chmusar

Been on Radiance twice and never seen one

thanks for all the comments have booked the main ones whale watching in icy point with "Icy Strait Whale Adventures" and Kenai Tour with  "Major Marine" 

can't wait 😀

1 minute ago, cruiseguy1016 said:

What are you plans after the cruise? Will you be spending any time in Seward? We've been to Alaska twice (5 years apart) and did a tour with Kenai Fjords Tours both times. We did the same tour twice because it was so good the first time. The tour was the 6 hour Kenai Fjords National Parks Tour. We saw A LOT of whales and also got to see glaciers and other gorgeous views within Kenai Fjords National Park.

thanks we are doing a B2B Seward to Vancouver so your suggestion is a possibility

11 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

On two different cruises we went whale watching in Juneau and Icy Strait.
 

In Juneau we took a bus 15-30 minutes from the cruise port, to where we then got on a 2 level boat for the excursion. We saw many whales.
 

In Icy Strait we got off the ship and immediately onto a boat a couple steps away. We also saw many whales and some bears on the beach.  The boat we were on held 20-30 people compared to the one in Juneau which held 50.  In Icy Strait our tour was combined with the zip line at a discounted price. You can do the whale watching on its own. 
 

When we went both tours had some refund if you did not see whales. 
 

 

thanks for the info did you use the cruise companies tour or independently

We are doing a northbound cruise from Vancouver to Seward in September , it seems all places we stop offer whale watching as we will only be doing it once any ideas which port would be best , (i understand not guaranteed to see any)

1.Juneau

2.icy strait point

3.sitka

4.skagway

5.seward

Cheers from the UK

Doing this B2B next year on Radiance and cant wait 😀

Hi

has anyone stayed in Cabin 9002 on Radiance , i have no problem being that far forward or issues with motion sickness , was wondering about balcony and any obstruction from Bridge or noise issues etc.

Thanks

I am on anthem now deck 11 connecting cabin have not noticed any difference in noise levels from a normal cabin, the connecting door is by main door.

It all depends on your neighbours 😏, a towel at bottom of door can help if you have noise issues or your steward can tape door also if you take magnetic hooks put them on door and hang hoodies or coat to help dampen sound

Where there a few weeks ago and there where a few security people some where royal Caribbean staff , just be polite when saying no if you are not interested. If you go to Dubai and head over to the gold or spice market the sellers there came across rude and pushy.!!

Just come off vision and it is starlink , worked everywhere I went in ship speeds ranged from 3mbps to 30mbps , was able to stream at all times a great improvement on previous ships that did not have it

Santorini is a tender port , the tenders got to a different area to drop you off ( they are run by a local company so very efficient) you then get the bus from there, when you return you will be at the top where the cable car is ( which if you have a RC tour they will provide you with a ticket one way only)

Or you could walk down its not to bad but very smelly due to Donkey crap everywhere . 

If you are looking for a good restaurant on the harbour try Lombranos , i booked a table using facebook messenger the morning we arrived it was great

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g189433-d12498845-Reviews-Lombranos-Santorini_Cyclades_South_Aegean.html

1 hour ago, Tatra603 said:

That doesn't apply to cruise passengers.

Stupid rule, but it's coming from Greek government, not RCI.

I agree but not sure where you read that as per there own website it says 

"7. What is the situation with cruise ships?

"As of 14.05.2021, cruise restrictions have been completely removed "

https://travel.gov.gr/#/

34 minutes ago, hlperez said:

if you are visiting or disembarking in Greece, you have to have a test before you board the ship or do a test on the ship.

Makes no sense why we need to test as per there own government website, unless I am missing something 😀

"Welcome to Greece!

From 15 March 2022 onwards, travellers visiting Greece are no longer required to fill out the Passenger Locator Form (PLF).

Additionally, as of Sunday 01.05.2022 and for as long as the epidemiological data allow so, all travellers arriving in Greece, regardless of their country of origin, are no longer required to display a valid certificate of vaccination or recovery from COVID-19, or evidence of a negative test result from SARS-CoV-2 infection (PCR or Rapid Antigen test)."

