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Cash Can you get money off your on board account card? Yes Tables do charge a 3% fee though. I guess you could also get cash from the ATM's on the ship from your credit card.

Planning to sail out of Trieste next year. For the past few years, we were easily able to find mileage award seat (One World) in business class without too much difficulty. Just like in the past few years, I would go on AS site (using DDG as my browser) and do some searches months in advance, just to get a feel. By the time it came to book the award tickets, I always had a really good idea of what was going to be available. This year? Not so much. Can't remember the last time I saw BA offerings. I even check multiple departure cities. (We don't mind flying to another city the evening before). Air Lingus is asking 350K for one way. Not. A few offerings from Qatar for 255K. That's an option that would be good if still offered on the day I need for travel. AA rarely offers Business. Usually Premium Economy. Finnair? Lucky to find economy I guess if it comes down to it, we'll just have to step outside of the One World family and buy the tickets.

If you are not on the ship and the departure time is drawing near, a security officer may enter your cabin and open your safe to locate your passport, driver's license, credit cards or any other important stuff you have left there. A security officer "MAY" enter your cabin. Yep, I'm going to leave my passport in my safe cause some people I don't know who I guarantee will not step up to reimburse any additional expenses told me the ship will gather my belongings for me. Thats just setting yourself up for failure. You can't rely on strangers to take care of you. Now, again, if this is something you choose to do, by all means. But stop trying to tell others thats there is only one answer and it's your answer.

I know someone who got it stolen also. I also know 100 who have never had an issue with it being pickpocketed or stolen. I know of a couple who lost theirs inside the house somewhere. Basically, all I'm hearing is "i heard it from a friend whooo, heard it from a friend, whoo, heard it from another...." Bottom line is SO WHAT? If you want to keep your passport in the safe, cool. If someone else wants to carry theirs, cool. There is no reason to disparage or intimidate people who don't do as you desire.

Opinion? or documented fact? If documented fact, please provide a link. Otherwise, I'll have to assume an opinion. Which is okay and I respect your opinion. I just feel that those of us who do decide to carry should be respected also

OP, I've been on this board since it was an AOL only chat room. Your question is a question that will never have a consensus. Do what YOU want to do. Some are adamant and will die on the hill that THEY are right and everyone else is wrong. Myself, Anytime I step on foreign soil, I have my passport with me. If others don't, that's okay by me .

Technically, you're correct. I take medication for high blood pressure. Medication hasn't changed in 3 or 4 years. Therefore, technically, I don't have a pre-existing condition. Let my doctor change my medication during an annual physical 4 weeks before my cruise and BAM!, I now have a pre-existing medical condition and my coverage is null and void. Any and all travel/medical insurance I purchase, I ensure I meet the conditions required to waive any pre-existing medical conditions.

Does anyone have experience with ItalyTours.eu outside of cruising and shore excursions. After our cruise, we are going back to Rome for 5 days. For 2 or 3 of those days, I would like to hire a professional tour guide. Yes, many places one can do DYI, however, I've learned from past experience that having a knowledgeable guide will be able to add just a little more flavor and information that an audio guide just can't deliver.

To those who replied, Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge and experience.

We are currently planning our trip to Venice, Barcelona, & Rome next year. The trip includes a 10-night cruise on the NCL Breakaway. Searching for things to do in ports, we see that Split, Croatia and Dubrovnik, Croatia are both listed as "May Be A Tender" port, whereas Cannes, France is definitely listed as a tender port. So, my question is about Spilt and Dubrovnik. Who or what determines if these stops will be tender. If they are a tender port, does the port have contracted tenders? Or does the ship use its own lifeboats for tender purposes. Why am I asking? We like to do private excursions. If a port is a tender port though, ship excursions have priority off the ship. So, just asking for planning purposes. (Plus the fact that the "Free At Sea" does include a small credit towards a shore excursion, so might as well use this credit during a tender port.)

