Charles4515

I found the taxi tour in port. There is a staging area for taxi tours and another for minibus tours when you get off the ship. You could also pre arrange tours.

They now advise calling to book a tour time but they take walk ins. Of the two caves Crystal is the most interesting. You could skip Fantasy cave in my opinion. Instead of taking a bus you could save time by taking a taxi from the ferry. Be advised that it is 88 steps down and back up to the caves.

You can buy a token at the kiosk or visitor informion centre for $4.50 or you can pay $5 cash collected when boarding the ferry.

https://www.royalgazette.com/transport/news/article/20221018/minister-promises-return-of-ferry-to-st-george/

Article about cruise ship visits to Hamilton and St. George with other information including news on Orange Route ferry plans. https://www.royalgazette.com/tourism/news/article/20221018/cruise-ship-visits-to-increase-for-hamilton-but-down-in-st-georges/

You should always book privately as the cruise line is only a middleman enhancing their own revenue but Carnival cancelling your excursion probably means nothing as far as your Royal Caribbean purchased excursions.

I don't know if this is what happened but the salespeople onboard tend to misrepresent what duty free means to make sale. They make it sound like no tax is due. I have heard them say all taxes have been paid. To a newbie this may sound like the items don't have to be declared. The onboard shop will report the purchases to customs so the newbie gets stung.

Since it is your first time I would suggest a four or five hour taxi tour or minibus tour.

Baggage fees had nothing to do with security or 9/11 and did not start until around 2008. A phony excuse anyway. Most going on a cruise are checking a bag whether there is a fee or not.

When I had a gas range I used to steam vegetables without electricity. 😀

I guess you mean steaming clothes in the shower. No other non electric way to create steam. I used to do that and it combined with Downey wrinkle release did a passable job depending on the fabrics. These days my cruise clothes are all performance fabrics that don’t wrinkle. Unpack them, hang up and no wrinkle. Prana pants and shorts. Shirts are 60/40 blends. No 100% cotton clothes.

That it is a rule is in your mind. It is a request. Rebels should be appreciated. We need more think different not think same.

Jamaica was one. Caribbean countries do have immigration and customs authorities and laws.

If you do that at some ports you could end up in the local jail.

Royal Caribbean has everything automated, email reminders, their call centers are bascicly human robots reading from a script. I think they will change their language before your sailing but don't be surprised if they wait until the last minute. That is why I say they will do it when they get around to it. They don't see the urgency. Hate to sound cynical but I don't think they really care if customers are confused. Never seen any evidence they do. Their call centers are the worst. Changed language is probably being vetted by their legal.

Wash your hair? I wear hats all the time because it is bright sun most of the time here (North Texas). There is a good reason for cowboy hats. Hardly ever wore hats back east. Sun protection and keep bright sun out of my eyes so would never wear it backwards because that would defeat the point. My brother in law is a red head and bald and he needs it even more.

When they get around to it. How would anyone on CC know? They don't have to do anything. Royal can set a requirement beyond Bermuda's.They can't require less but they can require more.

I got mine too. Only 2046 to go to reach Zenith.🤣

Sometimes laws are broken in order to change them. Happened in the US during the civil rights movement. Has happened other times in history.

The bus terminal is a bunch of outside bus bays. I can't recall any place there or around there where you could store a scooter and like njhorseman I doubt that you would find such a place.

Voyager of the Seas is a Royal Caribbean ship not Celebrity. They do have what they call formal nights on 7 day sailings, I am not sure about 5 day sailings. You should ask on the Royal Caribbean board. On my last few Royal sailings which were pre covid it was not unusual to see men in shorts every night including on formal evening wearing shorts. Despite the discussion here it would be unusual to see shorts in the MDR at dinner on Celebrity. Royal is more family oriented and younger so the dress there is looser. The original posters were complainig about dress on an Royal sailing not being up to their expectations having been on Celebrity. Really if they had been reading Cruise Criitic's Royal Caribbean forum they would have known better.

Celebrity does not have formal nights and does not advertise having formal nights.

I have to look again but I think Celebrity says long sleeve button down shirt for Evening Chic. I think polo is a resonable alternative but I don't think Celebrity says that.

There are dress rules that disabled people have difficulty complying with in some occupations.

I never said there should be no rules. It is not my problem if there are rules that are not followed. That is up to Celebrity.