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Does anyone know what ship Bertie is currently a genie on.  If you do, might you also have an email for him?  Thanks

I have done the tour multiple times. Getting off the ship is no problem as you disembark with your tour group. My reasoning for repeatedly doing the tour is i can spend money to sit in a car, or spend a bit more and get some fun and sun. No matter how many times I have done it, I have been glad I chose the tour option over a mere taxi ride. You are dropped at the airport doors of your specific airline. Another fun tour out of Ft Lauderdale is the city and boat trip. You walk to some sights, then take a cruise through the intercoastal waterway.

I really don't understand all the blame on the cruiselines. Read your contract!!! Weather is not under the control of any cruiselines. Every one of us takes the risk this can happen when we cruiseduring hurricane season. I leave from Florida in 3 weeks and I know there is a real possibility a hurricane could impact us. Will I be disappointed....absolutely. Will I blame rccl?.....NO. Start giving the cruiselines a break. Do you really think they aren't doing everything they can to make it work according to schedule? Seriously, so many of you write like rccl is intentionally trying to personally ruin your action. It is a risk YOU bought into when booking. Sit back, rekax, take things as they come and enjoy what vacation you can enjoy. You are still infinitely better off than the thousands who have lost everything in the last two days.

Just off AOS, solarium pool was salt water AND chlorine, as were the hottubs. Can't speak regarding the other pools but guessing its the same. We did b2b and they were not drained and refilled each week unless a maintenance issue required it. They were always very clean but your suits and body smelled of chlorine so be sure to rinse all.

We did a b2b over Christmas and as always had a wonderful time on AOS. As was mentioned above you are always going to find rust on ships and things missing or broken. Normal when thousands are using the facilities each week. No date on Chops yet. Slide, flowrider and two story mini golf are all in place and were functioning and well used. Cabins were fine. Not new contemporary refurb but certainly comfortable and well kept up as far as cleanliness.

We sail AOS for the ports and because it has one of the most friendly staffs of any ship in the fleet and it didn't disappoint in that regard. Sucel, diamond lounge concierge, is one of the best around. Food in windjammer was always hot and service of the staff was great. MDMRhad trouble getting out hot food but that tends to be a fleet wide problem.

Most disappointing is the shows. We did enjoy Spectrum which periodically come on Rccl ships and there was a special ice show just for Christmas. The singers and dancers are okay but the sound person was horrible. The orchestra mikes constantly overpowered the singers. There was no balance with regard to lead singers being miked louder than the backup parts, in fact you often couldn't hear the melody. And the sound was so loud most people plugged their ears or wore earplugs. It clearly is the person running sound that is either deaf or has a horrible ear for sound.

We love AOS and will continue sailing her. A refurb would never affect our choice of a ship.

If you are worried about new paint and carpet you may have trouble finding any ship satisfying you. Go and have fun. You are getting to do something many only dream of. Enjoy each other, the beauty of the sea and ports, meeting new people, warm weather and a chance to relax. Rust and stains don't need to affect that. Bon voyage.

We're cruising the 17th also....doing B2B yippee!!! We love the AOS and are excited about one slide being open, but honestly it is the staff on this ship we have always loved. Also LOVE the warmer waters in the southern ports. See you inboard cool cruiser.

I do b2b on a regular basis. Out of room at 8 unless you are a consecutive cruiser. It frankly makes it very difficult for the room attendants who literally have 5 hours from that time to ready every room for new cruisers. The primary reason is that the ship must be at zero count before customs will allow embarkation. How angry would you be if you were embarking and it was 12 noon, but couldn't get on because there were two people still on the ship leisurely drinking coffee. You would be flipping mad and demanding a cruise credit for future cruise and OBC. As consecutive cruisers we have waited until after 11 because two people selfishly wanted to sit around and drink coffee. The unhappy faces of the crew referenced above is because they all have extra work to do on turnaround day which can't be done if they are searching the ship for stragglers....and then get in trouble for not getting their work done. Yes two people who decide to do it their way can affect the whole crew, the embarking passengers and customs. Enjoy your cruise, enjoy your last morning but please respect the times provided so hundreds of others aren't negatively impacted.

Go downstairs just like you did for Disney. There will be cruise reps all over the place with signs. Very easy to find them. For other poster, last we did it we paid 29$ per person one way, but that was a few years ago.

If you go to booking a cruise and pretend to book your cruise, pick your cabin category and the pick the appropriate deck and position on the ship and the deck plans will show the new rooms. If you don't know enough info to do that play around with different combinations. I do know there are 4 new balcony cabins on deck 11. 1100, 1102, 1104 and 1106. There are two inside cabins right behind them. They are at the front of the ship just past the solarium.

We will be doing b2b week before Christmas and Christmas week. Finally feel close enough to start counting the days. Look forward to meeting you at meet and mingle. Your username sounds familiar. Should be fun experiencing the new updates....and beds LOL.

