn't beat an interesting destination so I prefer cruising once in a while if it means affording a cruise that will give me something more than a general ship experience. 

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  3. 5 hours ago, MicCanberra said:

    Thanks all, Egypt is the next trip.

     

    Once you've dealt with an Egyptian vendor you'll find those HAL gatekeepers reasonable😂. They have become infamous for their aggressive sales tactics. Even a no thanks is an invitation and they will chase you all around the Pyramids trying to sell you a Sphinx statuette 😜. Still worth putting up with for those amazing archaeological sites. Have a wonderful trip👍

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  4. 11 hours ago, Yaya_in_Oz said:

    No, its not Yubu Is. I've never heard of it and it doesn't seem easy to get to. I'll give a wave as I go sailing past later in the year 🙂

     

    It is not too difficult but IMO it is not somewhere you go out of your way to visit😂. First you fly into Ishigaki, take the ferry to Iriomote, the local bus (unless you fancy some exercise you can hire a bicycle) to Yubu Cafe and last hop on a water buffalo taxi to walk you across the sea to Yubu Island. 

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  5. 8 hours ago, Jean C said:

    I'm pleased it was corrected promptly. Many years ago a TA booked return flights to the UK for me, via the States. The tickets had me as "Mr Jean" instead of "Mrs" so I asked the agent to get it changed (Jean in France is a male name). They said I'd be fine, no need to correct it, nothing to worry about.  I was travelling alone and didn't want passport hassles anywhere along the journey so I insisted, they argued but eventually reluctantly had it changed. I really don't know whether or not it would have been a problem, it was before the days of people identifying as a gender other than what they were born as, or weirdly as something else like a cat 😺

     

    My mum got listed once as Mr on a flight ticket. Didn't realise till she was printing the boarding pass. No one cared. Honorifics aren't listed on the passport so I think they only really care about passport details matching. 

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  6. 12 hours ago, Joebucks said:

    When you buy a cruise, you are getting the cruise. If you don't go on the cruise, yes I would fully expect a refund per the terms you agreed to. Cruise companies might as well shut down now if they are going to held legally liable if anyone of their "advertised amenities" goes down for whatever reason. 

     

    What's more dangerous than anything else, is the increasing entitlement of "I am the center of the universe. Everything must conform to my maximum satisfaction." 

     

    I think you are taking it to another extreme and it feels like a bit of  catastrophising. As Ldubs pointed out there are situations that have quantifiable difference. A South American cruise including Antarctica vs one excluding Antarctica is not only financially different but experientially different. People generally don't choose an Antarctica cruise on a whim. It is like buying a car and paying extra to have a sun roof installed. If you recieved the car sans sun roof I doubt you would accept that with the same attitude of I bought a car I received a car. 

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  7. 6 hours ago, ontheweb said:

    It seemed to me from reading post #80 that there were several frivolous complaints, complaints that people from the banks he contacted laughed at.

     

    I got the impression that there were more of these than complaints that were valid.

     

    6 hours ago, ontheweb said:

    Here is an example of frivolous complaints. Read the first post. (The poster has not come back as no one shows any sympathy for him.)

     

     

     

    I think we are at impasse here as to me this fear of frivolous complaints is irrational. Do you believe they are going to bring down the cruise industry? A valid complaint and frivolous complaint are two different things to me and I can't understand why someone would treat them the same🤷‍♀️

  8. 2 hours ago, Joebucks said:

     

    As with anything in life, there are always going to be varying context. Also, in usual internet fashion, taking an extreme example like .001% of cruisers who booked an "Antarctica" cruise and could not go there. Now we need sweeping reform (with zero consequences) for something that honestly doesn't need such attention. When will we learn to stay out of such things.

     

    As to what is "frivolous" and what is "valid," who draws that line? What about a picture of bacon on the website, and there was no bacon on the ship? What about an advertised theater show didn't play because someone got injured? What about the port "I booked this cruise for" and the ship couldn't make it? What about a medical injury that threw off some other plans? As we see daily with these forums, there is a lot to complain about. It is impossible to make sure everything goes on without a hitch. Credit card companies are not there to ensure your total satisfaction. They ensure that sellers are acting in good faith with that they are offering. That does not mean if one of 100 variables is unfavorable, that the trip should be free for you, decided by the CC.

     

    Personally I would rather the cruise companies take responsibility than credit card companies but with common sense you can easily draw the line on valid and frivolous. If you buy a product or service and don’t receive product or service you have always been entitled to a refund and paying a premium price for a premium product only to be given a cheaper downgraded version in any other industry would be considered a scam

    I would assume most countries have legislation against scams, so maybe instead of sweeping reforms we need to start treating cruises the same way we would treat any other tourism business. 

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  9. 1 hour ago, ontheweb said:

    See the nest post #80 about frivolous complaints.

     

    I think I am going to need further clarification. Reading that post it seems they are sorting frivolous and valid complaints so doesn't that show you can validate a legitimate claim without the fear of some complaints free for all? People who want to make frivolous claims are always going to exist, illegitimising a valid complaint is not going make entitled people feel less entitled and why should someone with a valid complaint be punished for frivolous complainers? That feels frivolous in of itself😂

  10. 10 hours ago, ontheweb said:

    All well and good, but both of us having been on these forums a long time (you even about a year longer than me) have seen people wanting refunds or at least some form of compensation for things that are ridiculous. How many posts have you seen over the years that complained about a missed port and wanted a full refund when the reason was a hurricane? When it is pointed out that there could be nothing more dangerous than docking in a port with a hurricane, they respond that they do not care that's what they booked. There was a recent thread on the NCL board with multiple complaints starting with the weather was bad the whole cruise and that was NCL's fault.

     

    I feel like this is something I see a lot of Americans worry about and maybe points to a cultural difference but my experience is validating a legitimate complaint doesn't lead to a cascade of frivolous complaints. Common sense can prevail and you can sort the frivolous from the valid and to be honest this fear of the frivolous complaint I think plays into cooperations interests by stigmatising everyone who complains.

  11. 37 minutes ago, ontheweb said:

    Yes, but no one has answered what they are supposed to do if the water level is too high or too low for them to navigate the river. 

     

    IMO they should offer the bus tour not force it on passengers but also refund the difference in price and those who do not want the bus tour full refund and let people instead use the money towards a trip they actually want. 

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