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Yup, I thought about that as well - bringing the bottle with. Maybe buying it in Rome before boarding since we arrive in Rome the day before. It's not 400 cases of Coors...but it's a start. At least we're not bootlegging. So: Yes, my username is based on the movie. As you said: A real masterpiece. Thanks for recognising that!

Alright, good to know. Thank you so much!

Hi, my wife and I are going on the Odyssey in October (Greek Islands). We're celebrating our 20th anniversary. One night we want to make extra special. We already enjoyed some classy wine and champagne on our previous cruises with RCL. But since we've never had it before we plan on opening a bottle of Cristal (Louis Roederer) Champagne. I've spotted that one on the Harmony before. Does anybody knows if that particular Champagne is available on the Odyssey as well? Thanks for any help.

Hi my cruising friends, just came back a few days ago from the Wonder Of The Seas. On the last day I saw that there is some kind of contest/competition going on where you can send in some pics from the cruise (memory pics, pics from a cruise party and so on). Unfortunately I forgot to take a pic of the ad with the e-mail adress on it. Didn't find anything online as well. Any chance somebody here knows? Thanks for any help!

Many thing have been mentioned already. Sometimes there's Live Music in the Central Park. I always enjoy this part of the ship, with or without music. It's a surprisingly calm spot. Many spots have live music though, if you enjoy this kind of activity. We surely do. The Pub is a nice spot to have a drink and watch the world go by. Pools are not your thing, but still check the Solarium out. More quiet, lots of space and a nice view. It's a very relaxing spot this. Or you always can do a bit of shopping in one of the many shops on the Promenade. Like others said: Food/Eating is a big point about cruising. On Sea days Izumi is still not very busy and has a nice and quiet atmosphere.

Pisa is fine, if never seen. But besides the tower there isn't much. As a city, Florence is the better choice. Lots of sights, good food. But I would - if you've never been - choose the Cinqueterre villages. Even though not big, they are unbelievably beautiful with stunning locations. Great fish and seafood as well. And part of the UNESCO world heritage. For good reason. We liked Vernazza and Manarola the most.

Another helpful website: https://travelsafe.spain.info/en/

I'll do that, let's see if it shows up eventually.

Hi, We always enjoy lunch in Izumi on Sea Days. We're on the "Wonder" from Oct 2nd - Oct 9th. Last time (on the Harmony) it wasn't a problem to get a table, since the ship was only at around 25% capacity. But now back at 100% I'm afraid it might be a problem, since it also is the only cruising day of the week. Couldn't pre-book through the cruise planner. Lunch doesn't show up. So I wonder if anybody has similar experiences or similar plans at least? Up until now we always got lucky. But I don't wanna risk it, if there's a way. Thanks for any help.

If you make the reservation now through the Cruise Planner, you will be charged for each reservation immediately. When you board, you can get this refunded as refundable OBC, but you're going to front the money now to secure the reservation. Inspired by your idea I did just that yesterday. Booked all restaurants now for our cruise on the "Wonder" sailing on october 2nd. Many times were already booked/gone. And Chops on the last night had only two slots left. Chops is always pretty popular on the last night.

Thank you my fellow cruising friends. Just booked all the restaurants last nights... thanks for helping.

So sorry to ask (English is not my native language - and I've never really had any experiences with Onboard credits and refunds): Does that mean I have onboard credit I could spend during the cruise - and whatever's left at the end of the cruise I get back on my bank account? Thanks again.

Hi, purchased the UPD, as we usually do when cruising with Royal. But some nights are busy and now with full capacity even late dining times might sell out even before we board. I've read on these boards that someone suggested - in addition to the UPD - to just make reservations each night by purchasing dinners to all restaurants we'd really love to visit (like Chops on the first and last night or Izumi Sushi & Hibachi on others) to make sure we'll get a table. That would mean to pay extra up front - quite an amount. But: Would I be able to get my money back when on board? And not in form of a credit...but back on my bank account/credit card account? I wonder if somebody did that and could share the experience they've made. That'd be very helpful. Thanks!

Just booked the DBP today for the "Wonder Of The Seas" sailing on October 2nd. Got it for 71$ pp. Was with 73$ at the lowest for a while, today it dropped 2$. Decided not to wait any longer and book it.

Hi "smokeybandit", off topic, but myself as "Ban-One" I feel obliged to point out that I like your username ?