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Does anyone know how late the RCL shuttles run in Venice. We will be there on a Sunday night and I believe the People Mover to Piazza Roma stops at around 10PM so we are hoping to come up with an alternative way to get back to the port.

Mary

Anyone know how late Royal Caribbean shuttle runs? I thought I saw in an earlier cruise review that the last shuttle was at 10PM which is why I was thinking the Alilaguna blue line might be an option.

Mary

Would it make sense to take an Alilaguna boat from S. Marco back to the cruise terminal? We are also in Venice on a Sunday night and were hoping that this might be an option.

Mary

We recommend a road trip which (at a minimum) includes stops (to actually visit and walk around) in Positano, Amalfi and Ravello. Keep in mind that tour buses are not permitted to enter into Positano (only cars and vans can go down into the city) so most cruise line excursions will only include a view of Positano (from the Amalfi Drive looking down) which we think is almost a crime. Positano is worthy of some exploration on foot and you are only going to get this opportunity if you rent your own car, take a small private tour, or get there via the regional SITA bus.

 

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I was thinking of taking an 8:40 ferry from Salerno to Positano (70 minute ride) then spending a couple hours in Positano, taking a 12:00 ferry to Amalfi (25 minutes) spending time in Amalfi and then returning to Salerno on a 4:15 ferry (35 minutes) I am assuming the ferry would land in city/town centers. Have also looked into private tour to Positano, Amalfi and Ravello, but don't want concern over heights to detract from experience which is why I am thinking of this option. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Has anyone had experience taking the local ferries from Salerno to Positano and/or Amalfi? How did this compare with taking a land based tour? Just wondering which option might be better for one who is not a "fan" of heights.

Thanks, Mary

We stayed in Buenos Aires for 3 nights prior to a cruise in March. We stayed in the Recoleta area in a small hotel called CasaSur Art Hotel that had good reviews on Trip Advisor. Our room was a bit small, but the staff was very helpful. (If I returned I would upgrade to a larger room) The location was great; we were able to walk to almost all of the major sights. It was not close to the subway line, but that was not an issue for us since we either walked or took cabs which were quite reasonable. The hotel offers a free 3+ hour tour of the city on Saturday afternoons which was excellent. The guide was great - he really loved the city and gave us lots of local insight.

We did the Argentine Experience on our first night. The food was excellent and it was a good introduction to BA culture. I would recommend it. Went to Fervor another night (2 blocks from our hotel) which was a very good restaurant. At least half of the patrons were local, which we felt was a good endorsement!

We found that many restaurants gave us a good exchange rate if we paid in dollars. As a result, we did not exchange money on the street - we used an official exchange booth in a shopping mall near our hotel for incidental expenses. While we were there, the difference between the official and blue rates was about 3.5 pesos so while we might have done better exchanging on the street, we didn't have to worry about counterfeit money.

We really enjoyed our stay and hope you have a great experience as well.

We are flying from Boston to Rome in September and decided to go with Aer Lingus. Price was marginally less than non stop Alitalia, but real reason was that we decided we would prefer to break up the 9 1/2 hour return flight with the ability to get out, walk around and stretch our legs. On the way to Rome, we are stopping in Dublin for a couple of days and on the way home, if we went with Alitalia, we would have ended up getting into Boston later than on the Aer Lingus connection. At the end of a trip, we would rather get home earlier!

Mary

We will be docked in Salerno from 7:00AM to 6:00PM. Is it too ambitious to take the train to Pompeii in the morning, spend 2 hours wandering around,head back to Salerno and then take the ferry to Amalfi and back. Based on train and ferry schedules it looks doable, but maybe not realistic? Thanks for any advice on a DIY day in Salerno

Mary

OK, I just got off Serenade on Saturday.

I will say that yes, we did hear scraping noises during the day as people were moving their chairs around.

It wasn't THAT bad.

I will say that it was better than being in a suite where they started cleaning the pool area at 4 AM!!!!

I'm still catching up on my sleep from that. :(

We are booked in 1038 on the Serenade - not directly under Solarium pool, but in that general area - do you think noise will be an issue?

Looking at 2 different junior suites - one is a connecting room (1538) the other (1078) is located under the Windjammer. Any thoughts on which room would be quieter?

Thanks, Mary

We were on the Infinity in March - the internet was painfully slow. I did find that the speed was a bit better using the computers in the iLounge rather than using the wifi connection your minutes will last longer using their equipment.

Mary

We just got off a b2b on Celebrity Infinity. On the first leg, Jack Daniels was part of the classic beverage package. On day 2 of the second cruise (March 17), my husband was told prices had been increased and it was no longer available on the classic package. I suspect same thing happened with Jameson.

Mary in RI

We recently booked a junior suite on the Serenade - 1538. After looking at deck plans and RCCL smoking policy, I realized it is below the smoking section on Deck 11 . Other options are 1038 which is partially obstructed or 1084 which is below the Windjammer. Any advice on what might be the best option for non smoking, quiet cabin?

Thanks, Mary

I know that there are restrictions regarding combining the shareholder benefit with other discounts. For our upcoming cruise, we received a diamond balcony discount and used a Next Cruise certificate, can we also get the shareholder OBC? Thanks for your help

We will be in Funchal on the first Sunday in November. We were thinking of going to Camara de Lobos for lunch/sightseeing and then stopping at Reid's for a drink on the way back to the ship. I saw from an earlier bus that there is a bus from Funchal to Camara de Lobos, but can we find a taxi there to get to Reid's?

We did the cable car to Monte and the Madeira Story museum on a prior trip and thought we would like to see a little more of the island. Does this itinerary make sense or do you have any suggestions?

Thanks in advance for all your helpful information

Mary

Has anyone gone to this beach while in Tenerife? We assume that we could find a cab at the dock, but were wondering about changing facilities, snack bars, facilities, etc. Thanks in advance for any advice

Mary and Warren