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Thought it was... Sint Maarten and Saint Martin??

Re: Downloading Pics.... I just right click on the pic and click "save as" - give it a file name and it loads into my picture album. Easy, peasy.

Ship on the way back to Port Everglades

Interesting report... Regal webcam, POM webcam and MarineTraffic still show her tied up at the dock in Miami.

Are they really sold out? I have never had a problem booking excursions while on boeard, yet on my cruise personalizer on the Regal 3/15 cruise, it seems like everything I am interested in is either sold out or waitlisted

Yes it's possible. But don't get discouraged. If they show a waitlist - get on it. That implies they may add another bus/boat whatever, and be able to take more people. Also - people cancel tours which can be done up to 24 or 48 hours before the departure date of the tour (even once you're on the ship). Check with the ShoreEx desk once on board to see if there is any availability for the tour you want. Good luck - have fun.

People do miss the ship, but it is extremely rare and often involves alcohol or human error on the part of the passenger (like not realizing the time.)

Which brings up another point... Make sure you're on 'Ship Time', not 'Island Time' - they can be different. Not normally... but ??

Strongly suggest you go to the Florida Departures board and post your question there.....

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=495

Not many stores in the Caribbean will have the automatic card readers yet. Not many do in the Boston area.........

 

Your kidding... Right ?

Curious... Do many of the stores on the islands now have electronic card readers, or are they still using the old paper copy method? I'm reluctant to leave a paper copy of my CC around where anyone can copy the # down at a later time.

hate to think of the damage we will do when we retire.

 

Vickie

You definitely can't do any 'damage' when you retire. Looking forward to hearing of your adventures. Both of you deserve everything you can afford to do in retirement (hope it comes soon).

As for the comment about Jeannie - was trying to make a joke that just doesn't seem to have come over appropriately. Sorry.

glad you like the blog, I will be blogging the entire 30 days on board the Royal.

Hi Vickie - looking forward to your blog. But?? If you're trying to compete with Jeannie, 30 days just won't cut it. :)

I have a new Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Visa card which does not charge foreign transaction fees. It's free for the first year and $120/year thereafter.

I've used it a couple of times already for $US purchases, and plan to use when travelling to other countries.. I've always been annoyed with the extra fees charged by my other credit cards.

You obviously want the Marriott rewards points. The Sears card has no annual fee.

Sears MasterCard which is provided by Chase Bank of Canada does not charge the 2.5 or 3% admin fee. I just made a purchase in the US in US$ and was charged exactly what the Bank of Canada said the exchange rate was that day. I understand Sears is looking for a new provider so don't know how long this will last.

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Now if they switched out the Beech 1900 on the connecting flight....

Don't like the 1900?? You might be the only one on board so they should be able to get all your bags on. Plus you get a window seat and an isle seat at the same time !! :) Be prepared for a long walk at Pearson - it's almost far enough to take a cab. :D

Nope, not suckered at all as it turns out. We just got our upgrade notice and will be in C414 (which is a B1, premium balcony cabin). So excited!

You're going to be sooooo happy with this cabin. Great location and nice balcony. Enjoy !

Hey, it's +5 right now - we'll get back to the frigid temps soon enuf!

 

Funny.. we're at -2 with a NorEaster hitting us. Snow coming off the Atlantic Ocean down the St Lawrence river. Oh.. sorry - an Ocean is a large body of water that you probably have never seen!! Again... kidding... ;):D:D

Tuk temps will get you soon enough. Keep warm.

We've introduced 8 couples to the life experience known as "cruising" . . . only 1 of the couples hated it and said they would never go again.

 

But!!!! Who in their right minds would NOT want to get out of 'atoon' for a week or more in the winter?? :D

Jeez.. take me to Regina - has to be warmer than here!!!! :rolleyes:

Kidding of course. :)

If... and only IF our friends ask us about cruising we explain our experiences. Same as going to a all-inclusive resort, or any land-based holiday. We never push them towards it - just try to explain the differences for us... they have to make the decision. Should they decide to come on a cruise with us (or without us).. that's their decision and I don't feel responsible should they not enjoy the experience.

Have tried the 'search' function, with no luck. Most cruise lines offer a method to contact the ship in case of emergency, but I can't find any such listing on Disney.

Does anyone have a phone# (other than customer service) or email contact... just in case??? Just trying to be prepared. Thanks.

Um ... us? :D:D:D

There were few empty seats ... we just got lucky for once.

We have too in the past (not lately though - most flights full). But, it is sooooo comfy on a long flight like that. Take care.

Day 12 - Homeward Bound

 

We were happy to find that no one was sitting in our row (we had middle and window seats) so we were able to spread out and sit in the aisle and window.

 

Yeah... who wants to go from Dallas to YVR in December?? ;) :D

Is there a website for the water taxi tours? We are interested in doing one the day before our cruise but were wondering what the hours were. After reading your review, we can’t wait for ours in Feb.

Here you go...

http://watertaxi.com/

Not all cabbies know where they're going - just a general area. Once we had to give directions to the driver for our hotel.. he got a 'little' disoriented! Once told, he spoke very loudly.. We all know where all the hotels are ! Not !!

Back to the question... there are multiple signs to direct traffic to all the ships - we've driven in on our own with no problem. Construction on the other hand can be a problem (but really only wasted time as the meter keeps ticking).

Many, if not most, hotels no longer offer free transport to the port.

When I used it on the Royal, it worked fine on my android tablet (sony)

Thanks

The only reference I've seen is that this works on ipad (phone) devices. Does anyone know if it also works on tablets (android) devices?