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If you don't have an RC excursion planned, you'll have to get a ticket for the tender too. Who knows how many people will be in line ahead of you and get earlier slots! Definitely push it back a bit. That being said, you may find it a breeze and be on the island by 9am. Experience tells me you'll probably be later versus earlier...

Thanks. That’s what I thinking but figured I’d ask just in case. 

I wouldn’t do an 10am time. 8am is the time it arrives, not the time the tenders start. There will be many other cruisers who will have tender priority over you (Key, higher tier C&A, those who booked RC excursions, suite guests) and there is no way to know when your non priority group will be called. 

Stolen from same post... 😆

I still see nothing on Air2Sea's website

@Ampurp85 and @FSUFAN Keep an eye out. There is a big Norway cruise live blog coming.......😉

Australia is my top. I've done most of Europe by land and sea, but a Scandanavian cruise might be number 2.

Antarctica! Currently 5/7 continents done, so once I visit Australia I will definitely be planning my Antartica trip! I'll probably do a small vessel with a company like Gadventures or Intrepid. Just about $8,000! 😅

Norway Fjords.
Also, you are probably better off doing Ireland via rental car and Airbnb type places.  We Did this a few years back and there are so many castles, pubs, rocky shorelines, Cliffs of Mohr, ruins and more.  We stayed with people in their homes and we stayed in rooms above Pubs.  Too much fun and too much to see that I think a cruise ship (even with extended port times) could get to.  Durty Nelly's was Est. 1620.  Murphy's Pub was in Dingle and we stayed in rooms over the pub.
 

Galapagos Islands.
Port Intensive Ireland (planning for our retirement cruise in 2 years on Azamara)
 

I mean, @KristiZ obviously nailed it with world cruise, but failing that I'd have to go with Antarctica #1 and Australia/NZ #2.

What is your bucket list cruise destination?
For me it would be Antarctica 

Just got back from our Brilliance of the Seas cruise from Ravenna, Italy.   Great ship and crew.
Here's a quick summary:
Ravenna-Dubrovnik-sea day-Mykonos-Santorini (tender)-sea day-Split-Ravenna.  Myself, wife, Daughter (22), Son (20).
>We took our covid tests at 9:00 PM est about an hour before our flight to Venice but  forgot to change our phones to UCT time.  Thought I had wasted the tests but the emed report showed using UCT time anyway. Crisis averted.
>Spent a day and half in Venice.  Beautiful city even though it rained a lot.  Doge's Palace is a must-see and walking the streets of Venice is a real pleasure.  Great food and gelato.
>Booked private transfer to Ravenna from Piazzale Roma using the water bus to meet our driver.  No issues. 
>Arrived at Porto Corsini at 11:20 AM and were strongly encouraged to check in and board the ship even though our check in time was 12:30 pm.  Eating lunch in the outside portion of the WJ at 11:35 am. 
>Bags were waiting outside our rooms by 1:30 pm.
>Booked 2 Junior Suite cabins on deck 10 and they were spacious and very nice rooms.  Covered Balcony was  a plus.  Rooms were 90 second walk up one flight of steps to WJ/Pool.
>Cruise felt empty except on sea days-every pool chair was "hogged" and gym was packed solid.   Lengthy wait to get in for My Time Dining the 3 nights we went.
>The majority of cruisers appeared to be from the U.K. and we celebrated the Queen's Jubilee on our last sea day.
>Able to attend my first Top Tier event, nice music, champagne, and a few words from the officers.   Loyalty Ambassador said there were 550 C & A members onboard, majority were Gold.  Top Cruiser had 1800+ points. We also received our first Glass Block the day after the Top Tier event (the ship on the block was Symphony!)
>Captain sped up and we were able to port in Mykonos instead of using tenders. 
>We booked a Royal Excursion to Santorini and it worked out well.  Other port days we booked our own excursions.
>Entertainment was decent but limited compared to the Oasis class ships we had been on.  Magician, Tenors, Dance Show, etc. The CD and AD did an outstanding job of keeping everyone entertained and the Centrum was hopping most nights.  First cruise I've been on where they had difficulty finding enough couples for Love and Marriage.
>Royal provided options for transportation back to Venice airport/city, and Ravenna train station. 
Let me know if you have any questions about Brilliance, the itinerary, or the transportation logistics of getting from Venice to Ravenna.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Stepping onto Antarctica and anywhere in Europe like the Med, Baltic and rivers 

New Zealand and Australia

World cruise!

British Isles
Antarctica
Baltic

Alaska. Med. 

Australia 

What is your bucket list cruise destination?
For me it would be Antarctica 

The Holliday’s are booked! Can’t wait! 
 

This is where being part of a group will be a benefit. We are all in the same situation. We have a team of TAs to help scope things out for us and look into things such as group space in a hotel the night before. You can bounce ideas off everyone else in the group and benefit from everyone else's research!

Booked as well! The #rhapsodytakeover is well underway! ❤️

Apparently the Deluxe Beverage Package is currently $44. Strike while it's hot!

My wish is pretty minor in the grand scheme, but I would like to have a search feature. For example, I love watching the love and marriage game show. It would be helpful if I could try to filter through a search tool to see what day/time my favorite events are being offered so I can add it on day 1 to my calendar.