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19 minutes ago, robsmom said:

The cruise ships are no longer allowed in Venice proper.   If you have an overnight in Ravenna, the ship will stay there until departure on the second day.  You are free to come and go.   There should be excursions offered for day 2 that would include transportation to Venice.   

Thank you! I booked this cruise on a whim without any research so I have a lot of planning to do!

How does the first day work on Royal when embarking in Ravenna? The itinerary says Venice day one and two. After everyone gets on the ship in Ravenna, does it head up to Venice and let passengers off?

Does anyone have a recommendation for a boat tour where we can experience the mud baths and waterfall then swim by the pitons? I see a lot of discussions about Cosol and Spencer but it seems like the former doesn't  have boat tours and the latter has us worried enough to not book with him. 

My parents have made a last minute decision to do something in Cozumel.  The Royal tour they were interested in is sold out. Can anyone recommend a food based tour in Cozumel that doesn't involve a lot of walking?

Does anyone know what shows and entertainment are currently on the Oasis? 

Are we able to use a cell phone for the video supervised portion of the at home testing kits? 

How do we receive the results?

It's way past my bedtime, so please assure me that my 11:30am boarding time is secure. Thanks! 

2 hours ago, Weluv2cruise2gether said:

Did the swim with pigs through NCL from their private island, Great Stirrup Cay, which is right next door to Coco Cay. So I would assume it would be the same. Take a very short boat ride to the island with the pigs. Have a safety briefing. Go in water and show the pigs you have some apple for them. They swim in the water to you to eat the apple. The facility staff takes some pictures which I felt were reasonably priced. We just did it in December and we are 52. We had a good time. So I would think a 6 year old would love it

The pigs look healthy,  did they seem like they were cared for? I usually don't participate in animal based activities (swim with dolphins, hold a sloth) unless it's at a legitimate rescue with the goal of rehabilitation/release, but these pigs are calling to me ❤ Just want to make sure I'm not funding cruelty/extreme captivity. 

Will they speed up service if you ask? And how much trouble would this cause? We're cruising with my parents who want to do the early dinner and the early show. 

50 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

On the check in tab there should be a link at the bottom to add another person - you will need name, DOB and cabin or booking #. 

Ah okay. We're not close enough to check in yet, I'll try that once we're able to. Thanks!

On 2/17/2022 at 11:22 PM, Heymarco said:

If you load all the reservations in app ahead of time, it’s real easy for one person to book shows. You just select show, reserve, check all 8 names and done.

Can you please tell this app newbie how to add all our reservations to my app?

Thanks for the information! I didn't realize that reservations don't include a seating assignment.  That makes things easier for my group booking wise, but I'm sure we'll need to get there earlier to find eight seats together.  

I'm traveling with family. There's a total of eight people across four cabins.  I understand that we need to book entertainment on Oasis class ships and that we have to wait until we're on board to do so.

How is entertainment booked?

How can we book together so we can sit together as a group?

Thank you for sharing your vacation! This spring I'll be on the Oasis for my second cruise with Royal Caribbean. I have tons of questions,  hopefully you'll be able to answer a couple to help out this confused cruiser.

1. When does the pre-cruise online check-in begin? At midnight or sometime in the morning?

2.  When can I start reserving seats for entertainment shows? How does it work? I'm also cruising with six other people in 3 different cabins, how do we reserve seats together? 

3. Can you tell me how reservations for the Windjammer works? 

My DH and I will be cruising with my parents,  sister, BIL and two teen niblings. We all reserved day beds at Chill Island on Cococay. How should we go about trying to get our day beds together? Call now? Excursion desk on embarkation day?

I'm looking for a decent,  easy to use camera for underwater pictures while snorkeling.  Preferably in the $100-$150ish range.  Any suggestions?

Has anyone ever seen makeup application offered on a cruise? Specifically on Royal Caribbean. My shy, introverted teenage niece will be on our family cruise this spring. Her mom (my sister) got married last fall and my niece had so much fun getting hair and makeup professionally done with all the adult women in the wedding party. I'd like to try and replicate that with my niece, mom, sister and me on our trip. 

I'm looking for an easy to use but good quality underwater camera, preferably no more than $150. Any suggestions?

46 minutes ago, flamingos said:

In your check in online, one of the last questions is to choose your checkin time.

 

Thanks! When does online check-in usually start?

3 hours ago, Biker19 said:

For shows, they don't - you have to wait and book on board.

Where do you go to make reservations? Should I do it immediately after boarding?

Is our arrival time to board assigned or do we choose it at some point? What's the process?

11 hours ago, Merion_Mom said:

 

When is your Oasis cruise?  Oasis has both CATS and several other shows.  It has:

 

Oasis of the Seas Entertainment and Shows (cruisecritic.com)

 

How soon before your cruise do reservations open? I'm on the Oasis this spring and reservations aren't available online yet. 

Many thanks to you both!

Does anyone have pictures of an inside cabin on Oasis? Or suggestions on where to look. 

This spring will be our second time on Royal. The first time we sailed on Adventure and booked a balcony. We usually book insides but wanted to be next to family on the last one. This time we're sticking with inside and I am curious about what it looks like on Royal.

Thanks!

2 hours ago, c-leg5 said:

Where do you have to go to meet the tour? Is it a cruise tour or independent? Which pier are you at?

It's an independent tour. Our cruise ship docks at the international pier and our tour meets at the downtown ferry dock.