Ray4Fun

ILA ports. https://ilaunion.org/map/. After looking I cannot guarantee this is an up to date list

1. Evacuation Insurance. Worth $100k or more. We carry $250k at all Times. One major flight company is close to our house. Chaperoning school children to them I was made aware just how expensive flight evac. can be. 2. With regards to being 4 days in around Antartica , yup it is lonely for those few days. 3. As for Valparaiso, BA , Montevideo, Puerto Montt, Puerto Mardryn and Ushuaia all have fairly modern Hospitals. Yup Ushuaia has a real deal hospital. We have done this cruise twice. Fabulous memories. Do It, just carry the proper insurance.

Would you do me a favor. After you all return, post a message how it all went. Curious,,,

I Like them both. Different flavor profiles.

It has been 8 years since we were on a Celebrity ship. We are elite, however life and needs got in the way. In March 25 I just booked a C Caribbean cruise. Also a x A trip for October 25. C is now back and I need choices. Please.... We are in a plain Jane balcony cabin. (No diss to Jane, Just my age showing). A few questions. Oh and if you have new details PLEASE. 🙂. 1. Spa package, do I book the package for the trip for the two of us? Last trip was on Viking, which we enjoied the daily spa. 2. Premium Drink V Classic drink package. With us at the Martini bar most nights in the past need to know. Expect fun, not drunk. For ELite folks, what are the details for getting drinks with being elite? Do we skip buying the package and just do one off during the day? 🙂 3. Basic Laundry and Dry Clean Laundry prices. Yup we get the bag. 4. Most importantly, Thank you all.

Since your trip is one lock, Start at the Bow. Then flip to aft for a quick view. Back to the Bow.

Thats Great news. We are on the 25 VOV,,,

We are on Her from Vancouver to FLL. Would my assumption that the above menu's will just repeat as we go? That the basic menu's are not changed due to a ship repositioning?

We always treat our Cruises as legendary. Our bed made daily. Food choices galore. No need to run to Publix for milk and bread if a snow storm is coming. Live Entertainment daily. A Bartender is always ready to mix one for you. No need to drive the car or gas it up. Wonderful. Your question is not stupid. What I think is after reading the above the crew treats this as just another day on the seas. Have a great time in Japan. We loved it....

Did you call HAL?

To answer some of your Q. We have the Teacher OBC as well as AARP. SO Prob yes the CCL stock OBC would be added as well. How long does it take to get AARP OBC approval? Minutes. Seemed to be added to existing bookings almost immediatly.

Ok, Done!

Thermal Suite Day Cruise Pass. Is it worth it? Nieuw Amsterdam ? It is a 21 day cruise. I think it is a great idea. No clue if it is. Please advise your experiences , Do I book this for my bride?

I just ask the box store how to. Details above arecorrect,, I was told you have 60 days to do so. Now if your TA is not that Big Box TA they may assist a bit more.

Q: 4 Days prior upon landing in NZ? Why I ask is we are doing similar departure port. With it taking 2 calendar days from USA to get to NV I was going to fly out 5 or 6 days prior. Giving us 2 or 3 days in country as backup. Is that sufficient?

Given This weekends drama with flight cancellations. We will now fly not one but two days prior to departure. As a side, Today we were scheduled to be in Boston on the VOV cruise. Last week HAL offered us an opportunity to move today's VOV to next year. Our schedule had us flying from Atlanta to Boston yesterday. That flight, along with all flights to BOS were cancelled until this PM. If we had not made that decision to switch cruises we would have had a major challenge reaching the ship. This is the second time in the last 3 years our flight to a cruise was cancelled the morning of the cruise. I suppose twice bitten now we will fly in two nights earlier for any cruise that we cannot easily drive too. Boston is 16 drive hours away. As for taking a Redeye, if you can get some sleep on board they do work. Have done a few from Vegas, Since we are retired we can swing the extra 24 hours away from home. I get it if you're still working.

Refundable v Non-Refundable is that the point here?

I just re-checked. Now it is lower. $76.00 lower. With a $1,200 deposit required. Doing the math at current interest rates, I am way ahead. As a Sidebar I will ask for the difference if it get to say $200. All good. I am happy. For those heading to a cruise via flight today, God bless.

Better, Do I reach out to ? Now? Our trip is a year out.

Rent a refrigerator ? From ?

Booked a trip yesterday. 1 dollar deposit. I just checked, today cabin next door to booked, same category , same price. When will there be a price drop I will ping, "with our Low Price Guarantee, we'll ensure you get our best fare regardless of when you book." I will ping them if it goes down. Per HAL,

From your description. Yes you would be some of the youngest onboard. As for the activity list for 6 days at sea? It is what you make of it. The Pinnical class ships pool deck , On Sea days, have an afternoon movie playing. The pool deck has a great Hamburger/Hotdog, Pizza / Salad / Sandwich lunch options. The Bars are open. The Crows Neck, either Day or Night is a great location. In the Evening B Kings is our go to place. Excellent Jazz. Rolling Stone's and the Piano's are great as well. This sort of round robin entertainment is what we enjoy. We have done TA' and Trans Pacific cruises (If I said TP's I would have laughed). We have never been without something to do, or not do. You make the journey, the journey does not make you. Heck if you have nothing to do go talk to a crew member, they are always interesting. Enjoy.

Did they replace Music Row with this?

HAL made us a good offer. Yes we are OK with the situation. It was worth the cost of admission.

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