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The turnpike will take you about 4 hrs. I-75 will take you about 5 hours.

Thank you! Do you know if there is a lot of construction on the turnpike? It's been awhile but the last time the speed limits were reduced due to construction.

Just off oasis 11/30, had escargot only one night. All other nights were scallops or salmon. I only had one order of escargot, they were great! I should have ate more.....thought I would save some for the rest of you!

What night did they have it? Was it the second formal night?

I will be driving down to Ft Laud the morning of our cruise, I'll be picking up a friend in Lady Lakes. Would it be better to take the turnpike, and does anyone know about how long a drive that is (4 hrs)?

I have about 15 min before my next flight so here goes....I hope none of you have to experience what I did on this trip. I'm not blaming RCI for bed bugs, but I am unhappy at their lack of a proactive approach to protect me, my room mate and future passengers in that state room by not making an assumption that bed bugs could be the culprit and having someone knowledgeable about them to check the room. Until my internet search this morning I knew nothing about them and my roommate thought you couldn't see them with the naked eye so when we saw the bug the first time we did not immediately think bed bugs. I hope for the sake of the next passengers that they weren't the cause, because right now I'm headed home to 20 degree weather and will have to strip down to nothing in my friends garage, bagging everything up and then head to the shower and hope that no eggs are on my person that could infect her house. Unfortunately, my formal dresses and some other clothing would never survive a hot water wash and dry. I'm still looking into how to deal with that.

 

I wish you all the best!

 

 

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By not reporting your findings of what you now think was bed bugs, someone else now in that room may suffer what you and your friend went through. I'd hate to think you could have prevented and out break to others and didn't think to mention it to the room steward and hotel manager. I'm sorry you and your friend are suffering, but I also worry about the other people now in that room and hopefully they don't have small children or are elderly! Such a Shame.

Haven't seen these things mentioned, so I thought I would share:

 

1. In our Owner's Suite (1600), there was a PlayStation 3. We looked for the games in the CL, but didn't see them. Never got around to asking the Concierge.

 

2. In Labadee, the cabanas at Barefoot Beach have electrical outlets in case you'd like to charge your cameras/devices.

 

Happy Cruising!

The play station thing must be new. We sailed twice in on the Explorer in an owners suite, and they had a surround sound system and a DVD player but no play station. It Wouldn't make a difference if they did, not a big deal for my age group. :D

Lots of key chains and a couple of t-shirts

Same here, key chains and t shirts.

We actually "dress for dinner" every night of the cruise. Formal nights, more dressy; DH always wears tux or suit. We do it because we like the tradition, we like feeling good about the way we look, and it fits the venue of the MDR.

 

It's our choice.

 

Teddie

Same here we enjoy dressing up every night also, and dressing up in gown or after five evening attire for me & DH loves his tux. He has several different styles of shirts and vest with matching bow ties. Like you it's our choice. I'd rather be over dressed than under dressed.

It would be great to see the conceirge lounge revert back to suite guests only.

Either way it would make no difference to me. We always stay in suites, but we never hang out in the CL now that they are WAY over crowded. We usually buy the drink packages, so there is no need to go just for free drinks. If we need assistance with a reservation or something the concierge can help us with, then we will either call or pop in. I can mingle anywhere so hanging out in a small overly crowded lounge doesn't excite me any, and that is just my opinion.

Here is the link for the UK site compliments of Bob.

http://www.royalcaribbean.co.uk/_images/Royal%20Alcohol%20Beverage%20FAQ%20All%20Ships%20Web%20Nov%2013_tcm16-27947.pdf

Sorry you are correct it was the UNOFFICAL site. My apologies!

Bubbles :)

 

Still water, is just regular bottled water. The other would be sparkling water.

