Essiesmom

There’s an endless thread about this on the NCL board. EM

TJMaxx is a good place to look for luggage, as well as dept. stores. I got one in TJMaxx that looks very much like the one pictured. EM

My geographic problem is Europe, or perhaps any place on the far side of the Atlantic. In the Western Hemisphere, East is bordering the Atlantic Ocean. So I have to keep reminding myself that the parts of Europe that also border the Atlantic are the west coast, not east. EM

Leave your Discover card at home. Europe doesn’t know what it is. EM

Decide what you want on the inside, as well as the outside, then go looking. I have bought Heys bags in Target, a carryon hard side in a department store, steeply on sale. Because I decided I wanted a slightly larger bag with two large wheels, I ended up ordering a TravelPro 25”. EM

Ask on the NCL board here. There will not be a plug for a hairdryer in any ship bathroom. Likely there is a hairdryer in a drawer at the desk. EM

Some of your questions can be answered by folks on the Australia/New Zealand board here. EM

You might also ask this on the Cunard board. I suspect more Cunard regulars visit there than this board. EM

Only one tug each end.

Are you perhaps confusing Enchanted Princess of 2020 with Emerald Princess of 2007? EM

No offer for me, but they must think I have money, because I had an offer for Seabourn on two cards. Eam

The OP has stated twice that they have already been through the old locks. So it is about the ship, not the transit. For something different, take the Sapphire or Caribbean. EM

On the Disabled Cruisers board there is a endless thread about cruising with a service dog. EM

It has been reported that on some cruises it is rice cookers. EM

An interesting observation: many years ago we sailed on QE2 and did a cabin crawl. We saw a Princess Grill cabin that was just a very large square. 12 years ago we were on a four day cruise on Queen Elizabeth, and when we got off, my TA was boarding. I went looking for her cabin as I wanted to leave her a gift (about 40 pillow chocolates from Celebrity). Close to her cabin was one larger and as I peeked in, it looked just like a minisuite. I thought ‘I don’t remember QE having minisuites. Later on the deck plan I realized it was a Princess Grill cabin. Looked just like a mini, but costing a lot more. EM

Many, many years ago when I was in grade school, it was popular to have a penpal in a foreign country. I acquired one who lived in Japan. He/she sent me a box of traditional Japanese things. I wanted to return the gesture, but back in the 1950’s it was nearly impossible to find small item that represented American culture that were not ‘made in Japan’. EM

That link has a paywall. EM

There are only two lines/ships sailing from Corfu this summer: AAIDAblu and Marella Explorer. So I suspect the OP is on Marella. EM

Cruisedeckplans has videos of OS on Venezia. Description is single or double sofa. No uppers. So two will have to share the sofa. EM

He’s looking at an OS, which I assume is Ocean Suite. EM

Thank you for coming here and relating your experience. I have gone to the Explora roll calls and warned them about using the new locks. Easter Sunday and we have Oosterdam eastbound

Stay tuned…you may have noticed the several threads about the Key bridge collapse…your ship may be leaving from Norfolk rather than Baltimore. Depends on when they get the bridge wreckage cleared from the channel, and the channel dredged. EM

You might ask on the Alaska board about the 26 glacier tour…but I doubt there is a lot of tourist traffic in Whittier so I would bet that most of the people on the tour would also be boarding the ship after. And the tour operators know when you need to be back. EM

Like the Trevi Fountain. EM

Likely the same union but different skills. I’m sure @chengkp75could give us a good explanation. From prior reading I have learned that the cruise ship gigs are much sought after due to the anticipated (optional) gratuities, and that they bid for the jobs. Many of those that get them have high seniority, might be bringing home better salaries than you…EM