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Thanks for all you comments. Interestingly, I just noticed on the RC excursions for Santorini, the port is now listed as Athinios Port, not the one with the cable car. I know some recent cruises tendered there because of the cable car being out after the earthquakes, but recent cruises have returned there. So I was surprised to see this change for my cruise which is not until september 2026. i guess I'll just wait and see how things progress and change until then.

So I received the email with the invoice this morning, and new invoice has today's date on it There is a decent price adjustment but she missed out on an additional $500 worth of additional savings I found last week, so she obviously waited until today to do it, and didn't do anything about my other reservation. Her email writes "It looks like this is a couple hundred dollars more than the screenshot you sent but it has all the same promotions that you had included." (yeah, because the price fluctuates) I'm annoyed, mostly because she said she would do it asap and because she didn't, I lost out on the best savings. Bummer. I'm just going to let it go this time, but won't be sending her any more bookings. Thanks for letting me vent.

You're right. I'm still trying to give her the benefit of the doubt - but it makes no sense that she would not get back to me because I'd obviously want to know - unless she didn't do it and it trying to avoid me. I'm seriously not a high maintenance client - I found an amazing price drop and told her about it. We'll see tomorrow. fingers crossed she just had a good reason not to get back to me.

I thoroughly enjoy researching my own vacations, but I have a TA friend who started her own business. She prides herself on keeping up with price drops, etc and will "do the work for you" For two upcoming cruises, I researched, found my price and room selections and booked them directly myself. Then I transferred them to her. She did one price drop for me a couple of months ago which was great. Then last week I saw another drop which would have saved me over $2000 between the two cruises, so I emailed her late monday evening - she responded that same evening saying she would take care of it the next day....but I never heard back about the outcome even after a couple of days. The sale on one cruise was gone by then but the other was still there and even better - I texted her screen shots of the price I was seeing for my room category and she responded she would do it right away - so i'm thinking - great! I asked her to let me know the outcome. But again, never heard any confirmation. I waited another day and texted her again asking her to send me the new cruise reservation document (now I want proof) - she texted back right away saying she would email it as soon as she got home that night......that was friday and now it's sunday night - I still have no confirmation. I don't know for sure whether she got the price adjustment or not, RC can't tell me because it goes through her. I am not happy not having any access to my reservation information and am getting frustrated with the lack of verification. It would have been so easy for me to call and get the price adjustment myself, even if I had to wait for a call back - no big deal. I'm thinking of switching the reservation back to a direct booking. I'll wait until tomorrow and ask her one more time, but I really don't see the point in having a travel agent in my case. I just don't understand if she said she would do it why not let me know and share the outcome, and if she was too busy then just tell me that! UGH, sorry I'm just venting and frustrated. Needless to say, a travel agent is not for me. I'm sure there are many that are super helpful, but it seems like just a hurdle for me.

Hello, We're excited to be planning our first Mediterranean cruise on Odyssey - I'm an early planner and it's not until September 2026. However, I'm researching and learning that a key tip is to get to Oia before everyone else. Unfortunately, our time from gangway down to gangway up is 1:30pm-10:30pm. There are two other ships in port that day, once is a small private yacht but the other is MSC Divina (3500 passengers). The MSC ship is listed as being in port from 8am-9pm, so we will definitely arrive at Oia after thousands of people, and that ship will be in port until almost as late as we will be. I'm sure we will still have an amazing time, but looking for experience from others who have experienced a schedule like this. I'm thinking of taking the speedboat from Fira to Oia and avoid the cable cars. I already purchased the Key on a recent sale recently mainly for the tendering benefit. How was your experience in Oia in the afternoon? Thanks!

I was on the phone with RC a little while ago about linking dining - she gave me the number for the direct group reservation line: try 800-465-3595.

thanks all! I booked it and will send her my reservation info.

oops - found my answer https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/direct-booking-transfer

I've been anxiously waiting for new summer 2024 itineraries, and now that they are here I am ready to book. I emailed and texted my TA this morning with my selection but she has not responded yet (she's a friend, has done one other non-cruise booking for us). I'm not looking for a different TA, she could be busy today- but I'm just ready to push the button on the two connecting rooms I found. I don't want to lose them - if I go ahead and book can I transfer it to her later?

I was on the Brilliance of the Seas delayed disembarkation into Tampa yesterday due to the fog. We had already planned to do self assist disembarkation and we didn't get off the ship until 6:45pm. The lines of people lined up to board at that time was madness considering 2,000 more people still needed to get off and collect their baggage. I don't know what Royal told them but they came way too early, understandably they were upset about missing almost a full day but really there was no room for them yet. The construction at the port, darkness, zero crossing guards/crosswalks covered by construction walls, and broken elevators in the parking garage turned me off from ever cruising out of Tampa again, at least until the construction is complete and if there is a better traffic flow. However, I thought Royal Caribbean and the crew handled the situation incredibly well on board and kept everyone informed - but the situation on the ground - yuck! The crew was amazing and from my view the passengers were understanding. Interesting turn of events for sure! We had a wonderful cruise and I hope everyone waiting to board got on safely and was able to enjoy their cruise, even with the severe delay.

Not yet, but this is what we are planning for our stop in Grand Cayman in November. We toured Bermuda by public transportation and had a great time. I've found a couple of you tube videos on the bus (really vans) system in Grand Cayman, found a few articles on the routes and it seems completely doable. We're thinking of taking the green or yellow line to the turtle center and then stopping at governor's beach on the way back, or skipping the turtle center and just going to the beach. From what I read so far you can hop on/off anywhere along the rough and it's around 2.50 per person each way, and they take US money so we'll just plan to bring a bunch of small bills. Not sure when your cruise is but would love to know what you decided and how it went.

We just got back from out Bermuda/Bahamas cruise last weekend and we loved visiting Bermuda. When staying overnight, you do not have to return at any certain time (the gangway is open all night). Like others have mentioned, we bought the all day transportation pass, which includes bus and ferry. We hopped on the #7 bus from Dockside to Horseshoe bay, spent a good amount of time there enjoying the beautiful beach (hint: walk left away from the crowds and you will feel like you have the place to yourself), changed into dry clothes (there are showers/changing rooms available), then we hopped back on the bus to tour the city of Hamilton. From Hamilton we caught a really enjoyable ferry ride back to dockside. Shops in Hamilton closed earlier than we expected, we were looking for ice cream around 5:30 and everything seemed to have closed at 5. Not sure if it was just because it was a Saturday, but just something to be aware of.

Ok, thanks. Now I'm thinking I was reading too much into the "supervised antigen test" requirement, really that is no different than the rapid antigen or rapid pcr, as long as it's not self-administered. Right? I'm over thinking it and getting nervous about getting the wrong test and jeopardizing our cruise.

Hi All, We sail away on our long awaited 9 night Bermuda/Bahamas cruise in just 9 days!! The last time we cruised, we did a rapid test in one of those booths at CVS and got our results emailed within an hour or two - quick and easy. Now, Bermuda requires the PCR/NAAT test which takes 1-2 days for results to come in or a "supervised" antigen test. I already booked our PCR tests, but I hate to wait 1-2 days for results, especially since the test is 2 days before embarkation. CVS also offers the appointments for rapid antigen tests with a MinuteClinic provider, with results ready during appointment. I'd rather do that one and get results right away but is this acceptable? Here's a screen shot of the acceptable tests from the Bermuda travel authorization: and here's the test description from CVS: what concerns me is that is says "not accepted for all travel" Any advice from anyone who has been to Bermuda recently? Thank you!!

I don't think this is true. All of my minor children have had their own unique crown & anchor numbers since their first cruise.