jf256

Hey.

I have suffered with eczema since a little girl and have always struggled on holidays. I find cruising absolutely fine and have had no significant problems.

Bring your own toiletries and plenty of eczema cream. Put some in a smaller bottle for after the pool. The pools are salt water on quite a few cruises lines. I find salt water easier on my skin. Jacuzzis sometime have chlorine in, so make use of showers after use.

Also if your daughter has food allergies or in tolerances let the staff know and they will be able to cater for her.

I didn't have a problem with bedding. But it might be worth calling special guest services and discussing individual needs to them.

If you need any other advice just let me know. I might be able to help.

I don't quite understand your complaint. It's a bit of an over reaction. They deal with multiple food allergies every day. There are many foods without eggs for all meals.

 

You just have to tell them what you want. They will discuss the daily menus with you and they will adjust to avoid eggs. Don't choose food you hate. It's simply not that big of a deal.

 

Just curious, how do you vomit if your throat is "closed up"?

I Was not exactly complaining, I was asking how people dealt with the problem. Sorry if I came across as over -reacting but it is a really awful situation to be in.Unfortunately if you do not have an allergy it is difficult to understand the stress that goes along with it. Where you may just be able to go and grab food it Is not as simple. It is my first cruise and my first holiday abroad in 5 years because of it.

If you actually read my post properly you would see that I do understand that food needs to be pre-ordered and I am a bit worried about times when you do not pre-order food such as in speciality dining rooms, and asking about what I should do when it is lunch and the MDR is not open, and I have been told not to eat in the buffet.

If take allergy tablets the initial allergy symptoms reduce, unfortunately that sets off all sorts of other problems such as the vomiting and stomach pains. Only 2 months ago I was told explicitly by a waiter at a wedding that it was safe to eat my dinner, it wasn't and I missed the majority of my sister in laws wedding.

Good Evening Everyone,

I have a moderate Egg Allergy. If I eat eggs my throat will close up making it difficult to breathe and I will throw up constantly for about 5 hours. (Sorry if TMI)

I have contacted the Royal Caribbean as requested to inform them of this, and the only thing they have really bothered to tell me.. is to go and speak to the maitre'd at the beginning of the cruise. I have been told that it is not recommended to eat in the Windjammer and I will have to go pre order all my food the night before...

All of this seems like a right pain. I understand that with multiple allergies it would be a lot easier to pre-order your food. What I do not understand is why with one allergy they cannot cook your dinner without having to go through the painstaking thing of basically ordering all your food before you even know what you want. What if you absolutely hate the thing they have given you? What if you want to eat in a speciality restaurant, they do not even use the allergy kitchen and I will not be able to pre-order there. I am just so confused..

I understand they have a lot of food to make especially in MDR and might need to sort things out in advance . What does bother me is that on several occasions during port days, at the beginning of the cruise and at the end of the cruise the MDR is not even open for lunch!

Am I expected to not eat until dinner... breakfast is never very fulfilling with an egg allergy and I am really worried that I am going to have to go hungry. One of the things I was really looking forward to was being able to eat like a regular person on board, and it looks like that isn't going to happen..

Does any one have any experience of this? I am not even slightly worried about deserts as I can take or leave it.

Thanks to everyone who replied so quick, you have all put my mind to rest a little bit and I now know what I am going to do with regards to on board accounts..

One more thing if I may..

Has anyone used the outside company Cruising Excursions: So far I have only really looked into Royal Caribbean Excursions and was planning on using the hop on hop off buses because we thought they were brilliant in Rome, Milan and London and it is the same company.

However; Cruising Excursions look a lot cheaper than RC. There is one tour that is 4 hours long and does look like much more fun than the ones offered by RC. (Which are a bit rubbish for Stavenger tbh)

Any advice? Would they guarantee return to ship? It is 4 hours long which is quite a long cruise and does involve some travelling. I am a little concerned that if anything went wrong we would be stuck.

Jon,

Thanks for the quick reply. It is nice to also get a British POV. After speaking to my mum on the phone, and reading your reply. I think that I am going to have to apply for the dreaded credit card (can only be good for the always ever-looming credit score anyway.) What she has suggested is having a credit card but bringing a couple of hundred dollars on board, as well. This way if we end up with a small bill at the end we can just settle in cash and be done with it. (We are getting the beverage pack and paying for excursions and gratuities in advance so fingers crossed it wont be too bad.)

I have done some research on the Post Office Card (what a way to spend a Sunday) and have noticed that they have an app that you can use to pay off your bill, so that is quite reassuring then I can keep an eye on my spending. My mum has also suggested getting an itemised bill every couple of days. When we went 10 years ago (I was only 13 so did not care as long as I got my ice-cream sundae fix) beverage packages were not available and she paid her drinks bill every evening at guest services, the actual bill itself apparently was not that bad, my sister and I did rack up a pretty nasty internet bill though... I remember I had to pay for it and did not get pocket money for almost 2 months.

Again thanks for your help, it is reassuring hearing the way other people deal with cruise ships, they are so confusing. :confused:

Thank you for getting back so quickly. I am always in such a panic mode when it comes down to holidays. I'm sure its because of my allergy, but you have really put my mind at rest, I have heard some horror stories about on board accounts and it is good to know that we can just put some money down and top up as and when we need to. I'd hate to have a massive bill at the end, couldn't think of a worse way to ruin a holiday :) thanks again!!

Hey,

I was hoping someone could help me. This is the first cruise I have ever taken as an adult. I went on a princess cruise as a young teenager but obviously did not have any of the stresses of currency, on board accounts etc at that age.

I am going on the Navigator of the Seas, Norwegian Fjords Cruise, Royal Caribbean. I am from the UK.

1) On Board Accounts:

On Royal Caribbean, you can pay for On Board Purchases with Cash. This seems like a good option as I have never had a credit card and hate not being able to pay in cash. However; I do not want to have vast amounts of cash in my stateroom. I know that it is unlikely that anything will get stolen but it is always a possibility and it may also get lost.

Can you put say $600 dollars on a master account behind the counter at the start of the cruise and both of us just spend off of that? That should be enough to cover us as we intend to buy a drinks package and book the two excursions we intend taking before boarding. We are thinking of eating in 3 special restaurants... and my boyfriend is a Ice Cream Lover (ben and jerrys - I cannot partake due to an egg allergy) so I think 300pp would be good enough to start off on. We also have $50 On Board Credit to start us off!

If it is not enough would we be able to go to guest services and pay the bill at the end of each day or every couple of days? I have heard that you can check your account on the television so that should help keep spending in check.

2) As extra I was thinking of getting a pre paid credit card - US dollars from the post office and just loading that with about $200 and a 0% foreign transaction credit card - for emergencies.

3) How much Norwegian Kroner would I need per day? As mentioned I do have an egg allergy so I do not think we would be eating a lot of food off the ship (with the exception of Bergen Fish Market...yummy) . I am an absolute history buff and will need to go to a few museums. I am planning on booking 2 half day excursions which leaves plenty of time for sight seeing, and we will probably get a few gifts and souvenirs and hopefully a charm for my bracelet.

I know this a lot for one post but if anyone has any input I would be extremely grateful. :)