mevelandry
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News: According to John Heald, by mid-January, there will be a charge for all the items for room service. Item will go from 2 to 6$.
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That is not cool! We order the continental breakfast occasionally but that's it.
Continental breakfast will still be free.
We use it for lunch sometimes after excursions since the buffet often isn't open. Or we don't want to go all that way from the room. It's annoying. I know we'll manage, we did on RCL when they started charging too.
We have Vista booked for June and that’s it at this point. Looking forward to being on Vista again and really looking forward to Roatan and Belize. In Roatan we’re going to the sloth sanctuary, so excited to hold one.So... What does 2019 look like for you?
DH and I are hoping that we both keep our jobs this year (uncertainty on both sides). Our two 2019 cruises are already both PIF, though. *Phew!* ...
The first one on Carnival, the second one on Royal Caribbean as a "Test Cruise".
As much as we like CCL, we are very excited to try RCCL. It's nice to try something new once in a while!![]()
Hi all, hope everyone had a wonderful holiday & new year!
We are officially into 2019, which means our 1st DCL in September! I started looking at flights into London today...they still seem so expensive! Forgot how much I dislike booking flights, between that and looking at hotels to stay in before we sail, my "uber-planner" gift/curse is kicking in for sure.
Something ridiculous I found out: so our closest airport is Rochester, NY. I wish we could fly out of JFK, but its over 5 hours away and the drive/time/parking/hassle vs. money savings doesn't really make sense. Every flight connects in JFK anyway.
So booking Rochester - London Heathrow: a little over $3000 for 2 people roundtrip (connects in JFK)
But booking Rochester - JFK and JFK - London Heathrow: $2300 for 2 people roundtrip
They are LITERALLY the same flights, just broken into 2 separate bookings. Just goes to show I have no idea how airlines work.All I know is this is definitely not our typical fly nonstop to Florida, hop on a ship, Caribbean cruise!
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We have Vista booked for June and that’s it at this point. Looking forward to being on Vista again and really looking forward to Roatan and Belize. In Roatan we’re going to the sloth sanctuary, so excited to hold one.
We have not done the Vista class yet and I’ve heard so many mixed things. Yes, they’re different from previous ships, but is that realllllyyy a bad thing? I think it’s a good excuse to try one for ourselves! And by the time we book one, the Panorama and possibly Mardi Gras will be out so prices for the Vista/Horizon will have come down a a bit![]()
So... What does 2019 look like for you?
DH and I are hoping that we both keep our jobs this year (uncertainty on both sides). Our two 2019 cruises are already both PIF, though. *Phew!* ...
The first one on Carnival, the second one on Royal Caribbean as a "Test Cruise".
As much as we like CCL, we are very excited to try RCCL. It's nice to try something new once in a while!![]()
Hi all, hope everyone had a wonderful holiday & new year!
We are officially into 2019, which means our 1st DCL in September! I started looking at flights into London today...they still seem so expensive! Forgot how much I dislike booking flights, between that and looking at hotels to stay in before we sail, my "uber-planner" gift/curse is kicking in for sure.
Something ridiculous I found out: so our closest airport is Rochester, NY. I wish we could fly out of JFK, but its over 5 hours away and the drive/time/parking/hassle vs. money savings doesn't really make sense. Every flight connects in JFK anyway.
So booking Rochester - London Heathrow: a little over $3000 for 2 people roundtrip (connects in JFK)
But booking Rochester - JFK and JFK - London Heathrow: $2300 for 2 people roundtrip
They are LITERALLY the same flights, just broken into 2 separate bookings. Just goes to show I have no idea how airlines work.All I know is this is definitely not our typical fly nonstop to Florida, hop on a ship, Caribbean cruise!
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Looks like our only trip will be France at the end of May. My mom and I had planned to do another adult trip in the Fall but she just learned yesterday that she will be losing her job in June.