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whataboutport

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    Las Vegas
  • Interests
    Other than cruising? Yorkies!
  • Favorite Cruise Line(s)
    Which ever one I'm on!
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    Caribbean

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  1. We had fun going to the Walmart in PV. Honestly I find the prices of the souvenirs to be fair and cheaper than people selling it outside. After wasting time negotiating with outdoor vendors, the price inside Walmart was the same--no negotiating. We also like to get local chips and snacks so that was fun too. We go to Walmart for the same reason we go at home, one stop shopping for the most part. There was a swap meet type marketplace set up in the Walmart parking lot when we were there. Not sure if it's there everyday or not. But I bought an ice cream for my kid. The vendor took US dollars and gave me change in pesos, not in my favor but it was fine. A cup of strawberry ice cream with the most chunks of real strawberry I've ever seen. Very tasty for about $2.
  2. I went on a closed loop cruise in 2014 (celebrity) that stopped in Cartagena, Colombia and I only had BC and Driver's license. I did not have a passport at that time. Not sure if rules have changed. This was my experience.
  3. Does anyone know, if my cousin can get the shareholders OBC but I'm the first person on the reservation, do we/she quality to get it? We are in the same cabin.
  4. I know this is old, but I've seen you post many times on Mexico. Do you know if there are surf board rentals or surf schools on Stone Island? I read some sites from searching Google that stone island has decent surfing.
  5. They are pretty strict, and the child will stay in their age group even if they have a birthday and age into a new group during the sailing. Also keep in mind the kids clubs are only open for three hours at a time with usually 2 hr breaks (I'm speaking mainly on sea days, port days have different hours). They won't be apart all day, and depending on your schedules, most likely will only go to kids club once per day; there's three sessions per day. We just came back from Discovery. My child and his cousin were in the treehouse (age 3-8) and the other cousin was in the next age group up. We all thought it was good they were able to spend some time apart for a bit and tell each other about what they did in their club that day. Btw princess does a great job with the kids club. The crafts and toys they give out are really nice and good quality.
  6. Us too, still free on discovery from Jan 20-27. Yes there were detergent and static sheets too they they refilled as the week went on. Very nice surprise.
  7. We just did this sailing last week. It was amazing! The ship is beautiful. Hope you enjoy. I noticed your itinerary gives you an extra 30-60 mins more than what we got on each of the ports! We didn't get into Cabo until 2pm. They said scheduled maintenance so they have us an extra hour at the backend until 9pm. Strangely tho, I saw the darling after mine also used that same reason to push back the time in Cabo.
  8. No they did not but getting verified was not our issue. That was the easiest part. Our issue was getting the MOBC to show up in his acct.
  9. Just wanted to share my experience. We booked a cruise in July, then I submitted my husband's info for the MOBC soon after (perhaps a couple days later). It was approved almost immediately. The credit did not show up after the 7 days as it claimed, so in Oct I contacted then via chat. The agent said they see it was approved (and it has shown in his CC profile since I submitted) but the actual OBC would show up in his acct approx 3 days before sailing (we sail this month, Jan). I didn't like that answer and should have asked for a supervisor but I just waited. A few weeks ago (Dec) I contacted chat again. Now his veteran status didn't show at all for them (still showed in his online profile tho for me) and I had to resubmit. Luckily they let me send via chat. I asked did they want a screen shot of his CC profile or his DD214? They answered yes lol so I just submitted both. Then they were magically able to add the MOBC immediately and I was able to request an email to prove it and kept them on chat long enough until I received the email.
  10. Cabin steward. I just leave the note on the desk. I usually ask for ice too and they will keep my ice bucket filled
  11. Personally, I have always left a note with a cash tip on the first day and it has worked every time on every cruise line I've been on
  12. I'm surprised included lobster made an appearance! I thought that was a thing if the past.
  13. She must be from Hawaii lol. My hubby is also and it's so hard to tell then to wear something other than the slippahs My kid is barely 32 lbs on a good day! But he's long/lanky so baby wearing is a little awkward too. We just gave up our osprey but that thing was more bulky than the stroller folded up! He's technically not special needs but he's def not as tough as his cousins were at that age. The third thing was Puerto Vallarta. (Cabo, Mazatlan and PV are our ports) We are driving to the port so luckily not flying
  14. We will be doing Cabo, Mazatlan, and PV. We have a travel stroller, baby jogger city tour (old version 1) we bought for Rome but never used since COVID lock downs in 2020. I read it was decent for cobblestone and uneven old roads. We are planning on doing the water taxi, medano beach, then walk back to visitor center/tender area for Cabo. I realize it can be a bit of a walk. For Mazatlan, thinking of doing the hike to El Mirador lookout (I know there are many stairs). And PV walking to the nearby Playa del Oro beach. The stroller folds up quickly and we have a belly bar attached that I can use to sling over my shoulder for transporting. We also have the backpack carry bag, but it's actually quite a hassle to get it in and out. Is it dumb to even think of bringing the stroller? My kid is a very tiny 5 yr old, just turned 5. Little legs and gets tired easily. I'm weighing my options of carrying around a folded up stroller, or carrying around a sleeping kid. The stroller can at least hold things that we buy but if we need to take things out of the stroller to fold it up, it kind of defeats the purpose. Also thinking of the stroller for sun protection for the kid. Hubby will be with me and we are fairly fit. We like hiking which is why I wanted to do the lookout. Or should I not bring it on all three?
  15. I know CA has been getting huge waves recently. How was the motion in the ship? We sail on her in a few weeks and it will be my kid's first time on a ship. When I was a kid I did this itinerary and I got sea sick on the way back up to LA.
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