island lady

Sigh...same thing happened with us. Even bad at terminal six next door. Boarded Jewel last month at T6, which then came back to T5. We are back again for a B2B at T5 on the 25th. And...."sea" you on board. 😉

Totally agree. There is a reason they came up with check in times, and not just to keep too many pax from congregating too closely with Covid worries. Simply getting too congested all the way around. If they don't enforce the times...we are back to massive congestion, with bigger ships holding more pax all trying to be first to be on board at the same time.

Am seeing the same thing in Puerto Rico. Unreal amount of pax showing up before noon, long...long lines tying up traffic to get to the ships. So much so that RCI is sending text warnings with the heavy arrival traffic getting to the ship. Had a view from our hotel of the massive traffic jam that started at 10:30. Earliest available check in time was noon. And yet....so many not paying attention to it and simply arriving when they want to. Result? Massive lines to check in too early. Both in traffic and pax standing in long lines to check into the terminal. Indeed, spreading out the check in time was to try to spread out the congestion. It's not working when they don't enforce it.

I seen the same thing in Port Canaveral.

Bad boy. I am telling Laura.

DH is a "Jr.". Part of his legal name, and is on his passport. Cannot enter "Jr." with online RCI check in for set sail. Sometimes they catch it during check in at the terminal, sometimes not. Even if they do, it takes only a couple of minutes to take care of the difference. Never really an issue.

Keep in mind boarding time is totally different than assigned check in time at the terminal. Sure, you can try to get there early and jump ahead in line of passengers that are keeping to their assigned check in time to enter the terminal....but then again....you may be waved off to stand and wait. No seats outside to sit on.

If you live in the area (as I do), I don't need a rental car, hotel, and just visit for the day. Don't need a week. One day at that zoo is enough.

Opposite end of where the ship docks. Used to be a nice place to walk to on an actual nature trail. Great spot to sit up on the bluff to view the ship tendered just off shore. Sigh...gone are the days.

Only time that happened was during restart post Covid. They actually had 4 ships hanging out there, to transfer crew back and forth to the "quarantine" ships. We had Rhapsody, and three Oasis class ships there at once. Two docked, two tendered.

I live 30 miles from "the mouse".

Two ships...never three. Pier cannot take more than two. But that being said, the ships are getting bigger and bigger going there. Not a fan of the over crowded and commercialized little island any longer. Miss the natural setting when it used to be a tendered island. If I want theme park....I will save the money and go to Orlando.

Our heavy days are days at sea. We usually stop for a bloody mary for the upper tier (since they don't offer them any longer like in the "good old days"), then wine with lunch, drinks at happy hour, and wine with dinner. Still keeps us under the voucher limit...but close to wondering where the AA chapter might be located back home. 😄

Exactly what we do as well. Bought two extremely wild flower print hard cases from Tumi online, picking the most wild colors I could. Very easy to spot. 🙂

Voyager does TAD, disembarkation day breakfast in Chops as well. 6:30 versus 7:30 opening.

Just finished leg #1 on Voyager, am now onto leg #2, and will be on next week as well. Loving the Voyager. Especially after the disappointment of Jewel B2B last month.

Had a balcony (due to wanting favorite aft corner 9256) on Serenade. Received robes.

I use all three wash choices on longer trips. Hand wash (I bring collapsible tub) then roll in towels to drip dry, and hang on hangers from magnet hooks from the ceiling. Wash and fold (AKA "boil and fry") for cotton undies, exercise shorts/shirts, and socks. You do NOT want to put anything delicate in that bag. Suggest no whites...they will come back gray. Dry cleaning for really longer trips for dress clothes that I like to have pressed.

No, it is not. Only time was TAD for consecutive cruisers lunch, and will be open ( I assume anyway) for the two sea days we will have next week. But is open for breakfast every day.

Aqua theater show!!

I am wondering if it was then the Key next, or suites, or Pinnies. Didn't witness any flames coming up from behind us...so not sure how it went. 😄

Same with us. Mostly the cabin attendants, furiously running around getting cabins ready, already know us .....giving us a wave and smile. Of course today, since we had such a horrible time getting our luggage last Sunday (unusual)....I just had to tease our cabin attendant..."Hey...where is our luggage?" Yeah, he had a good laugh on that one. 😄

Though one day on TAD while waiting to reboard Harmony, we consecutive cruisers were all seated towards the front inside the terminal (which is odd, since they usually separate us). When they signaled to have us start boarding, the rush of "The Key" pax was unreal. They started yelling and stamping their feet that they should be the first to board. Yikes. 🙄

Currently on Voyager starting our 2nd leg of our B2B2B. The MDR is open for breakfast every day, even on port days.

Thanks my friend! Cheers back at 'cha, and hello to Kathy for us!! 😘