stevedeccaman Posted November 1, 2015 #1 Share Posted November 1, 2015 HI to all ,we have relations going on the good ship Celebration T/A from Malaga This week 5th November 17 days ! :eek: Malaga , Gibraltar , Ship At Sea , Funchal , Ship At Sea , Ship At Sea , Ship At Sea , Ship At Sea , Ship At Sea , Ship At Sea , St John'S , Philipsburg , Basseterre , Roseau , Castries , Bequia , St George'S , Bridgetown Any tips welcome for above ports of call They have only been on IE before, told them Celebration is a good ship with a slight wobble factor ;) Anyone know what the luggage situation will be at Malaga and on return?(bonded luggage etc) Best to all Stevie :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pensioncruiser Posted November 1, 2015 #2 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Don't know about Malaga but for return they will check in the day before on the boat, luggage will disappear by 2am on the day they travel which they will next see in the UK. It's a great itenary hope they have a good time☺ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geomagot Posted November 1, 2015 #3 Share Posted November 1, 2015 malaga is not bonded luggage, you have to collect it from the carousel and transit the airport (its a v big airport) nice cruise terminal tho bridgetown on disembarkation day you leave your luggage outside your cabin on the last night and dont see it again until you reach uk tips on some of the ports here http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2262145 and caribbean beaches on this thread http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2266299 aruba/bonaire/curacau aruba: the town is a pleasant walk with shops bars a market and a marina and lots of huge iguanas the best beaches are on the resort strip (eagle/palm/arashi beach) very easy to get a local bus (about $2pp) from the terminal which is opposite the port gates curacau: the ship docks virtually in town, its a very pretty dutch colonial town, nice shopping mall, pretty architecture, a floating market and a fort mambo beach (also called aquarium beach) is were everyone heads its a taxi ride away about $20 for the taxi bonaire: another dutch colonial town just yards from where the ship docks, its small with a few shops (a touristy craft market) a small fort and beach front bars easy to get a water taxi from karels beach bar (next to the ship) over to klein bonaire (a completely undeveloped desert island with a fantastic shallow reef for snorkelling) boats leave and return about hourly or you can walk along the sea front to the Divi resort (or get a tuk tuk taxi) beaches are public so you can use their beach hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geomagot Posted November 1, 2015 #4 Share Posted November 1, 2015 ooopps! sorry just noticed they are not visiting aruba/bonaire/curacau:o I got a bit carried away there:o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geomagot Posted November 1, 2015 #5 Share Posted November 1, 2015 but for return they will check in the day before on the boat i think you checkin and print boarding cards for the return flight at the same time that you checkin for outbound flight (2 weeks before) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pensioncruiser Posted November 1, 2015 #6 Share Posted November 1, 2015 We didn't go this year but previously we have had to hand in our 'forms' and check in on the boat, has this changed now geo?😕 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geomagot Posted November 2, 2015 #7 Share Posted November 2, 2015 We didn't go this year but previously we have had to hand in our 'forms' and check in on the boat, has this changed now geo?😕 yes, you checkin for both flights and print off boarding cards online 2 weeks before your outbound flight (if you have paid to select your seats) or 1 week before if seats are allocated by the airline this is why you dont really need e tickets anymore, just boarding cards & your booking reference number for checkin at the ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pensioncruiser Posted November 2, 2015 #8 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Thanks for that geo, we did have our boarding cards when we last went in 2014, in fact we were the first to experience the new system which was very problematic, but we still had a visit from immigration who had to stamp our forms which had to be handed in at the airport is that no longer the case now?:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geomagot Posted November 2, 2015 #9 Share Posted November 2, 2015 (edited) yes it was problematic for a few weeks when they first implemented the online checkin (another example of thoms inability to iron out problems before they put their new systems online):rolleyes: if something does go wrong? or you cannot checkin for your return flight? they can do it on the ship for you at reception luggage labels are delivered to your cabin a couple of days before the end of the cruise they do bonded luggage for jamaica barbados & dubronik ... afaik? everyone else has to collect from the carousel immigration was done in the medusa on the morning of disembarkation (jamaica & barbados) at the airport(s) there is (usually) a separate queue for security for cruise pax.... sorry haven’t been on celeb in barbados (only on dream) may work differently