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Welcome to the boards! It is about a 15 minute walk from the "New Port" in Mykonos to Agios Stefanos Beach. I recommend wearing sneakers for the walk and bringing flip flops for once you get to the beach area. The walk is along a dirt/gravel path that generally follows the main road. You can Google it for some good photos.

Great stuff @smokeybandit! Intrigue may be it, but that name doesn’t seem to work well for the Chinese market. We have to assume that one of the Icon class will end up in Asia. Maybe Star goes to China?

I concur with @cedricmr. The easiest and best way is to take the train from Ravenna to Bologna Centrale, then the train from there to Napoli Centrale. Depending on your hotel transportation, they could pick you up at the Naples train station, or you could take another train to Castellammare di Stabia. Once there you will need a car/shuttle to go the final 22 miles. This will be a very long day with likely 7 to 8 hours of traveling, but it is the best way. Driving would be only slightly quicker and it will be much more hassle, especially the further south you go as the other drivers get crazier. Flying would not be worth it since there are no direct flights.

No, there is no provided shuttle to the Old Port. You can take the short water ferry that @cedricmr mentioned. There are lots of beaches on Mykonos. Here is a little breakdown: https://santorinidave.com/best-beaches-mykonos. Transportation is not easy, and the return to town will likely be more difficult than the trip to a beach, so I recommend an excursion if they want to go to a farther away beach. If they don't want a particular beach, your daughters could just walk to Agios Stefanos Beach.

I also copied this information for possible future use. I am sorry that I don't have the OP info. "When you first open the app, click on the hints and tips section under the ship (it should say Welcome aboard! since it should be day 1), scroll down to where it says "Stateroom requests are just a tap away" and there is a TELL US link. It doesn't work unless you're on the ship but it redirects you to guest-requests.rccl.com so I'm thinking you could also just go to that URL once onboard."

You can check out this thread for more info on the app once you board... https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/boards/index.php?/topic/40939-advance-housekeeping-request/#comment-429075

While I also do not advocate holding your breath, it is important to note that in 2023 Royal will depart 116 cruises from Tampa on Radiance and Vision Class ships. And while these cruises are not nearly as profitable as Oasis Class sailings, they still make money and provide additional exposure with the “new to cruise” segment. It is difficult to imagine that Royal will completely give up on the Tampa market once the last Radiance Class ship goes to the scrap yard.

It may not be a cost cutting move. He has had sudden layoffs before. Here is one example: https://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/Ex-WTSP-meteorologist-sued-over-almost-60-000-owed-to-lawyers_170784447/

You didn't mention it, but I assume that you are going to be taking the Link light rail (https://www.soundtransit.org/sites/default/files/documents/st-current-service-map.pdf) from the airport into downtown. I like to stay at a hotel near one of the downtown Link stations, University Street or Westlake. That way you don't have to lug your bags through the hilly downtown streets too far to get to your hotel. Since I lean toward Hilton properties, I have stayed at The Charter (near Westlake station) and the Hilton Seattle (near University Street station). Both are standard Hilton properties, but the location is very good. The hotels mentioned by @FSUFAN and @SpeedNoodles are also in good locations for using the Link light rail. As mentioned, Uber or Lyft from your hotel to the port. And please keep your boarding day expectations low since the Smith Cove Cruise Terminal is not as good as any Florida cruise port.

I would also not try a 10:30 flight. We have docked there two times since Covid and one time we could have made it, and one time the traffic was a mess and we could not have made a 12 noon flight. Don't forget to try Long Beach Airport (LGB). It may offer a better flight schedule for you.

It is called OneSpaWorld https://onespaworld.com/at-sea/spas-at-sea/

Me too. I might have to make (and bring) my own personalized Out Catching Thrills magnet.

https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2021/03/10/20-radiance-class-cruise-ship-tips-and-secrets

The Serenade (and all of the Radiance class) is great! The ability to see out to the ocean on this ship is just awesome. Yes, the entertainment is not as nice as Oasis class, and the activities are not as diverse as Quantum class, but for overall cruise experience, it is hard to beat ships like Serenade. Just got off her last week...

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If you are flying in, or otherwise will not have a car, you can select any hotel near a streetcar stop and you can ride the free streetcar to the port. Here is a link to all of the information: http://www.tecolinestreetcar.org

I am replying just in case someone at Royal is reading this thread. 43 days in 2022, but I did not get an email, and my domain is gmail.

My wife and I are IN as well. We are booked in an Infinite Ocean View Balcony.

My saga continues. My advice is don't wait around. Call, call and call again if you are pending. emed.pdf

I just called too. They said that there was no issue with my credit card, so they elevated my case to "Level 3 Customer Support" like @SpeedNoodles. I will give them the weekend, but then I am going to copy your plan. However, I will wait until Tuesday because Monday is a holiday.

Me too. Same exact situation...

It is interesting that the cancelled sailing of Serenade still went to Cozumel. Maybe the Serenade is simply picking up Covid positive crew from other ships, or maybe there is something else going on???

I don't know a reason why, but the same thing happened to me. I just called up and told them that I didn't get the eDocs, and they "re-processed" them and I had them the next day. Just give Royal a call and ask for the eDocs.

The smartphone app should allow real time comments/complaints so that they can be addressed ASAP. We should be able to use the app to send a message to the appropriate department head to address most issues such as maintenance, food/beverage, etc. This would be very helpful in addressing issues and reducing complaints and improving the passengers overall cruise experience.

I received a similar thing a while back. Here it is: