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How many 115/120/ outlets are there in the Pearls Accessible Obstructed Ocean View cabins on deck 8? I know this is a sister ship to the Jade which had 4 or 5 but the Jade was fitted out for the around Hawaii cruises. The Dawn only has the standard one at the desk. I don't count the shaver outlet in the bathrooms.
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Taxi fare finder says $22-$44 depending on traffic each way. What day of the week and what time would you be doing this?
Friday October 14 about 10 am. Thinking maybe using uberX??
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Cost from BW Adams, Quincy to Black Falcon cruise terminal, Boston??
I know they have a shuttle if you do the park & fly/cruise package, but the military rate is $78 cheaper! Thinking taxi or uber both ways would be quicker and cheaper??
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Here's what I think about that "one only" statement. It "gives the appearance of" (you've heard that haven't you...we used that thought frequently back during my career)....gives the appearance of pettiness.
That stated restriction (the rule) on only one appetizer needlessly just makes the atmosphere a bit uncomfortable. You're no longer a welcomed guest, but instead a customer who needs to be watched. First, not that many persons probably have more than one appetizer. But if they do, so what....the actual cost to NCL to provide maybe a salad along with soup is negligible. Either you're welcomed into my house to make yourself comfortable or silly rules for your behavior preclude you being a welcomed guest. NCL marketing should think about what this very minor cost to them does cost them in goodwill from their "guests". At least that's how I feel about it.
In Le Bistro (just got off the Jade and ate their twice, my wife and I so two vouchers.) The 1st evening we were allowed a starter, appetizer, entrée, & desert, the 2nd time when we tried to order both a starter & appetizer we were informed only one OR the other as the Latitudes Reward program now says. More petty restrictions on their best customers. (oh, also no ships pin this time either)
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Don't forget that Travel Agencies have holds on a lot of cabins, especialy the multi guest ones.
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Has Navigator made it out yet?
This is one of the times where having cruise insurance would pay for meals/hotels/etc. due to the delays encountered. We are scheduled to leave next Sunday on Navigator and hope the area is cleaned up by then. Of course the shore will take much longer than the water and cause more economic problems for the area.
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What is the door sign and why??
Hi, welcome aboard with all of us! The door sign is something you can print out to put on the outside of your door. The one you saw is cruise critic themed. Some make their own, most do not do anything for their doors. I sometimes make my own and print them out on magnetic ink jet paper. Hopefully I was able to attach a picture of one of mine.:) Not RCL as I never made one on that 1st cruise. :D
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I make mine with publisher or word and then print them on Avery's printable magnetic sheets on my printer.
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no unfortunately its not allowed. You did a roundtrip to San Diego with at least one foreign port. You technically were not transported anywhere as you started and ended at the same place. When the poster on Carnival wants to do is Start in Seattle and end in Hawaii on the same ship as one continuous(although a back to back trip), You can't start and end at a different US port without a stop at a Distant Foreign port on the same ship as one continous trip(no matter how the cruise line breaks upo the segments for paying purposes).
But new itinerary is Seattle-Glacier Bay- Vancouver then Vancouver - Hawaii.
The way I see that is either as one "trip" Seattle-Hawaii with the stop in Vancouver as the foreign port which might not be allowed or 2 trips each only starting or ending in a U.S. port with a foreign port as the other end/beginning that is okay. Besides, the cruise line would not allow it if it wasn't, as they are the ones who are fined, not the passenger.
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The itinerary stated is not a violation. The 1st part, seattle to Alaska with a stop at Vancouver then Seattle is okay (we've done it) 2nd part Seattle to Hawaii then stop at Ensenada is also okay (we did San Diego-Hawaii-Ensenada-San Diego)
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Well, here is one thing on the crew staffing, but it is from 2006, so that may have been superceded by now.
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Nov/09/bz/FP611090323.html
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Was 15% when I left the America. Most of the international crew on my ship were in waiters, housekeeping, dishwashers & Utility Galley.. etc position.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the international crew have to be green card holders to comply with the "american flagged" law? How hard is it for the crew working other ships to get a "green card"
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Hi all, just returned from our NCL Dream cruise. Would have to classify this as "rumor" but our cabin steward, who is a very long term NCL employee, told us that the Pride of America is 'done' the end of this year and NCL is going back to foreign flagged ships, as before, for Hawaii. He says they are already taking bids for crew slots and he has put in for one. We shall see!
