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Most Amazon products have their medical ingredients listed. Didn't see any for this one. Obviously not FDA approved.

The big advantage in Florida is if you have later flights. Many airlines no longer take luggage earlier than 4 hours before the flight in Miami and Fort Lauderdale. With luggage valet we can process through security and relax in the airline lounge for the wait. An additional benefit is that they don't weigh the luggage. We used to be a couple of pounds over in one bag and had to carry a scale around.

Have done many cruises on balconies that are not glass. And we have one on Beyond booked for next year. The biggest advantage of these cabins is that you are really shielded from the wind. Disadvantage is the glass area is smaller, but we usually find glass has so much salt on it you can't see much through it anyway. Same problem with regular balconies.

On several ships we have been on, one dining room was supposed to be MTD. This room had the very early fixed seating (typically 5:15 for 6:45 MTD). The other two dining rooms were fixed only and had seatings at 6 and 8. You can check this on the app by selecting your profile, select other cruise, go to the bottom where you can select any ship, and then select a current sailing for that ship. In the dining tab on main dining you will see several dining rooms and see the times for each one.

We have always done MTD at around 6:30, but now that they are putting an early fixed seating in the dining room they often don't let you in until 7 or so. Kind of depends on if that ship has moved early dining to 5, and if "your" table has someone eating there at that time. You CAN make a reservation for 10 and might get 7 or so as a time. If you show up around 6:30 with a 7 reservation you may be able to get in. Once you find a table/servers you like just ask at the desk to have that for the rest of the cruise. It really depends on how full the dining room is whether they can accommodate your large group. Once you get in it is easier for the dining staff to keep you in the same spot for the rest of the cruise. And they will put 2 tops together to make room for a larger party (but the two tops have to be adjacent for this to work). All of that said, we just switched our next cruise from MTD to early dining even if it happens to be at 5:15. Eating a 7 tends to interfere with kids programs both for younger kids and teens hanging out. It can be hard to get ready for dinner that early if you are out on an excursion but we try to pick morning excursions to avoid this.

Elite on Princess and Diamond Plus on Royal - we sail both lines a lot. The newer Princess ships have a better layout in the buffet, so more variety. Less options on activities on Princess. Main dining is pretty similar. Would we spend extra to go on either Wonder or Enchanted, no. Pick ships that have been sailing a couple of years. Royal is generally cheaper and has more to do. One exception - Alaska. Princess goes into Glacier Bay and Royal doesn't. Both do Hubbard Glacier. Recommend smaller ships than these two - Coral/Island Princess best but ships like Radiance of the Seas not bad.

During covid they just kept your money on file and then we applied it to our next booking, same as a lot of other businesses we were dealing with. We have used them several times and will do so again. Lots of hotels to choose from (although we normally will pick one with bus going to the ship early). On return you just walk out to the bus area and will find a small stand with a person there. They will put you on the next bus. Buses generally start at the Royal dock, so more of a challenge getting seats together if you are at another pier. Bus drops at airport near where the Disney buses go out. You don't really need to self-disembark, but the reason they list several times is that once all the buses are on the road it will be a while before they return. So try to be out at the kiosk nearer the beginning of a pickup window. During covid they didn't have as many buses running so they took us to the airport in a van driven by the guy running the kiosk (last three couples scheduled that day).

We flew in a day early last trip and stayed in Southampton. It is VERY easy to tour Stonehenge from there. Train to Salisbury (two stops), bus to Stonehenge picks up at the train station on the hour. Buy your Stonehenge tickets in advance and don't book the bus-only option unless you want a really long walk from their visitor center to the stones. About 6 hours round trip.

Haven't seen much mention of ports, but Labadee is just a beach day on a so-so beach. Nassau has a fair number of All Inclusive islands or you could spring for Atlantis if kids are tall enough to use the slides. Note that this is VERY expensive, especially if you add on one of the dolphin encounters. We had a 3 year old touch the dolphin and then freak when she was supposed to hold it. Her younger sister loves every chance she can get to swim with dolphins. Check the boards for Roatan, Cozumel and Costa Maya. So much to do at these (although last is mostly beach bars except for very long ruins tours). The key here is Coco Cay. That is so far above Labadee for kids that the other itinerary is a joke. Plus if Orlando is easier for you, makes far more sense.

The main contractor the ship uses is DePalm Tours, so check their web site for what is available and the non-ship price. Really depends on how long you will be in port and what your group likes. We have done most of what they offer, including their private island and the UTV tour (really fun but expensive and DIRTY). See and Sea isn't bad (Atlantis sub is better). Generally we just cross the street to the bus terminal and take the number 10 bus north until we decide to get off (Palm Beach). Walk beach until tired and get back on bus for return. Cost is around $5 round trip each. Lots of activities on the beach if you want them, or chairs/umbrellas on Eagle Beach. The natural bridge collapsed in 2005 but there are several other smaller ones that they now take you to. East side of island is desert.

