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June 20, Carnival Magic out of NY just went to 0% single supp

Yup, I missed the "and". Thanks Yeah hoping they drop the authorization completely but once that revenue comes in it is always hard to go back. 2 days before funchai, we'll be in Malaga, and days before that other port cities onboard the ship, still under the ships care. It seems like it will take a lot of ship resources to get this right.

Iv'e sailed MSC pre-pandemic and was happy to get the mineral water deal included. There was some initial hassle but the F&B manager straightened it out fast. IThe policy then was gas/still water at dining table but there was allowance to get the same thing at bars during certain meal hours. Im booking another cruise, water included in dining room, has anyone found MSC to have allowed some leeway in this policy. BTW-When i did get it in dining room , there was no problem asking for extra and taking it with me. thanks

Leaving from Funchai and taking 5 days to arrive at Bermuda, does anyone know how the cruise lines are handling this? I looked at Bermuda website and you either get a test before leaving embarkation point or have supervised test within 2 days of arrival, which would fall to Cruise lines to perform(and make it easier for pax). thanks

Getting back to the origins of this thread, I did not cancel myself. As you know, Norway had very strict entry requirements. After I booked 1st sailing H postponed me for 1 year which I was accepting. After the 2nd sailing date passed, entry to country was still forbidden to me and they just cancelled me out w/o offering same contracted deal, they retain my deposit.

That doesn't sound very positive for us in the states or elsewhere. Not looking good for Norwegian cruising. I would've thought Norway a more progressive consumer friendly country.

I think during covid, H and many other cruise lines were offering special cruise deposit guarantees and "no worry" types of contracts. Don't have it in front of me but I'll verify tomorrow. Plus I am in the states.

Were you dealing with Seattle office? They were all very nice on phone, gained my confidence but when the crap hit the fan they were incompetent and/or clueless. I partly blame myself I should have had them issue to me more email documentation to back up their talk. All i wanted was for them to stick to our original contract. I've requested a contact person in the legal department to try and resolve the issue but have yet to hear back from Hurtigruten. They have my $250. deposit and acknowledge it will be good for a limited time, so i guess they are saying that it's within their contractual rights to hold it but what about my contract rights and the sailing i put deposit on??? Well let's see if Havila can do better in the future, they will be my go to. Thanks

thanks for this well written info. I did learn a lesson from the referral to legal. I didn't read all the T&C bit they never offered me the chance for a refund. It was all kinda "loosey gossy", they were very affable agents and seemed to be winging it all along, always telling me "we'll see", "sounds good". It's a small deposit , not too concerning, but I would and would've been happy for them to offer me same deal. That's what gets me mad, I think they just used the opportunity to get out of the deal I had. It's thousands more now, I had very good "pandemic" pricing. Thanks

Nov 19, 2022 MSC Seascape, starting in Rome to NY(Brooklyn) and points in between. Single digit solo supplement, dirt cheap. $471 , 17 days ($27@day), Thinking about joining up in Barcelona simply because transfer from Airport to Cruise port is sooo easy and cheap (couple of Euros). Ship also has 9PM departure time so pretty easy to arrive day of cruise, no additional hotel needed. Seems like a lotta positives. Just started Roll Call for any further comments, please post there. thanks

Just as an fyi- they responded that they have no availability, no strike on them I should've reserved sooner. So beware everyone, book early. Hopefully I'll find something in Civitivechia terminal. thanks

great, just emailed them, used them years ago, forgot the name thanks

about how much would a direct car service cost to town? I'd have to pay 79usd for a shuttle to airport and then unknown amount from airport to town, so it may be cost effective to go straight to town. thanks for your good info.

arriving at Civitivechia port on the 11 May, stay overnight In FCO town, fly out next day 12th. my ship can provide direct shuttle to FCO Airport. Should I take that shuttle and then a cab into town for the overnight or is there a better direct route to FCO town? I think I will also need covid test, is it readily available in town? where? approx cost? or is airport the best? also is there any Judaica shops avail in FCO, promised someone Italian stuff? or Livorno better? not going into Rome thanks for any and all help