duegwb

18 hours ago, thinfool said:

We've seen the monkeys, too!  I think we have pix...but do not feed.

Anyway, leaving keys for the parking lot is common in many cities.  It allows the operator of the lot to move vehicles around to accomodate the different schedules of their customers.  

Believe me, if there were problems with this issue at Park n Go it would be all over the evening news and CC!

5 hours ago, Saturngrl said:

I only leave the key to my car with the Park n' Go staff.  I carry my other keys on board ship to prevent anyone duplicating them while I'm on my cruise.   Hope this helps!

Thank you both for the info, it’s been very helpful. ParkNgo it is!!!!!

I like to idea of also being dropped off and then picked up instead of having to try and maneuver throughout the port to find the garage, and then a space, and then walk a country mile to the terminal. 😀

2 hours ago, Saturngrl said:

Park n' Go is my "go to" when parking in Ft. Lauderdale!   I parked in the Port Everglades garage one time.  It's a very long walk across a busy street from the garage to the port.  Plus, it takes a long time to drive around the garage to locate a parking space.  

 

At Park n' Go, the advantages include: 

• Online reservations where pre-payment is less than half of the cost of parking in the port garage
• You drop your car off by the shuttles and they park your car for you. 
• The shuttle immediately takes you to your port
• Upon disembarkation, the shuttles are already at the port or on their way to you
• They drop you off at your car
• Easy, quick check out with a complementary bottle of water and you are on your way!

If you're lucky, you may also spot the monkeys that live on the property. 

 

Thank you for the info, this is very helpful!!! You didn’t have any issues with leaving your keys with them? 

On 3/14/2019 at 10:14 PM, OCruisers said:

We drive to FLL from South Carolina and have done this VERY MANY times. 

Like to spend the night at a nice full service hotel a couple or so hours away from FLL the night before to break up the trip. Then drive down in the morning.  

The port terminal parking works best for us.  We drive to the area to drop of luggage.  The porter takes our luggage and we park at the terminal.  

When we return, a porter takes our luggage to the car.

Never waiting for suttles is a big PLUS to us.  

 

Are the directions to the parking garage pretty easy to navigate or are the police helpful with telling you where to go?

9 hours ago, duegwb said:

I've looked through the forum, but can't seem to find an answer to my questions.

 

For those that have used PRkNGo, how long did it take after you've returned to wait for the shuttle, get to your car and ultimatly being on your way? Also, any issues with leaving them the keys? 

Sorry, this is for Port Everglades 

I've looked through the forum, but can't seem to find an answer to my questions.

For those that have used PRkNGo, how long did it take after you've returned to wait for the shuttle, get to your car and ultimatly being on your way? Also, any issues with leaving them the keys? 

For a cruise next year is it better/safer to park at Port Everglades or a place called Park n Fly about 5 minutes down the street from the port?

Has anyone had experience at either of these parking establishments?

5 minutes ago, K.T.B. said:

 

Well, I am not cancelling my cruise in August. Either we go or Celebrity cancels it.  I'll then take the FCC and apply it to a "back up" cruise I currently have booked in December.   Hence the reason I asked.  

We did the same for our July 4th cruise. Now we’re doing a b2b next June. The FCC pays for most of them. 

Yes.
 
bon voyage

No!
 
The 125% will be calculated AFTER taxes and fees have been taken out. You will not get 125% of $1260.

Just to make sure, if I paid $1260pp for the cabin, that’s the amount that will be 125% with the prepaid gratuities, taxes, and fees being refunded to the original credit card.

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3 hours ago, JohninDC said:

Nachi is a great way to spend the day of you are looking forward to an all-inclusive beach club with great food, drinks and service. Quiet, uncrowded (limited to 130 customers per day) and relaxing. When it was just the wife and i, with no kids, it was our favorite pre-virus place on the island.

 

If you don't want AI then check out Paradise Beach - $3 admission fee/chair rental, a HUGE pool, and good food and service (love the new taxi truck!).

Do you remember how much a cab was to Nachi?  I've looked and cant seem to find anything recent. tia

Nope! 5-6 ships is about average for Cozumel, or at least it was pre-virus. If there are no cabs waiting the staff at Nachi will call one for you. We have never had to wait more than 5 minutes.

The days we’re in Cozumel there will be 5 large cruise ships in port. With that many people will it be hard to find a cab to take us back from Nachi Cocom to the pier?

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It is near Fort Amsterdam, a couple of miles from Phillipsburg.  It is about a 12-15 min cab ride with traffic. Allow at least 30 min if late afternoon with traffic.

we'll be on Celebrity.  Which pier do they dock at? Thanks for the info.  I've been reading and there are a few I saw, Nachi Cocum, Playa Mia Grand Beach Park, Mr Sanchos, and one next to a pier El Cid La Ceiba Resort. 

What are some things you can do in Cozumel without booking an excursion? Are there beaches nearby?

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This is the Divi resort that’s is near Fort Amsterdam? When I look at google maps, there looks like there’s two of them. The other is near Front Street by Great Bay Beach.


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Can you tell me about cabins 13161 and 11202 on Meraviglia?  I believe they are both Aurea balconies. 

