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13 minutes ago, Host Clarea said:

 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rccl.royalcaribbean&hl=en_US

 

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/royal-caribbean-international/id1260728016?mt=8

thx

15 hours ago, Host Clarea said:

Only Allure has an app that has a functional free messaging option.

 

It's been reported that Harmony still has a firewall hole that allows iMessage to work for free.

 

Quantum class ships still offer messaging via the Royal IQ App for $8 per device per cruise.  The iMessage hole might also work on those ships.

 

Other ships would require purchasing VOOM or paying your cell carrier by the message.

what this app you speak of on allure? we are on allure next month and that would be really handy

we are going on the fos on febuary 28 and we need a clean, reasonably priced hotel with a shuttle to and from the airport. any suggestions would be appreciated and also whats the best way for 9 people to get to port from Orlando. thanks

I agree completely. I have lived in Nova Scotia all my life (I am 46) and to this day the Bay of Fundy tides never cease to amaze me. We, my family, have visited many different locations to watch the tides over the years. Both here in Nova Scotia throughout the Annapolis Valley and New Brunswick's Hopewell Rocks and the reversing falls in Saint John. I live inland about half way between Halifax and Truro and about 15 minutes from one of the tidal bore white water rafting locations on the Shubenacadie River (which is amazing by the way). Here is a link to a website that can give you all the info you might want to know about our Bay of Fundy tides and much more.

 

http://bayoffundytourism.com/

 

The fifty foot tides are a sight to behold for sure but unless your timing is absolutely correct you might not see all that there is. The tides cycle over a 6 hour 13 minute pattern so you can see what I mean when I refer to timing being everything.

 

To the OP, there is a link on the site that will direct you to Environment Canada where you can found the tide times for the day you will be be here to see if it would work out timing wise.

 

As you you may be able to tell, I am a proud Maritimer and like talk about the natural wonders of our region. ;)

cool im a lobster fisherman from souwest nova scotia. everyday I go to work I have to plan my day around the tides.

The tides where the ship docks are not near the Bay of Fundy, the tides at the dock, like almost everywhere rise and fall like all other tides, in 6 hour cycles. Never noticed a difference in tide levels at the dock, maybe I missed it. Really, to see the Fundy tides, you need to spend at least 12 hours, not possible on a cruise.

 

Reversing Falls are also offered as an excursion, St. John doesn't offer much, the bus ride to Fundy is about the best part.

in saint john there will be at least a 20 foot difference in the depth of the water between high tide and low tide, because it IS located in the bay of fundy. farther up in the head of the bay its more like a 40 foot difference, that's a lot of water moving in a six hour period, which is the reason the tidal boar boat rides are so awesome.

I would start by locking them out of your cabin to see if they can master the art of lock picking, if they do then they are learning new job skills if they don't then you wont see them all week, its a win-win situation.

we will be getting off the epic in cannes on Friday sept 26th and am wondering what the easiest cheapest most scenic way to go to Monaco with probably a stop in nice.

thanks in advance

ok thanks everybody I have been researching a lot but now I guess I will go ahead and start booking tours.

thanks

I have cruised the carribean a lot and have always just walked off the ship and have found lots of private tour operators that are waiting to take people on tours. is it the same in Europe, will we be able to find a decent tour when we leave the ship or should we book something in advance? we are going on the epic Sept 21.

thanks

As a family of 4 not many of the hotels can accommodate us in 1 room with a double and 2 single beds so I have started to look at apartments. Some of them look lovely and are reasonably priced.

 

Can anyone recommend what area we should be basing ourselves in Barcelona for easy access to restaurants and attractions. We will be staying 3 nights.

Any apartment recommendations that are suitable for a family of 4?

 

Thank you in advance, any help is appreciated.

we are also a family of 4 and just booked the hispanos 7 suiza, it gets excellent reviews on trip advisor( ranked #15 out of 500+ hotels) its right next to the metro and the sagarada familia* and we paid around $530 cdn for two nights.

I was talking to Norwegian and they said the Canadian $ promotion was over.

does anyone know if the epics pools and slides are also fresh water?

being a commercial fisherman who fishes offshore in the north atlantic in the winter I can tell you the best site I have found is magicseaweed.com. I mostly pay attention to the wind part of the forecasts but you can switch the charts from swell to wind with the click of a button. from the home page click charts and then pick any of the options given when the picture comes up scroll to the bottom of the page and pick the chart you want, northern caribbean, southern caribbean, gulf of mexico whatever you want, then you can click the arrows to advance the frame at your pace or click play and let it run through on its own. it almost never lets me down

thanks a lot we are travelling with some first time cruisers that are on a very tight budget, and this will help a lot.

can you tell me details of how to get to rome and do the coliseum that cheap ,thanks.

sorry that's with carnival we did that I thought I was still on a carnival thread and didn't get the post erased before you saw it

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if i were you i think i would take a vacation, you need to relax;)