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My family and I are cruising for the first time altogether, I've cruised a lot in the past and I want to bring them to Magens Bay. Should I book an excursion to Magens Bay through Royal? should I book an excursion that comes with other attractions like the Skyride and the Pirate Museum? or should I just grab a taxi in port to go to Magens Bay on our own?

My family and I will be going on our first cruise in August of 2024 on Freedom, and have researched the recommendation to avoid the Windjammer Buffet on Embarkation Day. I was thinking maybe Giovanni's Italian Kitchen but I dont know if it would be interesting for children that are 8 and 6 years of age. Would it be a good idea to reserve lunch? or is it better to swing by another dining location like Sorrento's?

Thank you @Ryan79!!!

I've been to Saint Thomas in the past and love Magens Bay. In August of 2024 I will be taking my family on a cruise for the very first time and I am torn between bringing them to beautiful Magens Bay or taking the excursion to Trunk Bay in St Johns, what would you recommend?

@ScottD will add it to my research before my first family cruise, thanks!!!

Thank you @twangster I appreciate you pointing out additional info

Thank you @Matt Your advice is always appreciated!!! Keep up the amazing work with the blogs and your channel!!!

Thank you @Shari!!! I tried removing the app and reinstalling it a few times and it still wasn't working so I waited until this morning to check back and the information is now there

Thank you @smokeybandit!!! Considering it will be our first cruise as a family, I was just a little nervous when I was having issues yesterday with the app

Thank you @ScottD!!! the Deck and Muster Station only reappeared this morning (24 hours later) and now I'm dealing with loading issues when I toggle between cruises but I'm going to assume that is also going to be a temporary glitch

Hey everyone!!! I have a cruise reserved for the 18th of August 2024 on Freedom of the Seas. Up until yesterday my reservation showed my stateroom number, deck number and muster station number but his morning I can only see the stateroom number, the deck number and muster station numbers have disappeared. I wonder is this due to intermittent glitches with the app?

Thank you @Ampurp85!

Hi!!! I've seen on Matt's YouTube Channel for Royal Caribbean Blog.com I saw that you can change from refundable to non-refundable deposit cruise fares before final payment date if the fares are lower and you are certain that the cruise will take place. If you already paid the cruise in full, does Royal Caribben refund the difference? or does that become an onboard credit?

My family and I are taking our first cruise in August of 2024, a 7 Night Eastern Caribbean with Freedom of the Seas stopping at Perfect Day at Cococay, San Juan and Saint Thomas. I was wondering about these two excursions for San Juan and Saint Thomas: San Juan: Pirates Treasure Hunt Family Tour Saint Thomas: Amazing Magens Bay Snorkeling with Sea Turtles. My children will be both 8 and 6 years old at the time of sailing. Has anyone done these excursions?

True, I didnt think of it in terms of wait times and stretching the value of the price over how much we would actually be benefitting from the slides. My family and I will enjoy CocoCay without Thrill Water Park this time around, either way its a complete surprise vacation for them and as a family we have never been in the Caribbean. In the past I used to work on the Celebrity Eclipse and loved exploring the Caribbean on my own but they have never been so I want them to see and explore all that I had the chance to when I was younger.

I agree, I know that Royal Caribbean is a business and that they need to make a profit and clear the massive debt they had over the course of the pandemic so they're looking at strategies to increase that profitability, but hopefully one day the Thrill Water Park prices will come down to a more modest price and I will listen to your advice and not consider unless it's under 125. Thank you!!!!

Our sailing is doing an Eastern Caribbean without a stop in Nassau, but considering its on Freedom of the Seas that had the last Royal Amplification before the pandemic-we may just enjoy the perfect storm slides on the ship and the splash zones. Would we go on another cruise later on though, I will definitely be looking at Baja Mar in Nassau-thank you Babsy47!!!

Under 50$ wow and for us it's showing up as 231$ per person, even for the children on the Cruise Planner!!! thanks for your feedback, we'll enjoy what CocoCay has to offer that's complimentary for this sailing

Thank you 27th Lady!!! being their first cruise I am quite certain they will come to love Royal Caribbean and it would pave the way for more family cruises in the future. Later on we can take a look at Thrill Water Park but for now we'll enjoy what CocoCay has to offer that is complimentary

231$ per adult and child at the moment and it's on a 10 percent discount!!! That's why I was a little curious as to whether or not the splurge would be worth it. Thanks for your advice RClfan1912!!! we'll stick with what CocoCay has to offer that is complimentary and save our vacation money for other vacation memories!

Hi!!! My family and I have a cruise in August of 2024-it will be our first cruise. My son and daughter will be 8 and 6 and I was wondering if the Thrill Waterpark at CocoCay would be worth it considering its about 200$ per person. Our ship Freedom has the Perfect Storm waterslides onboard and Splash Away Bay, so I was curious if we should consider it or just enjoy another excursion/activity?

Hi!!! I'm taking my family on our very first cruise on Freedom of the Seas in August of 2024. One of the stops on the Itinerary is San Juan Puerto Rico from 11:30am to 8pm and we have first seating in the Main Dining Room at 5:45pm. Am I able to skip that seating for that evening and dine out with my family in San Juan?

Thank you OCSC Mike!!!!

Thank you for the response foxrunner!!! very much appreciated!!!

I will be taking my family on a surprise cruise (their very first one) on Allure of the Seas for a 3 night sailing from Miami in August of 2024. When Utopia of the Seas was announced, it was also slated for 3 night sailings except from Port Canaveral. I know that a newer ship is more expensive, but do you think I should switch my refundable deposit to Utopia? My fear is that since Allure of the Seas didnt have the full dry dock as it was supposed to, it may be cancelled to be put in dry dock and therefore we may not have a chance to go. Otherwise I'm very happy to go on Allure of the Seas instead of Utopia