Team fraser

Trying to online check in for freedom of Seas cruise in a few weeks.

It is not asking for photo to be uploaded. Other royal carribean ships we have been on have asked for them. Any idea why not?

Thanks!!

Excellent! Thank you!

On a slightly separate note is San Juan pretty safe to wander about in old town etc?

We have a couple days there before cruise.

That’s great! Will do that!

Thanks!

Hello will be doing a southern carribean cruise on the Freedom.

When it finishes is it easy to get a taxi at the port? (to the airport)

Does uber work in San Juan?

Thanks!

hello,

Doing a southern carribean cruise that starts and leaves from Puerto Rico.

1) is there a customs type process when disembarking?

2) is there generally lots of taxis at the port. Planning a taxi from port to airport.

3) does uber operate in San Juan?

Many thanks!!

Hello!!

Trying to organise our transfers.

We will be on the symphony for 7 nights, disembarking in Rome. Gets into port at 7am.

Does anyone know what time disembarkation starts and finishes?

We are keen to disembark fairly late in the que as got time to kill that day!

Thanks!

Thanks. We are leaving from Rome. Says departure is 8pm. Flight arrives 2pm so figured we would be at port and on ship by 4pm.

Hello again,

We sail on symphony of the seas in 3 weeks.

On the website embarkation was stated as up to 6pm

When we checked in online today the latest embarkation slot was 2:30-3pm

We are due to arrive at 4pm from airport. I assume we will still get on! Just curious why there may be no later slots?

Any thoughts welcome.

Thanks

Laura

Hello.

We sail in 3 weeks on the symphony of the seas. We recently read about some passengers having bought a speciality dining package. Eg 3 of the restaurants for $88.00.

We rang royal carribean and they said no packages were available.

Would anyone know if it’s likely these deals are offered once onboard? Or have we missed this opportunity!

Thanks for any replies!

Laura

Hello,

Is there a tennis court on the big ships? Going on symphony in June!

Thanks again in advance!!

Thanks for replying!

Sounds promising. Would you know if it’s included in the drinks package?

Hello! Rather random question but my friend loves the drink Campari. Would anyone know if it’s likely to be available onboard? Going on symphony European cruise later this year. I have never noticed on previous royal carribean ships as I don’t drink it!

Thanks!

X

Excellent. Very helpful. Thank you both!

Hello, we have been booking a royal carribean cruise around the Mediterranean and noticed room prices are in pounds, and the drinks packages are in dollars. Does anyone know what currency any onboard purchases are? Does the casino accepts euros? Or dollars?

Many thanks! :confused:

Loving all the replies- it's so helpful to get advice and tips from you guys!

Baby tux will definately be on order!!!!

Thank you Bob!

Will do.

hello,

We are a group of 7adults and 1 baby booked to go on royal carribean symphony of the seas in June.

Is a 1 year old baby allowed in the main dining room?

Is there a curfew!?

Obviously a screaming child would be removed at any time but if it's quietly sitting in its high chair is that acceptable?

Booking dinner- do we book a table for 6 ( as the baby is in a high chair and not needing a place setting) or do we book a table for 7?

Same goes for the bars, is there a time after which he's not welcome to accompany us?

We have heard you can sometimes hire a baby sitter for a few hours if booked well in advance... does anyone know if this is indeed a service offered by royal carribean?

What is the price? Does baby go to a crèche or do they babysit within the cabin?

Helps us plan our trip by knowing our options.

Many many thanks!

Laura

hello,

We are a group of 7adults and 1 baby booked to go on royal carribean symphony of the seas in June.

Is a 1 year old baby allowed in the main dining room?

Is there a curfew!?

Obviously a screaming child would be removed at any time but if it's quietly sitting in its high chair is that acceptable?

Same goes for the bars, is there a time after which he's not welcome to accompany us?

We have heard you can sometimes hire a baby sitter for a few hours if booked well in advance... does anyone know if this is indeed a service offered by royal carribean?

