#4'smom

We were on this sailing with our adult kids and their families.  We all were horrified by the lack of respect a lot of this group of passengers had towards other passengers and crew.  Males old & young, constantly jumping to the front of long lines, packs of kids & teens running wild, we repeatedly witnessed several young boys treating the bar & restaurant staff atrociously. I could probably count on 2 hands, the number of times we heard “You have to give it to me, my Dad said so” & rarely with a please & thank you.  We were at the Boleros bar and the bartender told a preteen boy, “sorry I can’t make you a smoothie on this card as it belongs to your Father and our computer shows you do not have a Refreshment Drink Package.”  This boy told the bartender to “F off and make the smoothie, otherwise he would get his Dad!”  The worst was the young tweens throwing ice cubes down from Deck 16 onto the Boardwalk Deck 5, many of them landing onto our Balcony on Deck 11!   We got into an elevator on Day 5 with 8 other adults and everyone in there was talking about how fed up they were with this group affecting their vacation.  The crew should be commended for putting up with so much lack of respect.  
 

Our family are seasoned cruisers and have never been on a sailing where other passengers have effected our vacation as much as this did.  Never again sailing 3rd week of January!!!
 

I bought on the BF sale for 72.99, does anyone know how I cancel it and rebuy at  67.99?

13 hours ago, Ashland said:

Try South Florida Shuttles...they provide carseats and have large shuttle vans. We have used them and they worked out great.

Thank you so much, exactly what I wanted!

15 hours ago, Kansasbuckeye said:

How are you getting to the port at embarkation?

 

We are driving down from Orlando in 2 rented mini vans from Disney World…

How can 9 Adults and 3 Toddlers, who all need car seats, get from RCL cruise dock to MIA airport?

If I buy drink package and shore excursions now, do I prepay now or does it go onto my ship account once I’m sailing?

Megan's Bay has had a special place in mine and DH's heart since 1991, yikes that's 31 years ago, and we haven't been in St Thomas since!!!   

I just google mapped the cruiseport St.Amalie to the MB beach and it says only 11 minutes in car and back in 1991, we lost our way back to rental agency!!

We are arriving on the OOTS in January  2023 and would love to spend the whole afternoon at MB with our 3 kids, their spouses and 4 GK's however 3 will need car seats!!  My thoughts are leaning towards just booking the RCL excursion even though it only gives us 3.5 hours at the beach but we wouldn't have to worry about car seats.

Aside from that are there any beaches within walking distance of the cruiseport that would be easy with 3 toddlers??

Family of 12 with 3 children still in car seats wanting to spend time on the beach while in St Thomas.  Which beaches and how would we get there with toddlers?

Does RCL have cribs for infants and do they cost money

Can anyone tell me the current drink prices on Oasis?  

I am looking for hotel suggestions in Papeete that would allow us to check in early (around 10am) after we disembark our sailing? We are prepared to pay for the 1 night even though our flight leaves at 11:30pm but don't want to have to wait until 3pm regular check in time.

Thanks Anne. We boarded the Xpedition today and so far it has been so much fun and we haven't even done any excursions. We are in cabin 406 and the WiFi works great. Tomorrow is 8:30am beach & snorkel tour and 3:30pm long walk for us. So excited for the next 2 weeks in the Galapagos and Peru with Celebrity!

Also, don't forget to monitor prices - if they drop, take advantage of the price guarantee policy. Especially, check the 7 for 7 specials that are advertised almost every Thursday.

What and where is the 7 for 7 special?

Smyles, I feel your frustration too!! We are cruising the Galapagos with a pre-cruise stay in the Amazon in April and have been trying to find adequate evacuation insurance. I went to our local CAA office and they weren't positive about the Evacuation coverage because it is not listed in the brochure and told me to call the official provider TUGO. TUGO was also very vague, all the agent kept saying is "you need to call us for pre-approval of any evacuation"..... I have called many other providers and they either don't cover it or the maximum is $25000.00 which I'm afraid may not be high enough. If you find out any more information or a company name, please let me know by post or PM. Thanks

Does HA have a wait list for cabins in case there are cancellations on the 2018 WV? We are so disappointed its full, the itinerary looks awesome!

I dealt with Jason at Angel Express and he was always prompt and thorough in communicating with me. The day before each pick up, I would receive a reminder text from them too.

Thank you for the information. I was going to use them for two different trips in September/October, 2016, and saw 7 good ratings on google but could find nothing for them on trip advisor which scared me a bit. It is good to hear that you were happy with them. I have one trip from EWR to NYC for two and another trip from the Cape Liberty Bayonne pier to EWR for a party of 6. They have so far responded quickly but I have not finalized anything yet. Does anyone else have experience with that company?

 

Thank you!

I can't express enough how happy we were with their service. We were in 3 different vehicles with them and all were spotlessly clean inside and out! Their drivers were so nice.

$400.00 included transportation, tolls, taxes and 20% gratuity for 8 adults. They were always 15 minutes early, even at 5:30am! Our hotel in New York was on the east side.

We used Angel Express Transportation based out of North Brunswick NJ for our family of 8 and they were excellent. We used them 3 times: Elizabeth Hotel to Anthem, Anthem to New York City & NYC to Newark Airport. Their prices were better than most companies, vehicles were spacious and immaculate inside and the 3 different drivers we had were always early and extremely friendly. They are a 10 out of 10 in our books and would highly recommend them! :D:D

What information does Royal IQ provide while onboard the Anthem?

Are there any guidelines to the size of the Anthem Set-sail photo and the background requirements?

The texting option sounds great for our family of 8 in 3 cabins but we're from Canada and planned on not getting a cell package from our provider. If I purchase Voom won't I have to take airplane mode off and then I'll be receiving outside text messages at a cost?

Does anyone know if RC offers an onboard discount for Wonderland for dining the 1st night? We're a family of 8 and not sure if we should prebuy @ $49.00/person or wait for possible discount.

Do we have to dress formally for the Grande Restaurant on the 1st evening (embarkation day)?

Hi Matt, so relieved that everyone is safe and sound on the ship. I can't even imagine how scary yesterday must have been. Do you know how much Wonderland, Chops and Jamie's are person?