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Is Jorge (FLL transp) still in biz? We tried contacting for our trip but no luck

El Gauchos??

6 hours ago, crewsweeper said:

L G Smith's ,  Short walk from cruise dock.  Go right out of port along LG Smith Blvd  at the Renaissance Hotel,  not the casino..

Thanks 

How about a great steak? 

They have family in Dallas and planning to spend a week there before their cruise. 

Any Galveston experts know the answer to the title? 
 

Asking for our neighbors. They just booked their cruise out of Galveston

ive looked in a search but I keep getting limo companies. 😂😂

9 hours ago, OzKiwiJJ said:

Princess doesn't have four digit cabin numbers so did they offer you B714 which would be aft, or B147 which would be forward?

Fat fingers LOL

We called Princess to cancel and they offered to move us to the Baja deck, cabin 7147. They also are offering to discount it $200 more. 
I don’t understand why they make you call to cancel. 

Thank you arxcards

Yes, pretty much. Jan

We have put a hold on 2 cruises, one with each, for 2 weeks in Aus/NZ. 

The Holland America has a couple port stops in Aus before sailing to NZ. The Princess cruise is just NZ except it leaves from Aus. 

We held a mini suite on Princess that includes their Prime Premier so includes everything. D732 is the stateroom.

On Holland America, we choose a balcony with everything included. We liked the idea of sitting on our balcony and watching from the rear of the ship. We choose stateroom 8141. 

Would love to hear opinions on which direction these old folks should go. We are pretty easy going so it's not like we require an adults only cruise. 

Thank you

If we are required to do a test before we board down there, what store/pharmacy/medical office would we get tested at in Sydney??

Sorry, we're not comfortable doing a self test. 

We started out reading online and then on here before contacting them over the phone. 

Thanks emoore for the help. 

Thanks emoore

We are trying to decide whether to do Princess or Holland. Both have lots to offer us old folks for our huge anniversary celebration. And, it seems, like their covid rules are different. 

This could be the deciding factor

We are thinking of booking Holland America to Aus/NZ and have a question about covid requirements. One cruise line, Princess, tells us that we have to be tested 2 days before getting on board down there. Holland America says as long as we're up to date on boosters, that's all they need. 

Is this all true? The Princess rep seems to be reading from a script when we spoke. Holland America rep was extremely nice but didn't seem to know much about it either. 

Would appreciate help. And sorry for intruding on your post. 

That’s scary to hear. So much beauty down there that my wife and I want to see. Don’t want to miss a thing 😎😎 but we always go into our journeys with the same mindset. It won’t be perfect. 

sounds like if this gent responds here, I’m going to enjoy it 🤪🤪🤪

You all are the best. 
 

Thanks for getting my wife to relax 😎😎

Hi gang,

I've been away from all the forums for a while. Cancer is a B....

Anyway, my wife and I are planning an Australia and New Zealand cruise for the first part of 2025. 

With their recent financial stories, would you book a future cruise with Virgin for this destination? 

Thank you

That first sentence worked perfectly. Got a nice list of agents to choose from now. 
 

Thanks Gretchendz 😎😎

I wonder what I should type in the search box before hitting send? I’m not using the proper words because I’m not seeing any reliable hints. Would love to use a TA that could get us the most we can. 😎😎😎😎😎😎

We will be there in Sept. for a 3 week tour 🥳🥳🥳

We sailed the Reflection a few weeks ago and before leaving, read on cruise critic that getting some silverware from MDR was a good idea in case this happened.
We were in Blu and asked our waiter the first day if we could each take a set back to our cabin in case we caught Covid. He said it would be brought to our cabin.

About an hour later, we went back to our cabin and found a set for each of us plus 2 water glasses and 2 coffee cups. 
Thankfully, never had to use them. 

1 minute ago, Hlitner said:

Yes, you can certainly hire a taxi but you will need to negotiate a price. It would likely cost you several hundred Euros.   We have often just rented a car for the day which used to be about 50 euros.  There are quite a few small rental car agencies with offices in Fira, but it is always best to reserve in advance.  We have also noticed some smaller ATVs and a few 3 wheeled open vehicles on the roads and assume they can also be rented from local agencies.  
 

Last August we had a difficult time finding a rental car and googled

several local agencies before finally getting a rental.  Driving on the island is not difficult except around Oia and Fira.

 

Hank

Thanks for the great info 

5 hours ago, Hlitner said:

I do not know the current cost but 35 Euros per person would be a guesstimate.  The folks that sell the boat trip are on the pier where you dock on arrival.  The price used to include a mini bus transfer from the dock below Oia, up the hill to the town.  They also would give you a bus ticket for transfer back to Fira.

 

There are also normal public buses between Fira and Oia although they only run once or twice an hour.  Finding a taxi at Oia is hit/miss so not wise if you are on a tight schedule.  Getting a taxi in Fira is much easier since there is a large taxi parking area near the Fira bus station about a 10-15 min walk from the top cable car station.

 

Hank

Anyone ever hire a taxi for the day? If so, how much did you pay? Thanks