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  1. How did it turn out? Did you end up sailing with one of these obstructed cabins? If so, the larger overhang in the back or less overhang front ones?
  2. I know these are old replies, but the thread recently became active again. I just checked Rent A Car France, and it is 100km included. You can purchase packages of miles ahead of time, 500km is E$60 additional charge. This is about 50% cheaper than paying additional per km. There were no unlimited km options offered.
  3. Which taxi service are you using?
  4. What's the normal tip percentage in Argentina? I read in a couple of places that it is 10%, has that been your experience?
  5. I'm not so sure...? I once had mighty sea legs. On one especially bad cruise, the hallways were empty of cruisers and crew. Barf bags were posted all over. No effect on me, I walked around and enjoyed watching the swimming pools heave water over the sides. Fast forward a decade or so... the last cruise over Christmas/New Years, it was a rocky ride due to high winds and all I wanted to do was sleep. I didn't turn green or throw up, but definitely in a different place sea legs wise.
  6. What brand/model monocular do you use? There are many on that ginormous website, but critical reviews say the lens size and magnification is nowhere near as advertised.
  7. This sounds pretty interesting. For the 1st time, do you recall the price for keeping the taxi the entire day? For the 2nd time, if I understand correctly, you walked from the port to the walled city?
  8. Do you recall if the taxi accepted credit cards? Also, no attempted scamming on the taxi fare, right 🙂
  9. Wow. Usually tour groups are left alone, because the tour guide (as a local) can detect the crooks. But in this case, the actual tour guide was actually targeted too.... That takes it to another level.
  10. I can see it now.... As always, tenders to shore are complimentary 1 1 - there will be a charge for tenders back to the ship
  11. I think you're right. The same reason why people wear cruise logoed merchandise. Although.... on the other hand.... we recently "met" someone who cruises a lot. This fellow sat one table over and barged in on our conversation. He quickly turned it towards his frequent cruising exploits. He even invited questions, in a braggy 'ask me if you must, you lowly peasant' tone of voice. We played along, and let him "wear the taller hat" as the old saying goes. Oh- I didn't notice any name tags 😃
  12. Doesn't sound like a good idea on NCL's part to do this...
  13. The only way to do that is with a travel agent, right? Celebrity itself would not sell a cruise with a group rate I think
  14. We just sailed a 12-day in May. We told our steward that we are low maintenance on day 1. He really started to believe it after a couple of days, as all we wanted were towel swaps once in awhile. We earned some trust. On disembark day on our way off the ship, he confided to us that they now service more the cabins as before, but only once a day. It wasn't an even swap, because the second service is usually minimal- minor tidying up, maybe a towel animal (remember those? lol). A bunch of first service is a lot of work. Bathroom stuff, linens, etc. So, yeah, they are a bit over worked. We tip above and beyond, but I really think he valued the low maintenance more than the extra gratuity.
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