cruiselover53

Watched the news last night.  People are being killed everywhere  in wars. Others are starving to death.  Let's raise a glass in their memory.  Just saying.

we spent many happy hours in the "Dome

Woops☺️

This may already be well known but on Facebook people are reporting the Ovation of the Seas October cruise from Vancouver to Hawaii has been cancelled. 

ICOON of the Seas !!!

Considering there is an airstrip running the length of the island,there's not much room left for all that infrastructure

5 hours ago, arxcards said:

Princess bought these in a few months ago.

For some ships, it is a nice addition. Those ships already had a "casual" dining venue with a pp charge - such as Salty Dog gastropub.

Other ships, such as Majestic, have Alfredo's pizzeria which you could dine at for no additional charge. That is no longer the case. If you don't have a package, you now have to pay to dine there. 

 

We walked past Alfredo's on Majestic many times last weekend - you could just about hear the crickets. What a shame.

Thanks

ök thanks

May I ask please exactly what are "casual dining meals"

The $600 OBC is on a sliding scale. It's $100 for an interior cabin and it increases as you go up to window and so on

11 hours ago, Kiwi_cruiser said:

Thank You for the update cruiselover53, I was wondering why she was still in Seward!

all good

8 hours ago, arxcards said:

It would be easy to blame a chunk of ice, but even Royal is calling it a technical issue with one of their pods. Pity for all those that made their way to Seward to find that our after they arrived.

 

I hope Brillance stays in good shape for your upcoming cruises. We have friends that boarded yesterday for b2b's x6

We are booked on Brilliance 17/9 & 24/9. Whatever the reason... I hope they fix the Radiance asap... I know how I would feel if it was our cruise

Radiance of the Seas has cancelled its latest cruise and could be out of action for a couple of weeks. Word is it hit an iceberg. 

www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2023/09/02/royal-caribbean-cancels-radiance-of-the-seas-sailing-due-propulsion-problem

I know there are lots of 1 liners there

IMHO The greatest wit worldwide. I often watch him on You Tube when I need a laugh. RIP

My 2 have disappeared. One has reappeared. Still missing one. Same thing happened the other day. I expect all will be well (well i hope so)

wow have a great time

Back to the original question we are booked on the Enchantment's last Alaska cruise in Sept 23 followed by the trip to Hawaii. Having been on Quantum of the Seas, we decided that whilst these Mega ships have every possible amenity they lack a few essential things (in our mind). They have no character and none of the quirks that the old ships have. Things like the Pacific Sun where to get to one of the dining rooms you had to go up a floor along a corridor and back down to the original floor. Nothing major but quirky. Also the mega ships have NO Viking Crown lounge. Our favourite spot on RCL ships (we have been on 4). Just our opinion 

I have never won a thing but my granddaughter won a ship on a stick in a children''s trivia quiz on the Carnival 'Spirit. She proudly presented it to me saying she won it for me.... My favourite holiday souvenir

thanks for that.. gotta love that phrase.... "cover may be excluded"

3 minutes ago, OzKiwiJJ said:

No, i was actually being facetious. 🤣

 

But it is a logical supposition based on the average incubation time of Omicron and the fact that it's summer barbecue time. It's not the first time I've noticed a pattern like that except with Delta the rise was Thursdays and Fridays as Delta had a longer incubation time.

 

 

Ok there you go

4 hours ago, OzKiwiJJ said:

It did that last week as well. All the people who party like mad on Friday and Saturday nights then discover they aren't feeling well on Tuesday or Wednesday because they were partying with people who had Covid.

 Is that factual ? Have you got sources ?

1 hour ago, cruiselover53 said:

We are on the "Radiance""... well that's the plan. it will be an overnighter in Moorea

 

I  forgot to add that we are on the return in April 23. so I am taking the plunge and suggesting the Transpacific this year will do the same. The Tahiti restictions are:

The French Polynesian island of Bora Bora has announced a ban on mega cruise ships, restricting port calls to cruise ships with a capacity of less than 3,500 while those with a capacity of more than 2,500 will be restricted to Tahiti, Moorea and Raiatea. Cruise ships carrying more than 3,500 passengers will be denied entry.

6 hours ago, Chiliburn said:

So springaussie  ,what about these transpacifics and Tahiti?

From what I understand even Radiance can’t go to some of the islands in French Polynesia.

Ive been thinking they may drop Tahiti and go to Samoa or something but they still have Tahiti and Bora Bora on there schedules.

We are on the "Radiance""... well that's the plan. it will be an overnighter in Moorea

The Minister for Tourism has just announced on Sunrise that the opening of borders does NOT include cruising at this stage. Apparently talks are ongoing with the states. (I am sure these will be all very very friendly)

2 hours ago, MMDown Under said:

I have also followed this experienced adventurous couple, who do a world cruise on HAL every year.  As they now cruise around the Caribbean on B2B cruises, the situation seems to be getting worse with numbers of covid passengers and crew, missed ports, ports with many shops closed, restrictions for visitors, etc.  It has become a mystery cruise which wouldn't suit everyone.  

This couple is obviously fairly well off being able to do a world cruise each year and good luck to them, but I really wonder what would happen if 1 of them caught covid and got quite ill. Would any insurance policy actually cover them ( in the manner we are used to ) ? Could well stretch most peoples finances !!!