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Good Day,

Can anyone tell me about the Vibe bracelets? How do you get them and what are they used for?

Thanks in advance.

Good Day,

We want to try NCL next year. I could use some help in choosing a ship. What are some of your favorite ships and why?

Good Day,

I would like to try NCL next year for our cruise. Since we have never sailed with NCL before I need a little help.What are your favorite ships and why?

Hi All,

 

I just wanted to share something with new cruisers (and old if they do not know this).

 

As I am sure you are aware each cruiser will have gratuities & tips added to their SeaPass account every day (unless you have paid these in advance with your booking).

 

I don't actually agree with these automatic tips, as I feel that I should decide who has earned this & most importantly how much I wish to tip.

 

As a family of 5 travelling the cost per day @ $13.50 for 7 days will be quite considerable at $472.50! Now I can honestly say that I would never tip this much during a weeks land holiday so will certainly not be forced to pay this at sea.

 

Now for those of you not in the know, please take note. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PAY. That's right, there is not obligation on your part to pay. The booking information and website will not highlight this as RC want you to pay. When reading their information is does make you feel like this is obligatory, however if you read the very, very small print you will note this is not the case. All you need to do is go to reception on Day 1 and ask that these gratuities & tips are removed from your account....and voila!

 

You can then reward the staff members that you want to reward.

 

Happy cruising.

Thank You for the information.

I called and they said I would be getting an email this week. Ports changed due to refurbishing of st Lucia port

 

 

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Do you know how long they will be refurbishing St. Lucia port?

$14.99 seems a bit high especially if you are just popping in for appetizers.

 

I would be interested in peoples experience with the pricing.

I think the $14.99 is high.

First let me say.....we are retired, we love to cruise and we never book anything we can't pay for in full.

 

That being said....this year we cruised in January, March and are booked to cruise in November. Found a great deal on another one in October that hubby wants to book.:o:o.

 

I have always been the conservative one in the family and had to handle all the bills and save all the money. While I am very tempted, a part of me still wants to be that conservative one, even though it's not necessary anymore.

 

Anyone else start getting cold feet when you think you have booked "too many"......:confused::confused:[/quote

 

Tomorrow is not promised. Go for it.

We have booked Embassy Suites pre-cruise but I am seeing lots of suggestions for Hyatt Place. Anyone with any comparison (Pros/Cons) of the two options?

The embassy has breakfast included and managers reception.

Glad you enjoyed your vacation. What type of shore excursions did you go on?

I'm looking for a tour to the Flamingo Sanctuary in Curacao. Does anyone know of a good tour company that goes to that location?

We headed right up the Windjammer for lunch before it started to get busy! Afterwards we wandered around the ship exploring until the rooms were ready!

 

As you can tell it was a little overcast and blah this morning but who cares we are going on a cruise! LOL

 

 

 

 

 

You can see the Statue of Liberty from the Port

 

 

The line into the port is getting long and busy at this point...

 

 

Glad we were early and are already on board! :)

What side of the ship is the Statue of Liberty on?

I saw a recent review with a few pics of the new 2 level miniature golf course. I think that is one thing that was supposed to be done in the drydock/reburbishment 2016, but got done a little later. I'll have pics come Mid May

I'm looking forward to your pics.

I'm getting to the point for my next cruise that I do something cruise related every day. I'll spend a few upcoming Saturday mornings studying the deck plans as it has been 8 years since we have been on a Voyager class ship. Does anyone know if the deck plans on Royal's site are up to date at least a little ? Is the Diamond Club still up on Deck 14 near the VCL? I know Chops isn't open yet, but it is really going to be deck 4? I kind of thought it would be up near the Windjammer like it was when I was on Navigator back in 09.

I do the same thing>:)

New Year's Eve celebration, the passing of midnight.

How much are the tables? Is there a parade? Can you give more details? Thanks

New Year's Eve is usually a formal night. On some ships they will sell tables on the Promenade for the midnight celebration. I think the Oasis class ships sell space on the Rising Tide Bar.

What kind of celebration do they have that they would sell tables?

I use the Nikon D3300. You can use your IPhone as well. It's more about the shot and touching up then it is about the camera. Thank you for your compliment. More photos coming after work tonight.

I love your pictures. Do you use photoshop?

Thanks for the videos. We spent 23 days on Brilliance in the last few months and had an excellent time. Nice to see her from a different point of view.

Do you have the cruise compasses you can share? Love to see picture of all the ports and the ship. Thanks

https://vimeo.com/196117379

https://vimeo.com/196536805

https://vimeo.com/205818028

I loved your videos.

I just saw this in my cruise planner: https://secure.royalcaribbean.com/royalgifts/onboard-delivery/wine-cellar/alcohol/

That's a small bottle. I don't think its worth the price.

Smoking on balcony

 

As Jan. 1,2014 smoking is no longer allowed on the balconies.

 

If someone does, most likely they will be turned in by one of their neighbors.

 

Those who disobey

 

1st time - warning

 

2nd time - fine

 

3rd time - pack your bags because you're leaving the ship at the next port.

 

RCL takes their smoking policy very seriously.

That's Great. Like Button if there was one.

you've won the prize! Yes, we had 10 minutes to spare once we got on board Adventure after touring with COSOL...but more details to come on that later...but do book with caution, I would never book with them again. It was totally avoidable, us cutting it that close. One COSOL bus behind us had 2 minutes to spare! :eek:

Thank you for this information.

Great Pictures.

We love the Adventure and have done 4 b2b on her in the past few years...can't wait to go again after the dry dock...have to get these booked

Are you booking a B2B this year on the Adventure?

We stay at the Hampton Inn or Embassy Suites.

We always stay at Embassy Suits when we are in Puerto Rico.

Cruise Day 2: St. Maarten

 

We have visited St. Maarten three or four times, but this was our kids’ first visit. We knew they would be most interested in Maho Beach. We had done Bernard’s Tours before as a private tour with our roll call. We had such a great day that we wanted to do it again. Unfortunately, this was a much more reserved group and while it was a good day, we ended up wishing we had just rented a car and drove to Maho. Next year, we will.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Did you Photoshop the sign? We go there every year and I never seen the sign that clean.