catergirl

On 7/30/2022 at 5:04 PM, ALKID said:

I’ve been told'

great proof there!!

On 7/29/2022 at 3:11 PM, megs193 said:

I need more info on this. Does the crew not receive all of the gratuity?  If this is the case I would rather remove them and bring more cash to give the gratuity that way but I would worry about the “behind the scenes” people not getting their full

tip. 

i agree... if you take off the set charge to give where and to whom you want... then tehres going to be a lot of behind the scenes people getting nothing!! leave that amount set.. and give above and beyond if you so feel.

guarantee those that take it off never give that same amount and to those that clear in the windjammer, pick up after you and serve in anytime dining etc etc. thought the crew that gets tips that are from people that have removed have to put back in the kitty anyway...

LEAVE IT ON...

thanks....

Just wondering if RC offers ship or galley tours onboard? thanks martha

thanks everyone. lady at RC said same thing. they will change.. dah

Wow.. thats weird then they are offering those excursions for Antigua. my brother thought maybe a mistake... hum...

On Harmony in march our one stop was to be Antigua but because of unfinished dock they are changing to St Maarten. but excursions offered are to and around Antigua even though when you use port of st maarten. they are close. so are they just using the existing tours setup and shuttle us by boat over? are we allowed off at st maarten? thanks in advance  martha

Thanks for everyones help. book now before gone. hope things change if not have something. 🙂

ok so i see on health email that as of now(nov and dec) the ports if you want to explore need ships excursions. my cruise isnt til march so not sure what to do.. maybe book theirs and cancel  if changes

1 minute ago, Biker19 said:

It varies by port - listed on the RCI web site.

ok so that info should be easy to find on there? i hope... thanks

hi, always in past booked private excursions.. are we still allowed with covid? or do we have to book ship ones? thanks martha

hi thanks for helping out. i am usually one who books private excursions for the day at different ports. with covid rules are you still allowed? or have to book ship ones? thanks martha

just wondering what additional costs on the private island ocean caye? food? drinks? thanks 

wow i always book private tours, transfers etc and have either not had to pay a dime before or a small deposit that they said was refundable or mostly. most of the tours i have booked in europe we paid cash after the tour was ended:D and those were far cheaper, smaller van compared to bus and saw 2 or 3 times what the ships tours offered. so win win. so far so good....

i too would be interested :D;p thanks martha

yes I have had this happen with great airline sales and when you go to book, voila... it's not available!! yes not right and certainly frustrating but it happens.... :(

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2259031

you can click on here to your ship and sailing rollcall. it doesn't look like there is much action there though. good luck. sometime you meet people while you are waiting to get on the ship etc.

the key is to take it easy. that's why a lot of people experience it, they go on these 3/4 day tours from the cruiseships that have you on the run!! we did it ourselves before the cruise and I planned it all myself. was concerned about the altitude sickness and since cusco is way higher than MP, I decided to have a pick up from the airport and have us taken down to the sacred valley right away to the lower altitude. drank lots of coca tea in lima airport and after arriving, took our time, not eat too much, no booze, and lots to drink/hydrate. we were tired, but no sickness. have a good time:)

"If you really like cruising you may care to buy 100 shares of stock in the line as you get additional obc's on future cruises as a stockholders benefit."

as someone else mentioned, I would say I wished I bought stock sooner!! CCL gives you OBC for every cruise, carnival, princess, HAL, seaborne, cunard

and costa. and they are combinable with other OBC, unlike other cruiseline stock. and for every cruise:D

BUT don't count on it!!!!

http://limadailytours.com/

they have a mini van and I booked them for the 2 days we were docked in lima. met us at the gates and took us to the main sightseeing places before the rest of the crowds. also did the night show of the water fountains. they stayed with us and drove us back to the ship. saw the ruins the 2nd day. very friendly and reasonable.

I booked our flight and hotels and then booked cusco transport to pick us up(driver and guide) from the airport to drive us down to the sacred valley to ollytambo to get the train. stopped along the way for a few photo ops and then I booked/paid for the train to aguas callientes. they contacted a guide for us for MP, who was really great. we stayed there(sumaq hotel) 2 nights, then took the train back. they were ther to pick us up and take us to hotel I booked in urabamba for 2 nights. next day had driver and guide for full day. next day pick up again to drive to airport. very good, prompt and reasonable.

some ships charge. I believe Carnival did:(

you are dropped by the bus to the entrance and I recall not far to walk in before taking the escalators. there is a bit of walking once down. the REAL walking is in the museums. and if you want to see anything its all walking. I remember the tour guide saying while in the one museum that we had already walked 3 km!!

we booked the dazzler hotel in the recola district, a block or 2 from the cemetery. its free to go in and usually someone will tell you where to find eva peron tomb. got a good deal on hotwire, very nice hotel and very nice staff.