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New additions to the Compass packing advice page, on May 2012:


And while I'm on the subject of plastic bags: Line your luggage with plastic (trash bags or dry cleaner bags) before you pack. This prevents all your packed clothes getting soaked in the rain, or if your suitcase is the one that falls off the baggage truck (into the snow, slush or puddles) on its' way out to the plane.


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With the advent of checked bag fees, the ...

[QUOTE=TOCruisers;1574986]We have had correspondence back and forth with Princess requesting compensation for our airfare, pre and post cruise lodging and other expenses associated with the aborted B212 Southern Caribbean cruise experience. They are totally intransigent. To them, giving everyone a refund for their cruise fare is totally just compensation for a ruined holiday. We lost income, wasted vacation days, have been unable to recover pre-booked private tour fees and had to pay additional ...

[QUOTE=Elsadog;1572121]I have an excursion booked in Cozumel from 10 am to 3 pm on 7/17/12. Carnival Legend will be in port from 8am to 4pm. My excursion will end in town and I will have to take a taxi to get back to the cruise terminal (It appears to be a 10-15 minute taxi ride). On carnival.com, it states that you must be on the ship 30 minutes prior to departure. Can anyone tell me if it is feasible to end an excursion at 3 pm, catch a taxi and get back to the Carnival Legend by 3:30. Will Carnival ...

206 days to go. Airline tickets in hand.

Face it. Flying is a pain. No, I'm not talking about all the waiting in lines, the security inspections, or even being trapped in those Lilliputian airplane seats. (Although that inarguably contributes to the overall misery of the experience.) For some of us, that's not all there is to it. For some, the pain of flying is physical and doesn't end when those wheels touch down. I'm talking about our ears. Many people experience feeling pain, pressure and popping in their ears during the take ...