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Yes, absolutely. Keep in mind, also, that if you did not care for your MDR entree or would like something more, your servers will gladly bring you something else from the MDR menu.

I guess I screwed up while trying to do this on Harmony a few weeks ago. I clicked to reserve and got a confirmation and letter received an email with a booking number after disembarkation. My assumption was that my credit card on file would be charged the $200. However, when we decided on our next cruise and called to make the reservation two weeks later, I was told that my booking number was cancelled for non-payment.

"On an average sea day, the former bartender estimated that he made anywhere from 80 to 250 drinks." I was kind of surprised by this number. Did anyone else think this sounded like a low amount? I was pleased with how well he was he did financially. Good luck to him in his educational endeavors!

I guess we got in just under the wire! We received our Emerald pins on Harmony after visiting the Loyalty Ambassador during our January 28th - February 4th sailing! One more until Diamond!

Not that Cabin or Ship, but here is a couple views from 6690 on Quantum (same ship class). Obstructed? Yes, but it’s not like all you see is a yellow lifeboat when you open the curtains every morning.

Just as @smokeybandit stated, the menus are just the featured cocktails and some of the bars have their own featured menu. Since you do have the drink package, here is a quick tip in case you didn't know, always state the brand of liquor you would like in your drinks (i.e Tito's or Grey Goose vodka in your Bloody Mary). A higher shelf liquor will improve your drink quality and does not cost extra with the drink package!

Correct. I believe this is true of all the Vision-class ships. My wife was able to get a gluten-free pizza in the Park Cafe on Vision.

Well, this one is no longer happening for us. Scheduling conflict for my wife's job is preventing us from going, so we have changed dates and ships. @SpeedNoodles maybe remove this roll call since no members are sailing?

Rhapsody of the Seas January 26, 2025

Just a couple weeks ago, we were dropped off by our Uber in the loop on the east side of the building shown below. Our driver (experienced in Galveston cruise drop-offs) knew exactly where to go. Luggage porters will be waiting and available.

From Amazon: Luggage tag holders! Combination Passport/Vax Card Holders (In the post COVID era, the different colors make it easy to know which one is which when getting them out of my carryon) From Dollar Tree: Towel Clips, Magnetic Hooks/Clips, Small Battery-Operated LED Night Lights (For older ships with no automatic night lights in the stateroom bathrooms)

My wife set up the pickup (her account) the evening before while we were at dinner. She entered the date, time, pickup location, and destination then chose a driver from an available list of drivers/prices.

For those wondering, UBER was the option we went with and it could not have gone better! Because we didn't really know how heavy traffic could or would be, be arranged for an 11:15 pick up for our 12:00 arrival time. Our driver, Gina, promptly picked us up at our Seawall Blvd hotel at 11:15 and we were on our way. I was surprised just how light traffic turned out to be and we arrived at the port at 11:28. I expected to have to wait until noon after handing off our luggage to the porter, but were promptly waved into the terminal. Security check, carry on x-ray, a quick question from an agent about our health status, followed by a passport check and scan of our set sail passes had us on our way up the gangway. We were done with our muster station check in and ordering our first drink at the Sand Bar before our scheduled arrival time!

I prefer the sad tuba music that plays when you lose on The Price Is Right!

I should have taken a picture of it last week, but Harmony also had LED screens in the Royal Promenade and Central Park with a "Next Departure" time. I agree about the size/seat availability. We were lucky to get the last table once that had only one seat. Thankfully, the missing seat was unoccupied at another table.

Sorry that I did not see your reply before the ship sailed out of Galveston. We were disappointed that the "Puzzle Break Center" was closed for the entire cruise. We went to find out what it was (not knowing what a "puzzle break center" is) and saw that it was the location of the Rubicon Escape Room only by the word "Rubicon" on the carpet. We really wanted to try this escape room, but tried not to get too excited about it since we had read that it has been closed for some time. I hope you are enjoying your sailing!

I found a duck! I wasn’t even trying and I found a duck near the spa entrance! No tag though

OMG! This ship is so big and I’m already taking a MAJOR advantage of this drink package!

IT’S CRUISE DAY!!! SEE YOU ALL AT NOON!!!

FYI: I sent a DM to Royal Caribbean's Twitter/X account to ask about the availability (or rather, the lack) of the "Safety" icon and the Muster Station Map on the app. The reply stated that these features become available once on board. (Perhaps these features are only available on the ship's wi-fi?)

That’s been my understanding about the GSWM FB page. They’re pretty much just for airport/airport hotel transfers to/from port. It’s just not economically feasible for them to do local transportation.

What are everyone's recommended options for getting to the port in Galveston from our Galveston hotel on Seawall Blvd? (January 28th! 12 days!) Thinking we'll just call for a Taxi (or maybe Uber). Or is there some other option I should consider?

You mean like this one I took in Cozumel when Harmony sailed in while we were on Rhapsody?

I hope you all had a Merry Christmas! Now that that countdown is over, it's time to update to a new one!

45 DAYS!!!! Be we sure to begin your check-in and get your preferred arrival time!