Mt Lassen
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Major airlines post their schedules about 320 days out. You may be just outside that window.
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My PVP told me the OBC should show up on your cabin confirmation email. It will not be listed in your online cruise booking details like a normal promotional OBC. I haven't yet booked a cruise so I don't know if this is true. I've had the same PVP for fourteen years and have never known him not to honest with me.
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We've stayed in both cabin types on the Miracle and Pride. The premium balcony room is directly behind an elevator, but that was never an issue. We never heard noise from the elevator or the elevator lobby. The room and balcony are much larger than the aft extended. Don't wait to long to book there are only six premium balcony rooms and I think only three are two person occupancy. Our choice having stayed in both would always be the premium balcony
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8 minutes ago, pinto18 said:
We have an Alaska cruise booked on the Miracle in August from San Francisco...if you look, no sailings available from SF until next year. I feel like it has more to do with the port of SF rather than Alaska but will find out.
The Spirit is currently the only ship on the Carnival website showing Alaska cruises this summer. Those listings begin on July 7. The Spirit cruises from Australia to Honolulu, Honolulu to Vancouver and early Alaska have all been cancelled. Any extension of port closures could just put an end to the Alaska season for Carnival.
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4 hours ago, martincath said:
Metered cab late at night ~$33 from the station; fixed rate cab back to the pier next morning $36; plus tips of course, so call it about $80... or $60 in that weird green monopoly money you guys south of the border use 😉 Personally I'd be more concerned about the time to get out to YVR than the cash savings - even if Amtrak is on-time, which is much less likely on the evening train (2 different train companies own the US tracks and both unlawfully prioritize freight over Amtrak, multiple bridges give right-of-way to marine traffic, and there's just not enough time in Seattle to make up for delays south of there so unless you are within about 30mins of scheduled time you can quickly slip to 2 hours late due to slipping out of the safe 'pocket' between freight trains). Then you have CBSA on arrival - even the first business class folks take a few minutes, and the last carriage of regular seating is up to 30mins, plus perhaps a few minutes wait for a cab. So I'd still look at a downtown hotel to guarantee at least an hour extra in bed myself.
If you're normally Waterfront people, I doubt you'll be up for staying at the Y despite it being an excellently-rated hotel and the best bargain in the city - but if you are get it booked ASAP, they sell out consistently in cruise season even later on. Or what about Blue Horizon for a more mid-range indy hotel that will still potentially offer you views of your ship next morning? It's a very skinny tower, so every room is a corner and the high floors have some of the most expansive views in the city including of the pier if you get a north-east corner. Otherwise most of the not-quite-so-luxe chains should have a good chance of getting you into a room for the night within your budget given you're well past peak season - Sheraton Wall, Marriott Pinnacle, Delta Suites for example.
We arrive in Seattle too late for the evening train so we are on an Amtrak Throughway bus. The only slow down should be CBSA. My understanding is that everyone gets off the bus at the border to clear immigration and customs. If we miss our connection in Seattle Amtrak will cover our overnight hotel and put us on the next available train in the morning. Thanks for the hotel recommendations I'll do a little more research.
4 hours ago, CarelessAndConfused said:Most of the hotels offer a free shuttle to and from the airport. Make sure that is the case before booking. I plan on staying here the night before my cruise (since I am an IHG member):
You could take a short ride on a taxi to the Bridgeport station about a half mile away, or even walk it if you don't have too much luggage and are up for that. Or you could shuttle back to the airport and take the train from there but it would be a $5 surcharge per person.
I'm a Hilton Honors member and can stay at the airport Hampton Inn for points. I would probably take a taxi in both directions. My understanding is there is no Uber/Lyft available in Vancouver. Another poster also gave hotel ideas closer downtown, so I will also look into that. Thanks for your help.
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We are taking the train from Los Angeles to Vancouver for a cruise late September 2020. We normally stay at the Fairmont Waterfront, but this trip we won't arrive in Vancouver until just before Midnight the day before the cruise. The Fairmont is expensive for just a place to sleep before the cruise. I checked prices near the airport and they are considerable cheaper, but I'm not sure if the savings would be offset by taxi fare from the train station to the airport area and back to Canada Place. Any suggestion? Something in the range of US $250 or less would be fine.
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6 minutes ago, Elaine5715 said:
It isn't the elevators that is the issue. It is the people conversing at full volume waiting for elevators and kids screaming as they run up the stairs.
The door to the room doesn't open directly into the elevator lobby it's around a corner. We may have just been lucky but noise has never been an issue.
