zestyzorra Posted May 29, 2023 #576 Share Posted May 29, 2023 Thanks for sharing all of your adventures and answering all of my questions, Ken! Hope you had the best cruise ever! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted May 29, 2023 Author #577 Share Posted May 29, 2023 5 hours ago, zestyzorra said: Thanks for sharing all of your adventures and answering all of my questions, Ken! Hope you had the best cruise ever! Thanks! We did have a great time. But we also reconfirmed 30 days is pretty much our cruise limit, and after our upcoming flights to and from Japan in July, no more long flights over 10 hours! 😂 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zestyzorra Posted May 29, 2023 #578 Share Posted May 29, 2023 9 hours ago, Ken the cruiser said: Thanks! We did have a great time. But we also reconfirmed 30 days is pretty much our cruise limit, and after our upcoming flights to and from Japan in July, no more long flights over 10 hours! 😂 I decided to do a B3B on the Edge instead of Princess, same 3rd route as your last leg. Your experiences helped me decide! And I agree, anything to avoid a long flight! 😅 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare dlh015 Posted June 2, 2023 #579 Share Posted June 2, 2023 On 5/29/2023 at 6:47 AM, Ken the cruiser said: Thanks! We did have a great time. But we also reconfirmed 30 days is pretty much our cruise limit, and after our upcoming flights to and from Japan in July, no more long flights over 10 hours! 😂 Ken, did you have to get an NZeTA for entry to New Zealand? Or did the cruise ship take care of that sort of thing for excursions?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted June 2, 2023 Author #580 Share Posted June 2, 2023 11 minutes ago, dlh015 said: Ken, did you have to get an NZeTA for entry to New Zealand? Or did the cruise ship take care of that sort of thing for excursions?? Yes, when we checked into our B3B cruise in Sydney, they did verify that we had the NZeTA before we were allowed to board the ship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare vickykay Posted June 2, 2023 #581 Share Posted June 2, 2023 Hi Ken, Please post a link on this board your next adventure off another cruise line. So much enjoy following along with you. Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted June 2, 2023 Author #582 Share Posted June 2, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, vickykay said: Hi Ken, Please post a link on this board your next adventure off another cruise line. So much enjoy following along with you. Thanks. Will do, as I plan to post the link to the end of this thread, and thanks for the kind words! FWIW our upcoming cruise schedule includes a Princess Japan B2B and a NE/Canadian/Caribbean B2B this summer and fall. Then the wildlife cruises begin with a Celebrity Galapagos cruise followed by a Princess Antarctica B2B in the winter and an Alaska B3B next spring. We definitely have the cruising bug! 😂 Edited June 2, 2023 by Ken the cruiser 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare vickykay Posted June 2, 2023 #583 Share Posted June 2, 2023 Wow! Amazing cruises coming up for you. Can’t wait to read about them! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted June 28, 2023 Author #584 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Hi all! I just started my Live From thread associated with our upcoming 17-day Japan/South Korea B2B cruise on the Diamond Princess starting July 10. Please feel free to follow along as I will try my best to post pictures from around the ship as well as of the wildlife and scenery we may see along the way!! 😀 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silkroad Posted June 28, 2023 #585 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Thanks for posting the link here, Ken! I’m looking forward to following along. - Michelle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare tigervixxxen Posted September 1, 2023 #586 Share Posted September 1, 2023 (edited) Sorry for the bump but I found your review and have a couple questions as I’m doing the sailing in reverse soon. I have read very little about the passport collecting in Tahiti. How is this done? How do they ensure safety of these important documents? How do they get returned to you? We are booked for the same Raiatea excursion. It’s marked strenuous, I can’t imagine there was anything strenuous about this excursion, no? Is there shopping at the pearl farm? What are the prices if so? Can you buy just one pearl? is there anything at the Moorea pier? Any shopping at all? I’d prefer not to have to “walk into town” for just a basic souvineer. Did the menus repeat over the 18 nights for dinner? Edited September 1, 2023 by tigervixxxen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted September 1, 2023 Author #587 Share Posted September 1, 2023 6 hours ago, tigervixxxen said: Sorry for the bump but I found your review and have a couple questions as I’m doing the sailing in reverse soon. I have read very little about the passport collecting in Tahiti. How is this done? How do they ensure safety of these important documents? How do they get returned to you? We are booked for the same Raiatea excursion. It’s marked strenuous, I can’t imagine there was anything strenuous about this excursion, no? Is there shopping at the pearl farm? What are the prices if