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Wow. This is good news if accurate. My only concern is based on the date (15th day of August, 2008) it came from Europe, and not America (where the date would read 8/15/08). It would be nice to see something from this side of the Atlantic (and/or pond) that this is official.
here you go:
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So, foreign port time must equal 50% of total port time. Just checked our San Diego R/T Hawaii for November 6 and not counting San Diego at all it spends a total of 62 hours in Hawaii Ports. So that means it would have to spend an additional 62 hours in a foreign port to equal 50% of the total port time (124 hours) So, Ensenda debarkation/embarcation. ( does it just have to do either and not both??)
I see on my registration on Celebrity's sight it says "this reservation is being modifed, please check back later" I hope that means with all insides sold out they are moving me to a Suite, but more likely a bus ride to or from Ensenada.
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I agree they will probably wait until the new admin takes over in jan
Nothing yet, so you are probably correct. They may be waiting to see how NCL America does financially, seems they are pleased with the stats so far with just the one ship.
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Is anyone going on the January 11, 2009 Conquest sailing to W. Caribbean?
Yes. If you haven't already come over to the roll call at:
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I don't believe there is any time specified in the current rules, that is what the reinterpretation is about. When this first came up last summer most lines changed there schedules regarding Ensenada to stay 4-6 hours instead of the 1 hour in the middle of the night. That was when Customs first made a mention of the short stay not fulfilling the Spirit of the law, before they came out with the actual proposed reinterpretation we are all watching for.
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All the more reason to release the information on July 1. Congress is out on recess, many state governments are in the same boat and many other people who may have been following this are either busy (tourist season) or on vacation themselves.
They tried to ram this through originally by proposing it during the Christmas Holiday Season (and making the comment period ONLY during the Christmas season) so that people might not notice and not respond, so what makes you think, they won't release the final decision during that period??
July 1 is perfect for so many reasons:
1.) As Smeyer pointed out... many of those who care about this and would be impacted might be on vacation or busy and thus not notice right away.
2.) With a 90 day waiver, it would get the Alaska season out of the way.
3.) It would give cruise lines time to alter their fall Hawaii cruise schedules if necessary.
4.) It still gives NCL time to see what kind of effect, if any, the decision will have on NCL-A operations before they have to make a decision on whether to continue NCLA or liquidate it.
I would think that NCL and Senator Innoye would be pushing the C&BP to issue the decision (thinking it will go in their favor) so that the NCLA monopoly on Hawaii can begin and they can make the operation profitable withing the Apollo time table.
All of these reasons make July 1 the oportune time to do it.
(and let's not forget... I will be on a cruise and won't be able to respond to the decision.....lol)
Let's not forget that it is now Mr. Cherkoff who will make, or not make, the final decision and not the bueracrats at C&BP.
I am betting on it just staying in his "just let it lay" basket.
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From my Public Administration Law classes it seems that what was published in the NY Times was an Action: Request for Proposed Interpretation; Solicitation of Comments. As I read the NY Times article it would seem to me that what is being required is that any new Proposed Regulation be published by June 1, 2008 and no Final Regulation be issued after November 1, 2008.
What was published in the Federal Register on November 21, 2007 does not "in my opinion" rise to the level of a Proposed Regulation but rather a Request for Proposed Interpretation and Solicitation of Comments. CBP has apparently not yet made a determination of what they want as a Final Rule nor published the Proposed Regulation in the Federal Register but only issued an interpretation (opinion) as to the rule and its potential effect. I do not claim to be an expert and may be totally wrong but that is my interpretation.
The CBP opinion as written makes no sense and if you read the filed comments that were made, they were almost unanimous against the rule.
So we should expect the final "reinterpretation" to have to be published in the Federal Register before it can go into effect?. Or, as it is not a new regulation, amended regulation, etc but just a "reinterpretation" can it skip the Federal Register publication?
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Good article, but as this was already posted in the Federal Register in November 2007 and now (with possible changes) is on Mr. Cherkoff's desk for final review it doesn't sound like this will affect anything as long as they do it by 1 November. Or am I all wrong again?
NCL Pearl 115v outlets?
in Norwegian Cruise Line
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Yes I usually bring an extension cord with multiple plugs at the end. Just a hassle to drape it from the desk nearer to the bed to plug in my oxygen and cpap.