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16 minutes ago, Houston Roadrunner said:

Veterans also.  Need to send copy of DD214 the first time.  For subsequent bookings, this information is maintained and the amount appears right away.

Oh wow that's nice. My husband is a disabled veteran. I'll let him know for next time, since he won't be coming this time with me.

I'm booked on Princess, and there is an excursion available for $189. I've also looked online and see various tour companies offering this but dates are late Oct/early Nov. I'm afraid we might be too early to see any. However, I did find one company that stated the season usually starts Oct 1, but not much of a savings since their meeting point is in La Paz and cruise ships dock a little further north, so adding in the cost of a taxi round trip. Also reading due to local govt restrictions, boat sizes are capped at around 10 anyway? Should I just purchase the cruise line excursion?

On 2/8/2022 at 11:05 PM, travelin.sisters said:

other than the things already mentioned: 

• military OBC (which is refundable)
• the International Cafe (I am sad about how many cruises I didn't know that it was included & not an extra charge), great sandwiches & I always take zip lock baggies to have cookies in my cabin
• pre purchase bottled water if you don't have a beverage plan
• if your shoe falls apart on the cruise the upholsterer might be able to fix it for you (free)
• made to order omelets in the buffet

 

What is the military obc and is it only for active duty or for veterans as well?

2 hours ago, oldracer said:

You can also do this with Filipino food.

Who do you talk to to request these dishes? 

3 minutes ago, RJAM3 said:

They key is you have to show you were tested elsewhere within the time frame but did not get the answer back as you should have.  If you just get to the pier and want a test without having the proof of a test that did not report back to you. 

Yes I understood that part as well but I did not add that to my post. I will def make an appt for the free test, and if I don't get the results, at least I have proof I took one and then test at the pier.

Unless of course I can find a rapid test for free. Then no issue.

Our available appts and testing centers here in Vegas have been really a hassle. When the omicron variant was driving up numbers, many people were testing (good) but if you had symptoms many times you couldn't even get an appt for two weeks out. Most people are no longer contagious and already recovered by then.

On 8/17/2021 at 5:28 PM, Thrak said:

 

 

Contacting Princess won't help you with your problem. Try contacting the dev team directly. Be detailed but nice. They fixed a bunch of issues for me.

 

askoceanmedallion@carnival.com

Is this email specifically for dining, or the app in general?

I did find this on the Princess website so that is nice. I guess the $100 may be for people who are not vaxxed and don't have a neg test ready, then you are charged $100. However I didn't see that info, but we are vaxxed.

What does the secondary health screening consist of? I've been slowly able to add in more of the required info and have been changed from blue to now yellow.

1 minute ago, whataboutport said:

What do the colors mean? I haven't been able to find anything about it on their website.

Nevermind, just found it! LOL

2 hours ago, Astro Flyer said:

I haven’t uploaded our Proof of Vaccine & are back to Green. If we decide to make final payment we’ll download our Covid vaccination cards at that time.

 

What do the colors mean? I haven't been able to find anything about it on their website.

1 hour ago, RJAM3 said:

I believe at port is $100 each.  Walgreens is free and you get the results in 30 minutes for drive through testing.

wowwww yikes

13 minutes ago, JF - retired RRT said:

And it's not cheap!!

How much is it at the port?

Just now, prmssk said:

Princess counts in days not hours.  So if the protocols for your sailing and vaccination status say 3 days and for example, your cruise leaves on a Saturday, you can test as early as Wednesday (any time Wednesday).

Ok that makes sense. Thanks

Just now, sewingmolly said:

I got my test on Wednesday for a Saturday May 14 cruise because I was worried about getting my results back in time.  Previously when I had gotten a PCR test, it took 48 hours before I got my results.  This time it took 24 hours.  I think more people are using at home tests and not so much the PRC tests.  It was much easier to make an appointment this time around. 

That's a good point. I went to Hawaii last Sept. This year in Jan my hubby got covid and got tested at Walgreens, the same place I did for Hawaii. He got his results the next day about 12 hrs later.

I know the difference is a few hours, but last time I flew to Hawaii and took a covid test 3 days before. I didn't get the results until 5 hours after I landed. That test would have been useless if the gate agents wanted to see it in case I did the Hawaii safe travels incorrectly.

What happens at the port if I don't get my results in time? Test at the port?

1 hour ago, Steelers36 said:

I just noticed something else changed in MC App.  When I go into Travel Arrangements (they are moved to a new "Suggested" section, below the Required  Info on the Personal Information & Documents page.

 

I already had our travel info loaded, but when I went in to review, the box for "Travel Type" was blank.  Of course, as soon as I selected "AIR", my flight info was blanked out and I had to re-enter it.  PITA, but now the page is complete.  Not sure why they lost that info.

