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It depends on the county and their laws if they will do a VAT refund for foreigners visiting. I’ve only ever done this while traveling in Europe. I wouldn’t get my hopes up for anything in the Caribbean as taxes from visiting foreigners is a big part of their governments’ income.

Just a thought here, would it be of benefit to the group if there was 2 new selections on the Forums main page to add Star class/ suite class Discussion and then ship reviews? Nice new change to the site to get things more organized? I can use the search bar up top but don't seem to find what im looking for.

We just did a cruise with two couples, booked the guys in one room and the girls in one room to take advantage of the C&A Balcony discount on both rooms (GF and I are D+, the other couple were first timers).
When we did our check-in's my GF and I were checked in together putting all charges to my card and the other couple checked in together putting all their charges to their card.
When we got onboard we requested an extra key for each room from Guest Service, those cards did not have charge privileges but let us have extra keys so we could get into the cabins with our respective significant others 😉
All charges went to the "right" credit cards based on whoever did the charging.
We didn't try the room service for example so I am not sure how they would decide which person's folio they would charge that to but my guess would be "guest 1" and the charge would then flow through to "guest 1"'s linked credit card.
The final statements actually grouped my GF an I as one charge and the other couple as a second charge even though we had crossed cabins.
RCI actually did a good job with the ease of that process.
 
 

wasn't extra on my sailing last December.  it was free in the windjammer. 

@Snowchaser
This is an interesting scenario.  When I was on my last cruise there were a lot of "locals" on the ship.  We started in Barbados and went to Grenada, Aruba, Bonaire  and Trinidad.  By the time we got to Trinidad, it seemed to me there were some people leaving with luggage. I even made friends with someone who said she was getting off the ship to go "home" to see parents but she came back. So at the time, thought this was allowed that the Trinidadians were leaving to go home.  Maybe my assumptions were wrong. 
So did these people need prior permission to do this? 

take those screenshots of the OBC offer and try messaging them on Twitter.  See if they can help you get the correct amount. 

take those screenshots of the OBC offer and try messaging them on Twitter.  See if they can help you get the correct amount. 

For THAT price I have expectations...

For THAT price I have expectations...

For THAT price I have expectations...

this happened to me as well on the last cruise. it wasn't in the app, but it was in my cruise planner on the website.  Shouldn't be an issue when you get onboard but bring a copy of what you paid for with you just in case. 

i really enjoyed Rhapsody myself. 

OMG!! How long has this been going on? I've only sailed quantum and Oasis and buying the internet package for 2 people!!??? Never mind checked pass cruise planner and did it only for a junior suite. Whew!!

https://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Promotions/rci_sales_event_USD.pdf
March 29 edition

that is the same link for the one i have bookmarked but it doesn't look like they've updated it recently...  i think they may have skipped last week? i usually find it updated by the weekend.

I know that this is not what you are looking for but I found this:
https://www.royalcaribbean.com/cruise-deals/last-minute-cruises
 

BTW, Rhapsody is still doing 2 stateroom visits per day until April. 
Barbados excursion and transfer to the airport was pretty nice. Got to see different parts of the island, like Bathsheba beach. Got to the airport at least 3 hours ahead of my flight.  Waiting for the Jetblue agent took longer than getting through customs.  You can buy Mount Gay Rum at the airport. And you get on the plane outside. I mean why not, it's gorgeous weather. 
I would do this itinerary again, but maybe add Curacao and Tobago.  
Rhapsody is a great ship for solo cruisers and those with no kids. Overall a great time was had by all!

oh and the best thing about Rhapsody.  THE INTERNET CONNECTION WAS EXCELLENT! I was live streaming my whole trip. Rarely a blip in internet loss. And they have Starlink too. 
So I'm guessing with less passengers the experience is better. 

BTW, Rhapsody is still doing 2 stateroom visits per day until April. 
Barbados excursion and transfer to the airport was pretty nice. Got to see different parts of the island, like Bathsheba beach. Got to the airport at least 3 hours ahead of my flight.  Waiting for the Jetblue agent took longer than getting through customs.  You can buy Mount Gay Rum at the airport. And you get on the plane outside. I mean why not, it's gorgeous weather. 
I would do this itinerary again, but maybe add Curacao and Tobago.  
Rhapsody is a great ship for solo cruisers and those with no kids. Overall a great time was had by all!

