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On Symphony out of Rome last month, steward introduced himself, and asked if we wanted morning or evening service. Actually it appeared to be 2 stewards working together. We had 2 connecting staterooms. We told them if they gave each room double towels/wash clothes, it didn’t matter. They could replace any used towels when ever it was best for their schedule. Couldn’t have been easier, and they appreciated the flexibility. They set their cart next to our room, and we’d often be leaving for an excursion and see them, and swap out towels with them, and let them know we didn’t need anything else for the day. on a day I may have brought a plate of cookies or a glass of wine back, as a I was leaving my room they would ask if I had any dishes or glasses I wanted to give them to take away. DD and DGS had room service one night, and a Sorrentos pizza another. They let stewards know as they left the room, that they had dishes and would be onshore for the day. in our experience it worked well. Give them flexibility, ask up front to keep double towels, and give them a couple days off at towel swap, if nothing out of ordinary needed. Made our stay wonderful. And made their days easier

What a great day to visit Cozumel - with only one other ship in port ! Thanks for sharing your adventure with all of us.

Good Morning! Thanks to all for the fleet and Daily report, food, beverage and port info! Prayers for all on our Care list 🙏🏻 , and all in need. I am thinking of you all. Cheers to those celebrating travel and good news. have a safe and enjoyable day!

Rabbit Rabbit White Rabbit. Happy Canada Day to our Canadian friends! I love the memes and jokes on our daily thread. Love Greek salad! Not really a wing person. I am looking forward to visiting Halifax for 2 days in September, prior to a short expedition cruise, “Halifax to Boston, History, Seafood and Nature Reserves. First time to Halifax, and first cruise on an expedition vessel (Roald Amundsen, Hurtigruten). I’m looking forward to a new adventure! Prayers to all in need. Cheers to those celebrating. Have a wonderful weekend.

Thank you for the Daily, Care List, and recipes, port photos and stories to come. Prayers to all on our Care list, and all in need Cheers to those with good new or celebrations. Have a great Friday, and share a smile today.

Thanks for this post! I will be flying in to Halifax 2 days before my cruise, and in looking at Paul’s site, see that he has airport to hotel transfers. Fantastic. One item on my list completed.

Thanks for the Daily and and all the info to come. So very sorry to read about @luvteaching DH. Prayers 🙏🏻for all on the care list cheers to those celebrating or with good news.

@POA1, sorry link above didn’t work properly

We wanted to tour Italy pre-cruise for our Symphony of the Seas sailing this month, so embarked in Civitavecchia. We finished our Rome stay with a morning tour that included a transfer to the port that afternoon. Embarkation was a breeze! We were happily surprised that Royal’s app was fully updated sometime before check-in, to allow us to check in, see daily activities, menus, etc. What? Royal IT got something to work ?!? Yes ! (Note: We didn’t attempt to book any activities in the app until halfway through the cruise. We were able to book comedian on the app). FYI, at embarkation we had tour tickets for only the first two ports. Shore excursion desk said the rest would be in our room when we reached Barcelona, and they were absolutely correct. I’d have no hesitation choosing the Rome option again . Worked out well for us.

@POA1, we just returned from Rome after a Med cruise. My DGS had the new passport with purple pages, and double photo, as his was renewed in November, and received in January of this year. My DD and I had older passports. As we cleared passport control in FCO to fly home, DGS new passport didn’t work on the self scanner lanes. My DD and I had already scanned and gone through. An airport worker took DGS (a teen) by the arm and walked him away, while DD repeatedly tried to find out where to meet him. Very stressful, and took about 10 minutes to contact him. All was good, as teen had a phone to call us. They took him to a line for UK manual passport control. Not sure why UK instead of US. Just a caution, other countries’ passport scanners may not yet work with the new US passports, so let your DW scan hers first, to possibly prevent being separated.

Good morning, and thank you for todays Daily! Prayers for those in need, and cheers for those with good news. Have an enjoyable Saturday, everyone!

Ciao from La Spezia, Italy 🇮🇹 Last day on our Symphony of the Seas cruise. Had a wonderful excursion to the walled city of Lucca, topped off by a visit to Pisa. the skies opened up after our prerequisite photo ops but the majority of the tour hAd simply beautiful weather! We will have a driver waiting for us in Rome in the morning, then on to Fumincino Airport for our flight home. prayers to all in need, and cheers to those celebrating.

Buon Sera, from lovely Florence. Italy! We leave on the train to Rome in the morning. Then board our Symphony of the Seas cruise on Thursday! Busy day today, with a tour of Tuscany (and wine 🍷tasting), The Duomo, Bsptistry, and the delightful Leonardo Da Vinci’s Interactive (inventions) machines. Keeping all those in need in my thoughts, and happy for those with good news or celebrations to share.

I hope you start to heal, and to get your energy back. Do you have grocery delivery App, so you can order from home, while you rest? Hoping your boss allows as much time off as needed to recover - no 2 cases are the same. Best wishes ti you and yogurt DH

Prayers for those on our care list and all in need, and cheers for those with good news. @JazzyV, thank you for adding my cruise to the countdown, P.S. just saw TV segment on Nova Scotia wildfires. 🙏🏻 For containment.

Wishing your little ninja well.

Thanks for the Port pictures, @StLouisCruisers Fun to see Flat Stanley in your picture this morning !

Safe travels, and enjoy your cruise!

Thank you, @superoma. Update - the teen’s body was recovered yesterday , providing some closure for the family. So sad. It can come off the list, @JazzyV. Thank you.

What a long travel travel day, after the delays and jetway problems. Must have been exhausting, Welcome home! Hope your respiratory symptoms, and your knee improve soon!

Fun, @Denise T, wish we were all along for Glacier Bay today!

Happy Birthday 🎈🎂 🥂Jacqui @kazu ! Hope it is filled it’s happiness!

Sounds like a busy week. Hope for positive news with the doctors’ appointments. the unplanned concert sounds like it was a nice event!

Good news for your DH’s appointment! Hope it goes well and he receives positive news!

@0106, all those recipes look wonderful! Thank you. The Community Supported Agriculture sounds like a great idea. I wish we had one here.