BunnyHutt
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Boston Hotel Recommendations Please.
BunnyHutt replied to 12thman's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
I’ve got high status with IHG and when my kids and I went to Boston for fall break last year we stayed at the Kimpton Nine Zero. Fantastic location (provided you don’t care about being close to the port, lol) on the Freedom Trail, adjacent to Boston Common. Samuel Adams’ gravesite was literally across the street from our entrance. Lots of character and within walking distance of sooo much. And what we didn’t walk to, we just rode the T. -
When did you get your Royal Up email
BunnyHutt replied to Dimension's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
I received mine on Mother’s Day (sorry, don’t remember date) for a July 3 cruise. -
I don’t understand the issue with it only being a lap belt? At 14 months, I’m assuming this would still be a rear-facing car seat... we didn’t use our tether strap until the seats were flipped, so up until that point, lap belt was the only way to secure. Or has having my youngest child be 11 put me that much out of the loop with regards to child restraints?
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It also has very limited use. Cannot use passport card for air travel, for example.
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Make sure you take cash and I agree, eat them same day so the shell still has some crunch! My favorite is the chocolate mousse cannoli as the filling isn’t as rich. But I guess that isn’t a real cannoli. ?
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We stayed at the HI Express on 17th this summer and were very pleased. Nice rooms, plenty of places to eat across the street and an easy/cheap uber fare to the port... though there is also a shuttle available, for a fee.
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What about flying back on Monday? I just checked JetBlue and the price drops $450/pp if you fly home on Monday 3/30 instead of Sunday. Their timetable stinks, but that price differential may be indicative of what you could see on other airlines. I would also be open to booking different airlines to/from. Flying to SJU over spring break hurts, period. Even with my husband’s crewmember discount for positive space seats, we paid close to $700/pp to fly down there for spring break 2017 cruise.
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Hotel recommendations for San Juan
BunnyHutt replied to Srp431's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
My husband overnights at the Sheraton Old San Juan and has been happy there. -
$499 Thrill Waterpark Cabana And Full Day Pass
BunnyHutt replied to DublinFC's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
Editing again - I think $499 is a heck of a deal for a Thrill Waterpark cabana. Depending on size of group and price of day passes, you could make money on the deal and have the added perks. Sadly, those cabanas are still $999 for my dec 2020 Anthem and all others are $1299. -
Best time to buy airfare to FLL during SPRING BREAK?
BunnyHutt replied to Baked Alaska's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
SWA only has its calendar open to 3/6, so your booking window may only be about 90 days by the time dates are extended. That said, my general rule is to book ASAP, even on SWA, especially during high season travel times. I currently have tickets booked for later this month, October break, Thanksgiving, early January and Spring Break - mix of JB, AA, SWA and Delta. Fares have only gone up since I booked. -
Did you actively choose the refundable deposit? Bookings default to non-refundable so that deposit ‘could’ be applied to another cruise, less a $100/pp rebooking fee.
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Help - First time cruiser - APIS
BunnyHutt replied to Kels2019's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
My bestie and I cruised back in July, booked in May 2018. We didn’t provide our passport info to RC until we completed our online docs which weren’t available until April 2019. I’ve never done Air2Sea, but when flying internationally, I’ve just input our passport info when checking in for our flights. -
It’s in my planner for my Dec 2020 cruise.
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Call Royal Caribbean directly and see if they can switch you - that’s what I did when I wanted to switch from MTD to late. Easy peasy. ?
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Michelle - I just sent you an email about transferring a cruise. ?
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I meant my girlfriend is more extroverted than I am, lol. She even managed to find the only single, age-appropriate, straight man on the boat. ? But my dining partner for that meal was 6 drinks and post nap #1 into the day at 12:30pm, so it was certainly an interesting meal.
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Were you traveling solo? I cruised last month with my best friend (I am married, she is not) so it certainly wasn’t a ‘family’ or ‘couples’ cruise for us. Just hitting the pools and going to the bars - neither of us are heavy drinkers - we met plenty of people. I even went to lunch solo in MDR when we were at sea and opted to be seated with another solo diner... just to have someone to talk to. But we’re both fairly extroverted people (she much more than I). Any vacation is going to be what you make of it. Sorry you didn’t have a good time.
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Lessons Learned: First Time Family Cruise
BunnyHutt replied to xanman2112's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
Did your kids do the specialty dining with you? My husband won’t be able to go, but my boys and I will be going on a holiday cruise in 2020. They’ll be 12/14 and while they’ve certainly been exposed to a lot of different foods at all the price ranges, I’m not sure if Wonderland is something worth the money (it’s the only specialty we’d do - all of us have enjoyed MDR well enough in the past to stick with it).- 14 replies
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Dec 2020 Anthem has Key available now in the cruise planner... for the bargain price of $37.99.
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This was the logic I used. Yes, we were asked to complete the survey but never were asked specifically for positive ratings... only honest ones.
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Not cruising, but I’ve taken my kids to Mexico multiple times without my husband. The first couple of times I took a notarized letter stating that I had his permission to take our kids out of the country. I was never questioned and eventually stopped taking any additional documentation, especially since one of the requirements for a minor’s passport is that *both* parents be present when submitting application
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Southwest Early Bird Checkin
BunnyHutt replied to FloridaCruiseGirl1210's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
I was just stating that I had been scratching my head about what SWA was calling “other fees” that made up a considerable portion of *their* revenue. I am well aware of the fees all other airlines, including legacy, LCC and ULCC, charge (you should see the number for Spirit ?). This thread merely reminded me of what it was; since we never purchase Early Bird it had fallen off my radar. And my source is the latest edition of the ALPA magazine/newsletter that just arrived to our house over the weekend, so discussion in my household was just before seeing this thread.... perfect timing ?. -
Southwest Early Bird Checkin
BunnyHutt replied to FloridaCruiseGirl1210's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
The last half dozen times I’ve tried, I haven’t been able to upgrade to A1-A15, which is a bummer because this is a benefit of the card I’d like to actually use! My husband was reading yesterday that SWA ranked high on the list with regards to % of revenue that came from “other fees” (separate from bag fees and change fees). For the life of me I couldn’t think of what it could have possibly been from.... and then I saw this thread and the light bulb went on, lol. -
Anyone Get Drink Package for Convenience?
BunnyHutt replied to WannaCruise's topic in Royal Caribbean Discussion
When we cruised as a family a couple of years ago and purchased the Refreshment Package for all 4 of us purely for the convenience. Even with hitting SBX every day (the 8 yr old was also getting Frappuccinos), I don’t think we broke even. When I cruised with my BFF last month, we had the DBP for the convenience but, with 2 days at sea, I’m sure we got out money’s worth... even though neither of us are huge drinkers. It was nice to have a couple of drinks with dinner, though, and not worry about it. With our OBC, I think it came out to $35/day/pp, incl service charges. I’m sailing with our kids but without my husband next year. Won’t be drinking much but I did get the $18 deal... because $18. ?