mrsbos Posted June 28, 2023 #126 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Thank you so much for taking the time to post. This is very helpful as we are going on the same cruise in September. Enjoy your trip...it appears you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susancruzs Posted June 28, 2023 #127 Share Posted June 28, 2023 Great posts so far, enjoy the rest of your cruise, I'll be following along. I'm taking the Regal TA Apr. '24 with this cruise following. Can't wait! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KarmaCruisers Posted June 28, 2023 Author #128 Share Posted June 28, 2023 4 hours ago, Tyskie said: That's odd, it used to be blue Heard they were changing some things.................... They’re still blue; the pattern is just reverse (instead of blue background with White Sea Witch; it’s a white background with a blue sea witch) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KarmaCruisers Posted June 28, 2023 Author #129 Share Posted June 28, 2023 4 hours ago, TenneSea said: Could you give us a little update on the whole Passport/Immigration process at Heathrow? How long did it take from getting off the plane until you were on your way. Any tips to make it smoother for us future passengers who are headed to LHR soon. Thanks. Honestly if you’re an American Citizen; it couldn’t have been easier! literally just que up on your own and place your passport in a kiosk..it scans it, take a picture of you; then the kiosk gate opens and you walk through. Easy peasy the longest part is the WALK from gate to underground tube platform at Heathrow..like 15 minutes walk! Haha they literally have traffic lights for walkways at LHR, it’s THAT big, haha. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senior lady Posted June 28, 2023 #130 Share Posted June 28, 2023 1 hour ago, KarmaCruisers said: They’re still blue; the pattern is just reverse (instead of blue background with White Sea Witch; it’s a white background with a blue sea witch) that's what I've seen the last few times 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KarmaCruisers Posted June 28, 2023 Author #131 Share Posted June 28, 2023 So last I left you; we were heading into Dublin on DART…man those are nice trains compared to the utter trash that it BART, haha. We got to Dublin and hit the ground running… Walked down to Trinity College and took photos. We skipped the Library and Book Of Kells; frankly because the line was too long and we had so much other stuff we wanted to do. We pressed on and walked down to take a photo with the Molly Malone Statue, on the way to St. Patrick’s Cathedral. MAN; for €9 a piece it’s WORTH it to go inside and explore. We didn’t think we had enough time..only spending 45 minutes inside (we hadn’t originally planned on going inside) but we’re glad we did! Some of the stained glass in there is AMAZING! One even has JOAN OF ARC on it! Also; they provide you a good audio tour that is self-guided. After St. Patrick’s, we walked to Guinness Storehouse and took the “Express Tour”. Pretty cool and we got to sample Guinness and have a pint on the 7th floor (what they call the “Gravity Bar”) We also enjoyed lunch on the 5th floor for a very reasonable price (I got a Guinness Irish Stew) After that, we hustled over to the closest Luas train stop and caught it up to Smithfield stop (Jameson Distillery is only a block away from there) Popped into Jameson to get my boss a personalized bottle of Distillery Edition Jameson. Headed back out to Luas and caught it up to Connolly Station where we walked over to the Tara St DART station. crazy story..we got on the train at 5:30..no problem for a 6:30 last tender right???…. Maybe NOT! apparently a car had struck a DART crossing and was causing a delay..I guess…fortunately(???) there was about 30 other cruisers on our train all sweating the same sweat. (So I figured they wouldn’t leave a TON of people behind) with the delays; we made it to the dock at 6:20, with tenders ending up running until 7, actually. We did freakin 14,500 steps today!! We’re resting in the cabin until were going to get the buffet at 8:30 (tonight is Asian street food theme, until 9) On another note; I think like Princess the best because it’s buffet is literally open from 7am-10pm; and all they do is change from Breakfast to Lunch to Dinner..on Carnival, the buffet entirely closes DOWN, so there’s almost NO place to eat at specific times.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kttraveler Posted June 28, 2023 #132 Share Posted June 28, 2023 1 hour ago, KarmaCruisers said: So last I left you; we were heading into Dublin on DART…man those are nice trains compared to the utter trash that it BART, haha. We got to Dublin and hit the ground running… Walked down to Trinity College and took photos. We skipped the Library and Book Of Kells; frankly because the line was too long and we had so much other stuff we wanted to do. We pressed on and walked down to take a photo with the Molly Malone Statue, on the way to St. Patrick’s Cathedral. MAN; for €9 a piece it’s WORTH it to go inside and explore. We didn’t think we had enough time..only spending 45 minutes inside (we hadn’t originally planned on going inside) but we’re glad we did! Some of the stained glass in there is AMAZING! One even has JOAN OF ARC on it! Also; they provide you a good audio tour that is self-guided. After St. Patrick’s, we walked to Guinness Storehouse and took the “Express Tour”. Pretty cool and we got to sample Guinness and have a pint on the 7th floor (what they call the “Gravity Bar”) We also enjoyed lunch on the 5th floor for a very reasonable price (I got a Guinness Irish Stew) After that, we hustled over to the closest Luas train stop and caught it up to Smithfield stop (Jameson Distillery is only a block away from there) Popped into Jameson to get my boss a personalized bottle of Distillery Edition Jameson. Headed back out to Luas and caught it up to Connolly Station where we walked over to the Tara St DART station. crazy story..we got on the train at 5:30..no problem for a 6:30 last tender right???