IrishLassie

I don’t know if it’s ok to ask this, but would u share the name of the travel agent u have been considering? We feel overwhelmed trying to choose a TA

As others have said we're not suppose to name any TA's, so sorry about that. I have booked with the same one probably for our last 8-10 cruises & have always been pleased with what they offer. I know sometimes Cruise Critic actually has mentioned them on here on their home page (starts with the same letters cc). ;p

Anyone know what's wrong with Port Everglades webcam & some of the others? Keeps saying "they are unavailable!" !

No matter when you book you can always take advantage of price drops before final payment date. Take advantage of any perks offered by Royal and you then have 60 days to transfer your booking to another TA and take advantage of any perks they offer and still keep anything Royal has given you. Many times we have booked with Royal to get their OBC offer and then switch to pick up matching OBC, specialty dinning, and pre paid gratuities. happy cruising

Thanks for the info. The TA I always book with shows OBC & specialty dinning, but I would also like pre paid gratuities if I can get it. I'll be booking 3 cabins as we gave our kids this cruise for Christmas. Just hoping the cabin cost doesn't go up ! :eek:

Can't decide if we should book during the WOW sale or wait to see if there's better sales in the next few weeks.:confused: Any suggestions?? Planning to cruise nx Oct./Nov.

Thanks again everyone for all the info. Will be booking in the nx few weeks so then we can keep checking on the prices, but I'll let my son know the approx. cost just so they can budget!

And yes, that $71. price did scare me for a minute! LOL

Ok, thanks for the info. We're not booked yet, but would you know approx. cost of both drink packages?

How do I find out the cost of the drink packages for Oasis on the RCI website?? :confused: I can't find it.

Thanks for any info.

Following along. Hope you'll post lots of pics too! Enjoy & I'm sure the weather will clear. Have fun.

Thanks so much for the info. Was hoping Celebrity did a partial transit, as we love their ships. Seems like only Holland Am. does that & we didn't want to sail with them. Not going until 2019 so maybe things will change.

Reflection has a cruise that goes to Colon, Panama, does that mean they go half way into the canal & then back (not all the way thru)? Thanks for any info.

We heard that the gratuities have gone up, is this true & if so what are they per day? Thanks for any info.

Hi Marie, SO HAPPY to see your back posting, was getting worried that something had happened to you or your DH. After seeing all the news of the fires & mud slides, was hoping none of that affected you.

Happy Travels !

So looking forward to your review & hoping our weather gets warmer for you when you get down here to Florida! Has been really cold for us the last few days. Have a great cruise & look forward to your pictures. :D

I know this has been asked before, so sorry for the repeat, but couldn't find the post! :confused:

Do both cruisers in a cabin have to buy the drink pkg. or can just one get because the other one doesn't drink that much??

Thanks for any info.

Not necessary. You don't even need to have a passport at all, as you can go on the cruise with just a BC and DL. The islands you are visiting don't require it, so you would only be using it as your ID for re-entry into the US at the end of the cruise.... and for US citizens a passport doesn't need extra months of validity on it to re-enter the states, it just needs to be valid on the day you return. :)

Thanks very much. I won't worry about it then & just wait to renew closer to when they expire. Just don't want any problems as we gave our adult kids this cruise with us for Christmas, so didn't want to have any problems.

Thanks everyone for the info & we do live in sunny Florida, not Ireland! DH is Irish & I'm a wee bit Irish! :D

I think I will check with our TA when I go to book just to be safe, would hate to get turned away at check in!

We are planning a cruise for around the end of Oct 2018 on Oasis, our passports expire one in March & one in April 2019. Do we need to renew before the cruise? :confused:

Thanks for any info.

Lastly, late seating is 7:30pm

 

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Loving your review so far. Look forward to more.

A question about the late seating, did they change it from 8 to 7:30? When we were on last Sept. it was later?? Hoping it is at 7:30 as we gave our kids a cruise on Oasis for Christmas.

Yes for St. Thomas, but I think St. Maarten needs a little more time.

Thanks for the info. Planning on a cruise for next Oct./Nov. so would think that St. Maarten will be up & running by then.

Happy Holidays!

Are ships now sailing to St. Thomas & St. Martin?

Yes for US citizens on closed loop cruise

 

 

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Is that "yes" for birth certificate or "pass port" ?

Can you cruise the Caribbean with just a birth certificate or do you have to have a passport? We always use a passport, but we are taking our adult kids on a cruise nx year & not sure if they need to get passports??

Thanks for any info. :)

Loving your review so far & your pictures are great. Hoping to do a TA some time. Look forward to more of your review.

Thanks everyone for the info on Marie. Was just getting alittle worried about them after hearing about all the fires in CA.

Has anyone heard from Marie lately?? She's not even posting on FB. Hope everything is OK with her.