on celeb? someone will know Edited November 2, 2015 by geomagot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevedeccaman Posted November 2, 2015 Author #10 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Thank you for all your kind help Stevie :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevedeccaman Posted November 2, 2015 Author #11 Share Posted November 2, 2015 ps anyone else keep being asked for password again and again when trying to post ? Stevie :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted November 2, 2015 #12 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Hi Stevie , If your referring to this site then yes :( When signing in I have to tick "remember me " or if not and I move a page or refresh it signs me out , so your not alone :) Hope your keeping well , take care ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julessmiles Posted November 2, 2015 #13 Share Posted November 2, 2015 ps anyone else keep being asked for password again and again when trying to post ?Stevie :confused: Yes - me! It's a right pain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geomagot Posted November 2, 2015 #14 Share Posted November 2, 2015 ps anyone else keep being asked for password again and again when trying to post ?Stevie :confused: this has been happening to me for ages??? try loging into cruisecritic . com (rather than co . uk) its a little more stable/reliable http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=497 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalos Posted November 2, 2015 #15 Share Posted November 2, 2015 try loging into cruisecritic . com (rather than co . uk) its a little more stable/reliable. That works for me :):) Cheers Geo :cool: Deleted old (uk ) shortcut/app and saved shortcut/app as (.com) no more ticking remember me as this now works a treat :cool::) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevio Posted November 2, 2015 #16 Share Posted November 2, 2015 (edited) this has been happening to me for ages??? try loging into cruisecritic . com (rather than co . uk) its a little more stable/reliable http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=497 . Tis witchery :eek: ... I had all but given up on this CC stuff what with being repeatedly logged out even after ticking the remember me box. But this .com trick of yours Geo is working fine so far. Oh by the way Geo, while I am still logged in I shall take the opportunity to go way off topic & report that on my October NCL jade cruise Brussel Sprouts were served at least once a week. The ship was however Marmiteless, but there was a new one for me on cruiseships in that there was an abundance of fresh boiled buttered Beetroot. :) Edited November 2, 2015 by Stevio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevedeccaman Posted November 3, 2015 Author #17 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Works for me too Thanks again Geo ! Stevie :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geomagot Posted November 3, 2015 #18 Share Posted November 3, 2015 an abundance of fresh boiled buttered Beetroot. :) oooh! they know how to pamper their guests on ncl dont they?;):D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeholiday2 Posted November 3, 2015 #19 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Yep the logging out thing has been like that for me for ages. I recommend Cosol tours day out in St Lucia, you see a lot more than on a shorex for about the same money. Castries isn't the nicest place so it's best to do a trip here. http://www.cosol-tours.com/ If they are good walkers they can get to Brimstone hill fortress on St Kitts cheaply. The local bus (minibus really) will drop you off at the bottom of the hill, then it's a 30-45 min walk up. They can also get the bus to Grande Anse beach on Grenada, there is a water taxi also available. That's more expensive and full of tourists rather than locals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillhalfpint Posted November 3, 2015 #20 Share Posted November 3, 2015 ps anyone else keep being asked for password again and again when trying to post ?Stevie :confused: I have been. Seems to come on for a spell where I get asked dozens of times a day, and then goes back to being ok again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevedeccaman Posted November 3, 2015 Author #21 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Hi Gill see post 14 on this thread Stevie:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julessmiles Posted November 3, 2015 #22 Share Posted November 3, 2015 this has been happening to me for ages??? try loging into cruisecritic . com (rather than co . uk) its a little more stable/reliable http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=497 . Arghhhhh! Doesn't work for me :mad::mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila49 Posted November 3, 2015 #23 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I've been using the app on my iPad since the problem with the "flickering/stuttering" when scrolling down a few months ago. Never asked to login, much easier to upload photos (although for some reason the quality is not good), using a similar method to FB. Really like it now I've got used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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