Guest guest Posted October 7, 2001 Report Share Posted October 7, 2001 Note: forwarded message attached. NEW from GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities./ps/info1 Dear All, The cruise we have chosen is the Carnival Cruise (http://www.carnival.com/) departing Miami on Saturday November 3 at 4pm. This cruise is on their ship the Imagination (http://www.carnival.com/Ships/ships.asp?select=IM). This is a 5 day cruise (http://www.carnival.com/Ships/itinerary.asp?sc=IM & itc=WC6 & dur=005) that takes us to the Cayman Islands and Ocho Rios in Jamaica and returns to Miami on Thursday November 8 at 8am. Visa requirements are in the link below: http://www.carnival.com/FAQ/FAQDetail.asp?Id=1 The Cayman Islands and Jamaica do not need visas for Indian Nationals. We have done some research on the internet and also by visiting a few travel agents. We found that the best deals are on the internet. We are looking for the cheapest deals. Here is what we found out. The cabin can accomodate a maximum of 5 persons. There are two beds in each cabin and two more bunk beds that fold away above each of the beds (like the railway berths in India). The ship will provide one more roll-away bed for the 5th person. Here is how the cabins look: http://www.carnival.com/ships/cabins/HOcat4int.asp The fares are as follows: First and second person: $457.99 for each person Third to fifth person: $267.99 per person Total for 5 persons: $1719.95 (or about $344 per person) There are also cabins for 2 persons maximum at $417.99 for each person. There is an additional $2 per person per day gratuity that we must pay. Also, if we go on shore excursions, we must pay for those separately (about $20 to $30 for each of the two countries we are visiting). At present there are definitely 5 persons who are going (including Baba) and I will be booking one cabin. You have all the information to book for yourselves but if you want me to make bookings for additional cabins, please let me know before Sunday night. If we book together we may get cabins close to each other. We are booking the lowest priced cabins on the ship - these are on the inside and do not have ocean view. Since we will spend most of our time outside the cabin, and we will need the cabins to sleep only, we don't think this was a problem. The Travelocity.com travel agent offered us a cabin " upgrade " to a cabin with a porthole. We are looking into this to see if it better than the cabins we are normally assigned. We are planning to book airfare separately. When we book the cabins, we will find out when we must " check-in " to the cruise but we should expect to be in Miami no later than noon so we can make the 4 pm departure. (There are no refunds if we miss it). Please let me know if you have questions or suggestions. Love, Monica 510-742-3286 (or email me if the phone line is busy) NEW from GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities./ps/info1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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