MinnesotaCruiser423

Thank you everyone for the replies, very helpful!

Happy cruising!

We have never needed or wanted internet while on our cruises.  However, next week on the Magic I find myself needing to check my email one day to complete an onboarding process for a new job that starts the Monday after we return.  Couple of questions.  Can I purchase internet access for 1 day only?  If I do not want to bring a laptop, is there a computer with internet access that I can rent/use for a few minutes?  I'd rather not purchase internet for the whole week or even bring a laptop at all.  I am not sure what my options are.  Any help is greatly appreciated!  

Matt & Aubry

19 minutes ago, PVDMichigan said:

trying to take a pulse on the decisions for people traveling with children. My 9 year old daughter and I have a cruise booked leaving on March 28th and I'm really conflicted. To be clear, I know there is limited risk for kids getting sick, it's the "what if" scenario when the cruise is supposed to end. This will be my first cruise as a single mom and then layer on all the conditions, I'm not sure what to do. It seems like a lot of couples are deciding to ride it out but what about kids/ families during the spring break week(s)??

 

 

My wife and 8 year old and I are supposed to sail this Saturday out of Miami on the Sensation.  We are going back and forth about it.  But I believe today is the last dawe can cancel for a refund and FCC.  At this point I believe we will be sailing.

Matt& Aubry

We are sailing this Saturday and due to huge price drops we have more OBC then we will most likely use or need.  What happens to this?  Is there a way to cash it out?  

You should get the price difference and still keep the OBC for not canceling.  I have received 3 price drops for my cruise starting this Saturday and have been assured that the $150 OBC for not cancelling will be added to the sign and sail when we board.

We are booked with Easy Saver rate which gets price reduction guarantee.  So as long as your rate allows it, you should get it too. 

Thanks for the info!  👍

My wife and I have been to Jack's Shack many times.  Typically our favorite part is walking along the beach to get there.  We will be in Grand Turk in January and due to a biking accident my wife will not be able make the long walk this time.  Does any one know if you can take a taxi from the cruise terminal to Jack's Shack?  

Thanks

Matt & Aubry

Either flying in the day of or the day before I would use https://galvestonexpress.com/ I have used them multiple times and always had great service.

If you have a large group you could also call Zaman Limo.  By far the most affordable private car service I could find for a group of 6.  The ph # is  (832) 267-511.

We always fly in the day before and stay at the Four Points by Sheraton hotel.  Great location for restaurants and activities.  

Thank you for the info!  Very helpful!

We have been to St Thomas 6 or 7 times but never went up to Paradise Point.  We would like to go and buy the excursion through the ship.  My question is that the excursion says departure time of 8 am.  Since this is a self guided tour, is that true?  Or can I just use the ticket to go up whenever we get there?

Thanks,

Matt & Aubry

We have walked it before.  As previous poster stated only took 10-15 minutes.

We just returned form the Carnival Breeze last Sunday 1/28. Ship was delayed due to fog. We debarked as fast as possible which got us off the ship roughly 1:30 pm. We missed our flights and ended up a the holiday inn near the IAH airport. Decent hotel with a great restaurant and bar attached. We made the best out of it with 2 little ones in tow.

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With all of the fog going on in Galveston I am curious what happens to those disembarking late. From the ship how do you handle missed flights and/or potential booking hotels stays due to flight changes?

DW and I cruise out of Galveston next Sunday (hopefully). We are not concerned about leaving later or even next day if fog happens. But I am curious about the process if we are delayed getting back. We have flights schedule for debarkation day and we have never missed a flight. Can anyone tell me if we will be able to use the internet or phones to make the necessary changes to travel plans?

DW and I typically just roll with the punches and make the best of any situation, but I am just trying to be as mentally prepared as possible in case the situation arises to minimize any stress or frustration. Any thoughts, ideas or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated.

Matt & Aubry

I know platinum guests can go to guest services and be escorted down to the tender boat and skip the tender ticket process. My question is do platinum guests get escorted to gangway on non tender islands?

The reason I ask is on our last cruise another platinum guest saw us waiting in line on the stairs (like we always do) and told us to follow them to guest services. We politely declined and off they went. We didn't see them again so I didn't get the chance to ask them about this. I have never heard of this on non tender islands. Has anybody else heard of this? :confused:

I just used Cortrans last Saturday from Magic to Orlando Airport. Fantastic trip. I highly recommend them. (This was my first time using their service)

Id love a review too! We are taking the panoramic tour in 12 days. [emoji3]

Tinkerbell_82 did you end up going on this tour? I would love to hear your thoughts!

Thanks

Matt & Aubry

That is what I expected to hear. But worth asking! We will not have a problem spending $200 on board. Spa, Casino and Shops oh my!

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Does anyone have experience using an on board credit to pre purchase the Cheers! program? I attempted a mock purchase as a test but was nervous to actually hit the checkout button to get to the payment options. I am not ready to actually purchase for another month. I figured someone here has to have tried this before.

Thanks in advance!

Matt & Aubry

I submitted the Price Protection Form for a 7 Day on the Breeze for January 2017. 2 people in a balcony. We received the new booking confirmation within 1 hour via email stating $30 increase in cruise price but $200 on board credit. Well worth it if you can swing paying it off right away.

** WORD OF CAUTION **

If you submit the form via the website like I did please note that the balance is due to be paid off by midnight tonight. I have already done this and all is well, but it was not very apparent that I had to go pay it off right away. I would hate for someone's cruise to get cancelled or something due to missing the midnight deadline.

We were on the Dream out of New Orleans in January.

We had a group of 4. 2 with priority boarding and 2 without. Priority was through security and and the ship within about 20 minutes. The 2 without priority were only about 10 minutes behind us. This was about 11:00 am.

Matt & Aubry

Tinkerbell_82 if no one else responds, please come back and let us know your thoughts! We would greatly appreciate it!!!

Thanks

Matt & Aubry

Has anyone done this tour? I cannot find any reviews.

I have posted this on the ports of call boards too, but since it is a Carnival specific tour I thought I would try here as well.

Any information or details would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

Matt & Aubry

Has anyone done this tour? I cannot find any reviews. Any information or details would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

Matt & Aubry