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    Bakerette got a reaction from ChessE4 in Gas Availability on I-95   
    I have herd on the news that since Dorian has missed Florida that gas is easier to find because most of the gas stations have been resupplied with gas. 
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    Bakerette got a reaction from raahc in Cruise Planner Question: Symphony of the Seas February 29, 2020   
    When I booked my cruise over 2 years ago for April 2020 on Harmony and the only options that I saw in the cruise planner right away was shore excursions, and then several months later I saw dining, and several more months after that I saw the rest of the cruise planner options except for the entertainment which does not become available until at least  90 days before the cruise. 
    Once 90 days before your cruise is when you should see the entertainment that you can reserve seats for in the cruise planner if you have booked  Quantum class or Oasis Class ship
    Hope this provided some of the information that you were looking for.
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    Bakerette got a reaction from DeanB in Cruise Planner Question: Symphony of the Seas February 29, 2020   
    When I booked my cruise over 2 years ago for April 2020 on Harmony and the only options that I saw in the cruise planner right away was shore excursions, and then several months later I saw dining, and several more months after that I saw the rest of the cruise planner options except for the entertainment which does not become available until at least  90 days before the cruise. 
    Once 90 days before your cruise is when you should see the entertainment that you can reserve seats for in the cruise planner if you have booked  Quantum class or Oasis Class ship
    Hope this provided some of the information that you were looking for.
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    Bakerette got a reaction from Matt in Parking at Port Canaveral   
    Port Canaveral does not have anyway of prepaying for parking before you arrive at the port.
    When paying for parking you can pay with a credit/debit card or cash when paying for parking at the port.
    Port canaveral does not have a section on their website to prepay for parking like they did a few years ago when people who have booked a cruise out of port Canaveral could pre-pay for their parking just by go onto the port Canaveral website and selecting the dates that they will be parked at port Canaveral all the way from the first day of your cruise on embarkation day all the way till the last day of the cruise which is known as disembarkation day
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    Bakerette got a reaction from Neesa in Savings if Booking Future Cruise On Board?   
    Then Book your sailing for summer 2020 now because if you wait to boom once onboard prices could increase between now and when you do on your November 2019 cruise. 
    In 2017 I had booked 3 cruises for the oasis class, 1 in December 2018, 1 in April 2019, & another in April 2020 for RC and 1 in November 2020 on Carnival Mardi Gras I had originally booked one cruise but then months later I had decided to book 2 more cruises before I went my December 2018 cruise, and I am so glad that I booked 2 more cruises because between when I booked the other cruises the prices for all 3 of the other RC cruises had significantly increased in price and the Carnival Cruise has increased by a few hundred dollars and all 3 other RC cruise has not been cheaper then when I booked the cruises which was over a year ago. 
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    Bakerette got a reaction from RCIfan1912 in Check in app?   
    The setsail pass is on the new app which is Royal Caribbean International or the old app which is Royal IQ app.
    The person checking you and your group in scans and confirms that it’s you and hands each person their own sea pass  card (if they are at the terminal) or your sea pass card could be outside the stateroom door in a envelope with the names of the people on the reservation. And that is how it works with the Royal Caribbean International app, and I am not sure if it works the same way with the ROYAL IQ app, but what I do know is that with the Royal IQ app you will have to buy an internet package for the app to work onboard the ships that still use the Royal IQ app, and to use the chat feature  in the Royal IQ app you will have to pay $7.95 per device for the chat feature.
    With the Royal Caribbean International app you do not need to buy an internet package for the app to work onboard the ship and the chat feature in the app is free to chat with people on the exact same ship and sail date as you once onboard and you have added their name to the chat feature in the Royal Caribbean International app.
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    Bakerette got a reaction from ChessE4 in Royal Caribbean Beach Towel from Cruise Planner   
    The towels that RC sells online is totally different from the ones that is available for use while on the pool deck.
