John99

Please see the Roll Call for the Regal Princess 3^rd – 24^th.

Currently there are 6 pages -- 124 replies and/or comments.

Post your questions there.

3 hours ago, elimae said:

Hello everyone. Travelling on the Princess Regal on Sep 2nd  for 7 days. Starting Barcelona and Stopping at Gibraltar, Marseille, Genoa,Florence/Pisa(Livorno)

 

 

I think you mean Sept 3rd out of Barcelona.

We have the Princess Standard (value) package for our upcoming October cruise.  I purchased the internet discount at 50% -- pre cruise.  The charge hit my credit card which is no problem.  Why can’t I find this (purchase) on my Personalized Summary?  John

We booked Princess EZ using Air Canada (AC).

DTW>YYZ>YQB on Sept 30^th (Friday) and return Oct 10th, 2022.

The AC flight leaves at 10:10am with a 1hr 21min layover in YYZ.

At times the Toronto Airport can be a very busy.

Need to go through Canadian Customs (passport check) & Immigration check.

Will I need to go through a Security check point to access the domestic terminal?

Then on to the AC gate to board the flight to YQB.

Our bags are check all the way to YQB.

Is 1hr 21min enough time to catch the flight to YQB?

Thanks for any feedback.  John

  @joyandjerry        The trail will continue to be closed for the foreseeable future from Narragansett Avenue and Webster Street.

Official Cliff Walk Map (provided by Discover Newport Org.):

The walk is 3.4 miles long.  The map legend shows 3 types of conditions:

Easy (paved)

Moderate (unpaved pavement)

Difficult (unpaved terrain with rock and boulders)

Map shows entry and exit points

Trolley stops are indicated

16 trail markers that describe various points of interest. 

Scan the QR codes on the markers for more info.

John

Cliff_Walk_Legal_Map_3__6858041e-f08b-4765-b2a6-de7312771ace.pdf (simpleviewinc.com)

Update on the Cliff Walk: A stretch of the iconic ocean side Cliff Walk in Newport, Rhode Island has been closed to the public after a 20-foot (6-meter) section has recently collapsed. The walk is a major tourist draw offering breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean on one side and Newport’s Gilded Age mansions on the other. The Cliff Walk Commission in Newport announced the collapsed section of the treasured trail will continued to be closed for the rest of the summer.

Hi @joyandjerry

Self-guided tour – Newport

All dollar amounts shown are Pre Pandemic. 

Walk to Gateway Transportation Bus Station & Visitor Center.

Turn left (north) from the tender dock along America's Cup Ave.

Purchase an all day from RIPTA for $6 at the center.

Visit www.ripta.com for more info, maps, Pocket Guide to Newport, etc.

Bus #67 (trolley) takes you to the mansions.

Purchase a 2 house ticket @ $25.99pp from Newport Mansions Org.

Tour The Breakers and Marble House & Grounds -- plan on 1 ½ hours per mansion.

Both mansions have gift shops (at the end of the self-guided tour) for items to purchase.

Restrooms are available in the lower level.

The Breakers opens at 9 a.m. (Bus stop # 3).

Marble House opens at 10 am. (Bus stop #5).

If time allows check out the Cliff Walk (partial walk).  Access points are limited.

Take the trolley back to the Gateway Center.

Visit Bowen's Wharf and Bannister's Wharf.

Optional - Visit Thames Street (very short walk from the harbor) which has many nautical shops

Or take a walk near the harbor to view the sail boats.

Note:  The same Princess Tour was $84.95pp

John

35 minutes ago, Susie53 said:

We have booked a 10-day cruise from NY to Quebec City.  Every day but one has a port scheduled and we are trying to make our way through the excursion choices.  Interested if anyone knows which ports might be easier (or possible) for going out on your own and which would be better suited to a planned excursion. Especially interested in info about Newport, RI since it is a tender port and although we are scheduled to be there until 5 in the afternoon, all the Princess excursions begin at 7:30 in the morning and are pretty much over by noon.  Other ports are Boston, Bar Harbor, St. John, Halifax, Sydney, Charlottetown, and Quebec City. Thanks!

Self-guided tour – Newport

All dollar amounts shown are Pre-Pandemic. 

Walk to Gateway Transportation Bus Station & Visitor Center.

Turn left (north) from the tender dock along America's Cup Ave.

Purchase an all-day ticket from RIPTA for $6 at the center.

Bus #67 (trolley) which takes you to the mansions.

Purchase a 2-house ticket @ $25.99pp from Newport Mansions Org.

Tour The Breakers and Marble House & Grounds -- plan on 1 ½ hours per mansion.

The Breakers opens at 9 a.m. (Bus stop # 3).

Marble House opens at 10 am. (Bus stop #5).

If time allows check out the Cliff Walk (partial walk).  Access points are limited.

Take the trolley back to the Gateway Center.

