Sherri914

This is a very generic observation, but may be of some help. The bigger ships (Oasis class in particular) are very popular for Caribbean cruises. Those ships usually sail full. When ships sail full on a very popular itinerary (Caribbean for example), it usually means there is high demand for the Deluxe beverage package. When the Deluxe package is selling well, the price is higher. Supply and demand. I know it's very frustrating. My upcoming sailing in January 2024 on Symphony (Southern Caribbean) shows $105/pp/pd as the onboard price for the Deluxe package. Currently its offered for BOGO50, bringing it down to $77.00/pp/pd. I've seen smaller ships offering their pp/pd undiscounted rate (onboard pricing) at a fraction of that -- somewhere in the $80/pp/pd range. Bottom line for me -- the only really "good" pricing I've seen on the Deluxe packages are on less popular itineraries and on smaller classes of ships. It didn't used to be that way -- but it has been for many years now.

It's been YEARS since we left from Port Everglades, and I've never driven to that port -- we used to always fly in. We're cruising on Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas in January 2024. I'm looking at the parking options around the port. There are so many options, but several are asking which Terminal we will use. I've tried researching but I can't find anything definite about where Symphony will port. I saw that Terminal 18 is typically used for Royal, but another site said that Royal and Celebrity often share a terminal. Any ideas on parking? I know Port Everglades has their own garage for something like $15/day. Looks like there are a lot of options for about half that if you park off-site and shuttle in, just not sure if anyone has an experience with off-site parking at Port Everglades.