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Uber or Lyft. Very easy to do.

It was not sent to us either. We just have always had it in case it was needed. This is the first time they asked for it on any cruise line we have taken our granddaughter on. Glad we had it and just wanted to let others know in case this is a new thing for Royal. We are Diamond with Royal, so not like it was our first cruise with them. Just a first for needing it.

We just got back from our cruise on Harmony out of Galveston with 2 of our grandchildren. We had a great time, but thought I would give everyone a heads up. We had their parents sign a waiver form and had it notarized just in case. So glad we did! We have been on many cruises (this is one of my granddaughters 5th cruise with us and she is 10). This is the first time we have ever been asked for proof that we had permission to sail. We showed them the paperwork and didn't have any problems, but someone posted on the social media site that they were held up and had to get ahold of the parents to send a waiver in order to board. Here is a link to the form we used. https://www.royalcaribbean.com/content/dam/royal/resources/pdf/minor-traveling-without-parent-or-guardian-form.pdf Hope this helps someone so you aren't turned away at the pier for not having all the documents you need! Happy sailing! Karen

I would suggest having them remove the table and bring a blow up mattress for him to sleep on. Much more comfortable than the pull out couch. We will have 4 of us in a balcony cabin in a couple of weeks, but our granddaughters at 10 and 14 will not be able to fit comfortably together on the pull out. One will have to draw the short straw for the floor and alternate.

You should have a link when you log in on-line (not the app that I am aware of). You can review your bid there and change it until they are pending/accepted. It doesn't change your bid automatically. What you bid is what you bid. Hope this helps and good luck with your bid!

We really enjoyed the UDP when we were on Symphony. You can go to one of the restaurants and make your reservations for the entire week once you board. Just a heads up, we tried to walk up for lunch at one of the restaurants on a sea day--I think it was Jamie's or Chops, and they told us we had to have reservation. We also did the chefs table--discounted with the UDP. We are not big foodies, but really enjoyed the experience.

You can also carry your own soda on board along with your water and buy a coffee card. I believe it is only $30. I buy one because I like iced coffees. It doesn't work at Starbucks, but if he is ok with McDonalds coffee (me too) it works.

We did UDP last year for the first time. We did all of our dinner reservations the first day and had no problem getting what we wanted, but did have to adjust some of the times. They book up fast! What we didn't know to do was make lunch reservations on sea days. Even though the restaurants were not full, we couldn't just walk into Chops and eat lunch. We also used the discount on chef's table and really enjoyed it. Make sure to try Wonderland. We weren't sure from looking at the menu, but we liked it. The hibachi grill will book up quickly so make sure if that is something you want you book it first. We never thought we would like all the specialty dining as much as we did. We are not usually "foodies" but the difference in the experience and service was worth it to us.

We were a group of 13 on a family cruise with MTD. We made reservations ahead of time and linked all the rooms prior to boarding. I didn't think we would all be able to sit together since we were such a large group, but we went the first night and they were able to accommodate us with a small wait. After that we had a set time to come and they always had "our" table ready for us. It was a great time even for the kids. They enjoyed getting dressed up for dinner (except our 15 year old grandson) but he did wear a suit for formal night 🙂 Threats of death may have been made by his parents. Now all the grandkids are asking when they can go on another cruise.

We stayed in central Rome and loved how close everything was. I was stunning to walk around a corner and see the Panthenon or Trevi fountain. We stayed at this hotel https://www.9-hotel-cesari-rome.it/en/page/rooms-suites.6817.html which as been updated since our stay 8 years ago. I checked and it should be within your budget. Breakfast on the terrace was a fun way to start our day. We usually had a cocktail in the evening after walking around all day. We were able to walk to the coliseum and were able to catch a bus (the front desk staff explained which one to catch) to go to the Vatican. It is in a great location. Our only problem was it was down a side street and our first day when we arrived at around 9am (after an overnight flight) we took off walking and didn't have GPS/cell service with international service. We walked in circles for about an hour trying to find our hotel. 🙂 Fun memory now, but at the time we were tired, hungry and just wanted a nap. Enjoy Rome. We are planning on going back this fall--so much to see and do!

We bought one last June for a family trip. We booked it into the room with 1 adult and 2 kids. We were able to get family photos this way. We just made sure that someone from the room was in each photo. It worked well for us.

We were on Harmony in November, but didn't have our grandkids with us this trip. There is plenty of free things for a 10 year old to do. They do have Adventure Ocean (I think that is the name on Royal) for kids that is free too. There is no charge unless you leave them past a certain time. We took our 5 grandkids on Liberty in June (ages 17-8) None of them wanted to go to the kids area. They spent their time hanging out with us or their parents in the evenings. The sports courts are open, mini golf, ping pong, getting pizza or just hanging out in the room. Plenty to do on all the ships to keep kids busy. They were so tired after all the day activities, keeping them entertained at night wasn't a problem!