cirman52

How long does it take to get your people to people paperwork in hand? I'm thinking about booking the Cuba Cruise, Celestyal Crystal, for January 22, 2016. Also, has anyone done this cruise solo?

I was on the Jan. 1st cruise, not solo, but there were a few people traveling solo, would not be a problem at all for you.

Thanks for the update. Did you buy extra travel insurance or just the insurance offered by the cruise line?

Just what was offered by the ship. ps, never was asked for proof of insurance or proof of the p2p charity donation ( payoff ). Saying that, I would STILL do it, don't take a chance.

Just back from our 7 day Cba Cruise, rt Montego Bay, person to person.

Quick thoughts: Ship is nice & easy to get around, though some complained of having tiny inside cabins, very tight for 2. Food was just ok, meats were very tough. The buffet drink set up is crazy, you will see what I mean. Dining rooms, most of the tabels seat 10 & just felt very crowded. Drinks are watered down, staff was nice, some are cuban. DO NOT but rum or cigars at the stop in Santiago de Cuba, huge ripoff, wait till Havana. Our 2nd day in Havana, we blew off the afternoon people to people bus tour to go out on our own, no problems at all. Bargin with taxi drivers. But most important, enjoy Cuba, it is a step back in time.

One US 110 with ground and one 220 at the desk/vanity. I brought my converter and plugs plus a US plug in that you could plug three things into but didn't need them.

Nancy, thanks for the response, with both of us using CPAPs it is always nice to plan ahead

May I ask about how many electric outlets are in the cab and do I need a converter for USA use ?

Just back from a 5 night Eclispe west Carib. cruise and will say that the new elegant chic brought ought a mix bag of outfits.

We wore khakis & a colar knit shirt, just like any other evening, I saw blue jeans worn with a screen print tee shirt to formal wear.

Being a short " fun" cruise, I think that Celebrity may be a bit more forgiving on what is worn when. JMT

We will be on a land tour of India, followed by a 4 day private tour for just us of Jordan. Am I worried, NO.

Not all Americans proclaim hate or fear of Muslims, just like most Muslims hate or fear the USA.

We are on 12th

The best way to answer the orginal question is to tell that poster to look at the cruise port's web page.

Example, at Port of Miami, you need a lift or some other attachment to the car to park free. A handicapped plate or placard allows you to park in that spot, but you pay the full rate

We don't have a cabin # yet, but will have a veranda on 7, we are Elite

Hey, ron & Stan here, formly from Chicago, now Sarasota.

Booked this cruise last night. You'll love the S class, 1st time on this ship, but 4 sailings on the Solstice.

Where in Chicago are you ?

we are so looking forward to it, Aqua Fest has lined up a bar cralw of sorts for us for our overnight stay in havana

Anyone else going us, i know it is sold out & I believe 1/2 of the ship is gay

we visited Riga on our own after a Baltic cruise, spent 4 days there. It is tied with barcelona as my favorite city of all. Very easy to get around the city on your own, if you want to do a walking tour of the Art Deco buildings ( of which there are MANY ) you can download a self tour, (can't remember where I found it ). Would go back in a heartbeat

Go ! You can find the same hate here in the states.

Flamingos, very well said.

! thing to consider, in restaurants and such, very little english is spoken, unlike the rest of S.A.

We are booked on the Cuba Cruise by Celestal that sails rt from Kingston with an overnight in Havana(staying on the ship ). No real problems or hoops to jump, just prove of insurance & a cople of other things, nothing really, plus the travel agent helps you out with it.

Paying $1400.00 pp for the 7 day cruise & that includes airfare and shore excursions. I jumped on the price when it was first offered plus it was quoted in canadain dollars which save me even more.

I think it will be along time before you see Starbucks all over the island, the country does have the infrastructure to handle it, nor decent hotels that have constant power / food supplies ( my family has been there ).

What ever happens to Cuba, i hope it is better than how the Mob & US companies "used " the island.

Love that city. For something a bit different, try the Segway tour, great fun & enjoyable way to see the old city.

Don't know why. I bought an IPod on the Infinity this spring around South America & I remember the Apple store on board the Solstice on the years previous cruise to down under.

I don't think they sell phones though

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Not too sure of the prepaid gratis nor the bar package being part of the deal. I was asked if we wanted the drink package & turned it down

 

Yes, it is the same company.

 

I think it was around $522 for both of us with the exchange rate. (~260.00/per person. When I looked at doing both tours it was around ~175-190 per person depending upon the tour operator).

 

thank you.We are cruising around Iceland next july, & will stay 3 / 4 days pre cruise to see more of the country

 

I found a combo tour that went to both Golden Circle and Southern Coast. It was through Ice Limo.

 

 

Is Icelimo Luxury Travel the same company ?

We have the Legend Iceland cruise booked for July 22nd, very excited for it.

Iceland Pro Cruises also offers this, they started this year.