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Comment by sperawk on November 29, 2011 at 6:05pm

I plan on going on the Tiger Cruise! I dont have enough details yet to make any reservations and could really use a contact name or email for some additional info. Anyone? Thanks!

Comment by angelb2015 on October 22, 2011 at 1:24pm

I bought the tickets last night. The ship's contact woman in CA called last night and  she said the ship's MC said he's pretty sure they'll be on schedule. I only needed three tickets instead of four and they were only $350 each  from Buffalo round trip right now. So I figure if I have to change them, the $150 charge would be about the same as what I would pay later for $500 tickets. I'm not a gambler, but hopefully it will be ok..lol. A ticket where I could change the date was over $800!

Comment by angelb2015 on October 21, 2011 at 5:12pm

Gateway Inns on the bases there are cheaper, $42 for a standard room. The Navy Lodge is $65 for queen bed, $78 for 2 queens and a dinette. Like you said, still cheaper than an off-base hotel. But a mititary person has to sign you in when you arrive so unless you know someone there, you have to stay off base if you fly in the day before they come in. I have been in touch with the ship's contact person in CA, and am waiting to hear back from her about the exact date they sail back in. She has email contact with the ship officers. I kind of know the date, but I need to know if ships are always on schedule. I need to get 4 airline tickets and if the date changes at the last minute, it's like $150-175 per ticket to change your flight!

Comment by angelb2015 on October 21, 2011 at 1:16pm

Thanks, Clockard! And Seabee, no, I'm not going on the tiger cruise. I have horrible motion sickness! My husband's been begigng me to go on a cruise for years, but no way! I can't even do a playground swing anymore without getting nausous! lol  My ex-husband is doing the tiger cruise with our son, and then me and my husband, my other son, and my sailor son's fiancee will meet them in San Diego. I'm friends with one of the wives and she' going to sponsor us until their ship comes in. She said we should all stay at the Lodge instead of Gateway..so hopefully we'll get a room.

 

Comment by Cece on October 20, 2011 at 11:29pm

Yes he is.

Comment by angelb2015 on October 20, 2011 at 10:41pm

CeCe is your son on the Pinckney?

Comment by Cece on October 20, 2011 at 9:13pm

We got a call from our son last night.  He was in port and was spending the night on an Air Force base.  He was so excited to have a room by himself and a "real" bed! (things he took for granted when he lived with us)  :)

Comment by angelb2015 on October 20, 2011 at 8:28pm

OK, final here. Gateway said  anyone can make the reservations for him, so that's a relief!

Comment by angelb2015 on October 20, 2011 at 8:16pm

I just called Gateway again and they said my son does have to be there with us in person to get us to stay there. So it looks like the night before we'll have to stay somewhere else. Seebee, they said whoever makes the reservations has to match the military person's name. How did you get to make the reservations? And they also said they can't make reservations until it's 30 days before the date we need the room so that they make sure the military doesn't need the rooms for students, conferences, etc.

Comment by angelb2015 on October 20, 2011 at 7:55pm

It wasn't the 6 years he minded, he knew that going in. It was that he heard there from other CTI's that you work 12 shifts in a room listening to stuff and that it's boring. He said he didn't sign up for the Navy to sit in one place!

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