wheezedr
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Refunding Medallion Shipping $10 After Booking Plus
wheezedr replied to tjcletzgo's topic in Princess Cruises
Best deal is that we picked up medallion at the port. Then after we purchased Plus on board we received the $10 credit even though we had never actually paid it. -
Penn Station to Brooklyn Cruise Terminal - same day?
wheezedr replied to vieux_carre's topic in East Coast Departures
Did this last October. Took maybe 40 minutes on a weekday. Just grabbed the first cab at the cab stand. Think it was ~$45. -
VERY poor customer service on the phone by Princess
wheezedr replied to ddled's topic in Princess Cruises
Actually expert guests generally avoid the call center at all costs. If the APP fails to do what we need, we will work via the website or use a CVP or TA. As to the medallion, pickup at the port may add a few minutes and it is not worth spending frustration time on the phone . -
We sat down to lunch after boarding and purchased it while seated in the MDR.
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Why haven't Sun Princess cabins for May been assigned?
wheezedr replied to IUSteve's topic in Princess Cruises
Once got my assignment while on the flight to my cruise. Was going in a day early and had a plane change in Chicago. Checked my email and there was the cabin. Don’t worry at the worst they will give you a pillow and a blanket to use in one of the lifeboats. -
Penn Station NYC to Brooklyn Cruise Port?
wheezedr replied to LB_NJ's topic in East Coast Departures
No problem but it was the Monday of Columbus Day so not sure if that made any difference. We followed a group of taxi’s all together. I think I said Tuesday up above -
Penn Station NYC to Brooklyn Cruise Port?
wheezedr replied to LB_NJ's topic in East Coast Departures
Looked at all the options when we made this connection in October. Ended up just grabbing the first taxi at the cab stand outside the station . Door to door so lot less luggage handling. Cost was 45.00 on a Tuesday AM. That should give you a comparison number. -
There are risks. We cruised from Buenos Aires to Santiago. The ship came to BA from FLL with its last stop in Montevideo. Departing from BA our first scheduled stop was also Montevideo. A handful of passengers on both segments decided to do Iguazu Falls OTO leaving the first cruise in MV and returning when the second segment stopped there. A monster storm blew in, and while we were able to depart BA in rough seas the Captain opted to skip MV on his way out. Those 6 never did rejoin us as they could not get to the Falklands and then we were 4 days in Antarctica. The original plan sounded good but weather can affect everything.
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Amtrak from Delaware to NY Cruise Port on Embarkation Day?
wheezedr replied to Bluehens12's topic in East Coast Departures
From recent personal experience. In Oct we sailed out of Red Hook (Princess), so a longer trip from Penn Station. We boarded, same day, an Amtrak from the BWI station. Trip was a breeze and much simpler for us than flying from BWI to LGA. Should definitely work well from Delaware. I use Uber a lot but for this trip just grabbed the first cab as I came out of the station -
Transfer from Crown Princess San Francisco to the airport
wheezedr replied to edq's topic in Princess Cruises
I have made this trip on multiple occasions and in many differing segments as I live in the Bay Area (born in SF before they even dreamed of BART) and have cruised out of both pier 27 (the current dock ) and pier 35 (the old dock) as well as traveled to and from SFO to often to count. We usually use Bart to the Embarcadero and then walk the mile to Pier 27, but I have no time constraints like you do for the airport, as I can plan my BART trip to allow for the time I need to walk to the pier for embarkation. Have also used it to go home, usually works fine but there was the day a construction project ran well overtime. Thank goodness I have friends who are available at the last minute as BART would have added two extra transfers and 45min to an hour for one of their Bus Bridges. I also have no time I must be home by. You also do not want to use the F-Line streetcars. They are designed as an antique surface trolley system and are not set up to handle luggage well. It can be done but it is not easy. Uber or a taxi are really a matter of your comfort and ease with the locations and systems. Taxi pickup is right at the terminal, cost will vary primarily by how much stoppage time is wasted in traffic but that should be less of an issue on a weekend. In general UBER is cheaper but if they surge a lot at a mass pickup point like the cruise terminal the cost can actually exceed a cab. Depending on when you enter the pickup time you may have a short wait. Also both Taxis and Uber will drop you at your departure terminal. SFO has multiple terminals so let the driver know your airline. BART brings you into the international terminal and depending on your airline you may have a few minutes of additional travel time in the airport itself. Enjoy your cruise but make your outbound trip easier without stress. -
Another benefit of purchasing on board is that you can use your OBC to pay some or all of the cost. Of course that depends on how much OBC you have.
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Lamb is generally available in some form but then we do not consider it “exotic”.
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@SPacificbound you gave a very nice explanation of how to avoid scanners. I also am on my third ICD and currently I also avoid scanners but for a very different reason. I avoid them because of the annoyance of their triggering and then having to subsequently still have to be patted down. That now occurs with regularity when in the past it was a rare airport, Heathrow, that was set so sensitive. The brief moment you are in a scanner does not constitute a problem for your device. I have reviewed that very issue with multiple electrophysiologists, as well as with Medtronics, my particular device maker and in the medical literature. It is correct that a magnet can be used to turn off the ICD function, but removing the magnet then allows the function to return. That is why an anesthesiologist can set a magnet over your pacemaker so the electrocautery does not trigger it and then by just taking the magnet off the ICD function is restored. The brief moment you cross the scanner threshold is thus of minimal if any risk. The annoyance of the scanner alarming is a bigger pain
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What is the best address to give Uber/ Lyft for the Brooklyn cruise terminal