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Forum: Disney Cruise Line and Other Cruise Planning 21 Mar 24, 09:18 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 4,098
Posted By Vertigo
ii Dunns river falls is a wonderful trip...

ii


Dunns river falls is a wonderful trip.

But Jamaica itself is heading the way of Haiti! Organised trips only, don’t do anything yourself there.
Forum: Disney Cruise Line and Other Cruise Planning 14 Mar 24, 09:12 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 4,098
Posted By Vertigo
I take your point, to a point. The 128...

I take your point, to a point.

The 128 miles is not like London to Birmingham on the M1&6.

It’s mountainous terrain.

Regardless, RCL have taken the right choice today and TBH, even if I...
Forum: Disney Cruise Line and Other Cruise Planning 12 Mar 24, 05:57 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 4,098
Posted By Vertigo
i assess the risk - i think Labadee is OK at the...

i assess the risk - i think Labadee is OK at the moment.

it may not be when i go.
Forum: Disney Cruise Line and Other Cruise Planning 12 Mar 24, 05:56 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 4,098
Posted By Vertigo
it's not currently. only Haitian waters is...

it's not currently. only Haitian waters is excluded not the trip.

we'll see what happens in time.
Forum: Disney Cruise Line and Other Cruise Planning 12 Mar 24, 01:00 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 4,098
Posted By Vertigo
I agree that RCL will probably remove it soon. ...

I agree that RCL will probably remove it soon.

But I would still go - and plan to- although it easy from me to say that when I dont go for another year! Ask me next march...

Port-Au-Prince...
Forum: Disneyland California and West Coast Trip Planning 5 Mar 24, 03:18 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 695
Posted By Vertigo
may i suggest the Mandalay Bay. Right at the...

may i suggest the Mandalay Bay. Right at the very bottom of the strip - virtually opposite the runway of the airport. away from the centre of the strip, but close enough to still visit easily.
...
Forum: Disney Cruise Line and Other Cruise Planning 28 Feb 24, 11:33 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 4,098
Posted By Vertigo
we dont travel until march 2025 and the cruise...

we dont travel until march 2025 and the cruise cover is for one year. So we can't take the cruise cover out until next week.

But the lady was very confident it wouldn't be an issue.
Forum: Disney Cruise Line and Other Cruise Planning 28 Feb 24, 08:43 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 4,098
Posted By Vertigo
Exactly this. That’s why we have asked for...

Exactly this.

That’s why we have asked for a specific email outlining the stance on Labadee from Nationwide.

Happy enough to either risk getting off the boat and knowing we are uninsured for...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 27 Feb 24, 01:53 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,848
Posted By Vertigo
Hmmm - epic Universe opens in 2025... ...

Hmmm - epic Universe opens in 2025...

funny what competition does isn't it?
Forum: Disney Cruise Line and Other Cruise Planning 26 Feb 24, 08:52 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 4,098
Posted By Vertigo
we have had the same conversation with nationwide...

we have had the same conversation with nationwide this evening. Waters muddied slightly as they are switching to Aviva later this spring, but if we take out the extra cruise insurance it lasts for a...
Forum: Disney Cruise Line and Other Cruise Planning 26 Feb 24, 05:30 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 4,098
Posted By Vertigo
Thanks for this heads up. we have a cruise...

Thanks for this heads up.

we have a cruise booked for March 25 that takes in Labadee. We have cruise insurance through my wife's Nationwide Flex direct account. I have had a look and while it...
Forum: Disney Cruise Line and Other Cruise Planning 21 Feb 24, 02:36 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,840
Posted By Vertigo
so by way of update - i tracked the price...

so by way of update - i tracked the price constantly and the c£2100 was the best it got too. One day it went to £3300 - then back down to £2700 which is kind of where its stayed.

I got...
Forum: Disney Cruise Line and Other Cruise Planning 31 Jan 24, 12:26 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 3,902
Posted By Vertigo
does anyone else really detest the "butlins at...

does anyone else really detest the "butlins at sea" comment about any cruise?
Forum: Disney Cruise Line and Other Cruise Planning 30 Jan 24, 04:53 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 761
Posted By Vertigo
My thing is i hate bill shock. Or even having to...

