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What's Your Financial Breakpoint In a Balcony?
kirtihk replied to Daruma's topic in Norwegian Cruise Line
I easily might go in the inside cabin on Seabourn, Regent, Ponant, and Silversea; the matter is they don't provide it. So... No choice for me: I'm stuck with and forced enjoying the balcony cabin (and a "darn" butler on Silversea). On a positive note, I like a lack of choices - less headache! -
and the price with the refundable deposit option for 14-day cruise is $1,900 more pp (in Aqua)!!! That's $1,000 more than a deposit! To pay or not pay? - To over-pay $1,900 extra with the refundable deposit or lose $900 in case of canceling non-refundable?
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Referral Coupon Thread- This is the only one!
kirtihk replied to Tucruisers's topic in Seabourn Cruise Line
If you’re new to Seabourn and don't have a referral set up yet and booked a cruise sailing prior to or on December 14, 2025, I can set up a referral for you that gives us both $250 OBC (per cabin). Please e-mail me at mikhail_khitrik (at) yahoo (dot) (com), and I will set up the referral for you. -
I've almost never heard of using this word until around 6 years ago. Thinking (especially, without influencing and out-of-the-box) is a sin these days, I guess. Society slowly but steadily is moving toward ameba-like existence.
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Oh, yes! Who is better than a dog! Not any human being!
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I would love to hug that dog!
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Good news with Celebrity cruise. Report the changes
kirtihk replied to tomcruiser1234's topic in Celebrity Cruises
That’s really good. It was a typo in my text: parts should be switched in my first question. We have a very similar situation with booking for 12-day Millennium cruise from Singapore to Tokyo (March 3, 2025). We paid $5,264 total (cruise fare, port charges, tax, included classic beverage package, wi-fi, included gratuities (we booked this trio combo before Celebrity removed gratuities from it), refundable deposit), the lest expensive Aqua category (free upgrade to the next category) and $200 (book onboard) OBC. It was a group booking with our cruise agent. The regular price through Celebrity at that time was $8,600. A few days ago I looked and saw over $13,000 fir the same category with the same other items! -
Good news with Celebrity cruise. Report the changes
kirtihk replied to tomcruiser1234's topic in Celebrity Cruises
And you are not allowed to bring any food from the Ocean View Cafe. One time was walking with a boiled egg in my hand, and they stopped me from entering (it was so funny!!!). -
Good news with Celebrity cruise. Report the changes
kirtihk replied to tomcruiser1234's topic in Celebrity Cruises
And for Champagne (or Bellini) if one doesn’t not have a beverage package. -
Good news with Celebrity cruise. Report the changes
kirtihk replied to tomcruiser1234's topic in Celebrity Cruises
So many variables: Per person or for 2? Balcony or other category? Refundable or not deposit? With pre-paid gratuities or not? If answer is the former for all questions (especially for the first and second), then it's great! -
Passport Expiration Date Not 6 months from cruise boarding date
kirtihk replied to indexcards's topic in Princess Cruises
I've just made another post (# 102) about this matter (in backward direction this time). -
Passport Expiration Date Not 6 months from cruise boarding date
kirtihk replied to indexcards's topic in Princess Cruises
Yes, correct. However: Passport, a mandatory requirement for travelling to the USA for non-US citizens: Regardless of the purpose of your trip, whether for tourism, study, or work, a passport is a necessary document for travelling to the USA that you must have with you, as your National Identity Card will not be valid there. Similar to many other countries, your passport should remain valid for at least six months after you enter the USA and should have at least two blank pages for use by American authorities. _______________________________________________ So, in the end it's all the same. Therefore, the base of my thinking (as a world traveler so to speak) still has a foundation (excuse my tautology). -
Passport Expiration Date Not 6 months from cruise boarding date
kirtihk replied to indexcards's topic in Princess Cruises
That's fine as long as a person doesn't travel for next couple (few) months from "two weeks before it expires" time. That's (potentially) actually, the best situation. -
Passport Expiration Date Not 6 months from cruise boarding date
kirtihk replied to indexcards's topic in Princess Cruises
Yes. There are too many so to speak something's to live with. -
Passport Expiration Date Not 6 months from cruise boarding date
kirtihk replied to indexcards's topic in Princess Cruises
Perhaps, you didn't "translate" a meaning of my post properly. It was about the fact that 10 years expiation is truly <10 years. So, people pay for 10 years when in reality they pay for 9.5 years or potentially even less. -
Passport Expiration Date Not 6 months from cruise boarding date
kirtihk replied to indexcards's topic in Princess Cruises
I always wonder why it is 10 years; it should be 10.5. Then real number of years would be actually 10 years. Currently, last 6 months are meaningless for people who travel within that time. In reality it should be 10.75 years, so people would be able to apply for renewal in 10 years and get a new passport in about 3 months or less. -
sounds like a (kind of) proper British joke, doesn't it? On our recent Azamara cruise we met a very nice British couple, and I learned a lot! My both posts, nevertheless, are my own "creatures".
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The other hand? - Oh, boy (see my previous post # 71)!
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a hand?
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Caribbean only shorts
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What essentials and fun items do you bring?
kirtihk replied to Love2cruise-71's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Positive attitude (leaving negative energy behind). -
Actually, you have a supporting case in your favor now (especially, if you can prove the "upgrade" verbiage). If not that, the cruise line has a right to do what they did. However, since (and if) they consider it an upgrade, now you may request a real upgrade to any available cabin in the closest category up (since the actual new cabin is technically verse than your original). PS. When we try to book a 3/4 berth cabin for 2 about, our cruise agent always warns us that a cruise line might move us to a different cabin in the same (or above) category at any time, if someone will try to book a cabin for 3/4 people, and none is available at the time of that booking attempt, and even a higher category cabin might actually be worse (location, configuration, a smaller balcony size, obstructed view like in your case, ...) than our booked cabin.
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If this matter is true, all inauguration cruises shall sail without paying passengers for first 2-4 months to justify your input. From the other hand, based on this reading, it appears cruise lines sell inauguration cruise by targeting first-time cruisers. Otherwise, they assume all mature cruisers are fullish by nature.