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On 9/27/2023 at 4:05 AM, ccheng6401 said:

Yes, I booked Hertz. It is right at the gate according to their description. I also got a quote from another car rental place near by. It is $20 cheaper but they are outside of the port area. It is still nearby and they will provide round trip transportation.  I used them before and it was fine.  This time I think I will pay that $20 to Hertz for the convenience in case we run out of time.  I think that $20 is like a port area access fee or so.    

 

https://hertz.sxmrentacar.com/faq/

 

Q. Do you have a location at the cruise ship pier in Philipsburg?

A. Yes, we have a location at the Philipsburg cruise ship terminal. When you get off your ship walk down the pier towards the main exit. When you see the large yellow building walk on the sidewalk to the right of it, past the buses to reach the car rental booth. Staff and cars are on-site.

 

I booked from the US website not this one but this local site has good info.

Can you please tell me who this other car hire was? We are having difficulty finding a car rental for our early January arrival. Thank you!

1 hour ago, Floridamarie said:

Who did you book your driver with?  I’m on a similar cruise in August.   Thx f

We're getting a rental, we're self driving :)

On 6/10/2023 at 3:34 PM, cruise one said:

I noticed that the port of Ravenna is more then 2h from Venice.  I’ll be on this cruise next year and I’m looking may be to fly to Bologne.  Do you think it’s a good idea ? From Google Maps it’s seems to be nearest to Ravenna.  I won’t go to Venice but Bologne and Madene have Nice place to visit.

We are doing just this... flying into Bologna and then hiring a car and driving down to Ravenna.

On 6/5/2023 at 10:50 AM, posh crew said:

Hi, we boarded at around 1230, not sure what time the first boarding was but others were already on board.  We had a wonderful cruise and I am sure you will have a great time.  I would suggest you research how many ships and their passenger numbers are in ports with you and plan your time ashore accordingly.  For example when we were in Santorini we were with 4 other ships of a similar size and then Oasis of the Seas arrived at midday with another 6900 passengers.  The queue for the cable car was horrendous.  

That's a great idea ... we actually have been to Santorini quite a few times somight actually skip getting off as there are 3 large ships in port that day ... I wouldn't have thought to check.

2 hours ago, posh crew said:

Hi, we have just returned from a cruise on Celebrity Constellation yesterday.  We overnighted in Ravenna and can confirm that once checked in we could come and go all night if we pleased,  just needed to be back half an hour before sail away.

Fantastic!!! Thank you so much for confirming!
Can I ask, do you have any idea roughly what time earliest check-in/boarding was on your sailing please?
Also, is there anything you liked / disliked / recommend for the cruise and or ports??

Thanks SO much!!!

4 hours ago, mgreenpa said:

We’re on the same cruise on June 22 cruise so I will report back.
 

However, we did a similar cruise on summit about 10 years ago where it had the overnight in Venice (sigh, yes actual Venice but we now all suffer  for MSCs failure). 

 

Then, we arrived quite late first night due to flight delays but there weren’t any concerns. Celebrity told us that the ship essentially acts like your hotel for overnights. You’re free to come and go as you please or even stay overnight off site. I’d doubt that’s changed!

That's what I thought might be the case.... being that way we will check in early and then head off for the evening if there's no rush back.

If you wouldn't mind reporting back after you sail I'd really appreciate it please!!

4 hours ago, redwings1958 said:

We are on this cruise also;  Our Xfer bus from VCE departs at 130p; 2 hr bus ride gets us there at 330.  Figure about 30min-1 hr for check in; SO I'm guessing 430p is about as late as it gets

I wonder, with it being in port overnight, would it be a case that once you are checked in you could get off again, and then you don't have to get back on until pretty late?? I wonder how late??

We are on the Constellation in July. We embark on the 20th but the ship stays in Ravenna port overnight until 5pm on the 21st. Does anyone know how late we can actually board on the 20th? 

Thank you very much for your reply!
I am reading that thread (at least I think its the one you are referring to) and I am a bit confused.

It mentions the second person NEEDING a drinks package but that it could be the Quench package - could it also be just the Soda Package?? ... I am very confused😳

I have a few questions re the Have it All Package if an 1 Adult + 1 Child is sailing in a cabin:

1. Does both the adult AND the child need to purchase the Have It All or can just the Adult purchase it  on their own?

2. IF the Adult can purchase on their own they get $100 Shore Excursion Credit - can this credit be used towards an excursion for BOTH the Adult and Child ... Say the excursion costs $55 and the credit with the HIA is $100 on the Adults account - can the whole $100 be used towards paying for BOTH the Adult and Child to do the excursion or does the entire amount need to be used for the Adults excursions only? ... I hope I am asking that correctly.

3. Is the WiFi on ONE device only or can devices be swapped?

Thanks for any help !!!

 I realise this is an old thread but just wondering if anyone has stayed in either of these cabins sunce and can clarify on the layout /size please

Can I jump in and ask .. the link to the menus posted - is that an exhaustive list of the menus? We are sailing the Med on Saturday and are wondering if our menus will be a selection ftom those in the link? Thanks

I'm still looking for these if anyone has them as Bobs link doesn't work.

Tia

Thanks everyone !

So we sail the week before Halloween (October 21st - 28th on Rhapsody) and I'm just wondering if anyone knows if they may have Halloween decorations up or if it will just be the sailing ON Halloween.

Tia

Bumping this up :)

I merged the threads.

Thank you :D

I uploaded the compasses to here. https://www.******************.com/cruise-compasses/rhapsody-of-the-seas/sat-2017-07-22-0000

 

Cant help with menus.

Thank you very much but for some reason I'm afraid I can't seem to open the link ... :o

Fixed.

Thanks so much Bob!! I was a bit quick and reposted - would it be a hassle to delete one of the posts please?

Apologies again.

Hi all,

I'm wondering if anyone has sailed Rhapsody recently and would have any copies of the menus or Compasses please?

We are taking some extended family on their very first cruise and would love for them to be able to see some of whats ahead :)

Thanks for any help

Rhapsody is in the Med now and won't be doing Caribbean cruises until November, so there are no recent Compasses or menus.

Big OOps, I meant Eastern MED not Caribbean ... have been watching Irma in the Caribbean and it must be stuck in my head :eek: ... I'm not sure if I can edit the title, if not I will repost ...:o

Hi all,

I'm wondering if anyone has sailed Rhapsody recently and would have any copies of the menus or Compasses please?

We are taking some extended family on their very first cruise and would love for them to be able to see some of whats ahead :)

Thanks for any help

Hi,

Has anyone rented a scooter for a cruise sailing out of Venice?

Can you tell me what companies please?

There seem to be very few.

Tia

If I book a cabin with 4 people in it, pay the deposit for all 4 and then at a later stage (before final payment) the 4th person decides not to go, is his deposit lost? We would be booking through RCL UK?

I am booking a group and want to lock in cabins but one person is unsure if they will go.

Tia:)