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CBP My understanding of the defination "cruise to nowhere" we are talking about paying passengers embarking and disembarking a cruise ship with out visiting a foreign port or a distant foreign port? CBP will use the PVSA act not the Jones act for paying passengers on a cruise ship. https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/709/related/1/~/does-cbp-fine-cruise-ships-that-allow-passengers-to-disembark-before-the-end-of https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/24/related/1/session/L2F2LzEvdGltZS8xNDU3Mjg0ODAzL3NpZC9FdFNORE9LbQ%3D%3D/~/does-cbp-fine-cruise-ships-that-allow-passengers-to-disembark-before-the-end-of

FYI Its not the jones act its the PSVA. Jones act is more for cargo ships PSVA is for passenger Vessels. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passenger_Vessel_Services_Act_of_1886

Last week on Allure of the seas I went down to the next cruise room and it was busy I just signed my name in the appointment book for the next day with a specific time. Very simple picked my sailing and rooms was in n out in less 20 minutes. I believe they still have open bookings but offer greater OBC for picking specific sail dates. I"ll pick a sailing for more free money!

Simple Any and All!

Not yet.

Sold Out, 16 days to go :)

RCI used to do this in Hawaii and the drill was held on day 2 before departure but that was preConcordia.

The only real perk is the dividend.

Beer prices are towards the bottom of the page http://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/royal-caribbean-drink-prices

According to this flyer from RCI 's cruise planner http://media.royalcaribbean.com/content/shared_assets/pdf/menus/beverage_packages.pdf Three packages have bottled water.

My guess is that all 4 will be ported in Florida with 1 probably seasonally going to Europe for the summer and coming back in the winter. I just don't see them going any where else right know because number one their size, two no tendering at ports they have to dock, and three dry dock every 5 years.

You and I both wish!

23 days away!

What are the chances that all four are ported in Florida? 1 in Port Canaveral 2 in Port Everglades 1 In Miami.

So im I for the blog cruise. I get in late traveling from California.

I'm staying there also.

Which Embassy?

You know there was some anxious moments onboard once they found out they where cruising a extra day at no cost. All that subsized once the Captain made the Announcement "There is enough food onboard" :P

i don't think you'll see 2019, Looks like Explorer will be back in Alaska in 2018. No clue about the Navigator.

2/2004 I was on the Mariner we skipped Labadee because of the political protest and ended up in Nassau instead.

Labadee is leased so is Coco Cay. I received a port tax refund on my seapass account for missing Grand Cayman it was only a couple of dollars. I don't know if RCI pays the Bahamas a head tax on passengers visiting Coco Cay. You are correct on no compensation. They reserve the right to change the itinerary at any time.

Has anyone tried Enterprise car rental you can pick up a car at Houston Hobby and drop it off in Galveston?

RCI pays Haiti a tax on each person who visits Labadee, So I'm assuming a small refund of the port tax will show up on his/her seapass account for missing the port.

Happy New Year!

Do the cruise lines take security seriously? not jus t passengers, but luggage, personnel? Yes they do! Everyone and there luggage is screened on embarkation and port days when entering/returning to the ship. will you be more careful? You should always be vigilant.