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I understand that, but if the corporation has the equipment, it really does not make sense not to use it for all its lines. JMHO.
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Don't know about the Viva, but that venue did not exist (at least this summer) on the sisiter ship, Prima.
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Yes, we had another passenger in our row who was a Canadian on the flight to that connecting flight who said to us "Air Canada is always late".
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So let me make sure I am reading this correctly. The Carnival Corporation has made the more modern investment in equipment for Princess and HAL, but not Carnival. Somehow, that does not seem to make sense.
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Good luck with Air Canada. We have had 3 flights with them (all connected to cruises), and only one was on time. And that was a connecting flight after the first one was delayed and then waited at the airport in Montreal to find a place to park! We ended up running through the terminal to get to the boarding gate. They were already loading. I guess we were lucky our boarding passes were #3.
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Would it be safe to assume when you write "the non-updated equipment that Carnival uses" that this breakdown happens often? That is how I read it. Other lines sail out of Seattle including Princess and HAL that are part of the same corporation as Carnival. do they have better more up to date equipment?
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Travel and Cruise Showcase 2023 scam?
ontheweb replied to Cruise till you drop's topic in Ask a Cruise Question
One correction---throw it into your recycle bin as junk mail can be recycled. -
Good attitude, and actually the one day that started with really hard rain as opposed to light rain ended up being a nice sunny day. So, be prepared with your sunglasses even if it is pouting,
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Just back earlier this week from a Tulip time cruise in the Netherlands and Belgium. Other than a lot of rain, it was a wonderful experience. The Keukehhof Gardens are spectacular, and luckily it was one of the few days with no rain. Also looking forward to your account. Have a great trip (and hopefully better weather than we had.
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I guess there is more of a difference than just the availability of free wine and beer at lunch.
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I agree that that is definitely unfortunate that they used a TA who would resort to providing fake documents. You would hope they could use the legal system of their home country to be compensated and damages for the TA's blatantly illegal actions.
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I do not know if other more expensive river cruise lines do this differently or not. It is obviously different than mainstream or luxury ocean cruise lines. I did read that one difference between Gate 1 River cruises and Viking and possibly other river cruise lines was that Gate 1 only had free wine and beer at dinner and not lunch.
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The problem was that each day there was only 1 meat dish, 1 fish dish, and 1 vegetarian dish on the menu (+ always available salmon and chicken). If this is the way you are going to set up your menu, your fish dish has to remain a fish dish, not fish + meat.
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Actually as we are in the so called information age, it is easier than ever to know the rules. And since San Diego and San Francisco are both in the US, the same federal laws are going to apply. I don't know where you can get they can be different.
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The Keukenhof Gardens are spectacular. You can easily spend pretty much an entire day there.
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There is one thing you need to be aware of. You said you booked with a $99 deposit. The new rate might require a larger deposit. You could lose your cruise if you do not immediately add to your deposit if and when you are allowed to switch to the new rate.
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I just don't understand why anyone who had the necessary documentation to board would give you a hassle. All it does is delay his boarding and everyone in the line behind him.
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My point was meant to be maybe the cruise line will tell the passengers that it is their responsibility to get back and not the cruise line's responsibility. In other words, tell them they are out of luck and have to pay their own way back.
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Great minds think alike. 😉😉
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But doesn't the cruise contract state that the passenger is totally responsible for having the proper documentation? Wouldn't that absolve them of the responsibility of getting them back home? It really is a mess!
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If you book through a TA, you MUST make the payment through the TA. And I believe many TAs do as you said put an earlier deadline. They do this so if you miss their deadline, you still have time to make the final payment in a timely fashion.
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What training do you have where you could spot a visa that is not a real visa?
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According to the media, it is always the fault of the cruise line when something goes wrong.
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I think we would all agree if the checking at the originating port was more diligent, this would not have happened. And if it true as a previous post said that the travel agency provided falso visas, that is really disturbing! 😒😢
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Having been the first river cruise (though we have taken 2 of their escorted tours) with them, I do not know how common this is? Is it fleetwide? Only in Europe? Only this chef? I do not know. But as I said I emphasized with capital letters that I thought it was a MAJOR problem.
