PRC

I've seen the cruise director mention it along with totals for various nationalities at the welcome aboard show, but I've never seen any way or place to find that kind of info before boarding.

Hmmm...  The first 6 are closed now...

I always buy onboard simnply because I plan that being a "post" expense instead of a "pre" expense.  

 

Did have the sticker come completely off once, Guest services looked me up and put another sticker on.

 

Had to get a replacement card one time (yes, I put it in my shirt pocket with my phone :( ), the new card had the Coke logo printed on.

Cuba will be the death of the Bahamas.

Sheraton OSJ was great!  

Ah...Nassau at night:  If you can get them to turn the music down on the pool deck, you'll be able to hear the gunfire. ;)

2 bathrooms.  Win.

Liberty does not have Freestyle machines.

 

I don't know if you can cancel remaining package days once purchased.

NoddyNYC The "Drink Card" is something that has been showing up sproadically (that I can tell) on some RCCL ships. From what I can tell it may be tied to potentially low bar revenues, as I've only noticed it being offered late in the cruise, not at first.

 

For example, Last week on Liberty, I saw them have a table set up in front of the Windjammer selling drink cards, good for 10 drinks (up to $12 each) for $67 + 18% gratuity = $79.06.  ($7.90 per drink).  This only appeared on the lasty 2 days of the week (Friday and Saturday), so I am assuming that it was being used as an incentive to generate additional bar income.  

Oasis/Allure can't dock at Havensight.  I believe they dock on the other side of town...

Excellent!  Glad to see its back!

Yes, definitely nice enough to spend time there and not have to pay for an excursion. See Todd's photo above

Agreed!

It's up in the Viking Crown. Take the port side rear elevators to deck 14 and you're there!

I'm really not the CL / DL / SL type. Other than the first afternoon to take photos (since it was new from the drydock), the only times I went were some evenings after happy hour when it was fairly or completely empty. It's a comfortable relaxing venue with great views, so it was the perfect spot to unwind and read a bit.

It was a great week, wasn't it !

Liberty Suite Lounge...

 

 

The blue van on the right is traveling on the road at the end of the runway.  The whole beach to the west of the road is (was) gone, leaving only the rock protecting the road itself.  This was 9/30/15.  

Maho (the airport) is still rebuilding from the storms last summer.  All of the sand was washed away leaving only the rock/boulders.  We were there last September/October and no sand.  Don't know how much has built up since then.

 

The public beach in Phillipsburg was large, clean, all the amenities you could want.  No trees but many waterfront bars/grills rent umbrellas/chairs/tables... $2 water taxi ride right from the pier or a 20 minute walk... your choice.

Liberty does have a suite lounge.  The Concierge Lounge on 10 has been closed, and the area up on 14 that used to be the 7Hearts card room(s) is now the suite lounge.  It also has a provate outdoor area that is quite nice in the evening as well.  It is open to full suites (no JS), Pinnacles, and Diamond Plus.

My last FLL experience was September on Indy.  We were the only ship in town that day so we used the big O/A (soon to be A/H) terminal.  arrived at 10:30 and there were a few hundred already upstairs.  we were onboard before 11 though.

Well if anyone wants to finance an investigation, I will volunteer my services.  I will provide extremely detailed records and reporting...

 

(hey, it was worth a shot...)

I never use the cup/tumbler provided.  I always get regular glasses from the bars, so I guess this is where the 18% comes in.  

 

Going off on a tangent slightly, I know there have been many discussions about people saying they get ignored at the bars in favor of customers ordering something which may result in an additional tip (no receipt to sign on the soda package, therefore no place to add $$$).  I have never experienced this.

 

What I have noticed over the past year or so, is an understaffing of the bars in general, resulting in big backups.  This was very noticable last week on Liberty, with the worst cases \of understaffing being the pool, sky, schooner, and pub bars.  The casino always seemed to be well staffed, as was the plaza, solarium, R, and Olive/Twist.  I don't recall Boleros or star, and I didn't visit the built-ins on both levels of the theater.

Last week was $8/day plus the 18%.

 

7 nighter = $66.08 (or $9.44 per day)

 

A good value for me vs the per glass cost, as my Diet Coke addiction is severe.

 

But... when you see that final number, it really tells me I need to swear off the stuff!  ;)

I'd love to find out...

Will be boarding in the morning, don't think I'll try it but will post up some video :D