    The towels that they have for free at the towel stations on the pool deck have to be returned to the towel station when you are done using the towel that you borrowed from the towel station.
    Also the free royal Caribbean towels can be obtained on the island at the port of calls, but must be returned to the royal Caribbean towel station on the islands before boarding the ship at the end of the day at the island that the ship has docked at for the day or days.
    if you buy the towel that Royal Caribbean sells online then you do not have to return the towel because it is yours to keep and take home with you, but  
    if a free towel that you have borrowed from the towel station while on the pool deck or at any of the port of calls is not returned then each towel that you did not return will cost $25 and that amount will be added to your sea pass account and you will have to pay for those free towels that are offered at the towel station that were not returned by the end of the day that you borrowed the free towels then you will have to pay for them. 
    Hope that makes sense to you.
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    Bakerette got a reaction from RCIfan1912 in Confused, moved up in C&A?   
    If your married or anyone else in your household that has signed up for RC’s C&A society and has been in enough cruises to obtain platinum status and has signed you and your wife/husband up for the C&A society and has the same last name as you, then you & your husband/wife is now whatever status that they have because that person has the higher C&A status of your household.
    If anyone in your household has been on several RCI cruises and has earned enough C&A points to be platinum, then you will now have the same C&A status as your Husband/wife/other family member but will not have the same amount of points because you are starting from 0 points but will have the same C&A status as you wife/husband/other family member. 
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    Bakerette reacted to SpeedNoodles in Travel agents and online check in.   
    This girl is high.
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    Bakerette got a reaction from Pen in Drink packages   
    Yes it is worth buying a drink package if you know that you are going to have 5 or more different kinds of drinks a day like mixed drinks, coffee’s from cafe promenade , water, virgin mixed drinks, sodas, and etc.
    A can/glass of soda cost $3,25 each, coffee can cost $5 or more, cocktails and other types of alcoholic beverages cost  minimum of $13 per drink. The dx package is $57.99 a day, refreshment package is $26.99 a day, & the classic soda package is $8.99 a day. 
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    Bakerette got a reaction from ChessE4 in Contacting home   
    I would get the cheapest internet package that RC offers which is the VOOM surf for 1 device which I think cost about $13.99 a day, which I think would be worth the cost because then you can send as many text that you want with no charge, others will be able to text you back without your phone getting charged for those received texts while at sea, & you will be able to make WiFi calls without paying a per minute fee for making calls or picking up calls or for just simply having your phone on and not answering the phone when people call you and letting the calls go to voicemail. 
    ALSO IF YOU ARE GOING TO ONE OF RC’s PRIVATE DESTINATIONS/PRIVATE ISLANDS LIKE LABADEE, HAITI OR PERFECT DAY @ COCOCAY IN THE BAHAMAS OR ON ANY OTHER CRUISE LINE GOING TO A PRIVATE ISLAND, THE CRUISE SHIP INTERNET CAN BE USED AT MOST & IF NOT ALL OF THE CRUISE LINES PRIVATE ISLANDS FOR THE LINE THAT YOUR CRUISING ON.
    A few years ago my mother and I was on a cruise and even through we did not use our phones at all durning that time, our next cell phone bill has accrued $50 of roaming charges simply because people kept calling my mothers phone and even through she did not answer the calls and let them go directly to voicemail we were still charged $50 extra dollars because we did not purchase the cruise ship internet which was cheaper 4 years go when the cell phone company charged more because her and I did not know to put our phones in airplane mode and turn the cellular & wifi off if we did not want to use our cell phone but now we purchase the internet for all devices that we will be using on the cruise and turn airplane mode on and cellular data off after connecting to the ships WiFi.
    in December 2018 I was cruising with my mother & both het & I got the internet package so that we would be able to text each other if we wanted to meet somewhere at a specific time, but on that cruise I had packed my laptop so that most days that week I could get some school work done durning the cruise and when I was finished with school for the day I went to another area of the ship, which is where I received a text from my mom which I did respond to, but it took forever to send the text because I had only gotten the internet package for 2 devices & not for 3 devices because I knew that I could logoff the WiFi on one device and login to the WiFi with another device, and since it took sssoooooooooooooo long for the text to send that i realized I forgot to logoff of the WiFi when I was done with my school work for the day, and I had to go back to the cabin to logoff of the WiFi from my laptop and login again on my phone, and the text that I had previously sent went through right away.
