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13 minutes ago, twangster said:
Traitor!
Ahem
Carnival Mardi Gras - Aug. 21 - 28, 2021, 7 Nights - Western Caribbean
By twangster,
August 17, 2021 in Trip Reports - Post your cruise photos and stories!- RafaellaCG, asquared17, DDaley and 6 others
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On 5/8/2023 at 2:45 PM, Ryan79 said:
That’s the key point, if the transport is late. However if the cruiser is on their own doing whatever and they miss the transport, then they are screwed.
That's one of two reasons why we booked it on our last cruise. The other was to go up to the Windmill Bar for lunch, which was stunning.
The ferry back to St Thomas left precisely at 2:30 pm. Good thing we planned to get back to the port an hour before, as our taxi driver had trouble starting his vehicle. After a couple of minutes cranking the motor, it finally started. Plan B would have been to walk back if we couldn't get another ride.
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14 hours ago, Dutch Frost said:
Thank you so much for this!! I am going on the Odyssey of the Seas in August and we will be doing Naples / Myknonos / Kusadasi and Santorini.
I will definitely take your advice and do Mykonos on our own. Debating on the Santorini excursion. I want to save my money for Naples and go to Amalfi Coast and Positano.
RC is offering this excursion - https://www.royalcaribbean.com/account/cruise-planner/category/pt_shoreX/product/NPS9?bookingId=6793027&shipCode=OY&sailDate=20230806
Any thoughts? has anyone else here done this? I want to splurge here and debating on booking this one of finding my own way around with my family. Any thoughts?
Book it! Here's why:
- You get a fantastic seaside journey along the Amalfi Coast to Capri and Positano, plus lunch.
- Positano is beautiful. We drove to there (bought a Bimmer in Munich and shipped it home) and stayed overnight. Prepare for a few hundred stair-steps.
- Things in Italy don't always go according to schedule, especially in August with many Italians taking the month off. The excursion will buy you peace-of-mind.
- Save room for Napoli pizza when enjoying the typical liqueurs and decadent pastries. Watch some of the street food vendors on youtube.
We're planning on this cruise next year or one similar if we do the TA on ODY.
Ciao
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1 hour ago, JasonOasis said:
Just to provide an update the FAA delayed FLL's reopening until 9am this morning which is less than an hour from now.
However the longest runway 10L/28R remains closed out of service, this leave just one runway 10R/28L which is shorter than 10L/28R as the only runway in operation for both departing and arriving flights. For now they don't expect to have both runways in operation at all today there has been no word on if the second runway will be open for operations tomorrow.
Real-time FLL flight operations link
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For a few dollars more, I suggest booking the RC tour to Trunk Bay over the St John on your own.
We did a B2B last Jan/Feb on Symphony. Both stops in St. Thomas we did the STJ on your own. First time hit some bars and shops in Cruz Bay. Second time took a taxi up to the Windmill Bar. Returning, our taxi driver's car did not immediately start. We had an hour to spare, so we weren't panicking. He eventually got it running.
The ferry back to St Thomas departs exactly at the time they ask you to be back.
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On 3/22/2023 at 4:07 PM, Randon1234 said:
Follow up q, did the billiards table ever get crowded? What was the policy in regards to sharing the table?
Follow up q, did the billiards table ever get crowded?
More so in the evenings
What was the policy in regards to sharing the table?
No policy, just common courtesy
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I've seen or played these games at Playmakers for free: jumbo-sized Jenga & Connect Four, table shuffleboard and a pool table.
Jenga is annoying, because when the blocks tumble, it makes a hell of a noise. Sitting next to the pool table is also not recommended.
Pitchers of beer were still available on our last Symphony cruise in Feb. Ms. Seafarer and I split one as we watched Top Gun Maverick on the Aqua Theater screens one evening.
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Last year, on Symphony, they had the games on the two big screens at the Aqua Theater in addition to Playmakers. We're back on it next week and hoping it will be shown again there. Just a few feet away to grab those pitchers of beer and wings. Personally pulling for the 49ers and Bengals.
All Day!
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On 8/11/2022 at 2:46 PM, SPS said:
If they didn't want you to drink alcohol in the morning, they wouldn't make alcoholic drinks with coffee, orange juice, tomato juice, etc.
And you can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning!
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18 hours ago, samcanadian said:
One question I had...do you know what's open for lunch on Embarkation day?
