tkltomp

At the risk of sounding like I'm pandering to Matt , I would also recommend MEI. So far I've booked four Cruises and a trip to Disney.

My TA (MEI's Jacki) automatically re-booked my Baltic 2018 Cruise on Navigator of the Seas during a recent sale and saved me $500 dollars. I found out about the sale from her re-booking notice. While booking the Cruise she recommended the Panoramic Ocean View, which I think we will like better than the more expensive Balcony we were considering. Recently we had to move a B2B Cruise on Oasis from September to August and all it took was an email from me. Later that day all the re-booking was complete with no hassle to me. I even booked a Disney trip through her, and it was much easier than digging through Disney's web site.

I had to re-book last week and cancelled my Internet, drinks etc. I got the cancellation email from RCL on 2/10. The refunds hit my card today. I'm sure this can vary depending on a plethora of variables.

Absolutely, talk to the staff and communicate any possible issues upfront.

MEI is great. I have used them (Jacki) for RCL and Disney World.

Trans Pacific, Sydney to Seattle.

Would a TA know about the release dates ahead of time?

Try and get your reservation transferred to a Travel Agent, (MEI is really good) then you just work with your agent. It really simplifies the process and the Agent can take care of lot of things for you, and for free.

The Port Everglades web site has a schedule of ship Arrival/Departure times: https://pevvesseltraffic.broward.org/webx/