Cruisegirl1976

Try Cruise Control Transportation, we have used them twice now and loved the service. Will be using them again.

I would def change my flights and fly in a day earlier, it will give you time to relax, and is less stressful than flying in the day of.

On 1/18/2024 at 12:24 PM, Starrynight0154 said:

I forgot the Super Bowl will be playing when I booked the aqua show on Wonder, 8:30pm. From my understanding they typically use the aqua theater to display the game on Oasis ships. Do you think Royal made a mistake with the timing of this, or will they have the aqua show during the game? 

I have sailed on the Oasis and Allure for the Super Bowl and they will show the Super Bowl at the Aqua Theatre, and there will be a big food spread to go along with the game. 

I love the location of YVE, right across from Bayside Marketplace and close to the port.

I have sailed on Royal, NCL, and just tried Carnival for the 1st time .. the Mardi Gras back in Feb, and it was a one and done for me.. we felt rushed in the main dining room, then waited forever in the italian restaurant.  They only had one section of the buffet open.. the line was horrible just to get some food. The lines for shows backed up into the casino. Hubby and I will stick with Royal from now on. 

I also recommend insuremytrip.com ,there you have many choices to match your needs.

We stayed at Best Western once and it was fine , no complaints, our recent trip in Feb we stayed at Four Points by Sheraton Cocoa Beach, loved the location, 2 blocks to the beach, and restaurants all around, grocery store across the street along with a cvs and walgreens, and minature golf right around the corner.

I second the YVE, loved this hotel, very clean, and right across the street from Bayside Marketplace and you can see the port. Perfect location.

I agree also, love having the room only cleaned once a day. :)

I loved the YVE, hotel was nice, location was perfect. would def stay there again.. they did offer a shuttle service  (3rd party)to the port and and will arrange to pick you up after the cruise to bring you to the airport.

This happened years ago on NCL when we stopped in Miami. 

On 8/28/2022 at 8:04 AM, Hutcherl said:

Group of 12 flying in from SW PA day before cruise.  More/better flight options flying into FLL and cheaper hotels.  But worried about transportation for a group that size getting to port of Miami and then back to airport post cruise.  Should we not consider FLL and just fly into Miami for less stress?  Any hotel suggestions for either city would also be helpful.  Thanks 

Jiffy Jeff Transportation. There are great. Took our group of 6 to Miami, and then back to FLL for our cruise , and then picked us up after the cruise., no issues, communication was great, would def use them again.

Cruise Control Transportation is another option. 

YVE is a nice hotel right across from the Bayside Marketplace, tons of restaurants and shops, and you can see the port, the ride to the port is about 5 minutes from there.

It's a start.

I was on Symphony back in Feb, never had any issues with the windjammer, or getting any kind of drink/shot at any of the bars, the bartenders took great care of us. Sorry you had a bad experience.

I guess it all depends on what airport your are traveling from/to, vice versa, and the time of your flights... my husband will not shell out the $85.00, and I hate to admit he was right the last time we traveled, there was hardly no line in the regular tsa line on our 1st  flight and on our way home from Miami, there was maybe a 5 minute wait through tsa, and taking off shoes and belt really isn't a big deal, imo.

Brock is great.

2 hours ago, KimV said:

We were going to use a private company, SAS Transportation, for $15/ea.  How does that compare to the cost to book on the ship?

 

We have used SAS before.. reliable

We cruised in Feb 2022 , and I ordered my tests in Jan 2022, the expiration date on them is Nov 2022. So go ahead an order them., you should be fine.

Have fun!

Try Cocoa Beach Shuttle., used them in the past.. good service.

If there is a storm, they will just alter their sailing path, trip won't be ruined.

yup.. I can relate

Very easy using a phone, and I used a dining room center piece to hold up the phone.