Sun Lover

We recently reached Diamond status and will be on a cruise coming up in a few weeks. I know we will get 4 drink vouchers per day which I assume are tied to our Seapass cards but if we order a bottled water or soda, is there a way not to use a voucher for that so that we can save it for an alcohol drink?

Thanks, everyone, for your recommendations.

For anyone who has dined at these specialty restaurants, which do you think is the better choice overall?

Can you request a paper copy of the cruise compass from your stateroom attendant?

Thank you.

Thanks for replying. I looked it up and there are 4 ships in port that day, including ours. Two of the ships are much smaller than ours and they depart at 4:00 and 5:00. I'm hoping a majority of those people will leave by 2:30 or 3:00 so I think we'll plan on getting there then. I just hope we'll be able to get chairs and umbrellas.

We will be on a cruise in a few weeks and want to visit Magen's Bay and Mountain Top while we're in St. Thomas. Unfortunately, our ship doesn't dock in St. Thomas that day until 12:30. We had originally planned to go to Magen's Bay in the morning to avoid the crowds but when we realized we won't dock until 12:30, we don't know if we should go as soon as we get off the ship or wait until later in the afternoon, maybe around 3 p.m. Do you think it will be so crowded it won't even be enjoyable? Will it be hard to get chairs and/or umbrellas?

Are there plenty of taxis at Maho Beach to go back toPhilipsburg where you can grab one and not have it reserved ahead of time?

I did but didn't get a response. Thanks.

Has anyone done this specific tour with Royal Caribbean? It says you spend 2 hours at Magen's Bay and 2 hours shopping. The tour includes a stop at Mountain Top and it's listed as a 6 hour tour so I would assume the other 2 hours are spent at Mountain Top but I'm wondering how long it takes to get there and back so that it's really more like an hour there rather than 2 hours. If anyone has done this tour, could you please give your opinion and what you liked or didn't like about it. Thanks.

Thanks for your reply and the photo. That's very helpful.

Has anyone done this specific tour with Royal Caribbean? It says you spend 2 hours at Magen's Bay and 2 hours shopping. The tour includes a stop at Mountain Top and it's listed as a 6 hour tour so I would assume the other 2 hours are spent at Mountain Top but I'm wondering how long it takes to get there and back so that it's really more like an hour there rather than 2 hours. If anyone has done this tour, could you please give your opinion and what you liked or didn't like about it. Thanks.

Island Lady, what is the walk like from the port to Grills? Someone said because of the road configuration it would be more like a mile to walk instead of a half mile. Is it on a busy road? How long did it take?

Thanks so much for this picture! It looks really nice. I think that's what we'll do, drop off our rental car and head to Grills until it's close to our arrival time. Thanks again.

Thanks so much for this information. It's good to know there are some places we might be able to sit or to Uber to Grills and have breakfast and wait there for a couple hours. We are on Wonder so we'll be at Terminal 1. I assume it would be easy to get an Uber from the car rental to the ship and from Grills to the ship? Also, we would still have our carryons with us so would we be able to take them with us to Grills? Has anyone walked from Terminal 1 to Grills? It looks like it's only maybe half a mile but someone mentioned that it was more like a mile to walk due to the configuration of the roads and how many ships were in the port. My husband and I would be fine with walking if we don't have to walk on highways or if it's longer than a mile.

If we were to drop our luggage off a couple hours before our arrival time, do you think it could get lost or mixed up with luggage for passengers disembarking from the previous cruise?

We have an arrival time of 11 a.m. for Wonder of the Seas out of Port Canaveral. How early would they let us drop our luggage off the morning of the cruise?

We will have a rental car to return the morning of our cruise sailing out of Port Canaveral in a few weeks. There will be 6 people all together. We had planned to have my husband drop us and our luggage off at the pier while he returns the rental car and then he can take a shuttle from the car rental to the pier. We have an arrival time for the ship of 11 a.m. Right now our car rental return is 8 a.m. I picked an early time at the time I booked it because the last time we did this several years ago, the car rental place was just mobbed, there were no seats left and we waited over an hour to take the shuttle to the pier and finally we gave up and walked with all our luggage to the pier. I was wondering if there's any place there at the pier to sit. We have a person in our party who has health problems and would not be able to stand there waiting for 3 hours to board the ship. Should we just return the rental car later in the morning closer to our arrival time for the ship? I was hoping to avoid doing that because it was such a mess at the car rental place before but if there's nowhere to sit while waiting to board at the pier, I guess that would be our only option. Any advice would be great. Thanks.

Thank you. Do you know if it's better to check in on the website or the app?

So then we can get our arrival time first, scan the passport and then do the photo later?

Do we have to upload a picture when we check-in online? We were on Anthem several months ago and I don't remember doing that. I know they took our pictures when we were boarding the ship. I found a checklist for online check-in on the RCI website but it doesn't mention uploading a photo. Also, when it says you have to scan your passport, would I be able to use a photocopy of my passport to scan if I don't have the actual passport? Thanks for any information.

We will be on Wonder of the Seas in a few weeks and want to take a cab from the port to Magen's Bay and then head to Mountain Top before returning to Crown Bay. Would we be able to get a cab right at Magen's Bay to go to Mountain Top? When we want to leave Mountain Top, how would we get a cab to return to Crown Bay? Several years ago we took a cab to Mountain Top and had the driver wait for us while we had drinks and shopped but she came into the store after a short time and said she had to leave. We'll have people with us who have never been there and we would like to spend time there and not be rushed. From what I've read, there aren't cabs readily available at Mountain Top. Would we be able to call for a cab from Mountain Top? Thanks for any advice.

We will be on Wonder of the Seas in a few weeks and want to take a cab from the port to Magen's Bay and then head to Mountain Top before returning to Crown Bay. Would we be able to get a cab right at Magen's Bay to go to Mountain Top? When we want to leave Mountain Top, how would we get a cab to return to Crown Bay? Several years ago we took a cab to Mountain Top and had the driver wait for us while we had drinks and shopped but she came into the store after a short time and said she had to leave. We'll have people with us who have never been there and we would like to spend time there and not be rushed. From what I've read, there aren't cabs readily available at Mountain Top. Would we be able to call for a cab from Mountain Top? Thanks for any advice.

We also have a late arrival at 12:30 and want to go to Magen's Bay but I'm wondering with 4 ships in port, will it be so crowded we won't be able to enjoy it?

Can anyone recommend a beach resort for a day? A few months ago we cruised on Anthem and went to Riu in the Bahamas which we booked through Resort for a Day. It was all inclusive for food and drinks. We loved it. I haven’t been able to find something similar in St. Thomas. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks.