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Thanks for sharing, Paradise.

Were the main pools cold or were they heated?

How about the Solarium pool...cold or heated?

Hi Jessy, Thank you for sharing your vacation with all of us. A couple of questions:

How many passengers are on this week's sailing?

Is the main pool heated? If not, how cold?

Is the Solarium pool heated? If not hot cold?

Thank you for your replies. I hope the pools are warmer at the end of Jan/beg. of Feb. We were on Celebrity Equinox in Beg. of Dec. The outdoor pools were so cold very few people were in them the entire 12 days!!! Usually the oppostet problem...too crowded to go in them!

How was the port in the Dominican Republic?

Did you go to a beach and if so, which one?

excursion or taxi?

thank you for the pics. another quick question: are the pools heated on the ship?

Thank you for sharing your vacation with us. We will be on Odyssey at the end of January. Quick question regarding the placement of the closet in an oceanview balcony. Is it like the Oasis class, where there are two closets, one on each side of the sofa/loveseat? I sure hope so...

12 hours ago, GenerationX said:

Thank you!  I actually talked to a couple of crew members about that on Friday and got different numbers but one said 1500 and the other said 1600 and they’re expecting about the same next cruise, but then expect the numbers to jump up after that one.  I think capacity for S class is around 2800, so we’re just a little over half full.

Thank you so much for your quick response. One more question: Are any of the pools on the ship heated?

Your dresses are sooooo cute!!! 

Thank you for your review. Can you find out how many pax are on your cruise and how many is expected next cruise?

Have fun and enjoy every minute!

On 10/11/2021 at 8:53 PM, cruisegus said:

with the lousy time they are now offering no dinner till 6:45 or later

Agree...6:45 is not a good time for us. Even though early dining time (5:30) seems early, at least we ill be able to see the early shows and have more time for fun in the evenings. For cruises from Nov-Mar. it gets dark early anyway, right?

thank you...yes, hope someone will post the details or we will just ask at the casino desk.

5 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

Use your Seapass card in a slot machine and load your OBC onto it.

thank you...but how do you do it? when you load the card do you click "account?" Can you load just part of the OBC or will all of it show up?

After you play for a while can you get cash for the balance?

sorry for all the questions, We have never done this before.

Some questions:

We have some OBC due to a price drop. Can we use any of this at the casino? If so, how do we do this?

How was the entertainment? Comedians, Magicians, Ice show?

On 9/13/2021 at 11:52 AM, BNBR said:

 

Terminal A is brand new and the garage is outstanding.   Absolutely park and just take your bags.  You'll ride the elevator down from the parking garage and step out right at check in, no crossing the street or anything.  Look to the left and there should be a porter right there.  If not, just walk to the right a few steps and you'll see porters.  The elevators are right smack in the middle of the drop off area.  Drop off before you actually check in.  The distance to walk with your bags is extremely minimal at Terminal A and if you want, you can even drive up a floor or so extra and just park near the elevator if you prefer.

 

Prior to COVID, there were porters in the garage that would take the bags out of your trunk prior to parking.  So also consider that this service could make a comeback eventually.  But even without it, the distance to walk with bags is negligible. 

yes, thank you for this info! We don't mind walking, but this process sounds super easy!!

Do we need to make a reservation for a parking spot?

On 9/10/2021 at 4:56 PM, rkacruiser said:

 

Did the post by capriccio answer your questions?  

yes, thank you

2 hours ago, barbeyg said:

 

There is a parking garage.  See the map of the port here:

 

https://www.miamidade.gov/portmiami/library/portmiami-map.pdf

 

RCI parking garage is $25 per day, and adjacent to the terminal.

Thank you for this very helpful info. The map we looked at must have been older because it did not show a garage for terminal A. We are aware of the $25/day charge. Again thank you for your time.

2 hours ago, barbeyg said:

 

There is a parking garage.  See the map of the port here:

 

https://www.miamidade.gov/portmiami/library/portmiami-map.pdf

 

RCI parking garage is $25 per day, and adjacent to the terminal.

On 7/19/2021 at 6:48 PM, Ourusualbeach said:

Not worth the aggravation for us to save maybe $10 a day. Much different than FLL with Park n Cruise

Is there a parking garage for terminal A or is there a shuttle if we have to use another terminal's parking garage? This is the first time we have driven to POM. Thank you for your help.

On 9/7/2021 at 4:15 PM, rkacruiser said:

 

Yes, you can do as you are suggesting, but there will be no Porter assistance until you get to the Terminal where your ship is docked.  Trying to drag luggage through the crowds that will be filling the sidewalk and even into the street, at times, was a challenge for me and I just had a carry-on.  

 

I was able to get a Porter to assist me in getting my luggage to my car in Garage G from Terminal F.  I don't know if that is always possible.  I was a MSC Yacht Club guest.  Whether that made any difference or not, I don't know.  I saw no luggage carts for guests to use anywhere at the terminals or the parking garage.  

We are cruising on the Symphony of the Seas and I think out of Terminal A. Is there a parking garage for Terminal A? If not, is there a shuttle from the other garages to Terminal A? This is out first time driving to the port.

Thank you for your help.

On 9/6/2021 at 1:53 PM, island lady said:

Three weeks ago I received my refund of deposit (500.00) for one leg (no idea which one) of cancelled Feb./March Rhapsody cruise RCI cancelled on us.   But not the second (or first?) leg.  

 

Typical. 😒

Do you or anyone else know if you can still use CWC on a cruise that you have used FCC to pay for? We had a cruise booked in Sept, 2020 but RC cancelled due to Covid. We L & S it to Sept. 21. But with the Delta variant, etc. we cancelled and are to receive FCC. If we book a  Jan., 2022 cruise before 10/31/21, can we still use CWC for this Jan. cruise?

Thank you for your help....it saves me waiting for hours on the phone with RC. 

Was the antigen test the one that only goes up the nose an inch?

5 hours ago, CK57 said:

We were on Symphony doing BTB and last week had to leave ship and go thru immigration in port terminal .  Wait in baggage claim area for an hour to get all the same paperwork rechecked from the previous week before finally getting back to the terminal waiting area for another hour wait.  We started off in main dining room at 9:00 am and finally back on board at 1:00 pm.  There were about 50 of us.  We were changing room so had to lug all personal items but bags stayed on board packed.  We had to retest antigen the day prior.  All aboard already knew they were good to go.   This worked reasonably well and why the change beyond that makes little sense.  First week we were 1600 passengers and week two down around 1200.  Crew is 70% filled and all aboard 12 and older are vaccinated.   Those under 12 are still the issue.  
Crew is board stiff and you will get tired of being asked if there is anything I can do.  Main dining room you can hardly eat with so many stoping by to check on you.  Specialty restaurants are nearly empty and same line of questions will nearly ruin your experience.  It’s like going to a party that no one came to.  It’s no party and rather a bore wherever you go.

Just now, DeanD said:

It's by day not by hour.  So you could get it it 12.01 AM Wed for a Saturday Cruise.  

Just now, DeanD said:

It's by day not by hour.  So you could get it it 12.01 AM Wed for a Saturday Cruise.  

Thank you. Is the CVS test free?

is the antigen test the quick result and the one that isn’t up to the brain?

If we are on a Saturday cruise is there a time when we can get the test taken on the Wednesday before…not sure how strict they are from the 72 hours. 72 hours from arrival at pier or just 72 hours from Saturday morning.

Also, is the CVS test free?

Is anyone going on the Oct. 11 sailing?

Is anyone going on the oct. 11 sailing? No roll call and wondered if it is a chartered cruise.