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Things I'm doing this summer instead of cruising:

 

  • We took a mini-vacation to a resort 2 hours away. Had the place all to ourselves.
  • We are headed to Puerto Rico in 2 weeks. Super cheap airfare from ATL to SJU. $55 each way. We will be chillin' at a beachfront condo in a 6 unit building on a secluded beach for 5 days. Puerto Rico is requiring pre-arrival covid tests and electronic declarations. 
  • Logging in to the cruise line website's and checking my countdowns: 221 days to go and 632 days for another one. 
  • Watching the TV series The Cruise on YouTube

 

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6 hours ago, FloatingSunGoddess said:

Me too!  Had mine June 6, it's been more challenging than I expected.  How are you doing?

Thanks for asking. My also has been challenging surgery was the 22nd and thankfully not as painful as expected( allergie to opioids) so no pain meds, hopefully start physical therapy next week if the coronavirus doesn't close the facility.

What were your challenges?

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My wife has provided some real "Shock Absorber" Therapy. She discovered this TV station called AWE. It features a series of Cruise Ship Voyages throughout the entire day. The closest thing to being back on the Boat. I am hooked!!!

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On 7/6/2020 at 5:50 PM, Warm Breezes said:

We rented a motor home and are about to head to ND to visit DS and doing some biking/golf/camping in Medora.  It may be our only chance to see him this year.  He was going to be coming home to be in our best friends son's wedding in September but they just decided this weekend to go with a small wedding in Vegas and renew their vows and have a reception September 2021 instead.  So now DS will be heading to Vegas instead of coming home to MI for a visit😔

Since I posted this our Carnival Mardi Gras cruise in December got cancelled.  We just returned from our motor home trip and I rebooked our Mardi Gras cruise for October 2021 and then booked a NCL Encore cruise for February 2022.   While I enjoyed getting a chance to visit with DS, my camping fix is done for a long time...I really want to get back on a ship.

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My PVP always tells me the best way to cure the cruise blues is to book another cruise. We booked on the Miracle Jan 4 2020 out of San Diego.  It’s a 5 day cruise that visits Cabo San Lucas two days in a row and 2 sea days.

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Our October Radiance cruise got canceled so we rescheduled for the Breeze out of Ft Lauderdale in December. As I'm sure most everybody knows, they canceled and moved the Breeze to Port Canaveral to take over the Radiance's cruises. Upon hearing this, I contacted my PVP and as soon as they opened the ship back up, we looked into switching to that port. They wanted over $400 more for the same type of cabin. After mulling it over, we decided it wasn't worth the headache to switch airfare and all that especially for more money and still have to worry if the cruise would actually happen. Plus we had Cheers and Cruise Cash from when they had the 20% off sale. Since it had automatically canceled when they took the cruise away, I figured there would be no way to get them to give us that deal again so I didn't even bother to call. If Carnival would have honored the same pricing/casino specials my mom and sister had originally on the Breeze, we probably would have done it.

 

At least when Celebrity chartered the Silhouette to Coachella, they moved us to the Reflection which was newer and gave us the same cabin types (they were even up a deck which was a bonus), and kept all of our OBC and pricing the same. I think Carnival should step up and do the same for their customers especially when our cruise was canceled to take over another ship's sailings. On a side note, the "New" Breeze cruise was the same 6 day itinerary and dates as our "Old" one so it's not like we were getting extra days or different ports. 

 

So after all that, I flat out canceled and got a refund. I'm just not getting the warm and fuzzy feeling from Carnival anymore and I highly doubt I will ever sail them again unless I get one heck of a super deal once everything gets rolling. I think this may have been the final straw for both me and my mom. Just got our refunds yesterday so I'm glad we didn't have to wait too long. 

 

Now, as far as what I've been up to, mom and I flew to Cozumel in the middle of July. The resorts just opened up July 1 and they were at 30% capacity which made it nice and quiet. We went downtown a couple times shopping and drove past the piers. A lot of stores were closed and it was strange not seeing any ships there. The streets were pretty empty and only 1 ferry company per day operated to/from Playa Del Carmen with reduced schedules. It was pretty darn hot but we had a great time with beautiful weather. We may decide to go back at some point since cruising isn't an option anymore. It was nice to be able to relax on the beach or just lounge around. We did go to Mr Sancho's one day just like we always do when we stop there on a cruise. We kept joking that we better go or we'll miss the ship 🙂.

 

 

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FiremanBobsWife, you should have called and asked politely if they could transfer the deal and OBC to a new booking. I have had great luck changing my bookings, and have almost 1K of OBC, but every ship has been canceled. Most they can say is no.

 

It is nice to see a post from you. I wondered where you have been. Please be safe out in the world, and take care of your mom.

 

My next booking is Halloween. I am keeping a chin up hoping it will go. 

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5 minutes ago, Moviela said:

FiremanBobsWife, you should have called and asked politely if they could transfer the deal and OBC to a new booking. I have had great luck changing my bookings, and have almost 1K of OBC, but every ship has been canceled. Most they can say is no.

 

It is nice to see a post from you. I wondered where you have been. Please be safe out in the world, and take care of your mom.

 

My next booking is Halloween. I am keeping a chin up hoping it will go. 

I did call my PVP about the cruise and then he called me the day the PC Breeze cruises opened up. He said it would be over $400 more for our cabin vs the one on the Breeze out of PE and my sister couldn't get her free inside cabin because that casino promotion wasn't running any more. So if my mom and I went, my sister and SIL couldn't. The only thing I didn't call about was my Fun Shops purchases. So that put a real sour taste in my mouth. To be honest, it made me a little angry that they would treat their customers like that. Especially seeing the difference in how Celebrity handled it. 

 

Thanks for missing me 🙂 . Haven't been on much because, well, no real cruises to talk about. But i have been lurking a little. You stay safe as well. Fingers crossed for your cruise to happen. The not knowing part is pure torture.

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On 7/6/2020 at 11:58 AM, roguebandit said:

I am keeping distracted with knee replacement and physical therapy should be done for our October 4th Freedom cruise if not canceled.

We don't cruise until 2022 I'm going to do my knee next summer.i put it off for too long as it is.when it's hot I'm not going anywhere.

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We camped in our trailer on the beach at Camp Pendleton for a week. We will do other random camping trips throughout the year, but it’s not the same, because I have to cook.

 

I did however buy a Margaritaville blender so I can make frozen cocktails! So I bring lots of pineapple juice, rum and ice. 

 

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Lost out on 2 cruises this year a May that we got the 600 OBC rescheduled for May 2021 and a Sept that we got 300 OBC and rescheduled for Jan 2021. So with no cruising we ran across the boarder in the dead of night with No Moon light to guide us. The boarder we crossed was in to New Hampshire as we are from Mass and our governor does not want any out of state travel or travelers. We had a Great week in NH but not the same as being pampered for a week and fine dinning to boot. What i miss most is just meeting people and saying Hello. I know personally i am one of those people who say good morning, afternoon or evening when we pass in the hall way . Hay i am on Vacation

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I had a road trip at the end of July. I’m taking August off but I have a Nevada land vacation in September and a maybe October road trip. Crossing my fingers that my 2 back to back cruises in December and 2 back to back cruises in January can sail. Meanwhile doing research and binge watching series. I also checked out The Love Boat CDs from my public library. Wow, how much things have changed in crusing . Thanks to the 2 posters who mentioned other cruise ships series.

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