…. Maybe NOT! apparently a car had struck a DART crossing and was causing a delay..I guess…fortunately(???) there was about 30 other cruisers on our train all sweating the same sweat. (So I figured they wouldn’t leave a TON of people behind) with the delays; we made it to the dock at 6:20, with tenders ending up running until 7, actually. We did freakin 14,500 steps today!! We’re resting in the cabin until were going to get the buffet at 8:30 (tonight is Asian street food theme, until 9) On another note; I think like Princess the best because it’s buffet is literally open from 7am-10pm; and all they do is change from Breakfast to Lunch to Dinner..on Carnival, the buffet entirely closes DOWN, so there’s almost NO place to eat at specific times.. What stop did you get off to go to the college? I have Book of Kells tickets for 9:30 so I want that to be my first stop and then get on the HOHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottygirl1 Posted June 28, 2023 #133 Share Posted June 28, 2023 How easy was it to get a train ticket for the DART? We have booked a shore excursion but think the train might be a good option instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KarmaCruisers Posted June 28, 2023 Author #134 Share Posted June 28, 2023 2 hours ago, kttraveler said: What stop did you get off to go to the college? I have Book of Kells tickets for 9:30 so I want that to be my first stop and then get on the HOHO. Tara Street Station, is the closest DART station. literally 3 blocks away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KarmaCruisers Posted June 28, 2023 Author #135 Share Posted June 28, 2023 2 hours ago, Scottygirl1 said: How easy was it to get a train ticket for the DART? We have booked a shore excursion but think the train might be a good option instead. SUPER easy; just go here: and order a LEAP 24-hour visitor pass (good on DART, Luas, and Bus’s) https://about.leapcard.ie/leap-visitor-card you just tell them what day it’s for; when you order it then the station is like a few hundred feet from the cruise port; just tap-in with your LEAP card, and board a westbound train Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottygirl1 Posted June 29, 2023 #136 Share Posted June 29, 2023 1 hour ago, KarmaCruisers said: SUPER easy; just go here: and order a LEAP 24-hour visitor pass (good on DART, Luas, and Bus’s) https://about.leapcard.ie/leap-visitor-card you just tell them what day it’s for; when you order it then the station is like a few hundred feet from the cruise port; just tap-in with your LEAP card, and board a westbound train Thanks, sadly I can't buy one, our country is not on the list (too far away I suspect). We do have a tour booked that also gives us 2 hours free time in Dublin so we'll probably stick with that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kttraveler Posted June 29, 2023 #137 Share Posted June 29, 2023 1 hour ago, KarmaCruisers said: Tara Street Station, is the closest DART station. literally 3 blocks away Thank you! Added to my itinerary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TenneSea Posted June 29, 2023 #138 Share Posted June 29, 2023 8 hours ago, KarmaCruisers said: Honestly if you’re an American Citizen; it couldn’t have been easier! literally just que up on your own and place your passport in a kiosk..it scans it, take a picture of you; then the kiosk gate opens and you walk through. Easy peasy the longest part is the WALK from gate to underground tube platform at Heathrow..like 15 minutes walk! Haha they literally have traffic lights for walkways at LHR, it’s THAT big, haha. Oh my, we will have to find the National Coach station as will be taking it to Southampton. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phabric Posted June 29, 2023 #139 Share Posted June 29, 2023 57 minutes ago, TenneSea said: Oh my, we will have to find the National Coach station as will be taking it to Southampton. If you go to the Heathrow website and find which terminal you fly into then look where to find National Express Coach location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TenneSea Posted June 29, 2023 #140 Share Posted June 29, 2023 19 minutes ago, phabric said: If you go to the Heathrow website and find which terminal you fly into then look where to find National Express Coach location. T3 Virgin. I think I've figured it out - just going to be a haul ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabel67 Posted June 29, 2023 #141 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Thank you for your reports - this info is getting us very excited about our choice to book this crisis in 2024! I was wondering if you could share why beer are on tap and maybe pic of the wine list from Vines in particular the cabs? I hope you continue gonna be a marvellous time and I look forward to your future posts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catchum Posted June 29, 2023 #142 Share Posted June 29, 2023 5 hours ago, Scottygirl1 said: Thanks, sadly I can't buy one, our country is