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Sip and Stream promo is back!!! I just booked it and refunded my separate deluxe package and Vroom package...savings of $30.21 to spend elsewhere! Hurry, the deal could end in the blink of an eye. 3 more days!!!

I booked 2/3 excursions through RCCL but was thinking in St. Maarten doing something outside of RCCL and stumbled upon shore excursioneers. Their prices are affordable, guaranteed to be back before ship leaves port, money back if there is a detour...almost too good to be true. Anyone use them in the past and if so, was your experience was positive or terrible? Thanks.

I was able to call and get my interior room switched to ocean balcony without having to pay more. Thank goodness for this site!!

If it comes back, pleas someone post it on here! Thanks.

Greetings! Huge multi-family get together booked on Allure of the Seas for an Eastern Caribbean fun time 04/23/17-04/30/17. Please bear with me as some of these questions might be redundant to past posts. I have scoured this site and read as much as I could and am grateful for the assistance thus far. Here are my questions... 1. I did sign up to be a Crown Member (I see future cruises on the horizon) should I wait to get on board to see if there is a bigger discount for the deluxe drink package? Right now there is the usual 20% and the currently advertised Sip and Stream (which is a great bundle) but I am holding out for a 30% discount. I have a group of 10 confirmed and possibly another 10 to join in the next two weeks. Is there a group discount? 2. How are you chosen to get an upgraded room and when do you find out? One of my sister and I have booked larger interior rooms while the other one (more fancy one) has a balcony room. We did link our reservations together and hopefully can all get on the same deck but as of today's post we are all on separate decks since we book own our own. Do I just call RCI to see if they can get us together? 3. I would like to book excursions on my own and not through RCI. A co-worker who has cruised in the past says to just wait to dock and there should be many tours trying to make a sale but I am a planner and need to know who is meeting me and what my plan is for the day. IS IT better to wait to port or find a guide in advance. 4. Is it recommended to get day passes for resorts in St. Thomas and St. Maarten? Are there not free public beaches? I have looked on resortsforaday.com and feel $100/person for a few hours is not worth it. 5. The Nassau 7am-2pm stop is relatively short. Is it possible to get a city tour and beach time in? Please share your Nassau tour guide info. 6. Looking for a tour guide recommendation in both St. Thomas and St. Maarten as well. Would like to see the cities and log in some beach time for both stops. I understand I can't do everything but would like to try to do as much as possible. That's all for now. Nevertheless, I am sure with less than 60 days to go, I will have additional questions. I AM SO EXCITED!!! Thank you all in advance for your responses!