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Does anyone know how obstructed cabin 6194 is?

or how I could find out?

I’d love to see deck plans that displayed where the lifeboats are, or a picture of the balcony.

6 hours ago, smokeybandit said:

eDocs have said this for years.

Didn’t know that.  Thanks

Has this always been in the documents?

perhaps it changes policy on January 1?

I’m sailing In January and just got my cruise documents.  On page 9 it clearly say you may bring 2 bottles of unfortified wine and, no nonalcoholic beverages.  Is this a new policy?   I’d have difficulty thinking this is a typo since I think most of the pages are generically used from cruise to cruise.  Can someone find out if January marks a new policy on bringing on soda.  Thank you.

I’ve been following the MDR dinner menus waiting for lobster night.  Did I miss it?

I’m sure they blamed it on Covid.  

You must be vaccinated and test negative at the dock in NY, or they will turn you away.  We tested 2 days earlier to make sure there were no unhappy surprises.

We also left out of NY.  While docked, in NY, we had to pay tax on our drinks even though we had the drinks package.  It was a nominal cost of about $1.25 a drink.

We just had a day in San Juan PR.  We took a taxi to the San Juan beach club in Isle Verde.  They provided beach loungers, umbrella, towels, and an alacarte lunch with a drink in their roof top cafe.  Would do it again in a heart beat.  I believe it was $50pp and reservations are needed.

I had the dover sole and it was fresh and excellent.  It was the only delicious fish dish I had on the whole 2 week cruise.  I must have tried 10 times.  Fish was either incorrect (ordered grouper got branzino) not fresh, and/or over cooked.  The scallops were often cut in half, so one would look like 2.  The shrimp were tough.

14 hours ago, oteixeira said:

Honestly, they didn't contractually have to give anyone on that ship anything, they can't control the weather. 

Don’t they have to refund the port charges?

The rest of the ship may have been 60%, but I’m thinking the haven was 100%.  People are bidding on upgrades to the haven, so it’s going to get filled.

Top dog,  yes you can use obc.  

I just tried to book my category and it’s sold out.  I hope they move me up.

We’re on the Freedom Feb ‘22. , for a 3 night out of Miami.  Just got a letter informing us that due to Covid spacing requirements, they will be moving us to a different stateroom.!!

I've never heard of this.  Wouldn’t the walls protect us?  Anyone else?

We’re on the Freedom Feb ‘22.  Just got a letter informing us that due to Covid spacing requirements, they will be moving us to a different stateroom.!!

I've never heard of this.  Wouldn’t the walls protect us?  Anyone else?

Just put in my upgrade offers.  I’ve never done this before.  What are the chances?  I only bid minimums because I’m not really unhappy with what I booked.

We were supposed to be on the Escape in Sept. for the Baltic cruise also.  The Escape has everything cancelled through the end of September.  Very disappointed!  We moved our cruise with the same Baltic itinerary to July 2, 2022.  Round trip Copenhagen.  But now it’s on the NCL Getaway.

Have you priced out 2 inside cabins?  A parent in each with a kid or 2.  Unless the kids are going for free, I’d get a second cabin.

Good news everyone!  I just called Oceania’s customer service 1-855-623-2642.  By giving them my reservation number, they were able to tell me that for my itinerary there are no restrictions for “ships tours only”.  My itinerary is May 2021 Canaries to Catalonia”.  And if I need to cancel, the regular cancelation date for full refund is Jan 22, but under travelers assurance, I have until 48 hours before the cruise to cancel and receive taxes paid as a refund and cruise fare paid as a 100% future cruise credit.

I feel so relieved

Any news from anyone about mandated ships excursions if you want to get,off the ship?

I’m only considering a spa pass to have access to the deck area with cushioned chairs.  My husband is far less interested.

How strictly is access enforced?  Is it with a keycard like vibe?  Does he need his own pass just to check on me here and there during the day?

It’s not the going on a cruise that worries me, it’s whether I’ll be allowed to disembark on my own, to ports on the itinerary.

i read today that Portugal doesn’t plan to let cruisers off their ships until May 17.  And there might be a limitation by some countries that all excursions must be ships excursions.  No wandering around port towns on your own.

if I can’t get off to explore on my own, I don’t want to cruise.  I cruise for the itinerary and exploration not to look thru the windows of a bus.

My next cruise is May 24, and I hope I don’t have to cancel again.  Any actual news would be very welcome.

I download lots of movies and whole TV series from Netflix before we travel.  TV in foreign countries is usually bad and WiFi on ships will just keep buffering.

downloading allows me to watch my own movie on the flight and evenings before bed I get to watch what I want, not the ships movies.

i use an iPad mini which fits easily in my,purse.  It works as a phone and portable TV.