bcarney

$100K and you still have to drag around a Freestyle cup for the soda machines.

Do you need passports for this excursion since you're going to another nation from SXM?

From Cozumel, looking at the timestamps on my photos, we were in the Windjammer at 7:25am having breakfast and getting ready to leave the ship. We took the Vomit Comet over and were in the plaza on the mainland heading through to the bus pickup station at 9:20am. First photos at Chichen Itza were at 12:05pm. Last photos were at 12:58pm. Boarded the Vomit Comet for return at 3:30pm. I'd do it from Progresso if possible to skip the ferry portion of the trip. Pro tip: don't do it in late July like we did. It's quite hot down there.

We did Hell years and years ago, we took a van though. I didn't know catamarans could go there. I'm looking for something like a sail-around-the-island type excursion, something that has me on the water for a while.

Can anyone recommend a non-RCL catamaran excursions in Cayman Islands? We've done the Stingray City excursions too many times, and I'd like to find something little different. Any suggestions would be welcomed.

We'll be on this cruise as well. First RCL cruise since before The Plague, July 2019.

I second this!

I wonder if the cabin that suddenly lost their "obstructed view" designation was billed the difference in fares? LOL

It's during Spring Break when what seems like a quarter of our state's population heads down to Florida, so prices go through the roof. It was also on a mainstream airline; the "budget" lines don't have those dates posted yet. And TBH I've never had a good experience on the budget lines - you'll never see me on a SouthWest flight again.

I'm in Michigan, and airfare to Orlando during the time we can cruise is over $1,200 per head for the 4 of us. I'd attempt driving, but last fall we took an NCL cruise out of New Orleans (pre-Covid booked certificates were about to expire) and drove, we disembarked at 8:15am and didn't get home until 4:30am the next morning. Miami is about 500 miles farther away. We've driven and sailed from Baltimore once before, but unfortunately the only cruise during my available timeframe is a 12 day and I'm reluctant to take the kids out of school. The planets just aren't aligning for me.

Pre-Covid we used to have a cruise or two booked all the time. I did some mock bookings last night, and now that the kids are considered "adults" by RC between that and airfare we've been priced out of cruising. It's $10K just for a cruise with an interior room, and airfare. No excursions, tips, dining, etc.

Dominica. We stoped there on our first cruise, on Carnival. Very similar to St. Lucia.

I just got off an NCL cruise. I'm planning on writing up a contrast/compare later, but I have to say the number of cabin staff on Breakaway was the largest I've seen. If I had to estimate, my steward had 10 rooms tops. Our rooms were half way between the mid ship elevators and the aft, and I passed at least 5 stewards along the way. I also think that the bartenders pre-paid tips are all pooled, and the divided up by the number of transactions each bartender makes. They were hustling and working non-stop when on duty, and I rarely had to wait for a drink. There had to be some sort of incentive to work at that level for so long. @BrianB I see you liked Breakway based on the number of cruises taken on it. I have to admit, I really liked the ship and Royal could take a few lessons from NCL.

I saw the Kids Sail Free promo and was excited! Went to RoyalCaribbean.com and found the perfect cruise. Started a mock booking, and it asked for number of passengers. Then I realized my kids are no longer kids as they aged out into Adult-fare over COVID. (sigh, and a little misty-eyed)

Can't speak for the USVIs, but we used AT&T in Roatan and Mexico last week. att.com/RoamLatAm