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Makes you really appreciate what crew members have to deal with

It's just really hard to be able to make it convenient to do this and also stop sharing I guess.

Start drinking immediately to get the most of your package

You would be over dressed

They will check in the bottle for you when you return on the ship and you will receive it again at dembarkation

This is awesome, tyvm

Whenever people complain about imperfections on their cruises I wonder, was it still overall a great experience? Cruising isn't cheap, if I cruise regularly and it seems to be such a hit or miss vacation I feel like I would find other trips to spend my money on. I can never quite gauge whether people's complaints are nitpicky on small things that could have been better, or if they're major influences on their overall vacation

Or if she can't make it you could always just have someone else take her spot since the rest of you will still be sailing

Interesting to see that every Flowrider session is listed as $69 and needing a reservation. Lots of good info overall, though I have found a bug already - location of ship and Nav marker don't match on the map.

This confused me so much. "Since when did they start charging for the flowrider. $69 each time?!". Had to go digging to see you meant for lessons

Ya, Verizon offers $2 a day in Canada/Mexico, $10/day elsewhere for your own plan. It has been super reasonable in my travels.

Also...11 years?

Better take advantage before they go even higher!

We are on the same sailing and I was wondering about this excursion as well. And I get a little nervous about eating and drinking things off the ship.

Besides tap water, you have a good bet of finding your best meal somewhere off ship.

And to the OP, just go for the transfer if the food doesn't interest you. Eat before and after the excursion

Pretty sure you can book some things, such as dining packages and excursions. Drink Packages you'll have to wait

Let me know when Allagash or Cisco appears on the menus. Sailing on the Symphony next year and crossing my fingers that since Hooked is supposed to be "New England themed" will also theme some New England craft brews

Does anyone know if Port of Miami will look the other way if you want to bring bottled water onboard?

A few years ago I sailed out of port everglades on the Allure carrying around a 24-pack of water blatantly throughout the check in process. No issues.

I Is this correct or did she mistakenly order her drinks with essence of unicorn or something?

This made me laugh pretty hard as it is likely she may have ordered her drinks using the top shelf liquors

Do cruise lines employ the same tactics as airlines in regards to rising prices in correlation to how often you've checked? I figure they already increase prices based of search hits overall

How sweet:hearteyes::hearteyes::hearteyes:. I always need to have a cruise booked so I have something wonderful to look forward to.

I also find that having something there on the horizon, even if a year off in the distance is helpful

The boardwalk balconies are a bit noisy for sure. I personally prefer the central park balconies as a much more pleasant alternative

I'm not sure why, but I recall a walking and running lane

I have a cruise in January 2019 and don't intend to book a flight for several more months. Ofc I fly out of Boston Logan and there is no danger of direct flights being available.

I do not know if this makes a difference, but there is a Sorrentos on the Liberty. My husband describes the pizza at Sorrentos as a notch above Cafe Promenade. He describes the pizza at Sorrentos as "edible."

 

Are all crusts made on board? I cannot eat red sauce. No pizza for me at Cafe Promenade. At Sorrentos I can get a white pizza made with mozzarella, mozzarella or mozzarella cheese. I have them smother it with vegetables and as my husband says it is "edible."

I was under the impression that were have been talking about Sorrentos all along

Anything at Labadee is going to be through Royal since you can't leave the port area. I've done jet skis there just because I tended to trust them more than random ones in Mexico or other islands (which may be a poor assumption).

Seems like solid logic to me. Anyone working there has to get permission from Royal. The area is literally enclosed and protected by armed guards. Hard to imagine they'd be able to get away with anything shady

Wow, this is a really interesting thread. I apparently have way different pizza tastes than most people. Ignoring nicer options and just sticking with fast food/quick pizza chains, my ranking would be:

 

Cheap Frozen Pizza

Wal-Mart Grab and Go

Little Caesars

Brand name frozen pizza (DiGorno etc)

Papa Murpheys

7-11

Royal Caribbean

CiCis

Anthony's

Papa Johns

Dominoes

Pizza Hut

Thank you for giving 7/11 pizza the respect it deserves. Sure it's terrible, but it's also delicious. If that make any sense

Do you have to pay for Voom in order to use the app? Or is it exempt from having to purchase wifi?