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What nights were formal? Want to make a reservation for salon for my 15 year old! We are on the June 18 sailing, day 2 is Corsica and I think that’s one of them, I’d the other a the sea day?

We are cruising in a month, question is, if I am on Diamond level and he’s on a lower tier, does he get the same perks as me?  We got married recently. I’ve been on 13 RC cruises and he’s been on only one before this one. Thanks!!

Thank you, it worked perfectly!

Does anyone know how I redeem points from my Royal Caribbean Visa card?

Only five percent of the passengers actually got it, 300 more or less out of 5000

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We are leaving today for this same itinerary on the Zaandam. Thanks for all this great information!

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It's hard to dance to music played at a soft volume...we like to hear the beat and feel it too! BB King band on Nieuw Amsterdam was the highlight of the cruise for us!

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Thank you everybody!

We are home schooling our granddaughter for this semester only so we can do some extensive travelling. I have been having her read about the various countries and cities we will be visiting and writing a paper about each one. I'm learning a lot too!

Thinking of packing now, planning to bring summer and winter clothes both. As most of the passengers will be non-Americans, and it's been our experience that they dress up at night quite a bit. Planning on taking formal wear as GD is really excited about her fancy new dress! Do you recall how people dressed on the gala nights? What percentage of men wore a tux or dark suit?

I agree with what you said about refusing to pay for the visas required to get into Brazil. If we'd known how COSTLY and what a hassle it was, we would have opted to go out of Buenos Aires. $299.00 per person, plus all these processing fees--over two thousand dollars for the three of us--ridiculous! Oh well, live and learn.

We are very excited about the trip and don't mean to complain though.

Thanks for your input and now could you give me some tips on what to pack?

We are going to Rio next week, to embark on a cruise on the Zandaam. We will be in Rio for a couple of days before the cruise and I have a question. Do we need to bring Brazilian money with us for the taxi from the airport to the hotel, and also for any attractions we might go to such as sugar loaf mountain? Or will USD or credit cards suffice? I don't want to use the ATM at the airport, it seems like an invitation to crime.

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My spouse was somewhat reluctant to do a SA cruise. It was on my list, as was some land travel in South and Central America.

 

We had a wonderful cruise. We were able to land in every port. During cruise I was not certain about DW. But now, this is one of our cruises that she speaks of most frequently. Very different, very enjoyable. We also very much enjoyed our precruise time in Uruguay, Argentina, and Chile.

 

The cruise prior to ours had significant weather issues and challenges that apparently caused it to by pass a few ports, including Falkland. We had unbelievable weather, cool but blue sky when we wanted it most. I wish this for you.

Thank you!

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Hi! We are on the same cruise and can't wait for the adventure to begin. It is also our first time to S.A. Happy travels and perhaps we'll meet on the ship. [emoji4]

 

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You can't miss us! An older couple with an eleven year old girl should stick out like a sore thumb![emoji6] come up to us and say "hi"!

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We did the SA/Antarctica in 2015 on the Zandaam. There will be the standard 'Port' Talks by the staff which will have some country/city information, I don't remember any real detail information, probably because we had 3 or 4 ex-National Science Foundation staff on-board for the Antarctica portion. Now they provided more educational information that I could absorb. It was the most informed I ever came back from a cruise.

 

Their leader was the former head of Antarctic Operations for the NSF. He really had some good stories.

 

So what portion of SA are doing? We started in Valparaiso, rounded the horn, went to Antarctica and ended up in Buenos Aires.

 

Best cruise of our lives. We are definitely doing it again in the next few years.

We are going to Rio de Janeiro for three days and then getting on the zandaam for a trip around the horn, disembarking in San Antonio Chile. 17 days. And we are super excited!!

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We are going on the Zandaam in just over 2 weeks, question is: will there be any speaker on the ship with lots of information about the cities/countries we will be visiting? We are taking our 11 year old grand daughter with us,?and want this to be an educational experience for her.

Thanks, Martha

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Told you wrong, nine sea days, seven port days. Sorry!! Should have at least four formal nights with that many sea days.

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Nine port days, seven sea days.

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How many formal nights will there be, do you think? Imagine it might be a bit dressier as so many non-Americans will be on board. We actually like to dress up!

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I asked my doctor about this, and he said it's due to drinking alcohol. I rarely drink it at home, but when I do, I have noticed swelling ankles. He said his wife gets this every time they go to an all-inclusive resort and she drinks. He gave me the scientific explanation of why this happens (something about dilated blood vessels, which is why some drinking people get a "red face") but I can't quote that exactly.

I elevate my feet at night, drink plenty of water, and don't worry about it too much!

I look forward to your updates as well. We are sailing on the Dancing with the Stars cruise on NA January 3--two more months of waiting!

How ABOUT those Royals!! I grew up in Kansas City, and I'm sure they went wild last night there...what a great ending to the World Series!

How can I find out which celebrities from the TV show "Dancing With the Stars" will be on board January 3rd?

I've looked all over the internet, but can't seem to find this information.

Thanks so much,

Martha

Can OBC be used to be reimbursed for the shore excursions booked online and thereby paid by credit card prior to the cruise? Could it be used for the beverage package if booked prior to sailing, or should we purchase that while on the ship so we could use our OBC for that?

Beginning to wonder what we CAN use OBC for if we have already booked our drink package and shore excursions, as we don't generally buy souvenirs or photos. We also have $100.00 credit to be used at the specialty restaurants. We have $325.00 worth of OBC to use.

Do they have hot water and tea bags in the spa? Never been on HA, but on Celebrity they have "better" brand tea bags up there.

In the description of all the categories of balcony cabins on the Neiuw Amsterdam, it says they are 213-379 square feet. Are they all the same size? I'm taking that to mean 213 feet of a/c space, and 379 including balcony. Help! Our cabin is 8014.

Holland America definitely was dressier every night. On royal and carnival I can wear nice jeans and a dressier top and blend right in. On Holland America almost everyone was dressed up every night and I saw lots of tuxes and full suits on formal night.

Which ship were you on and was it in the Caribbean?

Just put a deposit on a "Dancing with the Stars" cruise...Question, if you have been on one of these in the past, were the DWTS activities in ADDITION to all the regular activities on the ship (such as theater shows, live music around the ship, BB King's club, etc) or INSTEAD of these?

Thanks!

I miss the old days of tuxedos and gowns! Which in your opinion is the most "dressed-up" cruise line? Thinking Cunard, but there may be others.