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Thanks for the reminder! Just snagged some from Verizon for my April Cruise!

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I forgot to pack my kids swimming googles. Apparently they can't figure out how to swim without them and the ship didn't stock them. I finally found some in a small drugstore in Freeport. Then I found the Brewery and this stuff.

If you tour the brewery. Get this. It's yummy. I had to ration it since it's not sold in the states.

Next time I travel to Freeport I will take a small foldable cart with wheels so I can bring more home.

Oh and chap stick! Had to pay a small fortune because my lips hurt!

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Thank you nw gardener! It sounds like Altun Ha will be our Mayan ruin experience on this cruise. Thanks to both that responded for the great advise!

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Thank you crewsweeper! That info is a huge help!

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Great review Flagrl!

Sandij please let us know how the Cuba cruise is! I was looking at those yesterday and my curiosity is piqued!

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We are cruising in April with my elderly mother. We would like to see some of the Mayan Ruins. She is able to walk but a long distance hike would not do. I know many ruins sites require about a Mile hike and I know she will be unable to do this. I have not been able to find a clear answer if the tour busses drop you close to the site or if there is a long walk? We are also in Cozumel, and Costa Maya so if anyone knows of any other sites that are walking friendly I'd appreciate the suggestions.

We are also aware that she will not be able to climb the structures which she is fine with.

Thanks!

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We like the cheers program and figure it's a break even for us. Love having the freedom to choose top shelf. I normally would be too cheap to order a glass of wine at $11.50 per glass. With the cheers program, I might have 3 or 4 of them in the evening. Yummy!

 

 

 

Can anyone clarify what size water bottles are included? Last time we got the wrong ones and we were charged.

Pretty sure just the small bottles are included.

That's the main reason I like it too! It turns off the how much are you spending voice in my head and let's me relax and order that second cup of coffee and have the extra drink.

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That's a quick two shots of Patron Anejo to call it a day. [emoji3]

 

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2 shots 5 minutes apart[emoji23] a lot can happen in five minutes on a cruise ship on drink 14. [emoji484][emoji484][emoji85][emoji85]

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Don't read this months Scientific American, it will demoralize you.

Ha! No worries on that!

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What a great idea! Thanks for the tip.

 

 

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You're very welcome! My morning runs are the only thing that keeps me from gaining 20 lbs per cruise! [emoji23] Happy cruising!

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[emoji23][emoji23]I've only hit 15 twice and probably would have stopped at 12-13 but when the bartender tells you you have 2 left it becomes a challenge [emoji23][emoji23][emoji484][emoji484]

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My favorite cardio on board is running the track at sunrise. It's always on the top deck, it's usually still cool and the views are spectacular!!

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I think they charge around $5 per drink for n/a frozen drinks but the carnival program is a strict "no sharing policy". I have always purchased the bubbles for my kids but unfortunately that doesn't include n/a frozen drinks.

The n/a drinks don't count towards the 15 daily limits so maybe some parents have ordered for kids from a far away bar...

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Get a doctor to write a note stating he can't have alcohol due to a liver condition and they'll waive the requirement.

 

 

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Thanks for the suggestion. I still think it's a shame that they would essentially "force" the purchase or make a doctor lie for you. My hubs has been sober for 8 years. I don't drink much normally but on a cruise I like my frozen drinks and I like the gourmet coffee and water so I do save money on the cheers program even though I've rarely made it to the 15. He'd get the bubbles package but won't touch alcohol anymore.

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Each adult assigned to the same cabin must purchase the package.

This is the one rule I never understood. I get they don't want one person sharing but there's many folks in the same boat (no pun intended [emoji23]). my hubs does not drink either. I'm trying to convince him to take his first cruise next January (I usually cruise with other family) and if we do, Carnival won't be getting my guaranteed up front payment since I won't pay for him to have it too.

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That is supposedly how the ShipMate app works, but it's totally dependent on how the IT folks on the ship configure the wireless. One box ticked on the wireless config, and there would be no direct communication between wireless devices.

Thank you Clarea. That is the answer I've been looking for.

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On Allure. Doesn't seem to work for me without VOOM. Works fine only if you know IP of all devices you wish to msg. So, from my view, a Wifi connection is required.

So just curious, you can communicate with other devices without the VOOM if you know their IP?

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She's not that bad off. Last cruise she did just fine. We just like to have the safety precautions in place because on rare occasions she can get disoriented. I hope your kids don't drop you like a hot rock as you're indicating if you ever experience memory issues.

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She doesn't need a messaging app for that - she simply needs to be taught to ask for help.

Thanks for the snarkyness I needed some in my life today. You have apparently never dealt with Alzheimer's. She didn't realized she was doing it. That's why it's important that we have a line of communication to her.

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We're on the same cruise as you are.

 

I doubt this will work well. I highly suspect that you will need data for this to work.

 

RC's plan is 12.99/day for the surf and stream. No option for the lower surf plan. That's only for 1 device though.

 

Though, if you had access to data, you could use a much less complicated method to stay in touch. You would need to have multiple devices connected and if you did, you could text one another through that data plan. What might work for you is for you to have 2 or 3 devices and just not split up in more than 3 groups. You can than text one another (if you have an iphone, imessage will work through the wi-fi), or use google talk, or FB messenger to text. My friend and I kept in touch with one another on the Anthem using FB messenger because we both had a data package.

Thank you for the info! I have a teen, a pre-teen, and an elderly in the beginning stages of cognitive memory/Alzheimers. The teen and Pre teen we can manage with message boards on doors etc. the Elderly tends to get turned around on the ships and while not a danger just gets very frustrated and scared when she gets turned around. We thought she was in the casino on a prior cruise and she was really wander up and down halls trying every door with her card for 2 hours. We typically cruise Carnival that has a $25 per cruise per device for social media access that works well. I'm just disappointed that RCL doesn't have something similar so we can stay in touch and not spend more in wifi charges than we did for the cruise! (Ok a bit of an over exaggeration but it feels like it). [emoji6]

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Most walls in ships are metal so magnetic clips with line or magnetic hooks to make a drying line.

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Can you keep ordering bottled water every 5 mins and store it for the remainder of your cruise?

Yes if that's what you want to do. It's unlimited non alcoholic beverages.

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All ships make you wait 5 minutes between purchasing alcoholic drinks. Some ships make you wait 5 minutes for n/a as well but some don't. Make sure to ask because if they don't, you can just stand there and have them ring up several bottles in a row (one per transaction) then head back to your cabin.

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This may be a stupid question but does water count toward your 15 limit?

 

 

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Not a stupid question☺

Non alcoholic drinks do not count towards your limit. You get unlimited specialty coffee, water (the small bottles, they will charge for the large ones) power aid, monster drinks, n/a frozen drinks, sodas

the fifteen limit only applies to drinks with alcohol

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You can get unlimited water with the cheers package. We always order one, wait 5 minutes order another. Do that several times and you have water stocked in your state room.

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