bcnvcanada

The Chinese flyers might have something to do with NewYears starting in a few days. Loved your detailed reports and sorry to

hear of the rough weather again.

Thanks for the info, will contact them.

We are looking for looking for a reliable car service from EZE airport to a downtown location.

We are worried that a taxi will not hold two

large cases, 68x45x18

Any suggestions would be most welcomed.

Try Wells Fargo, AMEX at offices, and on line

Thanks for posting again, Can't wait to "visit" all the wonderful

places that you go and travel along with you, thanks to the blog.

Have a wonderful and safe journey.

THANKS FOR THE INFO. Hopefully, we can be one of

the first off.

Does the LA Cruise Terminal at San Pedro have

global access lanes? The last time we were there

they did not have them and it took us over an

within guidelines of the cruise company, but early.

We want to do walk off with our cases, have hirred

a car and

hour and half to get thru. We have an early flight, driver and hope to get to the airport by

10:30. for a 12:30 flight. We have three cases to check and worry about this.

We know all about LA traffic, so we are concerned. The next

flight is six hours later. Thanks

Thanks, that is the bank we used at the airport the last

time we were there. 2010. Wanted to make sure that

it was still there. Again, thanks.

Ecuador uses the U.S, dollar as it currency. All other ports you will need currency.

Where is the best place to change money in Buenos Aires?

It use to be the bank and terminal a on arrival. Does anyone

have and update. We do not want to use an ATM card,

Thanks

It really depends how many ships are in port that day.

The terminal can be a mess. Suggest you do a walk off.

Sometimes there is a wait for taxis. Do a little research on

the boards Canadian ports and you will find out the best way.

So glad you arrived in Rome. What a day you had.

Again, safe travels.

Thank you for your time spent on this blog. As always we

enjoy your pictures and dialog. We will be looking forward

to your world cruise. Wishing you safe travels.

Because of the roads, traffic and conditions, this is one

port that you might consider a ships tour to the places

that you mention. If you were just going to Grenada ,

it would be different. We have been to this port four times and

have done the a tour similar to the one you would like to

do, we had to have a police escort to get us thru the traffic

and back to the port and then we were an hour late.

Yes, this time, we were on a ship's tour.

Enjoy the wonderful fresh made noodle bar in the Lido.

They had it for breakfast, lunch and dinner. We seldom, went

back to the dinning room as the noodles were so good along with

the other Japanese choices for breakfast. Enjoy your time in

Tokyo and on your cruise.

If you are flying to Canada or US most flights leave late in

the evening. Suggest you book a tour to go on. The airport has

no seating and places to wait. You can't check in until 3 hours

before you flight. Remember, the airport may be jammed with

holiday travelers as it is Christian holidays as well as the

start of summer vacation holiday. Get to the airport 4 hour in advance for the long lines in check, and you should be within the

three hour period. Suggestions for tours is a winery and lunch.

You are cutting it too close. Traffic to and in Florence is

a nightmare. You will have to walk at least 20 minutes to

get to the entrance. Princess usually makes a pit stop about

half way to Florence and this can take 20-30 minutes depending on how many buses make the stop and how many ships are in

port. The early afternoon would be much better. The crowds outside are huge and it can be hard to get to the entrance area.

Lots of school children until late July each day.

Because of the location of the port area, most of the cruise

lines run shuttles to two large shopping malls. Callao is a large working port. At the malls there will

be lots of taxi drivers and private tour operator there.

If you know where you want to go it is easy. We always

walk through the mall to a different opening, again always

taxis waiting to take you somewhere. You arrange by the

location the price. It is always much cheaper outside the main

drop off area. Be sure to take a photo of the entrance y.ou are using as the mall can be confusing. You arrange price

by the location, rather than a meter ride. Traffic is very

bad in Lima, and do take this into consideration when DYI

tour. You will need to return to the mall to get back to your

ship. It can take between 20 to 40 minutes to get to the malls

Does anyone how to get to Valparaiso from San Antonio?

One can get the get the taziezeza at the white both in the middle

of the arrivals terminal. You pay, the give you receipt and are directed outside to their taxis. Checking the rate exchange it

is over 70usd. We have been to BA several times. One

uses the same caution that one would use in any large city.

It is a wonderful city, so full of interesting sites. Get a private

guide, or walk around on your own. Check with your hotel

if it is safe to walk around the area. They will tell you. Don't wear

jewelry, or watch, unless it is a cheap throw away, (dollar tree) type. Always have money in a safe place and be careful if you

have a large expensive camera. Really this applies to all the cities that you will visit on this cruise. Just because you might

be on a Princess tour, don't let you guard down. Last December, on a Princess tour, we had a member of our group 10 people,

had a cell phone stole off her person in Santiago, Chile.

Guayaquil, is an interesting place. Our ship, ran a shuttle

from the dock. working port, mostly banana packing place to

the city a few k's away. We were told to be very careful

in the city. Armed soldiers were around tourist areas.

The river walk was interesting, and we walked up a hill to

a special house. The food from the local cafes along

the river walk was good, but then, we will eat most

anything. There were a large group of iguana's in the

park, where we were dropped off. Manta, suffered a large

earthquake, in late 2015, and a lot of the downtown was

destroyed. We took a taxi got it from the large beach hotel, up the street from port gates, much cheaper than those at the gates to Montecristo, sp

where Panama Hats are really from. Also loved the nut

carvings or animals and birds. Manta is the yellowfin

tuna capital of the world. The ships come in with their

catch which the quality fish are flown out to other places in the world.

The lesser quality is canned nearby. Great places on

the beach, near port gates for wonderful fish dishes.

Again, this is a working port, you must take a shuttle to the

gate. And of course the us dollar is their legal tender.

Just some information that I have been given. We are part of a CERT team that will be flying

into Houston tonight to work for the next 14 days. We were told that the airports there will be closes or very limited flight into and out of the next few days. Emgs supplies, and workers will be flown in

from all over, and the very sick will be flown out. We were told not to even think about getting out

until 14 days from tomorrow. To all on you have been effected my thoughts go out to you.

Probably a med emergency. Easier to do a land evac than

one at sea.

The private transfer will be about the same or cheaper as

the transfer for two. You wouldn't be able to get off the ship

until port workers show up somewhere between 07:00 and 08:00

It takes about 50minutes to get you to the terminal that you

request. Some flights to North America now go out of termial

1 at least the check in part. Check your airline.

It is still in effect for Canadians and a couple of other countries.