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Done both.

We are not loyal to any cruz line as so many are and the loyalty seems to be paying off less and less.

Overhead announcements are usually in 5 languages but obviously tend to be shorter. They put us at an English speaking table, 2 Kiwis, 2 Canucks and 4 Yanks. We all got along great, even closed the dining room twice and met up ashore a couple of times.

One thing we didn`t like was the buffet breakfast. There was little to no eggs and meat, but a ton of carbs-rolls, pastries etc. We had to go to MDR for an American breakfast-and it went pretty fast.

Entertainment was average, but in the port intensive and lots of walking Med, after dinner, you`re pretty much pooped (climbed that dam mountain in Kotar).

Try all the cruz lines, vive la différence!

 

So how the blazes to you search for info on FB anyway. Here I can at least type in what I am looking for and sometimes I find it.

 

May I have one of the original Bisque Kewpies as my price please? NO!

 

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One simply types in the name of the ship in the top box and it`ll bring up all the RCs and groups about that ship. Costa rarely gets any roll calls going.

Last FB Roll Call, we had 150 members and about 30 regulars. The same CC RC was dead as a doornail. Peeps tend to pair off even before the cruz...age, geography, common interests and instant messaging. We pretty much hooked up with 3 other couples and did a lot together.

How is FB better than the CC forums?

I didn`t say that..........Geeeeeze doesn`t anybody read the whole thing ANYMORE before commenting.

Never said better just than!

FB appeals to a different brand of Folks!

You lost me here. What is a Cuppie doll?

 

Alicat

 

I think this is a reference to a Kewpie doll, which is a way of referring to a common prize given for winning a game at a carnival. (It's an expression.) But I didn't write the post, so I am only guessing.

I was referring to the "Folks looking at other social media" FB has definitely put a dent into CC roll call threads.

Also you need to consider that with so many different social media platforms available people may be tending to use those instead. Cruise Critic seems much quieter all over.

Give the winner a Cuppie Doll!!!

We have booked the Costa Delizisosa (spirit class) and have picked a stern facing cabin. Never had one. Noise, vibration, smoke, seem to come up on google searches. Deck 6.

Watching some of the great Europe ports at sail away sounds good.

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Question: Can you look down on below balconies and be looked upon from above? Don`t want that.

Unusual vibration?

Smoke-from the smokestack...as the Med is somewhat calm when we sail.

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Any and all feedback will be appreciated!

We have booked the Costa Delizisosa (spirit class) and have picked a stern facing cabin. Never had one. Noise, vibration, smoke, seem to come up on google searches. Deck 6.

Watching some of the great Europe ports at sail away sounds good.

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Question: Can you look down on below balconies and be looked upon? Don`t want that.

Unusual vibration?

Smoke-from the smokestack...as the Med is somewhat calm when we sail.

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Any and all feedback will be appreciated!

I seem to recall a travel ban, not too long ago. The Crystal Greek Isles tour has a stop in KUSADASI

 

Are all of the issues with Americans ban on travel to Turkey resolved. IE: Can Americans go ashore in Turkey on a closed loop cruise out of Athens?

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To the Middle East traveling community...Do you feel safe traveling to Turkey, especially Istanbul?

Are all of the issues with Americans ban on travel to Turkey resolved.

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To the Middle East traveling community...Do you feel safe traveling to Turkey, especially Istanbul?

According to Marine Traffic it is headed to Belize City @ 20.3 knots.

 

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-87.2/centery:16.3/zoom:9

Great-Hate to see any cruzers vaca disrupted by idiot pilots or equipment failure.

 

Does beg the question: What happened?

Funny, in this instant news world, there is very little out there about ship damage or if she is under sail again.

To me it looked like the anchor was dropped as it came screaming into dock. I am wondering if maybe the thrusters were stuck in forward or the couldnt get reverse thrusters for whatever reason. It looks like a controlled crash than a mistake to me.

Portside anchor was down as it hit pier!

Many thanks for your help. We`re looking forward to the Aegean trip. We`re going to have to study up on our history!

We`ll also be on deck 3.

I did and it worked-Thanks!

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Another question: In one of your pics I saw a laundry bag. Do they have a "fill the bag and for X Euros they will wash and fold?

We are non-revs and travel with 22 inch bags-This is a biggie.

 

Also, I noticed that the cabin we are looking at on deck 3 does not have a sofa. Is that a big deal?

Thank you so much!!!

Yes, the cabins are smaller than the average size nowadays. The ship is older. And our cabin was 12 sqm. Anyway I thought it was totally o.k.. We had cabins with 11 sqm on the Majesty of the Seas (with 3 people).

 

Check here for photos.

 

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Thank you for your reply! I wish I read German to enjoy your review!

I`ve read that food and service are remarkable.

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Any and all feedback would be welcome. TIA!

I have been on one or two disappointing cruises in my time. So far avoided the need to announce to the world that I would never sail with a particular cruise line again. I just put it down to a bad experience and it may or may not influence my future choices.