 

I think the list should read like this

 

Bottled Water:

--> Sparkling Water (375 ml)

--> Still Water (500 ml)

I could be wrong but I thought STILL WATER was filtered bottled water, and does not include SPRING.:confused:

This is what was listed on the RC official blog yesterday:

The Royal Replenish Package

$20 per guest each day, includes:

• Premium coffee
  
• Premium tea
  
• Bottled water
  
• Sparkling water (375ml)
  
• Still water (500ml)
  
• Fresh squeezed orange juice
  
• Non-alcoholic cocktails
  
• Fountain soda with souvenir Coca-Cola cup
  

The Select Package

$40 per guest each day, includes:

• Beer
  
• Wine by the glass (up to $8 value)
  
• Non-alcoholic cocktails
  
• Fountain soda with souvenir Coca-Cola cup
  
• 20% discount on purchases of bottles of wine
  

The Premium Package

$55 per guest each day, includes:

• Call and premium cocktails (up to $10 value)
  
• Frozen cocktails
  
• Beers
  
• Premium wine by the glass (up to $12 value)
  
• Non-alcoholic cocktails
  
• Still bottled water (500ml)
  
• Fountain soda with souvenir Coca-Cola cup
  
• 20% discount on purchases of bottles of wine
  

The Ultimate Package

$65 per guest each day, includes:

• Premium coffee
  
• Premium tea
  
• Bottled water
  
• Sparkling water (375ml)
  
• Still water (500ml)
  
• Fresh squeezed orange juice
  
• Call and premium cocktails (up to $10 value)
  
• Frozen cocktails
  
• Beers
  
• Premium wine by the glass (up to $12 value)
  
• Non-alcoholic cocktails
  
• Fountain soda with souvenir Coca-Cola cup
  
• 20% discount on purchases of bottles of wine
  

The other major change to the unlimited alcohol packages is now any eligible guest in a stateroom may purchase a package. This is a change from the previous policy where all eligible guests in a stateroom had to purchase a package.

The new unnlimited beverage packages will be available for guests purchase starting today, November 15th on all ships, and pre-purchase online the first week of December at http://www.royalcaribbean.com/beforeyouboard/cruiseEnhancements.do or by calling our pre-cruise planning specialists at 1-800-398-9819. Once available online, you can purchase them approximately 2 months before sail date.

All package prices include the 15% gratuity. Also the the basic soda package and water package stay intact.

Guests who have already bought a ‘Classic’ package prior to the changes in November/December 2013, will receive the new Select package once on board and a refund to their onboard account for the $5 per day difference in pricing.

Guests who have already bought a ‘Premium’ package prior to the changes in November/December 2013, will receive the new Premium package once on board. If they wish to upgrade to the new Ultimate package, this can be done at a cost added to their onboard account of the $10 per day difference in pricing.

If 3.00 for a "stinking soda" is such a big deal, maybe you need to find a different vacation:rolleyes:

REALLY? Uncalled for

OP, you sound so ANGRY already and you haven't even sailed yet, gee. Why don't you wait until you get there and then ask politely? Perhaps you will be pleasantly surprised. :)

I didn't read anger in OP's post. It makes perfect sense if you pay for a wine pairing dinner and don't want wine they should be able to substitute soda, and more than likely they will oblige. OP post back and let us know. Happy sailing!

I always take one of my older pillows. I put it in one of those vacume bags that makes it wafer thin, and pack it in my suite case. I leave it behind though. I take my pillowcase but leave the pillow since I always have plenty at home.

I've use duct tape to hold the button on the hair dryer down, So my fingers doesn't go numb! :D[/quote

 

Another great idea :eek: don't you just hate holding down that darn button to dry your hair?

Sometimes in rough seas the drawers slide in and out! Duct tape is a simple solution!

 

Diane

Great idea Diane! I carry duct tape, but I never thought about using it for that.

Thanks for sharing your wonderful review on the Oasis! I can't tell you how much I've enjoyed it. Each day I couldn't wait to check to see what else you added. I will definitely be looking for the added compasses.

Thanks again, Gina

Turn your AC up.

This doesn't help when only one of you is hot (having hot flashes). I always take my battery powered fan and I have an app on my iPad for the sound machine if I need it.

RCCL gave us 2000.00 off a crown loft suite for being retired military. :D

Can someone please tell me how to do this. Many thanks.

 

Awesome review, cant wait to see more pics. We still have over a year to wait to board our B2B!

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so are ours.

Same here, I just checked and I still have a zero balance for my Jan 2014 cruise.