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    Bakerette got a reaction from ChessE4 in Booking entertainment on Symphony   
    You have booked all of the shows that need reservations. Continue checking the cruise planner for deals on Drink packages, WiFi, spa services, dining packages, excursions & activities.
    If you want to purchase WiFi for you and you group then select a multi device WiFi package and you will save money, vs paying for lots for single device WiFi packages. 
    Mid you know that you want to purchase the soda package or ultimate drinking package and WiFi, I would suggest that you purchase the soda & WiFi package or the ultimate drinking & wifi package and you will save. For example on my April 2019 cruise I wanted to purchase the soda package which @ that time was $8.99 a day & I also wanted to purchase the internet for 1 device which @ that time was $13.99 a day, so for $21.00 a day I got the soda package and 1 device WiFi. $13.99+8.99=$22.98*7 days=$160.86 for the week, Whereas $21.00*7 days=$147 for the week for both the soda package with the WiFi package. I save 13.86 because I purchased the soda and WiFi combo package. I Brought the soda and WiFi combo package for me and the other person on the reservation and paid $294 vs paying $321.72 for 2 soda packages and a 2 device WiFi package. 
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    Bakerette got a reaction from ChessE4 in First time Cruisers   
    Navigator of the seas deck plans: http://www.royalcaribbeanincentives.com/ship/navigator-of-the-seas/deck-plan/. You will be able to see what’s on each deck by looking at rack of the individual decks just buy clicking the down arrow under ‘select deck’.  
    Navigator of the seas staterooms: https://www.cruisedeckplans.com/mobile/stateroom-details.php?ship=Navigator-of-the-Seas&cat=Junior Suite. That website has a very accurate picture off all the staterooms. 
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    Bakerette got a reaction from CFL in The Key   
    I saw a few YouTube videos that for all of the Oasis Class ships (Oasis, Allure, Harmony & Symphony) that you should drop off your carry on bags in the Royal Theater which I think is where you would also get your internet access code(s) since that is included as one of the key benefits, or the internet code(s) are on a table in your stateroom, but I could be wrong about where you get your internet access code(s)for the key members, .
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    Bakerette got a reaction from ChessE4 in Make Up/Cosmetics stores (and Pricing)   
    When I was on Harmony in April I was considering purchasing either a lotion, Perfume, or shower gel by Victoria secret(also sells makeup @ beauty by Victoria secret stores) but then I did not see a scent that I liked, so then I looked at the brand URBAN DECAY makeup (U.S Brand) that is sold onboard and the section of makeup is so small that I could not find any colors in the products that URBAN DECAY sells on the ship, I waited until I was onland to purchase makeup because the stores onland would have a bigger selection of products and more than one collection. 
    i waited until I was in my home country or at a destination that had cosmetic stores with huge selections of makeup & beauty by Victoria secret stores, because I knew that I could purchase the items that I wanted in multiples at a much cheaper price then I would pay for 1 cosmetic item and 1 or 2 beauty items on the ship. 
    THE CRUISE SHIPS CHARGE @ LEAST 3X MORE PER ITEM THAT IS SOLD IN THE ONBOARD SHOPS THEN AT THE STORES OR WEBSITES WHERE THE ITEMS AFE SOLD.
    THE ONLY STORES ON CRUISE SHIPS THAT DONT CHARGE MORE THEN A STORE THAT IS ALSO ONLAND AND ALLOWS ROYAL CARIBBEAN TO SELL THAT STORES PRODUCTS IS KATE SPADE, MICHAEL KORS, COACH, TIFFANY AND MORE.
