storknurse13 Posted January 7, 2023 Report Share Posted January 7, 2023 Good afternoon fellow cruisers! We are finally getting closer to the cruise. Getting through the Holidays is making me anxious to start planning! Where is everyone staying in Miami? How are you getting from the airport to your Hotel? And to the port in Miami? It's been a minute since we've cruised out of Miami so I need everyone's opinion on where to stay that won't break the bank. My fiancé and I are from North Carolina and are flying out of RDU. Let's start the party! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantuck Posted January 11, 2023 Report Share Posted January 11, 2023 If just looking for easy place to stay in non-tourist area, I like the SpringHill Suites by Marriott Miami Airport South, 6700 Northwest 7th Street, Miami, Florida 33126. They have a free shuttle from MIA airport (~10 min). Uber from hotel to port is about $25 (11 miles, ~ 25 min). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storknurse13 Posted January 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2023 On 1/11/2023 at 2:33 PM, dantuck said: If just looking for easy place to stay in non-tourist area, I like the SpringHill Suites by Marriott Miami Airport South, 6700 Northwest 7th Street, Miami, Florida 33126. They have a free shuttle from MIA airport (~10 min). Uber from hotel to port is about $25 (11 miles, ~ 25 min). Thank you so much, I'll look into SpringHill Suites! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Cruisin Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 Excited to be on this cruise too!! We are flying into Fort Lauderdale and staying at the Springhill Suites too but the one in Fort Lauderdale. Just going to Uber to the port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAcruiser88 Posted January 26, 2023 Report Share Posted January 26, 2023 We are in the 80s day left category until embarkation!!! Wife and I haven’t been on a cruise since pre-pandemic and now we have grown the family by one. Taking our 1.5 year old daughter which will make the trip completely different but we are just as excited!! Have any of you traveled with children and if so any advice? WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storknurse13 Posted February 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2023 On 1/23/2023 at 5:37 PM, Family Cruisin said: Excited to be on this cruise too!! We are flying into Fort Lauderdale and staying at the Springhill Suites too but the one in Fort Lauderdale. Just going to Uber to the port. We changed our flight to fly into Miami but we are flying out of FLL to come home. We got a great deal at the Holiday Inn Brickell right across the street from Bayside Market Place by the cruise terminal. So excited we now have 69 days!!! We will Uber to the port also unless there is a shuttle from the hotel, which I haven't checked into yet! There is so much available to do at Bayside Market Place we thought it would be exciting to stay close to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storknurse13 Posted February 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2023 On 1/26/2023 at 6:03 PM, VAcruiser88 said: We are in the 80s day left category until embarkation!!! Wife and I haven’t been on a cruise since pre-pandemic and now we have grown the family by one. Taking our 1.5 year old daughter which will make the trip completely different but we are just as excited!! Have any of you traveled with children and if so any advice? Hi! Today makes 69 days out!! It's getting close! My best recommendation is to bring a small stroller for your daughter. For me, entertainment at dinner was a must so I took an iPad that had NEW things to watch to keep them busy. I know, I'm not a believer in a video babysitter either but it sure made dinnertime easier and your fellow cruise guests will thank you! Also, earlier dining, unless my time dining works for your family then you can choose when to dine, because young children usually don't have much tolerance for late seating. VAcruiser88 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAcruiser88 Posted February 14, 2023 Report Share Posted February 14, 2023 23 hours ago, storknurse13 said: Hi! Today makes 69 days out!! It's getting close! My best recommendation is to bring a small stroller for your daughter. For me, entertainment at dinner was a must so I took an iPad that had NEW things to watch to keep them busy. I know, I'm not a believer in a video babysitter either but it sure made dinnertime easier and your fellow cruise guests will thank you! Also, earlier dining, unless my time dining works for your family then you can choose when to dine, because young children usually don't have much tolerance for late seating. Thank you very much for the recommendations! Luckily we have changed our dining to the Early Dinning Time. A tablet or phone will be on the ready with Sesame Street or Cocomelon to keep her distracted while we eat our meals. One of the first things we will do when onboard is reserve time slots in Adventure Ocean for her. When we go to our Specialty Restaurants, we will have her in Adventure Ocean. That way, my wife and I can enjoy the restaurant and have a Date Night. Those are few and far between these days. Would you recommend hitting up Adventure Ocean first to reserve time slots or going to a Specialty Restaurant first? Not sure what usually fills up quickly. This way we know what times we need to book at each place. So EXCITED that we are just a short span away from cruising once again!