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I don't drink alcohol because of health concerns.

Can I get something else (water, soda. etc) instead or those are strictly alcoholic or sugary drinks?

Another great thing about the location of the cabin is you just take the stairs down one level and you are in the spa area which has great showers, hot tub, sauna, steam room, an premium towels. I always use this to clean up before dinner each evening when my wife and daughters monopolize the washroom in our cabin.

First time on Adventure . You are saying that showers, hot tubs. sauna, etc. are FREE to use for everyone? I thought it's only for people who use spa services...

You book it through cruise planner on th RC website. Or you can call.

Thank you.

Can you reserve the beach lounger and the clamshell online or you have to do it onboard? How much is it?

How do you get a clamshell? I need to be in shade due to the health reasons and the clamshell would work great. Is it free, if not how much does it cost? Also do you book it online, while on the ship or get it on the island?

Thank you.

No dining rooms are open for lunch on embarkation day.

 

Cafe Promenade is open, and Johnny Rockets usually opens after noon.

Thank you !

If both of us are Diamond will we receive TWO coupons books? Do we get TWO Free Internet days?

We are coming back to Royal after a few years, going on Adventure of the Seas in a month.

I'm trying to avoid the madness of Windjammer on the embarkation day.

Is there anything else open for lunch? A dining room?

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There is a wheelchair lift at the main pool on Deck 10 and a wheelchair lift in the jacuzzi in the spa.

I do not recall the jacuzzi in the spa area. Is it something new?

I know we can bring CANS of beverage on board.

Can we BRING plastic bottles of Pellegrino on board? The Cheers package will not work for us (not big drinkers) but would love to have Pellegrino with us if possible.

Thank you so much for the review and a great video! We are going on Pride in July.

We have a YTD for dining. The main pet peeve on our other Carnival cruises was that tables for two in the main dining room were literally inches from one another. You couldn't have a conversation because the other tables were so close to each other.

Did you notice if the tables for two are close to each other on this ship?

Thank you.

I have been a road warrior for fifty years and have almost every suitcase calamity known to man but since the turn of the century I have not had a baggage problem. I can track the exact location of my gear with a cell phone. Works anywhere. It uses RFID, GPS, GSM, Wifi, and Iridium.

 

Last month on Horizon, one bag was "tardy." A look at the phone and it was about 75 feet away in front of the wrong cabin. Problem solved before they cast off the bow line.

 

The technology is now under $100 and can also be found built into suitcases. For me it is peace of mind, and allows me to track my own stuff. Sometimes I send luggage ahead of my travel, and I can track its location before I arrive.

Which app do you use?

Just from Escape. The Platinum tour was on the first sea day at 9:30 am for our first group. They had a second group scheduled to go after our tour.

You had to register at CruiseNext counter the day of embarkation.

Great tour, very interesting theater backstage, galley, and the laundry. Those people working in the ship's laundry are REALLY work hard even with all the equipment and technology.

Can we bring a case of water on board?

What dining besides the buffet is opened on embarkation day?

Thank you.

We just came back from Norwegian Escape cruise to Bermuda. The ship was docked for 2 1/2 days. It was great not to worry to be late for the ship's departure for 2 days, come and go.

Did anyone try to book an Elbow Beach Resort for 1 or 2 nights stay while on a cruise? It would be nice to spend a day or 2 at the resort and enjoy a wonderful beach and then go back to ship at the day of the departure. I know it's expensive but for a special occasion like an anniversary... I know we can do a day pass but would like to stay a bit longer...

Crazy idea? :DDid anyone ever tried it?

Just got back from Escape. We booked a sailaway balcony guarantee. It was a last minute booking for us and a first guarantee.

We got our cabin number in 5 days. It was forward deck 11. Couldn't be happier, great location. It was quite a walk every day from elevators but we needed it after all that delicious food :) I know it's a risk but we are definitely considering booking sailaway rate for our next cruise. It's a biggie from someone who booked only midship on all previous cruises :)

We bought Thermal Suite passes online because we wanted to take advantage of the reduced rate vs booking onboard. So we paid with credit card.

We have OBC that we'd like to use to cover at least some of the charge for Thermal Suite.

While onboard is it possible to apply OBC to the amenity booked online and get a cc refund?

Thank you everyone. I'll keep checking and hope to get the cabin assigned prior to embarkation. Now at least I know how it works if this is not the case. Oh and we ALWAYS tip the porters to make sure our bags are not delivered to an Alaska cruise instead of the Carribean one :D

We just booked a very last minute cruise on Escape. For the first time we decided to book sail away rate cat.BX.

I searched the boards and see that the majority of guarantee cabins are assigned prior to boarding.

Usually we get the tags before cruise , put them on our bags, get to the port, give them to the luggage people :) and board the ship.

I also read that some people didn't get the assigned cabin until the boarding day.

So if you don't have a cabin number to put on the luggage tag how do you handle your luggage at embarkation? May sound silly but I really don't know how does it work.

Thanks for any pointers.

Thank you so much for your responses! I'm going to follow your advice and talk to maitre 'd after we board the ship.

I was just diagnosed with gluten intolerance. We are going on Pride in June.

I'd really appreciated If someone who has to be gluten free gives me suggestions how to handle this on the ship.

Do they have GF items on the menu? Should I bring GF snacks with me on board?

One of my favorite areas on Pride! No, the jacuzzi does not require a pass - at least, it didn't last year.

Thank you so much! Looking forward to our cruise and relaxation :)

We'll be on Pride in May and would like to use a jacuzzi and the sauna in the spa area. Do we need to buy a special spa pass to use these facilities?

Pretty much all of my cruises thus far have been to the same ports of call and on the same ship (or class of ship).

 

I still have a good time every time.

 

You're in port for so little time, to us the ship is the vacation. The ports of call are just a plus. If I wanted to really visit these places, I'd fly there and stay longer than 5 hours.

This is exactly how we feel for the Carribean cruises. We consider every cruise as our Health spa getaway: Literally. We are on a ship to relax, we always buy a spa pass to enjoy a thalassotherapy pool (if there is one on the ship), or heated lounges, etc.

To us the ship is a destination. If we want to visit a place we take a land-based vacation so we can fully enjoy it.