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Folks often advise against 4 people in one room. We have done it on every cruise and never have a problem.  My boys are 15 and 17 now.  Usually it’s 2 beds coming down from the ceiling - whether it’s an interiotpr, OV or balcony.  But once on the Crown it was only one bed from the ceiling and the other was a cot they brought in.  They put it in the space in front of the balcony doors.  It was the most awkward configuration we ever had.  But it was still great 

It very much depends on itinerary location.  Hot destinations are more casual imo

13 minutes ago, Roberto256 said:

 

Wait.  I bought some CCL on Friday.  Sadly, this guarantees that it will go down over the next couple days.

 

Lol. Perfect. Now’s my chance 😉

It’s not the cruise industry but the Hyatt Ziva in Cabo San Lucas, MX just posted  policy cancelling all reservations until October 14.  The first of many I think.....

My guess is we will see this across the board

Lol. The Cruise Lines??

People will not even stay in their homes and do the proper social distancing efforts when they KNOW they need to.  Ain’t no way you’re taking away their hard earned vacation!  There was NO WAY they could have done more, more quickly.  Y’all would have sued them....

I sat with my finger on Buy at 8.20 but wanted it to go down 1 more cent! Lol. I got called away from my desk and my window closed.  Set a new limit price for buy. Fingers crossed it dips again

7 hours ago, Hlitner said:

If you have already booked one-way and now want to add another flight, such as changing to round trip, you will need to call the cruise line.   They have the ability to add flights.  But if you try to alter your one-way booking to a round trip using the online system it will likely mean cancelling your booked flight.  This is a long time glitch in the software, unless it has been recently fixed.

 

Hank

This 

Well if I do that can I then refund and use credits on-board ?

On 3/2/2020 at 8:48 AM, JF - retired RRT said:

Also, to note, it's one bottle per adult for each leg (if you're doing a B2B).

You can also bring more on at various ports of call. Those extra bottles may get hit with the corkage fee.

Or may not 😉

Sailing Scandinavia in September...

I have received a specialty dining credit from both my TA and with the promo we booked with.  

I tried to make reservation but it requires that I post payment to confirm booking.  Is there a trick to applying the credits so that I can book ahead of time? 

Thx

12 hours ago, scottbee said:

 

LGW/London Gatwick. 

 

You'll want to book a train around noon, and book those train tickets about 8 weeks out. While rail tickets are available, the best discounts are generally around the 8 week out point.

 

Did you pick Transat or Westjet ?

 

Oops LGW - sorry.

and we booked through WestJet as I find them very reliable, we have a credit card points card and we get free luggage.  

Thanks for the tip on timing for ticket purchase.  You all have been a huge help! 

If anyone ever comes to the west coast of Canada and up to Whistler on a bucket list trip I’m happy to help?! Although Scottbee is likely an expert at that as well 

I truly appreciate all the help! I’ve gone and booked the direct YVR to GAT flight that gets us in at 10:30am. I’ll book a train after noon.  

Where would you suggest we grab a bite to eat? We could take on the train right?

Thanks so very much.  We are arriving on a Friday - mid morning and are staying at Pig in the Wall as per the great information available here.  It’s just the 2 of us so private transfer is too costly an option I think.  It usually pays off when we travel as 4

I’ve tried a search here and a google search but most of the info is outdated.

So I ask the experts for their option - if the price and flight duration is comparable - is there a clear best option between arrival at one airport vs the other if the intent is to transfer directly to Southampton? 

Thanks so much for all the amazing information in this forum 

On 2/15/2020 at 4:17 AM, Adventures ahead said:

Doing the same cruise in September and expecting rainy weather. Following this thread!

We will be on that one too! But I’m hoping for sun 

Apple Pay seems to be a mostly American vernacular.  Contactless or tap is more universally known.  

On 2/15/2020 at 3:01 PM, bennybear said:

Happy to help.  What specifics do you Need? 

What Thames cruise did you take?  

On 2/8/2020 at 10:28 AM, bennybear said:

There is a lovely new Hilton Garden Inn at terminal 3.  We stayed there and they arranged a cab to Windsor the day we arrived.   We enjoyed walking around town, and a nice dinner by the Thames. There are National Express buses from the bus terminal near the hotel to Southampton. This would be more relaxing, Windsor is a very pretty town.  And being outside will help with jet lag or reverse this when you leave depending on time of your flights. 

 

Although we enjoyed our Thames cruise, with limited time seeing Buckingham, visiting the tower and wandering in a nice area plus perhaps the British Museum would be my recommendation.  We enjoy Kensington area and stayed at the Marriott Kensington which has easy access by tube to Heathrow.  The Premier Inn Kensington is also good value.  Perhaps your last day when you are not jet lagged this would be more enjoyable.

I would love to hear more about the details of your trip. I think it’s exactly what we want to do 

Though I have seen some places say that my Global Entry card is the same as a Passport Card, but I haven't verified that yet

” international travel is not guaranteed with anything except a standard passport” 

nexus, global entry, REAL ID are all North American products and NOT guaranteed to get to in/out of 95% of the countries in the world

6 hours ago, buckeyefrank said:

ion.  A passport is not a one size fits all thing.

Ummmm.... yes it is.  Internationally recognized identification.

I would suggest Princess rather than NCL - given your description 

I’m so sorry.  That’s terrible and frustrating.

If you hadn’t been told you’d likely never know 

You are probably making up time.  The speeds are very restricted on the east side route and are generally reserved for one way voyages. The part you are worried about happens during the dark anyway....

its the part you travel overnight the first night. The scenery will still be amazing until dark and then you will be near the entry of inside passage in the am...