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I was married on the Dream in June 2014. I have a review thread on here that you search for. The people involved on the Dream are awesome! Our wedding coordinator, Jill, was really great and made everything run so smoothly.
About half of our guests were non-sailing. They were all able to park in the employee parking just before you get to the terminal. The employees directing traffic were great about recognizing the cars and directing us in there. Of course, we were likely the only people arriving that early.
We printed maps of the ship for each person on 11x17 paper, which were very useful. The map they give people when they board is really tiny. I also marked buffet, ceremony location, and reception location on the maps so people didn't need to search for them.
For our sailing guests, I put together a page that had each persons name, photo and cabin number. Some of our guests had never met, so this was a great way to help them familiarize with each other. And the list became super useful when we needed to know peoples cabin numbers to call them or to meet up. We also gave everyone magnetic clips, which were great to keep the list on the wall near the phone.
The photos were amazing. But, definitely negotiate with them. The prices they show you aren't necessarily final prices. The photo books are really, really great, but very expensive. We bought them, thanks to help from our parents, but I kind of wish we hadn't. We love the books, but we wish they could show other parts of the wedding trip, instead of just the ceremony & reception. I'd maybe do just the posed photo book, if any. After we got back, we made a Shutterfly book that shows the whole trip. It shows pictures of the girls getting nails, hair, and makeup done, which is definitely part of the wedding experience. And I included pages for the cruise, each port, and our excursions. Anytime we want to show our wedding photos, we just show that book because it includes everything... so the expensive Carnival books are gorgeous, but just sit on a shelf.
I had my hair & makeup done by Flawless Bride and I was super pleased with it. Makeup was very natural and stayed all day, which was good since they did it at 7am and we didn't finish photos until around 7pm... that's a long time for hair and makeup to look flawless. We had them come to our hotel near the port at 6:30am. http://www.flawless-bride.com/
Relax and enjoy it. Once we got to the port, the coordinator really took over and I didn't have to worry about much. They were all so great and allowed me to really enjoy my day instead of worrying about details. Feel free to ask any questions you may have.
fabulous info...thanks!
were yall able to do embarkation photos at the terminal or did you have to get there too early? i'm hoping we are still able to take that pic...we buy one for each cruise because it has the date / ship on it. also...did everyone in your party get to board at the same time (cruisers and non cruisers?) i'm worried not everyone will get there in time to board early
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advice..tips..suggestions?
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thanks...for the quick replies :)
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where are they taking the embarkation photo? the last time we sailed the photographers were set up right after you got off the escalator (before security) is that still happening? it was an unorganized mess...hoping they moved it back to the waiting / holding area
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where are they taking the embarkation photo? the last time we sailed the photographers were set up right after you got off the escalator (before security) is that still happening? it was an unorganized mess...hoping they moved it back to the waiting / holding area
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You can contact them and find out. http://www.roatanstrawmarket.com/
The distance from Mahogany Bay CC to Coxen Hole is about 3 miles (5 kilometers). Expect to pay around $20 for 2 people and I'd hazard to guess that to be each way. Be aware that the strawmarket is outside the gated port in Coxen Hole and it does tend to attract "tagalongs" who want to act as your "guide" for tips and goodies.
thank you...i didn't think to see if they had a website. we were there a few weeks ago and had no problems with tagalongs. appreciate the heads up :D
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we'll be on the Carnival Dream docking at Mahogany. Theres no NCL ship in port the day we'll be there...will the straw market be open? if so any idea of the taxi rate and distance from one pier to the other?
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looking for info on the current piano entertainment
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I would suggest you need a taxi.
It IS walkable, in as much as it is a safe walk, but it is a long walk especially in the heat. Since you felt last time you needed a taxi from Puerta Maya you will certainly need one from Punta Langosta!
LOL thanks....i've been searching for info on the distance, i thought PL was closer....navigationally challenged for sure
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Weird my post from yesterday seems to have disappeared!
