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Sailing on the Explorer on January 5, 2025 and asking for assistance.

Without a doubt. Mamma Mia on Allure and Grease on Harmony.

The bigger problem to the economy is the level of debt especially in credit cards.

Expires 11:59am the next day.

Just off Anthem and at 4:30 this was the scene as we entered the NY/NJ harbor.🤣

I met someone of that ilk on last week's Anthem sail. He was telling me that Anthem, the following week's sail schedule will sail from Bayonne to Cape Canaveral in 1 day. I told him unless Royal has discovered a worm hole it's impossible. I finally gave up.🤣

I’ve tried opening what I thought was my cabin door and when the green light did not come on I realized I had gotten off on the wrong floor. I called myself an “idiot”.

I’m on the Anthem presently and have traditional dining of 5. Plenty of empty tables and they are seating folks whom I’m assuming are MTD before the 6:45 time frame. I have a table for 8 and only ;3 at this table. Noticed the same on December Harmony sail and October Oasis sail. As others have said show up at the restaurants as there are empty seats if not empty tables.

No really, need specifics. For instance, drinks purchased on CC presently has an extra $1 charged and assume it's the VAT. Free drinks presently have no taxes, will they be subject to taxes. Specifics as examples, such as buffets, chairs and umbrellas, etc. will the cost be imputed for VAT purposes.

What was removed?

That's what I pointed out in my post #3. It's not old news because it's effective March 1 and it seems to cover things that are provided on the island which I'm assuming were not subject to VAT prior to this ruling. Unfortunately, the cruise lines have a lot of $s invested in these private islands and ultimately, the consumers (us) are going to get screwed.

I agree I've been to Nassau so many times. Unfortunately, when someone sails for Bayonne, we have no choice. Never felt the difference in the drink prices as I use my allowed D+ free drinks. The bottleneck occurs due to too many ships at any given time and excursions which packs the docks.

I've taken 4 12 nights Mediterranean sails and lobster was never offered. Shrimps was substituted.

I know, then what is new with this article. It reads as though there are certain activities that are not presently taxed.

Already pay taxes on the beach beds and cabanas, unless they are going to tax dining (buffets), excursions, loungers and umbrellas, etc. The Bahamian govt. has already increased their portion of the T&F as January 1.

Dining: 2 ways of handling: - Contact rcldining@rccl.com. They are accommodating with any requests. Please be sure that you indicate, day of sail, ship's name, reservation # and if you are a C&A member list your number. - on embarkation day, go to one of the restaurants and there will be Maitre Ds taking any changes and requests. Entertainment: Reservations required for Spectra only. Look at the 30 day mark for the reservations to open. The reservations can be made via laptop or the APP. It's listed for all ages. Uber, yes, but don't know where they will pick you up. Coco Cay, yes it's free, including any dining. There are trams from the ship to the entrance and then if you want to go to the various attractions and beaches, you need to change trams. Nassau: For pay, there's Margaritaville Resort which is a 10-15 minutes walk. One of the free beaches which is a block further from Margaritaville is Junkaroo beach. Tourists and locals alike utilize this beach. The area around the port is pretty safe. Walk and stay on Bay Street which is a main artery in Nassau with shops and tourists. However, like any place need to be aware of your surroundings. If you stay on Bay Street, it'll take you to Margaritaville and Junkaroo. Hope this helps.

At a minimum you save on the dreaded surcharges which have been appearing on bills since the end of the pandemic.

Is that still on the menu.

The newer ships and machine do not require to insert card but simply tap on the id piece.

Glitch. Information to the system is provided by photos and data accumulated by Royal at check-in.

Were u stopped at the kiosk or accompanied to customs by a Royal staff.

No problem whatsoever. Prior to the introduction of the new menus, the kid's menu on certain nights was better than the adults.🤣My granddaughters were also able to order from the adult menu at the specialty restaurants.

If you book on board, you get a level $ of OBC and you can transfer to your TA within the 30 days and get whatever perks the TA is offering. Ps. Be sure that you do a mock booking to familiarize with the pricing details.

We had 2 wonderful and exciting bands on Anthem Easter '22--Frankie and the Dreamers and a Beatles tribute band. Absolutely fantastic.