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Forum: Cruises November 26th, 2011, 04:55 AM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 5
Views: 1,998
Posted By Ohioguy
Orlando hotel questions

Since our 10th anniversary is coming up, I had been dreaming of a
short cruise getaway this year. Alas, since we already took a 1 week
cruise last year, our parents have started asking when we...
Forum: Cruises January 20th, 2011, 06:27 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 8
Views: 1,559
Posted By Ohioguy
some photos from my Caribbean Princess trip

So it doesn't have to be expensive.

Just curious - for most of you, about what percentage does the
airfare tend to add on to the cruise? For this trip, the airfare to and
from San Juan added...
Forum: Cruises January 20th, 2011, 02:18 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 8
Views: 1,559
Posted By Ohioguy
some photos from my Caribbean Princess trip

So, from your review, I take it that you enjoyed yourself and will be
likely cruising again?

Yes, but it will probably be several years off, and probably not a
full week. We may try to find...
Forum: Cruises January 20th, 2011, 02:16 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 4
Views: 849
Posted By Ohioguy
Caribbean Princess Patter

Sheesh. Instead of uploading jpegs you expect people to download files
to their computer that are in a proprietary file format that they
likely won't be able uncompress without downloading a...
Forum: Cruises January 19th, 2011, 07:43 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 8
Views: 1,559
Posted By Ohioguy
some photos from my Caribbean Princess trip

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/5829/shipm.jpg
On the left, my wife, and on the right, another Princess


http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/8408/tunjeh.jpg
2 hr. driving tour $15. The VW...
Forum: Cruises January 19th, 2011, 05:40 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 4
Views: 849
Posted By Ohioguy
Caribbean Princess Patter

http://www.mediafire.com/?bhw15v9zowaosub

Got back from our trip very late Monday night, and spent a bit of
time scanning in the pages from the Princess Patter. I left out the
front & back...
Forum: Cruises January 9th, 2011, 03:52 AM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 2
Views: 560
Posted By Ohioguy
what a last day before the cruise

Had an interesting day today, while finishing last minute packing.
My wife spun out on the icy roads on the way to work, went over a 6"
median, and ended up facing traffic coming from the other...
Forum: Cruises January 8th, 2011, 03:34 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 45
Views: 3,514
Posted By Ohioguy
shore excursions - how to set up before a Princess cruise?

What you did wrong was wait until 5 days before the cruise to do the
booking of the excursions.

The statements on their website are misleading:

"Pre-reserve your shore excursions and spa...
Forum: Cruises January 8th, 2011, 12:10 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 45
Views: 3,514
Posted By Ohioguy
shore excursions - how to set up before a Princess cruise?

I find it amusing that he wasted so much time worrying about tips and
dollar coins and what to do with his extra time before he wanted to get
on the ship that he didn't bother thinking about...
Forum: Cruises January 7th, 2011, 05:18 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 45
Views: 3,514
Posted By Ohioguy
shore excursions - how to set up before a Princess cruise?

So you didn't do the pre-cruise check-in so you will be able to have
an easy time getting checked in when you get to the pier??? Did you
read the materials you got with the cruise documents?

...
Forum: Cruises January 7th, 2011, 04:42 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 45
Views: 3,514
Posted By Ohioguy
shore excursions - how to set up before a Princess cruise?

Have you set up your own account on the Princess website? I believe that,
once you set it up and then login, prices will appear, as will the ability

I just went ahead and did that. After...
Forum: Cruises January 7th, 2011, 04:26 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 82
Views: 3,570
Posted By Ohioguy
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

with coins, which are heavy and hard to handle and store, and there is
really no easy way to convert them into something lighter is pretty much
just self-indulgent BS on your part.

dollar...
Forum: Cruises January 7th, 2011, 04:18 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 45
Views: 3,514
Posted By Ohioguy
shore excursions - how to set up before a Princess cruise?