Somebody mentioned they had a couple of extra themes show up on a longer sailing they were on, Asian and American. Check the app for Vision and Enchantment. I thought the Asian one looked great. I guess I need to book a longer sailing to be able to try it!

BTW, Rhapsody is still doing 2 stateroom visits per day until April. 
Barbados excursion and transfer to the airport was pretty nice. Got to see different parts of the island, like Bathsheba beach. Got to the airport at least 3 hours ahead of my flight.  Waiting for the Jetblue agent took longer than getting through customs.  You can buy Mount Gay Rum at the airport. And you get on the plane outside. I mean why not, it's gorgeous weather. 
I would do this itinerary again, but maybe add Curacao and Tobago.  
Rhapsody is a great ship for solo cruisers and those with no kids. Overall a great time was had by all!

BTW, Rhapsody is still doing 2 stateroom visits per day until April. 
Barbados excursion and transfer to the airport was pretty nice. Got to see different parts of the island, like Bathsheba beach. Got to the airport at least 3 hours ahead of my flight.  Waiting for the Jetblue agent took longer than getting through customs.  You can buy Mount Gay Rum at the airport. And you get on the plane outside. I mean why not, it's gorgeous weather. 
I would do this itinerary again, but maybe add Curacao and Tobago.  
Rhapsody is a great ship for solo cruisers and those with no kids. Overall a great time was had by all!

BTW, Rhapsody is still doing 2 stateroom visits per day until April. 
Barbados excursion and transfer to the airport was pretty nice. Got to see different parts of the island, like Bathsheba beach. Got to the airport at least 3 hours ahead of my flight.  Waiting for the Jetblue agent took longer than getting through customs.  You can buy Mount Gay Rum at the airport. And you get on the plane outside. I mean why not, it's gorgeous weather. 
I would do this itinerary again, but maybe add Curacao and Tobago.  
Rhapsody is a great ship for solo cruisers and those with no kids. Overall a great time was had by all!

Today is the last day of our 7 night cruise. I figured I'd give you guys an overview and my thoughts of rhapsody end of the cruise itinerary.
Barbados beautiful country beautiful people I stayed in the royal bliss hotel in Worthing section of Bridgetown barbados. Great hotel. 
I got dropped off too early at the port. Barbados does not play around with entering their country. Waited around for disembarkation to finish and then embarkation started around 11 under the large awning. I got on first. It was quick. 
Rhapsody is a great little ship. In great shape for her age. We were not at 100% cap. A lot of locals on the cruise. 
Itinerary was Barbados, Grenada, Bonaire, Aruba overnight, and Trinidad, back to Barbados. I have an excursion on last morning with airport transfer. 
New menus were great. Staff was efficient every night. Very quick service.  No lobster night. We had "jumbo" shrimp. The food was very good as usual. 
The Windjammer is small. The selection is limited and wasnt my favorite place to eat. 
CREW WERE GREAT! The cruise director staff were awesome and Orlando the activities director was the highlight of the cruise. The activities were fun and hilarious. 
The shows however were not the best for RC. One comedian was funny but the magician was sooo bad and the other comedian was just ok. The productions were good but not on par with what I've seen on other ships. 
All the ports were great. Aruba being my fave. Bonaire second. 
We saw dolphins on the way in to Trini. 
More to come as we round the corner...

BTW, Rhapsody is still doing 2 stateroom visits per day until April. 
Barbados excursion and transfer to the airport was pretty nice. Got to see different parts of the island, like Bathsheba beach. Got to the airport at least 3 hours ahead of my flight.  Waiting for the Jetblue agent took longer than getting through customs.  You can buy Mount Gay Rum at the airport. And you get on the plane outside. I mean why not, it's gorgeous weather. 
I would do this itinerary again, but maybe add Curacao and Tobago.  
Rhapsody is a great ship for solo cruisers and those with no kids. Overall a great time was had by all!