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I know the topic title is kind of stupid. We flew to FLL today for our cruise tomorrow. It was pouring rain when we landed and once we got to our hotel and opened up the luggage, many of the items inside are wet (hardcase and solftside suitcases). We do not have a rental car. There is not a laundromat nearby. There is too much to hang and let dry overnight (only to re-pack again) tomorrow morning. The hotel does not have a coin laundry machine. What is the best method to get clothes to dry on a ship? It seems like even when we hang stuff on the balcony or on the line in the bathroom, it takes forever to dry. Would RCL have a dry only service? We are a family of 4 and I don't want to have the equivalent of 2 large suitcases sent out for laundry on RCL. Looking for reasonable ideas please....

We sailed 8/7/21 on Adventure this year. I had both over-the-water cabana and a thrill water park cabana. Both were assigned and provided in my welcome letter in the cabin. I was planning on requesting a certain cabana on Day 1, but it was already assigned.

We will be taking our 7th AOTS staffed cruise on Symphony at the end of next week! Amazing TA and organization for those of us who need this kind of assistance!

This tipping culture topic has got me thinking and now am questioning....we cruised on Adventure over the summer and had a Thrill Waterpark cabana on CoCoCay. We had an amazing time. We weren't in the cabana that much, but our attendant did stock with bottled water for all of us (more than the 6), brought desserts and ice cream, and lunch. I did tip him, but had to wait about 10 minutes for him to come back in order to do so (we left around 3:30PM). There were 4 adults and 2 teens in the cabana; none of us drink alcohol and were pretty content with the soda and water in the cooler. I am hearing/reading the recommended tip is about $20 per adult. What are your thoughts? Ne honest. We have a Thrill waterpark cabana again for our 11/20 Symphony cruise and want to make sure we appropriately tip this time (if we didn't last time). Thanks in advance!

Try this link: https://yourmileagemayvary.net/2020/10/11/the-travel-emergency-codes-that-youre-not-supposed-to-know-about/ Cruise Ships 30-30 – maintenance needed to clean up a mess Alpha (specifically Alpha, Alpha, Alpha on Princess and Royal Caribbean ships) – medical emergency Alpha Team, Alpha Team, Alpha Team – fire emergency on a Carnival Cruise Line ship Bravo or Bravo, Bravo, Bravo – fire Charlie – bomb threat Charlie, Charlie, Charlie – security threat on Royal Caribbean ships Code Blue – medical emergency Code Red – outbreak of illness Delta – damage to the ship on Norwegian Cruise Line Delta, Delta, Delta – possible bio-hazard Echo – the ship is starting to drift Echo, Echo, Echo – possible collision with another ship or the shore on Royal Caribbean ships. On other ships it can mean danger of high winds while at port. Kilo (specifically Kilo, Kilo, Kilo on Royal Caribbean ships) – all personnel to report to their emergency posts Omega or Oscar or Bravo, Bravo or Mr. Mob – man overboard (we heard that on a Disney Cruise once. That was fun.) Operation Bright Star (Code Mike on Oceania Cruises) – medical emergency, urgent assistance required Operation Rising Star – someone died on board Oscar, Oscar, Oscar – man overboard on Royal Caribbean ships Mr. Skylight, or Alpha, Alpha, Alpha – minor emergency Papa – environmental emergency (i.e., oil spill) on Norwegian Cruise Line Priority 2 – leak Purell, Purell, Purell or PVI (public vomiting incident) – cleanup (vomit) on Celebrity ships Red Party – fire at sea Red Parties, Red Parties, Red Parties – fire or possible fire on Disney Cruise Lines ships Sierra – call for a stretcher Star Code, Star Code, Star Code – medical emergency on Celebrity ships Zulu, Zulu, Zulu – a fight aboard the ship

Huge NAY! In general, humans are gross. They tend to do nasty things with their hands, noses, and mouths. My LEAST favorite venue for eating was the WindJammiere because all I could think of was germs germs germs (no, I am not a true germaphobe, but it does help when it comes to self control on a buffet ). The kids sneeze and touch things at the buffet. Blech! NAY NAY NAY!!!

My validating is appearing again with the hourglass. I am not concerned either since I was on a cruise this past summer. About two weeks to go for me. Can't wait!

Me, three, but it has not reappeared yet.

