I must share this with you - a post from a pier agent
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I must share this with you - a post from a pier agent
and mistakes people make, like showing up with a driver's license only, or not checking the dates of the reservation made by an on-line travel agent.
http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1461087
I hope she'll continue posting, first time cruisers are sometimes so naiive, judging by the questions they ask (OK, I was a first-timer once too )
http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1461087
I hope she'll continue posting, first time cruisers are sometimes so naiive, judging by the questions they ask (OK, I was a first-timer once too )
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Dayenu,
I seem to remember on the Europe board someone asking if he should put his passports in a safe deposit box and travel with photocopies. Unfortunately, some of the responses were unkind.
In Los Angeles about 20 years ago, I witnessed a man being refused boarding on Cunard because he wanted to bring aboard his own shotgun for skeet shooting. Last year, I mentioned that incident to then captain of the ship, now a retired commodore of Cunard, whom I happened to meet. He insisted that I repeat the story to one of his associates; he remembered the incident but could not get anyone to believe it actually happened.
I seem to remember on the Europe board someone asking if he should put his passports in a safe deposit box and travel with photocopies. Unfortunately, some of the responses were unkind.
In Los Angeles about 20 years ago, I witnessed a man being refused boarding on Cunard because he wanted to bring aboard his own shotgun for skeet shooting. Last year, I mentioned that incident to then captain of the ship, now a retired commodore of Cunard, whom I happened to meet. He insisted that I repeat the story to one of his associates; he remembered the incident but could not get anyone to believe it actually happened.
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She posted 2 more:
This is about people who pre-register, they think they will not stand in line after that
http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1461728
This one is about tags on luggage, and leaving ship early does not mean your suitcase is there already
http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1461737
This is about people who pre-register, they think they will not stand in line after that
http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1461728
This one is about tags on luggage, and leaving ship early does not mean your suitcase is there already
http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1461737
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Larry, very often people ask about electricity - is it like in the US? What if the cruise is in Europe?
Well, at least I knew the windows in window cabins don't open (it was a question from somebody I travelled with)
Well, at least I knew the windows in window cabins don't open (it was a question from somebody I travelled with)
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Well... here is a question you won't see every day:
"What is the safest way to bring liquor home on the plane? I always want to buy rum and what not in the islands but I am so paranoid that the bottles will break in our luggage. Can we carry on board since its packaged and boxed?"
Now I am getting sympathetic to TSA agent, imagine all sort of people they have to deal with
"What is the safest way to bring liquor home on the plane? I always want to buy rum and what not in the islands but I am so paranoid that the bottles will break in our luggage. Can we carry on board since its packaged and boxed?"
Now I am getting sympathetic to TSA agent, imagine all sort of people they have to deal with
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I thought it was suppose to be a gradual change. When you leave the US, it is 110 and then it gradually goes higher so your electronics can get used to the change so it won't get fried when it becomes 220 all of a sudden. So, right in the middle of the Atlantic, it would 165 volts and 55 cycles?
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Well, does the crew sleep on board ???
and ,you know there are a lot of pictures posted on the boards
so it is hard to know which one is yours.
Well, does the crew sleep on board ???
and ,you know there are a lot of pictures posted on the boards
so it is hard to know which one is yours.