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12 minutes ago, memoak said:

My bet is 2 of the 15 per day were charged for each double. That is how it works for me. If they didn’t the bar manager would having a conversation with that bar since the bottle count would not match up with drinks charged

Oh  I know they were counted as two. It was just nice of them to allow it. We truly enjoy our happy hours. cheers!

Find a good bartender and ask. We had an amazing one on the Regal last month. He was giving my husband doubles all the time. Very personal and appreciated!

It is no longer in the tubes but in a dispenser by the sink. I love the old tube but this is much runnier. I bring my own. 

We enjoyed them all this past Nov./Dec. my husband especially liked Rock Opera

We cruised last month on the Sky Princess. We did a tour and they stopped at a Larimar lab. I purchased some earrings. They were not the best quality but they are nice. I was surprised that there were not more vendors or stores selling it. They work well with the necklace I have. We most likely will not ever go back to DR. 

Are there places in port to purchase good quality larimar?

**my travel agent contacted Princess … we are flying into IAH a day before (Feb. 17)using EZ air. they are doing a shuttle to Galveston the day before and we have reservations at the Courtyard on Galveston. Then a transfer from the hotel to the ship. This is our first time cruising out of Galveston. I am very relieved! 

On 9/25/2023 at 8:03 PM, hightownCO said:

Room service coffee came with a paper cup??? No glass mug or cup?

I was thinking the same thing??

25 minutes ago, RocketMan275 said:

We booked our own fligths to arrive the day before our Galveston cruise.  We're spending the night at the Marriott IAH airport.  We've done this before.  There is a tram that stops at each baggage claim and at the hotel.  Very easy and free.  Some take a shuttle to an off-site hotel but we prefer to stay at the Marriott.  Just makes things simpler.  

We did this when we were on a Princess cruise where we booked a princess transfer the morning of the cruise.  Princess used the Marriott as their pickup point for transfers to the port.  When we checked in, we were given baggage tags for the transfer and told to leave our bags in the room.  The transfer included bag pickup.  We went down to breakfast where we met several people who were also on the same cruise.  The Princess rep assigned us to a bus for the transfer.  

This went so smooth wife insisted on staying at the Marriott again this time although we're on a different cruise line.  We're also booking a private transfer.

Thank you for the information! We are also looking at the Marriott. This is a first for us out of Galveston. We usually go out of Ft Lauderdale. It’s fun to try new places. 

5 hours ago, RocketMan275 said:

Are you arriving a day before the cruise departs?

If so, the cruise lines don't do transfers except on departure days.

You can book a room near the airport and shuttle back on departure day and then get a cruise line transfer.

We just ran into this - flying in the day before - wouldnt let us book the transfer so we are staying at an airport hotel and will transfer to Galveston the day of the cruise. 

1 hour ago, Astro Flyer said:

I’d call their Ocean Navigators section to seek a solution.

 

(844) 525-0942

Thank you for the quick response and the number to call! Much appreciated

My passport expired since my last cruise - I need to upload my new one but it will not allow me. It acts like its already there and wont let me edit it. Oh and the screen goes white too! lol. Any ideas??

Our September 2020 cruise to Hawaii was cancelled in May. We had used a FCD bought in Feb. 2019 on a cruise to book the trip. I had an email after the cancellation stating I would receive double. The refund date was extended from two years to three years. When we booked our next cruise a couple weeks ago we found our $200 FCD (my husbands and mine) was now worth $400 towards our newly booked cruise. We also received on board credit of $25 each. I am very happy with this. Hopefully we will be sailing in Nov. 2021. 

Great idea! Anything to help get them up and running when it’s safe to cruise again. For those waiting for your refund...I hope it comes soon. I have a refunded deposit waiting for me to book my next cruise 🙂 can’t wait! 

Yes you can but be careful. When we got to the port my husband had my pic. I messed up. They took his pic at the port and fixed it. 

I agree with the above post... it is emailed out to you about two weeks prior to sailing. The email will list all production shows along with MUTS. They will also play the movies on your cabin tv numerous times and at all times of the day and night. 

8 minutes ago, CynCyn said:

I’d order the bottled water for your room.  Less than $8 for 12 bottles- you must prepurchase and  can buy more than 1.  Then, I’d probably get the coffee card for unlimited brewed coffee.  I am not a big drinker so I would do pay as you go for drinks.  

I agree...we get the packaged bottled water delivered. If there are a lot of ports it’s hard to drink your money’s worth on port days, other days not so much. Therefore the drink package might not be cost effective. I have filled my water bottle onboard. I didn’t think the water was so bad but the bottled water is nice to take on excursions. 

I think the usefulness depends on how many are going through customs. Our friends didn’t have it and got through customs before we did. If there were more people in the regular line I would use it again but it didn’t work that great for us. 

We have twice on the Ruby and twice on the Crown. I loved seeing the same wait staff in the International Cafe. Also the ship is familiar and easy to get around. I would do it again.

The chocolate donuts were my husbands favorite. They don’t always have them in the case but they have them in back. Dennis worked every morning in the IC. He greeted me every morning and remembered the chocolate donut. Two cruises on the Crown and he was on them both. Loved the service! 

On 9/19/2019 at 8:08 PM, Aggie83 said:

What TIME did the bus leave the port for MIA? That is the question yet to be answered.

8:45and we were at the airport by 10... very quick...had to check my prior cruise documents....sorry I didn’t have the exact TIME on my past post. 

We used the transfer to MIA a few years ago. The bus filled quite quickly and we were on the road in minutes. Arrived at the airport and we grabbed our luggage and were in the airport very fast. All total I would say an hour or less from start to finish. Good luck and enjoy. 

Faxed the shareholder stmt and form this morning. Credit was there this afternoon for the Feb. 2020 & Sept. 2020 cruise. Now that Is service! 

49 minutes ago, CineGraphic said:

If you want to go on the tour,  leave any valuables in your cabin's safe.

There's a bit of insight on Trip Advisor.....some folks were turned away for wearing sneakers.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g150792-i257-k10914953-Pacifico_Brewery_Tour-Mazatlan_Pacific_Coast.html

 

Thanks for the update. While it sounds interesting we will most likely pass. 

3 minutes ago, CineGraphic said:

It's a working brewery, not a Disneyfied representation....all of the restrictions are for your safety. It's a fine tour, but I'd rather spend the day on Stone Island riding horses on the beach. (Maria's Happy Horses to be exact)

I agree about the safety of the restrictions...I just am concerned about my valuables...do you leave everything on the ship? I am not looking for Disney or riding horses...I would stay in Montana for that.