50 minutes ago, little britain said:

Yesterday there were separate clauses specifically if your ship visited Greece then you still needed to test. Today those clauses on the Spain page have gone.
However on the Italy departure page the Greek test requirements is still there!

 

perhaps they have forgotten they have Spanish departures that go to Greece 🇬🇷! 

Confused!

 

 

 

For All Sailings Departing on or after September 5, 2022 from Spain

Guests 12 years of age and older who are not vaccinated or not up to date with their vaccination, must bring a negative test result for a COVID-19 antigen test taken within 24 hours before boarding day, or PCR test taken within 72 hours before boarding day, regardless of the duration of their cruise.

Guests who are up to date with their vaccination status must bring a negative test result for a COVID-19 antigen test taken within 24 hours before boarding day, or PCR test taken within 72 hours before boarding day, on sailings that are 10 nights or longer only. Testing is not required for up to date guests on shorter itineraries. 
 

OR

 

 

 

Pre-cruise test requirements for sailings from Italy vary depending on itinerary.

For sailings that visit Greece:

• All guests age 12 and older, regardless of vaccination status,will be required to present a negative antigen test within 48 hours or a negative PCR test within 72 hours before your sailing.

Usual RCCL confusion 😉😉

Doing a cruise on the 19th September from Tarragona 9 night's , on the royal app it says we need a pre test but on the "getting ready to cruise" web page it states we don't.

Testing Requirements

We are visiting Greece and disembark in Athens , but Greece has no restrictions anymore including for cruise ships according to the Greek Government Website. 

Anymore else embarking in Tarragona who might have an idea if we do or don't need a pre test, we are UK residents.

Looking to book Alaska September of 2023 , we will become diamond in January of 2023 are the discounts on cabins noticeable when Diamond ?? or just book it now? ( we are in the UK so can't reprice ) 

Cheers

All depends as my cruise in September says departure Barcelona but is actually Tarregona which is about an hour from Barcelona 

Cheers for the info we are arriving 2 days before ( helps with jet lag before cruise)so will most probably just get a uber to a hotel near cruise terminal.

We are flying into Miami International from the UK and wanted to know if anyone has an idea of best way to get to Cruise terminal(everglades) was looking at an Uber as it is only 30 miles away , but on an old post someone mentioned an airport transfer bus but could not find anymore info.

16 hours ago, Nix19 said:

The price has dropped for the deluxe beverage package. When we paid we had a discount of £100 onboard credit we put towards this. Even with this discount it is £60.00 cheaper now than what we paid.

My question is…if I cancelled our original booking and bought the new one, would we get our £100 onboard credit back to put towards the new discounted price, which would make it been cheaper? 
Also, we’re scared to cancel in case we end up paying more. Not sure how this works. Thanks for any help 

Where are you cruising as all European cruises they have extended there £40 PP inc Grats but you would have to ring royal to get that price

we got the local bus to Arashi Beach , got a couple of loungers which came with a bottle of water and wifi for as long as we stayed we had are own snorkelling gear but you could hire them if you wanted to. Beach was a mixture of locals and tourists.

You could also walk up to California Lighthouse if you wanted to. In total cost around $15 , and the bus driver both ways was quite chatty and even did his own mini narration of the area.

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowTopic-g147247-i144-k10963640-Bus_to_Arashi_beach-Aruba.html

I added this for my September cruise , had huge issues trying to get hold of my TA so just rang direct and got them to do it for me , the first agent said they could not add said I had to go through TA , rang back and then got another agent and they did it for me.

10 hours ago, orla56 said:

Hi if anyone has been on the Jewel of the seas this year on European  cruises you tell me what the  drink prices were like

ie gin and tonic.

Did they offer the 10 drink cards.We don't drink much and the drink package for our cruise is £67.86 or $83.31a day.

when are you going

Normally always empty and not very cold 

I used it last month got my $100 obc , just emailed club royale  the code from myvegas .

Not seen any free cruises on there for a while though