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On 1/29/2018 at 2:00 PM, monctonguy said:

I wonder if Marnier of the Seas when she undergoes her upgrades will get this. As she will be now based out of North America year round I certainly hope so. I have missed these machines on the past few cruises I have been on to say the least.

what date are you sailing in October. We are on 10/22 cruise

i was reading in a "cruise info site" (dont remember which one, but related to RC), and it said to list upgrades in my preferences. but when I go to my settings and preferences, I dont see that option any where. Am I missing something?

On 3/9/2018 at 2:47 PM, SPS said:

In January, a flight schedule change made us need to get from the Baltimore port to the Reagan airport in DC. We simply did a one-way car rental about a mile from the port (Hertz) and chose for the Reagan airport to be our drop off location. It actually ended up being less than other forms of transport.

This can give you the freedom to go where you want, have a place for your bags, and get you to the airport when you need to!

I think thats what we decided to do. rental is like $120 for the day and UberXL would be like $80. have half day to shop and some beach time...

ok, a question, or more,  asking for suggestions...

set up info - flying in and out of Fort Lauderdale to take advantage of free baggage with Southwest, but cruise is out of Miami. Uber planned to port, no issue. BUT, return flight isnt until 4pm after we return. obviously we disembark around 8am. What to do while waiting to get to airport.????

Thoughts - the beach, but will have all our bags with us. What to do with them? cant just leave with an Uber driver. Thought was to rent a car for the day (about same as Uber rate), but do rental car companies have shuttles from the port to the rental station?  if so, what time should shuttle pick us up (how long will it take to disembark)? we are in Mariner, so decent size ship..

I just dont want my boys to be real bored for 6/6 hrs before going to the airport...  

thanks for suggestions..

10 hours ago, KLAconQueso said:

Love, love, love our packing cubes! It makes packing and unpacking soooo easy. We also started bringing a fold down laundry basket to keep in the corner of the cabin so we can separate out what's dirty from what's clean when re-packing more easily.

For our upcoming cruise, it looks like we are both checking a medium sized suitcase and bringing along one rolling carry on - though my husband is really wanting to bring a rolling bag as well, I feel like we can get away with just the one. I think we'll both have a backpack as well. 9 days total - 2 days pre cruise in San Juan, plus a 7 day port heavy cruise.

i didnt know what "packing cubes" were, so had to look them up. How do they save space? I would think they would take up more space in a suitcase?

6 hours ago, Sabrinaklai said:

We always bring 2 large drawstring laundry bags (light/darks...type A here).  We keep it in the closet.  Dirty clothes go in there and at the end of the cruise, we take both bags out of the closet and put it straight into the large luggage that we check.  This makes packing on the last day a whole lot faster.  Also makes sorting dirty laundry when you get home a whole lot easier.

We have taken an "extra" rolling suiitcase that maybe 1/2 full at best. That end up being our dirty laundry suitcase for trip home and leaves room in others for stuff bought on the trip.

18 hours ago, Sabrinaklai said:

We've been on 3 Disney cruises and the MDR room on RC ships is no different than DCL. It is not super formal but can be only if you want it to be. I don't have sons but my hubby packs a shirt and tie for formal night and that is more than sufficient these days. I don't think you need to skip and go to the buffet. Our most recent DCL cruise in December there were people in polo shirts and pants. Formal is not as formal these days. Hope that helps. And welcome to the boards ?

Disney "formal" wasnt very formal. But upcoming trip is on R C.   I "assume" that would be more strict with dress. I am not sure if there will be a "formal" night on a 4 night cruise anyway. Any idea when that will be communicated?

On 2/1/2018 at 7:47 AM, monctonguy said:

Same here...Oct 22....long ways away and don't want to rush summer away when it gets here but defn excited to hear what the updates are...should be hearing them soon I would imagine.

we are on 10/22 cruise also!

Ok, general question. I am headed soon on my 6th cruise this fall for my first R C cruise.  My boys (9 and 17) have not been on a cruise (17 yr old was on Disney, but obviously different style).

They are not "used to" formal dining situations. To avoid them being uncomfortable and also extra unneeded clothes packing, do you recommend skipping formal night with kids? But also, dont want to just do buffet dining whole trip. The main dining on Disney was great for kids. 

Also, we are headed on Mariner of the Seas for 4 night Caribbean this fall with one night at sea. would there even be a formal night on that length of a cruise and if so, what night is most likely? 

These updates would be awesome. Just booked my Late October cruise.  Excited for the updates.