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My husband and I sailed on the Vision of the Seas November 29, 2014 sailing.

On each cruise we bring along several pieces of jewelry to wear for formal nights. These are pieces that we don't usually wear on a day to day basis. Specifically my husband brings along a favorite dress watch. We keep the jewelry in a zippered travel pouch and in the room safe. The cruise was wonderful and when we got home I put the travel pouch aside - not bothering remove the items because we would be sailing with Royal again in about 5 weeks.

About a week before the second cruise my husband asked about his watch. I looked in the pouch - the watch was not there! We looked through our luggage as well but to no avail. We realized it must have been left in the room. I was so upset because the watch is a favorite of my husbands and has sentimental value. He suggested I contact Royal to see if it was turned in. It had been a month since our return from the cruise and I did not have high hopes, but thought it could not hurt to check anyway.

I went on the Royal website and sent an e-mail using the "Contact Us" link, explaining the situation and providing as much detail as I could. It was only two hours later when I received a call from Kelly at Royal saying she believes that the watch had been found. Kelly explained that lost or left behind items are inventoried and a list is sent to the main office and then matched up with inquiries from passengers. She said she would get in touch with the ship and once she received the watch she would send it to us.

We received the watch this week!

I assume it was our room steward who found the watch and turned it in. We are so grateful to him. It really speaks to the integrity and honesty of the employees that we were able to get this watch returned even though we did not realize it was gone until a month after our return.

Looking for opinions of 241 Parking in Tampa. We are cruising in late November and have never left out of Tampa before. I have read a bunch of reviews on where not to park but would like some recent feedback of 241 Parking.

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We are cruising in January - our first time as diamonds and listing on the C & A is the following benefit: Chef's Choice Gift/Amenity. What is this? I know we get water(or soft drink) and a snack as the Welcome gift, but what is this Chef's Choice gift?

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You can go to any JoAnn's or Michaels craft store - they sell the large hole beads. You can also buy them on the internet for about $1 a bead - just do a search for large hole or pandora style beads. I purchased three of the Bella P bracelets on our last cruise for gifts,