foxrunner

One of the best features of the Key if you are going to walk off with luggage is the breakfast. The menu is a small step up from the standard MDR breakfast menu. Your luggage will sit under guard while you eat. Then you just finish up and leave. Easy Peasy!

23 hours ago, SpeedNoodles said:

Only if the price is under $20 per person per day.  Otherwise there's not enough value.

Or if you absolutely hate to stand in line.  Also as a first timer you are figuring out so many other details that the Key will simply things.  IMO the Key is too expensive, but it may be a great way to go on your 1st cruise. Another factor is the number of people you are cruising with as that drives up the cost, especially because Zoom get's cheaper with more people per person. 

It seems to me that these are 1st world problems coming home to roost. If you have the money to cruise frequently and are complaining about RCL, why not try a more luxurious line? I never got the impression that cruising on RCL was for the elite. As a family that cooks and cleans up after our meals, cuts our own grass, keeps our own house and raised our children, cruising is a ton of fun. We also visit the national parks and sleep in tents, so again cruising is the lap of luxury. Post pandemic peoples manners have really regressed, too much time in a vacuum or echo chamber hasn't been healthy. Appreciate everyday as the gift it is, you never know when the ride is over. This site is overwhelmingly filled with great positive and generous people. THANK YOU ALL!

We snorkeled at C.Cay without fins with our older teenage boys. We are a family of lifeguards though, OK Mom and Dad are older lifeguards. No Baywatch here folks. You will cover a lot more ground with the fins. The snorkeling was fun but not next level so be ready for that. It is a great free activity. Even sold out the shack may have fins for you, and I thought lifevests were hanging on a rack free for the taking. Don't quote me on the lifevests that might have been elsewhere. Maybe a more experienced person will have intel on the vests. 

Diehard Pats fan as well! Mac forever!

Another tip is to note the price you pay for everything in the planner. They send you an email, but the planner only says that you purchased this on that date. I wish the planner would give you the price or had some kind of running tally. 1st world issues to be sure! Enjoy!

The ice skating show was great and the lads loved the novelty of skating on a ship. The MDR staff was also top notch, enjoy it!

Not in my limited experience.

Another factor, they don't give away much on board for free. If you need to buy it on ship or port it is likely going to be at a premium. Bring your necessaries, plenty of room in your cabin, this one area cruises differ from land vacations.  

We walked happily up to the fort and staircase. Having said that none of our party has mobility issues. If we did the walk it would be challenging. Nassau's roads and sidewalks are not up to stateside standards. Because we walked we don't have a ground transportation recommendation. The staircase and fort are great "freeish" attractions , as local fees apply. I wouldn't move heaven and earth to get there though. Love your adventuresome spirit! 

On 2/3/2022 at 3:42 PM, cdixon22 said:

Our 6 night cruise on Allure has it on Day 5

We will be on Allure 6 nights over this Easter. Could you tell us when the formal nights occurred?

Thanks

In Dec. of 2019 the rental shack said they had removed the plane. I'm not sure it was true, as the staff didn't have a great poker face. Going back in April and we are strong swimmers, so would love to know if the plane is still around.  They have some artificial reef material off the snorkel shack beach. I'm hopeful that will create some better snorkeling. We found a lot of Eel grass and not much coral. It is kind of a treasure hunt, look for the congregation of people. Good luck! Any time in the water is good for us!

On 2/1/2022 at 10:50 AM, AshleyDillo said:

So despite the chilly weather, glad to hear you enjoyed it!

Dudes from Maine he drinks ice water and sweats hot cholate. PG version of what I'm thinking. I'm a crusty New Englander's so when the water temp is over 60 * F it is a bathtub. 

3 hours ago, Jolly Ogre said:

Yeah I want to do the Great Loop one day. But that will have to wait until retirement. My patients hate it when I take a week off the Loop will take at least 1 year.

Sounds cool would you go right up the Mighty Mississippi? When the bride and I retire we are looking at getting a small travel trailer and heading West. Mackinac is on the list. Never been there and we want to go Isle Royal as well. The least visited National Park in the lower 48. It feels good to talk travel and normalcy. Sounds like you work in healthcare, we salute you! 

12 minutes ago, Jolly Ogre said:

Mackinac Island. But I want to do that on my own boat.

Long ride from FLA!

Awesome of the Seas

or this....
Cozumel National Marine Park Snorkeling And Open Bar

COZUMEL, MEXICO

DURATION: 4 HOURS

Spend half a day on an outdoor adventure that combines snorkeling a famous reef with an…

or this

3 Reef Snorkel By Boat

COZUMEL, MEXICO

DURATION: 3 HOURS 30 MINUTES

Discover a pristine underwater world as you plunge into the dazzling waters off Cozumel…

Captain Your Speed Boat, Snorkel & Beach

COZUMEL, MEXICO

DURATION: 4 HOURS

We will be in Coz this April and want to go snorkeling. The above option looked fun but we want spectator snorkeling. We are resigned to Royal only excursions due to Covid. The group is comprised of three middle aged married couples, so no kids anymore. If you have a better snorkeling option through Royal we would appreciate it.  Also looking for anyone that has tried this excursion to comment. 

Thanks!

On Allure December 2020 we couldn't get into Costa Maya because the NCL ship was pinned against the dock by waves. We cruised right up to the port and you could see the waves crashing on the ship. It was a rough sea day with the pools and tubs splashing over. My wife is prone to motion sickness and we stayed topside which worked out for her with some meds. We did our 4 mile walk on the track and it felt more like 5 with all the stumbling, note no booze yet that day. 

1 hour ago, steverk said:

Royal's new take on the human cannonball? 

Nope...... ZZ Top's Master of Sparks!

RIP Dusty

9 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

No savings for any of my bookings.  Some CP items have come down from their “high” point but nothing cheaper than what I have already paid.

Same!

Back in the day, they would cut down a Sequoia drill a hole in it and make straws. Man the good old days. 

Just now, foxrunner said:

 

So when we get onboard we should know our cabana number? It sounds like from your post all the Beach Club cabanas are waterfront so no worries. Any tips about the CCay Beach Club land cabanas?

Thanks!!!

10 hours ago, AshleyDillo said:

I just did an over the water cabana and it was already assigned when I got on the ship. It was in the welcome letter.

However we did a beachside Beach Club cabana in September and didn't have anything in the cabana for us with respect to an assignment or even a shore excursion ticket.  

The maps are misleading because they all are ocean front. They stagger them so you wouldn't have another cabana right in front of your view.

Hello fellow cruiseheads,

How are the cabanas assigned? When we purchased an on land beach club cabana the person on the phone couldn't give us a cabana number. We have looked at Matt's map of the CocoCay cabanas and would prefer an ocean front one. When will we know our cabana number?

Thanks!