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Coming into Marseille on Symphony of the seas in 3 July. Does anybody know if it is possible to get a taxi into city centre from the cruise terminal or do we have to use a shuttle bus?

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Does anybody know if you can use the Refreshment Package for non-alcoholic cocktails at the Bionic Bar?

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Symphony is still under construction and does not begin revenue cruises until next year.

Yes, I was working on the assumption that Symphony would be identical to Harmony with regards to the staterooms. Was just curious as to the layout. We were on Harmony with a balcony in summer 2016, so was looking to compare the small interior room with the balcony room. The only picture I can find from Harmony shows the bed arrangement and a single chair, not a sofa as you would get with the larger interior rooms.

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I am booked to travel on the Symphony next year in an interior 2v room, used to be Q I think. Would anybody have pictures as I can't find any on the internet. Thanks

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If you wanted to remove the daily gratuities, do they make you go to guest services everyday, or can you remove for the entire cruise on the first day?

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Great job with the blog! Really enjoyed your Harmony one last year as we sailed her a few months later. This year we are back on Indy, so great to get a fresh perspective. One question for you to do with the Casino. Last year on Harmony the minimum table bet for roulette was $5. Whereas on our previous cruises on Indy and Liberty it was only $1. Just curious, as if it is now $5, I won't bother bring any dollars for just a bit of fun.

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Does anybody know or have had experience of booking two guarantee staterooms with a need for the two rooms to be ajoining or very close due to traveling with two children, aged 14 and 9 in their own room? Can it even be done? The rooms in question are interior rooms.

, but the waiter we had (Shubert) was brilliant.

 

He is the best! We had him eleven years ago when we was an assistant waiter and have had him as a waiter on a couple of other ships over the years.

 

Did he happen to say how long he is going to be on? We are on Harmony over US Thanksgiving week and would book wonderland just to have him as a waiter for the night.

Sorry, never thought to ask how long he would be on board. Was having too great a time. Shubert definitely made the evening. Think it is fair to say he really enjoys the interaction with his diners. He seemed very genuine and certainly the best waiter we have ever encountered on any of our previous four cruises.

Just off Harmony on Sunday. Walked off the ship with our own luggage at 6:50am, no queue at all for a taxi and arrived at the airport at 7:25am for our 10:05 flight.

Just off Harmony yesterday. Best food experience of the week was Wonderland. Absolutely amazing. My wife is quite a picky eater and was a little unsure of it before hand, but the waiter we had (Shubert) was brilliant. He explained everything about the dishes and asked about likes and dislikes. He ended up bringing us three main courses to share and also all three desserts. His idea, not ours, too maximise the chances of having something she really enjoyed. End the end we both were very full and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

Just off Harmony yesterday and the "Fisherman's Plate" was on the MDR menu on the second formal night.

Absolutely amazing! If this is the second theatre show on board, I can't wait to see how good Grease will be on Wednesday evening! The music, set, props, special effects, humourous moments were all perfectly put together.

I am on Harmony right now and we are booked to see Columbus tonight. Saw the second aqua show last night (Hideaway Heist) as an unreserved show and thought it was amazing. Brilliant for all ages including children. Was a bonus as it didn't show in our planner pre-cruise.

Going on Harmony shortly, can anybody remember what the minimum bet is on a single number in the casino for roulette. Last time I cruised it was only $0.50 on some tables, but that was back in 2013 on Indy. You can tell I'm a real hard gambler! Lol

Various websites have her next destination as La Spezia on Wednesday. Would appear she is not going to Marseille after all!

I was looking a little help to understand the menu in Wonderland.

Do you choice one item from each of the six areas, such as Sun, Earth, Water etc? Or do you pick and choose as many starters and mains as you wish, within reason!

Also how big are the portions? Are they like tasting menu portion sizes?

Is it possible to buy internet access for just one day at a time? For example, on a Sea day or a Port day where you don't get off the ship?

Do you still need to sign for a drink if you have a drinks package, or is a swipe of your SeaPass card enough?

Hi Ken. My wife and I are also going on Harmony next July. Somebody uploaded all the compasses from their Allure cruise this year which should be similar to Harmony for next year. Formal nights were Palma and Naples.

Red-arrow (Max) above emailed me with a copy of the T&Cs that clearly outline the Premium Drinks package for a balcony stateroom booked in March for 2016.

I just didn't want to board in Barcelona and take the risk of a potential confrontation with Guest Services! Its a pity Royal just cant make it a little bit more clear on their Invoice. It doesn't help when you login on their website and view your cruise with the option to purchase the drinks packages! Makes you start to wonder!

Great. My email is pvsmyth@hotmail. Thanks.

Hi Max (Red-arrow)

Thanks for trying to upload the images of the T&Cs.

I am happy to give you my email address to send them to me that way if it makes its easier.

Paul

Hi Red-arrow

The Royal Caribbean invoice I received from my TA just states "All Inc and free grats". It doesn't specify which drinks package. I have a balcony booked and so know it should be a Premium package, but don't want to be boarding in Barcelona and for something to go wrong without any backup!

Probably sounds a bit paranoid, but better to be safe than sorry. Bit daft of me to not keep a copy myself!

Could you possibly upload an image of your paper copy so that I could print my own to take with me?

Thanks

Paul

Thanks for the link above, but I was looking the specifics of the all-inclusive drinks offer. I remember reading a pdf document at the time that clearly outlined the offer. Just a pity I hadn't kept a copy! Have tried searching on the web, but no luck.

Would anybody have a PDF copy of the Booking terms and conditions they could post for bookings made during March 2015 for a cruise in 2016.

I have a Booking for Harmony of the Seas in July 2016, and when I made the booking there was a promotion giving the All-inclusive Drinks Package.

I was just looking to check the fine print of the offer I have.

Thanks.

Paul