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Thank you Scubaslayer, LobsterStalker and pghflyer! This is very valuable info for us. If I purchase the wi-fi plan and use 2 devices, can my daughter use one at the same time? I have 2 phones.

I just booked Harmony of the Seas for my Husband, daughter and I. We are used to Princess and Holland America, but decided to try a change. I have a few questions and appreciate your expertise/ recent experience. (We did one RC cruise back in 2017 and things have changed). 1. How do you go about keeping wi-fi costs under control? $75 a day for the 3 of us seems outrageous. Do you have any insider tips? 2. What are extra pay for experiences on this ship? What would you recommend? Daughter is 18. This will be a chill out beachy vibe cruise for us. 3. We do not want the drink package---we like a few drinks but not all day long. Any tips are greatly appreciated. Will probably drink mostly beer with occasional cocktail, glass of wine with dinner. Not into sodas. 4. How about the food and choices? Is Izumi a good choice for the money? Suggestions? 5. Any recommended ship excursions in Costa Maya? (been to all of these ports before).Maybe better to stay on ship? Thank you for your time. NanaGail

It is a pullout bed and I would not recommend it--Very difficult to walk around the bed when it is pulled out.

I have found this to be true also. We booked our Barcelona flights with EZair when we booked our cruise. The price has now tripled!

You are correct! I just used the "chat" feature to find this out and a very nice person named "Noel" was able to change it to an earlier time for me. I never eat dinner past 7pm due to reflux issues. I have found that all of my dining reservations made 2 months ago were changed by Holland at some point. Now, I am checking all of my reservations weekly to ensure no more mess-ups. Today their website is especially funky. I did send a report to be forwarded to their IT department (don't hold out much hope for improvement in the near future). Thank you to all for your swift responses. Very helpful!

On my printout it says "Confirmed Main" no time noted. I cannot find it on the HAL website under my bookings. Is there a special place to look? Thanks for the quick response.

Ok, I admit that I am flustered. I am not a newbie and I should know this! I have spent a fair amount of time looking for answers, but could not find them. How do I make Main dining reservations for a set time every night? I am not a fan of anytime dining.

That is not true-try again. I was told the same thing, so I asked my TA to try again, the second time it worked!

I would keep the deck 4 room. We were in a "mini-suite" on Deck 7. Spent extremely little time in cabin. Wish I would have saved $$$ and booked a window. We were up on deck most of the time. The ship is beautiful, enjoy!

Hotel Piazza Bellini & Apartments. Book directly with them for the best price.

I have the HIA package. My August cruise is paid in full. I had made a dinner reservation at the Pinnacle grill over a month ago. Today, when I was checking my itinerary, I saw that they had placed my dinner reservation in my shopping cart and are asking me to pay with my credit card! Just frustrated at this point. Most excursions of any worth have been sold out for a while. I am waitlisted on several. Sorry to be negative, but I am looking forward to relaxing and this is not helping.

Yes! It was a casino discount! I am going to try again! Thanks!

We have cruised both Princess and HAL. We like both of them! There is only 1 cruise line that I will never travel on again and I prefer to keep it my secret. We always enjoy our time spent cruising-meet so many nice people and the staff on both lines are outstanding!

I did the Military verification online, but was told that I am not eligible because I booked it online through a Casino offer sent to me by my TA. Will this also apply to my AARP and my stock certificate verification?

I have looked at deck plans and other sites, but not able to glean much info about cabins on these 2 decks (5&6). This is why I posted. I have 2 transatlantic cruises booked for next year and did not want to pay extra for a balcony which I won't make use of.

This is a request for those of you who have sailed, or are sailing right now on the Sun Princess. Can you please post pictures of areas not identified on the deck plans? I am especially interested in the area on Deck 6 between the Neon Grove and Good spirits. Is this a high traffic, noisy area? looking to book a cabin nearby maybe. Also interested in anyone's experience with cabins on Decks 5 and 6. I know from past posters that some are very noisy. Are there any that are relatively quiet?

Would all of this advice pertain to traveling from Naples in November, or does the weather impact the ferries? We have 3 nights scheduled free after flying into Naples before heading to Rome. Herculaneum is on my must do list as well as the Veiled Christ. Everything else is open as this is my first trip to the area.

How does one check to see if any of these groups are on a sailing? I would not be pleased if I am not permitted to use the advertised areas of the ship. The crow's nest is number one reason I book Holland.

We booked the transfer to the FLL airport along with the Everglades and Botanical Garden tour. We felt it was good value. The garden and train ride were very nice. Beautiful surroundings, entertaining and polite staff. The bus was comfortable and had a/c. We thought the everglades ride was just MEH. They do not guarantee that you will see wildlife-we did see one alligator and a few birds, that was fine. The part they don't tell you about is,----the boarding and exiting of the boat is extremely difficult for older individuals. I had to get on my hands and knees to get in and out of the boat. My husband who is 6ft 3, had a very difficult time trying to board without hurting himself. If you have any mobility issues, this is not for you. I wish someone had posted this for us to see before went.

This happened to me on the Ruby on our Panama cruise in February. I made the reservations ahead of time (since I wanted a particular time slot) and got charged for both dinners. When I boarded the ship, I explained my dilemma to guest services. I spent a minimum of 4-6 hours on this problem with no resolution. Just sucked it up after all that hassle.

I am interested in hearing more about the ocean view room experience. I have 2 of them booked for next year and am also concerned about noise. We do not spend enough time in our room to warrant the extra money for a balcony. I usually am fine with an inside room, however, the ones on the Sun appear to be claustrophobic. Can anyone elaborate on the pros and cons of these 2 cabin types? Noise is a huge issue for me. Thanks! I just did an 11 night on the Ruby in an inside cabin and had a wonderful experience.

We just returned from the Ruby on a Panama cruise with an inside cabin. Loved it!. We were in our room only to sleep and wash up---so much to see and do outside of the room. We were aft-I love that part of the ship.

I would love to see homemade-hidden objects that are environmentally friendly, not plastic ducks purchased from China on Amazon.

Robcat, Just wondering which part of Florida are you from? I will be in Cocoa beach visiting my sister soon--anywhere near there?

We just finished a cruise with Princess. For the first time, I did not see any chair hogs or table hogs. Princess placed small cards on the tables to remind everyone of their purpose. What a great idea!