CruisinWithMySweetie

109 days! First cruise with all three kids. First cruise with the in-laws.

Oh boy...with my luck I'd probably get it! Mosquitos love me, even when I use bug spray. I once got 67 mosquito bites in FL while I was on a trip there. Makes me wonder if I should try and convince DH to not do our Coba ruins tour while in Cozumel next month.

Thank you Clarea, I appreciate the info.

So, if I bring an unopened screw-top bottle of wine into the MDR and then open it myself to have with dinner, I won't be charged a corking fee?

Chocolate breakfast?! How amazing...can't wait for August!!!

Hmmm, this makes me think I should follow up with RCI regarding my excursions for August. I booked over $500 of excursions through the RCI website last month and my CC has already been charged, but my Cruise Planner has no mention of my booked excursions!

DH and I have booked Coba for our August cruise and are looking forward to it! Well, I guess DH is more excited that me (I am not too thrilled about all the travel time). We did Tulum in the past and enjoyed seeing the old ruins.

I guess I should also state that I think the child needs to be at least 12 months old for the in room babysitting, but my DD was a couple days shy of turning 1 yr old. RCI didn't ask about age when I made the in room babysitting reservation, and I didn't offer.

I used the in room babysitting on FOS for my 11 month old daughter. I only used it one evening during second seating dinner on the last formal night. The rest of our cruise, my mother, who we brought with us to watch DD at night was babysitting. We had two adjoining rooms which worked out nice for our situation.

I remember the hourly charge for RCI's in room babysitting to be quite expensive, around $18 per hour. I think this charge is the same and doesn't increase if you have a second child being babysat. They had two women crew members who came to our stateroom. One of the women was quiet and reserved, the other woman I had seen a few days prior working behind guest services. Both women were very nice. DD was already asleep by the time the babysitters arrived, so I assume they just sat in the adjoining room for the time DD was sleeping.

The only problem we had with the babysitting is that DD became sick during the time she was being babysat, and we would have really liked to been notified that she was sick. I guess if I were to do the in room babysitting again, I would specifically tell the babysitter to contact me in such an event. Other than that, I guess I would recommend the babysitting if you are okay with the cost.

Sounds great! Now if only I was Diamond....;)

We take two gallon size zip lock bags ... one for DH and one for me. We use them to put our stuff in the safe so it's easy to find and we don't leave anything behind. :)

Great idea! I will definitely be doing this next time to keep things organized and together.

Bring wine in screwtop bottles!!

That is what I will be doing in August :) :)

Bringing Booze Onboard

Bringing wine or Champagne onboard: Passengers can bring a maximum of two bottles of wine per cabin during embarkation. Bottles must be 750 ml each or smaller, and passengers who want to drink their wine in public spaces such as bars or restaurants must pay a $25 corkage fee per bottle. Each bottle must retain the original manufacturer's seal and exhibit no signs of tampering.

News to me! Thanks for sharing. I will be bringing a couple bottles of wine with me in August :)

Since the coupons are loaded on the SeaPass cards now, do you have to specifically tell the cashier person that you want to use the particular coupon/benefit...or is the coupon automatically taken off your bill?

Thanks so much for sharing! We are considering a cruise on Oasis in March with DD who will have just turned 3 (we cruised previously with her at 11 months on Freedom). We will have to decide whether to bring Grammy with us again.