[Travelandtourism] Reasons Why I Will Never Sail on NCL Again

[cheryl echevarria]

Vicki:

I agree, I was just upset this morning after some of the posts, and sent 
apologizes and hope those know that they are sincere, I am also trying my 
best to rectify issues that are being changed prior to my speaking to NCL 
and in the future.

I hope that maybe some of you may come with me either in November for NAGDU 
which deposits are due no later then July 5, or the Guide Dog Foundation for 
the Blind, Inc. Cruise April 30-May 7, 2011 out of New York, deposits are 
due at time of booking and once that is taken care of we can do a payment 
plan.

for those that do not remember of the GDF Cruises, $50 per person will be 
donated to GDF as well as $50 per stateroom will also be donated.

Thank you.

Cheryl Echevarria
Independent Travel Consultant
C10-10646

http://Echevarriatravel.com
1-866-580-5574

http://blog.echevarriatravel.com
Reservations at echevarriatravel.com
Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel CST-1018299-10


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
To: "NFB Travel and Tourism Division List" <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] Reasons Why I Will Never Sail on NCL Again


> That is against the law Vicki, NFB and other organization took care of 
> that, there are no waivers any longer on any cruise line.
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
> Independent Travel Consultant
> C10-10646
>
> http://Echevarriatravel.com
> 1-866-580-5574
>
> http://blog.echevarriatravel.com
> Reservations at echevarriatravel.com
> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel 
> CST-1018299-10
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Vicki Ratcliffe" <vratcliffe01 at comcast.net>
> To: "'NFB Travel and Tourism Division List'" <travelandtourism at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 11:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [Travelandtourism] Reasons Why I Will Never Sail on NCL Again
>
>
> >      I have been on quite a few cruises as well and had a problem with
> > Holland America.  The first cruise that I took with them to Scandinavia 
> > and
> > Russia was great and I had a blast.  The second cruise to the Panama 
> > Canal
> > was great except for one real issue.  The head person in the shore 
> > excursion
> > department freaked out when she saw that a friend and I were blind and 
> > were
> > going on tours.  We explained in detail how we could travel and how that 
> > we
> > would use canes for mobility purposes.  The cruise line knew of our
> > excursions before the sailing and that we were blind but the person in
> > charge of the shore excursions said two days after we had left port that 
> > we
> > could not leave the ship unless we had guides.  My friend and I called 
> > our
> > access travel agent and lots of emails were sent back and forth.  To 
> > satisfy
> > Holland America, the tour operators provided sighted guides.
> >
> >      When cruising with Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Celebrity, I have
> > never had any problems.  As for Norwegian, I planned a cruise in 2000 
> > and
> > sixty days after planning the cruise, I received waivers to sign.  I 
> > signed
> > the waivers since the cruise had already been booked but due to illness, 
> > I
> > had to cancel the cruise.
> >
> >      I think that everyone has their preference in terms of travel and
> > cruise lines.  Some cruise lines are more inconsistent than others and I
> > know that Royal Caribbean does a great job to meet needs of people with 
> > all
> > disabilities.  Norwegian would not be my first choice but then again, if 
> > a
> > group of friends were going on it, I would give it a try.
> >
> >      I feel that people on this list should be able to express opinions 
> > and
> > we all will have different views according to experiences and 
> > preferences.
> >
> >      Whatever you do and wherever you go, I hope that all of you find a
> > great place for a summer vacation this year.
> >
> > Vicki Ratcliffe
> >
> >
> >
> >
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