JamesK

Yeah I always preferred the UK site, its funny/annoying the removal of the flight and hotel add ons, as next year 2020 there are very few UK summer departures

Royal Caribbean.co.uk site has gone, always redirects to .com

Secondly no flight or hotels options on .com if want ing to do a fly cruise

I decided to call and gentlemen told me yes they are going to one platform and yes indeed they are not now providing flight or hotel options online at the moment.

Hi, my daughter (8) an i are on the IoS out of Southampton in the summer.

Am still to purchase the drink packages.

Basically i will get the deluxe and she the refreshments package.

I have seen that recently there was a deal if you had NEWLY booked the cruise, however I booked my cruise months ago.

I wonder is it worth waiting for some deal to pop up between now and the sail date, or does that never happen and i should just go online now and use the cruise planner and book the drinks packages.

Thanks

Hi am travelling with 8 year old daughter on Indy (just me and her), what are the children's activity clubs like that she can join, if there are any?

Thanks

Great, thanks will give them a call, once I have thought it over ......and recvd instructions from my daughter, she is the boss.

11 minutes ago, twangster said:

With My Time dining you have the option to make a reservation each night or just show up when ready.

There are many restaurants here in my home town.  Many accept reservations or you can just show up and wait for a table.  If you don't have a reservation and show up during their busiest times, the wait time can be 30 or even 60 minutes.  If you show up before or after peak times getting a table without a reservation is fairly quick.

My Time dining is just like that.  Without a reservation if you go early before peak times, or later after peak times you will be seated quickly.  If you go without a reservation during peak times, you should expect a wait to be seated and probably a line just to reach the hostess to check in.    

I always make My Time reservations.  I know my teenage daughter so I don't make them soon after we plan to be back from port, I give her lots of time to get ready.  I know her.  If we don't make our reservation we can always go into the "no reservation" line and wait like everyone else who didn't make reservations.  

EDIT - a last resort backup plan is to eat in the buffet (Windjammer).  Dinner there isn't bad and some nights I prefer it.  Walk in anytime.  

Thanks for that, I wonder that if I change my thoughts on this, can I re advise RC that Id liked to time our dinner? Can that be done ?

5 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

If you don't select a time, it will be same as any land based restaurant.  Wait for a table to open.  When we cruise, we never sit with others.  We have never had an issue getting a table for 2 or 4 or whatever number we name.  Just as long as you are prepared to wait a bit it should not be a problem.

Thanks a lot for that, great 

Hi all, have booked a cruise with my 8 year old daughter of Indy out of UK late August, re dining, I have gone for open dining, i.e. not selected times on booking, have I done the right thing??

Basically I felt my daughter would not be too keen on having to arrive at the main dining room at a selected time and we could be a bit more flexible.

But I wonder how it works if you haven't selected a time, we would prefer to sit on our own table the two of us and arrive and be seated when we want.

Thanks to anyone who can answer or enlighten me on the basics of how it works out the way I have chosen.

Hi...am i correct in saying that the only obstructed balcony cabins on Indy of Seas are at the aft end ooverling stern. 

And that the balcony cabins along shops side length are not obstructed as it seem sthe boat deck is deck 4 and first deck of balcony cabins are above the lifeboats on deck 6.

Thanks

Perfect, that's great....thanks

Hi...quick one...what height or age to go on water slides on Independance...I'm travelling with 8 us old daughter only...

Thanks

Hi all...I see there are drinks package offers...as I haven't bought yet, should I just wait to see if an offer comes up on my cruise...late August as UK 

Thanks to all...have been a Captain on cruise vessels for 10 years but this cruise booking with my daughter has become a stressful experience....just want to get it right for her to enjoy as much as possible...

Hi all....am traveling with my 8 year daughter later this year on Independance of Seas...thinking of deluxe beverage package... couple of questions.

1 - if I get that package for me can my daughter get soda...coke etc ...on that card ....or they will say its for my drinks only...

2 - basically I guess,  can I walk in to a bar order one glass of white wine and a coke pls....or is it one drink at a time for me who holds the card.

3 - if I gave my daughter the card and she walks up to bar or soda machine...will it work for her....or again they will say it's not her card...

Thanks to anyone who can advise