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3 hours ago, Fatman127 said:

I was in Halifax last September on Liberty. We ate at Durty Nelly’s Irish Pub which is maybe a 10 minute walk from the port but it was some of the best fish and chips I’ve had in a long time. And paired with a draught Guinness it was very enjoyable. 

Thank you for the suggestion. This is exactly the kind of ideas I was looking for. Thank you again. 

Oh yes, we walk there everytime we go to Saint John. Take a left when you walk out of the port area and walk up till you see a mall like place called Market square. It's right there to the left shortly after you walk in. 

3 hours ago, Heymarco said:

If you don't have the package, you can buy them for around $20 a photo.

Every time we cruise and I see the photo prices in like "what a F-ing racket". I mean talk about profit. 

4 hours ago, VeronicaS1970 said:

So I am planning to book Bermuda for next May/ June when I am on Ovation in 2 weeks. I am expecting to put down $200 deposit as is the norm with Next Cruise. So will I have to pay more deposit? Just want to be prepared.

Yeah seems like it to me. I guess for 2 expect 500. Odd that it's just Bermuda but there must be some good reason. 

Does anyone know why they would require extra deposit money for Bermuda? That seems odd to me. Why that one port? 

Honestly though I'm happy with this outcome as opposed to them saying at final payment your cruise is cancelled because we never received the full deposit. That wouldn't surprise me in the least. It still actually wouldn't surprise me even though they said the deposit we made was fine. This is part of our first back to back so I would flip my lid if it was cancelled on us. I mean freak out!

Ok got full clarification from my TA. Glitch in the Royal Caribbean system allowing for a lower deposit. They are allowing the deposit to stand and the price drop. If there is another price drop they will require the extra 500 deposit before honoring the price drop. That's all crazy but expected from Royal Caribbean.

2 minutes ago, HeWhoWaits said:

Unless it's for four passengers, in which case Bermuda's $250 per person requirement kicks in.

Oh yes 4 people, 2 adults 2 kids under 12. 

I'm confused, I got a very strange email from Royal Caribbean through my TA. We have a Bermuda cruise booked for next May part of a back to back. Anyway we put down 500 deposit which was over the 400 required because it's 5 day cruise.  

The email today said there was a glitch in the system and they were supposed to ask for a 1,000 deposit because it's Bermuda but they are gonna allow the 500 deposit. There also was a price drop on the cruise. I'm as confused as you are reading this.   

Its become kinda are thing to have lunch not in every port but a lot of ports we stop in. We don't sail to October but still fun to look at what restaurants are suggested. Halifax Novia Scotia. We planned to eat at just because its right there when you walk out of the terminal Tomavino's. Now that isn't exactly local food in particular. Any other suggestions of course would be great? 

Now for Saint John we have Grannan's seafood in our sights. Again suggestions would be great there too. 

I'm one of the few that would LOVE these rooms. #1 I'm not a fan of heights so kinda being in the room just with a very large window that opens would be better than a balcony. #2 we barely use the balcony now anyway. I love this idea in general.

11 hours ago, Robert M said:

Last July when we were on Liberty the Captain said they were looking at 2025 for an amplification but it wasnt set in stone yet.

 

That would be awesome. We sailed Liberty last Oct and loved her. It was a fun, fun cruise but the shop is showing her age. She just needs love and attention. We sail very again this October, and then May 2025 so it would be interesting to see her transformation between those two cruise if it happens. We sail her again late September 2025 also.

1 hour ago, Mekasia said:

Doe anyone know the specific brand and type of jam that is on the cheese plate in the MDR? I know it is fig-based, but I really want to know exactly what it is so I can get it at home.

I wonder maybe if you email Royal Caribbean dining they might tell you? Or Crown and Anchor? Oh if you DM Royal Caribbean on Facebook they are really good at getting back to you about diff6 questions. 

7 hours ago, happy cruisers 2 said:

WAAAYTOOO, you guys (and others) have convinced us that this should be our plan.  We'll be on Mariner, so chose to book Jamie's.  Thanks for your help!

We had Jamie's on Anthem a few months ago for lunch on embarkation day and it was excellent. So relaxing, nice and quiet. There were people that came up to the hostess to eat there but were turned away, reservations only. It was busy but still relaxing and delicious. 

Well I mean who doesn't like a big AFT? Big AFTs are best. 

14 hours ago, ScottD said:

I'm more of an Aft guy, myself. 

High up in the aft? I always joke with my wife, I like high up in the aft.

19 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

Unless there's a specific brand that is only offered in the Freestyle machines, you can get soda at any bar.

 We tried that last year on Liberty and it's very combersom and the bar tenders don't want to deal with soda stuff. Felt like we were a burden. That's just the vibe we got. 

1 minute ago, Debstr66 said:

Ok, looking for rules of the road before we cruise on Liberty in 11 days. I've never brought drinks onboard, but I'm tired of not being able to find sugar free sports drinks onboard... No freestyle machines on Liberty. 

Yup, without the freestyle machines to me there is no point to the soda package so we are bringing soda for the kids. Never did that before but kinda forced to. 

Just now, Debstr66 said:

Are the drinks required to be carry on or is it ok to put a 12 pk of non-alcoholic beverages in your suitcase to be delivered to the cabin? 

The policy used to be you could pack them in your suitcase but I believe you have you carry them on now. I'm pretty sure that's the deal now. 

22 minutes ago, DoomSlayer said:

Something like a "Wishlist"?  I would use it.

21 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said:

A save for later feature in the cart would be nice.

I always make my purchases separate though just for the ease of tracking refunds later. 

Exactly, these are the exact things I was thinking about. Great suggestions. 

I usually make purchases one at a time but then closer to sailing I make a bigger purchase. 

I wish in the cruise planner you could pay for items one at a time. Meaning lets say you book a year in advance and then you can load everything you need/want into your cart and then just pay for this item but not the others. Then pay for another item or two down the line. That way everything is there and you can knock off one thing or two things at a time. Am I the only one that would like that? Or does it not make any sense? 

3 minutes ago, Rackham said:

And it's one 750mL bottle of wine per adult, aged 21 or older, unlike the soft drinks which is per stateroom.

Yeah, I actually think that is pretty fair and it's not like me to say that about Royal Caribbean. I mean I love them but they make most decisions based on money. This is pretty fair. 

1 minute ago, smokeybandit said:

Both

Oh wow thanks. 

Ok my question is can you bring on 1 bottle of wine and 12 170z sodas also or is it one or the other? 

We are on Liberty for the best 3 cruises and the soda package is not worth it to us without the freestyle machines. We are gonna bring on soda for our son. Can you bring on both a bottle of win each and soda is our question or is it one or the other? 

Now we are Diamond so the 4 drinks a day are good enough but still curious about this question. 

9 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

Just remember though any time you do anything that involves credit (new car, etc) you have to temporarily lift the freeze.
 

Yeah I have to remember that. I will be leasing a new vehicle next August, August 2025 that is. Oh we are kinda half in the house hunting market but really no hope at this point. Too crazy around here right now. 

3 hours ago, smokeybandit said:

https://www.usa.gov/credit-freeze

 

Also one for banking, too

https://www.chexsystems.com/security-freeze/information

Man, thank you so much! Really appreciate that. I feel much better now. Again I can't thank you enough for the links.