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  1. Interesting that Virgin Voyages, who doesn't have a MDR at all but many different restaurants (all included) just earned the honor of top 'bang for your buck' cruiseline knocking Carnival out of that long held position. I prefer the concept of going to different restaurants each night instead of MDR but on Royal they are all an upcharge while Virgin has gone a different route.

  2. On 10/6/2022 at 3:54 PM, csrsue said:

    We are booked on an Alaskan cruise this coming June.  A lot of the RC excursions are sold out.  I found this Shore Excursions Group and was wondering if anyone had any experience booking through them instead of RC.  They have some excursions we are interested in.

    Their website is:  https://www.shoreexcursionsgroup.com/

    My biggest fear in not booking directly with RC is the "return to ship guarantee" which you know you have with RC.  This group says they have it as well.  

    This is a big trip for us and I am slightly overwhelmed with all the options.  Eek!

    Thanks!

    We use shore excursion group frequently. Also use viator.

  3. One of my favorite tours of all time was on St. Maarten. We walked off (a group of 6) and found a van driver willing to do an all day island tour for $25 per person. We toured the entire island hitting all the popular spots and some lesser known spots. Our driver was amazing!

     

    P.S. Worrying about making it back on time and booking a ship excursion is something I used to do all the time when I first started cruising. I never book through the ship anymore as they are overpriced and packed. Its cheaper (and much more relaxing) to purchase good travel insurance and find independant tours.

  4. On 10/24/2022 at 9:17 PM, SID 3 said:

    I walked to the waterpark and nobody is keeping it up. Overgrown with weeds on the outside and in need of repair. Hopefully someone buys this park and gets it back up and running. I spoke with a local and he claims it has been sold so we will see. It was a great waterpark.

    Maybe there will be a new excursion to visit the ruins of a replica of the ruins........

  5. On 11/11/2022 at 10:51 AM, Kathleen said:

    55 days to go!! Made these reservations long ago and now we are only 55 days away. 

    Hoping for a good deal on a dining package on Black Friday. Starting to look at excursions as well since there hasn't been an itinerary change for a while. There have been so many itinerary changes I've been reluctant to book excursions

  6. 17 hours ago, Ampurp85 said:

    I went to my first, and last, one on Navigator this past Sept. It was in the theater, I had 3 mimosas and a laugh. 

     

    43 minutes ago, Lugnut said:

    OTOH, if no one cares to attend, perhaps RCCL should cancel them. 

    Having said that, I typically go. It's a relaxed event with a free drink so why not? 

     

    36 minutes ago, Srp431 said:

    We go for the free drink, since we don't get the drink package, it's a nice perk for an hour of our time.

    So what I am feeling is that most people are willing to exchange an hour of their time for a buzz lol

  7. I definately would have been frustrated if this happened to me. I choose to cruise without kids and while I recognize Royal is a family cruise line I enjoy the adult only solarium to relax in daily. Perhaps Royal could have countered this by making one of the other pools (perhaps the beach entry pool) an adult only zone. A little harder to enforce maybe but it would have been a good compromise.

  8. I wonder if its reasonable to expect an Oasis class and an Icon class ship in Galveston in the future due to thier LNG capabilty. Plus there are only so many berths in Miami, and with the rate of new ships coming from all cruise lines (not to mention MSC's agressive push into the NA market) they need to find home ports for them all.

  9. It will be interesting to see pricing for this ship. With so much 'resort' included with your cruise fare you have to believe it will be significantly higher than  standard cruise fare. Most waterparks are in the $50-$100 per person per day for admission (or well over $100 per day at Coco Cay) and I feel that Royals plan is to incorperate this into the fare.

    I love the idea of the ecalators between lower floors, you have to believe this will drastically reduce elevator log jams after shows and events.

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