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There was someone renting umbrellas just to the south of the palapas in January.

It was fun. Lots of neat stuff to see. Snorkeling with the turtles was the highlight. Point of advice though, don't plan on getting food or drinks at cas abao. You can, but the line to get either was 45 minutes. I talked to the driver about it and he said its regularly like that. Also, take water shoes. the beaches are all rocky out in the water.

We did that tour and we were instructed to meet them at the merch tents at the port.

But, as another poster stated, if you dispute a charge with your CC, and Royal gets a chargeback, theres a chance they refuse to allow you to book future cruises. Going through the CC is the last resort, and only if you don't care if you go on another cruise with them.

I really expect to see more "coco cays" developed. Gives them more ports they control and make all the money on.

Just got off symphony, had a room right by the elevators. Got backwards one day and tried to scan my card twice on the wrong room once because I walked off the front elevators instead of the back elevators lol

yes, a set right by them.

It was $10 a chair. $70 for 7. We were under 2 palapas, but I got the impression those were first come first served and not charged. I think they are publicly owned. I'd assume $20 for 2

I got the lobster tail on our Symphony cruise and it's really not worth worrying about. I think I've had jumbo shrimp that had more meat than the tails were served. It definitely wasn't your typical maine lobster tail.

Just on the south side of the passions bathrooms is a stand that rents chairs. Was $10 a chair. I will say that I had, we'll just say, an odd experience with them. We got there near noon. The beach was pretty busy. I walked up myself asking about chairs and they tried to send me down the beach to another vendor saying they were out. I was about to walk that way when my wife, daughter and her friends walked up with me and they miraculously found a couple empty palapas and plenty of chairs near their stand. Not a big deal and there were no other interactions with them once I paid for the chairs, but it was an eye roller.

Irie Tours offers it as a part of their tour. https://www.irietours.com

It doesn't hurt to ask. Worst they can say is no. I'm betting the options you are presented with are accept the room with their sincerest apologies, or get a full refund and your cruise is cancelled. Now if you are a super double pinacle and have your own personal agent you deal with, there might be some wiggle room, but your run of the mill cruiser isn't getting anywhere I bet.

More likely, if the situation isn't to your satisfaction, they will give you 100% off. And then sell your cabin at the 2-3 times rate you paid that they are getting now.

Its across the street from the Hilton in the Palm beach area.

God, you think the Casinos stink now....