 

For, the new-design Emergency Return Airport page, our airport code was there, but neither of our names were ticked.  So, something else that got wiped out in the upgrade.

 

Oh, and I just discovered a new bug.  DO THESE GUYS KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT TESTING SOFTWARE???????????????

 

So, I went into our final voyage to pull up the return air trip and it was there, but again, missing the Travel Type, so, I selected "Air", and set about to re-enter our flights.  We are flying home the same day the voyage ends.  However, the travel details page comes up with a red error message insisting I must pick a date after the voyage ends and forces me to select at least one calendar day later.  I have to say that the App does not have us enter the flight times - just the flight number as it can likely figure out the time for itself.  We are booked thru EZ-Air and the departure is 100% legit for their earliest time out of FCO.  So, it's a bug obviously.  For now, I entered our correct flights and used Nov 15 and will send them an email about the bug and I figure some day down the line, I will be able to update to the correct date.  

 

I am still looking for those improvements they mentioned in the App update.  They certainly did not improve the performance.  But at least it mostly works for me. 

 

ETA:  Speaking about performance... it must have taken close to a full minute just to save the Emergency Airport with both our names checked off.  Pretty simple data points and lots of spinning going on.

 

ETA #2:  Have they not fired the bunglehead programmers who keep screwing up the simplest coding tasks?  Update on Emergency Airport.  So, I had ticked our unticked names and SAVED.  After much spinning and waiting, it finished.  When I go back in, our names are still not ticked.  It LOOKS as if we have the airport code but neither of us selected.  I am thinking this page has been coded as an INPUT ONLY page and the saved info is hidden.  Cannot just bring it to mind, but seems to me they have had another page like that - where you enter info and it supposedly saves, but you don't get to see the current results.  Jut too dumb for words.

 

I tried to add our emergency airport as well. Since I live in Las Vegas I chose LAS. It said I did not live near the airport selected. I assure you I do.

So many things won't work for me on the app or the web version. So frustrating. I did not get an update but I just downloaded yesterday.

On 5/18/2022 at 7:57 PM, Denny01 said:

Nooooo, stiff the Hubby with the whole bill!!

 

den

HAHAHA!!!

52 minutes ago, Denny01 said:

Agree when you check-in, you give the CC info that will be used on the cruise and you won’t have to worry about not having the card handy.

 

But….I assume you have your own card, so Just In Case he can reimburse you!!

 

den

I will be using my card for the onboard charges/tips/etc. It's just his card gets points and still 0% apr! 🙂

Ok thanks everyone!

Hubby treats me to a kid free vacay each year and this year I"m doing a Celebrity cruise with the bestie. Will it be an issue if hubby pays with his card, but at check in at the pier he isn't there? Meaning do they ask to see his card or do I just give them mine for onboard spending? I will call Celebrity also to confirm but just wanted another opinion. Or should i have bestie put it on his?

On 5/17/2022 at 9:22 AM, miched said:

I am not a fan of smoothies on the ship.   Had a few on the ship and they weren’t that great..   They make a salad and blend it.     Why not just eat the salad instead of drinking it?  
 

I don’t think they are the same as you would get at a smoothie cafe.  
 

Happy cruising 🌊🚢🇺🇸🌅

You know now that you mention it. Were the smoothies from the Solarium/Spa cafe? Yes I didn't like them, and yes a perfect way to describe them is a blended salad. Not sweet or thick. In fact I think we said it was like dirty dish water LOL!

I"m ok with $4/day. A smoothie here in Vegas is easily $9-12.

1 minute ago, cruisestitch said:

Before the restart, if something happened and you were late getting to the ship, you could board at the next port. But no more. So keep that in mind when you are thinking about flying in on the same day the cruise departs. If for some reason you are delayed, you will miss the whole cruise

Yes I am aware of that change now. I feel confident about a 9am arrival and a 8pm departure tho, and i am planning on getting travel insurance.

Thank you both. I'm thinking it might be better to tack on a night post cruise bc I'm seeing many late afternoon/evening flights back to Vegas without a ridiculous layover somewhere. I do love forts! And I hear PR is beautiful. Tho that still doesn't solve my luggage issue after the cruise and most hotels don't allow check in until after 3pm. Do most hotels around the world offer bag check like we do in Vegas?

Hi all. 

Haven't been on X for a while, never to SJ, and will be flying in from Vegas. Nothing is direct, so at least one layover. A good price flight with only a 1 hr layover gets me there at 9am. What time does the port start boarding for a 8pm departure time? What to do if I don't get a hotel and have to schlep around luggage for several hours?

Or should I get there one day earlier and stay at a hotel?