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Only use Air2Sea for the transatlantic portion. Also, it's been my experience that we get better prices with Air2Sea by booking two one-way flights instead of round trip flights.

Well that was excellent advise! I just booked the Raleigh/Tampa leg for $166 :confused::rolleyes::confused:

Only use Air2Sea for the transatlantic portion. Also, it's been my experience that we get better prices with Air2Sea by booking two one-way flights instead of round trip flights.

Do you tend to book as soon as available?

This is a really specific question that hopefully somebody has a really specific answer for ;).

I have used choice air before for one way on a transatlantic cruise, but have never booked the entire trip. Flights are just becoming available for my May 2019 cruise and I have been watching for good fares.

Full trip fares (Raleigh to Tampa, London to Raleigh) have been running $2,300 or more. That's not going to happen! I happened to check the London to Raleigh leg, and it is under $500. That means the Raleigh/Tampa leg is $1,800!:eek::eek::eek: That's crazy!!!

Any feedback if I'm just looking too early? Should the full booking become realistic in a few weeks? Should I just go ahead and book the return flight and search other methods for the Raleigh/Tampa leg? If you have had similar experiences, I would very much appreciate feedback!

OP, thank you for pointing this out! I'm actually starting at the beginning of the series. Looks like a fun look behind the scenes!

just added that series to My List. As an aside, you can always ask your waiter what is cooking in the staff mess.

RCCL use to have a daily Indian curry on the menu, which they no longer do. I have found the waiter very enthusiastic about finding a curry for me on a next day basis if I ask. Sometimes my tablemates are happy to join in when we bring it up!

After wasting an hour of my life on the phone with an agent, and then her supervisor, they are claiming the C&A discount is not applicable with the current promotion. I am trying to apply the current promotion to an existing reservation (15 day TA May, 2019). I originally have the 30% off and $100 OBC, but this promotion would bump the OBC to $275, but they will not apply the $350 C&A discount. They applied it on my existing reservation, but will not now. Of course, there is no documentation to show the C&A discount is cannot be combined with the current promotion.

Can anyone validate this?

Gosh, I just grabbed my favorite corner aft on the May, 2019 Brilliance TA, but don't see it in my cruise planner and have not received an email. I came here to check what is going on, and see RCCL IT gremlins are at it again. I have my fingers crossed I actually got the reservation!

I called RCCL to confirm my booking was received, and all is good! Whoot Whoot!

I do not have the opportunity to cruise as often as many on this board do, so I gotta say, I am excited!

Gosh, I just grabbed my favorite corner aft on the May, 2019 Brilliance TA, but don't see it in my cruise planner and have not received an email. I came here to check what is going on, and see RCCL IT gremlins are at it again. I have my fingers crossed I actually got the reservation!

I assume you know that you can have free internet on board using the D+ coupons wisely (assuming a couple on a 7 day sailing).

I'm sailing solo, so only one coupon and I have to have connectivity for work. I saw someone say they got on board credit for some coupons (sorry, I can't remember where I saw it, and don't have time to look for it), so was hoping someone had some insight into the D+ coupons for internet. Oh well.

I purchased a Voom package online at a 20% discount for a couple of upcoming cruises. Has anyone had success getting a credit for the 2 day free coupon included in the D+ perks?

Has anyone recently added a 2nd guest to a cabin that was booked solo? If I remember correctly, I should be able to do this without the booking changing, as the solo was essentially charged double.

My sister is hinting she wants to join me, but the cabins are currently twice what I paid when I booked it, and I'm not going to essentially pay the same price and lose my double points.

I have seen that before as well. We were curious about it for a couple of days, and had fun making up stories. It ended at the next port day :rolleyes:.

I would think if someone was so totally and completely incapable of following simple, widely publicized rules, they shouldn't be out int the middle of the ocean on some pleasure cruise.

Best response on this entire thread ;)

The rocks can also be very slippery. Our last time in Labadee ended up with a trip to the ship medical. My daughter slipped on the rocks at the very edge, and nearly broke her wrist with the fall.

On a side note, the medical team was awesome, and it was interesting to see the facility and capabilities. It did turn out to be only a bad sprain, and she was treated very well!

