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There's not too much of a walk, the shuttle drops you off right there. There will be a much longer walk (still not long, maybe 10 minutes or so) just to get from the Cruise ship to the shuttle. There are a few stairs at the excursion to get down to the sand though, maybe 8-10 stairs. Can't remember if there is a ramp as well.

I went to Rome on Anthem of the Seas around the same time of July last summer. You have to take the shuttle from the ship into town, walk from town to the train station, and take the train from the station to Rome. This is all totally doable! However, it was HOT! Miserable, in my opinion! We ended up leaving as soon as we could get off the ship, walking through Rome, going back to the train station, and getting back on the ship around 2 pm. We intended to stay longer, but Rome is REALLY HOT in the summer and honestly a little overrated overall, we thought. We would definitely reconsider doing that if we were to do it again. I might honestly just stay on the ship. Definitely have a game plan to avoid the heat if you plan to take the train into town that day!

Yeah, this one makes no sense to me. It's supposed to open in 2017, so 2 years from now, or like 2 years and 9 months if we extend that to late 2027. They should be starting construction now. But how will they do construction when 2-3 ships per day are docking here, and not only RCI ships at that. Seems like if they bulldoze that entire pool/shopping area at the port, even if they leave a narrow walkway to the transportation, that leaves almost nothing at all to do unless you pay for an excursion. But I haven't seen anything official on what's staying and what's going. I have a feeling that somehow this project might be pushed back/cancelled.

Better jump on this quick...only for CAS members I guess? https://royalcaribbean.cashstar.com/store/recipient?locale=en-us&promoCode=CASGIFTS24&ecid=em_13052634&rid=944525057&rcid=107916754&empc=LOYALTY_EXCLUSIVE&emsc=CS_US&empf=&emct=DIAMOND&lnkid=HERO_IMG&ect=TAC&ecv=CS

If it helps, my 2/15/25 Celebrity cruise was rerouted from Labadee to Grand Turk. So this is extending WAY into the future!

Okay, I feel less crazy now. It's very frustrating to see the low prices and not being able to book them, and essentially being told I'm crazy by RC, who obviously did not have the lower prices on their end. The cruises that have these lower prices change, and sometime all of them revert to the higher prices, so I'm all kinds of confused haha!

It comes and goes throughout the day. As of this moment, I am back to normal prices. But this has been happening since Friday and I'm not sure why.

Saw a thread with a similar title, but it was talking about something different. I have been tracking prices for Icon and Star on the RC website, since I would love to go on a cruise on one of them, but they are significantly out of my price range. Well, I found some great rates for them on the RC website, from in the $900s per person, to $1200s per person for a balcony cabin. However, when I actually click to book, the prices jump back up to around $2000/person, eg the normal price. I called RC about this, and they claimed not to be able to see the prices I am seeing, but I am seeing them. I have tested this on five different computers, in different windows and browsers, etc. The prices will come and go, but they are there, and the one consistent thing is that as soon as I get to the "You're feeling adventurous!" page, the price jumps back up. I have attached screenshots of one example. Am I crazy? Can anyone else see these lower rates? And more importantly, is there any way to book these lower rates?

I just started researching this. Also cruising Royal Caribbean, but in December. There is an adults only shore excusion called La Casa en La Playa, which is the exact translation of the house on the beach. However, according to everything I can find on the internet (see this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBZh8HCx-O0&t=44s), this excursion is exclusive only to Carnival Cruise lines. So we are trying to figure out if it is the same place as in the video and if it is worth it.

They just raised them last fall. Feels excessive.

Just saw the Beautiful Dream on Ovation of the Seas. After reading this thread, it sounds like the show is identical to The Gift. Anyone know why this is?

Thank you for all the great feedback everyone! I think I will book future cruises through MEI!

Hi, I have been booking cruises through Costco for a while. While I love the Costco Cash Card I get, I hate having to wait on hold anytime I call Costco, and then waiting for them to wait on hold for RC before I can get an answer. I also hate being unable to use RoyalUp. I recently booked a cruise directly through RCI, and I loved just being able to call someone and have them adjust a price in less than ten minutes! My question is with MEI, which I know a lot of people around here use, is there any sort of perk/kickback similar to the Costco Cash card (though obviously not Costco related)? Also, can I use RoyalUp if booked through MEI? Any other differences between MEI and Costco, such as how long are the hold times usually? Thanks!

So back to the topic at hand, I received the on board credit, (after a strange error where I lost my pricing and all onboard credit for my cruise, price went up by over $1000 after final payment and told me to make ANOTHER final payment, but that's another story and is all cleared up now after a few calls). After receiving the onboard credit, I cancelled the Premier Pass (which I purchased with onboard credit), after seeing someone else got an immediate onboard credit refund. Got a confirmation email of cancellation which said I originally paid $88.99 and would receive a refund of $0.00. Not encouraging. Waited a day. OBC had not increased. Called travel agent (Costco). They got in touch with Royal and said it would be fixed and updated within 24 hours. It has been over four days and no fix yet. I have made four calls to RC in the last week on this cruise and am pretty frustrated at this point. So that's my story! Anyone else have better luck?

So I already got the $50 onboard credit, so seeing that others had cancelled their package, I cancelled mine...and the $88 in onboard credit has not returned. Bleh! What a mess!