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Did you do the expedited service or standard service? Resubmitted ours online before Thanksgiving and they are still “In Process”, but we did the standard service. thanks!

Not sure exactly what to call this, but it can be made. step 1 - find a bar that can make the blueberry nojito step 2 - have them use the blueberry purée to make a “frozen blueberry” drink. it’s like any of the frozen drinks but blueberry. I happened to see a bartender make it for someone else and had to try it. also, try the blueberry nojito, it’s well worth it.

I mean, if you’re set on getting the money out of your bank account, I’d recommend putting it into a 3 or 6 month CD and at least get some interest on it. Using it to pay the cruise early gets you no added benefit. I do this frequently when I have the money for a trip that isn’t for a a ways out. I might as well get some interest on the money. good luck.

this was on Harmony in November 2022, I don’t remember them having Vitamin Water Zero, but they did have Powerade Zero. The two that are blurry are Dasani and Sparkling Dasani. Hope it helps a bit. Good luck!

I’d be curious as to what information you initially provided to the TA. When I contact my MEI TA there’s. It much for them to do other than book the cruise. I’ve already selected the ship, date, cabin (or at least category). I think it would be weird to contact them and say “ I want to cruise in 2024” and then wait for them to find options. I think the real value of the TA comes when you need to make changes, if a problem occurs (like COVID), or when you have specific questions about itineraries, ports, cruise line options, etc. it also,takes time for the TA to get to know you and what you’re interested in. We are an “easy” client where I do a lot of background work on. Y own since I enjoy it, but I know my TA is there for me when I have questions. good luck!

Unfortunately Royal does not have a match program with Marriott.

I agree, I've always thought the "morning service" was a waste of time. We keep our room basically spotless and the only reason we "need" the service is to get new towels, which you can request extra anytime. We don't make our bed at home except for once a week when we change the sheets, so no need for it each day. I could seem them going to evening only service so they can do any additional bed work that may be needed and deliver the compass and other paperwork.

I agree with @tonyfsu21, when we were there recently on Harmony, there were more than enough non-pay seating available. We even stayed on the ship until close to lunchtime and most of the beach area was empty. for us, we’d honestly prefer an extra sea day rather than the stop at Labadee. Perfect Day has ruined us!

In some of the inside rooms, it feels like you have more space when the beds are apart. The wife and I are going to try the apart config the next time our room is tight. We were going to try it on Harmony a few weeks ago, but that room felt huge and had lots of room on the sides of the bed,so we left it together.

this was our situation as well, our driver didn’t have a “laminated” license but had a paper much like what we got in KY when we upgraded to RealIDs and had to wait.the first person wasn’t going to let them in but a supervisor let us through. Our driver had only been with Lyft a month and had little English and we had to help translate a bit. It was weird and odd enough that we made a report to Lyft to hopefully improve services in the future.

For what it’s worth our Lyft ride a couple of weeks ago did have to present driver’s license and open their trunk in order to enter the port so we could get to Harmony and right up to the terminal. Wasn’t a huge deal, but it wasn’t like other ports we’ve visited.

Here’s the link from Royal’s site. https://www.royalcaribbean.com/notices/travel-updates

We’ve on,ynever done two dinners at a specialty restaurant, so we’ve nearly always eaten in the MDR. We’ve done early seating, late seating, and my t8me and have never had a 2 hour dining experience. Sure, we’re a party of two, it we’ve never asked for faster service. From our recent experience on Harmony with the early seating, I think it boils down to people not showing up on time and not knowing what the want to eat. For our cruise, early dining was at 5:15 (though they announced onboard it was moved to 5:00 and didn’t change the signs ). The table next to us consistently showed up near 5:30 and then inspected the menu like they had never seen a menu before. Then to top it off, they ordered items from the classic section most nights. This table had cruised with Royal before and were Diamond/Diamond+ (they referenced their vouchers repeatedly). meanwhile we would show up by 5:15 with an idea of what we wanted, maybe ask a question or two and order items from the regular menu, the vegetarian menu, and the “secret curries” each night. Never were we there longer than 6:15 and one night was even done by 6:00. We never asked for expedited anything and never felt rushed. Actually, our server brought me extra things each night because he saw how much I enjoyed the Indian food. i wonder if people who feel the time is too long are also making a lot of customizations to their items and maybe those are being handled differently and takes extra time. I remember once I asked for poached eggs at breakfast in the MDR and they let me know it may take extra time. It was weird since the Benedict has poached eggs and didn’t take extra time, but they let me know it may.

Well,this is a bummer. We had a 2020 cruise canceled because , you know. In 2021 we took a land trip to recreate much of the cruise and we enjoyed Bar Harbor for several days. We’d like to go back, but don’t need longer than a day there so a cruise would be perfect. Bar harbor is kinda hard to get to and there’s not much else around, so I guess we won’t be back.

People certainly do drink the ship water and it’s great! For people who spend port days entirely off the ship, the bottles are an easy way to get water off the ship for the day and not have to lug multiple reusable bottles back to refill. We always take a few bottles off with us to have on those hot days while wandering around. It really depends on the port and what we have planned, but most days we’re back on the ship before lunch,so a bottle each works for us. While on the ship we get water and use the provided plastic cups at the station since we don’t like to carry a lot of things on the ship.

I guess I need to go and trademark “Mouster” before Iger beats me to it.

I agree, just let people do what they want since it doesn't affect you and is within the policies of the line. we've been going back and forth on our decision for the next cruise. It will be our first cruise as Diamond members, so we are just getting the soda package this time and not the refreshment package. We kept trying to decide if we want to take a 6 pack of bottled water for days in port, but we should get 4 waters in the room on embarkation day and can take them off the ship as needed and then refill them, using cups of course, to have water for other days. We've come to the conclusion that, for us, we don't need to carry the water on and even if we had to buy a few bottles, we're still way ahead price wise. I already have to lug my CPAP on board and adding water would be extra weight to carry up and down the steps the first day when the elevators are packed. Of course, after this one we may change our minds

This may be a time to use a good TA, they can manage everything and work it through so that you meet your goals. Good Luck! I personally would not book something like this as a surprise since you never know what they may already have planned in thier life and haven't shared, maybe they want to "surprise" you on your cruise. In my opinion, it is best to just communicate things out and then everyone is on the same page from the beginning.

This is another great instance where a good TA would be able to resolve this for you. I’d recommend using a TA if possible for this reservation and for future reservations. good luck!

You should contact Royal directly or your travel agent. They will be able to provide the best answer on such a short lead time.

Guess I've been out of the loop, but heard a news story about how there is still some unrest in Haiti and wondered if Royal was still stopping there. Has anyone with cruises in the near futre (or recent past) had any changes? The state department has hadit as a Leve4: Do not travel. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Haiti.html

I was wondering the same thing!

We've never heard them say the stats! When and where would this usually occur? Thanks!

It may be too late for this one, but I would recommend working with a good travel agent in the future. They can assist in this type of thing and make sure everyone has the right documents. Good Luck! If you don't have a travel agent currently, i'd recommend MEI travel (blog sponsor). In this case, you should contact Royal directly to ensure that you have the information from the source. While i trust many things on this site, it's worth it to verify some things with Royal, just to make sure something with your trip doesn't require changes.

We really enjoyed the Sheraton in Old San Juan. It's centrally located and easy to walk everywhere, plus close enough for restroom breaks as you are passing by on to your next location. Note that the hotel is NOT across from where you will board the ship! We thought we would walk across the street to board, but you actually board across the way when embarking in San Juan. https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/sjuol-sheraton-old-san-juan-hotel/overview/