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I'm Heather from Denver, Colorado and I'll be traveling solo for the first time on RCI Empress of the Seas May 16-23. 

Has anyone done the Legendarios Del Guajirito shore excursion in Havana, Cuba? I'll be on the Empress May 16-23 and have signed up for this.  Does Royal Caribbean provide transportation to their shore excursions or am I on my own?

I'm traveling solo on Empress in May. I decided to buy the Key thinking maybe it would make things easier as one person.  We shall see!

I'll be on RCL - Empress in May and one of the stops is an overnight in Havana (yay!).

Two part question: has anyone done the Legendarios del Guajirito excursion? It looks amazing.

Also, I signed up for a private tour with Photo Touring Cuba with Angel Faustino Bada Roca.  Has anyone else done a tour with him? Thanks

UPDATE:

I called RCI and was able to cancel my mother without incurring any additional charges on to myself! Whew! I wonder if it has to do with the fact we had paid for a cruise in full already?  

I will be filing a claim with our Travel Insurance to (hopefully) get the rest of my mother's money back.

Thank you so much for the wonderful advice!!

41 minutes ago, gatour said:

If they have insurance, they can cancel him and receive re-imbursement for any penatly that would be in affect at the time of cancellation.

So helpful! Just so I understand - should I make the claim first? Do I/should I call the RC mainline or stick to the insurance?

One more question: technically I can check in this Friday.  How should I go about that? Hold off? Can I only check myself in and not my mom?

I can't seem to find any information on this that is current.  Back in October, my mother and I paid for our cruise in full; our final payment date is February 15.  Unfortunately, my mother has become ill and it's best that she focus of getting healthy instead of being on a cruise.  Can anyone give me the protocol on canceling one person? I still plan on going - just flying solo instead.  I'm not too keen on the idea of doing the "no-show" route.  Has anyone have experience with this this in the last year or two? Thanks!

Wow! Thanks Laurence!

Thanks for the suggestion!

My mom and I will be cruising on RCL's Empress of the Seas in May 2019.  I'm looking for recommendations for private tours of Havana and Santiago.  My mom and I want to see the authentic side of Cuba and not the tourist traps.  Thanks for any help!