I truly am not trying to be snarky, but I'm curious why somebody would hold off seeking pain relief until an upcoming cruise, rather than finding a qualified practitioner in their local area to address a current issue? It's a fact you will pay top dollar on a cruise, and you do not have an opportunity to build a working relationship with the practitioner. Either massage or acupuncture treatments are usually not one time events when you are dealing with a chronic issue. Get a local recommendation so you can get consistent treatment plan in place.

Not to diminish the seriousness of the situation in Turkey, but the warning specifies U.S. citizens should avoid areas in close proximity to the Syrian border, or generally, southeast Turkey.

We also are scheduled to go to Kusadasi on our September 24th sailing, and would be surprised if Celebrity cancels based on this warning.

Kusadasi/Ephesus are at the Western edge of Turkey, and Bodrum is just below it but still far west. I would think they are still not included in the warnings.

Not to diminish the seriousness of the situation in Turkey, but the warning specifies U.S. citizens should avoid areas in close proximity to the Syrian border, or generally, southeast Turkey.

We also are scheduled to go to Kusadasi on our September 24th sailing, and would be surprised if Celebrity cancels based on this warning.

Kusadasi/Ephesus are at the Western edge of Turkey, and Bodrum is just below it but still far west. I would think they are still not included in the warnings.

Wow' date=' after reading through this thread about wearing shorts, will I be over-dressed if I "dress up" most nights with maxi-dresses and bling? Most of the time, we cruise on Celebrity which I guess tends to be dressier.

 

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You will not be overdressed, unless you are aiming to be in the bottom 5%. I think the vast majority of cruisers appreciate the ambiance of the MDR, and dress appropriately.

Good point, if I was cruising at the time and wanting to watch it, I would do so in my cabin. So many nice people have exact opposite views, I don't want to know their thoughts, I'll form my own.

It does blow my mind how people I know and respect can have political views that are polar opposite of mine. Politics is a subject I choose to never discuss in polite company :eek:

How tall in feet is the Eiffel Tower?

What is manchego?

What is the world's largest Spider?

What is the combination of Star Anise, Cloves, Cinnamon, Pepper, and Fennel called?

Where in the world is Spa, the resort town that gave its name to mineral springs everywhere?

Really, if you do a google search for trivia questions, international trivia questions, etc. you will probably find the entertainment crew's source of trivia questions for the progressives.

I am interested in the debate, but I also will be sailing in the Med during the 1st debate.

There is no way I want to get into a political argument on a ship. Somebody might have to go overboard :rolleyes:

I have bought tickets for coworkers who are traveling with me, and yes, they end up with TSA Precheck for that trip only. She will not retain that status.

With that said, myself and several others I know ended up with TSA Precheck status on some kind of experiment. I called it the "harmless middle aged lady" bonus. I had status for better than a year for no known reason. When it went away, I secured TSA Precheck on my own.

I am on essentially the same itinerary this September, and it took forever before the roll call got busier, and even at that, it's nothing like some of the other roll calls I have been on.

There have been some pretty good prices advertised after final payment date, and I think the roll call is busier now that it has been for the almost 2 years I've been on it.

Many of us have completed all of our planning months ago but the newcomers are scrambling to find spots in existing tours.

for that price..hell, less, I can just buy new deck chairs and umbrellas. the CG now has free furniture. Hmm, maybe they can auction it off at the end of the season and pad their budget.

 

chair hogging is done by people who could care less if they lose the ten cent paperback they bought at the thrift store or borrowed from the ship's library. they don't leave anything of real value to claim their spot.

For a fraction of that, I think I could find the guy selling trinkets and have him come take a break in the chair every 30 minutes until I get there :D;):D

Multiple time changes don't bother us either. We prefer eastbound because they are usually cheaper than westbound.

Ding..Ding...Ding...we have winner. If cost is any consideration to you, the best deals are eastbound. Of course, I've only done two, and they were both eastbound. I have my 1st westbound booked for next year.

I didn't feel the time changes were a big deal, and I have to add you are certainly well rested by the time you hit the ports :).