We sailed over the summer out of Nassau and I agree, it was easy to show all the required documentation (passport, covid vaccine card, set sail pass). I do disagree with @Matt's article that my vaccination status has been in "review" for longer than 24-48 hours or RCL started this on Nov. 1 because I uploaded our vaccination cards back in August when I originally checked in and made sure they were there when I re-checked in after check-in was closed and re-opened about 30 days before sail date. I'm not worried. Cruising during these changing times requires you to be flexible and go with the flow. Our summer Nassau cruise was the first to require indoor masks. That change was made less than a week before our cruise. I am more excited to cruise again in a couple of weeks!

The coffee beverage card is usually $30 and allows for 15 beverages ($2 each) no matter what you order. If you do not use the entire card on your sailing, you can bring it on another sailing as well. This is not valid at Starbucks as mentioned before. You can use it for an after dinner espresso beverage in MDR.

Hi - I was wondering if you get the benefits of the next level of C&A if you earn enough during the current cruise you are on. For example, 51 points and go on a 7-day cruise (worth 14 points). Would you be awarded Emerald status on Day 3? Even better is 79 points prior to a 7-day cruise (worth 14 points). I am afraid the answer will be you don't get the points until AFTER you complete the cruise..... Thanks in advance.

My non-binary child wore a rashguard on the slides this past summer on the ship and in CocoCay. No question asked. They wouldn't feel comfortable without a rashguard. I will say the ship slides made them go very slow, but it was not an issue at CocoCay. Noone said anything to them.

I second Larry's Limo! We usually fly into FLL and use free hotel airport shuttle to hotel; then Larry's to get to Miani Port. Using them again this November! Highly recommend!

I typically change from a refundable fare to a non-refundable fare after final payment date to get a price reduction and then I keep checking for further reductions. For my November Symphony sailing, I received ~$600 (2 balcony cabins) for the switch to non-refundable fare as OBC and then last week, got another ~$2000 refund due to a price decrease. Happy the $2000 was not OBC!

Scenario 3 - You can bring 2 bottles of wine per stateroom on board with you and enjoy your glass of red vino in your cabin or around the ship and that is the best example of economizing your nightcaps!

I've seen on other RCL message boards (even though this is the best one and most reliable by far) that RCL is limiting the number of people in the pools on board to 7-9. Has anyone seen this and/or can this be confirmed? I don't know if this is for the hot tubs, pools, or both. We were on the 8/7 Adventure sailing and didn't notice any enforcement of this "policy", but that doesn't mean it isn't in play today. Thanks.

I did this at ORD years ago and it was simple. Usually, the interview is at the international terminal or the TSA/DHS office at the airport.

For what it's worth, you can go to the Vitality Fitness Center and use their showers to help out with the single bathroom issue. The showers there are larger than in a room anyway.

Following ? I've got B2B Alaska for 2022.

I am not sure what things will look like next summer, but my kids are old enough and already vaccinated.

I pulled the trigger. I booked the back to back. Refundable. All I had to do was put down a deposit now. I will re-price the cruise from now until final payment and then switch it to a non-refundable to get more savings. ? I was lucky enough to get the same cabins for both sailings.

We did this back in 2018. It was a fun time! If I recall, the transportation took about 30 minutes to get there. We spent about 30 minutes in the water with the sea lions (the names were Oscar and Renaldo). We had time to explore the very small marine park and iguanas were a-plenty just roaming around. We hopped back on the transportation and got back to the ship. The whole excursion was 3-4 hours?

Hi - We are currently booked on 7/1/2022 Alaska 7-day round-trip from Seattle. We use Autism on the Seas as our TA because we are provided with help for our exceptional child ? To make a long story short, we do not have the option to do the NB or SB Alaska sailings. We DO, however, have the opportunity to do a B2B with the 7/8 round trip from Seattle. The only difference in sailings is the 7/1 goes to Dawes Glacier and the 7/8 takes the inside passage. This is our first time doing any kind of Alaska sailing. Ports of call are Sitka, Skagway, Juneau, and Victoria, BC for both cruises. Is it worth doing a B2B sailing given the same ports of call? I understand it is my decision, but want to get some thoughts from others who may have done these trips (or gone more than once to Alaska). TIA!

I was on Adventure on 8/7 and I purchased 24 cans of 12 oz. Dasani water for about $17 delivered to my room. The delivery consisted of 12 one liter bottles of Evian water. SCORE!

You can also ask for savory bites, which are apps brought to your table when you sit down. Just ask your server/waiter the evening before for it.