Megg

           Does anyone know if Honeymoon Beach at St. John rents chairs?  And are food and drinks available.

Thank you for the replies. Cruisetimetables.com was just what I was looking for!

   I know there used to be a website to find out how many other ships will be in port same day as our ship.  Can anyone tell me?

How much $ is the shareholder benefit?

We had E 108 on the Royal. We loved the large balcony but we could not see over railing unless we were standing. We didn't hear any noise at all. It was a Very long walk to the stairs and elevator. For our next cruise we booked the tiny balcony closer to the stairs.

Meg

I have been watching prices for Royal 10 & 20 day sailings next Jan - March.

The prices are almost double what we have paid the last two years! I don't understand why. Any ideas???

Meg

Thanks. I will check these out.

Just returned from 10 nt. Royal cruise. At the captains cocktail party, Captain Nick Nash stated that Princess will now have a true 14 day Caribbean cruise. Not a btb returning to Ft. Laud after 7 days. I have been checking Princess web but can't find it. Anyone know when this may be available?

Meg

Anyone know if Paynes beach has chair & umbrella rentals? Also is there a place that has food& drinks?

We had cabin E324 deluxe balcony and loved it. Yes, the life boat was there but the fact that the cabin was so close to the front stairs and elevators made it a great location for us. Also it was a very quiet cabin.

We are thinking of booking with Jester but have not seen any reviews on them. Feedback would be helpful from those who have used Jester.

Thank you for all the wise advice. We did the math and will be booking the concierge balc. We are not big drinkers but with the gratuties and on board credit it is really a great deal. Thanks again.

We will be Elite with Celebrity when we take our 1st cruise on the Equinox. Help please, is it worth it to go with a Concierge Class cabin over a regular balcony? We would also get the 1 2 3 go pkg. Is that worth it? Unsure what type of cabin to book. Also do Elite have access to Michaels Club? Thank you in advance for any advice you may offer us. Meg

We have gone to St. John from St. Thom. many times. A few years ago everything went fine until our return trip. When we got off of the ferry and boarded a taxi at Red Hook, there was another couple already in the taxi. The driver knew we needed to get back to our ship. We were talking to the couple we went with (not the couple already in the taxi) and not paying attention. The ride seemed to be taking forever. We asked the taxi driver what was taking so long. He said he was dropping off the couple in the front of the taxi first on the north side of the island. This was way out of the way for us and we did have to RUN to get back on the ship!!! Make sure you know where taxi is going before you ever get in it. We learned the hard way.

I also used Value Trips and I did not hear from them for at least 4 days. I called them but no one ever answered, then sent e-mail and I finally got a confirmation from them. I was getting worried.