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How much soda are you thinking your kids need!?   Buying a pricey soda package  seems like a huge, expensive waste since so often a can is never finished...also a less healthy choice.   As stated above, there are free options in the WJ and on the occasion it is closed between meals, there is a self-serve area just outside the WJ where you can get coffee, tea, water and maybe lemonade.  I always get my "Arnold Palmers" in the WJ throughout the day!

Have "done" My Time several times and always find the first night's wait for the dining room gets confusing/a bit chaotic due to the fact that MT is still not yet understood!  Be patient!

MY TIME allows you to "reserve" your time if you don't book for the specific first or second seating.  Of course you can walk up any time you want, but don't expect to never have to wait in some sort of line without a reservation.  Book on line (calendar) or as early as possible after boarding.  I book different times for different days depending on what I may be doing during the day...early or late shore excursion/a show/a game/exercise routine/cocktails......After the second or third night, once things have settled down a bit, if we decide to go at a different time, we still go to the reservation desk, give our name and usually get right in, tho maybe in a different area of the dining room. We often don't stick exactly to our reserved times.  By the way, be sure to specify what type of table you want...for two, or more.  If more, you may need to list other guests when booking on line.

Good luck!  It really is convenient and quite simple!

I  think it was $12... applied to my sea-pass card

• Just back from Celebrity Constellation cruise with a stop at Dubrovnik.   At excursion desk, bought tix for ship's shuttle to Pile Gate where we also picked up return shuttle.   Easily done both ways.....just don't miss the last shuttle back! Tickets were never collected so perhaps shuttle was free!?
• yes, bring KUNA for shopping and wall walk....a awesome !

Thoughts / opinions on  excursions to Taormina from Catania.....4 1/2 hours walking tour (allowing free time on your own)  or a 6 1/2 hours walking tour plus a short stay at a nearby beach.  

Thoughts / opinions of a 6 1/2 hr shore excursion from Catania to Taormina and Sicilian Beach break...description does not give the name of the beach, but says umbrellas and chairs are provided.  Tour of Taormina allows "free" time to wander/shop etc.

It would be a shore excursion from the port of Rijika, Croatia while on a Celebrity cruise

Thoughts /opinions of this shore excursion from Rijika from anybody been there.  6 hour excursion to villages of Krk and Vrbink.  Stop in Vrbnik ncludes tasting of wine with ham, cheese and bread.

Thoughts/opinions from anybody self toured Rijeka, Croatia and Trsat Castle....go it by self or on a shore excursion?

Reassuring!   Thank you!!

reassuring!  Thank you!

Having second thoughts on a shore excursion in Slovenia...Koper to Lake Bled to Ljubljana.  Looks like beautiful scenery! Now wondering if it will be a long "on-the bus" day.  A wooden boat ride on Lake Bled seems nice, but might there be time allowed for a short walk on the shore and a visit to its castle?  Lunch at a Slovenian Inn.  Tour / free time in Ljubljana.   Would like to hear opinions from anybody who may have done this excursion.

I have booked this all day shore excursion...when it was on sale!  Now second guessing myself over the length of on-a-bus time!  Info says it includes a "scenic cruise on the lake in a traditional wooden boat".  That is fine, but I am wondering if we will  be given the time to walk a bit along the lake's shore  and also visit its castle.  Visiting Ljubljana and lunch at a Slovenian Inn  sounds nice as well.

Anybody done this excursion?

Thinking of this shore excursion from Naples in June.  Your thoughts / opinions:

I think we will take the train from the port into Rome...taxi to our hotel, or even Metro as it looks close to our hotel...I am not expecting to be overloaded with luggage.(carry-on with wheels and midsize with wheels.) Not expensive and hopefully a relaxing ride watching the countryside go by.

Thoughts?  Anybody taken this route?

Comments from anybody’s stay at this hotel ?

Wondering how exciting/interesting the shore excursions from Catania, Sicily are these days....or will be in a few months!  😲

In Catania from about 7AM-4PM.   Approximate travel time to Taormina is an hour.   Would like any opinions /info on  shore excursions you may have taken to Taormina and / or Mt Etna.   Supposedly the walk at Mt. Etna is no less than 300 yards...not bad for senior couple with pretty good mobility?   (Have seen the Haleakala crater in Maui, Hawaii so wonder if this is greatly different and worth the excursion to include Etna.)

One excursion to Taormina includes  a brief visit at a winery.   

Thoughts?

Thank you all.

We are a party of two seniors...pretty mobile.   Hopefully we will have easy/portable luggage ( I am learning to pack lightly these days!)

Not looking for tip-top luxury, just someplace with character, clean and hospitable.

Will possibly arrive from airport via alilaguna waterbus then head to the cruise port on the "people mover" we have read about.

Looking for pre cruise hotel suggestions...3 nights, end of May.

This will be at the end of our cruise.  We will be heading to Rome for a three night stay before heading to the airport.

The train seems to be the best alternative...convenience /pricewise...which will encourage me to not overpack!

Looking for options/suggestions for getting from the cruise port in Civitiavecchia (sp?)  to Rome in June.

Looking for suggestions on getting from ship to Rome ...staying there for 3 nights post cruise in June.

We are looking at a long day in the port ('til 10 PM)….have heard there is a HOHO bus that will include Valletta and Mdina.     

Info /suggestions / opinions?

Always among the first on board in order to totally unwind from pre-vaca preparations...skip the mad rush for food and grab a coffee, or booze!, and relax (basically alone) in the Solarium or a top-of-the-ship lounge/lookout.  Once the cabin is ready, we are ready to say hello to our little oasis .  This first hour or two is like getting a message!