Jim the Titan

Thanks everyone! 

Hello all! 

I just needed to clarify: 

•  If youre on a junior suite (js) you get free roomservice? ie: no more $8 fee (excluding tips of cours)

We are on a Mediterrenean sailing on the 14th of May for 7 days out of Barcelona on the Symphony of the Seas. While doing the dinner reservations I noticed that we would not be served a lobster tail meal on Royal Night? Can anybody confirm that the Lobster Tail dish is out? 

I remember reading that they would only be serving one order for this dish, but when I checked the menu it was only available ala-carte for $16. Thats kinda sad. Can somebody confirm this?

6 hours ago, britinbrooklyn said:

Just off the phone with RC. As of 11/2 you no longer need to provide a negative Covid test result, even when cruising over 10 nights. 
Obviously some countries do still require a negative test. 

What country are you referring to? 

Hello there! Thanks for taking the time to click on this thread. My wife and I are going on the 14th of May 2023 trip and had a few questions regarding shore excursions. I am a second time cruiser but last time was back in 2011 or so on the Liberty of the Seas. Same itinerary different ship. Among the things Ive learned from the first trip, is the fact that the prices of shore excursions you book from the ship are way more expensive than if you book from a 3rd party provider. 

The port stops that are scheduled are:

1. Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2. Provence (Marseille), France
3. Florence/Pisa (La Spezia), Italy
4. Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy
5. Naples, Italy

Can anyone recommend a tour operator or activities we can do on a budget? All your input will be very much appreciated. 

On 10/23/2022 at 3:14 PM, RafaellaCG said:

I really recommend the hop on hop off busses, much cheaper and you can choose where you want your free time. 

Edit: Not RC, there are busses in the port you can buy tickets to.

Thanks for this. I find the ship excursions to be kinda pricy. Any recommendations for outside providers are highly appreciated! 

Thanks for the thread as well! Noteworthy!

On 10/24/2022 at 6:14 AM, JohnK6404 said:

Also, happy to report the refund process/turnaround time appears to be back to "normal". We cancelled/repurchased a couple of items in the Cruise Planner over the last month and each time our CC was credited with the refund literally in 2 days (business). If you used onboard credit (OBC) for the purchase, it should be credited back immediately to your Cruise Planner.

Wow this thread was very helpful! Thank you for this post and seeing it through.

First of all thanks everyone for the helpful posts. We really appreciate it. 

On 10/24/2022 at 8:11 PM, PeloAl said:

Absolutely. We always try to board first thing since you're paying for the full day and can start using all amenities right away. 

This is exactly why I wanted to board early but as 

On 10/24/2022 at 10:04 PM, Ryan79 said:

You won’t be on board by 10am. That’s a promise! 

Ive seen somewhere that you can get all your booking times and still line up early at the checkins. 

But at any rate, Ill be there early. waiting in a line wont be a big deal by the time we get there since were flying in from half way across the world to the port. 
Thanks for the helpful posts everyone!!

This will be our second cruise vacation and I was wondering if its worth checking in and boarding the ship early. 

I am so excited and thrilled to be going on my first OASIS class ship and have been day dreaming, planning and going through embarkation day in my head. 

I plan to head to the ship early, be at the terminal at 9 am and hopefully board the ship by 10. Is there anything to do on the ship like grab something to eat and enjoy the ship before the hecticness of the port of calls every day? 

Thanks for indulging my fantasy but i am truly looking forward to my trip. Thanks!

This will be our "honeymoon" with quotes since we got married during covid. A year late for our honeymoon but better late than never! This will be my second time on an RCL trip and cruising from Barcelona. First time on an Oasis! Am pumped up and still 302 days to the trip!!! Argh! Too excited! 

Cant wait to board the ship. Ive been day dreaming of embarkation day ever since we booked our trip.