Janet&Carl

WE ended up buying clippers in a Chemists and did DH's hair ourselves.  Much cheaper than onboard prices.

On 6/10/2023 at 10:28 PM, BVILady said:

I am not loyal to any cruise line but have been on Costa 2023 World Cruise and am booked on 2024 World Cruise because I like their itinerary more then other cruise lines. And the price for solo cruiser is just right.

Hi BVILady, I'm still trying to narrow down my World cruise - can you tell me were there many English speakers onboard.  The last Costa Cruise we did in November 2022 we were the only ones.  It kind of put me off going with them and steered me more towards MSC

On 6/15/2023 at 10:06 PM, Aquadesiac said:

Do you have a link to those last minute deals on Victoria Majestic? I googled it and my Norton tagged it as a dodgy link, so I'm not in the right place obviously. My DH and I are really drawn to this concept, but would like to try before we "buy ."

Congratulations love*2*cruise for being a brave soul! 

Go to the website and you will find it under the reservations page tab then choose last minute.  There are no last minute deals at the moment.  They must have been all sold.

https://victoria.cruises/last-minute/

2 minutes ago, Scots Caz said:

they will be in Koper (not Kotor) on 5th October....they did the same last October...some lovely pics on this thread 

 

OOOps sorry of course, you are correct.  Thats me and my brain overload looking at the different ports.  Thank you x

I just looked at the schedules and all Azamara ships are in Kotor on the 5th October.  🙂 That is something special. 

2 hours ago, Riocca said:

This is Onward’s October cruise and the AzAmazing Evening was originally going to be in Koper when all 4 ships meet, this was changed to Dubrovnik sometime ago. 
No reason was provided but presumably Koper couldn’t handle all the passengers from 4 ships at one event.

It was still on the list of excursions yesterday 😉 I was hoping that we would do both.  We missed our AzAmazing Evening on the last cruise.

2 minutes ago, yogagal47 said:

If my log-in attempt fails how can I even find out if I have accurate info? I filled out the form but now what???

I fixed my log in attempt failures by asking for a new password using the "forgot password" option.  I can now log in every time but it doesnt hold any booking info except my future cruises.  No OBC - no excursions that I have booked twice.  Don't know if they are booked or not.

We have two evenings listed on our 10 night cruise.  One in Koper and one in Dubrovnik.  
 

Will we get to go to both ?

8 hours ago, Grandma Cruising said:

I completed the Account Login Help Form to tell them my account on Azamara.com shows no upcoming cruise & has me as an adventurer with no points and the wrong membership number. I got an email back within the hour telling my my account looks fine to them but I could try a new password using forgot password. I did that and nothing has changed! I emailed them back to tell them this was the case.

I am having the same problem - no history and my upcoming cruise shows me as a newbie.  I am also having problems reserving shore excursions.  The excursion booking form now asks if you want to use obc I guess that is an improvement and you can go ahead and reserve shore excursions without it adding to your account.  However, it does not save them and every time you log in nothing is reserved ! how do I fix this ?

We are not big drinkers but do like to have a cocktail after dinner. Last time we cruised Azamara we did not upgrade and we probably won't upgrade this time. I have looked at the included drinks menu and it hasnt changed since our last cruise.  I found only one or two drinks in the included cocktails that I liked.  I have heard mention many times that you can have ANY cocktail made with included spirits but I'm not familiar with any cocktail names I might order.  What would I be able to order that is not on the menu ?  

2 hours ago, fruitmachine said:

Try going to https://seaware.azamara.com/touchb2c/, sign in, and see if your cruise is listed.

 

I booked a cruise, selecting the 24 hour hold option, and it appeared there, even though I didn't get a confirmation email.  I could also see a past cruise from April.

Thank you so much - that worked 🙂

URGENT HELP NEEDED

I have tried to book online as the phone is not open for answering (out of hours) I dont know if my booking was successful and I want to book back to back.   Am I supposed to get confirmation ? email anything that lets me know I have booked.  i have 2 hours until the special runs out.

DO I just go through an agent ? what happens if the booking I am making is for new bookings only and I have just booked already ?

