Flacruiser99

Yes, I took the cruise ship shuttle to the town and then took the Ferry Boat and the "Le Petit Train" It was a good day. http://www.marseille-tourisme.com/en/

http://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/news-headlines/cdf-joins-fleet-with-pullmantur-majesty-of-the-seas-to-transfer-in-2018.html

Latest rumor is that shes leaving the fleet to Pullmantur April 2018.

And NCL

But I hate flying and love cruising. :rolleyes:

Maybe week of April 11 when the exotics are released; http://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Deployment/2017_2018/16048646_2017_2018_Deployment_Opening_Schedule.pdf

That works, thanks

Maybe it's not usually deadly but if you get it you may wish you were dead!

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I do both, I like to book direct but many times TA's have packages or deals I cannot refuse. There are advantages to both. However if you have to ask what is better a TA or direct, you better use a TA.

I have read reports of the USB ports being disabled on some ships, don't know if this is true. I'll try this on my next cruise on try and report back. I posted this information because many folks myself included bring along the Belkin combo with 3 outlets and 2 USB ports. I have never had a problem yet. However when the device ages is when it might occur so I decided to not take mine along. I guess I'm using the "Better safe then sorry" mentality.

It has now been shown that surge protectors designed for household use are dangerous to use on cruise ship electrical systems. Please read the following USCG information: http://www.uscg.mil/tvncoe/Documents/safetyalerts/SurgeProtectiveDevices.pdf SurgeProtectiveDevices.pdf

I have been on RH and been to Venice, Italy, Barcelona, Spain and (Rome, Italy) Rome, Italy, what info are you looking for?

The JS on MJ are a bit smaller then other ships (no Walk-in closet) but you will enjoy them, Also you will be able to check-in in the suite line. I have some photos of 1586 if Ii find them I post them or post a link to them.

MJ has the friendly's crew in the fleet I have sailed on her many times. I do recommend a SO OV cabin as the standard OV's are they are very tight..

However they should of figured this out before they were getting ready to sail back to Miami.

Hertz, Budget and Avis all have shuttles to their port rental locations. Alamo & Enterprise have a Bus to their airport location

Posted by chengkp75 on CC and quoted with his permission: "Well, there is the USCG Safety Notice, and the NFPA UL 1449. The USCG Safety Notice is written about two fires on cargo ships, but you'll just have to take my word for it that there is no difference between the wiring of a cruise ship or a cargo ship. The grounding systems are the same, because they both face the same problem when you introduce stray electrical current into the steel hull in sea water: electrolysis. NFPA UL 1449, if you buy a copy of it, lists the additional protective devices required in a surge protector when used in impedence grounded systems, which while not called out specifically as marine, that is what they are. The post by cavediving that is referenced in post #7 has descriptions of the problems caused when using surge protectors onboard ships by a professor of marine engineering at Texas A&M. Not sure what more I can give, and I don't know that there has been a documented case of this kind of fire on a cruise ship, but the lines' insurance companies are interested enough to require the recent changes in policy. I feel strongly enough about this, that I have researched a lot of products, not only on consumer websites, but the manufacturer's websites, and have even gone to e-mailing the manufacturer if I cannot get definitive answers. Two products I have found that are not surge protected are: The above referenced uber product, I am not sure of any other uber product, but this specific one is fine. Zilu 5 USB port hub. This, and this one only, from Zilu is not surge protected. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00V33RCTU Just about any power strip (outlets only) from Home Depot, Walmart, etc., in the $3-5 range (including one from Belkin) are fine. This Monster brand power strip is okay: http://www.amazon.com/Monster-MP-OTG...ds=power+strip Powercube-usa has a product that is multi-outlet and multi-USB, without a surge protector, but it doesn't get very good ratings for sturdiness. I checked the manufacturer's site on this: http://amzn.com/B003TXRTNG, it is okay. I make no recommendation as to any of the above products performance (sturdiness, usability, convenience, etc.), as I have never actually used any of them (except the Home Depot $3 power strip). I've answered on several threads over the last couple months about this, and if you search those threads (via my posts), you'll see many products that I've researched that are in fact surge protected when not obviously advertised as such."

This is one of the ones that chengkp75 said was OK. http://www.amazon.com/Uber-25113-Station-Outlets-Grounded/dp/B00SD9J376?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=od_aui_detailpages00

Hi folks I"m Jim From Jensen Beach, FL, I Have over 900 days at sea with 1/2 of them with RCI. I am a long time poster on Cruise Critic and a bit unhappy with the present climate over there. I'm headed off to Dubai next week to the last cruise of the Splendour and the Suez canal.

Have you read this, what the US Coast Guard says about them? http://www.uscg.mil/tvncoe/Documents/safetyalerts/SurgeProtectiveDevices.pdf

Their is a thread on CC right and surge protectors are dangerous to use on a cruise ship's electrical system.