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Labadee is a great stop but its future is unknown. I personally hope to go back soon. Safety has never been an issue. Go to the beach and stay away from the straw market.

Right about here:

Sometimes they return you to another terminal though… This requires a shuttle that you might have not planned for. Mildly annoying.

lol. I want to swear Miami off too.

Wow I’m actually tempted to retry the WJ after these pics! My kids try to get me to go all the time but I normally pass. Will give it a try on Wonder next month.

Miami is horrible but if you can arrive early (sometimes really early) and don’t mind waiting, it’s not bad. The passengers arriving at 10-11am are going to have a horrible experience. The same goes for departure, there’s only one solid method which is self assist at 6:30am.

Is the coco loco aka the Labadoozie? It’s been a bit since Labadee but I wonder if they are the same drink?

Some people tip nothing above and beyond the pre paid gratuities which is totally ok. It’s up to you and your comfort level. I’ve pulled back over the last year just because of the insanity of this countries tipping culture. It’s literally out of control. Our time in Europe this Summer was refreshing to say the least. It’s nice to be in a place where most of the service industry is paid a living wage and not looking for tips to supplement income. We were in Venice and my wife tried to pay a 20% tip and the server and manager were literally confused and thought they did something wrong. Regardless, I normally bring $50-$100 in singles (depending on 3 day or 7 day cruise) to hand out to bartenders and pub singer exc. I bring $20 for the porter at the terminal just because I have always received my bags early regardless of stateroom status and I don’t want to change it up and jinx my bags! MDR server $50 if we eat there. Speciality dining servers usually an extra $20 beyond the pre paid gratuities. Stateroom attendant $100 for 7 days on top of pre paid. Hope this helps.

I have seen something similar in park cafe minutes after opening. 4+ beards taking pictures of the food spread and looking official with clip boards and an iPad.

I like the painchiller. Enjoy your time on that awesome ship!

As early as you want. 9am-9:30am. There will already be a line started for terminal entry. The boarding times are bogus.

Except during spring break. This is not a breeze in March.

Miami disembarkation is normally pretty efficient in my experiences. This is surprising. Now once you leave the terminal and get on the highway….. That’s chaos.

Yes, we had originally booked a 5pm catamaran excursion via RC. I think you will be ok for 10am but there is a mad rush at 7am. Play close attention as to how you get a tender ticket because the Odyssey staff was not overly communicative on the process. Since you are on a B2B with a RC excursion on week 1, you should be able to get the process down before week 2. Have a great time, it was such a great cruise for us.

I bet they have a plan…

Haha. I agree, the new leadership under Liberty would burn this guy in a second but it would be such a bad look for the company. This guy is the # 1 and literally is the living definition of Royal Caribbean loyalty. Tossing Mario to the curb has some consequences attached to it. Could the company ever have the audacity to hold another loyalty tier party? All that crap the captain, hotel and cruise director (including the orchestra) spew out to the crown and anchor members would all be set ablaze.

And the post will be locked in 5…4…3…2…1

This consistency is the reason we cruised on Odyssey for the last 7 days of our 15 day vacation. After a week of planes, trains and automobiles it was really enjoyable to be able to be in a place that felt familiar. The kids were relieved to be back on Odyssey after all the walking (Rome was hot!) and they love the sports plex. We are 100% doing this again next year.

This is true. Since they decided to do the Oasis class 3/4 voyages it’s been Perfect Day and Nassau overload for us.

Agree, once you sail the Med it’s something you will want to see again and again. I’m done with Mexico.

We had an excursion on Odyssey in June but I did see people lined up the night before getting tender tickets. I believe it’s first come first serve w/o an excursion. I can tell you this, it’s absolute madness if you are attempting to be off the ship early AM.

Probably not. I don’t think my kids (8,12) would enjoy it. The kids want Icon or any Oasis class (especially Wonder and Utopia). Kids are hard to please these day.

It’s a Royal Caribbean cruise which is a positive for sure. Enjoy

It’s a nice place but not a nice place if you have this idea of enjoying the actual ocean.

It would still be a disaster though. The amount of time and resources the company has burned through to essentially make this guy an unpaid brand ambassador would all be tossed into a dumpster fire.