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We're torn: For example, Bermuda on Vista means tying up at the Dockyard, while Nautica would fit at Front Street. On the other hand, there's those non-suite showers on Nautica.

Another no-to-be-missed offering is scones, clotted cream, and jam -- hey, what's "afternoon tea" without it?. On Regatta last March, you had to know to ask for it because the cart doesn't keep the clotted cream chilled.

Because they *do* in many circumstances: the early days of COVID (read the stories of Coral Princess, Grand Princess, and Diamond Princess), fire (Star Princess), groundings (Norwegian Escape). Lately not so much though, because cruise lines are (still) financially stressed.

Based upon what I saw at Pier 92 last Mar, no. You'd still need wait on folks with higher boarding priorities, though. Based other folks' reports, if you were at a different port or even a different pier at San Pedro, the *port* might well. YMMV

Reality check for ya... In Jan 2020, NCLH stock sat at $59.75; today it closed at $15.04. There's not much fat left on the carcass with which to be gracious anymore, and the 1 Nov cruise isn't the only one that is likely to be disrupted. Customer goodwill is very important, but keeping the lights on still trumps it.

Your point on power is spot on. But "juice jacking" is FUD: iOS, Android, and Windows all come configured to require an explicit permission-click on a popup before they will allow data access via USB. Now, if you've disabled that popup, or you think you'll click yes on "may the airport lounge access your data?"... 😉

You're welcome -- tho when a GRITS* says that, I'm just a tad less worried than when she says "Bless yer heart!" 😉 *Gal Raised In The South

@GeorgiaPeach51 Try this tactic: "Oceania diverted *before* Israel declared war"? Good luck. 🤞 You'll likely need to not take "no" for an answer through several escalations, tho

Not to be facetious, but good luck with that. We are well into "act of war" territory. 😢

Sympathies from my DW who tore a knee meniscus on the dock just before *embarking*. 😳

My 2¢: Why doesn't O tell us their final plan NOW? Perhaps because the situation is --uhmm-- unstable?

DHS requires ships file a departure manifest 60 minutes before sailing, so for US sailings expect at least a 2 hour all-aboard time.

Data for ya: I've personally endured flight delays of 13 and 22 hours for just "thunderstorms". Nevermind things like ::checks my "cruises taken" file:: the SAS strike of Apr '19 or Southwest's scheduling-computer fiasco of last Dec.

@Queen of DaNile Thank you for the pix. It's nice to see the North American (i.e. type 'B') plugs have a spacer between them (unlike on Princess) so you can use them both with normal sized plugs.

I have just one issue with that device... it does not offer an safety ground. You may plug a 3-prong plug into it, but it does *not* connect that 3rd pin to the wall. (It does have a 3rd prong for UK use -- it needs one to open their outlet shutters, but that 3rd pin isn't a conductor.)

Ditto back in Mar ('23).

One other possibility that I ran into when we grabbed a really spiffy sale offering: Down in the fine print was a "Not combinable with OCAPP" tag. Others on the cruise (and paying <mumble> more) got OCAPP and we did not. Poor us ...not! 😉 Seems calculating Oceania fares and perks requires an advanced degree in accounting and a sharp pencil.

There are exceptions. On Regatta last March, Polo and Toscana opened at 6:00pm, and were listed as opening then in Currents.

Alas, then we've had tea *and* dinner. Great until we meet up with the after-cruise scales 🙄

That's progress, but would be nice if they figured out there was an actual, strong demand for an earlier scheduled opening. 6pm or even 5:30?

Returning to our regularly scheduled program... 😉 Did Nautica simply divert or did she have passengers ashore and have to run some sort of Blue Peter recall? (and how does O do that if needed?)

We disagree on why, but we agree that ACP has freed up lots of room in the new locks for ships that would otherwise use the original. Add their preference to use the new locks to the old and... Wish it weren't.

I was only thinking of the effect of the current ship's draft restrictions that make the "biggies" unload half of their containers on one side, ship them by rail across the isthmus, and re-load them on far side. Such bars all but the most ...motivated(?) "biggies" from using the canal. Seems you found specific regulation that outright bars all but 9 "biggies" per day from the canal, leaving lots of room in the new locks. Since ACP currently prefers to transit vessels via those new locks because they use less water, expect to transit via the new locks. 😞 I'd be bummed out. Sympathies.

I'm too lazy to have looked lately, but if the drought still persists and the water level in Lake Gatun is still low, which locks may not even be decided until that day. On a normal day, small ships go through the original locks and ships too big to fit the original locks go through the new locks. But if low-water ship's draft restrictions still bar the biggies from the canal, small ships will be using the new locks because the new ones use less water despite having bigger lock chambers.

Correction gladly accepted! 😁