Travel Forum / Travel Types / Cruises / October 2006

Hi,  We're looking at several staterooms on the Galaxy -- some above
the theater, some above the nightclub.
Any opnions from cruisers who have been in rooms behind the aft
elevators or ahead of the forward elevators, who could let us know

How is this handled? Is it per/piece fee?  Or - do they have a pick up/fee
for a sack of laundry?
An 11 day trip would be easier if one knows about the laundry.
TIA

Anyone been there? Will be on HAL cruise next month and thinking of
taking this shore excursion. Any feedback....good or bad?

Am awaiting your review of your cruise on ROTS on RCI last week.  We are all
set to go on the 15th of this month to celebrate Kristi's recovery from her
breast cancer, and am anxious to see what you thought of the cruise.  Thanks
a lot, and know that Carol is getting along just ...

From the VacationstoGo newsletter:
" In addition to taxing passengers, the measure creates a new 33% tax on
onboard gambling profits and a corporate income tax on cruise lines' marine
revenue. It also requires cruise lines to disclose their mark-up on shore

As you've probably already figured out, we're back.  Arrived Sunday at
oh dark thirty (0530), got up at 6:30, had breakfast in the Windjammer
at 7:30, got off the ship at 8:30 and left the parking lot at 9:00 on
the dot.  238 miles and 3 hours 45 minutes later (with a stop for gas

Does anyone know how much Princess charges to dry clean a suit or dress?

Did a wonderful cruise in May on Superstar Virgo and was impressed that
all of the passport control was handled for us on the day excursions.
I intend to do another trip on the same ship next year. This time it
involves a day trip to Vietnam.

Tonight I just opened my last bottle of Senior Curacao of Curacao
Liquer that I picked up on my last cruise (man is that stuff *good*!!)
Thinking a bit on the occasion, I realized I may never be able to
bring "a little bit of the islands" back home again.  I doubt that the

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Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!
This is the transcript of an ACTUAL radio conversation of a US naval ship
with Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October, 1995.
Americans: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the North to avoid a

Can anyone tell me the measurements of an inside cabin door on the
Carnival Conquest.
Thanks
Gary

Sandie, They spelled our name wrong on our docs.
Clay Ferriola

Seeing that Goldenberg has refused to stop I e-mailed Celebrity to see if
this has their blessings or in Mr. Goldenberg's view, is this Kosher.
I have a problem with the way your press releases are reposted on a news
group called Rec.Travel.Cruises by a travel agent named Ray ...

I'm hoping some fellow, more experienced cruisers will be able to offer
a recommendation for our group.
We are scheduled to dock at Port Everglades at 8am.
Our flight is at 11:50am from FLL (Southwest, so hopefully we'll