Visit Bowen's Wharf and Bannister's Wharf.

Optional - Visit Thames Street (very short walk from the harbor) which has many nautical shops

Or take a walk near the harbor to view the sail boats.

Note:  The same Princess Tour was $84.95pp

John

Bloomberg issued a warning about the rising cost of debt and questioned Carnival's ability to meet its interest payments -- a note that sent the stock falling.  

Also, Morgan Stanley on Wednesday issued its own warning about Carnival's debt load.

Unsurprisingly, Carnival stock fell in response.  Morgan Stanley cited weak sales, growing economic risks, and the rising cost of interest on debt as the three biggest risks to Carnival.

The Morgan Stanley further warned that investors can expect Carnival will require more cash to tide it over until conditions improve in the cruise industry.  Increase in bookings for the next 2 quarters would help ease the pain.  MS stated if things don’t improve expect Carnival to raise cash by issuing more stock.  Last quarter, Carnival reported operating losses of over $1.0 billion and negative free cash flow of $1.0 billion. As such, Carnival wasn't generating any of the cash needed to pay its $368 million in interest costs and had to go further into debt. 

Macrotends.com reported on Carnival the following --

Quarter ending February 28, 2022 was $29.887B, a 12.69% increase year-over-year.

Carnival long term debt for 2021 was $28.509B, a 28.83% increase from 2020.

Carnival long term debt for 2020 was $22.13B, a 128.73% increase from 2019.

Carnival long term debt for 2019 was $9.675B, a 22.51% increase from 2018.

Hi @jinpasco   See the LIVE thread from the Majestic Princess Cruise tour. 

There are comments about the Westmark Hotel that may be of interest.

Live From Majestic Princess JB5 Denali Explorer Alaska Cruise Tour 6-2022 

Many indicated they wore a mask.  What kind of mask?  Is it better to wear a N95 mask versus a cloth mask?  I would like to know how many worn a N95 mask and think they are more effective. 

Why is this ridiculous?   Princess knows what’s happening relative to covid.  You would hope so!  When you’re off the ship, Princess does not care whether a person has Covid when they get home.    

You’re on a vacation in Florida at a Marriott Resort for 5 days.  Two days after you get home you test positive.  How many persons are reporting they are positive?  Marriott does not care it you test positive once your home.

You’re on an Amtrak train vacation (National Park Express) for 10 days from Chicago to Seattle.  Two days after you get home you test positive.  Will you report your test result to Amtrak?   Amtrak does not care if you tested positive.

I agree with susyed – who do you suppose we should report it to?  CDC!

Now that your home and test positive -- may be you should report your test result to local county health agency?   Bottom line -- the travel industry really don’t care once your home.

@JimmyVWine Thanks for heads up on the web site.  Just bookmarked the site for the future travel.  

Freedom of the Seas - 2017

Traveling on 21.6 knots average speed, Freedom of the Seas has an approximate size of 1,112 feet long. The ship’s standard fuel consumption is rumored to be around 28,000 gallons per hour. Doing the math on this gives us 28,000 gallons x $3.007 per gallon diesel cost.

This means that Freedom has an estimated hourly fuel cost of $84,196. Multiply $84,196 by 24 hours, and fuel consumption per day is an astounding $2,020,704.00!

Princess cruise line 5 largest cruise ships:  Multiply 5 times $2,020,704 equals $10,103,520 per day in 2017 dollars.  (In today’s 2022 dollars, fuel cost is even higher).

Also, a good read from “The Points Guy” about Carnival Corp. cleaning up their act after several environmental violations.  He talks about the newest Carnival ship – Mardi Gras which is a diesel/LNG-electric hybrid (meaning that it runs on a combination of the two) is more efficient than a vessel that runs on one or the other because it allows the ship’s engineers to match the amount of energy produced by the engines to the amount of energy needed to run the vessel without worrying that there won’t be enough (which would cause a blackout) or that there’s too much (which would create waste).

If you like to read more detail - please refer to the source(s) indicated below.

Source:  boatinggeeks.com, Thepointsguy.com

Reading your previous posts -- I believe you're on the Regal Princess which leaves from Barcelona on July 2^nd for a 21-day cruise.  Information which ships are in port can be found on the following web site:  cruisemapper.com. 

Example – Barcelona has 4 ships in port for that day (July 2^nd).   The ships are:  Regal Princess, Norwegian Epic, Celebrity Beyond and Costa Firenze with arrival and departure times.  

As previously stated, The Port Authority for each port should have the pier information.  Using Google Search should provide more info.  John

On 4/23/2022 at 1:37 PM, luvtocruise52 said:

We are looking at the 12 Night British Isles Cruise and wonder whether the amount of time in port (usually about 12 hours) allowed you to get a good feel for the area, especially Belfast and Dublin. We're curious what people were able to see and do in each of the ports. (I've read the descriptions of excursions but think personal experience is valuable.) Also, which excursions were the most enjoyable in any of the ports, and was it easy to arrange your own excursion instead of taking the ones offered by the cruise line? Thanks in advance for your feedback.  

