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Also, it's one big dining room with multiple floors. You can wander if you like.

It should be one of the choices among the specialty restaurants. If it's missing, you may not have MTD and may have early or late seating.

I definitely wasn't assuming you did or would. I meant "you" in the general sense.

New post reactions included.

Hey! The forums look different than they did 30 minutes ago!

Make reservations for every night. You can always change them when you get on board if you need to.

Yep! What do you do with the cigarette after you're done? Throw it off the balcony, of course. This is 1) illegal, it's littering into the ocean and 2) very dangerous. I hear you saying, "very dangerous you say? Come on, it's a cigarette." Yes. Very dangerous. Why? Because it blows off the ship and then back on the ship. Blows onto a balcony where it lands on the balcony and starts a fire. Or it blows into an open door and now it's really bad. That cabin is now on fire. What if someone is sleeping in there? Plus it smells disgusting. I can smell it while I sit on my balcony. Smoke makes me physically ill. I get headaches. If you think this is PC, I'm not sure what PC means then.

Hard to say on a 12-nighter. It might be 2 or 3 formal nights.

I recommend Bernard's Tours, especially if it's your first time there. http://www.bernardstours.com/ Do tour II and you'll have about 90 minutes at Orient Beach. Otherwise, my recommendation is, take a taxi to Marigot, get some chocolate croissants at Sarafina, walk around the Marigot jewlery shops and the waterfront market. Then take another taxi to Orient beach. Pay $20 for a chair, umbrella, maybe a drink. Stay there for as long as you want and then take a cab back to the ship.

Officially that's true. But, as you said, it doesn't seem to matter. Plus, if you're Diamond or better it definitely doesn't matter.

No, no advantage to doing it sooner versus later.

90 days and online check in is required. But the advantage is, they have all of your info and it speeds the boarding process.

Don't have a phone with a camera? Yes, you can wait until the port if you need to.

Certainly possible and one of the things I listed. "I think it can be better or worse depending on the ship, time of year, itinerary, availability of ingredients, the chefs."

First time on a group cruise for me in September.

Definitely only available on certain ships.

I found the MDR experience on my Harmony in October, 2016 to be somewhat mediocre. I found the MDR experience on the Independence in July, 2017 to be very good! I don't think it's a thing that has fallen down over time. I think it can be better or worse depending on the ship, time of year, itinerary, availability of ingredients, the chefs. One note: service on both was top notch.

You're welcome! I think it is the CD's choice. But thinking about the itinerary, I think it would have been tough to do it. The only good time would have been an afternoon on a sea day.

We used West Quay Cars (westquaycars.com). £95 for 2 people or £150 for four people. Need a big car for the luggage.

Did someone say Meat Loaf?

The number of people on FB that think this article is real just baffles me!

Good to know that Royal Caribbean ships pack torpedoes!

From what I understand of river cruises, the cruise line usually offers a pre-cruise stay. These are much more tied into the cruise itself than what Royal typically offers. The service is very high and some excursions and meals are usually included. I think you should definitely look into it and go with what is offered unless you're sure you can get comparable somewhere else.

First booking was before the non-refundable rates. Second booking is a refundable rate. Sigh... Thanks for updating. By the way, I made this change because I'm doing a S2S with Celebrity Edge and Edge kicked me off due to a charter! I was very angry.