Not sure what ship you are on but on ships with ice shows you get special seating. But we prefer the regular seating. Same for diving show. Same for theater. So what we would get is internet for each of us. But we split one internet login, so that isn't worth it. And a lunch when you get onboard. Have never seen fast lines for things like Abyss, but that line is generally only a few people long. Same for zip line (Oasis class). Normal line on flowrider is 6 or 7 people if they are busy. As others have said, it only really works if it is a few dollars over the internet prices AND you want internet for each person in your group. Remember that you can buy 4 logins cheaper than buying 4 separate single login packages. Do your research on this board about the Key and you will likely find out it doesn't make much sense.

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CFAR insurance costs more and generally wouldn't be needed. Most insurance policies will cover cancel for a medical reason but you do need to check the actual rules for yours to make sure. Even annual travel insurance like Allianz allows this.

Agree. Just got back from 23rd cruise since shutdown, all but 9 without mask requirements. Cruising is pretty much back to normal, but if that bothers you then you might not enjoy it. We had friends on Holland America world cruise when it was cancelled in Australia for covid. Took them a few days to get back home but things worked out. The couple we ate with at dinner on this cruise were from Israel, and attack occurred on day we sailed. Their flight home was cancelled and a grandson was called up. They will stay with relatives in the US until they can get back home.

If a cruise is mostly sold out the prices will be higher. Given a choice, pick the cheapest or the week that you prefer. Sea water temperature in the islands is going to be a bit chilly for a stop in the Bahamas. Will be fine in the ABCs, though.

Wouldn't be surprised if they took the $500 off the third passenger - that is the lowest fare in the cabin. So you would get $341 for this booking. Only way to tell is to call and ask.

We had one case where one of us in one cabin was MTD and the other wasn't (was coded for "open seating" whatever that is) and the other cabin was both MTD. This prevented us from making MTD reservations until the problem was fixed.

Only problem might be that most libraries are used for cards and games as well. So it might not be as quiet as they might want even on port days.

All of the cabins need to be MTD and linked, not early/late fixed seating. If even one is fixed it won't work. The link allows you to book dining for the other cabins. If not linked, just book separately and show up together. Note that linking needs to be done by whoever you booked the cruise with, either Royal or a Travel Agent. If you want to sit together just show up together and the dining room host will make it happen (assuming everyone is MTD). And they can set you up for the same table each night. MTD starts when tables start clearing out from first seating. They is why now you typically can't get a reservation until 6:45 or 7:00.

With a multi-device package you get more than one device on a single login (account/pin). You can give this account to anyone onboard. When you hit the number of login limits it will tell you that you are exceeding the number allowed and will ask if you want to replace one of the current logins. You can't predict which one you will bump, so when you have multiple users each person needs to log off when they are done with their login. So if you have four users and you want to switch from phone to computer log off the phone to free up the login. Even with only one login we sometimes have problems logging off and have to bump the old one.

We usually do a ruins/boat trip there through cruise line. Have had three tours going to a cay cancelled due to weather/waves.

Check both shoreexcursioneer and shore excursionsgroup for ideas. These are cheaper and smaller groups than through royal. The Cruise line will have tours up on a plantation with zip lines and tubing. We have had some in our group do both and some did longer tubing ride. Several hotels have all inclusive days that may be available through royal. Also check the Jamaica board. Moderator might move this thread there.

Waterfront station serves two subway lines, so the Canada Line stops along the longer dotted line you show. If you walk toward the front of the train you wind up at the Waterfront Station building (which has an elevator and a block and a half walk to Canada Place). The station also serves the ferry and the other subway line that runs along your short dotted line. martincath has you walk toward the rear of the train, bypassing the surface walk uphill, with an elevator at the Pacific Center Mall. Your solid line is pretty level. Blue line to the pier is downhill from your hotel. With traffic, it is a long ride from the airport downtown. Canada Line is easy and has plenty of space for you and your luggage. Only problem I have had is squeezing my suitcases between the concrete bollards and getting two suitcases with me through the ticket taker. You have to move through smoothly with suitcases close to you to avoid it snapping closed. Not much space between the posts (suitcase fits sideways) and the ticket machine. If you decide to tap in with a credit card make sure you have one for each person - can't use one card for two people. When you tap out your card will be billed the correct fare. In your case you will want to sit near the rear of the train - to the right as you move onto the platform.

On Princess a couple of weeks ago had the paper versions. The app doesn't have port contact information and they actually tell you to take a photo of the sign near the gangway to get that information. The app also doesn't tell you when the ship gets into port or when all-aboard is. Royal much better giving you this information.

Log in to your account on the app. Go to the profile page and it allows you to select a different cruise. Once there go to the bottom of the list of your booked cruises and all the ships are there. Select the ship you are interested in and then hopefully find a cruise date going now. Select that and you can see the whole Compass. Thanksgiving really won't be much different (except guest entertainer) than what you see now. This will also show current menus.