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Right now Pacific time is 1 hour less than mountain and 2 hours less than central. What time zone do they base the itinerary times on? It says we will be in Cabo form 11-7 but really what time is that?

12 noon till 8 pm Cabo time. Last tender will be scheduled for 7:30 Cabo time.

We have cruised on Carnival to the MR many times. They will move the ship's time forward before they get to PV and then move it back after leaving PV.

You can pre-book and still get the wine.

We used EL tours. Had a great time. They met us in the port shopping area. A short 5 min ride to the jeeps.

http://www.eltoursaruba.com/tours/safari_tour/

On some ships they offer Steakhouse main dishes in the MDR for a charge. No other dishes in the MDR have a charge.

OK, now I'm confused. The ship is fully self contained, not like it has a shore power plug. The ship runs on generators. Are you saying the ship's generator failed?

At some ports the ships do connect to land power supply.

Depends on the cabin category.

4K's are along the side and the lifeboats block some of (or most) view. Best cabins are between the life boats.

4J's are at the front of the ship. There is a public area in front of the cabins. Your view will be partially blocked by a short wall.

We have had both. Really love the 4J's.

Brought one of the big bottles of JW Black. Had no problems at all. Listed it on the customs form and the guy looked it it, said "Having a big party?", I said yes. Nothing more was said.

Met Ron Glass (Barney Miller Show) a few years ago on the Spirit. Had lunch with him a couple of times during the cruise, also on the same excursion in Cabo. Very nice guy, very friendly.

You all are correct- only I work in the legal department. I am the reasonble accommodation expert. Thus the dilemma- they will find a way and another way and another way to f$&@ me. Seen it done. A bit afraid to even post this.

 

So- do I give in, keep my job and skip my dream cruise or do I toss the dice and believe my employer will actually follow policy, procedures, rules and laws?

 

No matter what I do I am hosed.

Well, in that case, go on the cruise and enjoy.

Not bothered in the least, and I'm on the cruise after there's. They know how to handle it. Nothing to be grossed out about.. Honestly.. I feel sorry for the crew that has to deal with the guests. Most of the crew come from very modest (in this way) background. I hope they tip well.

I wonder, does the crew have an option of not sailing on a nude cruise?

You can drop your luggage off around 10:30 - 11 to the porters. Then do a walking tour off Old San Juan.

We were able to check in and board around noon.

Christine Duffy with JH said news about Vista II

would be out by the end of the month.

 

Just heard it on a live interview on FB

 

Lets see if she keeps her word

Which month? :D

The California Coastal and West Coast Departure boards have lots of info. Astoria is a favorite of ours.

 

FWIW it's San Francisco, never San Fran.

 

 

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Living in the central valley we say "Bay Area" for anything from Milpitas to Vallejo, or "Frisco" for the city.... :D

No propeller shaft or azipod bearing that was causing vibrations would last a week, regardless of speed. An imbalance of the propeller (dented or bent) would cause this, and this would cause a bearing failure.

 

The Miracle may have had a thrust bearing problem that they were limiting the power on, but this would not cause a vibration.

 

Azipod ships have a very flat section above the pods, that propeller and rudder ships don't have. This flat section causes the "azipod shimmy" which is a vibration from side to side caused by water flow from the pods.

We were on the Miracle in Dec 2014 when it picked up fishing nets on the props. The ship stopped for a few hours then sailed at reduced speed. We skipped Cabo and spent two days in PV while they had divers working on the ship. I think for several cruises after that they were having vibrations and were sailing slow until it went into dry dock.

CARNIVAL CALLED!

Bag with everything inside FOUND.

 

Will be shipped to my house within the next week.

Wow... That's great news. Over a month.

Long Beach Airport is the closest to the port. John Wayne is about 25 miles south of there.

Old age sure screws up the brain... you are correct... John Wayne is Orange county. :D

Rent a van at John Wayne Airport (Long Beach) and then drop it of at LAX.

I think this may be the beginning of a two class system on Carnival. They're just dipping their toes in to test the water.

Not a class system at all, anyone can book a Havana cabin if they want to pay for it. There is also a Family area that is limited to to the ones who booked those rooms.

Just like first class on an airline, front row seats at a sporting event, theater tickets etc. If you want to pay the price, you can do any of those things.

On one of the stops you will tour the winery itself. Takes about an hour or so, lot's of walking and stopping and listening to the tour guide. Then you go to the tasting room for about 30 minutes. There is a small patio area with a very lovable cat and a gift shop.

The other stop, you can sit around a table with your family and sample pizza, bread and oils along with the wine tasting. Also inside the gift shop at this stop you can sample 100's of Jams and Jelly's. They do have some food and drink here for purchase.

We have done this same tour on Carnival and Princess several times. Always bought some of the Jam and Jelly.

The bus ride will take you through part of the town and then out into the country side on some paved and some dirt roads.

We have seen teens on the tour, but I don't recall seeing any toddlers.

Hope this helps. Happy cruising.

Vista lounge does not look any smaller then the Breeze Lounge. Two decks of seats on both. The vista does have some removable seats on the first level up front, but I don't think that cuts down on capacity for a stage show. The removable seats does allow them to use this space for other activities though.

I just tried access that site and it didn't work. Is it as you stated or perhaps Last Minute Club dot Com? Thanks,

Here is the site. https://www.lmtclub.com/secure/PageRegistration.aspx

The ship just goes out and sails around the Sea of Cortez for the night. That's one thing we liked about Princess, the ship stayed in port and the tenders ran until about midnight and then started around 6 the next morning.

SailorJack, If you ever cruise from Long Beach again and want to stay on the Queen Mary, try using "Last Minute Travel Club dot com" We have stayed on the Queen our last 3 cruises and have got a room for around $120 for a deluxe OV which includes a self guided audio tour. Love your reviews.