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  1. A few cruises ago I was at the customer service counter and the man in front of me said he received a note to contact them since all her clothes had been ruined. He asked to see them and they said he couldn’t since they had already been throw out. I took that as a lesson to send out only inexpensive items and not everything at once They wanted him to claim it on his insurance and he rightly said they should claim it on theirs. That’s when I left but I learned a good lesson. Only inexpensive things like socks and underwear and not all at once. Mike

     

     

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  2. I just came in by bus transfer

    There was a substantial line of people but no taxies. And I saw none headed that direction. I would say it is not in a taxi friendly location

    That was one point in time; others may have other experiences

     

     

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  3. Concur. As I mentioned I am always assisted aboard by one or two. I have no mobility issues. I have frequently heard them ask people with those issues not to attempt tendering due to danger. I have been on more than 35 cruises and seen Canes and half walkers but never wheelchairs or scotters

     

     

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  4. I thought about your picture, and the cabins I have had with the Samsung TVs.

     

    (at least on royal, they have a mixture of samsung and viewsonic)

     

     

     

    I'm pretty sure that white box was behind the right side of the TV, and the HDMI

     

    connections were behind the left side.

     

     

     

    On my tv it was behind the left side. I am not tech inclined but would need a crowbar to get to HDMI or an extra long special instrument. You might ask a tech on the ship but would guess it was fixed like this to prevent tinkering with backspace. Mike

     

     

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  5. Question for Mike...

     

     

     

    In receiving breakfast in your cabin within 10 minutes of calling, I'd like to ask--are you in a suite or a regular cabin?

     

     

     

    I am always in a regular balcony. Yesterday was the first time ever that service was delayed to half an hour from 10 minutes due to very high volume according to order taker. Needless to say we get to know each other taking every day. Mike

     

     

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  6. You must read the fine print. For US usually up to two days in advance unless exotic involving helicopters etc. and if one on your first full day no when you board but it is likely other countries have different rules. I am on the Royal now and due to weather they automatically cancelled all Princess excursions. Those who prepaid private are left to fend for themselves and hope the company is reputable

     

     

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  7. I was on the Pacific Princess coming down the Amazon about 6 or 7 years ago. It was also the shower water. I am aware of the purification system. It lasted only a couple of days (we were on the Amazon from Manus to Ft Lauderdale via Devils Island. Perhaps something was broken but when the crew said they wouldn’t drink it that tended to make me reluctant as well. As a matter of fact didn’t even take a shower for a couple of days. Hasn’t happened before or since. No info given to passengers but it did make me switch to bottled which I buy at very reasonable rate on cruise personalizer. Mike

     

     

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  8. I used to ask the cabin stewards if it was ok to drink and they assured me the out of the faucet was fine but coming down the Amazon I turned on the faucet and brown muddy water came out. I asked him and he said

    He wouldn’t drink it. Since then I have taken to ordering bottled water.,,but I wonder what the ice cubes and dining room water are??? I must say I never got sick from it. Bottled water seems to be in fashion nowadays. An Irish guide said he never drinks water that is not bottled above the first floor even at home “since no telling how long it may have been sitting in the pipes”. Mike

     

     

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  9. Curious, How late are you ordering breakfast? I always figured there is an early morning rush, but we usually get room service before 7:30 AM. Perhaps I've been mistaken on my assumption.

     

    Thanks,

     

     

     

    I have ordered it as late as 1030 and as early as 600 and anytime in between. The speed at anytime in the morning is unbelievable. Mike

     

     

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  10. PS. I never order the night before since that binds you to their schedule. I just call and ten minutes later it arrives. No getting up to wait. I call from bed and often it is here by the time I get up and put a robe on...no kidding. Mike

     

     

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  11. I don’t order until I get up whenever. It is almost unbelievable how fast it arrives...usually less than 10 minutes. I do it almost daily since I hate crowds or rushing anywhere in the morning. Last year I was on a 49 day cruise and with the exception of two days had breakfast from room service daily. They don’t require or expect a tip but I usually write a dollar or two. Mike

     

     

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  12. If Santiago de Compostela is still available as a excursion from Vigo I highly recommend it. It was one of the top three pilgrimage routes for Christians for 1;000 years. After Jerusalem, Rome, then there was Santiago de Compostell. It is very hard to reach but Vigo is the jumping off Port for the town and the Cathedral.There are still thousands that make the pilgrimage on foot every week. it means Saint James in the field of the stars. Mike

     

     

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  13. The weather should be a little warmer. On one cruise many years ago we were stuck on a Carnival ship in the port for Caracas, Venezuela for three days because a container ship just ahead of us had all the containers slip off the ship in to the narrow opening of the harbor. The captain was afraid that a container would block the ship since there was so little clearance. The customs officials refused to come back and there we settled on the ship docked for the three days. We had to miss the island of Aruba after divers ascertained That all was well. We then headed directly back to the US. When you travel you must be prepared for anything. Better safe than sorry. Mike

     

     

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  14. I have no idea about the first part, you have to look at the UK web site. In regard to the second part for us in the US it is important to check if the sailing is very popular...e.g. the first cruises and TA of the new Sky Princess next Fall are filling up fast and also our 3 for free promotion is my favorite and on now. I understand from reading CC that you in the UK can not refare (my understanding) based on CC posts that I have read. If there is little demand then it might be better to wait until the fare goes down. In the US we can simply call Princess and they will give us a better fare.... It also depends on other factors such is the deposit refundable? In the US it usually is but not always. I think you need an answer from either a UK frequent cruiser or a UK travel agent. Mike

     

     

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  15. FWIW, it's not uncommon for businesses in some northern US states to offer such "Canadian at Par" deals to entice Canadians from large population centers to come over the border and shop. As one example, ski hills in upstate New York and Vermont have done it for years., though perhaps less so when, like now, our $ is so weak compared to the US $ If Princess aren't doing now, it's probably because they don't need to in order to get Canadians to sail with them. We just suck it up and pay 30% more for our cruises because we love cruising with Princess.

     

     

     

    As I mentioned I am on board The Royal at the moment doing a TA to NYC on a 15 day cruise since we make several stops in Europe. Today we are in Hamburg. I think the ship holds around 3,600 but because of singles only about 3,300 are on board. Yesterday at the

    M&G the staff mentioned about 2,300 US citizens on board, second as usual was Canada with about 350, third was Australians with about

    300, fourth was UK with 225, and fifth was Germany. I stand to be corrected since I a writing from memory. Of course other countries represented as well.

     

    If anyone can figure out why the US$ is so strong I would be very interested. I have read a number of articles and they range form A-Z

    Some attribute it to Brexit especially for the € and £ for Europe. Others attribute it to politics and the American President, still others attribute it to the supply of and low demand of/for oil. Perhaps it is a combination of all three.

    All articles that I have read say that in times of uncertainty investors flee to the US $. I am not an economist but understand travelers from the US benefit the most from a strong US $ but I find the average traveler knows or

    cares little about exchange rates. Mike

     

     

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