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We just booked for Oct. 2018

Web site doesn't even have public areas on deckplan yet.

I am sure shows and other announcements will be forthcoming.

I research Breakaway to get most of my info.

 

Blessings,

Sam

Hi Sam!

I'm booked for Halloween, 2018. Can't wait! I'm hoping they have the racetrack like the one on the Joy :cool:

Metro PCS has a service that provides unlimited talk text and data in Mexico for a additional $5 per month. The catch is you have to have a plan with them for at least $40. :)

I will be on the Jewel Dec 6-13 which are the dates for most of Hanukkah. Does anyone know if there is some type of service for Hanukkah during that time?

They are the photos in entries 33-41 of this thread. See them now?

:eek: there they are!

Thank you for your review and pictures. I'll be on the Jewel in 18 days!!

Do you recall if any specialty restaurants were open on sea days?

Waiting for more of your review!!

Dailies are up! They are toward the end of the thread, enjoy.

Can't find the dailies.

I am interested in the bird watching tour with King David tours in Mazatlan. Is anyone familiar with the company and/or the tour?

And the CN deposit will not post to your shipboard account until the future cruise rep gets around to processing it. It may not be that day, if they have a backlog from the previous sailing to work through.

 

Since you mentioned shopping, I think maybe you are hoping to get the OBC for purchasing the deposit and use it for shopping on board? But in fact everything will be charged and credited to the same account throughout the cruise and you don't settle the bill until the end, so it really doesn't matter if you get the OBC sooner or later. So there's no rush to necessarily buy the deposit on the first day, if you have other stuff to do. (Unless you actually want to book another cruise urgently.)

Thanks for the info. I am hoping to get the cost of the certificate off my budget so I can shop without having to worry if I have enough pesos :p

Is it possible to buy the next cruise certificate on embarkation day? I would like to take care of that before I start shopping. And about shopping, does anyone know how much a carton of cigarettes cost in Mexico? No specific brand, just a general average.

There's one originally posted by LrgPizza and reposted by SissasMomE in this message from that thread.

 

• 16oz prime rib $14.99
  
• steamed 1.5lb whole cold water lobster $19.99
  
• surf & turf (8oz filet mignon + cold water lobster tail) $24.99
  

The above items and prices look very similar to Cagney's menu

We were not part of the VIP group this time but had friends that were: I think it was the next to the last night; can't swear to it though. The platinum party was Wednesday, early evening.

Did you happen to save the daily schedules?

When you order the extra $9.99 whole lobster, that is you entree, if you also want a steak you would pay $10 for a second entree. Years ago, you could add a lobster tail to you meal for $10. That is long gone.

The large steak or whole lobster is a extra charge entree in place of the included steaks.

maybe I should hide a lobster in my suitcase and drop it in the hot tub before dinner

I've read elsewhere that you can only select one entree per person. Are you able to order the extra charge lobster with a entree or would that be your one entree?

Is the sushi bar on the Jewel opened on embarkation day?

Thanks so much:)

 

I think it was level 4 to board the tender, we had to walk through the employee area to get to it:)

Thank you so much for answering my question. I will be on deck 4. Finally a perk for travelling steerage!

If you wouldn't mind another question, were there any must see/ do on the ship?

Great review! Do you recall which deck you boarded the tour boat on? I will be on the jewel in December and wondered which deck was used for the tender boats.

There will be one dining room open and the buffet.

Osheehans is opened as well. That was my choice. Got the cruise off to a awesome start. I think the noodle bar and sushi bar are opened as well but they are not complimentary. Have a great cruise!

Does anyone know if you can get a pulmonia tour at the dock in Mazatlan or do you have to make arrangements before arriving.

The dining rooms aboard have tables for 4, 6, and 8. Unless you are sailing Concierge, you will most likely be seated with others if you are a party of 2. You could be assigned to a 4 top alone, or to a 6 or 8 top with others. Concierge groups are typically seated by themselves, unless they request otherwise.

 

If it's important to you to be seated alone, you should have the request placed on your reservation. Many times such requests are honored, sometimes they cannot be. You would be seated at a 4 top by yourselves.

 

I will point out that DCL is very good at matching dinner companions (at least in our experience), and it's a great way to meet people from all over. They typically will place couples with couples (sometimes with singles in the same age range), as well as families with kids with each other (generally based on the ages of the kids.

Thanks for your reply! How are folks seated in the buffet at dinner, is it open seating?

I think I understand the rotational dining thing. What I'm looking for help with is the seating arrangements. Are you assigned to a table with assorted other cruisers or if you're going solo are there tables for 2 (1)?

Is it possible to purchase airfare from RCL more than the day before the cruise and still receive a transfer from the airport to the port city.

I'm assuming premium coffee are the specialty coffee drinks at the promenade cafe. But what exactly are specialty teas and can you get the bottled water in the mini fridge in your cabin with the $20 package?

What is the cost of the behind the scenes tour on the independence and is it offered more than once during the transatlantic?

That should be all access tour. :o

What is the cost of the behind the scenes tour on the independence and is it offered more than once during the transatlantic?

If you're staying in a hotel in London or at Heathrow, there is a shared shuttle service from hotels only at the airport or central London for around £59 per person. Their website is silver-fleet dot co dot UK.

Loved the thorough but concise review and photographs. Also liked being able to read the entire review without posts telling you what a great review you were posting. :D

I still have 90-some days to go. Hope mine is as enjoyable as yours was!

Oh, and happy birthday!