Why not tell the world? RC is going downhill much faster than it`s competitors. And yes, the service was that bad I won`t go back and after 28+ boatrides, we`ve had a stinker or two, but never this bad. How would you like to come back from the pool at 4, hot sweaty and see a dirty room??? TWICE!

 

I always scratch my head when I read that people are disappointed with food at the WJ. What did you expect? It's a buffet. Since when is a buffet, on land or sea, ever good?

 

 

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BION CCL and NCL are edible(not often, but 2 or 3 times)-sausage tastes like sausage, not raw flour. You must be a Fisher Nole!

7 sun-filled days, a great bunch from roll call, diving, ice, headliner shows all fantastic. Coffee an croissants in Central Park-always a Home Run!

Unfortunately:

Windjammer food totally devoid of any flavor

The ship was simply under-staffed. Wait for: food, drinks, cabin not cleaned until 5 PM twice, 1 hour 15 line for burgers and dogs at Labadee. Lines at guest services.

1/2 of our 115 member roll call complained about .....SERVICE. One gal, who has sailed OAS 5 times said "never again"!

 

So before the RC Cheerleaders flame me, We won`t sail RCL again.

Hey, I`m not advocating that the cruise lines drop Coz! It`s just that I`ve seen them do some crazy knee-jerk reactions in my cruzing years. We`ll be headin that way in a week.

I will be curious if we see a heightened military presence.

The U.S. Embassy in Mexico now says the threat in Playa del Carmen is NOT ferry-related and other regional incidents:

---MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Mexico said Thursday that a security alert about the Caribbean resort of Playa del Carmen was not related to an explosion on a ferry that injured at least two dozen people.

The embassy did not specify what kind of security threat it had been informed of in the resort, which is near Cancun, Cozumel and Tulum.

But it did say that "we do not have information relating the ferry explosion to the security threat in Playa del Carmen."

That threatened to complicate matters for one of Mexico's key tourism sites, since the ferry threats had at least already been known and, according to Mexican officials, were related to "business issues" with the ferry company.

Now it appears a different threat also exists. The area has also been hit, albeit infrequently, by drug violence, and the violent Jalisco cartel has been seen moving into the area.

---While the Caribbean coast — especially Cancun and the area south known as the "Riviera Maya" — has been largely spared the drug violence affecting other areas, there have been killings.

Last week four gunmen burst into a hospital in Cancun and shot to death a drug gang suspect and his wife.

In January 2017, gunmen attacked the state prosecutors' office in Cancun, killing four people. A day before that, a shooting at a music festival in Playa del Carmen left three foreigners and two Mexicans dead.

Renting a car in Orlando and driving to Cocoa and dropping the car. We have done this several times, but have read recent posts about Long Lines and Shuttle Issues.

Thanks in Advance!

Wow that is lots of time.

 

Both Padi and Naui require 12hrs Classroom for Rec Diving. I can only think of Commercial or Search and Rescue diving that would require anywhere near 120hrs. Even Advanced or Master Diving certs don't require that much classroom. They are based more on actual dive time experience

 

 

Sounds way too grueling. Although, our open water checkout were done in Birchy Head Nova scotia. Water temp was a balmy 46 Deg F. It took me 45 minutes out of the water just to be able to take a leak ;p

 

 

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Shrinkage??? Never liked wetsuits diving or surfing. Couldn`t imagine 46 degrees.

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Yep it was grueling and perhaps a little overkill, but every time I ran into a shark, 8 ft barracuda in the keys even when my mouthpiece 2/3rds tore off, never panicked. Did our checkout dives in the Gulf Stream off Lauderdale. 60-80 ft. Love those drift dives.

120 hrs of classroom :eek: Are you sure that is not a typo? My certification was 12hrs Classroom.

 

 

 

I wouldn`t dive with you or anybody with that little training, at least not a dive below 15 feet.

Yes 120 hours. It was one of my college filler classes. 50% of the class did not get certified. Our instructor was an ex Navy Seal and was determined to make sure that his graduates came back safe every dive, at any depth. One of the pool days, he`d put aluminum foil on the inside of our mask (to simulate being mask-less in low visibility water) and then he`d sneak up behind you and turn off your air, pull off your fins etc. To pass the pool portion, we had to drop our mask, fins and snorkel in the deep end of a collegiate pool and in one breath, swim from the far shallow end to them, put them on, and surface with your mask water cleared. To this day I still remember the Time/Depth tables. 60/60 rule, etc.

It`s a wonderful world down there, so much to see.

It`s only after I took up spearfishing and turned into a "hunter" that I lost interest in diving, but still go from time to time.

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Why all this rambling??? Things can and do happen underwater and if one is prepared and avoids panic, all ends well.

I am on Mariner now. Was going to book next cruise. Turn on the TV and there is no CNN only BBC. How am I going to survive without my daily diet of 4 hours of CNN, 3 hours in the morning here and 1 hour in the evening. If I still don't get enough of Trump then I go to Fox news at home. RCL must bring back CNN or lose more customers.

 

Please tell me that you`re joking!