My wife and I have 1 full day before we leave for our week long
Caribbean Princess cruise. At first I thought we probably shouldn't do
any shore excursions, because with the airfare, fuel...
Forum: Cruises January 6th, 2011, 01:36 AM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 82
Views: 3,570
Posted By Ohioguy
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

So your lack of self control is reason to inconvenience others?
Whataschmuck.

One size doesn't always fit all. I don't give out my social security
# when asked for it, even if it is...
Forum: Cruises January 4th, 2011, 02:51 AM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 82
Views: 3,570
Posted By Ohioguy
As Always, Ask a Professional!

They've set up a program that
works... and everyone on the ship is comfortable with. Why deviate?
Because you feel like? That's not a good answer.

If I'm on the ship, and I'm not...
Forum: Cruises January 4th, 2011, 02:36 AM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 82
Views: 3,570
Posted By Ohioguy
As Always, Ask a Professional!

What an interesting world we live
in...all sorts of personalities!

Ah, finally someone else recognizes that conformity is sometimes boring.
Forum: Cruises January 1st, 2011, 07:08 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 82
Views: 3,570
Posted By Ohioguy
As Always, Ask a Professional!

When I went on my first cruise many years ago, I paid the fare, booked a
flight and off we went and I never asked a question, However I am not
one to sweat the small stuff!

There are 2 main...
Forum: Cruises January 1st, 2011, 07:03 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 82
Views: 3,570
Posted By Ohioguy
As Always, Ask a Professional!

Yep, still plan on taking some dollar coin rolls.


I wasn't going to sling the first arrow, but this fellow had to come
here to get advice from a Usenet group as to what cruise to take,
where...
Forum: Cruises January 1st, 2011, 06:50 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 82
Views: 3,570
Posted By Ohioguy
As Always, Ask a Professional!

Mark (SF) wrote:
I suspect that next week, Ohioguy will have a health issue and will
then post asking internet strangers if he should delay elective
surgery until after the cruise.

...
Forum: Cruises December 29th, 2010, 05:19 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 82
Views: 3,570
Posted By Ohioguy
deducting cost of cruise for tax purposes?

10 full days left and counting until I leave for my first cruise -
Caribbean Princess for a full week out of San Juan.

As an afterthought, I found myself wondering if anyone has ever...
Forum: Cruises December 19th, 2010, 09:41 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 11
Views: 1,474
Posted By Ohioguy
23 days and counting until my first cruise!

I think he's already been told this several times and either forgets or
ignores it.

I was told that the ship was using Pan Am pier. However, until the
flight change, would not have had 1-3...
Forum: Cruises December 17th, 2010, 06:02 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 11
Views: 1,474
Posted By Ohioguy
23 days and counting until my first cruise!

I'm starting to count down the days until our Caribbean Princess
Puerto Rico cruise - especially over the past few days, when it got down
to 9 degrees here! (and our furnace wasn't working...
Forum: Cruises December 13th, 2010, 05:48 PM Posted to alt.activism.death-penalty,uk.politics.misc,aus.politics,soc.retirement,rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 24
Views: 2,240
Posted By Ohioguy
room service on Princess Cruises - fee, or not?

No, I suppose you don't.

Well, my driver's license USED to actually have the SS# on it, but
not since I requested to have it taken off. (figured that would just be
too easy for an identity...
Forum: Cruises December 13th, 2010, 05:23 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 24
Views: 2,240
Posted By Ohioguy
room service on Princess Cruises - fee, or not?

We have a balcony room. I'm not actually too worried about the space
- I was involved in a spelunking club for a few years, and I enjoy dark,
damp, cramped spaces. My college dorm room was also...
Forum: Cruises December 13th, 2010, 01:23 PM Posted to rec.travel.cruises
Replies: 24
Views: 2,240
Posted By Ohioguy
room service on Princess Cruises - fee, or not?

There will be a room service menu in a binder in your cabin, if you
don't see it just ask your cabin steward.

This may sound silly, but does anyone happen to have a copy of a
typical...
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