downundermatt

Thanks for the info - hoping we can stay the final day as we have done Athens before and have a late departure.

We will have OBC left from the Essentials Package, which I believe  can only be used for tours - can we use this credit to stay on board the last day - it's still not available in the cruise planner and the trip is just four weeks away .... Otherwise assume I can use it for an airport transfer if we can't stay on board ?

Forgive this question from a Newbie - I was unable to find an answer on the boards.

I know in some ports (mainly Europe) Celebrity and Royal give you the opportunity to stay on board longer and check out after lunch.

on your final day - The program is called Stay a While and you pay for a fee via your cruise planner.

Just wondering and hoping Azamara offer such a deal when our cruise finishes in Athens next April.

We are cruising from Vancouver to Hawaii in September, and due to dock at 7am. Would a flight after Midday be safe ?

There first port in the US is Hilo so I assume we clear Immigration there and do our final Customs In Honolulu.

Thanks for any info

We are looking forward to our first Azamara cruise next March which stops in Israel, Egypt and Jordan. I have read on Cruise Critic the ship will obtain the necessary visas for us at a small fee.

Have any Australians cruised in this area and the ship got the visas  ?, I know in Vietnam And Russia Celebrity obtained our visas, just a bit nervous about these ports.

We will be in Sydney next month, and are hoping to drive some of the Cabot Drive.

I've only seen Budget recommend on the threads here, but they are booked out the day we need.

Any other suggestions, preferably near the port, or that could even pick us up.

Thanks

First time on Azamara - just wondering do Azamara ever have sales where they discount shore excursions periodically ?

(normally we sail Celebrity/Royal and I know they both do from time to time ....along with drink and restaurant deals)

We are hoping to hire a car for our port day in Ibiza early November.

We have previously used CICAR but they only seem to have an airport outlet in Ibiza,

and I would prefer something downtown.

I see Europcar have a office near the port, but there is nothing available in November.

(am thinking the office may close after the Summer Season, alas the website is in Spanish).

Hoping someone may have some recent experience, and suggestions

We have un upcoming Back to Back on Royal.

If we were to buy some Duty Free on board on the first cruise, would they give it back to us the final night of cruise one ?

Or would we receive it at the end of the second cruise ?

Thanks

Last time we visited the Kennedy Space Center - so this time we are planning on going to Disneyworld.

We are in port from 0700-1900 so am hoping to find a car rental that will allow a late drop off.

Most agencies seem to close at 4pm 

Appreciate some advice, is it worth the trip -- i believe its an hour each way, altho someone posted on

CC its two hours each way ?

What rental car company is nearest the Port ?? 

Will be in Bar Harbor early October, and Royal have an excursion to Arcadia National Park with a carriage ride.

(I gather the ship excursion is a one hour ride)

Just wondering if any tour operators offer an excursion from the port  with transfers - would like to take the two hour carriage ride.

Don't really want to hire a car. 

Appreciate any tips, from someone who may have done this.

We are Matt and Juan form Sydney, Australia looking forward to our first Azamara cruise.

Interesting itinerary, hoping the tensions don't escalate in the Gulf !

Any others joining us ??

I booked a Oceanview,  category YO, on Adventure of the Seas for my October Cruise many months ago.

The APP has showed me as a Balcony GTY all along, so i have been optimistically hoping it means a Balcony.

Have just checked with my agent, who spoke to Royal and they confirm 'it may be a glitch in the APP',

and we have but a window guarantee.

Just curious if anyone has had the same glitch and fluked a Balcony

We are Matt and Juan from Sydney Australia (also on board for the following back to back).

I had made another posting but had no responses either .....

Boy am I glad I asked for the feedback ..... Thanks for the feedback.

I fool so foolish we actually dock in Fort Lauderdale (not Miami, so I know I need extra time .....)

Keith the sailing is the Celebrity Reflection Transatlantic in November (previous port Nassau the day prior)

We are arriving into Miami at 0500, and I would like to fly out at 1000 (on a Monday)

We will walk off with bags, and a friend will pick us up and drive us us to the airport.

Is this achievable or am I too ambitious ? Thanks for your advice.

(we live in Australia, and hope to catch up with friends in Dallas, before flying home)

We normally cruise with Celebrity and as Elite Plus get free coffee at the Cafe El Baccio.

I have saw on the Cruise Planner a coffee card with 15 Coffees for $31.

This seems a good deal, particularly as we will be in Norway where things are not cheap.

Is it possible to buy two at a time using the one card as we will probably just take a coffee each port day.

Thanks for any info

If I book a Balcony, and pay to upgrade to Concierge/Aqua do I get five points a night (instead of just three) ?

Does it make a difference if I am able to pay the difference and upgrade after final payment ?

We are Matt and Juan from Sydney Australia.

We are doing the Canadian Snowbird Migration from Quebec 07 October

and the following back to back October 20 onto Mexico.

Any family on board ??

We have a balcony guarantee (cabin still not assigned) on our June Cruise so we are within final payment.

The cruise has just dropped another $200.

I have heard of people paying more for a better cabin, Rather than finish up in an obstructed can I

ask my agent for an assigned cabin or better balcony ?

Or do I need to wait and wait to see where I finish up and then try ?

So the price of my cruise dropped and I managed to move from an Interior to a Balcony.

(for less than the amount I had bid to upgrade).

Royal would have been smarter to accept my offer.

Just shows it pays to check, even after final payment.

Now I have another offer to bid up ......

I have two tours booked through Norway Excursions this June - got a 12% discount with a code (have to like them on Facebook to get the code !)

33 minutes ago, Host Clarea said:

 

So about $50 per night to go from an inside to a balcony on a normally higher priced cruise.  That's not bad.

But no guarantee we will be successful ......

Clarea, we are in our first interior (EEK) and we have bid $310 each ......

We are in Australia, and sailing Norway on Serenade in May, and got the offer today.

(first time after 20+ cruises with Royal and Celebrity)

Bid a 'weak' $310 for a Balcony - would be a bonus for this 11 night cruise

Hope we find out sooner rather than later - nine weeks to go

We normally cruise Celebrity or Royal (20+ cruises) but don't buy  Future Cruises on Board.

We usually check out prices on board, but invariably our Travel Agent is cheaper on land for the same cruise.

As we normally do longer repositioning cruises, most of the standard perks don't apply.

If a cruise I like is cheaper with my agency, do I get the agency price or that quoted on board ?