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SSBrickNJ

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    Royal Caribbean Carnival
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    Bermuda

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  1. Even though I'm not the OP, I wanted to take the time to say that I found this post to be very helpful!
  2. Your first sentence is what I did on Holland America Cruise Line....August 2023. I went up to the dining pedestal within the first 90 minutes I boarded on Day 1 and requested a table for 2 every night at 5:30pm. My request was granted.
  3. I think I understand your explanation...but I admit that I don't know for sure my status. I can ask Costco Travel(I booked with them) to explain this to me. Yet I assume from your explanation that I am "Early Dining" at 5pm because that what I remember choosing on my device's screen. Unlike booking in person with a Travel Agent or over the phone in a conversation...I was booking on line and it SEEMED to me that I only had two choices using the Costco Travel software...5pm or 6:45pm So....what IS "My Time Dining"? Can I switch to that IF it allows me to dine at 5:30pm or 5:45pm?
  4. Yes, if memory serves me right, I was offered "My Time Dining" in which there were only two options..an early seating ( 5 pm ) and a later seating ( I think was 6:45pm ) We certainly don't want 6:45pm because we want to be going to entertainment venues...selecting our seats around 7:45pm. So 5pm My Time Dining is a large block of guests all hitting the MDR all at once...correct? If I am included in that 5pm list of people...but...my wife and I show up at 5:30pm...what will happen?
  5. My wife and I have recently booked a 7 night cruise out of Miami for Dec 22nd - Dec 29th 2024. To keep costs down I selected an Inner Stateroom on Deck 8 that should be a "quiet room". It has a stateroom above and below it ( Decks 7 & 9 ). I had been pursing Wonder of the Seas for these dates but then I came to the conclusion those two ships had these things in common: The Boardwalk, a Central Park, and a reputation for great entertainment and even parades. I booked with COSTCO Travel. For some reason the price was $147 less than my AAA Travel agent quoted. Additionally, 10 to 14 days after our cruise ends, Costco will give us a $200 plus ( I forget the exact amount) digital card ...like a gift card...free money to spend at Costco was a nice perk for booking with them. So here come my questions....1) I selected the 5pm My Time Dining for my wife and I. Yet truthfully when we are on a NON "At Sea Day" we will not want to arrive to the MDR until 5:45pm. Upon boarding on Day One, do you think I could approach MDR front podium staff and request a table for two for 5:45pm for the entire cruise. Same table...same servers...5:45pm all 7 nights. Might they put that in place for me if I ask nicely? #2 We will want to see the main theater show, the ice skating show and the aqua show. Since we will be on a Dec 22nd cruise, at what point do I start to reserve those? I am told I need to reserve my entertainment. I have never done that but I assume I would accomplish that on the app? Thanks for taking the time to read this and for helping me. Steve ( from NJ )
  6. I never asked YOU to do anything. SOME people LIKE to help others. My original OP was aimed at those type of people. the rest of you should simply not waste your time on me. As I explained earlier in the thread....I personally help others on Tripadvisor all the time. I provide others with info they could find themselves....but when they come back to thread and say "thank you" it brings me satisfaction. By the way... This thread can be done....and I basically said that in my Post #35 In conclusion... I did thank those who participated happily in the thread and I regret I took up the time of those who chose to post in an unhappy manner. O...one more thing.... My wife is inching closer toward agreeing to cruising out of Cape Canaveral on the Wonder of the Seas. Someone helped me to discover that and I bet it brings them some satisfaction that I appreciate them. I really am thankful 🙂
  7. No one needs to help me find a cruise anymore. Thank you to the nice folks who have taken the time to provide me additional options. I personally have decided on Wonder of the Seas out of Port Canaveral. My wife is not ready to say "yes" just yet. She admits it seems like a good idea...but she is not ready.
  8. Does Wonder of the Seas have karaoke? RCI in general has now brought back karaoke?....or since Covid it has not yet returned?
  9. That makes sense. The person you quoted was being a bit rough on me. Yet the overall point some people were making was I should have invested more time myself rather than posting a thread asking for help. Some people ENJOY helping though. I do as well enjoy helping others. On Tripadvisor forums I help people all the time! People ask questions in which the answers would have been achievable on Google...but I don't say that. I simply provide them the answer they were seeking. If I help someone and they come back to the thread and say "Thank you"...I get satisfaction from that. Here's an example... https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g659474-i11672-k14647741-5_nights_Jersey_Shore_family_two_teens_19_and_17-Jersey_Shore_New_Jersey.html#119810756
  10. I wanted to edit my post but it's too late. The hotel is in Cape Canaveral....not Cocoa Beach.
  11. I have not booked the cruise yet.......but just in case we do....I HAVE just now booked our pre cruise hotel. Country Inn and Suites by Radisson Cocoa Beach FL
  12. Our last 4 cruises we have opted for the inner stateroom and this Port Canaveral Cruise might be an inner stateroom as well. It fits our schedule and we will surely consider it 😉
  13. @firefly333 this is the ship for your suggested cruise Dec. 22 - Dec. 29th out of Port Canaveral...correct? https://www.cruisecritic.com/cruise/royal-caribbean/wonder-of-the-seas * I'm excited for this possibility!
  14. Thank you. I am grateful for the feedback and I am open TO ANY FLORIDA CRUISE PORT...not just Miami. 🙂
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