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Sorry but big disagreement with stated prices by RIC Cruisers!

Booked three a month ago to get desired day and time.

All prices CAD for 2 persons and this is why I am asking how so many people are paying these prices compared to what Murano and Tuscan Were/are

Le Voyage  $224

Steakhouse $192

Eden $177

So before Edge and Apex tons of people used to complain lots about the prices for Murano and Tuscan.

Now I see that the prices for specialty on Beyond is 3 times higher plus you  have to book months in advance and nobody is complaining.

I don't get it...we booked all 4 just in case for our Nov cruise on Beyond and it cymae to over $600 CAD!

Is it really that good?

We are Elite( almost Elite plus) and today it says not quite enough to reach Classic!  When I look at my account it says

not able to show points now try again later.

Has anyone experienced this?

Also we were supposed to board Constellation today for 11 and 10 day back to back however I broke my leg playing hockey last week and we couldn't go obviously.

Luckily we had cancellation insurance thru Costco hover being as we paid in full will we still get our points ?

So I broke my leg in 3 places playing hockey last Friday ( 10 screws and an 8 inch plate) but the rally crappy part is we were supposed to leave on a 21 day Celebrity cruise this Saturday...obviously that ain't happening ( we did have trip cancellation with Manulife thru Costco).

So my question is regarding medical and travel insurance for our upcoming cruise in November. Is this going to be one of those pre-existing condition problems? I am sure some of those hip and knee replacement cruisers know the answer.

The good news!   I am 70 years old and my wife said she is throwing out my skates and I said " Wahoo! I'm getting new skates!)

How come there is never any discussion about Regatta....we have our first Oceania cruise booked on the Regatta for French Polynesia and Hawaii.

We have been there with Paul Gaugin and Windstar.

Would love to hear comments about recent Regatta voyages.

Thanks

PS...note the handle Red Stripe Type....heading to Jamaica mon tomorrow!

We are flying Westjet from Calgary to Montego Bay with a stopover in Pearson.

Do we have to transfer our own bags?

Will we just get off and go to the new gate at Pearson and go thru customs in Jamamia?

Thanks in advance.

Does O have Clamato juice to make a real Canadian Caesar?

In 2018 we cruised the French Polynesia on Paul Gaugin and last week we just got off the Windstar Breeze after 20 days starting in Tahiti and ending in San Diego.

Was the best cruise ever (20 plus on Celebrity).  Best food and entertainment with outstanding service.

However two other guests told us that the food on Oceania is even better (hard to fathom) and Oceania has an itinerary we are interested in booking, however we have some questions.

The pictures in the brochure all show the men wearing sport jackets. Is that the norm? How formal is the environment onboard.

Past guests on this forum and the brochure talk about instrumental music etc. Is there a band that performs dance music such as classic Frank Sinatra, or popular dance tunes such as the Beatles etc?

Any other info about the crew, WIFI, laundry,  etc would be appreciated.

I guess in essence what I am asking is Oceania very formal overall like Crystal etc?

In 2018 we cruised the French Polynesia on Paul Gaugin and last week we just got off the Windstar Breeze after 20 days starting in Tahiti and ending in San Diego.

Was the best cruise ever (20 plus on Celebrity).  Best food and entertainment with outstanding service.

However two other guests told us that the food on Oceania is even better (hard to fathom) and Oceania has an itinerary we are interested in booking, however we have some questions.

The pictures in the brochure all show the men wearing sport jackets. Is that the norm? How formal is the environment onboard.

Past guests on this forum and the brochure talk about instrumental music etc. Is there a band that performs dance music such as classic Frank Sinatra, or popular dance tunes such as the Beatles etc?

Any other info about the crew, WIFI, laundry,  etc would be appreciated.

I guess in essence what I am asking is Oceania very formal overall like Crystal etc?

For Windstar boarding antigen is now acceptable.

We are on the same timeline...where is your test on Monday and how much is it?

no link!

So if you have the All Included package and in order to have wine in your room do you have to use room service one glass at a time.

I saw a pic of the open beverage fridge and on the shelf beside the fridge it looked like smaller bottles of wine similar to onboard an airplane.

Great...what time was the event and what time did the tenders run? (need to know what time to come back to the ship from our resort day pass)

Thanks.....on Paul Gaugin in Bora Bora they had a private beach similar to Tahaa where guests were tendered in.

However Windstar does not tender at Bora Bora it actually docks.

So my question is where is the private evening beach BBQ and show held and can guests go there during the day?

Asking if it is on a private beach separate from where the ship docks and if guests can go there during the day.

Might be tricky getting there with our luggage and then back to hotel shuttle.

Has anyone experienced this free Windstar experience?

Neither CVS or Walgreens in Burlingame are presently taking bookings.

The One Point address is 650 El CaminoReal San Bruno CA 94066

If you go plse post your experience.

So first off to RickT its San Fran not LAX!

To 007colocruz self tests are not allowed.

Tried Walgreens and CVS both no go.

However found a walk in clinic near the airport and 10 min Uber from our hotel that does Antigen for $69 with 1 hour results. So we will take Uber both ways and not spend the $500US ($635 CAD)

It is called One point and is fully refundable if cancelled.

However once we booked it said due to high volumes results will take an extra hour.

So checked Walgreens...no go

Checked CVS …nothing close

Found a place 10 mins from Hyatt hotel called One Point back towards airport.

$69 for rapid antigen with one hour results.

Open late with walk in clinic so booked 5 pm test and will Uber both ways from hotel.

Cancellation anytime with full refund however after booking completed site says due to high volume results will take extra hour.

So $130 US plus prob $50 for Ubers way better than $500 US!

We overnight in Bora Bora on April 4 and 5. Windstar is putting on Beach BBQ supper which I presume would be on the evening of the first night.

We have booked H20 snorkel excursion for the morning of day 2 and were looking at a resort day pass for day one.

Came across a 4 year old Trip Advisor review that stated that Windstar uses a private Motu for the BBQ and the ship let people go there to enjoy the beach during the day. They brought sandwiches from room service and made rum punch in the room.

Has anyone overnighted at Bora Bora recently who could comment on this?

I also just learned (if it is true) that the Intercontinental in Papeete does not have Wifi!

We are flying from Calgary to San Francisco departing at 1100 on a Monday and will get antigen test at Shoppers on Sun evening to meet US entry requirements. 

Staying overnight in San Fran to catch United Air flight to Tahiti at 1300 Tuesday. Tahiti requires antigen test within 24 hours of departure NOT one day. United website states we must have our test no earlier than noon on Tuesday.

There are three locations in San Fran airport and all three charge $225 -$250 each US.

We are booked for one Monday afternoon after we fly in....yikes another $650 cost to our trip!

We are flying from Calgary to San Francisco departing at 1100 on a Monday and will get antigen test at Shoppers on Sun evening to meet US entry requirements. an

Staying overnight in San Fran to catch United Air flight to Tahiti at 1300 Tuesday. Tahiti requires antigen test within 24 hours of departure NOT one day. United website states we must have our test no earlier than noon on Tuesday.

There are three locations in San Fran airport and all three charge $225 -$250 each US.

We are booked for one Monday afternoon after we fly in....yikes another $650 cost to our trip!