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11 hours ago, Ep010835 said:
Therein lies the security issue that has existed since rollout and that has, to my knowledge, not yet been addressed.............................................
How many thousands so far using the OM and not one reported issue. So you are complaining about a potential problem.
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On 1/20/2019 at 6:40 AM, bigo said:
...Has anyone experienced problems with TSA with all of the paraphernalia..
TSA is looking for weapons and the like. Since I travel with syringes and insulin in original Rx packages, we have never had an issue.
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2 hours ago, Texas Tillie said:
That's why all cruise ships have a morgue; you didn't think they put the dearly departed in with the meat and veggies, did you?
About 14 years ago we were on 10 day Mexican trip. Verified three deaths and rumors of a fourth. We were told our ship had a morgue locker for two and that older ships did use space in the frozen foods lockers for that purpose.
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7 hours ago, Underwatr said:
The passengers could have arranged to meet the ship at the next available port of call,..
Trip interruption/cancellation insurance would have repaid their extra travel expense in either case.
I can only go by what was posted, as I recall It was 2-3 days for them to get transportation back to the states. The cruise was over.
Like a lot of people, they had no insurance.
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Our next cruise is about 50 days away. On this ship there are four cabins that meet our needs. To be sure of the booking, we made deposit 18 months ago. One of the four had already been booked. So after a year of my booking they make the change. Rebook with another cruise line and wait another 1 1/2 years?
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4 minutes ago, Heidi13 said:
cruise ship medical centres may not be as well equipped as a big city major trauma centre, they most likely will be vastly superior to emergency rooms in the hospitals of comparable size towns. In addition to the onboard qualifications and skills, at least some cruise lines have specialists & surgeons available for consults by satellite link
I doubt a town of 4000 would even have a hospital. While care and equipment on the ship may be an issue, that is not the subject. The bean counters at the corporate office have directed medical department not to be put into the position of responsibility. In short, get any potential patient off the ship ASAP.
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2 hours ago, CruiserBruce said:
So, as I understand this incident, the passenger refused to go to the hospital when the ship's doctor said they needed a higher level of care. The cruise ship doesn't owe them a ride to the hospital of their choice. The ship can only provide certain levels of care. If they keep someone on they can't care for, the liability is HUGE.
But, the absolutely easiest job is to find an attorney who will sue anyone that appears to have deep pockets.
In this particular event, doctor bothered to ask them to leave ship voluntarily. When she questioned this request, the doctor gave her the bottom line, you hesitate and I will kick you off. Not a question of questioning potential care for unknown injury or illness. To protect the "corporation" your put off the ship, which you already agreed to.
You want to sue, go ahead, plenty of lawyers waiting to take your retainer and then bill you by the hour. You will not find any willing to take case on a contingency basis, why? Because very few people have read the cruise contract, that you agreed to by setting foot on the ship.
Because this is what we use, here is a link for Princess
https://www.princess.com/legal/passage_contract/plc.html
Look at paragraph 4 lines 10-14. Now that we have your attention, bother to read the entire thing. Now that you have read the contract you agreed to, just what grounds would you have if put ashore?
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Just now, mom says said:
I highly doubtful they were "thrown off the ship". Likely much more accurate to say the man was taken to the nearest medical facility ...
Negative information concerning the cruise industry seems to be deleted from this board. The best one was of a guy going to medical with chest pains the night before a port stop. Next morning there's a knock at the cabin door. Four security officers enter the cabin and the pax is told for medical reasons they're being put off the ship. Security packs their bags and 30 minutes later the couple are on the dock with their bags. Harbor master was informed and arranged ambulance to local hospital. Bottom line, no actual heart issue and pax had to get back to the states at their expense.
If you read the cruise contract we all agree to, this is all spelled out. Why anyone takes a cruise without insurance is beyond me.
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29 minutes ago, librarygal said:
Would the medical staff have the skills and equipment to stabilize a very sick patient in time?