So many questions

I have often looked at "Victoria cruise line".  You can do deals with them everything you "need"  included, laundry, wifi, food and drinks.  You have to pay for the extras. It seems like a good deal and you dont have to commit to the 3 years.  You can go for as little as 6 months.  I also saw in their last minute deals an inside for one month.  I dont think I would like to commit to 3 years either.  What if you didnt like it or had noisy neighbours lol

3 hours ago, mainecruisefan said:

 

 

Hoping Virgin Australia is somewhat lenient on carry on. They were quite unreasonable last time so I expect to spend $100 to check my carry on.

 

 

Add bags to your booking now ! before your flight.  Thats if you dont have any already booked.  Its a lot cheaper to do it now than wait until you get to the airport.

31 minutes ago, kaykayozzie said:

Australia is at the end of the earth. We always have those long flights and still front up for more. At least I won't have my hideous flight till the end of my holiday. I checked instructions and we need to have our RAT test for Covid within 3 days of boarding.. See you real soon. Kay

We got our health check email today.  Will do the test in Brisbane the day before we board.   The instructions are one day before boarding ...." ... COVID-19 VACCINATION & TESTING REQUIREMENTS

All guests, including U.S. nationals, aged two years and above, regardless of vaccination status, MUST take a self-administered rapid antigen test (RAT) within 24 hours or a PCR test within 48 hours prior to boarding. Evidence of a negative result is required to cruise. If you receive a positive result, you will not be able to travel and can contact our customer service team at 13 31 94 (or 1-800-CARNIVAL if you are in the U.S.). Please note, a document of recovery is not applicable for this Transpacific cruise and ALL guests will be required to provide a negative test result. 

Guests who do not follow these required vaccination and testing guidelines will not be able to sail and will not be provided a refund. "

 

My flight home after the cruise is 25.50 hours - Seattle to Vancouver, Vancouver to Sydney, Sydney to Hobart.  Its going to be a loooonnngggg night 

10 hours ago, poolmwv said:

Everyone with Fly2fun is having that problem. They can check in at the pier. There will be no priority boarding. 

 I booked my own flights and can't check in.  i have been able to print my luggage tags for ages so will just go with that.

1 hour ago, EngIceDave said:

The pink cockatoo's are galah's.  🙂 try and get to Lake Monger to see the swans 

More changes.  A little bit more anxiety for those DIY excursions in port.  2 hours less in Papette and Suva. 

5 hours ago, wastewateral said:

We have been unable to check in for some time now. They say it's a system wide problem. Since you said you checked in, I tried again and still no go. I guess we will have to wait until we reach the port?

Believe me you are not the only one - there are a lot of us.

Dot and Janet.  Taken on our last transpacific September 2020 on yhe Carnival Spirit.

13 minutes ago, kaykayozzie said:

How about we all put up our photos so we can recognise each other?. It has been helpful on previous cruises. Kay

Nice to see you Kay - cant wait to catch up onboard.  I'll be the one leading the old blind lady around :0 mum is 92 and can't see very well - I think she willb e close to the oldest on the ship.  We will be hard to miss. So if you see us say hi 

10 hours ago, Cruz4funinsun said:

Can anyone help with recommendations on where to get the pre covid test prior to the cruise guess has to be 48 hours prior due to length of cruise so I'm told by Carnival - Hoping to get one in Brisbane when I arrive

The doco says "self administered" we are reliably ? told that you can take your own test and then take a photo of the result with the date and passport in the picture - so a newspaper with that days date on or your phone with the date and time on 

3 hours ago, kangforpres said:

NBA playoffs on shipboard TV? I understand they will show what they can at the Sports Bar? TV channel lineup shows no sports networks. It will be the 1st and 2nd rounds during the cruise

On the last Transpacific we had major sports played on the big screen on pool deck.  They played the AFL (Australian Football League) Final for the Aussies.  I think if you ask the CD they will try to accommodate any  major sports.

13 hours ago, Janet&Carl said:

I'm ok with a party crash 😉 its open invitation - the other meet and greet is 3pm red frog BAR on pool deck  I should have said boarding day - although most will be doing muster .  Before sailaway at 4pm.