8/17/08 Captain Jack's Repossession Repo Cruise to PC thru TPC #8

[yargrnhoj]

Crash i'll blame ya for my problems last night since we both have the same TA



Mine neither...

" If it weren't for bad luck...we'd have no luck at all........"

Heck i don't even play bingo on ship cause i'd never win... Better off drinking the money i would have played with...

"My sympathies friend, you have no manner of luck"

 

[yargrnhoj]

Sad JR....just sad

Mediocre minds think alike as well.

 

[ga9497]

Then eliminate the on-line carp and do it via phone.

The bottom line is DCL has cheaped this. They are aware of the problem and have been since 2005 at least and refuse to improve the system either from an IT or customer service perspective. We are money in the bank to them and they don't care!

Rant over!

I think that is the way it used to be done then they went to online

 

[got2travel]

I'm hoping to get to the port early enough to be in the first one or two groups (after suites). If not I'm hoping the waitlist will pan out. I've heard a lot of people having luck with the waitlist


Congrats Maybe DCL will hire him


Congrats Glad things are looking up for you

Something I learned last year about boarding groups. You can take another family with you in your group. So if a bunch of us got 2's and others got 4 or 5, the 4s and 5s can team up with the 2s. That's how I got on so early. Well, that and the signs had us lining up one way, then a CM pointed us another way, which just happened to be right next to me.

 

[got2travel]

Actually, that was my point. The same thing happened to me. But I'd argue that a whole bunch of us paid the category 12 rate - there were so many that pricing became moot and they used other criteria (date of booking for example) - which is presumably why we got upgraded.

This time those who paid tier 1 pricing really are a relative minority. So pricing might play a greater role.

Of course, this could all just be speculation - it might be that upgrades really are handed out by the fairy godmother department on a random or whimsical basis

I'm sure they cross reference the "trouble maker" list though

 

[got2travel]

Going to head over to the Pirate Zone and input the Moms excursions. It looks like we'll have some company on at least a couple of them.


Then I really have to get some things done or I won't be so prepared for next week. Gotta stay on schedule!!

Did you get this done? I don't remember seeing your info.

 

[A Litle Pixie Dust]

Good morning everyone!

Wow, am I tired today - between plant sale, a bad cold and staying up WAY past my bedtime, this is a tough morning.

I was fairly lucky. I got booted out once, but managed to get everything I was after:

Excursions: Cartegena: Old CIty Walking Tour
Castaway: Stingrays 10AM
Palo: Dinner - Acapulco night at 7:30 (22nd)
Brunch - 24th at 10:30AM
Tea - 21st at 3PM

I did the Cartegena walking tour first, then Brunch and Dinner. Then I got booted out. Fortunately, I got back in fairly quickly (less than 10 minutes) and got Tea and Stringrays. I wonder if Chicago is on the AT&T or Sprint branch of the internet...



Hey! I thought you were going to go to Tea with me if the group doesn't work out I already told Dan that even though his name is on their right now, he didn't have to go

Pamela

We will be doing the rays together on CC...my DD is very excited

 

[GoofyontheHiSeas]

So swimming Mickey can have a hold soundtrack?

Tom would be the one on the right.

 

[got2travel]

We had the 23rd booked for dinner....checked this morning and it's gone!

That's why I sat here last night writing down all of my confirmation numbers before I logged off. I didn't want anything to disappear.

 

[captaincrash]

I'm sure they cross reference the "trouble maker" list though

I'm sure of it in our case - since I faxed them a cheat sheet of whos' who so they wouldn't have to sift through our 108,000 postings to figure things out.

And I made it clear to the DCL Corporate FLuff Dept that I WAS INNOCENT!

.... and .... please don't ask me what I'm still doing hanging around here. I gained a short bridge to wait out the mid day heat because we pushed the kids passport renewal to thursday or friday.

Ok, for the 7th time ... I gotta go now...

 

[captaincrash]

Tom would be the one on the right.

Roger, you DO mean Counselor Tom ... right? I got a bad back ya kno... or rather I got a bad back whenever anything needs carrying that's NOT one of my kids.... < wink >

Now for the 8th time - I gotta go!

edited in...Say ... look at that... I surpassed 9000 postings 8 entries ago.

 

[Michelle2]

The didn't EXPECT this??
Yeah 'cause this didn't happen 98 days ago for the WB.
They are dumber than I thought.



I think things will open up. I bet some people booked 'just in case' excursions knowing that things would sell out fast. I know I did in Cartagena.

I totally agree they are dumber than I thought too. I love Andrew's remark to them about the corporate lies....perfect and well done!

Yeah! Should be a blast. Yesterday I started totaling up the cost of excursions. Yikes!

Me too! If we leave everything as is, with the expensive signature dolphin swim and the Rosario Island tour and beach day in Cartegena x6, we will be spending some pretty pennies....

Yes Teri, I will be calling you maybe tonight. The phone number shows unlisted and private but that will be me!! We testified in court against a Street Gang...so I never wanted them to find me!!

Wow that is scary thing, no wonder you are unlisted!

 

[Michelle2]

" If it weren't for bad luck...we'd have no luck at all........"