I wondered if you posted this answer in wrong forum? I thought you went to Park Royal by taxi?
sorry...yes that was supposed to go on the progreso forum. we did take a taxi
we are headed to Cozumel again next week on the Dawn and docking at Punta Langosta. trying to figure out if that is walkable LOL i'm terrible with navigation
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I don't know if it is still there but this link would suggest there certainly has been one
http://fantasyhalloween2012.tradingtales.com/Documents/Cozumel_ShoppingGuide.pdf
thank you! my daughter scratched her sunglasses...hoping they have another pair or something similar
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anyone familiar with Punta Langosta pier know if there's a panama jack store there? i know there's one at puerta maya but our ship is docking at PL. I wanna go but not enough to taxi over..hoping theres on at our pier
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Early 2013. :)
No it is not. It was offered last year (twice IIRC) as a booking perk with UDP for suites only - we had those for our Getaway cruise in April 2014.
This is the first time the package is offered in such large scale though.
thank you..i hope corporate likes the results! i want to book another for fall / spring next year but we are in limbo because one of our daughters may do an internship with Disney. we won't find out until as late as may if she gets in. if she gets lucky we'll be spending some time with uncle mickey *O* during the holidays if not cruising will be our vacay plans...
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The Ultimate Beverage Package has been available for a while now for purchase. I believe it was introduced in early 2014 for the first time.
If two of you are in a cabin, the cost for a one week cruise for this package for the two of you is around 900 dollars with gratuity if purchased on board. (You'll save 5 dollars a day per person if you book it online ahead of time).
As part of the annual WAVE period promotions going on now until January 31, Norwegian is offering this Ultimate Beverage package for FREE for two in a cabin with any new booking of an ocean view cabin or higher, which is a great deal. No idea if this promotion will appear again, but the beverage packages for purchase are here to stay.
thanks for the reply....i may have misworded my question. what i meant was is this the first time they've offered Ultimate Beverage Package free as part of a promo.
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is this something that NCL has offered before or are they testing the waters so to speak?
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Agreed. If you Google search "cruise price drop" you may find a handy service that you can setup an alert if your category comes back.
We used it for upcoming glory cruise and have $266.66 in OBC currently. However, with 4J's being super popular, not sure if it would be around long enough for them to discount it.
Best wishes and have a great vacation!
which price drop site did you use..i googled it and there are bunches
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Thanks for the info:)
Pity about the couch as the chair in the pic i saw was awful:(
On the deck plans the end 2 cabins although shorter look quite a bit wider, is this the case?
If 6205 is shorter but wider than 6203 i might just hang out for one of the center cabins to become available later on rather than switch cabins now as one may become available on a higher deck if anyone cancels.
Thanks again:)
was searching for pics of these cabins and came across this thread. anyone have pics they can post? right now the only cabin available for my sailing is 6204. would like to see it
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Thanks for posting them in a size large enough for everyone to read. I think there were a few people that I didn't get an email sent to, so I hope they check in here to see them.
whoops...my bad LOL i didn't know they were your copy, i wish i could edit the posts to give you credit. sorry
if they want them i'm sure they'll check back
thanks for taking the time to send them to everyone
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Thanks for posting the dailies! Those are my photos; I had emailed them to several people who had asked for them in a different thread. Hopefully those whom I hadn't yet emailed will see them here now.
whoops...my bad LOL i didn't know, i wish i could edit the posts to give you credit. sorry
if they want them i'm sure they'll check back
thanks for taking the time to send them to everyone
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Newbie here....Can you find out in advance what ports you will be docking at, at each port of call?:confused:
Thanks Lisa
yes Lisa
just choose your ship...then the month of your sailing...whoops thats to see how many ships are in port
the info you want is online but you have to search for each port. for instance heres the one for cozumel
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Dolphins ages 10 - 12
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Day 7 Sea Day
Week in a Glance
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Day 5 Roatan Honduras
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anyone married on the Dream out of NOLA?
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thank you....hopefully everyone will get there when they're supposed to. it'll be stressful enough, don't need to start off trying to find people