not on the list (too far away I suspect). We do have a tour booked that also gives us 2 hours free time in Dublin so we'll probably stick with that. We did the Dart last year without pre ordering very very easy to get tickets from the machines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KarmaCruisers Posted June 29, 2023 Author #143 Share Posted June 29, 2023 8 hours ago, Mabel67 said: Thank you for your reports - this info is getting us very excited about our choice to book this crisis in 2024! I was wondering if you could share why beer are on tap and maybe pic of the wine list from Vines in particular the cabs? I hope you continue gonna be a marvellous time and I look forward to your future posts! My pleasure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KarmaCruisers Posted June 29, 2023 Author #144 Share Posted June 29, 2023 (edited) So; I had a helluva night..I ordered some room service (chicken fingers and a Chef Salad)..Kris and I shared the chicken fingers and fries but I alone ate some of the Chef Salad..apparently (and I think it was a piece of the Turkey) something was "bad"..so i layed curled up against the toilet for an hour or so; TRYING to puke it out (to no avail; just couldn't do it) so i went and laid down.jesus i was in misery! i went to lay down at probably 2am; and we slept until NOON! I’m feeling a LITTLE bit better today, but not 100% for sure. We’re going to get off the ship and walk over to the Titanic Memorial, then probably walk back. (BoB is 5:30) On another note, lol, I actually looked back at my iPhone and days I WFH (Tue/Wed/Fri) and weekends..I actually DO only do about 800 steps in a day. So it just may be, my body is deteriorating with all this exercise, haha…and there’s still SEVEN MORE DAYS OF IT!!! Edited June 29, 2023 by KarmaCruisers 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lady Arwen Posted June 29, 2023 #145 Share Posted June 29, 2023 1 hour ago, KarmaCruisers said: So; I had a helluva night..I ordered some room service (chicken fingers and a Chef Salad)..Kris and I shared the chicken fingers and fries but I alone ate some of the Chef Salad..apparently (and I think it was a piece of the Turkey) something was "bad"..so i layed curled up against the toilet for an hour or so; TRYING to puke it out (to no avail; just couldn't do it) so i went and laid down.jesus i was in misery! i went to lay down at probably 2am; and we slept until NOON! I’m feeling a LITTLE bit better today, but not 100% for sure. We’re going to get off the ship and walk over to the Titanic Memorial, then probably walk back. (BoB is 5:30) On another note, lol, I actually looked back at my iPhone and days I WFH (Tue/Wed/Fri) and weekends..I actually DO only do about 800 steps in a day. So it just may be, my body is deteriorating with all this exercise, haha…and there’s still SEVEN MORE DAYS OF IT!!! Sorry, you’re not feeling well! Food poisoning usually doesn’t manifest itself that quickly after eating something “off”. Could it have been something you ate earlier in the day? Drink lots of fluids, as that will help flush things out. Try eating light meals today and nothing before retiring at night. I hope you feel better soon and you can get out and get those steps in! Loving your report…thanks for taking us along! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KarmaCruisers Posted June 29, 2023 Author #146 Share Posted June 29, 2023 5 minutes ago, Lady Arwen said: Sorry, you’re not feeling well! Food poisoning usually doesn’t manifest itself that quickly after eating something “off”. Could it have been something you ate earlier in the day? Drink lots of fluids, as that will help flush things out. Try eating light meals today and nothing before retiring at night. I hope you feel better soon and you can get out and get those steps in! Loving your report…thanks for taking us along! Huh..maybe then..the last time I got food poisoning (bad enough to go to hospital) the ER doc said usually it’s between 4-8 hours after you eat something…so maybe it was my dinner at the buffet…but man that ramen was BANGIN 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortunate 2 travel Posted June 29, 2023 #147 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Hope you are up and feeling great soon. If you don’t mind me asking, has the ship been cool/cold inside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KarmaCruisers Posted June 29, 2023 Author #148 Share Posted June 29, 2023 5 minutes ago, Fortunate 2 travel said: Hope you are up and feeling great soon. If you don’t mind me asking, has the ship been cool/cold inside? Thanks. Doing a little bit better, drinking lots of water, for sure. Yeah, that’s one thing I noticed..and I run hot always..the ship is definitely cooool. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KarmaCruisers Posted June 29, 2023 Author #149 Share Posted June 29, 2023 So we got off in Liverpool and walked up to the Liverpool museum. Pretty cool inside (it’s free); took pictures of the Liver Birds on top of the government building, then leisurely walked back to the ship. picture of the titanic memorial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortunate 2 travel Posted June 29, 2023 #150 Share Posted June 29, 2023 1 hour ago, KarmaCruisers said: Thanks. Doing a little bit better, drinking lots of water, for sure. Yeah, that’s one thing I noticed..and I run hot always..the ship is definitely cooool. Thank you for that information 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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