What is the price? Does baby go to a crèche or do they babysit within the cabin?

Helps us plan our trip by knowing our options.

Many many thanks!

Laura

Have booked this as there is 5 of us and wanted to link our seating and eat together. Also were trying to accommodate making afew of the shows without rushing.

From afew threads I read there is a lot of negative comments about my time dining.

Has anyone had a positive experience with my time dining on the allure?

Is it true the food out with MDR standard seating times is not cooked to order like when sit at the standard times?

Our first/only cruise there was just 2 of us. We were happy to go to MDR late sitting with table of strangers. Loved the fact we walked in sat down, all ate then left after approx 60-90min. V efficient service.

Is it likely that MTD diners have lesser service/ ignored by waiting staff?

Many thanks for your comments!

Laura

Hello,

I am trying to book travel insurance for my mother in law who is coming on a cruise with us in February. She is 71. From browsing afew insurers some ask if you want cruise insurance added.

Is it advisable to have specific cruise cover?

What is the benifit of it?

Are there any companies that people in the over 70 category have used?

Many thanks

(Our own travel insurance doesn't mention cruises either way and we never thought to ask as assumed is fine...)

Really useful! Thanks. Reassuring that both good in different ways!

Thought the freedom was enormous. Allure going to amaze me if even bigger!

Plumped for an allure on next as the dates happened to work better!

Fingers crossed!

So long as there's a schooner bar I'm happy!

Xx

Hello

Booking my first allure cruise. Will be my second ever cruise- the first being on the freedom of the seas which was brilliant!

Do all shows need to be booked on the allure?

How likely is it that you will be able to get into the shows without booking?

How far in advance would most people book?

Main dining room.

There will be 5 of us.

Does a meal time need to be booked for each day.

Freedom was a set dinner time of 8 and then were free to wander into a show if wanted. Always got a seat.

I've heard the allure is a bit larger and has more passengers so assume this results in the bookings being taken?

Many thanks

Laura

Would anyone have an opinion as to which ship is 'better'?

We have been impressed by our first cruise which was on the freedom, and are just curious if they are equal in terms of facilities and quality?

Thanks

Laura

Hello,

Just wanted to briefly describe my first cruise experience! We sailed the Western carribean route on the freedom of the seas!

Check in was smoother than any airport!

When I first saw the ship I was in awe of the sheer size of her! Our cabin was an interior cabin and was really comfortable with clever storage! We never really missed a lack of window but if we are lucky enough to cruise again it would be a bonus to have one!

We went up to the windjammer buffet after settling in. It was rammed and was hard to get a table. I was worried it was going to be a sign of things to come! However I think it's probably the only time that everyone wants to eat in the same place at the same time and the ship never did feel crowded again!

We were hugely impressed with the food all week in the windjammer and main dining room. We tried Sabor the mexican restaurant and really enjoyed it too!

The facilities on the ship are fantastic and of high quality!

Entertainment was surprisingly excellent and in no way felt tacky or forced! For the whole week the general atmosphere on the ship was fun and friendly and both the staff and the passengers just seemed really up for a good time!!

The ship is beautiful and of a very high standard!!

Our excursions went smoothly and gave a nice taster of each island! Our only disappointment was the seas being too rough to dock at grand Cayman!

As a first cruise experience my husband and I were very impressed and have recommended it to our friends and family!

We are keen to sail again and have been browsing options for next year!!

Currently there is an offer if you book a cruise for early next year then the 1st passenger pays full price but the second passenger pays half price. Are these offers commonplace and do the prices tend to go up closer to the times of departure?

Many thanks for all your advice before we went! It's a very helpful forum for us newbies!

Laura

hello,

My phone hasn't been working well since got to the USA. Can I just check if anyone knows if the departure time for The Freedom of the Seas today is still 4pm?

Don't want to miss it!

Xx