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    Royal Caribbean, NCL
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    St.Thomas, and the Caribbean

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  1. Looking for my daughter and son-in-law, for a seaplane operator besides Wings Airways..who we love by the way..we did the 5 Glacier and Taku Lodge a few years ago and it was the best tour probably we have ever done..I told them to book early!!!! They are on NCL Encore and NCL is sold out on that tour and Wings only has 1 seat available at this point...So just wondering if any other operators might be an option for them...Thanks!
  2. Thanks Christine...so hopefully then after the 9th, she will be doing Caribbean!
  3. It looks like Sun Princess will be doing Med through September of 2024..but wondering about October or November....I saw a couple of comments that she would be sailing to the Caribbean later in the fall...anyone else hear anything yet? Thanks!!!
  4. Hi there...we are making a few reservations for dining and want to make sure we don't miss Lobster night in one of the main dining rooms...We are sailing on the Odyssey at the end of May..I heard it's on the 2nd formal night so is that correct and when might that take place? We have a suite Gte so hoping we can eat some dinners in the Coastal Kitchen, not sure how difficult that is to do if we will probably be in a junior suite! We also have the Chops plus one, so thought we would do Chops and Giovanni's..So thanks for any input!
  5. Euro cruiser..Yes, the Nazionale does look like a very central to the areas we want...We get in at 7:45am that day, but who knows with flights these days...so we were hoping to go to the Vatican that afternoon...I know we will be tired from the flight...and then in the evening hope to just walk around and see Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, etc and have a nice local dinner..in the morning I doubt we will have too much time to see much!
  6. The Hotel Forum was another one that looked nice, good rate, and good location?
  7. So, looking at hotels for a 1 night stay pre-cruise (Royal Carib. Odyssey out of Rome, May 23)...I know that's short stay, but it's all we have time for! So want a really good location as well as mid-priced hotel...The Hotel Nazionelle is coming up with one of the better rates..any experiences with it? The other possibilities with decent rates are Martis Palace, Mozart Hotel, Ponte Sisto, Albergo Santa Chiara. The Albergo Del Senato isn't allowing a one night stay or we probably would have gone with it. Any thoughts? We will then of course have to get from the hotel to the Port in the morning..I know that's a bit of a haul, so will be looking at transportation options soon also..
  8. George...I'm pretty sure we are leaning that way! So for Naples is there an excursion or excursions you prefer? We are thinking about the Capri and the Amalfi Coast..looks nice! The couple we are going with have been to Pompeii so I don't know that we will do that although I'm sure it's amazing..Then there is also Sorrento & Amalfi Coast do you prefer Capri or Sorrento?
  9. I know I'm asking this in a Royal board! But having a tough time deciding between the Odyssey Med cruise (out of Rome..Santorini, Mykonos, Kusadasi, Naples) and the Jade (out of Athens) which is a Greek island every day...The Jade a lower rate, but both look awesome..It seems like it's much easier to get into/out of Rome for the Royal cruise, but any thoughts on either cruise? Decisions!
  10. Update Alexander Keith's Brewery added some tour times for Oct.8th...so we are scheduled on that for 2pm, one hour tour and the stroll the waterfront and back to the ship... so in the a.m. we will probably visit the Maritime Museum, public garden (if time), check out the Citadel and watch the gun shoot at 12 noon, head to Salty's for lunch, and then our beer tour! Sounds like a pretty good day...How long does public garden take to tour it?
  11. So we will be in Halifax on October 8th, decided to tour the city on our own. We will be in port from 8am to 5pm. So thinking about hitting these sites, not quite sure in what order! 1. Halifax Public Garden 2. Citadel National Historic Site (check it out and watch the gun shoot at 12 noon) 3. head to lunch at Salty's (or similar) 4. Maritime museum 5. Keith Smith Brewery (I don't think the tour is available that day, but hoping we can still go in and have a beer!) and/or Garrison Brewing Company 6. explore historic Halifax and the waterfront. Anything we should really add or take out? How long would you allow for the Maritime Museum, the gardens, or the Citadel? Thanks for any advice...
  12. Salty's sounds great!!! Maybe after the Citadel Noon Gun?? Is Salty's on the boardwalk, have a nice view?
  13. Thinking we are going to see the sights in Halifax for our day off the ship...spend some time in the Boardwalk area...Citadel, Maritime Museum, Keith's Brewery, the garden, etc etc...what are the fun/great restaurants in that area that offer lobster/seafood where we could have a nice lunch? Thanks!!!
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