Travel Forum / Travel Types / Cruises / December 2006

Fodors has the following comments regarding tipping on HAL:
"Tipping -
$10 per passenger, per day is automatically added to shipboard
accounts, and gratuities are distributed to stewards and waitstaff.

Man dies trying to jump to balcony
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In another post, I mentioned that Lori rebated not only the commission,
but also the Tour Director cabins to the first GGC.  Nowadays, that's
not done and not expected of the TA's bidding GGC's, and I'm not
suggesting it.  However, I do have a question about what is done with

Do any cruise ships offer sports betting on football, baseball, and
other sports like soccer?

trip's
5 days, take the HOLIDAY to the east Mexico coast, two stops, Cozumel &
another

Friends just back from the 11 day Honolulu roundtrip on the Wind report an
outbreak of cruise ship norovirus.  The couple sharing a cabin were both
affected and were quarantined for four days in their cabin.  One of the pair
was so dehydrated by the illness that IV hydration was ...

I've been wanting to do an Asia cruise for years and I finally have the
time this year but the air is  spendy --  sea to hkg return tix to sea
is almost $1500. Does anyone have some better sources on air only since
it looks like HAL air is fairly high which my agent is using for

First cruise, my wife and I, 20th anniversary.
Would like to avoid the tourist traps,  we enjoy history, scenery, out of
the way quiet restaurants, non drinker/smoker.
Friends advised to take the golf cart tour of Catalina, wouldn't mind maybe

Found a new change that could affect some cruisers coming into St
Thomas on a cruise ship with the thought of sailing or boating over
to the BVI's.  There have been some changes made to those entering
the BVI's by small boat (this doesn't seem to be impacting those who

Hi Everyone....
Well, there is good news today.  Carnival has lowered the fares for the
April 29, 2007 sailing of the Carnival Pride and this morning I was able to
get them to process the entire group at the new rates.

Has anyone stayed in a partially obstructed view cabin on the Golden
Princess? I booked E407 which is in a small block of cabins between the
lifeboats. There appears to be scaffolding and such outside the
windows. Not too much obstruction. Has anyone stayed in E407? Or maybe

Does Royal Caribbean charge for use of the ice rink on the Navigator? If so,
how much? I am thinking about bringing my own skates. Is the rink about the
size of a normal hockey rink or smaller? Are there skating issues when the
ship is at sea? I imagine the rink would not be ...

Anyone have any comments on MSC?  I have the opportunity to take an 11
day Panama cruise for $795 (plus tax & fees) for an oceanview.

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Got my docs for the Costa Mediterranea for my traditional "pre-holiday"
cruise getaway!  The docs shipped all the way from Milan!  How exotic,
lol....  Dang the prices for balconies are cheap!  Very much looking
forward to it, the usual sorts of eastern carribbean stops, although ...