Have you been through the "new" Puerta Vallarta port terminal?....I would think not. If you happen to have an occasion to I think you'll see just exactly what I mean.
In the old days getting off the ship walking through a small terminal or even before that when there was nothing but a gate and you were in the ...what I call...in Puerta Vallarta. Now you have to walk through a maze of high end shops just to get out.
RCI has plenty of beach towels and tote bags. Since my first sailing this past January and my most recent one two weeks ago....so 7 total cruises to date. I have 8 tote bags and 10 beach towels...Yikes! I even have tried going to the LA onboard but that made no difference...they continue to give me what they have onboard.
I'll give another option "Orlando" dark or try the clear...great to use when you want to keep the white color in whatever you're mixing/baking.
Also the real vanilla Costco Kirkland brand is amazing.
Harmony is our favorite when we cruise with the extended family. I think prices will be over the top on Icon for the suite categories we like to sail in.
We don't care to share a dining table other than when we cruise with family.
Cabin category is of utmost importance to us and unfortunately on some class of RCI ships the suites are under public areas. Oh well...we sail for the itinerary not the ship.
Yes agree the crowding can certainly vary. So many D's on our recent PC itinerary on Serenade they used the Viking Crown lounge for the DL, the usual DL for Pinnacles and the SL for suites. We could also use both SL/DL but there was never a seat in the DL...too bad as of course it had the better sea views. The SL was pretty empty nightly.
116 Pinnacles
326 D+
357 D's
Just off RCI Serenade in Tampa at the end of our cruise. There are regular shuttles going to TPA $10.00 pp. Easy to find as you exit the port terminal they have signs offering this transportation. Couldn't have been easier and it was our first time there too.
You'll have comp drinks in the SL during happy hours...DL no comp drinks you'll have to use your 4 drink vouchers or use them anytime during the day at most all bars. So easy to figure out what lounge during what hours will work out for you.