5 hours ago, Skier52 said:

this is the wording from the USA site (found at the bottom of the home page

 

• CANCELLATION POLICY 

 

 

CRUISE < 15 NIGHTS		CRUISE > 15 NIGHTS
89 - 61 days prior to departure	Deposit Non-Refundable	109 - 61 days prior to departure	Deposit Non-Refundable
60 - 46 days prior to departure	50% Penalty	60 - 46 days prior to departure	50% Penalty
45 - 16 days prior to departure	75% Penalty	45 - 31 days prior to departure	75% Penalty
15 - 0 days until departure	100% Penalty	30 - 0 days until departure	100% Penalty

 

WORLD CRUISE 2019		WORLD CRUISE 2020
90+ days prior to departure	Deposit Non-Refundable (15% of cruise fare)	120+ days prior to departure	Deposit Non-Refundable (15% of cruise fare)
89 - 60 days prior to departure	25% Penalty	119 - 60 days prior to departure	25% Penalty
59 - 15 days prior to departure	50% Penalty	59 - 15 days prior to departure	50% Penalty
14 - 10 days prior to departure	75% Penalty	14 - 10 days prior to departure	75% Penalty
9 - 0 days prior to departure	100% Penalty	9 - 0 days prior to departure	100% Penalty

 

•  

WORLD CRUISE 2019		WORLD CRUISE 2020
90+ days prior to departure	Deposit Non-Refundable (15% of cruise fare)	120+ days prior to departure	Deposit Non-Refundable (15% of cruise fare)
89 - 60 days prior to departure	25% Penalty	119 - 60 days prior to departure	25% Penalty
59 - 15 days prior to departure	50% Penalty	59 - 15 days prior to departure	50% Penalty
14 - 10 days prior to departure	75% Penalty	14 - 10 days prior to departure	75% Penalty
9 - 0 days prior to departure	100% Penalty	9 - 0 days prior to departure	100% Penalty

•  
•  

WORLD CRUISE 2021		MSC Yacht Club*
120+ days prior to departure	Deposit Non-Refundable (15% of cruise fare)	120 - 90 days prior to departure	Deposit Non-Refundable
119 - 60 days prior to departure	25% Penalty	89 - 60 days prior to departure	50% Penalty
59 - 15 days prior to departure	50% Penalty	59 - 30 days prior to departure	75% Penalty
14 - 10 days prior to departure	75% Penalty	29 - 0 days prior to departure	100% Penalty
9 - 0 days prior to departure	100% Penalty

•  
•  

* MSC Yacht Club bookings made from December 16, 2018 and forward, for travel on/after January 1, 2019, will have the new Yacht Club cancellation in effect (listed above). 

 

All penalties above exclude government taxes and fees. 

 

A name change fee of $75.00 per name change will apply for any name change made within 89 days prior to sailing. Limit of 1 name change per reservation. 

 

For the World Cruise, a non-refundable deposit equal to 15% of the price of the Package is due and payable by the Passenger within the first week starting from the date of the booking confirmation. Cancellation penalty begins 119 days prior to sailing up until your cruise. Please see above for the cancellation penalty policy, reflecting specific dates and the amount of penalty.  

MSC Cruises reserves the right to retake unsold allotment space at any time. Sold allotment space is defined as staterooms for which MSC Cruises has received the required names and deposits.

No refund will be issued if a guest voluntarily or involuntarily does not show up for their cruise, is denied boarding for any reason including failure to possess required travel documents, passport or visa or terminates his/her cruise in progress. Cruise contracts are non-transferable. More than one name change or a cruise date change is considered a reservation cancellation and is subject to the above cancellation charges. Cancellation charges are assessed on total fares, which include cruise fare, air add-ons, hotel packages, and any other additional services arranged through MSC Cruises. Government taxes and fees will be refunded.

MSC Cruise offers vacation insurance at the time of booking. The company recommends that every Passenger should have adequate insurance which covers them sufficiently for cruise cancellation, medical assistance and expenses, loss and/or damage of luggage.

To make sure I also understand this, from a booking in the U.S., if I have a 7 day cruise booked and I cancel 90 or more days in advance I get a full refund?

@Skier52 Could you please tell me if cabin 13256, 13269 in the aft and 12005-12013 in the front of the ship on the Seaside have a full or partial clear or metal balcony?  Would you know if there is a lot of foot traffic by the lift at the end of the ship near these cabins as well?

I understand I cancel beforehand, I would like to know what would happen if we ended up not liking it and wanted to cancel the pass for the remainder of the cruise. 

If you buy the pass before you cruise and realize you don't like either of them, will you be refunded the difference (the cost for one day to use the spa)? 

We have an excursion booked for around 11.  I would imagine we would just meet in the theater or wherever the meeting point is and be taken ashore from there.  Is there a shaded area when you're waiting in line to return to the ship?

Where do you go to get tender tickets from?

I was on board Mariner cruising from Singapore to Shanghai last year and ended up with an infection requiring IV therapy for 3 days. As a nurse I was amazed with their facilities including pathology results in 10 minutes!

 

I received a report for my own GP and a very detailed invoice went directly onto my seapass account which I then submitted to my insurance company. I was fully covered for all my investigations, consultations and medications.

 

Most impressed with the service and their efficiencies. It is not a service that I would be expecting to use!

Do you remember which insurance company you used?