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    Bakerette got a reaction from recre8di in Enchantment Ben and Jerry's   
    Ben & Jerry’s is a reasonable extra cost.
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    Bakerette got a reaction from ChessE4 in Photo ID at ports   
    Since your daughter got her first passport when she was 6 months old and does not look close to the same, then what I would do is either renew her passport and take a new photo for the passport. 
    Instead of taking the passports off the ship make copies of the page with pictures of each person on the reservation/booking and take the copies off the ship with you and leave the originals in the safe in your stateroom.
     
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    Bakerette got a reaction from Mljstr in Photo ID at ports   
    Since your daughter got her first passport when she was 6 months old and does not look close to the same, then what I would do is either renew her passport and take a new photo for the passport. 
    Instead of taking the passports off the ship make copies of the page with pictures of each person on the reservation/booking and take the copies off the ship with you and leave the originals in the safe in your stateroom.
     
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    Bakerette got a reaction from Matt in Iron   
    The rooms DO NOT come with an iron and you CANNOT bring one onboard because it is considered a fire hazard . If any of you clothing needs to be ironed you can pay for RCI to press those items for you or just simply the pack some downy wrinkle release which would get rid of the wrinkles  
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    Bakerette reacted to WAAAYTOOO in What happens if only one person shows up?   
    BTW, even if you find out in advance that your partner cannot cruise with you, do NOT cancel him/her from the reservation.  Only bad things can happen if you do that.  Just have that second person be a no-show.
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    Bakerette got a reaction from GWENSEL in Can we visit St. Maarten, San Juan on our own, No Excursions booked?   
    If you download the Royal Caribbean app and check the ship time (when going ashore at the ports of call). Use the ship time that is located in the upper left hand corner to check the time when ashore at the ports of call so that you can be back onboard the ship before the ship leaves the dock.
    When you are on the ship there is no need to open the Royal Caribbean app to check the ship time because you can just check the time on the home screen of your cell phone since the time on your cell phone would be the same time that the Royal Caribbean app says.
    The ship time on the app was useful to me so that when I got off the ship at ports of call I would be back on board before the ship left the dock.
    If you download the Royal Caribbean app and check the ship time (when going ashore at the ports of call). Use the ship time that is located in the upper left hand corner to check the time when ashore at the ports of call so that you can be back onboard the ship before the ship leaves the dock.
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    Bakerette got a reaction from The Cruise Junkie in oasis of the seas drydock..   
    I agree with you/your sister, in the hopes that CATS will get changed to a different musical or even comedy shows. 
    Ive seen about 5 minutes of CATS when the musical started and I did not like what I saw of the CATS musical so I decided to leave the theater and go somewhere else instead of watching the entire CATS musical.  
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    Bakerette got a reaction from whenismynextcruise in Online check-in photo   
    The same is also true for Port Canaveral, select RC terminals at port everglades, port of Tampa and port of Miami.
     
    Even if you checkin online you still have to walk through security, and at different cruise terminals you still have to checkin with a representative. I had to checkin with a representative at the terminal in Port Canaveral even through I had checked in online. 
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    Bakerette got a reaction from SLJ in Online check-in photo   
    The same is also true for Port Canaveral, select RC terminals at port everglades, port of Tampa and port of Miami.
     
    Even if you checkin online you still have to walk through security, and at different cruise terminals you still have to checkin with a representative. I had to checkin with a representative at the terminal in Port Canaveral even through I had checked in online. 
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    Bakerette got a reaction from SLJ in Online check-in photo   
    Take your picture at home and upload the photo when you complete online check-in, and then you can save time at the terminal because you would have already taken and uploaded you photo when you had checked in online. 
    I took a picture at home and uploaded the photo. By taking a picture and uploading the picture for you and the other people in your party, when you arrive at the cruise terminal you do not have to stand in line to have your picture taken at the check-in counter, a cruise line employee will scan your setsail pass and then you can board the ship.
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