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1740.00 decrease from our January Icon booking. Biggest decrease I have ever experienced in all our years of sailing. Time to book another. Very stoked!!

Agree. Unfortunately they will probably be sent right back to where they started without a boat and the money they paid for transport.

9/7 We will have Santorini to ourselves. Only Odyssey of the Seas. Cant wait!!

We have used Cruise Control shuttle service in the past if you want to use a private service. Worth getting a price anyways.

Exactly what we did. Went heavy on the fives. We wont have a problem spending everything. Believe me!!

55 minute tour with audio. Booked through GET YOUR GUIDE. 65.00 for both of us. Most likely could do on our own but wouldnt mind a bit more insight. We will probably pop in again on our own as we can flick popcorn to the front door from where we are staying.

NICKLES, Unfortunately your booked on the alcohol free cruise that Utopia has every 7 sailings. Did I make your heart skip a beat?!?! 😉

Im a big Dunkin guy myself but I love me some Lavazza while in the Suites!! Always a nice change.

I will use a majority of my Euros to pay the Rome Cabs car service we booked for Airport to hotel, hotel to port, and port back to airport on last day. I went heavy on FIVES so they will be easier to use up at the end if needed. As always a wealth of information from well traveled cruisers and it is truly appreciated. You can never learn enough when you ask a question on this site. Once again, thanks for all the input from everybody. Dan

Excellent advice and very much appreciated!! Thank you very much JET.

I asked them if it is still a good idea to contact them to let them know we are traveling out of the country. The rep said it is no longer required and as long as your phone and email is up to date there should be no issues. If suspicious activity is suspected they will text and or email us to verify we are the people doing the transaction. Not sure of any pin verification. I have only heard of that for ATM transactions.

Just got off the phone with Bank of America. The Royal caribbean Visa Signature card does not charge foreign transaction fees. This will be our back up card in case Amex is not accepted.

Good to know. We have four days in Rome. Doing the usual tourist stuff. Colosseum/Forum booked, Vatican booked, and Audio tour of Pantheon. We are staying a stones throw from the door of the Pantheon so we will wander around to all the other sites in the mean time. Plan on paying for our dinners with the AMEX and tipping in Euros.

Jill and I have cruised for years and we are finally doing one out of Europe. We are doing 4 nights in Rome (Pre cruise) and then the 12 day cruise on Odyssey that was supposed to go to Israel... this August/September. I have 900.00 in Euros to start out with and wanted to get the opinions from the savvy European cruisers on a few things. First off does the Casino continue to use USD while overseas? We where just on Odyssey and most of the crew we spoke to will be on our cruise as well. Saying that, while cruising out of Rome do they prefer to be tipped in USD or Euros or does it even matter? Will guest services exchange USD to Euros if we need more as the trip progresses? Will the Casino exchange funds for you if needed? We try to tip as often as possible when we get the service that is expected like most of you do. I know that in the US tipping is expected a bit more than what they may expect in Italy, Greece, and Turkey. Saying that I would love to get a few thoughts on what most of you do on land for tipping for restaurants, excursions, drinks... We will pay for most of our land based fees with our AMEX whenever possible. Thanks very much in advance for your thoughts, advice, and opinions. Dan

Nasty, and definitely makes you feel grateful for what we have.

Very nice Pictures!!

Faster you play the faster to prime. Lots can do it the first day. In that case you will probably get the "bottle of doom" wine in your room by the next night as well.

I think a lot of Game of Thrones scenes were filmed right there in Malta.

BALLFOUR4, thanks so much for your added wisdom!! I will definitely be adding this to my notes. Good luck with your treatments (My prayers are with you) as you get better. If your having a bad day its always acceptable to tell them to GET OFF YOUR LAWN! 😉

Sorry, my bad

TREE , plug for razors in bathroom are usually above the top shelf around the mirror in the top left corner. If I remember right they are the European outlets. I am pretty sure that Icon has the US outlets now

ONECRUISER, You been at it longer than me. You can probably name all that do. Most of the ships I have sailed on have both

They have both. Both Over the desk near TV usually and UK in the bathroom

Spectacular advice and thanks for the "real life" experiences. A lot of what you were able to accomplish is what I am hoping for. We all live in the same city here in Maine and we are going to have a get together by the pool this summer. I am going to round up all of the advice I get on here and chat about it over a few bottles of Prosecco. Thanks so much for your input.

I know exactly what you mean about new cruisers "latching" onto your every move. Been there before and its a tough position to be in. You want to be kind but also "get away' on your own for a bit. You are right by stating that up front with your group. Thanks very much