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October 15, 2019

How quickly did you get your bags? On other cruise lines I usually carry my own bag onto the ship but I don't believe with MSC we have the option. thanks

September 27, 2019

When we booked our upcoming October sailing on Seaside we booked it under the 'All In' rate. I understand this includes drinks (easy package) and wifi. At the time I was told we would have to pay 15% per drink but now I'm seeing conflicting info. Has anyone recently sailed with the all in package? Were there any additional taxes or gratuities per drink? Also, wondering if the wifi is 2 devices per stateroom or per passenger. Thanks

September 27, 2019

I understand the cabins near the spa on deck 10 were downgraded from aqua class to cat 2C balcony. I'm booked in 1016 on the summit and I'm wondering if its still a good balcony cabin at a 2C rate. I understand it wasn't a good aqua cabin but that may not mean its a bad balcony room.

March 21, 2019

We're booked in Oceanview stateroom 3123. I haven't been able to find it on the new deck plans?? Any help would be appreciated.

thx

September 18, 2018

Is the bayside marketplace within walking distance from where the NCL Getaway docs at the Port of Miami?

August 1, 2018

We ended up doing the amazing river and shopping. We snorkelled through two caves, had a nice local lunch followed by tequila tasting and then shopping. The guides were great and I felt like it was a good trip for the money but its hard to know how it compared to the secret river. There were two groups of 10 booked on our tour and it looked like The secret river tour had closer to 75.

July 3, 2018

Have you been to Chaak Tun? Carnival also offers an excursions there. I will definitely do an excursion through the ship since we will be travelling to the mainland.

July 3, 2018

I'll be in Cozumel on the Glory in July. I'm looking for a cenote excursion, preferable one that allows you to float or snorkel through a cenote. Other than the secret river "Rio Secreto" what else is out there. Any recommendations are appreciated, if I don't find anything else I'll likely book the secret river through the cruise line.

July 3, 2018

I thought I would share my experience on this excursion since information has been very limited. We signed up for this excursion on the Regal Princess.

After a rough ride on the ferry from Cozumel, we arrived in Playa Del Carmen and were divided into groups of 10. We were assigned to a van, a driver and our tour guide Cedric. Shout out to Cedric. We really liked him. He went out of his way to make it fun and to give a helping hand when things got a little challenging. The van was comfortable, clean and cool. They gave us a bottle of water and we set off to our first stop, the cenotes. The ride wasn't very long by mainland standards.

I think we got to the cenotes is around 25 minutes. They are located on private property and the tour company rents out a couple of the 12 cenotes on the families property for their customers to use, so it isn't very crowded. The have restrooms, but they lack toilet seats and you are not permitted to flush any paper.

You are given a life vest or snorkeling belt and you go down steep narrow steps into the hole in the ceiling of the cave down into the underworld. The water was a comfortable temperature to me, but some found it chilly. It is dark, but there are several lights on the walls and our guide had a flashlight. You snorkel thru the cave. Its very peaceful and calming, with the exception of the masks fogging up, which could get frustrating. It is very clear water and you can see the ground. There are some catfish and bats. The bats kept to their own. There is a slight current. I recommend wearing water shoes.

After the cenotes, we were giving a snack of organic cookies and a banana and then set off to visit with the turtles. Again, the ride was not more than 15 minutes. We arrived at the beach and were given fins and a life jacket and divided into two groups. We had to walk thru a lot of seaweed, some of which had dried and had gnats around it..not pleasant, however we were told that it happens every year in april and would be there for another month then it would go away. We had to climb up a ladder into the boat. The last step is pretty high, and the railing didn't come up high enough to make it easy to get on the boat. We were taken a couple of minutes off shore and jumped off the boat into the water. The water was a little rough. We did see one turtle and some reef and a few fish. I wouldn't consider it a good snorkeling area. Getting back into the boat was challenging. Our guide helped with getting our fins off so we could climb up the ladder, which was much more difficult with the boat moving in the waves.

We were then taken to a restaurant on the beach for a fajita lunch. The food was included with our excursion, and was very good. I don't remember the name of the restaurant. The tour normally goes to a different one, but there was a wedding there that day. Lunch came with two drinks, Including alcoholic beverages as options, but you couldn't get a soda. Once again, you weren't permitted to flush paper in the rest room. Does that happen everywhere in Playa Del Carmen?

We had an hour of free time to walk along 5th avenue and check out the shops etc. We were then driven back the dock and given our ticket for the ferry to go back to our ship.

I'll be sailing on Carnival in a few weeks and I don't think they offer this excursion. Do you think its offered privately? Do you remember the name of the cenote or anything that would help me find it. Carnival offers a tour to the secret river "Rio Secreto" that I will likely book if I can't find any cenotes.

March 17, 2018

We have a pharmacist in Waterloo Ont. who has prepared enough capsules of Meclizine in capsule form for our upcoming cruise.

Hi neighbour, we’re from kitchener.

Our pharmacist at shoppers drug Mart was able to place a mass order for bonine. Until now I’ve always stocked up when we’re over the border.

In response to the original question. I am also very prone to motion sickness and after trying everything I’m now loyal to Bonine ( meclazine).

I’ve only tried the patch twice but both times I experienced nausea and vertigo like symptoms after returning home from the cruise.

Dramamine (gravol) works well but makes me sleepy. It’s not recommended to combine the medications but I often take Bonine during the day and then Dramamine at night.