The RC app is one place to look (under dining). Another place is up top under CruiseCompass. Look for last month's sailing. Last year, we spent a couple of hours walking around familiarizing ourselves with the ship and enjoyed lunch at the Solarium Bistro. Your family is gonna love this ship.
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1 hour ago, 14Terry said:
Bon Voyage everyone, safe travels!
Have a great trip. Please say Hi to Alex and his staff at Playmakers. I bought them a Nerf football last October and Alex and I played catch. He's keeping the football behind the bar. Hope it's still there and you can go long in the Promenade.
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We sailed on Symphony last year and booked it again. This will be our first leg of a B2B.
Soon!
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On 8/8/2013 at 9:43 AM, Matt said:
As Bryce said, you can opt out by going to Guest Services and asking them to remove it.
Yeah, happy is as happy does
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18 hours ago, tonyfsu21 said:
Did you miss the large 20’ walls isolating the Labadee peninsula? Also, there are armed guards stationed at the entry points armed with side arms and assault rifles. I have been recently with absolutely zero issues regarding safety. Labadee is a great & safe destination unlike the remainder of Haiti proper which is a war zone.
Post a picture or it doesn't exist.
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Where in America, besides prisons, are there large 20’ walls with armed guards stationed at the entry points armed with side arms and assault rifles?
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Yet RC has, as recently as last year, suspended visits to Labadee due to unrest.
https://cruiseradio.net/royal-caribbean-replacing-labadee-unrest-haiti/
Having been there myself, not sure how I was protected by the isolated beaches of Labadee.
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Quite creative.
So how could one sail to St. Thomas, get off the ship and stay on St. John for a week or so, and sail back to the US mainland?
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I planned to accompany my Mom on a cruise to Aruba last May. We booked it last winter and purchased a policy from IMG. Simultaneously, my Wife booked a Delta Skymiles Reward trip to visit her relatives in Italy for four weeks in May & June. She had the foresight to purchase a $1,200 policy from Allianz.
Unfortunately, my Mom entered hospice a few days before our departure. My Wife cut her trip short and booked a $1,648 flight home with a different airline (United), due to Delta being sold out on many flights back to the US from Rome.
After my Mom passed away in June, I filed a claim with IMG. It took nearly 5 months to get the cruise refund, with several back and forth emails.
My Wife filed a claim with Allianz for her return flight and was reimbursed $1,200 within two weeks. It only took a few clicks on their websites to file the claim. And fortunately, Delta did credit back the mileage for the unused portion of the return flight.
That said, our recent four cruise bookings our insured with Allianz.
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3 hours ago, Michael Yudin said:
We would like to sail to Miami from Israel this spring. Any suggestions? Thanks
mike yudin
I plugged in a search from Haifa to Miami on this site with no results.
Might want to consider alternatives, such as piecing a couple (or more) sailings on different ships, etc.
Consulting with a travel agent could be worthwhile for you.
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35 minutes ago, Last2Know said:
There goes another benefit hack. This change means no more late night partying with additional drink coupons after midnight. Of course, this hack only applied to the last night before returning to homeport.
- Neesa and dr martini
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18 hours ago, Atlantix2000 said:
Do you mean the ship skipped Mazatlan and/or no one was allowed to get off there for some reason? In those cases, yes they would refund the port fees.
If you mean you personally chose not to get off the ship, they would not refund the port fees. If you have the opportunity to go ashore, the ship (and thus you) owe port fees.
I suppose it's possible there was a significant difference between the expected port fees that were charged when booking and the actual port fees when you arrived. If they refunded the difference to everyone, that was a nice but unexpected gesture.
The latter. Yet we were refunded the port fees.
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We did this itinerary last October and did not plan any excursions. Tickets were handed out at the Bamboo Club beginning at 10am. Walked by BC around 8:30am and a few people had lined up, sitting in chairs. A half hour later, I joined the line that stretched to the front of the Cafe Promenade (about 120 or so people). Once they started boarding the tenders, we had about a two hour wait, as we listened for our ticket number to be called. Passengers with excursions booked through RC got priority boarding.
Basically it's a camp out for 90 minutes for ticket distribution and an early departure vs waiting on the ship for xx hours for your departure ticket number to be called.
Also, did not get off the ship in Mazatlan and were surprised to see a credit on our account of around $70, refunding us for the port fees in Maz.
Haiti has a “NO travel” advisory
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Armed guards or is he holding one of those Walkie Talkies that shoots bullets?