Matt

When we travel abroad on shore excursions, we just go with a taxi and hold our daughter in our lap (I know, I know). Laws about these things in most Caribbean islands is much more lax. Renting a car is a different story and I can't comment on that but we always go with taxi drivers.

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We don't have all the details yet but my sense is this will be handled similar to how traditional dining and My Time Dining are handled on other ships.

Essentially, Classic (rotational) dining is the new traditional dining and Dynamic Dining is the new My Time Dining

I'm not aware of any such prohibition either.

Yes, I would

No word yet. Right now it's just Anthem. I expect official word to come down quite soon.

I've always gone with the approach of walking on shore and finding a driver to do something. Generally it works, but you have to be willing to deal with push drivers. I just keep walking until I find someone that isn't just trying to make money and move onto the next guy. Be sure to ask questions like "you will drive us?" and "And we will leave right now?". Get a sense if the driver is really going to take you or stick you in a van until they can fill the van with others to maximize the fare. I also suggest having an idea of what you want to do when you talk to the drivers. If there's a specific beach or activity you're interested in, tell them and negotiate it all before you agree to go in the cab.

There's no limit per se. Royal Caribbean will take any alcohol you buy on shore and hold it until your last night of the cruise.

It looks like Dynamic Dining will be replaced by rotational dining: http://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2015/01/31/royal-caribbean-will-adopt-new-rotational-dining-program-anthem-of-the-seas Intriguing development. I can see it both ways. DD has been around for exactly 2 months, hardly a good sample size. On the other hand, I can't recall seeing so many complaints for anything RC has ever rolled out, 2 months or not.

Great post Steve!

I'm no expert but I read sterling silver should be stamped with "sterling" or most likely ".925"

In my experience, walk into the city and talk to a taxi driver and tell him/her the experience you're looking for. For example, if you just want free beach access and no frills. Or maybe you want somewhere that has beach chairs, umbrellas for rent and a restaurant.

Once you get under 3 weeks, it starts to get tangible. Getting close to single digits and you can almost taste it!

That's a good question but I'm not certain

The UK differing from US in terms of terms and conditions isn't just Royal Caribbean. Disney does the same thing with Walt Disney World. It's not some policy just by RC.

On the last night Royal Caribbean will deliver it to your stateroom. I usually see people carrying it off like other carry on luggage

Cozumel's dolphin experiences are definitely superior. RC offers some excursions as well as third party offerings too. There's Dolphin Discovery and dolphinaris.com

That's right, it kind of depends on the specific sailing

Yes, she should be back and running as per usual. I have not heard of any other issues that should affect future sailings.

The way RC (and the cruise industry works) is American TAs cant really do business with customers outside of US or Canada. I'd recommend asking around family or friends. Otherwise, start googling companies near you and when you find them, send each a couple of questions that you'd consider to be moderate in difficulty to test how the agents handle them. This way, you can get an idea of their level of expertise!

I've never had issues with any of RC's bedding. But I do think I prefer a hard mattress over a soft one so perhaps I never really noticed. One thing to consider is Voyager was just refurbished so in theory, she should have new bedding. Perhaps that would be more ideal for you?

Tomato, tomatoe!

I like this idea even better! But if time is a factor, go with the 2 adjoining cabins!

All of seven mile beach is public, so you could go to the Royal Palms beach and use it for free but of course access to their facilities is something different. So should you go for the Royal Palms? If you want that level of service, sure. Otherwise, there are plenty of other less expensive spots that can offer chairs, umbrella and some sort of bar/food service.