so? Can you buy just one pearl? is there anything at the Moorea pier? Any shopping at all? I’d prefer not to have to “walk into town” for just a basic souvineer. Did the menus repeat over the 18 nights for dinner? The turning in of the passport was no big deal. We received instructions as to where to turn them in to Guest Services and got a receipt. A few days later we received instructions on where to pick them up. As far as the Raiatea excursion, we're in our early 70s and we did just fine. See posts starting at #320. We did some walking in a few hilly areas, but it wasn't all that strenuous. I'm sure there was a brief moment for pearl shopping, especially if you do it when they're giving their 10-minute talk. As far as prices go, I have no idea since we don't shop. There are a few gift shops at the pier and that's about it. See posts starting at #313. We ate in Blu, and yes, the menu seemed to repeat every 7 days or so. Hope this helps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare tigervixxxen Posted September 1, 2023 #588 Share Posted September 1, 2023 2 hours ago, Ken the cruiser said: The turning in of the passport was no big deal. We received instructions as to where to turn them in to Guest Services and got a receipt. A few days later we received instructions on where to pick them up. As far as the Raiatea excursion, we're in our early 70s and we did just fine. See posts starting at #320. We did some walking in a few hilly areas, but it wasn't all that strenuous. I'm sure there was a brief moment for pearl shopping, especially if you do it when they're giving their 10-minute talk. As far as prices go, I have no idea since we don't shop. There are a few gift shops at the pier and that's about it. See posts starting at #313. We ate in Blu, and yes, the menu seemed to repeat every 7 days or so. Hope this helps. Thank you and appreciate your detailed review! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted September 29, 2023 Author #589 Share Posted September 29, 2023 For those interested, I just started a new Live From thread on the Princess Forum which will cover our upcoming 22-day Land and Sea cruise on the Caribbean Princess from Toronto to Ft Lauderdale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruseKrazy Posted September 29, 2023 #590 Share Posted September 29, 2023 13 minutes ago, Ken the cruiser said: For those interested, I just started a new Live From thread on the Princess Forum which will cover our upcoming 22-day Land and Sea cruise on the Caribbean Princess from Toronto to Ft Lauderdale. Will follow, our neighbours Mike and Marilyn are boarding this cruise right now. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted July 4 Author #591 Share Posted July 4 (edited) For those interested in seeing what Princess has to offer on one of their combined 21-day Norway/Baltic cruises, we're getting ready to see what they have to offer from the viewpoint of one of their Vista Suites on the Sky Princess. Edited July 4 by Ken the cruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBDave Posted July 5 #592 Share Posted July 5 On 4/16/2023 at 1:32 PM, Jim_Iain said: I'm posting Starlink Speeds on the thread below for the Caribbean and at least the TA on Apex using Premium Wifi. Download running about 5 Meg. I am easily able to steam YouTubeTV @Jim_Iain Quick questions..... How did you overcome the IP location checking from YouTube TV? Did you use a VPN connection, etc.? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted July 5 #593 Share Posted July 5 37 minutes ago, HBDave said: @Jim_Iain Quick questions..... How did you overcome the IP location checking from YouTube TV? Did you use a VPN connection, etc.? Thanks! Yes. I use VPN. It is easiest if you use Firestick as they have 5 naive VPN apps built into their software. I use NordVPN and it works seamlessly . I usually use San Francisco and it allows me to watch my local stations real time. You have to first log onto the Ship's Wifi before enabling VPN. It usually pops up a logon screen but if not use the Firestick Browser and logon on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBDave Posted July 5 #594 Share Posted July 5 14 hours ago, Jim_Iain said: Yes. I use VPN. It is easiest if you use Firestick as they have 5 naive VPN apps built into their software. I use NordVPN and it works seamlessly . I usually use San Francisco and it allows me to watch my local stations real time. You have to first log onto the Ship's Wifi before enabling VPN. It usually pops up a logon screen but if not use the Firestick Browser and logon on. @Jim_Iain Thanks for your quick and detailed response, as usual you're a wealth of knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted September 16 Author #595 Share Posted September 16 For those that might want to follow along if they haven't experienced cruising on one of Royal Caribbean's larger ships yet, I just started a Live From thread that will cover our upcoming 7-day cruise on the huge Wonder OTS! As one might image, this ship for us will definitely be our target for discovery, as we only have one excursion booked so far. Following this short 7-day cruise, we'll be cruising with NCL on a 23-day Europe/Transatlantic B2B on the Pearl around the end of November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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