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cruiselvr04

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    Diamond plus with RCCL, Viking
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    Caribbean

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  1. Verizon has an international phone plan that we used in Australia and NZ. I’ll have to see if Asia is included. For $100/ month we used our phones all the time in port and skipped the internet on the ship as the phone was about half the cost of ship internet. Worked for us.
  2. Just booked this and the Singapore to Tokyo before it. This trip will be way out of our comfort zone so I’ll be doing lots of research. We’ve been to Europe several times and Australia but this feels completely different.
  3. We thought we were the only ones who bring that much. I hauled all that to Australia for 2 months. I think I could have taken a few less clothes but I definitely needed all the other “stuff”. First aid kit OTC meds bag Fold flat basin, clothes line, magnets to hang laundry. Ziplocks of various sizes Small packable backpack We each take a pac safe cross body bag Beach and smaller pool bag Cruise journal umbrellas The rest depends on itinerary and length of cruise. I did a pretty good job prepping for 2 months. I ran out of face scrub and had to buy more. We bought an egg crate mattress because the bed was so hard about 6 days into the cruise. I learned Australia doesn’t sell the same strength OTC meds as we have in the US. The chemist had 100 mg of something that we were taking 600mg of! I’d have had to take 6x their dose. Next time I’ll double up on cold and cough meds.
  4. There are so many great options in Cozumel that I don’t see the need for this. Now if they put one in Falmouth or Costa Maya I’d be interested.
  5. We got off her on Tuesday, after 46 nights. At that time all was well. Really feeling for those on board. We met many who had booked to stayed on board until Vancouver. It sounds like they’ll be bumped off for 9 nights. Wondering if they’ll give up and fly back or attempt to stay on land that long. Lodging and food isn't cheap in Sydney but maybe an Airbnb where you could do some light cooking would work. Disembarking late at night sounds awful so hoping they allow people to stay on board until the following morning at least.
  6. We will be back in Sydney Harbour on the 19th when Brilliance returns. It's absolutely lovely with so much to do from the Quay. We're in Melbourne today but it's farther from the action here. I think Sydney may be my new favorite port.
  7. We've been gone too long for me to catch up but hoping all of you are well. We are continuing on our sail around Australia and are scheduled in Darwin tomorrow. This has been a wonderful trip so far. We were able to touch/pet the Koalas and Kangaroo and snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef.
  8. DH took this this morning at 6 a.m when she came in. On board. We won't have internet so I won't post much but thought you might enjoy this picture.
  9. Yesterday we did take the ferry to Manly and enjoyed the afternoon at the beach. On our walk there we picked up a picnic lunch. We don’t get in further than our knees as it’s cold! I forgot it was the Pacific. Hopefully when we get up to the GBR the water will be warmer. In the a.m. we did our work out and climbed the South pylon museum steps. We saw climbers on the bridge and decided our climb of 200 steps was a good choice. Today we’re planning a trip to the Queen Victoria building, maybe China town and then the Royal gardens. Tonight is the the Sydney opera “The magic flute”. Today the “Queen Elizabeth” is parked outside our door.
  10. I’m not caught up for the last couple of days but we made it to Sydney Australia. 19 hours on 2 planes and a 10 hour layover in LAX but we are here. Flights were uneventful and all 4 checked bags made it. Yesterday we were able to check into our hotel by 8:30 a.m. so we spent the day exploring the CBD of Sydney. The shopping here is off the charts. So many stores, many high end and a lot of people. It wasn’t our intent to shop but DH broke his carryon handle the first flight so we were off to find a new suitcase. We found one, had lunch at a food court and went on a walking tour of “ The Rocks”. We forced ourselves to stay up until 8 p.m. then crashed for a good 12 hours. We are staying on the quay with lots of action right off our balcony. I’ll post a picture. Today Princess is here, yesterday it was P and O. This area is FULL of restaurants and fast food, it’s a bit overwhelming to pick a place to eat. We had planned to go to Manly beach today but not sure the weather will cooperate. If not we’ll do more walking, maybe the bridge and museums.
  11. Pretty sure I need this done. I’ve been told I don’t need it replaced but under my knee cap the cushion is all gone. It doesn’t look pleasant. I had to have more skin cancer cut out of my face in December. My plastic surgeon likes to inject steroids into the scar line and scar tissue. So that was Thursday and no it wasn’t fun especially when it’s in a tender area.
  12. We do this and have still gotten charged. I hate the towels system. I understand people can’t be responsible though, leaving them on a beach is wrong. But at least if they make you do it, they need to get it right! I doubt anyone wants to take them home as they are thin and stained. We’ve taken late excursions and had to race to dinner and there sit our wet towels, usually until the next day when we have time to make the trip to the pool deck. It was so much nicer when the room steward took care of it. If the stewards would have a stack to at least exchange them when they find wet ones in your room that would make me happier.
  13. We did this in December and it was a $20 taxi ride. We asked Royal people outside and no one acknowledged there was even a shuttle. Google did not show it was walkable. Getting to FLL to Miami or other way is actually better. They will put you a free bus. It’s a bit irritating that it isn’t handled better but not a huge deal.
  14. We have but have heard from others that they don’t always do this and may depend on the ship. We try to talk to our steward and the new steward the day before turnaround and find out what the plan is. It’s a whole lot easier if they do. If they only have a couple of luggage carts for the whole ship and a lot of people switching cabins it may not work out.
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