ohio440 Posted February 18, 2017 #1 Share Posted February 18, 2017 We booked our first cruise ever last night on Allure of the Seas in late May. I know there's a lot to no research, decide on and book, what is the best order? Should we start with: shows on the ship restaurants on the ship shore excursions flight and night before hotel something else? Thank you! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted February 18, 2017 #2 Share Posted February 18, 2017 If you have MTD, book dining and the shows. Reads lots of threads about the ship. Also, join and subscribe to the roll call thread for your sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sobro Posted February 18, 2017 #3 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Welcome to Cruise Critic! Here's my booking/research order: Cruise Flights Excursions Entertainment Dining There are threads on CC that will help with each phase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbjen Posted February 18, 2017 #4 Share Posted February 18, 2017 I would probably have checked the flights before booking the cruise, so you probably need to get on that right away! Then hotel, shows and dining might not even be open for booking yet but you'll want to do it as soon as they are. Excursions can be booked anytime but they're less likely to be fully booked than shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzgryphon Posted February 18, 2017 #5 Share Posted February 18, 2017 I agree with the postings above regarding order. When you're looking at excursions, I would start off by researching the ports that you'll be visiting first. That way you can get a feel for what you're interested in seeing/doing. Then you can compare private offerings vs. RCI offerings (look at the Ports of Call forum and its sub-forums for ideas). Enjoy - you're in for a fun time :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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