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I booked a cruise the other night as well and the same thing happened to me. Both of our ages are listed as 54 as well. What a weird glitch. lol

We were able to use our fire sticks on Allure of the Seas without any real issue (aside from needing to figure out how to change the input) and they handle the public-website-authentication in basically the same manor as the Roku. You should be good to go, but maybe bring a fire stick as an insurance policy! :halo:

 

 

 

-germ

How did you end up changing the input?

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Thank you so much, xxoocruiser! Exactly the kind of information I was looking for.

Hello! I could use some advice about travel insurance. My fiancé and I are booked on Harmony of the Seas in November 2018. I went ahead and paid for Royal's travel insurance when we booked because I was under the impression that I could cancel that later if needed. We booked July of last year and now I'm seeing that some insurance policies require reservation within 30 days of booking?

I guess what I want to know is do you use the ships insurance or do you reserve outside insurance? If you don't use the ships insurance, what do you use? Is it too late for us to book?

My fiancé is a high functioning quadriplegic. He doesn't really have any excessive needs other than his wheelchair and his catheter. I'm a nurse and pretty confident that I can take care of any minor issues that arise. We're just looking for peace of mind in case he (or myself) needs emergency medical care or evacuation.

Put half of your clothes in each suitcase.

This is such a good idea.

RE: Yellow cab - I always call at least 24 hours in advance and re-confirmed. There is a limited number of accessible taxi's so you need to book in advance.

Thank you!

The seats provided by the ship didn't work for my mother, so we invested in a travel shower commode chair, which worked both for the roll-in shower and over the toilet. The one we bought (on eBay) was a Chameleon (Italian made) but I know a lot of people who have ones made by Nuprodx or Go-Anywhere. No charge for checking these on the airlines, easy to use, and worth the purchase cost when used for a lot of travel vs. renting.

There's no charge to checking a shower commode chair? I didn't know that. That's interesting. We've been trying to figure out what we were going to do without a rolling shower chair.

That Super Shuttle looks great. I think that's what we'll be using. I was concerned about the trip from the port to the airport. What a relief!

For those that have used Yellow Cab in Fort Lauderdale, do you have to reserve the accessible van for the trip in advance or can you just call and request one? We're planning on staying in Fort Lauderdale for a couple of days before the cruise and would be great if we had a way to get around if needed.

Love your reviews! Looking forward to following along this week. I'm getting more and more excited for November. Thanks for sharing!

My current prices for my 11/2018 HOTS sailing..

Chops - Dinner = $49, Lunch = $19

Jamie's - $35

150 Central Park - $45

Izumi - A La Carte

Wonderland - $49

Chef's Table - $95

Sabor - $19

Izumi Hibachi Experience - $45

As Halloween is my favorite holiday, I celebrate all month long. Let her dress up anyway! ;p

I believe only open for lunch on sea days.

Good to know. Do you still need reservations for lunch?

Thanks for asking, I was wondering this as well. I thought maybe it wasn't open for lunch or something.

Pics are gone. ☹️ Thanks for the PSA.

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Following along. CLR live reviews are so entertaining. Sounds like you have a good crowd. Hope we're as lucky next November. Sucks about Chef's Table but I'm glad to know I can cross that one of the list. Thanks for reviewing!

Following. Looking forward to your live review!

Spa services on all cruise lines is an outsourced contracted department and not direct employees of the cruiseline . Most Spas on cruise lines are operated by Steiner which is a European owned company. The Estheticians hired by Steiner must hold CIDESCO or equivalent certification, be qualified to use galvanic and faradic current, and also be qualified massage therapists. "Qualified" in reference to massage is not the same as being "licensed" . In addition to having a CIDESCO or equivalent certification the Estheticians are required to have a minium of 150 hours of massage experience preferrably being Swedish Massage prior to being hired by Steiner.

 

 

 

Though not a medical professional I'm very familiar with a Baclofen Pump. If it were me, prior to booking the message, I'd speak to Spa Services and state my concerns regarding the Baclofen pump... but than that's what I'd do. Also Spa service personal are prohibiting from lifting your freind onto the massage table. He must be able to transfer on his own or have someone such as yourself to assist.

Thanks, this is very informative. We will speak to Spa Services before we book anything then. I usually assist him with transfers for his massages anyway so that will not be a problem. I wasn't really worried about the baclofen pump, to be honest. I was more worried they'll consider his quadriplegia a chronic back condition and tell him he can't get a massage because of that. But now I can see how his baclofen pump might be an issue. It's sad to me that he might not be offered the same luxuries as others because of it but I understand policies.

We are going to try Zello, a free walkie talkie ap for our phones. Works fine at home, we'll know in a couple of days if it works on the ship.

Let us know how that goes please!

My SO loves to get massages and that's one thing he's really looking forward to on our RCCL honeymoon cruise. I was looking at our cruise planner and noticed that under their massages, they have the following restrictions listed:

• Open cuts or abrasions, recent operations (within 3 months), water retention, infectious skin diseases, severe sunburn, chronic or inflamed back conditions, severe varicose veins.
  

He's a quadriplegic and has a baclofen pump in his back. Is this going to prohibit him from getting a massage? The "chronic back conditions" concerns me. It seems kind of silly to me. They are licensed massage therapist right? My SO gets monthly massages at home, no problem. He'll be really upset if this means he can't get a massage on the ship. Has anybody had any experiences with this?

Gah sounds like you're having a great time! Wonderland sounds so neat. That's probably the specialty dining I'm looking forward to the most.

I'm klutzy.. I'd be dropping my phone in the water if I had it that close! :')

You take beautiful pictures. I'm going to need to brush up on my photography skills.

What and when is Jersey week?

You and your mom look beautiful! Good to know about 150. It wasn't on our list of must try's anyway and now I feel better about that. Do you have any other specialty dining planned? I might have to try my luck on the unicorn myself. ;)

Oh Maureen. I understand the "questionable" now. :'):')

Following along. We have an accessibly ocean view balcony on Harmony next year. Love seeing your room. Makes me feel better about room for the wheelchair!