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That is a great sail out. Thank you for taking the time to post and for a great review.

It's always a bit hit or miss depending on release dates/inventory. We found a YAH Scotland mug in June in Edinburgh - but no Edinburgh mugs in stock. The Scotland mug is one of my favorite designs because it includes so many Scottish icons.

Deal! Which city do you want to take?

Starbucks is on my list too, if we have time. I’ve got a collection of You Are Here mugs from various trips.

Check booking.com. It’s possible to filter by location, reviews, price, etc. You can then book either through them or directly with the hotel.

I’m not seeing any of the Tortola/St Croix sailings in June or July including our July 1 sailing.

The letter I received from the TA does not contain the OBC offer for keeping the booking. Does RCI not provide OBC if you use a TA or is this a TA decision?

Are you sure you're quoting a weekly figure? CDC says as of July 6, 2022, the current 7-day moving average of daily new cases is 106,549. Here we are being told the actual number is likely much higher than reported cases from testing.

Interesting. I just called yesterday to request a Jewel block be sent me from a cruise I disembarked earlier this month. The agent told me to call back at the end of next month if I haven't received it yet and there should be a tracking number available. I wonder if RCI is expecting faster turn-around or if the agent was just kicking the can down the road a bit. I was told the Pinnacle package/stratum would take longer.

Jewel JS had the Lavazza machine. My husband liked the coffee pods. I used the machine to make hot water for my Starbucks Via and also for hot tea.

Self-assist began departing right at 6:30.

The Delta app check-in tab linked us to the KLM site. The morning of disembarkation we were able after some trial and error to check-in with KLM (we thought the KLM site was clunky and not intuitive but perhaps it’s because we so rarely use it). Once we received electronic boarding tickets we were able to see that the top right corner indicated we had Sky Priority. We were going to try to print off paper boarding passes at an airport kiosk because the KLM website said to print the passes if they were in .pdf form, which ours were, but many of the machines were not working. When we checked-in at the Sky Priority desk the agent provided us with paper boarding tickets which also indicated we had Sky Priority.

You’re welcome. We also had access to the KLM lounge which was very busy but nice and on the way to our gate.

The only way to get off the ship earlier is to do self-assist departure by schlepping your own bags out. We did not pre-book a cab and when we got outside there was no line of people waiting for one. One thing that was confusing (and strange) at the port was that the luggage groups were not in numerical order. Our group and 2 others was behind a screen separating them from most other groups. At the port we had to ask 2 people where to find the group with our tag numbers.

Boarding info for our KLM flight booked through Delta stated it left from terminal 2. On arriving at Schipol we got in the line for terminal 2. Several minutes later an airport worker instructed KLM passengers to go to terminal 3 for check-in. We then walked in the building back towards the check-in gates assigned to our flight. Just as we were getting in the long check-in line I heard someone ask about Delta priority check-in. It was at gates 9-11 and there were only 4-5 groups in each line where we were given paper boarding passes and checked our luggage. The check-in agent directed us to the Delta sky priority line leading up to security. Again, the lines to go upstairs and the security line were much shorter than those for general boarding ticket holders. The passport control line was also much shorter. We spoke to a group who missed their flight because they did not know about the Priority lines. We also spoke to several other groups who missed flights yesterday and some who were not going to make their flights this morning. We heard at least one airport employee say there was nothing they could do to prioritize people with soon-to-depart flights. When you get to Schipol ask and ask again to make sure you are in the right line. Some waited in much longer lines than necessary and others waited in line only to be told at the front of the line that they were in the wrong line. We got off the ship at 7:00 am and were able to get right in a taxi for the airport. We were through check-in, security and passport control at 9:30 am using the Delta sky priority lines. As others have reported the inter-Europe line even at 7:30 in the morning seemed impossibly long snaking back and forth for a very long distance outside the airport.

My husband has never had an issue at hotels, airports or even other RCI ships - that is why this is so curious (and maddening). Hope your work-around solution works for you and that Voyager’s system works for my husband. He works on projects with huge CAD files that are revised frequently so he needs realtime access.

We are on now. As others have said, there is access for D+ in CL. More than half the seating in Viking Crown Lounge is being used for overflow - the doors between the Diamond lounge and VCL are open every night. There is a sign stating VCL is reserved for a Pinnacle event but it is available for those from Diamond lounge as well. We usually aren’t there too early but last night noticed that sea pass cards were being checked. A buffet is also set up in VCL.

He spoke to multiple people including the top IT person twice, he was told by various people (including the IT person and the Loyalty Ambassador) that the RCI system on all ships blocks vpn access. They said there was nothing they could do to allow him access even though he explained several times that the IT system on 3 other ships allowed him to access his work site so this was not a fleet-wide issue/policy.

My husband needs to access his work through VPN. He had no issue doing so on 3 ships out of Florida this year. But now we are on Jewel out of Amsterdam and he can’t access his work site (needless to say, he is not too happy). Does anyone have experience trying to access through vpn on Voyager out of Copenhagen? We have a cruised book next month. Thanks.

Interesting. Any word on whether it is OBC or credit for individual legs?

Many thanks!

Can you suggest any particular dependable and fairly-priced companies?

No issue at all bring the flowers on board. I had a packable nylon market tote which I put them in along with a few mixers. Several terminal employees commented how pretty they were. Rooms were ready at 1:00 so flowers did ok. I also brought a collapsible vase I purchased online. It is working perfectly

Just checked out of Banks Mansion a little over an hour ago. Great value for the cost. Breakfast was very good with plenty of cold options as well as made to order eggs, omelette a, pancakes and French toast Within a 20 minute walk of almost anywhere and great restaurant options within 11 minutes walk. Staff was very helpful. Tracked us down last night after my husband left his camera in the lounge. As mentioned previously, alcohol and mixers available at all times and included in the price. Nice selection, also. This morning we walked the two blocks to the floating flower market and got some flowers for the cruise. I checked prices every few weeks and was able to save more than the price I originally booked with a multi-day discount. We’ll be back in Amsterdam next year and plan to stay there again.