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I get one each time I visit HMC. 

On 4/27/2023 at 8:27 PM, Cruisin_Mo said:

Are there different RU2 offers? That is the only one I get. But for me it's not free. It added around $200 for a 5 night cruise. But I couldn't use it for my next cruise because I needed a 3 person room. This has been my offer since my last cruise in August 2022.

I have an RU2 offer, it's not totally free, but I think the difference in fare is about the amount I would have to pay in gratuities on the cheers package

I think it's "worst", but not enough to stop me from cruising. Sure some changes directly related to covid, but ultimately bottom line changes. My last cruising before covid was in 2019 and before that it was in 2014, almost 5 years. Just between those cruises, I noticed a certain decline of services, like no mint on the pillows or no small toiletries in the bathrooms and of course the price went up. So all kind of similar to what has happened now. 

Confirm that my PVP told me this was the case, starting today.

I am a book it myself person, but it didn't cost me any extra to use the PVP so I didn't mind going thru the extra of working with them. Really came thru when I needed to cancel a cruise because of covid. I just contacted them and they took care of it, I didn't have to be on hold for hours like others. 

That being said, I've only started using PVP since post covid and have basically have had 3 different ones due to each one leaving... 

Never had an issue with water. Packaged snacks are generally ok too, but not fruits or meats of course. Some countries may make you open your bag to examine and/or have a dog. We actually saw a dog alert on a lady who had an apple in her backpack! 

The old lamps seem to be replaced with USB lamps as they break, no other real rhyme or reason to it.

On 5/3/2022 at 3:25 PM, mz-s said:

 

Used to they had the clamshells closed and you had to get a staff member to open it for you once you showed them your ticket. I wonder when that changed.

They do have a locking cable that the staff needs to unlock to setup the clam shell. Not sure what happened in ETHS1965's case. I would have asked one of the staff to find me an available one since I have a ticket for one. 

11 hours ago, CruzerDeb said:

Thanks! But are they all located at the most crowded part of the beach, or spread out further down the beach where it’s quieter?

They have them down further, about where the majority of the beach chairs end. Think those don't go as quickly due to the further walk. 

Parking is $15/day or $105/week, only credit accepted.

If you're too early, you won't be allowed into the terminal. You should be able to wait in your car, I saw a few folks doing that. 

The folks at the entrance just ask if you are parking or dropping off and give you a piece of paper for that. 

I don't know if you need to go to the excursion shack for the clamshells. You just trade in your ticket with one of the workers who unlocks the clamshell/sets it up.

No bottles allowed, only cans. 

1 hour ago, G8R On Board said:

Does anyone know if they still have two lines, one for cash and one for credit cards to pay for the parking at the Port of Baltimore?  Several years ago, the line for cash was much shorter, so many folks suggested using cash instead of credit.  

Credit card only now, no cash accepted. That started a little earlier this year.

You can sit out there, it's a cost effective way to get a balcony. Sometimes for a little more, you can upgrade to be unobstructed. Only you can decide if that is worth it for you. 

1 hour ago, Elaine5715 said:

You can find menus on line

https://www.saintgregtravel.com/menus/

Good resource, can see the MDR menus here https://www.saintgregtravel.com/mardi-gras-mdr-menus/ to get an idea of what will be repeated.

They are probably selling all that they can while holding a small area for quarantine cabins. They aren't like NCL where they seem to be sticking to an actual % number full.

No different than I have in the past, I was denied back in December when everybody else seemed to be getting denied because of "discounts". Last month I submitted for my cruise in May after seeing others report success and I received confirmation a few days later of approval. The perk being back will certainly entice me to book more cruises.

1 hour ago, cruises42 said:

We submitted ours a few days ago. Where can I find that it has been added to our booking?

You'll get an email response when they add it.

Is there a summary of all the increases on May 1st somewhere? I see the amounts for the Cheers, but what about Bottomless Bubbles? 

I'm not that picky and would choose guarantee if there were significant enough savings.

One time it was no better or worst than what I would have chosen.

Another time, I got a huge handicapped room, had a window (that faced a public deck) and was close to a door to go out on "secret" deck. I was happy since I had only had a little circle port hole before.

Someone would just need to stay onboard with the child or take turns getting off the ship. 

Also, there aren't really any shops at the terminal in Nassau, it's good 10-15 minute walk to get out of the port area. Did you mean Freeport? There are lots of little shops in port area in Freeport.

Doubtful, the deals are tied to your VIFP number, but being a certain tier doesn't really influence the offers. 

I asked a similar question recently, but the ships don't always dock port side to the pier, it can change! Even from sailing to sailing. The other factors were if there was a landmark you wanted to see (Statue of Liberty for example) and if there were smoking areas nearby on that side of the ship.

They do basically touch each other, I would recommend one anyway to get some shade. I do kind of wonder if our experience was enhanced by our neighbors basically never using theirs? It was kind of funny as they seemed to have their chairs pulled out the entire time and were baking in the sun, almost like why did they even rent it..

I already had the adapters from land vacations and am happy I bring them each time. On my Legend cruise, I was able to make use of the EU chargers behind the bed, otherwise there was only 1 US outlet at the desk! And due to the configuration of the desk US and EU outlets being right next to each other, it was hard to use certain plugs and adapters at the same time. 

Confirming glitch, I got them for several days after my booking even though it was one of the first things I filled out after paying in full.