UkuleleCruiser
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I won .15 once. They gave me a keychain. That's about it for my high roller experience! Good luck!
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Just now, JLMoran said:
Dude, before I read the post and just saw the photo scroll into view, I thought you spotted Elliot Gould on your ship and caught his pic! Spooky resemblance there!
I'll take that! Cheers and cheap champagne to you!
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4 minutes ago, jurrjurr said:
I believe there's a Panama Canal itinerary from Long Beach, CA to Galveston, TX through a different cruise line.
I would love that! There's also a re-positioning cruise to Barcelona. It's just that I can't be gone more then 7 days at a time. Hello, Retirement? Can you hear me calling?
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This will be a useless post because I've never cruised with that big a group, but my wife and I rarely pay for excursions. We get off the ship, wander amongst the little trinket shops, find a place to get local fried seafood and a local beer, and get back on the ship. We are exciting people.
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2 minutes ago, Sabrinaklai said:
Agreed again. Unless they put a brand new ship there (cause that's my weakness), I cannot justify the cost of flights and distance to the pier to cruise out of Galveston.
I don't understand the strategy of keeping Liberty there year after year. There's only so many ports, so the ship has to be part of the attraction...
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15 hours ago, Suzanne said:
Ferry explosion in Playa Del Carman. Canadians among those injured.
Video included in the story
http://www.khou.com/article/news/ferry-explosion-injures-25-in-playa-del-carmen-mexico/285-521662657
UPDATE....Americans among the injured, but no deaths.
http://abc13.com/18-injured-when-mexican-ferry-explodes-after-docking/3120258/?sf182708964=1
That's frightening!
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1 minute ago, monctonguy said:
Might be anther good reason I prob wont cruise from Galveston......cost of flights...followed by distance from airport....followed by delays and cancellations by fog.....bit of a crapshoot it sounds like it can be.
Never experienced a cancellation, but the cruise last year we spent the first night at the dock in Galveston. I didn't care as long as I was on the ship! However, being able to drive instead of fly means we will probably always consider Galveston and New Orleans as a possibility. If I had to fly, unless it was a lot cheaper, I'd probably hit somewhere in Florida...
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1 minute ago, jurrjurr said:
Galveston always has delays due to fog. Best not to book any early flights on disembarkation day.
We drive! Seriously, as the bus pulled away to take us to the port, other folks on the bus were getting alerts from Carnival about the delay. We didn't get any alerts for quite some time. Live and learn. If we had a way to ditch the luggage, we'd have had a ball on The Strand while we waited. Or just drank coffee in the hotel.
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We have wound up never buying the photo package. As a frequent cruiser, we get a "2nd picture half off" deal or something like that, which we almost always use. If I had a group of 4 or more in our travelling party, I'd consider this package. But for the wife and I, we use or phones for most of our photographic needs. (Note: I am imagining myself 20 years ago, hearing the phrase "we use or phones for most of our photographic needs" -- freak out) (2nd Note: On our just concluded cruise, they were training Chinese photographers on the ship. They always insisted on taking individual pictures of just me or just the wife. Does anyone ever buy those?) (Final note: here's an example of my poor photographic skills for your consideration and support or abuse)
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1 hour ago, monctonguy said:
Just get their earlier...then you avoid that kinda mess! Doesn't matter what your CA status is!
I have never been in a place like that in 11 cruises so far with Royal....10am arrival makes a big difference I guess!
But I would do anything to be on that ship now and in Nassau...
Doesn't always work. On last year's Liberty of the Seas cruise, we arrived early to board the ship.... Only to find out they were delayed by fog, and wound up sitting on the cold pavement for hours because Galveston Port Authority has no provision for storing luggage for us. The lesson learned is we don't leave the hotel unless we see the ship. But the line wasn't awful, either.
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I'm "sure" it's safe if it's an RCI excursion -- I think it's a great idea.
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On 2/17/2018 at 9:22 AM, Lauren said:
I hate waiting to board!
It's always such a mob scene. My wife's primary reason for advancing in Crown and Anchor is to skip some of these lines....
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On 2/17/2018 at 8:11 PM, Suzanne said:
Saw this on our local news site. It was from a Carnival cruise in Australia. Sounds like the brawlers were American. How embarrassing....
Nothing wrong with a little male-bonding brawl... Unless you have to figure out how to get home from a secluded port!
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14 hours ago, L454S said:
This was our first time on the Empress. We liked it, the cozy feeling of the smaller ship, the layout of the theater(night club like). The Loyalty Ambassador Justin(lady from Philippines), acted as the Concierge throughout the trip and did a great job.
Least favorite was the layout of the Viking Crown lounge. Had a small gym overhead and open to the lounge. It was loud at times with treadmills and such. Strange layout.
The picture is on the aft deck/patio connected to Boleros Lounge. The Diamond and up sail away party was there.
This is a pic of the theater.
It looks gorgeous!
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One of the things we are looking at for 2019 (and possibly 4th of July this year) is doing two "shorter" cruises instead of our standard one 7 day. So, this could be a three-day, but I'm ideally hoping for two 5 day cruises.
I am looking for departure ports that are fairly inexpensive to get to, but also which have enough ships to offer somewhat reasonable pricing during those particular high traffic weeks.
I have noticed Miami and Fort Lauderdale seem good. There's even an option out of New Orleans and Long Beach. Any ideas?
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1 hour ago, ABFrenchie said:
For the return flight after your cruise, check out the Luggage Valet program. For a fee ($25 last time I cruised), Royal will take your luggage from your state room the night before you depart, take it to the airport and check it in, and you won't see it again until you're at your final destination. RC will also check you into your return flight and provide you with your boarding pass.
I like that option a lot!
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On 2/16/2018 at 5:09 AM, L454S said:
Just did a 5 night Feb 3 - 8 on Empress. There is no CL or DL. There was a sail away party for Diamond and up on the patio behind Bolero's. The Viking Crown was open for D+ and P from 5 - 8:30 PM daily. Had the regular 3 drinks loaded to the sea pass card daily.
That is the MSC Seaside in the background, had just gotten off that one and crossed the street for this one.
Pic is sail away from Miami at Bolers's
I am very interested in the Empress, as my wife wants to visit Cuba. What was your favorite thing about the ship? If I were to be so bold, what was your least favorite? Love this picture. Where was this on the ship?
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On 1/24/2018 at 10:34 AM, Boston Babe said:
Now that everyone has "chimed" in, I for one would not even get off the ship. Not so much total fear, but it's not worth the hassle having to deal with the locals who are so pushy they follow you everywhere! (and I lived there way back and it was like that then!)
We didn't have that experience. Now, granted, we didn't go out and explore on our own: The "shopping" was done in a protected "ship village" kind of area. But we were driven out for the the rum tasting, and had a chance to at least see the town from the bus. Lots of run-down tin roofs and expensive tourist resorts.
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5 minutes ago, JLMoran said:
um, no comment?
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Just now, twangster said:
I used packaging tape for years. Packed it in my suitcase and used it at the hotel the night before. Best $7 I spent was buying the luggage tag holders. So much easier.
Since I do everything you suggest, I will go buy the luggage tag holders. I do sometimes learn from others. I don't always have to pee on the electric fence for myself! :-)
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We wound up ditching Bamboo Beach Club, and going with the Appleton Rum Factory experience instead.
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Breakfast Mimosas
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We had that on the Liberty.