Steeler808

PV has the honor of the only place in our 7 port cruise where I was hustled for an unfair price. It happened when trying to get one of the taxis in the port and was told 25 USD to take us down to Lazaro Cardenas park (GF wanted to see the tiled works there) for the start of our walk along the malecon. I was initially just going to pay it despite it being a bit expensive but I asked how much in pesos since I wasn't carrying anything other than dollar bills in USD for tips with me. The guy tells me 500 pesos! I told the guy no thanks and then another guy tries to get me to go for 300...but I'm irritated at the lot of them at that point so I just walk out of the port. Ordered an Uber (I suggest you make a pickup at Casino Life across the street), it was 140 pesos WITH a 20 tip. Will never waste my time with a taxi again if I can help it in Mexico.

When you make a commission off the client it's always a good idea lol. On a serious note cruise stocks generally were very good performers historically prior to COVID. I used that to make my decision to buy when they tanked during COVID...at least for Royal and Carnival as I wasn't sure NCL was gonna make it.

Oh, that's too bad. Weird as I submitted to the old email on 02/23 and got a reply on 02/25 with an approval and advisement to use the stockperks in the future. But seems like most haven't had much trouble with getting their SHB approved. Good luck!

Wait- You don't like that it's crowded but also state "You are choosing to travel on a ship with over 1000 passengers". Uhh...that take didn't age well. You state there are 4-5 other dining areas. Really? Do they have the same selection of food? Are they open when the Lido is for breakfast? What if you don't want to pay the surcharge? Or are we comparing apples to oranges here. If people are eating...fine. However I find it strange that your suggestion that the person who doesn't like people using up tables for other than dining (in the dining area of the Lido) be the one to go someplace else on the ship when the vast majority of public space on the ship has tables/seats to socialize and such. Tell me, are there more areas for socializing vs the seating area of the Lido? What if the complaint was someone listening to their music loudly? Is your suggestion the same? Or is it that inconsiderate behavior should be corrected? If people practiced common...or maybe not so common decency things would be better for all.

IF there are open tables I really don't have a problem with this. But when tables are full and there are obviously people looking to sit down and eat why not have some class and move along? It's not like there aren't a ton of space within a ship (at least that I've been on) that you can't do stuff like that in lots of places. In their defense though I have to admit to getting lost in my own little world and having to have the GF give me the nudge that it's time to give up the table so others can eat. This applies not just to the Lido but any causal counter service place where seating is limited.

I applied for the SHB via the old email addy (CCLshareholderHAL) as that was the process I found when I googled it. That was February 23. I blocked out my home address as that was in the instructions I found and they approved it stating that I would have to go through stockperks in the future. So if you really are having a problem with stockperks due to your home address being different you MIGHT get lucky by blocking it out and submitting the request to the old email.

6901 interior cabin. Used and sadly forgot a magnetic motion light on the ceiling. Didn't try it on the walls but the magnetic "Deep Sleep" sign stuck on the wall and door just fine.