Are you staying in London pre cruise?  If yes, how many days?

Port Valet is available only for these participating airlines: Alaska, American, Delta, Horizon, Southwest, and United. It is usually not available for international flights.  Sorry Alaska Air is not included.

Self-guided tour – Newport

All dollar amounts shown are Pre-Pandemic. 

Walk to Gateway Transportation Bus Station & Visitor Center.

Turn left (north) from the tender dock along America's Cup Ave.

Purchase an all-day ticket from RIPTA for $6 at the center.

Bus #67 (trolley) which takes you to the mansions.

Purchase a 2-house ticket @ $25.99pp from Newport Mansions Org.

Tour The Breakers and Marble House & Grounds -- plan on 1 ½ hours per mansion.

The Breakers opens at 9 a.m. (Bus stop # 3).

Marble House opens at 10 am. (Bus stop #5).

If time allows check out the Cliff Walk (partial walk).  Access points are limited.

Take the trolley back to the Gateway Center.

Visit Bowen's Wharf and Bannister's Wharf.

Optional - Visit Thames Street (very short walk from the harbor) which has many nautical shops

Or take a walk near the harbor to view the sail boats.

Note:  The same Princess Tour was $84.95pp

John

Hopefully this does not happen – your niece does not have the booster 14 days before your Mediterranean cruise on May 7^th.  She will be denied boarding.  As others have suggested -- get your niece’s booster TODAY.  You better have a plan B ready.

@Thrak      Thrak what a mess!  Thanks to your TA for getting everything back to your original stateroom.  Did you receive all your OBCs?  Yes, after many hours of confusion, frustration, etc.

From all the comments I read on other threads – the decks used for quarantine seem to be mid-ship to mid-forward – balcony.  Also, could those quarantined need to be near the Medical Center on deck 4???  What elevator(s) go the Medical Center?   Also, the quarantine decks used seem to vary by ship. It’s really hard to pin down.  Correct me if I’m wrong.  John

  @gilliansp        Beside this thread you can post your questions on the “Cruise Air” board.

The Cruise Air board has page after page of comments, questions, ideas, etc. specific to air travel.  Check it out.  John 

22 minutes ago, scottsdalelove said:

930 but you have to claim your slot at front desk

Please clarify. The shuttle starts at 09:30 -- is this to the airport or to the pier?

Thanks    @billco  for the great Youtube video.

In 2011, Princess Cruises removed the iconic nightclub, Skywalkers Nightclub from Grand Princess at shipyard at Freeport, Bahamas.  In 2019, the Grand Princess had a refurbishment.  See below.

Grand Princess (Grand Class) - Dry dock 2019 (Portland, Oregon)

• Reupholster lounge chairs in Explorer's, Crooner's, Wheelhouse, Crown Grill, Library, and Snookers. 
• New information screens throughout elevator lobbies
• New bathtubs in staterooms
• New sofas for Explorer's and Crooner's 
• Replace Mini-suite sleeper sofas 
• Replace astro turf deck covering on upper decks 
• Replace Horizon Court carpeting and tiles 
• Replace Wheelhouse Dance floor 
• Refurbish elevator interiors
• Repair/Refinish beverage station cabinets in Horizon Court 
• New carpeting in the dining rooms and Crooner's. 
• New carpeting in hallways
• Refurbish swimming pools
• General maintenance and upkeep
• Painted hull of ship
• New propellers
• New hot tub tiling around both Calypso and Neptune pools
• Ocean Medallion wiring install
• SHIP SYSTEMS: Inspection and repair of propellers, exchangers, propulsion as well as hot and cold water lines.   

10 hours ago, 1965 said:

Is there a way to see at what capacity our ship will be sailing? We'll be sailing on the Grand to Alaska May 11. Also on the Regal Nov. 6. Thanks.

Your questions can be answered in several ways.

What is the capacity of your ship at sailing? -- well that number does not change.

Regal capacity is 3650 guests. 

Grand capacity is 2600 guests.

How many guests will actually be booked on the Regal for November 6^th ?

How many guests will actually be booked on the Grand for May 11^th ?

Some have suggested you could perform a mock booking which can be very time consuming.  

Plus, it’s a moving target. Passengers booked on June 1^st – that booking number will change by July 1^st etc. etc.

Check with passengers on the cruise before yours could be an indicator.

Agree with cruisingrob21 -- typically TAs  do not have access to this info.

Then there’s standby passengers, guarantee booking, etc.  to consider.  John

I see your new to Cruise Critic with only 2 posts.  Welcome.

I agree with   @nini - use the Roll Call forum for your questions.