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Happened just once. Started coughing on the bus to the airport after coming off the cruise ship and it took 6 weeks and about 3 rounds of anti biotics to get rid of it...........but that is the only time.

Be sure to check the Princess boards.............times are changing as it appears so is policy. Depending on when you sail and from where you sail be prepared to pay $15 per bottle corkage fee.........over the one bottle per person Princess allows.

That said we use a product called Wine Check..........you can google search and find the company. We take an entire case of wine which is basically a suitcase that is insulated. The airlines love it because it is safe. You can take 12 bottles and it weighs only 43 lbs when full.

So far on the Star Princess, Emerald Princess , and on HAL twice...... it has been delivered with our other luggage direct to our stateroom.

But please check the current thread on the Princess boards...........I'm sure the day is sooner rather than later the policy is changing.

Thanks Steve

Noted and greatly appreciated!!

Wineaux

Staying at Doubletree and going in 2 days early for our cruise. Is there a liqour store near the hotel we can restock our wine before sailing?:D

thanks

Jim

Can't help you with Carnival or NCL.........but we also have 16 RCCL cruises under our belt and are slowly making the switch to Princess.........but some of their releases for 2013 are 25% higher than this year........I hope this isn't a general trend for all cruise lines.

Good luck in your choice.

We have AT&T and YES, there will be roaming charges in the Bahamas........

I was going to wait until getting to fort lauderdale to fill them as I am afraid to bring them on a plane. Would you get in huge trouble if you get caught bringing them on a plane?

No problem in checked luggage...........can't take them through security (at least filled)......

My question on this is how many of you had a problem with them leaking? I did see on post that it happened, but they put it in a ziploc bag, which is what I would plan on doing. Doesn't the air pressure on the plane explode them at all? Sometime my bottle of shampoo explode, so I'm afraid this would happen to these rum runners. Thanks for your feedback!

If you follow the instructions that come with them, you shouldn't have any problems.........that said, I always put them in a ziplock bag as a back up. Key is not to overfill them and make sure you get the air out of them before packing them.

So far so good.........always had luggage show up with them..........but I still sweat LOL!:)

We've done both and at this stage of our lives just enjoy cruising more. More to see, more to do...........many more options. both have their place and are great vacations...........just different.

Jim ~ come back and post on Saturday. Saturday and Sunday's are great sail away days on the cam with so many ships to watch.

 

Glad you enjoyed it and I totally agree 'simply the best' cams.:)

Exactly what I was thinking.........Saturday and especially Sunday should be BIG DAYS...........

Saw the ship leave........(thanks to your posting)..........it is one of the best webcams I have ever seen.

Thanks again.

Emmy thanks for posting the links..........somehow I missed these last week.

Jim

Fire

I think American still gives you pillows and blankets for International flights......at least they did for us last summer. Of course it's changing all the time LOL!

Thanks to all for your replies..............

We are going to talk about this today and hopefully decide which week and just do it!!

We are thinking of taking our first "holiday season" cruise. However, we need to go early December before Christmas and still be home for the grandkids.

Also the prices on Dec 2 or 9th are much less expensive..............:)

We've always wanted to see a ship decorated for the holidays.........

Would the first week of December be too early??

Thanks for any help.

My first cruise was in 1974 on the Cunard Adventurer - 7 night So. Caribbean from San Juan all the way to Caracas. Loved that small ship and the British crew.

 

When I wanted to go on a cruise in 1975, my travel agent at the time insisted I go on Royal Caribbean as she had been on the Song of Norway and raved about RCCL. When she checked on when I could get booked on Song of Norway for a 7 day cruise (Nordic Prince and Sun Viking were doing 14 day cruises and I didn't think I could afford a 2 week cruise) there was an 18 month waitlist. My agent found out that a one week cruise on Song of Norway would have been $850 for the week (I was 24 years old and single at the time and RCCL did book cabins on a share basis then). She decided to check on the 2 week cruises on Nordic Prince and Sun Viking and they told her that they had a share available in 3 weeks on Nordic Prince and it would run $1100 for 2 weeks. I stopped by her office "on a lark" about 30 minutes after she got off the phone with RCCL and they had the cruise on "courtesy hold" for 48 hours. Needless to say when she told me about the one week cost, the waitlist for Song of Norway and then the price and availability for Nordic Prince I snatched it up right away.

 

Nordic Prince was one of the best vacations I have ever taken. I have done 13 cruises in all (getting ready to book #14) on Cunard (1), RCCL (3), Carnival (1 -1 too many), NCL (2 - ss Norway both times), HAL (2 - first was great, second horrible), Silversea (1) and Princess (3).

 

Silversea can't be compared to the others - 7 days of total luxury, impeccable food and impeccable service. An entire week of absolute pampering.

 

Right behind Silversea was the Nordic Prince. Fantastic table companions (some of which I am still in contact with after 36 years), superb food, superb service and an ultra clean ship. Not to mention a two week itinerary that included my second favorite Caribbean island - Curacao. I still want to go back to Curacao on a cruise - a "little peice of Europe". I obviously travelled on NP before it was lengthened.

 

RCCL isn't the same. I did Adventure of the Seas in September 2006 and Brilliance of the Seas from Rome to Barcelona in 2007 and I must say the level of service and quality of food was a far cry from what I experienced on Nordic Prince.

 

At this point, my cruise lines of choice are Silversea and Princess. All three of my cruises on Princess have only been surpassed by Silversea and Nordic Prince.

I agree it isn't the same.........RCCL isn't the same........Nordic Prince was our first cruise in 1987.....I still have the passenger list from that cruise along with a ton of pictures...........

I keep asking myself if the service and food was that much better.......or was it because it was my first cruise...........I believe the standards were much better than today.

I have both........a responsive TA that sends gifts every cruise........of course we have booked so many with her I know we have paid her rent :)

Hello goody1

 

I've just received my Dinning reservation / confirmation for Aqualina for the August 2nd cruise on board the Quest. The note states that the Aqualina has 3 Menu Options, Standard menus (four courses) - Complimentary, "Tastings" menu (seven Courses) - $30.00, "Tastings" menu with wine pairings - $60.00. For Prime C, Standard menu - complimentary. All pricing above is per person. Hope this help, and see you on board the Quest.

 

xlixer

Thanks for posting this.......we are new to Azamara and this type of info helps tremendously.

Jim

Thanks for the summary........easy to understand and I appreciate it. Thanks for placing it here........while it might not get the responses of the original thread.........there were just too many pages to sift through to get the info that was needed.

Thanks again.

I like your two cents worth..........and I agree. But then, that's me "sticky"!!;)

I always thought you were sticky;)

When I sailed on Nordic Prince it had been stretched and did have a full working casino. The Captain is still with RCCL and is one of the most famous on their staff Leif Otto Bang.

I have my passenger list (the good ol days when you got one) with his signature on it from our cruise on the Nordic Prince.........

Seriously I don't know what I would pay.............I really don't know.........even when you could do this.......I never did it anyway:)

Whatever they want to charge...........it's their cruiseline..........hard to say until I know the price:D

I have never had that problem.........only takes seconds for me.