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I think the comments people make about it consuming all of the time on a cruise are a bit overblown in my experience. When I did it we did the pool work on the first day (like a 6am start), and done by 9am (but it would probably be more like 10 most of the time). It was then at 2 ports we did the open water dives, so that was in place of excursions. We also had to gather briefly after the 2 days of open water dives to finish paperwork, but it was not long. Get the e-learning done in advance of the cruise and it will be a much more enjoyable experience. I really enjoyed the whole process of doing it on the ship- my experience was broken into 2 cruises due to COVID restrictions limiting things. I was the only student for the pool work and first 2 dives on 1 cruise, then I joined a group of students on the last 2 dives on another cruise to finish. There is some camaraderie that develops with the other students and instructors, in fact I am still in contact with the instructor I had on the 2nd ship and met up with him on another ship to swap dive experiences and stories since my certification.

Keep an eye on it, sometimes it opens up. Worst case is go straight to the Dive Shop when you get on board (Pool Deck near the sports pool) and inquire. They will often let people join in on board. You will have to find time to do the e-learning (so you will need internet), but if you get on board early and start quickly, you can finish it in time.

If you want to send me a DM with your ship, I will share with you the email address that will likely work for that ship. I did this same offering 2 years ago and have worked with instructors on multiple ships, and find contacting them directly works much better than Royal Diver.

Airline labor is governed under the Railway Labor Act, which requires an extensive process, which when it breaks down will require a cooling off period of 30 days before the unions are released to allow self-help (ie strike). There are a lot of other processes that can intervene, but a strike is a long way off. With that being said, there could be illegal wildcat strikes, or work-to-rule that could affect overall operations, but it would not completely stop AA travel.

Some ports they go on the same boat, just head out in other directions. For example, in St. Thomas it is usually one boat that has Discover Scuba Diving, PADI Certification, and certified divers all going out on the same boat, just doing their thing in different areas around the dive spot (same location every time).

At the end of May this was still the case.

I would caution that this may not work out for you... They have capacity limits in terms of space on dive boats, number of students, etc. I was just on Symphony and all of the diving was sold out well in advance. They MIGHT be able to squeeze you in on the ship, but they might not be able to do all 4 dives. They will prioritize those that are doing the full course, those who are already certified and booked the certified dive in advance, or the Discover Scuba students first. The boat in St. Thomas was full and they had no extra room, and they might have been able to get 1-2 more people on the Coco Cay training dives.

I did my OW certification on 2 different ships and thought it was fantastic! If you do the theory work in advance, it is honestly not a big consumer of time. Pool work was done on the second day of the cruise- in the water around 6:30am, done by 10am. Open Water dives replaced excursions at 2 ports, but the diving was worthwhile. There is a little bit of other time at the dive shop, but honestly not too bad. You will connect with the other students and the instructor, and really creates a great vibe for the cruise. I stayed connected to the instructor on the 2nd ship that ultimately certified me and found out he was on the ship for the cruise I just completed, so we were able to connect and talk about diving and catch up. I feel like the value is good, the quality of the instruction is good, and the dive sites that you do the training is outstanding. I am a big advocate for doing the course on the ship, as long as you remember that you have some commitments to during the cruise.

I would suggest emailing [email protected] and inquiring about the status. They will email you some forms to fill out, then they will send you a link to register for the e-learning. There is also a way to communicate directly with your ship's dive instructor via email, which they are usually pretty responsive to, however responsiveness is sometimes dependent on how many instructors are on the ship, and how much time they have to spend working the shore excursions desk (they are a part of that team too).

I had booked Sip, Tour, Brunch as well as Sushi Making on Liberty for my B2B cruises that finished a week ago. Both were canceled with no notice, and when I went to guest services they seemed confused as to why they could be bought in the cruise planner because the ship was not (and had not been) offering them.

Same thing happened on Voyager last night. Unfortunately no free cruise for me

What ports are you going to? Seems like they are doing dives at Coco Cay, St. Thomas, Cozumel, and Roatan. I know that they do not have a dive operator in Nassau, St. Maartin, and Costa Maya. That is what I saw on my cruises over the past few months and what I am seeing as available on my future cruises.

I did the tour a few months ago and really enjoyed it. Honestly, it is a shopping tour in disguise, but at each food stop you get to learn a little bit about their product and get a sample. After the sampling the wait around long enough for you to purchase additional items, but it is not a hard push. Off the top of my head our food stops were (I may be missing one or two): The New Duff for Guava Duff Tasty Teas for a variety of teas John Watlings Distillery for rum and conch fritters The Bahamas Rum Cake Factory for rum cake We also stopped by the fort near Queen's Staircase and a beach to the west of the city, both locations having souvenir shopping. Our driver/guide was really knowledgeable and his passion was strong! Our driver was Harrison, who was well known by the locals, and showed great pride in his tour and his bus. He shared history and tales about Nassau, along with different Bahamian music that all tied into it. Our last stop was at the Fish Fry where we had a lunch and a demo on how they harvest conch from the shell. It was a morning/lunch time well spent! Probably my favorite Nassau experience.

It is not an amazing tour, but I felt like it was priced nicely to kill the day, see some things I maybe would not have gotten to, and get to the airport. Hollywood is dirty and we spent quite a bit of time there, but the other stops were nice and didn't feel overly touristy.