Cruise ship medical departments are not emergency rooms. Anything more serious than a stomach virus or sprain could get you put ashore at the next port. Cruise ships don't want sick or injured on board since they are not a hospital. Once ashore your not their responsibility. Three weeks ago my wife saw a blurb in the news of some family from a Royal Caribbean ship being thrown off a ship due to chest pain.
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On 3/6/2019 at 7:57 AM, Sara250 said:
Our flight is scheduled to arrive at 12:30p and our ship is set to sail at 4:30. We need to be onboard the ship by 3. Do you think that is enough time?
I guess it will have to be.
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17 hours ago, Kosh III said:
We are doing an AK cruise on Solstice, I'm looking at an excursion which starts on Alaska time. What time will the ship have? Pacific to match the departure/return port of Seattle or will it adjust to local time?
TIA
This is up to the captain. While they usually go with local time, we experienced this once at Puerto Vallarta. Older ship with a bunch of analog type clocks that had to be changed by hand one by one.
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First night they should be very flexible. Simply go to Anytime Dinning room and get in that short line. Ask for first available and meet some new people. IF ANYONE asks for your cabin number, tell them and add that you just boarded and missed the early seating.
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Never had a problem. Simply told pharmacy and they handled it.
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The OP asked about assignments. As a rule, cruise line has finished selling using lower fares to attract pax and shuffling cabins via upsales have stopped. They now start plugging the guarantees into the random vacant cabins. All this is usually done after final payment, so any "empty" cabin when the ship sails has been in fact paid for and can not be sold again.
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Not really interested in the conditions in May. On the first ship of the year, we'll hit all three ports while it's still April.
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Might be $3 and will be tied into OM if ship is equipped. Machines are VERY small front loaders.
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You have made a contract with the cruise line for a cabin of a minimum category, PERIOD. Vast majority of guaranteed cabins are assigned about two weeks before sailing. HOWEVER it's not unheard of for assignment being learned at the dock. This is why you got a cabin for a couple of dollars cheaper. Relax, you have a cabin.
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3 hours ago, Loreni said:3 hours ago, Loreni said:
If Princess can reduce demand for room service, they can reduce the number of crew. Then more space can ultimately be devoted to passenger rather than crew cabins and this means...more profit and bigger bonuses.
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Actual cabin size will not change on existing ships. Per a recent post showing room service menu, there is a surcharge for about a 1/3 of the listed items.
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46 minutes ago, Ep010835 said:
Youre amazing, Chief. You never cease to amaze with really pithy information.
Thank you!
Entire drainage system is much smaller than what you have on land. Instead of 3 or 4 inch pipes, small 2 inch lines are used to fit inside walls.
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On 2/27/2019 at 10:15 PM, caribill said:
...doubtful they would spend the $$$ to purchase news ones across the fleet.
Removal of the chair MUST be result of some money saving scheme by corporate. It would appear the bean counters have taken over and the dollar is their new god. A chair, smaller portions in the dining room, void coffee cards bought with a different policy even a a rationing of butter per table. If they don't want repeat business, that's their call.
As Far as making contact with Princess pertaining to the chair, spoke with a rep about two weeks ago. We talked for a couple of minutes about our upcoming cruise, I then asked about the procedure on requesting a chair. There was a half beat pause before she obviously began reading a prepared statement. Bottom line she had no actual knowledge of what is happeening on any of the ships.
Because of scandals, misconducts and plain lies we have boycotted certain corporations. While we have not been on a Princess ship recently, if what Iv'e read turns out as reality in about 50 days, Princess will be ignored in future cruises.
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Chip and battery are embedded within the plastic disk. There is no opening for water to enter.
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If this is an upgrade offer from the cruise line, it's a possibility.
Talk to me about Duct/Grafers tape.
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After being dropped off at airport, the handle of my rolling suitcase self destructed. Five minutes with the tape and I was set for the rest of the trip.
If possible find a used roll with less than a 1/2" left. Step on it to flatten it and store in a packed shoe.