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Looks great! Just booked one of them when we are there on 3/10/19 on sale for $293.

We have 3 trips planned starting the first weekend in October. Quick weekend trip (flight and rental car) to Charlotte, NC and then Columbia SC with my daughter to visit my son in school. Then the 4 of us cruising 5 nights in December/January (flights, cruise, rental car after to visit my father for a couple days). Finally, a 4-day cruise in March. Would this be enough to warrant an annual policy versus individual policies? Anyone know the difference between the Allianz Prime and Premier plans? I get quotes for 4 of us with Prime @ $996, Basic @ $500 and Premier @ $450. "All Trips Premier" actually has the highest coverages and the lowest rate which doesn't make sense to me. I would probably "upgrade" to $5K of cancellation insurance from the base $2,000 which would cover the most expensive of the 3 trips. Thoughts?

We looked at both trains 6 AM and the afternoon RCCL train and went with the afternoon RCCL train. The train ride was a great start to the cruise. You go to the convention center in Anchorage instead of the train station where they take your bags and bus you to the train station. Upon arrival at the train station you do your check-in, get picture taken, etc so that when you get to the port it's less than 10 minutes to get to the boat. The train ride itself is an excursion with food and drink and the hosts/hostesses explaining a lot of what you'll see. My wife and I had a table to ourselves in a domed car - I don't think we got anything special as the cars looked the same except the one with the bar. We saw eagles, dawl sheep, bison and moose; glaciers, waterfalls, etc. The train slowed down for many of the sites so we could get pictures. I have no idea if the morning train does the same thing. When you arrive at Seward the train pulls up beside the ship whereas the morning train leaves you with some distance to walk. Those bags they collected at the convention center will be waiting at your cabin when get onboard. Others have taken the morning train so they can weigh in. The main advantage of the morning train would be you can either spend time in Seward or get on the ship earlier. We arrived in time to move our bags from the cabin into the room when it was time for muster. When people ask about our trip we tell them that the train ride was one of the highlights of the trip... When in Anchorage try and visit the Anchorage Museum. When we were there they had a wonderful display of the various native Alaskan people including clothing, tools, utensils, etc. It was fascinating!!

Co-worker is headed to Alaska the first week in September and they got an email last night that their helicopter/dog sled excursion was canceled.

We did Radiance this summer. We got off in Vancouver and rented a card which was really convenient with the rentals (we used Alamo) being right at the dock when we disembarked. We went to Seattle for two nights (Space Needle, Chiluly Gardens was great! and Pike's), Whidbey Island - great B&B on a horse farm! - for one night and then back to Vancouver for the day and flew from Vancouver that night. In Vancouver we did Granville Public Market. Crowded but lots of shops and food! My wife was the one who wanted to do Seattle over Vancouver. Whidbey Island was beautiful!

Looks like they got it straightened out and I switched from bungalow to deluxe cabana at CocoCay. Hopefully price drops a bit from the current $309

Thanks - another line offers a 14-day (all cruise - no land) that includes most of the Radiance ports and adds Anchorage, Homer, Kodiak, Sitka and Victoria on a r/t from Seattle. Would love to do something similar on RCCL....

Thanks for all the great info. My son and I are doing the Discover Scuba Diving excursion in Grand Cayman on 12/31.

We are going next March and just signed up for the Tru Bahamian Tour. We like to try new foods and this looks like it gives a short tour so we can see some places we want to revisit when the tour is over. https://www.trubahamianfoodtours.com/

Any chance RCCL will add additional ports in Alaska? We loved our cruise on Radiance and want to go again but hoping there are other ports we can visit.

$279 for a bungalow today so grabbed one and will continue to watch.

So I booked surprise cruise for my wife and I on Enchantment next March (8th-11th). When I look at the cruise planner it has a number of CocoCay excursions listed under Nassau. For example, bungalows are listed for CocoCay on 3/10 when we are actually there. Deluxe cabanas for CocoCay are listed under Nassau on 3/9. Having never been to the Bahamas I looked at the map and while not real close, is it possible to go from Nassau to CocoCay by tender? Or is there a mixup in the planner? Nassau: https://secure.royalcaribbean.com/cruiseplanner/category/1002/booking/product/100000002632983094 CocoCay: https://secure.royalcaribbean.com/cruiseplanner/category/1002/booking/product/100000003092977260 UPDATE: Downloaded excursion brochure and cabanas (deluxe or regular) are nowhere to be found.

Thanks! Already involved in one 12-step program. Not ready for another ?