B2B is the best.....except once you do it, it is very hard to go back to one week. :)

Anyway, we have had both experiences of being taken off through customs and having customs board. Latter is most preferable. Besides all the benefits already mentioned you also have more flexibility with going to shows so you don't have to feel like you have to go each night for fear of missing something. Feel like doing something else? No problem, go next week. Even though newcomers do fill the ship quickly you still can be utilizing the pool and fun as they are dragging all their carryons around the ship until 1pm. Be aware you will be required to attend the muster drill both weeks. We are doing B2B week before Christmas and Christmas week. CAN'T WAIT!!!! Enjoy yours.

Love Sucel. Hope she is on for our b2b over Christmas.

Mpoole why would there be an obc? The ship has the right and WILL change an itinerary for weather. Clearly stated and I am sure most are thankful to sail in sunny weather rather than 15 foot waves and storms. If there is a mechanical problem, ie fault of the ship, it may be a different story. One of my most discouraging things about rccl are the passengers who have made every hiccup about getting obc or refunds. The cruiseline owes you a safe trip.....that is what we pay for. Changing an itinerary to avoid potentially bad weather does that. Everything else we experience is icing on the cake, not an entitlement. Thank you original poster for showing how to handle change and being able to enjoy your trip.

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There absolutely is a map of tables. Sadly even if assigned a certain table, if someone comes in before you and tells the server they want to sit there, the server will change the numbers. Just happened to me. Concierge had me assigned, sent me the map with table circled and by the time we were seated the server had changed the numbers. It took several phone calls by the concierge to the maitre'd but by second night we had our table back....where it was suppose to be.

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My understanding is that those working on Labadee are forbidden from requiring tips or asking for tips of any kind. I would have gotton his name and reported that to guest services. That being said we always bring some ones for those to provide a service or go above and beyond. Remember you use your sea card for everything there, except the market, so things like drink tips are automatically charged to your card.

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Actually they are only open til 5:30

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Still looking for thoughts about Jamie F on FOS? one of the few we are not familiar with. Thanks

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They dont have 24 hour service at cr phone number. Also they do not work weekends. Only open normal business hours but if not mistaken they are on pacific standard time

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Wow. I am somewhat shocked by all you wrote. I guess I would ask whether it is the wedding or marriage that matters most. Next I would ask ...if you know all these people live paycheck to paycheck why are you considering a destination wedding. Any destination, island, cruise, or otherwise is going to cost 500 to 1000 per person....minimum. Is this really fair to people who are living paycheck to paycheck.

I can appreciate your budgeting and still trying to have a special wedding, but I think based on your expectations you will not be happy with a cruise wedding which tries to have lots of people attend. There may be a solution though. If the n laws are still willing to pay for the cruise then go yourselves and have a wonderful wedding on board or even on an island...and a special honeymoon. Then take your husbands suggestion and go to each of your hometowns and have a big party reception. The truth is, on your wedding day you dont spend much time with those in attendance, but at a reception you would have the whole time to party and be with friends and family. You would not have to worry over wedding details but could enjoy!!

From what you said it sounds like there is just going to be a lot of unhappiness and disension with family and friends if you keep pushing this....even with your fiance. There is a difference between what you would love to happen and what is reality for families and their financial constraints. Please consider those who would like to celebrate with you but genuinely cannot afford what you are asking. Enjoy a special time with your husband to be...just the two of you as you begin your lives together. Then party like there is no tomorrow in a more affordable way with those who want to celebrate your happiness. Keep peace....a fight over location and money will never be worth it. Seriously, would you want to be on a cruise with a few people, none of whom are having fun because they are so concerned about their finances.

Best wishes and I do hope you can see your way through this with the focus of longterm happiness and peace.

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Shut your computer down and reboot. Sometimes if your browser didnt close after last time in login you are still considered logged in and thus cant get on. Always make sure you are showing logged out at the top of the homepage.

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I know you are on your own once you leave the ship. It was the cavalier, inhumane response from every officer from the second officer to the ship doctor to security to guest services that was so disturbing. Not one expressed remorse, sadness or any other humane emotion to the dwath, the wife who was left on the beach...alone, nor those of us who were involved in trying to save his life. Not one ship personnel expressed compassion. Oh and by the way there were two other couples who were also directly involved in the tragedy and they were trwated the same way.

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If you choose Princess just dont get sick or die. Seriously, I have been on numerous royal ships when there have been medical emergencies and they went above and beyond to take care of the sick person and their family. Princess on the other hand didnt care that one of their passengers died on the beach after my sister did cpr for over an hour. Reader's digest version, when informing the second officer one of his ship's passengers just died on a beach, his response was "I'm going on break, go talk to guest services"....who I might add were equally disinterested. Comparing food, rooms, shows and other amenities are well and good, but that experience on Princess taught me to think of worst case scenarios. I want to know a cruiseline will take care of me if something, God forbid, awful happened. I will never ever go on Princess due to that experience.

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Not just oasis class ship. We are going on freedom in a couple weeks and was able to sign them during online checkin. For those on liberty and independence it might be worth going back into online checkin, cluck edit and go from beginning to end on primary guest. As primary I was able to check who of all our guests needed waivers and who didnt.

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Video was very well done. Thanks. We'll be on fos in 3 weeks. Got us very excited watching your fun time.

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