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storknurse13 Posted February 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 On 2/14/2023 at 12:17 PM, VAcruiser88 said: Thank you very much for the recommendations! Luckily we have changed our dining to the Early Dinning Time. A tablet or phone will be on the ready with Sesame Street or Cocomelon to keep her distracted while we eat our meals. One of the first things we will do when onboard is reserve time slots in Adventure Ocean for her. When we go to our Specialty Restaurants, we will have her in Adventure Ocean. That way, my wife and I can enjoy the restaurant and have a Date Night. Those are few and far between these days. Would you recommend hitting up Adventure Ocean first to reserve time slots or going to a Specialty Restaurant first? Not sure what usually fills up quickly. This way we know what times we need to book at each place. So EXCITED that we are just a short span away from cruising once again!!! I would definitely go directly to Adventure Ocean to book there first, that way you'll know when you'll be able to dine in the specialty restaurants. Specialty restaurants can be a little more accommodating than Adventure Ocean because once their full, their full. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAcruiser88 Posted February 26, 2023 Report Share Posted February 26, 2023 56 days till sail away!!! Excitement is growing after every passing day for us. Family Cruisin and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337rose Posted March 9, 2023 Report Share Posted March 9, 2023 wondering if anyone has gotten an upgrade yet for this cruise, i know we still have time but if anyone has gotten a suite upgrade please lmk, i keep upping my bid but haven't gotten any news. Looking forward to this nice trip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belle809 Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 Hi all, So excited 43 days to go. Haven't been on a cruise in 2 very long years and I noticed they don't have anything to request early or late sitting for the main dining room. Do I need to reserve every night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantuck Posted March 14, 2023 Report Share Posted March 14, 2023 When your reservation was made, your travel agent should have entered early or late seating for dinner. For my reservation through MEI Travel, the dinning time (5:30pm) is listed on my invoice. If I wanted to change it, I would just email or call my agent and they take care of it. For the main dining room, you can select My Time Dining from the website under Dinning and reserve a time, but for standard seatings I do not think you can choose early or late seating from the website. If you did not use an agent, then you can call RCCL and they can put in your request for early or late seating. One other note: When you get onboard, go to the dining room and look for your table (table # on your sea pass card). You can speak to the Matre de to request an alternate time and/or table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAcruiser88 Posted March 20, 2023 Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 Only 34 days till our vacations start!!! Has anyone who booked a GTY stateroom been notified of their room yet? A stateroom number does show up after scanning our boarding pass barcode. I was just wondering if anyone has gotten a concert answer yet. Also, has anyone been notified if their bid on an upgrade; has been rewarded? I keep checking to see if we were lucky enough to get one. Either way, we can’t wait to get this vacation started!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambya77 Posted March 23, 2023 Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 31 days to go! I completed the online check-in a couple weeks ago but the luggage tags are not available yet, when do they normally come available? I'll be getting to Miami a couple days before we set sail and I was hoping to print them before my flight, or will I just need to get them at the port? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Cruisin Posted April 7, 2023 Report Share Posted April 7, 2023 Anyone getting excited yet?? MaryG 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAcruiser88 Posted April 10, 2023 Report Share Posted April 10, 2023 The excitement meter just keeps rising!!! Only 13 days till my family and I are back on a Royal Caribbean ship!! On 4/7/2023 at 2:20 PM, Family Cruisin said: Anyone getting excited yet?? MaryG, Family Cruisin and 1337rose 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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