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It is normally on the sampler trio or dessert trio, I'm blanking on which night menu it is on.
It's included in at least one of the Savor books if you want to make it at home. DH's version is better than most we've had on the ships.
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They cover that area, only thing I've seen An error on is the airport. They won't pick up at the airport, but will drop off.
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They will not pick up at the pan am pier. The app let me book this morning, but the driver called after accepting saying they were not allowed to pick up. :/. Taxi it is to get back to the airport.
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I just chuck it in a drawer when not in use so I have the desk space back/it is less likely to fall if we hit some rough seas
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Thanks, MonDreamr1,
My husband will trying contacting Dive Friends about the age limit.
Also thanks to you and others for Buddy Dive recommendation!
While attempting to book our dives for Nov- discovered Buddy is now contracting with the ships. Not sure which lines and if Friends is still being used in addition.
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They have Uber now in PC? Will they go from Old Town San Juan to Pan American Pier?
They cover that area, only thing I've seen An error on is the airport. They won't pick up at the airport, but will drop off.
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Rccl I believe uses Dive Friends
We've use Buddy prior trips they pick us up at the pier. You do your check out dive on their house reef and then another site. (If you haven't already been in the year and have your marine park tag the you can skip the house reef one) with drop off back at the pier.
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I believe most of the lines use Dive Friends
http://www.divefriendsbonaire.com
With Bonaire national park regulations you need to do the yearly orientation briefing prior to diving; getting that to match up with the cruise times vs operators boat schedule can be tricky.
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Why not just buy gravol?
Works better.
Especially for children - we have children's gravol. They don't have OTC drug remedies for kids in the states.
Not true we have kids versions
Dramamine is the brand name in the US and they sell a kids version. It's 25 mg vs 50 mg original adult formula. It's the same as the less drowsy version.
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I've had the same experience (able to pay online for a phone booking), however for whatever reason, a booking sometimes gets marked in a way that prevents it from showing the "Payments" tab online. Others have reported the same thing, and C&A can't do anything about it.
RCCL's wonderful IT department strikes again. I swear they use the same designers as Target for the IT plan. :p
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You can PAY online for a cruise that you BOOKED online.
These were all booked on a ship. Not the website. No issue paying for them online.
Yes you can pay for one you booked online on the website. You can also pay for one booked onboard and by phone. Have done all three. Same payment screen shows for all of them on the booking online.
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Only if you book online.
Umm
I've paid many a cruise booked onboard online without any issues. Just double checked my current bookings and the green make a payment button takes me to the page to enter my credit card info.
I can't make any modifications, but they are more than happy to take my money for the cruise.
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Another We chucked it in a duffle and checked it. No problems.
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When asked you say passenger pick up vs drop off or cruising. They direct you to the correct side/line.
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It likely ISN'T covering preexisting if you wait until final payment.
This varies by company. We buy insurance through CSA that covers if purchased within 24 hours of Final payment, as long as you are fit to travel on day of insurance purchase.
We've also done many other companies and just adjusted the coverage as we added items (land based tours more so than cruises). Book with just the deposit amount, then add airfare, and then final amounts. They do adjust the premium, but you're covered for issues.
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For PC we rent a car. The shuttle to the car rental is quick.
Booking private or shared transfers ahead of time.
I don't know if Uber/Lyft are allowed (officially or unofficially) in Tampa/PC. Check with local sources. We've found Uber to be quick and easy in other areas. In some areas there is UberTaxi.
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Thanks
Looks like they are the best option. Were they easy to arrange the dives with?
Yep
All set up was done by email.
Finding them was easy once we were off the ship Took a left after we were out of the terminal - told all the "helpful"people along the way that we were already booked they all told us to just keep going the way we were going. They dropped us off at the port area on the way back.
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We used Sea Sport Belize.
Dives were nice, but with limited time we didn't go to the blue hole. Surface was a simple lunch on a little island. Con- very little to no shade on boat. If you burn make sure you pay attention to the bring a sun hat and long sleeve shirt note on the confirmation.
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Galvestion is a departure port we will not be repeating after the mess today. I thought disembarkation in PC when Explorer repo'd last year was a disaster- today's was worse.
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The time is on:
channel 42, the scrolling channel guide
channel 16, the cruise compass
Channel 17, bridge navigational channel
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All I've seen is the navigational/bridge channel. I'll try to remember to double check this afternoon.
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Thanks. Much appreciated.
Print boarding passes for your trip home, I'm not sure if that is a normal service or just her helping after we had a horrible time getting checked in using the regular computer.
Tipping - we do it the last night in the lounge, but the servers are normally the same every night. If one is missing we've left an envelope. The voucher we do by night at the bar.
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We booked through Buddy Dive for our cruise stop and it was guided. Picked us up outside the port. We were at the house reef and then bachelor beach by truck.
The Carnival one excludes even with the medical form? I have never had an issue as long as I brought my signed med form. I think it is Dive Friends the ships use, at least RCCL.
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I have looked and have only been able to get a chip and signature card in the USA. The pin is only if you want a cash withdrawal from your CC. Is that what you are referring to?
I was told the US banks do not have the technology but will in the future, but no date when that will happen.
If someone has as chip and PIN card for the USA can you enlighten us where we can get this? It would be helpful for foreign travel.........thanks!!! :)
Barclay Arrivals + card has optional PIN in addition to the chip/sign (I think they've added their Hawaiian air and Apple cards too) for use in the standalone kiosks. There are mixed reviews on it working.
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If you go to the MDR for lunch/breakfast try to sit in your evening server's area if they are on for service. My BIL has CD. Only place we had problems the last cruise we took was at lunch in the MDR. Random servers not understanding GF- trying to tell him that Herve available GF icon didn't mean that - even had a head waiter be a bit confused- but he went to ask the kitchen instead of flat out noing everything. Our evening waiter said to just ask for his section for the rest of the cruise - much easier.
He did eat in JR without issue - we had called before going. He could have the milkshake, but I think the fries were the same fryer as the onion rings so he couldn't eat those at JR.
On Explorer the promenade cafe had GF pizza, but you have to ask for it (they also had the pre packaged gf cookies).
The ships we've been in with them all make the bread daily. He likes it.
I they went to the buffet (DH and I avoid it) and grabs a chef to help. I know when we take my mum and deal with her allergies we take a card with the items and pictures to help.
He does mark it in his profile and I think he still calls the special needs dept before the cruise to have things noted in the dinning room.
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Weight limit for snorkeling?
in Royal Caribbean International
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Royal is now using Buddy - I don't care for them. No safety issues, just some personality issues - in laws had similar issues when they stayed there too.
We used VIP diving when we were there in Nov, the resort our LDS uses and the last place we stayed down there doesn't do day trippers.
VIP was great - we were paired with two other people from the ship -DM discussed where we wanted to go what we wanted to see (where we hadn't just been in June). Made sure everyone was having fun - would set up gear and change tanks if you wanted. They call the do/guide your dive butler. Picked up and dropped off at the pier. They had a nice shop (with rinse setup post dives so easier than cleaning stuff back on the ship) and we went back to the shop so we could clean up before going back to the ship.
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