karena1

Loved Tap Factory, did not like Voices at all. So sad to see Tap Factory leave, it was a great show.

just the cheap ones you have to hold down the button. I won't use them, I take my own blow dryer for any cruise/hotel/resort I go to.

They have basis shampoo/body wash combo in the shower To me, the blow dryers suck. I take my own toiletries and my own blow dryer to any cruise, hotel, or resort as I want my stuff with me.

We are at CocoCay about 10 times a year and NEVER spend a dime out there except for tips. Even with 2 ships, there is more than enough seating. We get off right away as we want front row on the beach, but even if you come later, there are plenty of loungers/umbrella to sit under. We see no reason to spend for the extras. We have the drink package which works out there. We love the free buffets and husband loves the Snack Shack, also all free. I take my own mat out there, so don't have to rent one. One of our favorite places.

I am not a pool person, I want to sit at a nice beach, which is why we always sit at Chill and enjoy all the free stuff. Not willing to pay for Hideway and have loud music and such. We go back in June/July again and will just totally enjoy Chill and lay on my mat in the water and enjoy my free beach.

I agree. In the caribbean, which is pretty much all we do, we always do our own thing. We grab a cab and go to our favorite beaches. But we always leave ourselves plenty of time to get back to the ship. In October, we are doing the Panama Canal, and we booked Royal Excursions and one Shore Excursions Group since we have never been to any of the places we are going to. Only 2 places that we are going to that we will will do our own thing is Costa Rica and Grand Cayman.

no, under 21 and you don't have to buy anything for them

We dock at Taino cruise port not Amber Cove according to the cruise schedule

We were just there Saturday and it was amazing! We had a wonderful time. Lots of people got off the ship and totally enjoyed their day. We got out there before 8 and did not leave until almost 4. It was so perfect! Love Labadee.

Same here. I grab our time on the app and then fill everything else in on my laptop. Much easier that way. Then I also print out our boarding passes as I am old school and want a paper copy of my boarding passes.

If cruising or flying out of FLL, we always park at Park n Go. It is 5 minutes from the port. You park your car, they shuttle you to the ship and you are good to go. When you get back, they have shuttles out there as early as 6:30 am and as one shuttle leaves, the next pulls up. We have used them for years. They are fantastic. If you book online it is very reasonable vs paying once you get to the lot. Much less than parking at the terminal and no worries about parking and having to walk from the lot to the ship

Any one know how much a taxi will cost to either one of these beaches? Or the cost to rent loungers/umbrellas at these beaches?

Do you know how how far this is from Taino cruise port and how much the taxi will cost?

When we were on Wonder in October, we went to Intense the first night and it was amazing-high wire, diving, etc. We liked it so much we went back a couple nights later and it was the shortened version because of wind. It was still great, but no high diving and no high wire. Royal cannot control the weather.

I think in 2025 but Liberty is fine. We go on her a lot and never feel like it is a tug boat or something. Shows are great, staff are amazing, husband thinks food is fine. It does not have all the bells/whistles that some of the other ships have, but we don't need all that stuff. Going on her again in the fall.

Yes, it will probably be full, but we were on Wonder in October and never felt it was crowded. But we hit fall break, so there were a lot of kids on the ship, more than we are used to. Overall, a great ship and Royal knows how to build it to make it not feel super crowded. windjammer at certain times was crowded, but that is normal. Just don't worry about it and go have fun, always places to go if you want peach and quiet.

I always print mine in color. They show up super fast

Yes, make reservations. It is a great show and it would stink if you could not get in on standby. I always make reservations for the shows on the Oasis Class ships.

Aqua show was great as on all the ships. We cruise a lot, and the Ice Show on Wonder was the best we have ever seen. We did not enjoy Voices as it was super distracting with all the background stuff going on. But the entertainment over all was good. I think the ability for reservations came out about 2 weeks before we went.

We have done MTD since it first started and will never go back to Traditional. We love the flexibility to eat when we want. We rarely make reservations, we just go when we want. Never wait more than 10 to 15 minutes. Only time we make reservations is if we are with a bigger group or if we have a show we need to make. But we are also totally okay with eating late, which makes it much easier.

I am also wondering if anyone knows anything about Playa San Isidro beach. I cannot find much about it. We are looking for a beach close to the port that rents loungers/umbrellas and has bathrooms. Thanks

I just used my SH credit to buy the bev pkg for Oct 2024. It was in my cruise planner. No issues using it at all.

I always do my check in time on the app, and then go on my laptop to finish the check in process after I get home from the gym. Print out my boarding pass, and I am good to go. I want a paper copy, never use the boarding pass on the app.

Many will, but we are like you, we don't spend a dime out there except for tips. It looks like it will be a total party area, which is not our thing. We are totally happy grabbing our free loungers/umbrella on Chill Island Beach by Wacky Seagull and totally relaxing for the day. Buffets are great and offer so many options. We have the bev pkg, so drinks are included. We go to CocoCay at least 10 times a year and love it.

We cruise all the time and I never gain more than a pound. I eat on a cruise the same way at home. Lots of veggies and salad and fruits. I drink, but still don't gain weight. I never eat desserts, in the gym at 6 am every day for an hour. I only eat chicken/turkey by choice, and love the Indian Curry, but very careful about when and how much to get. I don't go on a cruise to eat, I go to enjoy the ship and beaches. Lot of veggie options, and salad options.