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We’ve had to wait anywhere from ten minutes to an hour.  One night after waiting for 20 minutes without moving, we left and ordered room service.
On another ship, on the first night we were asked if we were happy with our table and server, and when we said yes, we were told to seat ourselves every night after that at that table and time.  Hence, no waiting, and trust me, the lines were long!  
I’m  mystified as to why Royal doesn’t know what they are doing on some ships, and on others, they are perfect!   

Beware of the many pickpockets!  Leave your good jewellery at home.  Do not put nothing in your back pockets.  

Right now, the Jewel of the seas is sailing around the British Isles and stopping in Ireland.

You are right.  

One of the royal ships goes to Tortola.  The baths are on Virgin Gorda, I believe, so you need an excursion to get over there.  

Thanks for the visa forms.  Our trip there was cancelled, unfortunately.

Can you tell me where you got the application for the visa for Egypt? Although we cancelled our upcoming tour for this spring, I would still like to visit there.  Thanks.

News Agencies are reporting the Prime Minister has resigned.  The International Community is working hard to get a transition government in place.  Hopefully, the extreme violence and chaos will soon be over.

What is your check in time?

7 minutes ago, Morecruisesplz said:

How can this be checked?

 This actually happened to us.  We don’t know how long the battery was dead.  It was just a fluke that we tried the door handle without using our card (forgot we weren’t home), and the door easily opened.  We opened and closed the door, and then tried it a few more times, and it just opened, with no lock engaged.  When we called maintenance, they said they would repair it within an hour.  We were on our way to dinner and didn’t want to leave the cabin unlocked.  This surprised the maintenance department, but they came immediately to change the battery.  

If the battery for the door lock is dead, the lock doesn’t work, and the door, although closed, will not be locked, and will open when the door handle is used.  

We use VIA Rail and the Up Express.  Usually, very reliable. 

Or take it with you as one of your allowed bottles of wine in your carry on.

i have done this twice on royal Caribbean .  as Honolulu is usually a turn around day, you arrive early and the ship doesn't sail until late, usually around 11 PM   if you plan well, you have lots of time to visit Pearl Harbor.  

We always use USD

A couple of years ago, we booked the holiday dinner in Chops for Christmas Eve.  There was nothing special about the menu, and there were maybe 10 other passengers besides ourselves.  There were a few larger tables of staff.  We felt totally ripped off.  I think the only thing extra, was one glass of champagne each.  The menu they posted online when we booked, was not the menu presented to us that night.  Never again!

we are booked to call on India next year.  I'm crossing my fingers, that this situation will be resolved, but I'm also not buying airfare yet.

Somewhere I read that the new visa requirements and processes will be published on or fire October 1, 2023.  

My time dining is a misnomer. On our recent cruise, it was not unusual to see a minimum of 100 people waiting in line, some with reservations and some without.  We would just leave and order room service to our cabin.  

20 hours ago, shaycamp21 said:

We live in Canada and lately my Amazon orders have been unreliable-- things I have purchased with one day shipping on Prime Day still have yet to arrive. I have a laminator and film so figured if it's allowed I'd just laminate them.

My travel agent gave me plastic holders for them.

You can easily walk to the Jewish area, the museum area is a bit farther.  Be aware, that you need to purchase tickets online in advance for the Anne Frank house and the Rijksmuseum.  “Euros” are the currency of the Netherlands.  Cash or debit card are king, credit cards are widely accepted at larger establishments.  Cash is not accepted on the trams.

Passenger staterooms are generally not open until 1 pm.  

I’ve brought them without any questions.  

A few years ago, we were sailing out of Baltimore and the ship got buzzed a few times by a Cold War era spy plane.  One of our shipmates was a vet and recognized it.  I think he said there was a big training base somewhere around Norfolk ,Virginia.  

What’s a floater?