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Q: What are the dress codes onboard?A: When you’re onboard, the right look will vary by venue. But here are a few types of suggested attire you’ll see, grouped by item.

• Casual: You’re on vacation – relax! Jeans, polos, sundresses and blouses are all the right amount of laid back. Please keep swimwear to the Pool Deck. Shorts are welcomed for breakfast and lunch.
  Smart Casual: Think of this as a step up from your typical dinner wear. Dress to impress with collared shirts, dresses, skirts and blouses, or pantsuits. Jackets, sports coats and blazers are snazzy and welcomed.
  
• Formal: Make it a night out in your best black-tie look – suits and ties, tuxedos, cocktail dresses or evening gowns. There can be 1-3 formal nights during a sailing and is at the ship’s discretion.
  

Please note that bare feet are not allowed at any time in any venue and tank tops are not permitted in the Main Dining Room or Specialty Dining venues for dinner.

Here the rules from Royal's website as of January 2017. This has always been a highly debated subject. I have seen passengers come in the MDR with a wife beater shirt, shorts and flip flops.

I understand that it doesn't affect my dining but it does in a way. This person couldn't take five minutes to change into something decent to wear.

It depends on who is standing at the desk when you enter the MDR, as I said earlier, Indy dining room manager sent people out of to change. Good for him. I don't want to sit at a table where someone is wearing a wife beater and I can see every hair on his chest, arms and back. Sorry just doesn't appeal to me.

I just got off the Indy and every evening people in shorts were turned away and told them to change into pants.

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Gwsster, I agree 100% with a 10 or 12 day Pacific Coastal. Start in Vancouver, stop in Astoria, 2 days in San Diego and San Francisco, 1 day in Catalina and Santa Barbara. Or even 14 days with 2 days Santa Barbara. My TA said they are very seldom sold out for Pacifica coastal so that.might be why.

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Sorry didn't finish. Celebrity would be next because of crew to passenger ratio and the food. HAL for the same reasons as Celebrity. NCL would be last, not real thrilled with them.

I hate Carnival (sorry all Carnival lovers) you get what you pay for.

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Royal and Celebrity are equal in my book. Love the Royal Freedom class.

Celebrity would be next because of the pp

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I have always gotten double points for booking solo with the exception of a single/solo cabin, such as a Studio.

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Another free option is the Cafe Promenade. All specialty restaurants, Johnny Rockets and Ben & Jerry"s all have surcharges.

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I have done 3 coastal cruise with another in October. I would never do anything less than 7 days or longer. Especially if you plan to stay a day or two before or after the cruise. Look at a 7 day at least. You will love the west coast.

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Do not sit on a rollator and push someone. When you buy one it says it is not to be used for pushing someone around. They tip very easily and wouldn't be good on cobblestone. I made reservations for a river cruise. After making them I called about accessibility and was told the longboats are accessible but most river boat ports are not accessible friendly. You might want to rethink the river cruise. Take a European or Mediterranean cruise instead.

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Thank you kokopelli I was just going to post the same info. I am handicapped and as soon as a cruise opens I book but people who don't give a darn and aren't handicapped. RCCL asks you to check mark a box that says you are handicapped booked those rooms. Just before you book that room you must read and agree to the accessible guidelines. So if you aren't and book the room and check the accessible guidelines you are a liar and you should be removed from the room and made an example of.

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I was told that cans of soda are not included unless the dispenser at the bars don't have it, such as ginger ale or unusual soda, Dr Pepper as an example.

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I can't stand passengers that flaunt their status. What do they want, applause, pat on the back, what they want is every single person on the ship to recognize how important they think they are.

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Nothing ever beats my Casino Royale discount with a casino certificate.

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I have sailed every where in the Caribbean but the ABCs until January of this year and I fell in love. I don't snorkel but I wish I did after that cruise. I loved it so much I booked another ABC cruise.

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I agreed with the OP. I actually, when I catch them running will yell stop running right now. I make a lot of noise but it stops the kids in their tracks. I also can't stand drunks so I stay off of summer cruises and 3, 4 and 5 day cruises.

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I agree with most posters that you can Google an address, phone number, corporate officers and email addresses. Why post for an email address unless you are looking for support and sympathy.

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As someone else mentioned RELAX and don't over think it.

In 30+ cruises I have never ironed a piece of clothing.

On CC there are many postings about what to bring on your cruise, how to pack lightly, etc.

I wouldn't bother with guidebooks, the web gives you all of that. There is a site called cruise port insider that has almost all ports, what is in them, what to do, maps, weather, pretty much everything.

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I use my IPhone 6s, my IPad Mini 4 and my digital Canon. I carry all with me for different kind of photos.

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Was on NCL Jewel in November and didn't know I had a cabin with a connecting door. The couple in the room had a 1 1/2 year old boy who screamed from the minute he got on the ship until he fell asleep from exhaustion from screaming and crying. He played with the door handle all the time he was in the room screaming. I finally went to Guest Services on the third day. A rep came to my room and listened and went and talked to them but it did no good. For 7 straight days that kid cried and screamed, made him sick from doing it so much he couldn't hold down food. It ruined my cruise.

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I usually only book forward ocean views. My last cruise the bed was under the window but I could still see water and sky. These cabins seem to run a little larger than most and have very little noise from other passengers. I have one cabin that was bigger then my friends balcony.

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An article I read on CC said for all ships in March.

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I have many packing cubes, Eagle Creek and others. I am not a fan of the cubes. I don't roll clothes, if they are not of the material for travel clothes, rolling wrinkles them, tee shirts wrinkle when rolled. I pack 3 or 4 tee shirts together, folding them and they don't take a lot of room in my suitcase. I do use the cubes for toiletries.

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Have to go to Boudin Bakery for sour dough bread and Ghirdelli for a Sundae.

I did the hop on hop off trolley so I could see where I wanted to stop. Rode it a second time and got off at all the places I wanted to see.

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The Bar Hop hands down is my favorite.

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I disagree with moki"smom and others will disagree with me. Trip insurance is necessary. There is more than trip delay and a ship doctor visit. The last cruise I was on (4 days) a woman in her 30s slipped and fell and broke her leg on the third day. She saw ship doctor first, then in Nassau the hospital where they just wrapped her leg until we got to Miami where she went in for surgery. The bills for ship and Nassau were over $4000 and then you will have Miami and she didn't have travel insurance and maxed out two credit cards to pay.

Travel insurance is a game of do I really need to pay that $100 for peace of mind or just chance nothing happening. I don't want to chance it and I always purchase TravelGuard with extras added in, hospital of choice, more coverage on medical, etc.

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