When do shore ex, wine pkg etc become available for booking?

[2nutz4travel]

We are doing a TA in November (only 6 months left!!!), our first cruise with RCI. The RCI website is currently not showing shore excursions for some of the ports. How much in advance are these usually available?

 

Also - the wine & water packages - any advantage in booking those in advance or is it better to wait until we're on the ship? I get the impression that the water package has to be booked in advance???

 

Will we be able to make reservations for My Time Dining and the Specialty restaurants ahead of time? Any idea when that is typically made available?

 

Thanks!

[djmutters]

Hi cruiser1216,

 

I can only speak for myself but they have always come available 6-8 weeks before we sail and the same with the drink/wine packages.

 

We never book water because the water on the ship is actually very good quailty however we always book a wine package online 6-8 weeks before the cruise,you do have to pay at the time of booking which I prefer however if you decide to wait you will have no problems booking these on the day you set sail:)

 

Nigel

 

We are doing a TA in November (only 6 months left!!!), our first cruise with RCI. The RCI website is currently not showing shore excursions for some of the ports. How much in advance are these usually available?

 

Also - the wine & water packages - any advantage in booking those in advance or is it better to wait until we're on the ship? I get the impression that the water package has to be booked in advance???

 

Will we be able to make reservations for My Time Dining and the Specialty restaurants ahead of time? Any idea when that is typically made available?

 

Thanks!

[2nutz4travel]

Thanks Nigel,

 

If we book the wine package & use it up, can we purchase another during the cruise or is it only the day of embarkation that you can do that? (we're going for 2 weeks after all!)

 

Kathy

[allboyz]

We are also sailing in November on the Mariner and have had our excursions booked for a couple of months. The wine package is also available, but we have not purchased it yet.