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Saw one on Mariner in December. He was fabulous!

2 hours ago, LobsterStalker said:

Purchased Mar. 11

Email Mar.13 

No refund yet ... 16 days from purchase , 14 days from Email .

Not stressing about it , will give them another week before I contact them , but I have never waited that long for a refund .

Did you get the SECOND email?  The first was the “Oops! Our bad!” email and the second was the actual cancellation email. The refund comes a few day after the second email.

3 minutes ago, ABQrobin said:

Thanks!   You know, it must vary by season.  We have never had a problem so I guess we got lucky.  We take bug spray with us, just never had any need for it.

Wow!  Thanks for that super quick response! I wasn’t expecting that. 😊

On 3/7/2023 at 12:45 PM, ABQrobin said:

I did Altun Ha tour solo a few years ago while hubby went diving.  Here's my video if it helps.  Its a nice half day tour, great guides, great food.

 

Great video! We’ve been warned to bring bug spray because the bugs are so bad there.  Did you find this to be the case?  I’m also thinking long sleeves and long pants as I am very susceptible to bites.

Even if they don’t have that specific rum, they have other coconut rums that they could substitute. 

2 hours ago, JeffT237 said:

We were on the March 5th sailing on the Wonder.  I purchased it on Black Friday and it was listed as cans, however as many have reported what we received were plastic bottles, which was welcomed. I'm speculating that the price was cheaper for cans because I believe the can size is 12 ounces.  But when we sailed we were given the larger 16.9 ounce bottles of Niagra. 

I THINK they started selling/advertising the “new” package after your sail date.  

1 hour ago, JeffT237 said:

Ours was Niagra 16.9 ounce bottles.  I've read they are going to Evian 1 liter bottles.  

 

When was your sailing?

Still wondering what brand they are providing with the new package. 

31 minutes ago, mlbcruiser said:

I used royal Caribbean app just this past fall without issues. A few weeks ago we did a  elenrity cruise and I was able to use that app as well.

 

Our cruise is still a 3 months away with sign in starting May 19. There seems to be so much missing in the app at this point.  I have read posts by other people on this same cruise who have said that most of the excursions are sold out. Specialty restaurants do not appear on the app. Only the upgraded drink package appears. Also it showed a place for reservations for the main restaurants that are free. Yet it did not list the 4 restaurants. I clicked on menu and only the children’s menu would appear.

 

I understand. It’s best to make reservations for I Fly  and Northstar well in advance. Perhaps these can’t be made until after the sign in.(?)  I’m guessing that’s what the problem is. However, if that is the case, I don’t see how people are allowed to make shore excursion reservations, but not reservations for other things before the sign in date. 
 

Any help or explanation appreciated! 
 

 

You should be able to use the Cruise Planner (on the website - not the app) and get a lot more options. 

Per her cruise director’s Facebook account, she is back in the water and having her lifeboats loaded. They are floating out on Saturday morning. Should be back from Spain shortly. 

40 minutes ago, Candleonwater said:

Is it safe to assume there are no bottle filling stations on the ships?  I feel like I remember that being the case.

Correct. But you can grab some individual cups and fill the bottle with them. Make sure they are wide mouth bottles to make it easier. 

Pre-COVID, MTD was fantastic. They started seating people at the same time as the first seating. After the reopen, they started MTD later to accommodate traditional dining’s distancing. They’ve never gone back. I’m rationalizing in my mind it has to do with a lack of staffing. Maybe one day they’ll go back to earlier MTD. 

9 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

No, more like RCI IT screwed up to make the flier pricing not available or it was never meant to be on the flier at that price.

Kinda like the 4/1 sailing of Mariner showing on the GGG flyer even though the sailing was cancelled…

27 minutes ago, Threedragons said:

Received refund today. 

To your credit card?  Did you get the cancellation email?  If so, how long did it take after that to see it on your card?

They usually don’t open the restaurant packages this far out. Keep checking. 
 

3 hours ago, jbrinkm said:

 

Me too (although credit hasn't posted back to my card yet, and my email still has the "14 days" language)! Sailing 4/2. Planner shows it as cancelled now. 

I had two booked on different cruises. I just received the refund email on the first one. I paid for it using a combo of OBC and credit card. The package shows canceled now and the OBC was credited back to my account. I’m betting the CC amount will show up in a few days.  

11 hours ago, playingpossum said:

For those of you considering going to Disney springs it is doable as well.  One option would be to take the monorail to the Contemporary and then the bus from there to Disney Springs.  Coming back take the bus to either Polynesian or The Grand Floridian and then the monorail back.

If the Royal bus drops you off at the TTC, walk to the Poly and get a bus to Springs from there. Takes too long to go all the way around to the Contemp for a bus. Coming back from Springs, bus to the Poly and walk back to TTC. 
 

All Disney Transport, especially the monorails, is becoming more and more UNreliable by the day. Factor that in to all transportation times. When on a tight time schedule, Minnie Vans might be the way to go. I would personally never rely on the monorails or Skyliner to get me somewhere in a reasonable amount of time. I do consider myself a bit of an expert on the subject because I used to drive the monorails…

1 hour ago, ShillyShally said:

… it's the Evian advertised now.

Hopefully, it is. None of the new packages I have booked specify a brand - just that they are liter bottles. 

It had been varying. The current water package was just introduced. I’m curious what people have gotten since the new package started. 

1 hour ago, maxy35 said:

Noticed that DS was not an option from TTC, that’s why we thought SW then Uber/cab to DS. Just would like to know the bus time return RC run

Since you are considering doing an Uber, you can always do a Minnie Van from TTC to DS. It’s Disney’s private car service through Lyft. 

57 minutes ago, ramja96 said:

WOW! I can't believe this thread is still this active.

It should get more active when folks start getting their refunds and others still wait for theirs. Once everyone gets their refunds finally, this thread should get nice and quiet. 

No.

I’ve been seeing it on our seas days for years - not just pockets of it, but miles and miles of it. I live in a beach community and it's been coming ashore for years. Not sure why this year it’s such a big deal. 

14 minutes ago, MeHeartCruising said:

My confidence level for them doing this as documented and planned is about… 14%.

That’s really generous of you.

3 minutes ago, ramja96 said:

So I have to buy a package to get my diamond "reward"??? That doesn't sound like much of a reward. 

Yes but no. You have to “purchase” the one day package when you are onboard. But you “pay” for it using the coupon that is preloaded into your account. You also have the option of using the value of the coupon and applying it to a longer package onboard.