If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#21
|
|||
|
|||
avoiding airfare for cruise?
In article , LVTravel
wrote: While I have lived in Maryland almost my entire life (61 years) I have only been under the spans one time in any vessel (landed on the new span one time in a MSP MedEvac helicopter as the flight paramedic) and that was the time I was filming the SS John Brown, a WWII Liberty Ship I don't think I knew you lived here. I have been under Bay Bridge three times on cruises. -- Charles |
#22
|
|||
|
|||
avoiding airfare for cruise?
In article , Bill
wrote: It's also been suggested on multiple occasions that you call a travel agent, who can also answer these questions for you. Maybe you like the idea that all of the people here are at your beck and call, answering your questions instead of having to get just one opinion from a T/A. None here have to answer. -- Charles |
#23
|
|||
|
|||
avoiding airfare for cruise?
The libraries around here have computers with internet access, no
charge. I bet you could go to your library and use their computers. And an extremely useful website where there are alot more cruise nuts is 'cruisecritic'. |
#24
|
|||
|
|||
avoiding airfare for cruise?
"Bill" wrote in message ... On 6/8/2010 9:02 PM, Ohioguy wrote: Ok, so you're saying that because you're cheap and on a cheap Internet plan, then your time is worth more than the dozen people who have been spending their time answering your endless questions?? You make a lot of assumptions, Bill. I don't think I am. You have been pointed at online sources to get all of the information you are posting asking people to spend their time answering. You said you can't (won't) do that because you have a limited amount of time on your crappy dialup plan, and will not spend the additional money to go to those websites where those questions would (for the most part) be answered. So maybe it's not your time that is worth more than everyone else's, but it's certainly your money which you claim is. It's also been suggested on multiple occasions that you call a travel agent, who can also answer these questions for you. Maybe you like the idea that all of the people here are at your beck and call, answering your questions instead of having to get just one opinion from a T/A. Bill Hi Bill, I respond to Ohioguy because I enjoy doing so. I do not feel any imposition, nor do I care if he is trying to maximize his convenience or minimize his costs. I like to visit with folks about cruising. I'm not sure why you're upset, but I, for one, don't share the feeling. Harry Cooper |
#25
|
|||
|
|||
avoiding airfare for cruise?
The libraries around here have computers with internet access, no
charge. I bet you could go to your library and use their computers. That is true - on the occasions where I had large photos to submit with an article I had written, I've gone to the library to upload them. However, this requires that someone be able to watch the kids for me to do so. I guess the long term solution is simply that I need to get high speed Internet. I was just hoping that prices would come down to more reasonable levels. I was also hoping they would have released some sort of internal high speed modem by now - I hate having external peripherals outside the case, with all the extra wires & such. It's also been suggested on multiple occasions that you call a travel agent, who can also answer these questions for you. Maybe you like the idea that all of the people here are at your beck and call, answering your questions instead of having to get just one opinion from a T/A. Perhaps I trust the experiences of many people more than the opinion of just one person. Nobody has to answer my questions, nor is anybody forced to even read them. If you find my postings so troublesome, I suggest you simply add me to your killfile so you won't see them when you browse the group. The truth is that I simply hate talking to people on the telephone. I am a writer, and I'm married to a librarian, in part because I knew she valued the written word as much as I do. I prefer the written word - nobody can claim "I never said that", etc., etc., because there is a record. I previously worked as a telephone tech support guy for a large computer company. The company was laying people off left and right, and folks who called in for support had to wait on hold for 2 hours before talking to me. I was only allowed to spend about 10 minutes trying to help them with hardware or software problems before "escalating" them to a senior technician. (where they got to wait another 40 minutes on hold first) Due to the number of troubleshooting steps that customers were expected to perform, not to mention that most of these customers were completely unused to troubleshooting their PC's, I rarely got to see the culmination of my troubleshooting efforts. I got sick and tired of hearing people cuss me out over corporate policies. I got to the point where I hated to pick up the telephone. So yes, I don't like to call people, unless it is a basic question to make sure something is in stock at a store before I drive there to buy it - or it is a friend or relative. |
#26
|
|||
|
|||
avoiding airfare for cruise?
Charles wrote:
In article , LVTravel wrote: While I have lived in Maryland almost my entire life (61 years) I have only been under the spans one time in any vessel (landed on the new span one time in a MSP MedEvac helicopter as the flight paramedic) and that was the time I was filming the SS John Brown, a WWII Liberty Ship I don't think I knew you lived here. I have been under Bay Bridge three times on cruises. I've been under the Bay Bridge five times on a cruise ship (one was a repositioning cruise so only one way) and numerous times by sailboat. Unfortunately, I didn't get to observe any of the times as it was too late for me and I couldn't stay awake that long or else it was too early in the morning. I've never even been able to see going under the Key Bridge. Baltimore is a wonderful port to cruise from. There's almost always only one ship in port and it is set up nicely - easy on and easy off. |
#27
|
|||
|
|||
avoiding airfare for cruise?
|
#28
|
|||
|
|||
avoiding airfare for cruise?
Ohioguy wrote: SNIP Perhaps I trust the experiences of many people more than the opinion of just one person. Then why not put your trust in one of the travel agents that many of us experienced cruisers use and recommend. Most of these TAs have not only booked our cruises and gotten repeat bookings from us, but have also cruised with us and become friends of ours. The truth is that I simply hate talking to people on the telephone. I am a writer, and I'm married to a librarian, in part because I knew she valued the written word as much as I do. I prefer the written word - nobody can claim "I never said that", etc., etc., because there is a record. Most of the TAs that most of us would recommend work well by email if that is what you prefer. Our main TA is Lori Cunningham, the owner of skyscrapertours.com and our other favorite TA is George Leppla, We have booked with each of them many times, cruised with them and become good friends with them. Another good TA to use is Susette who posts here. We haven't booked with her, but many of our friends have booked with her and cruised with her. sue |
#29
|
|||
|
|||
avoiding airfare for cruise?
On Tue, 8 Jun 2010 18:31:09 -0400, LVTravel wrote:
"Ari" wrote in message ... On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:29:37 -0400, Ohioguy wrote: Questions: where, exactly, is the cruise ship port in Baltimore? Probably near the Atlantic Ocean. Actually it is about 180 miles up the Chesapeake Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. Near is relative to Dayton. -- Ari's Fun Times! http://tr.im/hrFG Motto: Run, rabbit, Run! |
#30
|
|||
|
|||
avoiding airfare for cruise?
On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:15:05 -0700, margaret wrote:
I'm still researching but I want to go to the Caribbean round about New Year. I have organised my flight [from the UK] and know which hotels I want in either Fort Lauderde or Miami. I'm leaning towards Celebrity as I enjoyed readng two posts about that line. Margaret Unless you like crowds and high fares, go just *after* New Year. You will see a significant drop in both. -- Ari's Fun Times! http://tr.im/hrFG Motto: Run, rabbit, Run! |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Find information about cheap ticket air travel, cheap air travel,cheap airfare, airfare, discount airfare, expedia air travel | [email protected] | Travel - anything else not covered | 0 | September 1st, 2006 06:12 PM |
Find information about cheap ticket air travel, cheap air travel,cheap airfare, airfare, discount airfare, expedia air travel | [email protected] | Air travel | 0 | September 1st, 2006 06:08 PM |
discount travel, airfare, vacation, cruise, and much more!!! | [email protected] | Europe | 0 | July 14th, 2005 08:53 PM |
Airfare for Cruise | Helen | Cruises | 5 | June 9th, 2004 10:59 PM |