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We were on the Oasis OTS when we ate breakfast there, I didn't realize that it was only on that class. The breakfast was really good though!!

We like the Key. We like having a separate (early) embarkation line, the lunch was good and they will take our carry on luggage to our cabin so we don't have to mess with that and it was waiting for us when we were able to have access to our cabin. We both always get the internet anyway, getting in early for the shows was nice for the bigger ships but not necessary for the smaller ones. We really liked having our luggage in a "keys only" area when disembarking (this was a true game changer is you have an earlier flight). So for us - it is worth it.

You can eat breakfast there and it was included. If you have the refreshment package then you can get the milkshakes.

We are staying at the one by the airport so they have free shuttle so hopefully it won't be too complicated (we get in early afternoon).

I worry about this too. We were on NCL in January on the Pride of America Hawaii cruise and they only did once a day and we had to walk way down halls to get towels to shower a couple of times. I like to have ice morning and evening so that may be an issue (unless I can get that myself-which I don't mind doing). However, I do expect to have clean towels to shower before dinner and get the trash emptied. I make my bed anyway as soon as we get up just like we do at home. Hopefully, our steward will introduce themself to us day one and we can get on the same game plan.

We fly into Newark in October for our cruise (Jewel OTS) and we will be staying at the Springhill Suites. We plan to either get an Taxi or maybe a Uber (never used Uber before so not sure). I called the hotel yesterday and they said to schedule a taxi pickup when we arrive for the next morning.

I am one to always want a balcony regardless of the temperature (it's one of my favorite places on all ships). If it's cold, I dress accordingly and still go out there; however, I might not stay as long as I would if it weren't cold. We did an Alaska cruise and it was chilly but that didn't stop me from enjoying the balcony. The views will be unbelievable I am sure. For the price difference, it is worth it for me but I'm sure there are those who wouldn't think it was.

Once a day is fine for me as long as I have clean towels before I want to shower and the trash emptied. I make my bed as soon as we get up anyway; however, I do want ice in the morning plus some for my wine bucket. I will request (if I can) that I get my single daily service in the morning sometime. Hopefully on day one they will introduce themself and I can get my request in or find out where I can ice myself. We aren't high maintenance so if I can get it myself, then I have no issues with that.

We use something similar; however, I do take a picture of my hubby's prescription bottles just in case. I have never been asked but there is always that first time.

Our VPN didn't work either. We had to turn it off while on the ships internet so hubby tried to do more when we were in port. There may be work-arounds for the VPN but we aren't that smart.

Our cruise ends at Quebec City on October 30th; however, we cannot stay longer due to work (not retiring for a couple more years) and we are flying to Germany on December 3rd for 11 days of Europe Christmas Markets and etc with friends. I have a car rental reservation and our flight out of Montreal is 6:30 pm so we can take our time getting to the airport and enjoy lunch somewhere along the way.

I worry about that some; however, hubby has been to Canada before on business so hopefully it won't be too hard. I will be using a translate app if needed. Thanks for the link, we will review it for sure!!! I feel that driving will be the less stressful way for us and we won't have to worry about having a luggage issue for the train. I have promised myself that I will keep my packing at a minimum but that has yet to be seen....

I reserved a car with Hertz (thru Delta) so we will just walk off early with our luggage. I got a flight out of Montreal after 6 pm so we can take our time getting to the airport and have a little time to enjoy the day and have lunch somewhere. Now that we have finally got all this part settled and booked our excursions on sale last night - I can now relax. This trip was a replacement for the one that COVID cancelled and they changed it to be a one-way. Originally, the one we had booked was a loop and on a different ship.

We talked last night and are leaning toward renting a car but we haven't ruled out the train totally just yet. Renting a car will make it easier with luggage so we can have some freedom to have lunch and etc on the way. I will just do a later flight out to allow for which one we decide to do.

I think United flies out of there (we flew with them once on the first leg of our Iceland tour. I have never flown American so I will check to see if they fly out of there. I think I will try to contract the train people and see what their schedule and etc is before I decide. We might just need to rent a car and drive ourselves. May see what hubby has to say on that...

We are cruising on the Jewel in October for the Fall Foliage cruise from Bayonne to Quebec. I have been looking to schedule a pick up for the airport (Quebec City) and trying to schedule our flight home. We are Delta people so I was extremely sad to find out that Delta doesn't use that airport. I called Delta and was told that the closest airport from there for them is Montreal. I am not sure how to go about scheduling transport from port to Montreal (such as a car service or taxi). When I googled it I could only get info to Quebec airport. I did see there is a train station nearby but I know nothing about trains so I am hesitant to schedule something like that on my own. Any help will be greatly appreciated. I think that Montreal airport is about a 4 hour "train" ride so I'm not sure about driving.

We had several friends on that cruise and they said the same thing. We were invited to go; however, we already had our Hawaii cruise booked for January so we just couldn't make it work as we aren't retired just yet.

We are on the Jewel in October also. We were looking forward to Bar Harbor as we haven't been there yet but we will enjoy Boston none the less. We are going October 20th on the Jewel.

I always prepay the gratuities and then give cash directly to those we feel helped make our vacation even better. I would never remove the gratuities that we prepaid; however, the extra will depend on the service we receive.

There was a lady in front of us when we were disembarking and she said that she was on the POA several years ago and it was great but she wasn't impressed this go round.

This was exactly why I like to cruise - same room/unpack once. No complaints with the excursions as those were all excellent. It was just not having clean towels before 4:00-5:00 pm daily! We were on excursions every day so we were out of our cabin for most all day so there was no excuse. I always make my bed anyway so all I require is clean towels and empty the trash.

All the ports were great and the food was good. We never found our cabin steward at all to even get extra towels. I always make my bed anyway, it was just the inconvenience of not getting towels in a timely manner. We went on an excursion that was all day basically and we still had no clean towels. Hubby walked way down the hall and finally found someone and they gave him towels. They didn't even ask what cabin we were in. The ship is older but still pretty.

We just turned Diamond after our August cruise.

RCI has been our go to with only 3 exceptions: Disney once (it was a meeting/business cruise), NCL (Getaway-Family Reunion), and NCL (Hawaii - Pride of America) just this past week. The ONLY reason I booked the POA was due to time factor and being able to fly to and from Honolulu. We never laid eyes on our cabin steward once!!! They would show up while we were on an excursion or while at dinner. Once we had to ask for towels so we could shower before dinner. We don't like My Time Dining and that is all you get on NCL. I know RCI has my time dining also but you at least get the option to have a set time, set table, and set servers (which is why we like traditional dining). The food was okay for the most part but the selections weren't great in our opinion. We talked to a travel agent we met at one of the bars. She told us that she brought 40 people on the POA and that she felt the same we did! She and her group experienced the same issues as us and she wouldn't be doing another group cruise on that ship. The bartender told us that some of the cabin stewards had as many as 25 cabins to clean and some only had 10! I guess ours must have been the only of the ones that had 25 to clean. Thankfully, our next three cruises booked are Royal Caribbean - lesson learned!

Shouldn't be an issue if the reservations are linked. We have do this with our grands before.