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No, it was P9, one of their Econoparc lots.

As a former Haligonian, I'd estimate that the walk from your cruise ship to the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is no more than 10 minutes along the scenic Halifax waterfront. (https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca) Mind you, you will probably take longer as you stop to admire the sites along the way. After leaving the museum, I'd recommend continuing your walk along the boardwalk until you reach The Historic Properties. There you will find a (new-to-me) Titanic & Iceberg Exhibit that might be of interest. (https://www.titanichalifax.ca) Then grab a taxi or an Uber to take you to the Fairview Lawn Cemetery, a ride of under 15 minutes. This is the main Titanic cemetery. (https://www.your-nova-scotia-holiday.com/titanic-cemeteries.html) A DIY excursion will be less expensive and will allow you the freedom to spend your time doing and seeing what interests you . There's no need to follow a timetable set by the excursion.

Good choice. We normally park there when flying out of Montreal and it has always been a positive experience. We've only used the airports parking once, for reasons I don't recall. Upon our return, we headed out to the parking lot only to find the section we'd parked in completely empty and taped off. It turned out that they had decided to re-pave that section, and had towed cars away. It took over 2 hours to determine what was happening and for them to actually figure out where they had left it. Needless to say, we were not impressed, and they were unwilling to offer any form of compensation for the inconvenience. Even an apology would have been nice, but they acted as if it was our fault for having parked there. Never again!

Agreed, it "shouldn't" be a problem, but it can be when check-in staff and their supervisors are ill-informed. For a Boston-Montreal cruise pre-pandemic, we proffered our Nexus card at check-in, but we were told that they would not suffice for entry into Canada and that we wouldn't be allowed to board without passports. As we had our passports with us - we never leave Canada without them - there wasn't a problem in the long run, but there certainly would have been had we not had our passports. In the OP's case, the passport "shouldn't" pose a problem, but it never hurts to carry backup documentation, just in case.

For anyone travelling to the Bahamas on a US passport, it only needs to be valid for the duration of their visit. There is no need for a 3- or 6-month period of validity beyond the departure date. RCI recommends but does not require the use of a passport. It also recommends that it be valid for 6 months beyond the conclusion of the cruise. Use your passport, but as someone mentioned previously, take your BC and DL to avoid any issues with an ill-informed staff member at check-in.

From a security perspective, you are probably safer providing your card number over the phone than doing so over the internet. That said, I always make my payment online.

This post from 2022 provides a good explanation:

We changed from a colour printer to a B&W laser printer a number of years ago, and I've not noticed any particular change in delivery times. But it does seem that the earlier we arrive, the earlier we get our bags.

We've not sailed on Princess previously, so we don't know exactly how they operate, but can you purchase OBC at that locked in exchange rate? Unless you think that the Loonie is all of a sudden gain strength, you could purchase enough OBC to cover all of your possible expenses, and a bit more just to be sure. At the end of the cruise, your OBC covers everything, and if there is a surplus, just have it refunded to you in cash in USD. OBC that you purchase is always refundable. We have a family cruise coming up in just over a week, and I did just that, last year buying far more OBC than we will need an exchange rate of $1.30. I'll happily pocket the surplus USD at the end of the cruise and tuck it away for future travel.

I didn't have the time to go hunting in HAL's current lineup of snorkel excursions, but this is from their Bonaire listing a few years ago: Minimum age is 10 years; maximum age is 70 years. Maximum weight is 250 lbs. Mask, snorkel, fins and snorkel vest included. Participants must be able to swim. Guests with a heart condition, asthma, mobility limitations, walking disabilities, leg injuries, chest injuries and/or recovering from surgery, and women who are more than 5 months pregnant are not allowed to participate.

DW and I are both 75, and while we have stopped scuba diving, we continue to enjoy our snorkeling. We don't bother with ship's excursions, and instead head off on our own. For example, in a couple of weeks we'll be in Curaçao, and will rent a car and visit some of our favourite spots there. Most Caribbean islands that have decent snorkeling have good sites available from the shore, and you can rent a car for the day for less than the cost of one person taking an excursion. Or a golf cart if you are heading to Bonaire, ideal for hitting as many dive/snorkel sites possible within your available time.

We'd do the same thing if we could ever minimize our packing! No need to use the porters.

Perfect! Thank you very much for the quick and very clear answer to my questions.

I couldn't find the information using the search function, so I'll pose a couple of question here. How many 110 power outlets are there? And are there outlets by the bed? Thanks in advance.

We felt that it was a great mix of sea days, to allow the g-kids in particular to enjoy everything that the ship has to offer, and ports that we can all enjoy. Needless to say, we're counting down the days. 😇

We took the family, including kids and grandkids, on the Allure a few years ago. I'd have no hesitation taking them again, but in a couple of weeks we are taking them on the Symphony of the Seas for an 8-night Southern Caribbean cruise. Based on everything I've read, it will be a great success for the g-kids. One will be 10, one going on 9, one 12 and one 14.

The major downside is that she would require a passport in order to fly home should something happen that prevented her from continuing on the ship. For example, a medical emergency or simply not returning to the dock on time and missing her opportunity to reboard. The likelihood of an unplanned flight is very slim, but exists nevertheless. Whether paying the extra $60 is worthwhile depends on her level of risk tolerance, much the same as deliberating whether or not travel insurance is worth paying for.

That's one of the many reasons that I use a credit card on which there are no FX fees. Depending on the rates at the time you bought and at the time of the refund, you could even make a few dollars if you're lucky.

On the Noordam many years ago, we were in our cabin right after boarding when there was a knock on the door. It was the steward wanting to do the mini fridge inventory/restocking. I couldn't help but think that had I taken a bottle or two of something before he arrived, the occupants before us would have had a surprise additional charge to their account. Erroneous mini fridge charges usually occur after you've departed the ship. While I'm a firm advocate of checking my account daily, it doesn't help when it comes to these delayed charges.

Different lines, different rules. Celebrity is quite clear about when you can and can't transfer a cruise: https://www.celebritycruises.com/ca/faqs/reservation-transfers CC contains many broadly stated posts on transferring bookings that make the conditions appear to be universal. Unfortunately, that's not the case, and one needs to check with the specific line in which you are interested.

If you can find a Global eSIM that includes all of your South American destinations plus the Falkland Islands that costs less than a Latin America Regional eSIM, that would seem to be a logical choice. I've looked at a (small) number of Global eSIMs, however, and none included the Falklands. You might have to buy that separately. My one question would be why you would even want to have data while visiting Stanley. You are only there for the one day, and it's one destination where I would be totally focused on my surroundings. You're on a sea day following this port stop, with plenty of time then to send photos home or otherwise use your ship wifi package.

There are a number of possibles charges that can't be added to your account until after you have left the ship. For example, the restocking of your mini-fridge generally takes place after you have vacated your cabin on the final morning, and you might be well on your way to the airport before the charge for that bottle of beer you drank last night hits your account.

What I don't understand with these overbooking situations is why there is no apparent attempt to follow the order in which they were booked. If there are "X" many cabanas, then the first "X" passengers to have booked should get them.

OP, what was the nature of the overcharge?

It's quite possible that HAL's system update on New Year's Day hadn't yet taken place at the time your invoice was generated.