My thing is i hate bill shock. Or even having to monitor it.

We had the package, (mind you we like a drink) but it was nice ordering the cocktails and not worrying that it was $15 plus tip.
...
Forum: Disney Cruise Line and Other Cruise Planning 30 Jan 24, 10:53 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 3,902
Posted By Vertigo
you are my kind of people. :spin:

you are my kind of people. :spin:
Forum: Disney Cruise Line and Other Cruise Planning 29 Jan 24, 05:29 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 328
Posted By Vertigo
yep, if that's what you want, then that's that! ...

yep, if that's what you want, then that's that!

I actually genuinely admire that approach. But I just couldn't. I am always trying to justify costs and if i can't- then i don't even if i can...
Forum: Disney Cruise Line and Other Cruise Planning 29 Jan 24, 04:03 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 328
Posted By Vertigo
I looked at ICON, saw the prices and laughed. ...

I looked at ICON, saw the prices and laughed.

You can get the same cruise; length and destinations on an equally amazing Royal Caribbean ship like Oasis or Harmony for a lot less.

ICON is...
Forum: Disneyland California and West Coast Trip Planning 25 Jan 24, 11:18 PM
Replies: 396
Views: 165,662
Posted By Vertigo
A day on the trolley is very much in our plans. ...

A day on the trolley is very much in our plans.

Where is the best place to get that from and how do you get tickets?
Forum: Disneyland California and West Coast Trip Planning 25 Jan 24, 03:22 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 616
Posted By Vertigo
Yep we have sketchy plan. So in Burbank we...

Yep we have sketchy plan.

So in Burbank we will certainly do Universal for a full day and probably half of a second day as we have 2for 1 price tickets.

Warner studios is a definite and same...
Forum: Disneyland California and West Coast Trip Planning 25 Jan 24, 02:53 PM
Replies: 396
Views: 165,662
Posted By Vertigo
Im back on this thread three years after our last...

Im back on this thread three years after our last failed attempt to get here... it is surely going to happen this time! Aimes advice was excellent and I have read back on it but we are doing things a...
Forum: Disneyland California and West Coast Trip Planning 25 Jan 24, 09:53 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,045
Posted By Vertigo
Yeah, as first timers we won’t be leaving the...

Yeah, as first timers we won’t be leaving the strip. We plan to have an epic road trip in a few years where we do this again but move on to the Dam and Canyon etc.

This trip is all about just...
Forum: Disneyland California and West Coast Trip Planning 24 Jan 24, 03:56 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,045
Posted By Vertigo
we have 5 days in Vegas coming up in April and we...

we have 5 days in Vegas coming up in April and we wont have a car. Even though i have not been before, the Deuce bus, monorail and Uber/Lyft will suffice for us.

Dont mind long walks either -...
Forum: Disneyland California and West Coast Trip Planning 15 Jan 24, 12:35 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 836
Posted By Vertigo
Oh, I agree 100%. not rude at all - i'm totally...

Oh, I agree 100%. not rude at all - i'm totally with you. Some people save really hard to have that added luxury and to see someone get it for free would be galling.

There is an argument so say...
Forum: Trip Planning Florida 15 Jan 24, 12:10 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 731
Posted By Vertigo
it IS daunting! I had avois (airmiles)...

it IS daunting!

I had avois (airmiles) many years ago (early 2000's) when the children were little and it was an absolute waste of time. there was no availability during school times and we...
Forum: Disneyland California and West Coast Trip Planning 15 Jan 24, 11:24 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 616
Posted By Vertigo
Hotels now booked - all coming together

Our trip in July is now all sorted for flights and accom.

We have booked Springhill suites in Burbank for our LA adventures for 5 nights. 8-13th July

Followed by 5 nights at the Bahia in San...
Forum: Disneyland California and West Coast Trip Planning 15 Jan 24, 11:02 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 836
Posted By Vertigo
Those days of random free upgrades seem to be...

Those days of random free upgrades seem to be over. I don't know of anyone that's had one in over a decade - maybe even this century.

There was a time where if you dressed well and were polite...
Forum: Disney Cruise Line and Other Cruise Planning 12 Jan 24, 01:22 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 998
Posted By Vertigo
To be fair, the article was positive, it was the...