So - my wife and her sister decided last year that we would do a cruise this year and we had a great cruise in Alaska. I have never hear anyone say that had a bad time in Alaska and many I talk to have an Alaskan cruise on their bucket list. Guess we started at the top.... Anyway - we had a blast and realized the benefits of cruise vacations versus our usual rent a house at the beach (New Jersey or Isle of Palms, SC). So we told our kids (20 and 17) that there won't be much under the Christmas tree this year because we're taking them to the Caribbean (5-night, Brilliance, 12/29, Grand Cayman, Cozumel). And then my wife and I will be married 30 years on 2/25/19 and my wife' turns 60 on 3/11/19. What shoud we do? I know - quick cruise! At the same time I get an email from Casino Royale offering a discount and then learn about myVegas to earn even more OBC or discounts on here. On top of that, MEI was including gratuities (on the 12/29 cruise, too!). Who can resist. My wife wasn't keen on the idea but that's too bad! We sail on Enchantment (3-night, 3/8/19, Nassau, Coco Cay). Woot! She saw the $200 charge on her RCCL credit card and I told her it was for excursions on the 12/29 cruise. Wonder how long I can keep the surprise from her! I'm blaming you guys if she gets mad at me!! Once she realizes we can spend 2 days on the beach, just the two of us, I think she'll get over it! Need recommendations for best beach experiences on this one - I don't drink alcohol, she has occasional beer or wine so alcoholic beverages aren't a factor.

Ahem - MEI is offering pre-paid gratuities as a perk for balcony and above. Deal ends today

I got to the 25K point which can get a 10% discount but it says it CAN'T be combined with other Casino Royale offers. Have you ever tried using the 10%? or just OBC?

10-4....have a little ways to go to ge ther. THANKS!!

Where do I get the voucher?

Following now - was looking at 3-day cruises in February. Enchantment out of Orlando/Canaveral on 2/22 still has Coco Cay on the itinerary. I was also looking at the Mariner sailing on 2/22 from Miami. Yesterday it was a 3-day with Coco Cay. Today it is a 2-day to Nassau and back.

I called the number and it was Club Royale. I had been looking a ta 3-nighter in February 2019 for our 30th anniversary. No balconies were left. Ocean View when I used the website came up with $1,045 with $75 OBC. The gent from CR gave me a price of $980 with same OBC - so $65 discount. I gave the code to my MEI person and she was going to call to see what she gets. I called after I gave her the code so waiting to hear back. I'm on Level 26 of MyVegas already ? Here's screen shots of the email:

On our recent Radiance cruise in Alaska I stopped in the casino twice. First night played blackjack for a couple hours and lost $100. Came back on our last day, played in the blackjack tourney ($25) and after getting knocked out in first round put up another $100 and walked away with about $300. So definitely not a high roller. Today I got an email with my "unique offer code" but seems it can only be redeemed/used by calling my "casino cruise consultant" or pass it on to a travel agent. I passed along the info to MEI but curious as to what it's really worth. Any ideas?

Should have asked this before but curious as to how people travel with "adult: children? We have 4 kids - 2 (34yo and 28yo) have left the coop, 20yo son in college and 17yo daughter is a senior in high school. The two younger ones are going with my wife and I on Brilliance in December. We booked adjoining balcony rooms. In looking at the boards I see threads with talk of suites with Pullmans, etc. We get along great so 4 of us in 1 room would not be bad but wondering what the pros and cons would be. PROS: lower price per person - 4 in a suite cheaper than 2 balcony rooms? benefits of staying in a suite (C&A, etc.) CONS: 4 people, 1 bathroom kids are a boy and a girl and double sofa bed won't work. Extra bed needed I know there is probably a few more pros & cons so please add to the list Info will come in handy if/when I can convince the older ones to join us, too!

So when we booked out latest cruise through MEI I logged onto my RC account and another cruise showed up on my account (in addition to my cruise). I called RC and they said they would straighten it out. My wife logged onto the account and much to her surprise saw my cruise with Jacob and she called them, too, hoping I had not booked a cruise with another guy for next week! I logged on today and it says I'm cruising in 9 days: Your 5 Night Havana Overnight & Cozumel Sailing On Majesty Of The Seas From 01 Aug 2018 - 06 Aug 2018 Apparently there's another Kenneth Johnston out there who has no idea that I could cancel his excursions, etc. Actually I wish I was going on the cruise..... If anyone is on Majesty next week, please say hello to Ken and Jacob for me......

I had sent a message through the RC website on this topic and the response from [email protected] was: "Kindly note that it is generally recommended that guests allow at least 45 minutes between tours. Shore Excursion times are established according to information received from the local tour operators, and may be subject to change should the vessel's arrival time at the port be delayed, or should circumstances arise whereby the itinerary for a particular Shore Excursion must be altered". Now that I think about it, my birdwatching excursion in Hoonah/Icy Strait was moved up from 8:30 to 7:30. Thinking we'll stick with the early excursion and then if it's possible to still do a second when we get back then we can book it at the pier. THANKS AGAIN!