Just to share, the backpack you are looking at just screams HEY PEOPLE WHO PICKPOCKET! HERE I AM!!. I use a crossbody bag with security features. I'm still susceptible to pick pocketers,,,,,,,, unless I'm standing next to you😁

We're flying in from Seattle on the 3rd. Staying at the Residence Inn by Marriott near Central Park. For the 4th, we've got the 9/11 Memorial and Museum booked and then later that night we have a Christmas Lights Carriage Ride booked. On the 5th, we're headed to a matinée showing of the Rockettes Christmas Special. Then on the 6th, we'll sleep in late and board the Venezia in early afternoon after the crowds die down.

Chances of winning Powerball are better than trying to change cabins or get a cabin at check-in at the terminal.

Last year we booked a ship excursion back to Heathrow that made a stop at Stonehenge. The bus then dropped us off at Terminal 3 where we caught a cab to our destination in the greater London area.

We did a cruise last year out of Southampton, UK to the Canaries. We booked thru the sister company SpainDayTours and the tours didn't fill up. We were not notified until about a week before and scrambled to find an alternative. However, also do a search for your cruise on that other major social media site (FB). CruiseCritic is dying a slow death in the social media world and very few people go to the roll calls. Let people on that other group know about your tour.

Myself? I'd risk (self insure) the 3 days pre-cruise in Vancouver. Worse case, you may have to pay out of pocket for services "on" the ship. Medivac from the ship to land will be free via US Coast Guard. Once on the land Medicare plan will take over.

Take a post cruise excursion with the cruise line. The luggage stays on the bus, you do some sightseeing, they drop you back at the airport about 2PM.

😕 I can list a few websites that can for the most part reliably tell you what the weather will be like for the next 30 days. December 2025 though????? I'll give it a shot though. Cool at night and warm during the days.

I booked a ride from GoOpti. We're going in the reverse direction though.

Thanks for your post. I just booked our tour out of Naples with ItalyTours.eu

You question is really hard to break down or understand in a way. You speak of "cruise" insurance. The only "Cruise" insurance that I'm aware of is if you purchase directly from the Cruise line. Everything else is "Travel" insurance. When I book my travel from Steve at TripInsuranceStore, the most important details are 1) Age of travelers, 2) Cost of trip, 3) Travel dates. Doesn't matter if the travel is a cruise, an All Inclusive, or a hiking trip into the forest. The travel begins at midnight of the morning I lock my front door and ends when I unlock my front door and step back into my house.

Collectively, there are some very smart people who monitor this board. I'm curious to hear the thoughts of some of you regarding the current situation in the C Suite of Southwest Airlines. Of course they have a board who guides executive decisions, but in the news, they are talking about some Elliott Investment Group who is demanding more seats at the table. Can someone break this down to the high school level so I can better understand what's going on? In the healthcare industry, I know that when investors come in and take over a hospital, it's almost like the old mob days where the business gets milked for everything it's worth, then run out of business.

OP here The experience is one that will never be forgotten. Took the tube from St. James to Victoria, changed platforms and continued on to St. Pancras. St. Pancras itself is an amazing station with some great history. The buskers are part of the experience. Riding the Eurostar was an experience like no other. Nothing like Amtrak. Purchased our Paris Metro tix in the Metropole Cafe on the Eurostar. The YouTube videos I watched guided me directly to the metro station at Gard du Nord. City Mapper app had already pre-planned our stops and platform changes in Paris. Google Maps walked us directly to the hotel. Explored Paris on foot for a few hours before we boarded the metro to Trocadero. From there, we walked down to our dinner cruise which was another great experience. Met a great couple from Portugal. After the dinner cruise, we walked back to Trocadero. We were going to Taxi back but they were just trying to rip off tourists. They wanted €75. As with most European hotels, the rooms are much smaller than what we in the US are accustomed to. If you're aware of it beforehand, no issue at all. Got up the next morning, checked out and walked along the Champs Elysees. Had a small breakfast at a cafe. Checked out City Mapper again to determine our route back to Gare du Nord. Toured Gare du Nord (amazing architecture), jumped on the Eurostar and travelled back to London.