HappyTravels4ever

12 hours ago, Sthrngary said:

@HappyTravels4ever $20,000 is quite the cruise and I envy the experience you are about to have. 

 

My question is, would you still take the same cruise if you got nothing from your TA except the booking and service?  If so, then here is the strategy I would suggest.

 

1. Choose the Cruise/Brand:  Select the date, time, brand and suite category.
2. Select the best credit card you have with the very best perks for cruises. Make sure when and if you book, who ever you use, at absolute minimum give you those perks.
3. Select a T/A first on quality of service and then on special perks if you choose to go down that path.  

 

The T/A is the last selection because it is also the hardest.  Do you want direct control of your reservation, choose the brand and lose the credit card perks.  Do you want the cheapest ticket than consider third party booking sides that offer great discount with low service.  Or do you want the best perks, and service that would be T/A but always remember.  The more discounts, you have to ask yourself, how much of the service would be discounted as wall.  Just my two cents.

 

Cruise well and enjoy every moment. 

All valid considerations! Thank you.

14 hours ago, Classiccruiser777 said:

Cash rebate post cruise, typically about 7%.

 

Thank you. This is exactly the type of answer I was asking about!

2 hours ago, FetaCheese said:

Per CC terms, one cannot give TA recommendations.  Had recently seen one, a link, on another O thread,  that was later taken down.

Oops, I think I knew this, so glad I was not asking for a TA recommendation!

1 hour ago, LHT28 said:

have had PPG & OBC in the past

We get PPG as club benefit so just OBC  from TA

Can you give me any sense of the amount of OBC for a  $10K or $20K cruise?

Hi,

I am not asking (yet?!?!) for TA names, but trying to get an idea of what perks your TA might give for a $20,000 cruise. Gratuities? OBC? Other?

I have learned so much from all of you.  And I was sure my cruise confirmation was just administrative jumble.  But you all taught me that it had critical info regarding dates to book dining and excursions.  I have learned so much from each and every one of you - many many thanks!

Looking forward to our first Regent cruise later this year!

1) when can excursions be booked? And does the date depend on type of cabin?

2) Same question for specialty restaurants - how do this reservations work?  Is there a limit on the # of reservations one can make?

3) regarding airfare, is it allowed to fly in to departure port a week in advance or is there some kind of fee for that?

Any other tips for first-timers?  Regent sounds delightful - we are big fans of Oceania so looking forward to the new adventure!

23 minutes ago, broberts said:

From the main Categories list, find the ROLL CALLS section. Locate the cruise line and click on the link. Then click on the ship link. All roll calls for the ship are listed there. On a pc you can then use Search to help find a particular voyage.

Many thanks!  Now I see that clicking on the name of the ship ABOVE the link for the current roll calls will allow me to go back in history along with various other queries. THANK YOU!

Hi,

Wish you had an archive location for past cruise roll calls.... i was following info for several cruises and would like to go back to review some info.  Please tell me that they are still around! I tried to search but to no avail.

On 7/23/2016 at 1:08 PM, ChatKat in Ca. said:

We had a horizon suite on 7 on the Mariner. I do not recall an issue of privacy from our deck from above. From the sides we could see our neighbor. Those are incredible suites I would sail again in a heartbeat. We had a corner suite with a full living/dining area separate bedroom. Only odd thing was accessing the bath your walked through the walk in closet.

 

 

Having sailed on Princess I recall looking down into the verandahs from mine.

I hope you see this!  I know your cruise was three years ago -- wondering two things....1) was there much vibration in the back?  2) Was there noise from the horizon lounge -- music??????

If you have done a TA in this direction, how did the frequent time changes effect you and what you wanted to do on the ship? thanks!

Nothing better than having SIX 25-hour days while on a ship!

Hello!

We will be in Bergen for a day during our late August cruise. Wondering if the fabulous fish market and wharf area will have anything open?

Such a lovely little city...haven't been there for almost 30 years?

I know some 2017 sailings are out but trying to get a feel for what month we may see later cruises released?

 

Thanks

I see you have an October 2017 TA cruise booked - how did you do it? They are telling us that it is too early.

When onboard the Equinox TA crossing this month, we were told we could book a November 2017 TA. As the computers did not have the ability to confirm the booking, or something like that, they said we could get extra perks as long as we booked by 11/30 with our travel agent. This was all very odd because we actually chose a cabin and got a reservation number, but it is still not a done deal. We did the $200 deposit a well.

Does anyone know any more about this? Can't find any specifics online and when I spoke to a Celebrity rep, they didn't know what I was talking about!

We only have until November 30 or we lose the strategy perks (free gratuities).

Thanks in advance! Debbie

1992 - Stella Solaris - Athens (Piraeus) - Crete - Rhodes - Santorini - Delos - Kusadasi - Istanbul - Athens

I LOVED IT!!!!

Rome-Pompeii in one day is possible but not optimal. There can be massive backups on the A-1 so it could take 2-3 hours or 6. Let it be a reason to come back for another visit!