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We've had premium balconies on the Miracle and the Pride (6277 on both cruises). Noise from the elevator or the elevator waiting area has never been a problem. The room and the balcony are larger and worth the premium price. We have another booked on our upcoming Panama Canal cruise.
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This is interesting. I too checked in today for my cruise in November 2018. My cruise is on the Splendor out of Long Beach California and today, August 5, was the first day one can do "check in". The earliest time slot was the same 12 to 12:30. I thought to myself "wow, I must have missed the early slots". I also thought "gosh, how many people could have possibly "checked in" before me this morning?". Makes me wonder if this is the earliest slot they have. Anyone know?
We are on the same cruise. I checked Saturday evening at 9:10. The earliest available check in time was 12 to 12:30. I find it hard to believe that the early check in times were gone in the first 10 minutes they were available. Perhaps 12 to12:30 is the earliest check in time.
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We have confirmed reservations for the Chefs Table. Do you know which night it's held? Looking at the itinerary it seems the last night is most likely.
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The cruises that visit all three ports elegant nights are the first sea day (Sunday) and Thursday. I'm not sure if it's the same for trips that over night in PV.
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Thanks everyone, that helps
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Anyone know how early you can drop off your luggage at the port in Long Beach?
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Thanks for your insight. Losing control only meant having to go through a third party to make changes.
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I recently booked a Panama Canal cruise on the Coral. This will be my 18th cruise overall, but the first on Princess. In the past I have booked cruises on the cruise company website or by calling them directly. I recently discovered a big box warehouse I shop at also sells travel. The cruise price is the same but it comes with OBC in addition to what Princess provides in its current promotion. I can move my booking from Princess to the big box store, but will lose some of the control over my booking. Has anyone done this and can you gave me the positives and negatives. Also, if you can point me to other threads on this topic it might be helpful. I didn't have much success using the search option.
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Roy
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We have booked a Panama Canal full transit next year on the Island Princess. This will be our 17th cruise, but first on Princess. I have read several reviews and several negative comments on CC about the conditions on the Island Princess after the recent refit. We chose E737 because on our last canal transit we had an aft cabin in a similar location. We found that the aft cabins where we were able to see both behind and to the side of the ship provided a great view of the canal. My concern is not so much with the cabin location, but with what appears to be over crowding in the onboard venues caused by the additional cabins that were added during the refit. We could switch to the Coral Princess, but we liked the idea of ending in San Francisco rather than Los Angeles. Any input is appreciated.
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I don't know which of the two is "best." I have stayed several times at the one on Imperial and it was fine. Typical Embassy Suites.
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I used Luggage Forward last year for a Holland America Cruise. It worked very well. I was able to track my luggage from the time it was picked up at my home until it arrived at the destination port. My only concern was waiting for it to arrive at my stateroom. I called Luggage Forward and they assured me it had been delivered to the ship. It arrived at my stateroom later in the day without damage or any undue wear and tear. The actual shipper was UPS, however I believe they use other shippers as well. I would use them again.
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Is the taxi fare from LGB to the Port of Long Beach still a flat rate? My last trip it seems like the fare was about $35 plus tip.
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I think the fourth floor is best. We have stayed in 4228 and liked that the overhang gave us more protection from wet weather.
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Last year I cancelled a cruise and it took four days for the refund to post to my account.
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Surfing lessons are great fun and not too expensive compared to the cost of ship excursions. I had never surfed and did one last year. Just do a search for surf schools for any island you choose and you will get a complete list with locations and cost.
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We have been on 13 Carnival cruises. With the exception of two all have been seven days or longer. Our third cruise was three days on the Paradise when it was still on the west coast. Had that been our first cruise we would never had sailed on Carnival again. There were many people who had too much to drink, were loud and obnoxious and were loud in the hallways well into the early morning hours. We have yet to find this type behavior on longer cruises. Drunk people absolutely, but a small minority. We also cruise on HAL and see drunk people on their ships. We don't try to convince people to sail on Carnival, we just tell them our experiences. However, we never recommend three day cruises. For us Carnival is fun, full of energy and family friendly. When we want a quiet, relaxing cruise it's off to HAL. I do miss the water slide (DW not so much) and all the outside activities that HAL doesn't offer but Carnival does. Bottom line, you will find drunk people on all cruise lines if you look for them. We're too busy enjoying our vacation to waste time looking for what is "wrong" with any cruise.
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We just ask the cabin steward for one. One has always been provided if we ask. However, our last steward told us they have a limited number available, so ask early.
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I bought my fly2fun airfare last month for a November cruise and was able to add my frequent flyer number, known traveler number and select seats. The airline confirmation number came with the confirmation email I received from Carnival. I had to add the airline confirmation number on their website (Alaska) and was then able to select seats.