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Monday Mailbag: April 25, 2011 Edition

T.I. Cruiser — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:13:25 +0000

Hello everyone, welcome to another edition of the Monday Mailbag. This week I have a couple of questions concerning deadlines and cruising. The first question is about arriving at the cruise port at the last minute while the second is about booking a “true” last minute cruise. Hopefully, these user submitted questions prove to be helpful to you guys and remember to keep the questions coming. How late can I arrive at the cruise port? I will be sailing out of New Orleans on the Norwegian Spirit this coming June. My ship leaves at 5p.m. but my plane doesn’t land until about 2 p.m. Will I be able to make the ship on time or should I try to schedule an earlier flight? This is [...]

Monday Mailbag: April 11, 2011 Edition

T.I. Cruiser — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:00:10 +0000

This edition of the Monday Mailbag touches on three questions sent in by readers. The first has to deal with cold weather on a Mediterranean cruise. The second, dealing packing for a Caribbean cruise that sails out of New York in the dead of winter. The third question is in regards to Royal Caribbean’s policy on bringing non-alcoholic beverages on board their ships. Hopefully this will help some of you who have had or may have the same questions as these. I was looking to book a cruise to the Mediterranean but want to avoid any possible cold weather. Which months are the winter months in the Mediterranean or is there a specific Mediterranean cruise itinerary I should choose if I was looking to book [...]

Friday Mailbag: February 11, 2011 Edition

T.I. Cruiser — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:15:45 +0000

I’ve never been on a cruise before and I have a question about packing. Does the cruise ship provide hangers for me to use while on the ship or should I bring my own? The cruise ship will provide hangers for you to use. Some cruise lines use the regular household variety hangers while others will use the hook-less type you find in many hotels. However, if you are someone who brings along a lot of items than need to be hung, you may want to bring along a few extras. While you can ask your cabin steward for additional hangers some find it easier to bring their own extras, all cabin stewards are not created equal. I heard you can buy an unlimited soda [...]

Friday Mailbag: January 14th 2011

T.I. Cruiser — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:00:13 +0000

Here are a few questions that I received in my in-box this past week. Although I answered them I figured I would post them here just in case someone reading had the same questions. If you have any questions feel free to drop me a line, I do my best to answer every email that I receive. Do you think it would be a good idea to take a 1 year old on a cruise? I don’t have any children so I can’t really speak from experience but I will still offer my opinion, for what it’s worth. Personally, I wouldn’t take a child so young on a cruise. While cruise ships do have babysitting services I am not certain they offer them for children [...]

Friday Mailbag: November 19th 2010 Edition

T.I. Cruiser — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:20:26 +0000

Here are some more questions readers have written to me about. I figured I would post them just in case any of you had the same questions but were too lazy busy to write. While I do know they will help at least three of you, hopefully it doesn’t stop there. Also remember if you have any questions you are too lazy busy to run down, feel free to send them my way. We are taking a family vacation on the Freedom of the Seas. My son is 12 years old and all he keeps talking about is going on the flo rider but I am afraid he may be too young for it. Is there an age limit for the flow rider on Royal [...]