To be fair, the article was positive, it was the comments from readers that wasn't!
Forum: Disney Cruise Line and Other Cruise Planning 11 Jan 24, 04:23 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 998
Posted By Vertigo
Icon Of The Seas - Todays Daily Mail

There are some incredible pictures of the new Icon of the seas docking in Miami in todays Daily Mail.

What fascinated me was the comments. Over 250 of them overwhelmingly negative.

Butlins at...
Forum: Disney Cruise Line and Other Cruise Planning 8 Jan 24, 09:16 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,840
Posted By Vertigo
That’s really interesting. I may look into that...

That’s really interesting. I may look into that.

Certainly on other forums, Americans swear by agents and don’t seem to book direct as much as us Brits.
Forum: Disneyland California and West Coast Trip Planning 8 Jan 24, 02:25 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 485
Posted By Vertigo
Copied my reply from another thread as its on...

Copied my reply from another thread as its on topic:

we are going for our first trip there this year in July (after a couple of covid cancellations).

we have done our research and mixed in...
Forum: Disney Cruise Line and Other Cruise Planning 8 Jan 24, 01:39 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,586
Posted By Vertigo
was this ever confirmed? do RCCL take blue light...

was this ever confirmed? do RCCL take blue light these days as my good lady wife has one.
Forum: Disney Cruise Line and Other Cruise Planning 8 Jan 24, 12:24 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,840
Posted By Vertigo
Royal Caribbean pricing - very very dynamic!

Been tracking a Caribbean cruise on the Explorer for Feb 25 since it was released and i have to say, that pricing is never static!

we all know they have one sale followed by another sale of some...
Forum: Disneyland California and West Coast Trip Planning 4 Jan 24, 11:39 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 597
Posted By Vertigo
we are going for our first trip there this year...

we are going for our first trip there this year in July (after a couple of covid cancellations).

we have done our research and mixed in with how we like to travel, we are doing it without a car...
Forum: Disneyland California and West Coast Trip Planning 19 Nov 23, 10:05 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,309
Posted By Vertigo
That’s because you are a seasoned traveller. It’s...

That’s because you are a seasoned traveller. It’s what you have been programmed to do.

If you are not, it can be a shock and it is underhand as these fees are compulsory - and can change after...
Forum: Disneyland California and West Coast Trip Planning 18 Nov 23, 08:00 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,309
Posted By Vertigo
Oh come on, of course I know that. My point...

Oh come on, of course I know that.

My point is different. It’s about being priced upfront and clear.

I had the same issue with Ryanair when they had they £1 fares which of course were nothing...
Forum: Disneyland California and West Coast Trip Planning 15 Nov 23, 09:21 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,309
Posted By Vertigo
I have an issue in that it’s an up charge for...

I have an issue in that it’s an up charge for nothing. It’s a sneaky way of presenting your room price on comparison websites as better than they really are.

I am wise to it, so it’s always...
Forum: Disneyland California and West Coast Trip Planning 9 Nov 23, 01:40 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,290
Posted By Vertigo
Attraction Tickets have started their black...

Attraction Tickets have started their black friday event

10% Saving with code BLACKFRIDAY

However, with the 10% off, its still the same cost as Undercover Tourist is normally. *(Give or take a...
Forum: Disneyland California and West Coast Trip Planning 9 Nov 23, 12:59 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,119
Posted By Vertigo
we are looking at the spring hill suites Burbank...

we are looking at the spring hill suites Burbank. we have two adult girls with us.

Eating out is so expensive and we are not foodies, so we like a kitchen and are happy to go to Target or...
Forum: Disneyland California and West Coast Trip Planning 19 Oct 23, 02:49 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,557
Posted By Vertigo
yeah, we leave here on the 8th, but dont get to...

yeah, we leave here on the 8th, but dont get to disney until 18th. I know most US schools will be in full holiday mode.

Erring towards buying the full 4 day pack here.
Forum: Disneyland California and West Coast Trip Planning 19 Oct 23, 02:48 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,557
Posted By Vertigo
Thanks - thats really helpful

Thanks - thats really helpful
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