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Awesome advice everyone! I have transferred my booking to Nancy at MEI, however there are apparently 2 Nancys at MEI so I just picked the one who responded to my inquiry! She is already very helpful and on top of everything I have asked her. My kids are getting excited about the cruise using the apps I downloaded. So no food by the pool, and no ice cream machines? Anything that you would say is a "must see" or a "must do" on Allure. We will see the shows for sure, but as far as activities I might have missed? Thank you again for all your help. I am feeling much less stressed now!

Is there a chat app for Allure cruise where my family can speak without internet plans? I have too many kids to pay for that many plans....

More questions as I am reading the links: 1. My 3 year old cannot have milk, do they offer Almond or Soy milk complementary or at all? 2. Can you skip main dining and eat dinner at the Windjammer if you come in late from port or just don't have the energy? 3. Can I transfer my resi to a Travel agent at this time? Which travel agency do you recommend?

This is excellent info! I have registered for cruise planner. Every thing was going well with that, I was taking my time and navigating, then apparently something changed and it has become impossible for me to access the page from safari on my mac :( I tried with google chrome and have had more success. I have not registered for the crown anchor program. I think I am starting to get it. I was wondering about paying full price for the dining packages for my children, the website said you'd receive money back as an OBC which didn't interest me. I'm glad to know I can just add the kids onboard later. I am confused about how Sabor reservations are $22 but then the menu has a la cart prices... We are staying in two balcony rooms, which is another thing that bothered me. We have 5 kids. They said they didn't have any rooms on the Allure, side by side with a conjoining door, that could sleep 4 and 4, or even 3 and 4. Not just not available, but it doesn't exist??????? We had to book a room for 2 and a room for 4. As you can see, the math doesn't add up but he said my three year old can sleep in a pack and play. Ok so that's not going to happen. So I guess we will have to share a bed with our 3 year old for the week, not optimal!!! We don't have a travel agent, I booked over the phone because booking on the website, needing 2 rooms, was impossible and so difficult to navigate. We requested 5:30pm dining and were told it's waitlisted....it's 6 months out from the cruise....he also told me they just do that sometimes to dissuade people from booking early dining??? My biggest concerns are childcare for my then 3 year old (free? availability? location in relation to everything else?), the expanse of the ship, communication with my party (DCL give you wavphones/walkies in every room complementary), things to do on board (people are panning the "activities" that I've seen offered on the cruise planner like the prohibition party and the cupcake decorating), can my 3 year old swim in any of the pools if she is in a swimmie diaper (this is a pure speculation, if she's not trained by September I may have a breakdown)? I have read,( loosely quoting here) "If you cruise for the food, don't book RC; If you cruise for the entertainment, book RC." So how bad, truly bad, is the food in the main dining rooms? I thought this cruise was such a great deal $$$ but if we have to book speciality dining every night because the food is so terrible I would be looking at a $1,000 extra bump or more. Do you buy the dining packages (like the ultimate for 168) for your kids 12 and under, or just add each kid as you go when you arrive? Is this package really worth it? People say the buffet (I am understanding this is the Windjammer) is a hot mess and to avoid it at all costs. We are early risers (6-7am), would we be able to miss the crowds in the morning if we go there? I think my felling overwhelmed is because the DCL ships are so small and people obsessively record their trips. There is no guesswork. I can plan our entire vacation from my computer, day by day, meal by meal because everything is online from previous cruisers. I've struggled to figure out what the main dining even serves on the Allure! I can't find a menu for main dining!! I will go back, and read every single link that you all have provided for me. I already feel better just knowing SOMEONE knows these things and I can find out!!!! Thank you all!

Hi! I booked a 7 night Eastern Caribbean on the Allure for Sept/Oct of 2018. I have cruised Disney for the last 10 years religiously, as Disney cruisers tend to do. I am sailing with my husband and 5 children aged 3-17. I am sosososo confused about this whole situation (dining, entertainment, child care, specialty dining, drinks packages {is coffee complementary?? etc etc etc}). I have been doing a lot of research, asking questions where I can, but I still feel like I know and understand nothing about the process. Is there any kind soul, who is an experienced RC cruiser, who has sailed on Allure, who would be willing to answer my questions? I don't even know If I am posting this in the right place. Help me. Help meeeeeee! Thank you!