
Vancity Cruiser
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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.
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I don't see Royal returning fortunately. I recall waaaaaaay back in pre coronial times (I believe it was late 2019) when Royal had actually trademarked the term 'emuster'. This leads me to believe Royal was working on this even before it becoming a 'necessity'
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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.
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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.
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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........
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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
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30 minutes ago, Xaa said:
Yeah, that's the tradeoff if they prefer only larger ships to reposition from caribbean to AK.
Alaska cannot handle the larger ships. Most ports are over run when 2 or more medium size ships are there on the same day
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I've been checking daily for my 1/05 cruise but nothing. Must just be a holiday thing but that doesn't really makes sense as pretty much all ships are sailing at capacity. The ships are not going to be suddenly fuller in December.
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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
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You cannot go wrong either way. Your kids will not be bored on either ship. The shows are probably be a little better on Allure but both are are great.
I am a maximize my vacation dollars person so I would probably save the money on airfare, and the 2K savings on the cruise, and do the Navigator twice!
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Its not available on Jan 5 Oasis sailing
I was so excited for a moment. As a planner this is my biggest frustration of no longer being able to do. But hey, I save time not doing the old school muster drill, so that time is now taken up running around making reservations.
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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.
- MarcBerger and PPPJJ-GCVAB
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4 hours ago, RCLblue10 said:
Does any one know how My wife can watch Love at Sea for free?
It plays on repeat on the cabin TV on most RC cruises....................does that count as free if you have to pay for the cruise?
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17 hours ago, fac429 said:
Hey! I think you were the one that was asking if you could ride this solo... did they let you do that? We're going this weekend, and I would probably have to ride it by myself (if allowed). Thanks!
Yes I was able to ride solo
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Its time to bury this post to the second page but everyone keeps comenting on it..........yes I get the irony of my post
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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.
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There are ways around it but you will have to fill out some forms and probably pay a processing fee. Typical governmental money grab.
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I really hope Royal will offer some longer cruise options out of Galveston which can visit a larger variety of ports than just the standard western ports.
- nbritter, Jailman and stevendom57
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When in Roatan we go to the Tabyana Beach Resort. It has amazing snorkling!
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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.
- Dlove707, FloatyBoaty and WAAAYTOOO
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2 hours ago, mattymay said:
Reads ICON CLASS UPDATE thread... complains of too much information.
Touche
Oasis itinerary change led to ruined holiday
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I am curious @Exileif Royal offered you some alternative dates that would be price matched? I have had a couple cruises 'canceled' due to charters but am usually offered alternative dates that are price matched. Were you offered alternatives but chose the prior week as it fit better with your schedule?