lubyshell

does the reservation through value trips include parking as well?

Has anyone done this tour before?

We got bumped out of our excursion in is the Renaissance ok for an 11 year old and is it cash only?

Thank you

We stayed at the Hyatt Place Ft Lauderdale on 17th street which I booked through value trips. It was fine and included parking.

Does that rate include parking while on the cruise or will that be a separate fee?

Thank you

Rent a car from budget:)

Thanks very much!!

When you check the web you will find a number of complaints. Hard to actually judge as you do not know the volume of business. If you have any doubts book with the hotel directly.

Thank you I appreciate the response

We are staying in Fort Lauderdale and need to have parking included at the hotel. Their rate is much better than the the Hyatt website. I have never used them before.

Thank you in advance

We live in Florida and always drive to the port. I have used off site parking for Tampa, Port Canaveral, and Port Everglades with no hesitation....but when we cruise out of Miami, we always spend the extra money to park at the Port of Miami. To me, it's not worth the hassle and stress. Miami is stressful enough.;p

I agree with this as well, when we sail out of Miami we alway park at the Port of Miami!

We plan on going to Marriott next week when we visit on the Allure. Are there plenty of cabs available to get back to the port ?? I believe we are the only ship in port that day. Was happy to see this thread and get some good info. :)

Perhaps one day they will get that app. Regardless, you're all going to have so much fun!

Oh, i am sure and really looking forward to it as well... Have been wanting to go on Royal for a long time and finally we were able to work it out. Looks amazing by everything i am reading on it. Hopefully my daughter meets some friends and enjoys the kids club...

We are on this sailing also, first time on RCCL !!! looking forward to it. Does anyone know if they have a onboard app that we can text with my 10 yr old around the ship ?? i know other cruise lines do but i haven't seen anything as of yet. Thanks...

We just did this tour again last week:) Your cruise line will most likely have you turn your clocks back an hour while you are there. Enjoy it, it is a great time:D

I would choose an aft facing balcony, one of the corner ones on decks 8 through 11. The corner ones have bigger balconies than the other afts. 8 is above some public areas, so I'd go with 9, 10, or 11. They are next to the "secret stair" area, a large alcove with side facing windows. Unless the mini suite has some fantastic bath and that is important to you, I'd go with the balcony. There are a couple aft facing minis on each deck, but they are all accessible cabins or I would have booked one.

We just switched to a corner aft facing on deck 10 for the Epic in March, thanks for your help and we are looking forward to it...

Thank you very much, we are leaning towards an aft facing and you guys basically confirmed it. Thanks again !!!

We just booked a mini suite on the Epic for next spring, my question is do i stick with a mini suite or go for the Aft balcony, price difference is dollars, literally, we have stayed in a mini suite before on the Gem but have never stayed in an Aft Balcony, just curious as far as pros vs cons with both rooms.. Thanks

We have used them before and they were great....

Good Evening, was curious if anyone had any experiences with the Sea Blaster Snorkel trip, we are going in November and was wondering if my 9 yr old could handle the boat ride, she generally does not get sea sick BUT she has gotten sick on catamaran trips we have been on. Are there a lot of kids on this trip usually ?? Thanks in advance...

We did costa maya a few yrs back before the hurricane hit it, it may be safe but we were not thrilled with it, we did a snorkel tour there which was fine but when we got out of the water we were waiting for a bus to take us back to port and there were a few guys with M-16's watching over us, many, many military folks with rifles in and around the area we were in, I am not saying it is unsafe or safe, just giving our experience there. We have not gone on a itinerary that goes back there since. Just MY opinion for me and my family. I am sure other ppl,love this port but just not for us. At the time we went with with my DD who was 2 and my DS who was 13 at the time. Educate yourself and make your own decision. For what it is worth, we did not SEE anything dangerous or violent while we were there, beaches were beautiful.