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On 12/25/2022 at 3:28 PM, ihopfar said:

In November, there were reports of folks with December cruises being able to book shows online prior to their cruise.

 

Did online reservations ever open up for January cruises?

 

We sail in February, and just curious if we should keep checking.

 

Thanks!

Brad

Brad,

I am sailing on Feb. 12 on Harmony. Online booking for entertainment opened a few days ago.

32 minutes ago, scottca075 said:

It is almost close enough to walk, but Uber or a taxi is what I'd do.

Yeah, I'd consider walking if there was no luggage involved.

Good afternoon all!  I'll be cruising out of San Diego for the first time this April on NCL Jewel. Just wondering...what's the best way to get to the airport post-cruise? Looking at a map, the airport looks soooo close! (Almost close enough to walk.)

Thanks.

https://nycruise.com/manhattan-terminal/embarkingdisembarking/

I will be on the NCL Joy, which is scheduled to arrive in New York at 7:00 am on Wed., Sept. 20, 2023.

Is it feasible to catch an 11:30 am Amtrak train from Penn Station?

Thanks.

I called NCL for a second time and gave the nice agent a specific cabin number that I saw on a third-party website. She was able to book it for me. Case closed! 🤗

I've booked a lot of cruises, but usually many months in advance of the sailing date. I'm currently looking at a May 11 sailing out of Southampton, but the only balconies remaining are the "guaranteed" ones. Since I really prefer choosing my cabin, I'm wondering if more balcony cabins will become available after the final payment date of January 11.

Thoughts?

I have a late flight home out of Fort Lauderdale airport. I have Carnival airport transfers from PortMiami. I know they run multiple buses, just wondering how late they run, since I have lots of time.

Thanks.

1 hour ago, librarylady19 said:

It doesn’t pay to stick to one line

I've got several European cruises booked on Norwegian too. Not sure if I'll go on them all, but you can't beat a $250 refundable deposit.

I just booked a Med cruise for Oct. 2024, and a Caribbean for Feb. 2025. I opted for refundable deposits on both. There was no All Included option though. 🤔

In my experience, cruise lines only release some of the available cabins at any particular time. I often use Costco's cruise search feature which shows all available cabins on a specific cruise.

If I see a cabin that I want, I'll book a similar one on Carnival's site and put it on hold. They I'll call Carnival and ask to be moved to the cabin I really want.

Carnival offers transfers to MIA or FLL. Easy peasy.

This is not a marijuana problem...it's a smoking problem.  Smoking outside designated areas is prohibited; it doesn't matter what you're smoking.

And, yes, a little enforcement would be appeciated.

7 hours ago, Birdnutty said:

I'm so sorry to hear the carpet fish are gone!  I know it sounds stupid, but I loved those little guys.

Me too! Especially since I'm directionally challenged.

1. Swing

2. Six

8 hours ago, Illbcruzn4life said:

I see 2 hot tubs but no pool. Are you basically paying an extra $700 for a lounger an a hot tub?

Yep.

2 hours ago, Itried4498 said:

I'm not sure but I'll point out that the Costa Firenze will be based in Long Beach beginning spring 2024.

That makes sense, thanks.

Does anyone know when Carnival will release Panorama's itineraries for May-Dec. 2024? Thanks.

I'm thinking of booking a transatlantic on Prima in an oceanview cabin. All oceanviews are on deck 5 which does not have cabins above and below. I can pick a cabin under a restaurant which shouldn't be too loud. The big unknown is: what is on deck 4?

Looking for reviews of anyone who has stayed in a Prima oceanview. How quiet (or not) was your cabin?

Thanks.

On 10/28/2022 at 8:21 AM, Mira28 said:

Apparently one is not allowed to be a critic here!

Ironic since the website is named Cruise Critic.  🤙

I am booked on NCL’s Dawn next October from Southampton. Since I’ve never been to any of these ports before, I was hoping to get some opinions on which ports should be seen while on an excursion, and which ports do not need one. On previous trips, I have had some really fun days just exploring some ports on my own, others not so much.

The ports for this cruise are: Zeebrugge, Belgium; Le Havre, France; Le Verdon, France; Bilbao, Spain; La Coruna, Spain; Vigo, Spain; Oporto, Portugal.

Thanks.

My cruise ends in Trieste, where i plan to stay for a couple of nights. Is there a bus that goes from Triste to Venice airport?

Thanks.

34 minutes ago, Viajera7 said:

I don’t know if Royal has big ships going to Santorini but one thing I noticed on my 3 European cruises this year was that all of them were in smaller and older ships. Brilliance of the Seas for the Greek Isles, NCL Dawn for the Baltic and NCL Jade for the Greek Isles ( and this one included Santorini).

Odyssey of the Seas is going to Santorini in 2024.

On 11/15/2022 at 3:12 PM, gmac460 said:

Thanks for the great review! We will be on the Dawn in February 2023. Do you happen to know which nights are the "formal" nights?

I've only been on two NCL cruises, but there were no formal nights on either cruise.

On 11/11/2022 at 8:59 AM, bostonphil said:

I have just booked London (Southampton) to Lisbon on The Dawn for October 2023.

Me too!  I'm planning to take the National Express bus from LHR to Southampton.