Travel Forum / Travel Types / Cruises / February 2004

What a wonderful cruise! Our first GGC and we had a ball! So many nice and
fun loving people; it was a pleasure to meet them all. Peter and Judy did a
first class job putting this group cruise together..
Embarkation:

Radisson's Seven Seas Navigator to the Caribbean, January 2004.
   *****
Just spotted this online:  
"Best of the Best": Radisson Seven Seas' Paul Gauguin & Seven Seas

Has anyone here been on the Celebrity Galaxy cruise to the Panama Canal?
What's the ship like? Are there non-smoking rooms? How about the other parts
of the ship--is smoking prohibited anywhere? Any trip reports?
Thanks,

Ok gang....somewhere here has to know the answer to this.  I might take
a cruise by myself in May.  Oddly enough, looking at the Golden Princess
(Lee L....don't die of a heart attack!) out of San Juan.
In any case, I am using Orbitz to just get a sense of prices and put in

On the Crystal Symphony:
Is there a self service laundry?  Is there a charge for the machines?  Is
there a charge for the detergent?
Is there a florist onboard where you can pre-order flowers, boutonnieres,

My ship will port at Grand Cayman on a Saturday which is also Valentine's
Day.  I'm trying to figure out if this will be a good thing or a bad thing.
What do you guys think?
I had planned on renting a car that day, but maybe it will be too crowded

What would be a  good time to arrive at Galveston Port for parking at
the port. Will be leaving on Feb.22.
Thank you for any help.
PeggySue

we are a same-sex, senior citizen couple who have been on 23 cruises.
this summer we need a quickie. 7 to 9 days . perhaps out of los angeles
or san diego. Unfortunately Alaska holds no appeal , and Ensenada,Puerto
Vallarta, Cabo, and Mazetlan just feel like summer repeats.  Are ...

Why did SUNSET pass on the GGC 2004 when all her buddy-wuddies were
sailing...without her?
It appears SUNSET wants an apology.
Hypocrite.

  Could someone explain exactly what the text below means. My
interpretation is if you sail on NCL ships, you are expected to pay
$10.00 per day per person for tipping. This is customary and fine with
most cruisers. But if you read this completely, it appears if you sail

Carnival offers a cabin guarantee or higher upgrade. That is you book
a certain cabin category but you do not select a cabin. Upon checkin
you will either get a cabin in the category you chose or you will get
a higher cabin category. Has anyone had experience with this and how

Is there any cruise that covers only the Greek Islands?
Thanks,

While serious discussion with me and the committee cannot take place
until next week as one of our members is still traveling, we do need to
find out which TA's are interested in bidding.
The current requirements for bidding are :

Folks:
The Cruise Review Archive has 3 new reviews since the last posting of
the Charter, they include. You can post your review at
http://www.seacruisereviews.com/postreview.asp

Have a wonderful cruise
SUNNY<.........wishes you Bon Voyage. May you have calm seas and warm
breezes
S'nd I