whitsmom

10 minutes ago, Zacharius said:

While it will be a bit of a pain for them to convert it, and there will likely be a little bit of a fee for them, it helps that the USD is actually stronger than the EUR right now! 

Good to hear!  We will tip them nicely so hopefully they will be happy to help us --- that is IF our luggage arrives with us

11 minutes ago, Matt said:

I don't see why not. I certainly dont think they'll be insulted.

I hope this will be acceptable as I don't want to get other currency just for that if possible. 

We will be cruising out of Amsterdam this Friday and the question that I have is tipping the porters in USD$ acceptable for them?

We use the soft-sided pill organizers (Amazon) with the little zip-lock bags that fit into each slot.  I love these as they are slim and fits into my carry-on backpack.  I do have a picture of the original bottles just in case.  I never have been asked in all our flying (domestic and international) but you just never know.

53 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said:

It is way cheaper than a Lyft/Uber when going out of Port Canaveral. and/or if you do one of their bundles. But if you have a large party, it might not be cost effective.

We paid approx $560 for 8 people including our hotel stay for one night.  Came out to $70 per person which is very cost effective.  We stayed closed to the airport so we used the hotel's free shuttle pick up as per GoPort's directions.  Some hotels closer to port cost quite a bit more but for us, this worked perfectly.  Plus the hotel had free breakfast too.

We used GoPort  for the first time this past July for our Harmony cruise and I will 100% use them again.  We stayed at the Hampton Inn Airport in Orlando the day before cruise, they picked us up and the hotel about 30 mins early and we all knew about it as we got a text from the driver (everyone was happy with the pick up time as that got us to the port before our 11:30 am check in time). The port pickup for our return to the airport was smooth.  The shuttle bus was big and comfortable.  There were 8 people in our party and we all were pleased.  Very professional.

We were on the Harmony last month and we were 100% capacity.  However, we had early seating for dinner and walked right in every night. When we would leave the dining room the line for MTD was insanely long!  We also used the solarium and there were lots of loungers to choose from but out by the main pools it was hard to get a lounger by mid-morning on (sea days).  We had breakfast in the dining room every morning and did not have to wait.  We aren't buffet people unless we have no other choice. 

We had the Key for the first time last month so we were able to get it tags right before our Key's lunch and our bags were taken to our cabins and were waiting for us when we were allowed to go to our cabins (which was around 1 pm).  Otherwise, you have to keep up with them yourself.

I had the same issue so I just took a picture from the app of my vax card and it worked.  It took a couple of weeks to validate also.

We always have our room steward to keep us in ice so that would be an option for next time. 

On 7/27/2022 at 9:55 AM, Jeni said:

I am sailing on Harmony of the Seas in October 2022.  I am flying into Orlando.  What is the best way to get from the airport to Port Canaveral?  Taxi, Uber, Other??  

We flew in the day before (7/16) and we used GoPort for airport to hotel and hotel to port and then port back to airport.  It worked like a charm!  On the shuttle (it was a big bus) from the hotel to port and port to airport it was a great experience.  We had 8 people in our group.

1 hour ago, LLW2683 said:

We were scheduled to take a cruise in April 2020 and it was cancelled due to the pandemic.  We are now venturing back to our love of cruises next month but still worry about COVID.  Can any recent travelers provide info on mask wearing amongst passengers?  I'm interested in knowing if my group of 4 will be the only ones in masks or if a good amount of cruisers still choose to wear them in indoor spaces and at events?  Thanks so much!

On the Harmony last week, they were people wearing masks but not a huge amount but no one seemed to be out of place. All the RCI employees wore masks and a button with what they looked like without their mask.  You just do what you feel comfortable doing.

On 7/26/2022 at 5:54 PM, skittermagoo said:

Good to know! Thanks!

This will help me a lot in planning what we want to do in the evenings . . . on our cruise last year we saw the ice show and the two "production" type shows, so we won't need to see them again (well, maybe the ice show).  That leaves us free to do things like visit bars. 

 

On the Harmony last week they had 2 different ice shows.

On 7/18/2022 at 2:44 PM, CrimsonCruiser said:

Omg yay! I almost want to cry with relief! we're just over 30 days out and I'm PRAYING the return of the cups stays!

We got ours on the Harmony last week.

13 hours ago, Diane.M said:

Thank you Whitsmon. That is great news for us. I hope the escape room Is open when we go. My kids weee looking forward to it. We didn’t get to do it on our last cruise since it sold out. 

They told us it was closed thru September so if your going late October then you should be good.  You will need to make reservations as soon as you finish your lunch to have a chance to book it. 

On 7/25/2022 at 8:48 AM, Diane.M said:

We purchased the Key because we always get the internet.  I’ve seen videos where the line is 2 hours at port canaveral for Harmony of the Seas. Will there be a line for the key that I won’t have to wait outside? 

We just returned from Harmony with the Key.  We had our own line and it was very short (there were maybe 10-12 people ahead of us) compared to the other line that was very very long at 11:30 am. We were on the ship in less than 20 mins and headed to the Chops lunch (which was wonderful).  They took our carry on bags straight to our rooms.  I was pleasantly surprised at how smooth it all went.  VOOM worked good all week.  The only disappoints we had was that the Escape Room was closed for renovation and way too many people would cram into the elevator when it clearly not room.  Other than that it was Great!

5 hours ago, SebagoSue said:

Has Royal released protocols for European departures for August, 2022 yet?  The last I can find are until the end of July.  Thank you!

I was wondering the same thing.  We fly to Amsterdam on the 17th for cruise on the 19th.

My Granddaughter is now 16 and is looking forward to being in the Solarium this time; however, my 14 year old is not too happy about it but as we told her, rules are rules and we will abide by them.

I think it is a combination of reasons.  Probably a lot due to having to use their FCC and mostly like us - we are SO READY to travel again!!!  I know that our cruise this Sunday (Harmony) will be a full (100%) cruise with lots of kids.  We know this going in and our Grands are old enough not to use any of the kids programs. 

I have paid over time many years ago but now we have a vacation savings account so I wait until about 3 weeks before final payment to pay the balance.

8 minutes ago, Marlena said:

Does anyone know if you can add flavored syrups to a coffee purchases with the coffee card at no extra price? Or will you be charged an extra fee?

I don't know the answer yet; however, I will be on the Harmony Sunday and I will try to remember to check for you.

17 hours ago, Meangreen said:

We will be visiting Nassau next week and my wife was wondering if there is a way to find out about excursions that might be available but not through Royal Caribbean.  Most of the RC excursions she was interested in are sold out.  Personally I’m good just skipping an excursion and just checking out some shopping in town.

We are there next week also and we decided to just do a little shopping and go to Margaritaville I think. 

I will be on the Harmony on Sunday so I will see for myself!

58 minutes ago, smokeybandit said:

Your table number appears in the app once you board, fyi

Good to hear - this is the first time cruising with the APP for us.