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I guarantee that you will get your luggage.

 

Your friend is most likely lying...

Wow ! You obviously know my friend of 30 years better than I do ! Thanks for your constructive contribution.

To everyone else your comments are appreciated 😀😀

Hi everyone. Interested in your views/experiences. On all my previous cruises I have happily handed over my suitcase to a porter at check in and never had a problem

It arrived eventually outside my cabin . I've heard from a friend that her suitcase didn't turn up for a week and had been opened and items removed. These weren't banned items. We're talking about perfume and jewellery. She obviously followed this up but I'm wondering is it a common occurrence. Would I be better just taking my case on myself. Being without all your stuff would be miserable :(:( Any thoughts appreciated

Thanks everyone

We'll book in early :D:D

Hi all. Can anyone tell me if it's possible to book places in the Kids club online before joining the cruise? Many thanks

Thanks for all the info guys. Food for thought !!

Hi guys. Looking for some advice as usual ! We are a family party of 8 and will be booking cabins with Pullman / sofa beds. Sailing on the Independence of the seas in an inside cabin. The children will be 4,5 and 6 at time of travelling. Do you have a preference? Are the Pullman beds like bunk beds i.e. high off the ground? Both options obviously take up a lot of room when being used but is one better than the other. Thanks for any advice

Janice

Thanks for your input guys. I need to stay positive hence the cruise planning !

Hi guys. Looking for some advice. I know you'll not let me down ! I'm planning to book the Independence of the Seas for a holiday next year. To say I've had a bad time lately would be an understatement. My husband died very suddenly 14 months ago, my mother died in April and I am now being treated for cancer (I will beat this thing) My 2 daughters have been amazing so I'm treating them and their families to this holiday. We will be a party of 5 adults and 3 children aged 4, 5 and 6. My original plan was for me to have a balcony with the 2 opposite inside cabins. The main priorIty is to have cabins together so I'm flexible about that. My travel agents has suggested booking 1 cabin for 4 and 2 for 2 as that would obviously be cheaper. Apologies if this is a stupid question but are all rooms equipped with a sofa bed. So if my grandson is officially in my room he could in fact sleep with his mum and dad. I'm not sure how well I will be but I definitely need my own room. Also are the Promenade rooms an option or has anyone found them noisy. Any advice/suggestions gratefully received

Janice

Thanks EM. Thought it was a bit of an "odd" question but obviously not !

Janice

Hi guys. Anyone any experience of using baby monitors on board. Hoping to be cruising on Independence of the Seas next year with my family. If the adults gather in one cabin for drinks, would a monitor work from the cabin next door. Many thanks in advance.

Janice

Thank you. No intentions of paying for any movies! We just enjoyed the system on Princess where you can watch movies in your time over any number of nights.Hubby and I took turns choosing and caught up with lots we had missed in the cinema.

Hi guys. We will be departing on our first NFL cruise next month. Can anyone tell me if we have a movie channel on our stateroom TV and can we watch in our own time eg over a clue of nights. Sad to say our partying days are over and we love to finish our evening with a cocktail and a good movie!!

Thanks for your concern but I think we're fine. I consulted various review sites (not Yelp) and I appreciate everyone has their favourites. As for staying in the "hood" before we discovered cruising we did many long USA road trips and covered lots of the states. Heck we've even watched the Raiders and stayed in Oakland lol

Thanks Joanne. Like the pizza idea !!

Thanks everyone. After reading all your advice (and reviews) we have changed our booking to the Best Western. Much more sensible option than Long Beach When I told hubby USS Iowa was in port he is determined to fit in a visit. Think he's more excited about that than the cruise!!

Hi everyone . We're booked on the Jewel leaving LA on 23rd October. We will be flying into LAX from Las Vegas and will only have an overnight stay before embarking. Our TA has booked us into the Maya in Long Beach but I'm wondering if we would be better staying in San Pedro itself. Possibly in a hotel with a free shuttle to the dock ? Would appreciate any help. Thank you.

Thanks guys for all your info and apologies for not coming back earlier. Unfortunately we've had some illness in the family and holiday planning has been put on the back burner but we still hope to make the trip sometime soon.

Janice

Thank you but it was a package by one of the tour operators. Just can't remember which one!!

Hi guys. As above has anyone done the package of Princess Alaska cruise with stays in Chicago and Seattle and the Empire Builder train journey. I know you can do it with NCL but would much prefer Princess. Beginning to think I had a senior moment as I can't see it anywhere now !! Thanks for any info.

It's a nice way of watching a recent movie if you don't want to be blown away outside (as on the Anthem TA). Princess have introduced a great feature on Regal/Royal where you can watch movies, pause and come back to them later.

Also on Diamond last year in Japan. It was our way to wind down at the end of the night. Watch an hour of a movie (we took turns choosing) with a hot chocolate and cookies. Good grief we're getting old!!!!! Really missed that on the Anthem . TV was rubbish.

Hi guys. Apologies for nor coming back sooner Have had great difficultly logging into Cruise

Critic - it has been a nightmare lately!! Thanks for all your input - I knew I would get lots of opinions. Incidentally I wasn't complaining about the weather. Anyone who books a transatlantic cruise in November should know what to expect. And my complaint about rubbish quiz prizes is influenced by our Baltic cruise in 2011 when we won 5 bottles of champagne. I guess its all downhill after that! We did a cruise to Japan last year with Princess and because our itinerary had to be changed they refunded all our money -£1400 of cruise credit. I was very pleased with that. Maybe every company would do the same I don't know. In all honesty ive never had a bad cruise, I was just curious about other people's experiences. And to prove we're not biased we has booked a RC cruise for next February and a Princess one for 2017 😀

Happy cruising everyone

Janice

We cruised on the Brilliance of the Seas last December and found everything to be below Princess standards. Dining room food was a huge disappointment, cabin steward hard to find. Etc etc.

Thank you. I'm not the only one then ☺

You are rather comparing apples and oranges.

 

Princess is the "upscale" end of the Carnival company.

RCCL is the low end of their line; Celebrity is their "upscale" subsidiary.

 

I don't know if that might affect things.

Thank you. That reflect my experience I think.

Hi guys. Would love your opinions on this. We are relatively inexperienced cruisers having done 3 on Princess and 2 on RCCL. We have enjoyed each cruise with Princess. We were underwhelmed by our first Royal Caribbean cruise but decided to give it another chance and we have just come off the Anthem after its transatlantic crossing. Again I felt RC were constantly penny pinching. We had to ask for toiletries in our cabin ,no tissues,rubbish quiz prizes . I could go on and on but the what took the biscuit was that there were takeaway cups in the Windjammer but no lids! This on a cruise where everything shut down for 2 days because of the rough seas! All minor things I know but it adds up to a feeling of being "nickeled and dimed" if that the right expression. I know this is very subjective but I would love to know your opinions. Thank you.

That's a blow! At the end of each evening hubby is despatched to get glasses of milk and cookies to enjoy while we watch a movie in our cabin. It's always a lovely end to the day ☺