ZoeyVictoria

We actually prefer off-site parking in Port Canaveral and Port Everglades. Our luggage is taken out of our car and unloaded in the porter area, so we avoid both handling the luggage and driving into the port area. We can relax a few minutes on the shuttle, and there are generous rewards. But there is no suitable off-site parking in Miami, so we are paying way more than we prefer to do something we don’t even want to do.

I just looked at the Port of Miami website. I saw the surface lot and all other terminals (except A) are still $22. Terminal A parking: “For parking rate information, questions or concerns, contact Royal Caribbean Customer Service 24/7 at 800-256-6649”. Are you on a holiday sailing? It sounds like Port of Miami parking is now included in Royal’s dynamic pricing.

I have been checking daily for the Wonder on January 21, but still nothing.

Yes, I believe it is!

We did a B2B on the Independence last month and had to change cabins. One had sheers, the other one down the hall didn’t. We preferred the cabin without them.

You are not from Florida, are you 😂

I usually print them, label them with the cruise they were used on, file them, and then throw them away after the cruise. You are right, it would be better to have them in the wallet than to click the link at the kiosk. Thanks!

I will be on the Serenade of the Seas next week, then one night in a hotel before getting on the Vista. I am taking my casino “profit” from my last cruise onto the Serenade, and hoping to have money from the Serenade to use on the Vista. If not, I will order e-gift cards from AARP while I am on the ship and use the kiosk to input the numbers from the AARP email on my phone. It would prevent keeping track of unused gift cards in the case of purchasing in advance and then not needing them.

Check your credit cards for rewards offers before you join AARP. Several of mine have had $8 statement credits and membership was only $12 to join in the first place.

We were there the week of November 2 on the Independence, which had “a problem with the gangway”. They were checking people off and on the ship almost manually. We stood in a line of probably 200 people for over twenty minutes in rain that was blowing sideways. We are getting another chance on December 6 on Serenade (along with the Anthem, I surmise from @GimmeOcean’s post above).

I think this is indicative of Royal’s general standards at this point in time. I had booked a 13-night cruise with a great itinerary sailing one-way from Tampa to Boston in August 2024. It was cancelled due to the situation in Israel. I have no problem with that. Other than being disappointed to lose the cruise, it wasn’t a huge deal. What upset me was that Royal offered two options (rebook another sailing with no price protection or cancel) and felt it necessary to state that they would waive change fees and will refund non-refundable deposits. How could they possible justify charging change fees or retaining non-refundable deposits on a cruise that they canceled? Yet it was presented as if it was generous, or something special or extra. Not very impressive in my opinion.

I looked at my packing list today and saw vaccination cards and test results still on the list. Seems like a lifetime ago. Quarantine ships are in that same category of “things I want to forget”.

But you are NOT necessarily a member of the “less likely to spend $$$ on board so more easily dispensable” category because you book guarantees. That is what I found so offensive. We have also booked guarantees, sometimes because at the last minute there are no other choices, sometimes because it doesn’t really matter where we are on a very short cruise, probably other times for reasons I don’t even remember. We have had great results on those guarantees except for one cruise in a handicap accessible cabin in a bad location. We will not book a guarantee on that cruise line again, but still consider the other lines. We live in Florida, are retired, and get to cruise frequently, so it would not have been a huge problem for us. I do feel bad for the people who had to travel to the cruise port, have limited vacation time, first-timers, those who rarely cruise, or were part of a group celebrating a special occasion.

Well stated. I had the same thought but couldn’t figure out how to phrase it so politely. And, no, I am not speaking as a member of that second class category 🙄

My 25% was taken off only my cruise fare, not both of us. If you used both on the same cruise, it would be 25% off hers and 25% off yours, not 50%.

It was a first for us in over 90 cruises. We couldn’t tell if it was coming from the drain or the overhead vent, though the vent would make more sense. It was clear enough that we heard him ask her why she bought something and how much did it cost.

Seventy-eight, not seven to eight? Wow, you are very special to Carnival!

We also heard conversations from the shower. The man sneezed and I yelled “Bless you!”. No response, but it was probably a little creepy for them.

I received the same email from Carnival (30% off spa treatments) every three to seven minutes until I had eight of them. Was I specifically selected, or did everyone receive the duplicates?

Our first RV was named Fran, for John’s real name (Frederick) and my middle name (Ann). The next one was purchased unexpectedly in Charlotte, NC and became Fran C, or Francy. The last one was bigger and nicer, therefore Francine. We had planned to buy a final one, but settled down in a condo instead and quit RVing before we could buy Francesca.

There will be pictures for us, won’t there?

We also leave the bathroom light on and close the door all the way. There is a strip of light at the bottom of the door that is not visible until we sit up and look towards the bathroom. I cannot sleep with too much light in the room, but this has never bothered me.

I understand making cutbacks due to pandemic losses, but it has gone way too far when it includes Royal making a huge mistake and failing to compensate affected guests.

We are on the December 5 four-nighter. We always expected to see last-minute work being done and don’t mind, but now I have a sliver of concern that we might be canceled to allow a last-minute surge of activity.

Possibly on a dirt-cheap last minute cruise 😂