Heck i don't even play bingo on ship cause i'd never win... Better off drinking the money i would have played with...

I totally agree...waste of time and money for me, I feel like sometimes I have the worst luck in the world. Might as well spend it elsewhere!

 

[tom31b]

Ok, so here was my "story" that lead to us cancelling the cruise and getting 100% back before tomorrow. Went in at 12:00:01 and hit Cartegena for the Mangrove Tour and Lunch and Show or whatever it was called and then (not listening to Stace/not seeing it in the 2,500 posts this weekend) went to Acapulco and did Divers and City tour (wasn't paying extra to shop) and then hit (not submit) but Palo, got in, dinner for Friday Acapulco night 7:30 all fine, hit the button to take me back to the main menu where I need to hit submit and I watch Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming, then BOOM!!! some thief has stolen my ressie number and is in my ressie preventing me from accessing it (clearly it can't be a DCL computer problem, they were aware, fixing, it was to be "hassle free"). Keep trying to get back in, watch Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming, switch computers and try a non-cookied computer and still this thief is in my ressie. But wait, the message keeps changing ever so slightly. Watch Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming. Can it be? NOOOOOO!!!! DCL is having a computer issue. They must have lied to us!! Finally, after 1/2 hour, back in and everything is gone. So I go for brunch on Sunday first off, 10:30 is available, back to main menu, this time I hit "submit" watch Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming and BOOM!!! the system locks me out again! So tons more of watch Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming, BOOM!!! watch Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming, BOOM!!! watch Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming, BOOM!!! watch Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming, BOOM!!!... you get it. Get back in, go to Cartegena, get my excursion, HIT SUBMIT and finally after nearly 2 hours, I have something. Next Acapulco. Another success. Now off to Palo try dinner first, snag one for Saturday the 23 at 7:00 pm, hit "submit" and I'm in. Now off to brunch. 10:30 Sunday still on board watch Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming, BOOM!!! watch Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming Mickey swimming. Just can't get back in. Finally send off a nasty gram to Bob Iger demanding a phone call and off to bed. This a.m., catch up on thread, try to get into brunch, its greyed out. One thing I wanted to try was brunch.... figures. So I go to CC page and login to get my #. Did you know that once you log into the CC page on the website, you can no longer see theh "exclusive booking # for CC members"? So I log out, get # log in..... get a poor woman whose name I don't know and she advises I'm not first to call but she would look. Oh, you have a TA, sorry can't talk to you. I protest and she offers up her supervisor. They must have had an awful day. Supervisor "Dennis" gives me the "no way of knowing" line and I got test with him. Call regular DCL #, get a helpful agent "Jeanne" who says she will check into it and call me back. About 2 pm I'm out and about running errands and get txt of phone message at home. Its DCL headquarters (ok, Inventory Control) who is calling me on behalf of Bob Iger. I decide to put this return call off until I'm home. Next, Jeanne calls my cell and advises that Palo Brunch is back on board and they took first available and scheduled it for me. So we have brunch scheduled for the 18th... no cabin tour, no kids postcard thing.... "If you don't like it you can ..." no wait it was "if you don't like the time, keep logging in and see if something better comes available." Ok, she was quite helpful. Then I call IC person "Kay" who was friendly and began the "so sorry, who would have expected..." when I informed her that they are taking a huge PR hit with the CC crowd and she became more friendly and will see what she can do to help. She is "passing my comments along to the IT dept." .....


Oh, BTW, we didn't cancel. But I'm in that kind of mood, so I thought I would play.....

Net result:

Palo dinner at time I didn;t want....
Both shore excursions we wanted
No Palo Brunch

 

[GoofyontheHiSeas]

Here is another novel idea.
At some point at say 120 days out allow access to an online list of excursions with times for each port. You get to pick, and set your priority 1st,2nd & 3rd choice. When you pay in full or at say 90 day mark, they activate your choices and whatever you chose that is available gets booked. This way there is no strain on the computer system. They could then open the system up for changes or add-ons.

 

[tom31b]

That's why I sat here last night writing down all of my confirmation numbers before I logged off. I didn't want anything to disappear.

I just hit print, was easier

 

[A Litle Pixie Dust]

I can't get logged in to the thread on the Pirate Zone to list our excursions. It tells me I'm not registered.

Maybe DCL can send you a nice letter telling yu why you aren't registered!

 

[tom31b]

Maybe DCL can send you a nice letter telling yu why you aren't registered!

Keep reading, you have just joined the mediocre

 

[Esteri]

Just a lot of fluff and possums.

Possums? Uh. Never mind, I don't think I want to know.

Not only that - you had the privilege of listening to me get locked out.

Is there anything else I can book for you ma'am?

OK, but none of that has given me back 3-4 hours of sleep or kept me from screaming at my laptop last night. Now ya go and throw in all this math. It's like adding insult to injury.

When did you scream? I didn't hear you scream? Must have been after we hung up.

Sad JR....just sad

edited in...Say ... look at that... I surpassed 9000 postings 8 entries ago.

Yeah, but don't you loose something like 75% of those due to fluff??
.

 

[got2travel]

I just hit print, was easier

not if the printer is not connected to the computer that i was logged in on