Carlos A.

They have been sold out for my Dec cruise since July.

Too bad 

3 hours ago, AlmondFarmer said:

Ask for engine room clearance, over 100 gigawatts available down there. 

It sounds like a lot of power... not sure about it.

https://www.energy.gov/eere/articles/how-much-power-1-gigawatt

You could be in luck and dock in port but I'll look for the itinerary history, Rhapsody will be in Mykonos on August 23, you will be able to see its position and see where it docked. 

It depends on the ship you will be arriving. Larger ships like Odyssey docks on the New port. 

Smaller ships could be tendering.

The Effectors has a childish and simple story, superheroes vs the bad guy.

But the production is incredible! I've never seen anything like it on sea or land. 

Other of my favorite shows was The Beautiful Dream on Ovation of the seas.

It looks like a mix between a Celebrity Edge Class and a Quantum class, the bow it's almost identical to Celebrity Edge.

It helps to know a little history of the archaeological place you'll be visiting. 

In my case I took a Amalfi Coast, Sorrento, Positano and Pompeii  tour and it was great!

Having a knowledgeable tour guide changes the Pompeii visit a lot. Too bad you couldn't enjoy your visit. 

Usually what happens is that the page will show you an error message when you try to purchase those items.

It happened to me several times, and after calling RC, the solution was to delete them from the cart and add them again. 

12 hours ago, PhillyLady said:

This summer I was kicked off an upcoming Princess cruise in Greece due to the fact they decided to allow a group to do a full ship charter.  Yes, I was also notified by email.

We received NOTHING.  Thank goodness I had not yet finalized my air.  Enjoy the opportunity to have a two-for-one experience!

Princess has dropped the ball recently regarding cancelled cruises and compensations...

Now you can only do this if you have "The Key"

A few weeks ago in Rome (Civitavecchia) they didn't even ask me for my test results, only the vaccine cards. 

Before January 21 2011, RC awarded "cruise credits" to cruisers, not points.

1 credit for every sailing

1 additional credit if sailing in a JS or higher

On January 21 2011 RC converted all of those "cruise credits" into "cruise points".

So this was the conversion table for credits to points

If you had 1-4 credits = # of credits x 7 + 1

If you had 5-7 credits = # of credits x 7 + 3

I had 2 sailings (one 7 night, and one 3 nights) previous to 2011. They only gave me 7 points even that I should got 15.

12 hours ago, WhoCruiser said:

Does anyone know if there is an alternate version of the app that can be downloaded for guests whose primary language is Spanish, or any secret method of switching the standard English app to another language on the app, as there is no obvious language choice option that I can find on it?  Or is the only real option cutting and pasting things back and forth into Google Translate as needed?

It depends on your OS phone. For example, if you use iPhone and your phone language settings are in Spanish, then the app is going to be in Spanish.

I'm not familiar with Android.

Depende del sistema operativo de tu celular, en el caso de iPhone si el lenguaje en configuración está en español entonces la app se mostrará en español, no estoy seguro de como funcione en Android. 

1 hour ago, ellcee said:

Happened to see this last night. So dumb. I'll give her the chair thing but it just seems like she was destined to hate her cruise.

She not only hates cruising, she hates traveling. Everything about travel upsets/annoys her. It's ironic considering she's a travel blogger.   

On 7/16/2022 at 9:00 AM, SpeedNoodles said:

Many people are starting to put GPS trackers in their luggage for this very reason.  It may not help the airline get your bag to you, but you may be able to determine if it's still with the airline or if it's been stolen.

One example is below, but there are certainly others.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NRS3YP8?tag=cttv04-20&linkCode=ssc&creativeASIN=B08NRS3YP8&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.3RY5B8EG2VXLP

Or AirTags in case you're iPhone User

14 hours ago, Moby Dick said:

Serious question:  Have you ever actually used that email address and gotten an answer from "HIM"?

You will probably get an answer from someone of his staff. I've solved several issues this way.

So you tested positive before, after or during your cruise?

10 hours ago, Ampurp85 said:

YMMV.......but when I have made bids it was the card on file. I cancelled and changed bids and they never asked for a different card. 

They don't ask you for another CC when you modify your bids.

When I have made offers it ask me for a CC number every time I make a new bid. 

It doesn't take the CC you have on file with RC as they are different companies.

I'm curious about what she says about Laundry...

Does RC really charge you per item and not per bag?

5 hours ago, CruisingNewb said:

Guess you didn't quite understand the premise...God forbid your phone is stolen, lost, or battery dies out because of long lines and waiting time for embarkation. 

Then you use your Apple Watch 

Does anyone know if they have Savory Bites at Odyssey?

And still not one single photo...

Some people like RC Excursions, some not. I'm on the second group, after several trips reserving exclusively RC shorex I got tired of the excessive time wasting.  

First they group all the excursions (generally on the Main theater), then you have to wait a looooong time to be called to get off the ship, then another loooong wait for all the participants to arrive the boat/bus/transport for the excursion, most of the times shorex are large groups so one or two guest surely will arrive late. And lastly the price, usually they're much more expensive than any tour you could book by yourself.

I say go for It and DIY. I think it's worth it. I'll do it this summer, all excursions booked with third parties. 

Has anyone experienced check-in in Civitavecchia?

I am a little confused because I have the Key and also in a JS that is supposed to have priority boarding but my check in time is 12:00. So what time would it be possible to arrive?