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Have you considered renting a car for the day from the airport? You could use it to explore and have a place for your luggage.

This thread is the wurst. 

Thank you! 😀

Ship will be on central time. Local times may be different depending on daylight savings time when you go, but the ship will always stay on central time. 

March 17 on Harmony. Can't get here fast enough. 

March 17 on Harmony. Can't get here fast enough. 

I auditioned for the "Love and Marriage" Gameshow in January.  I mentioned that my wife and I just recently celebrated our 40th anniversary in September. I was then asked if my wife was present and I responded, "No, she is at home. How do you think we managed to make it to 40 years of marriage?"

Thanks for all the advice everyone.  I went ahead and booked the 11am return flight.  Checked out the airport and see that you can reserve a TSA Checkpoint time with the SEA Spot Saver so that is a way to save time at the airport and I'm the kind of person that doesn't like to hang around and be idle so I'll be awake are ready to go before the ship docks anyway so I'm pretty confident we'll be fine.

Drive by in progress?

Just an FYI: Oasis class ships have now converted what used to be their jazz clubs into smoke-free casino areas. 

Just an FYI: Oasis class ships have now converted what used to be their jazz clubs into smoke-free casino areas. 

Just an FYI: Oasis class ships have now converted what used to be their jazz clubs into smoke-free casino areas. 

I prefer early just because (a) like others have said, I like having more free time in the evening and (b) on those nights when I might "overindulge", I don't like that feeling of trying to go to sleep when I'm still completely stuffed. 
That said, I lot of times I will skip MDR altogether and just head to Windjammer or Sorrentos whenever I feel hungry. 

You'd be shocked how many policies can be danced around simply by being genuinely nice to people.

I'm not aware of any "official" list, but I do know that RCCL always tries to book a priest for Christmas and Easter sailings. Same with a rabbi for Hanukkah and Passover. While they obviously can't guarantee the clergy member won't have to cancel at the last minute for some reason, the odds are very good that there will be a priest on any Easter sailings. 
More info at RCCL FAQ: Does Royal Caribbean offer Religious Services onboard?

I'm a sucker for Baked Alaska. 

I'm a sucker for Baked Alaska. 

First thing, consider what package you might purchase if you DON'T get the deluxe package. Are you a soda drinker and would get your money out of the soda package? Do you like your iced coffees and lattes and would take advantage of the refreshment package? If you think you would likely get one of those packages, you need to subtract out the cost of that from the price of the deluxe package and then decide if you would order enough alcoholic drinks to make up that difference. 
So many people asking this question make the mistake of "worth it" based on comparing the deluxe package to getting nothing, which is rarely an apples-to-apples comparison. 

 

First thing, consider what package you might purchase if you DON'T get the deluxe package. Are you a soda drinker and would get your money out of the soda package? Do you like your iced coffees and lattes and would take advantage of the refreshment package? If you think you would likely get one of those packages, you need to subtract out the cost of that from the price of the deluxe package and then decide if you would order enough alcoholic drinks to make up that difference. 
So many people asking this question make the mistake of "worth it" based on comparing the deluxe package to getting nothing, which is rarely an apples-to-apples comparison. 

 

Yes you should let your server know any time you want to use them.  You may want to use them all for $14 cocktails and not $7 beer (you have a couple 50% off glass of beer and wine vouchers in addition to D vouchers).  Drinking is a science and does involve math. System works well.  We always take a stack of $1 bills for gratuities.  The servers get no automatic gratuity for a voucher.  You can tip by using the slip they bring you but we have noticed they like cash better.  We've noticed using cash there are more times they give you a freebie.  Check your vouchers from the app to see if a freebie was given. 
Works the same in MDR.  Congratulations on Diamond!

Last night I used a diamond voucher for a Johnny Rockets milkshake. 😋 yummy 

I just tell my family, when in doubt, check the British pub. 

I just tell my family, when in doubt, check the British pub. 

@Pattycruise Thanks for clarifying. I figured there had to be some kind of catch.  😀 Fortunately, I've only had to go this route occasionally so I've never run into those restrictions. 

Cash withdrawals through the slot machine:
if 50% of funds transferred to the machine are not played at slots in the same day they were withdrawn they put a lock on your ability to withdraw additional $ through the slots.  Talk varies as to how long that lock remains in place.  Some say 24 hours  some say 48 hours, others say the remainder of the cruise.