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Two of my cruises are like this. I had an issue with an outside tour operator who didn't want to book my tour based on my itinerary because what was showing online was different. I called Royal about both of them and they assured me what was showing on the cruise planner was correct and their website was wrong. The was a month ago. They're still wrong. 

I haven't brought one on a cruise but I always take a french press on vacation. Mine makes four cups. I brew hot water in the coffee maker then use the press.

I've heard people bring their own chairs to Cococay and it should be easy enough. And I agree about the crystal clear water. I'm south of you so I have the Mattaponi and Pamunkey. But I have a pool so I stick with that. Lol. I do not recommend shopping in Nassau. You don't save anything and it's crowded. The straw market is pushy and overwhelming. You can do an excursion to Paradise Island or take a water taxi. I think we are going to do the rainbow reef snorkel. And yes the pool is crowded. You can mostly wade or sit on the shelf and tan. There's no room to really swim. The Solarium pool is bigger and very quiet but no one under 16 allowed.

I found a link on the Royal Caribbean blog that should answer all of your cabana questions. The link won't post directly here. If you Google coco cay cabana rentals, it's the first hit called What you need to know about......

Can you see your excursions yet?

On a side note, Bruce, who is now social meeting stalking whom? :D Only kidding. Your information was dead on.

I found a link on the Royal Caribbean blog that should answer all of your cabana questions. Can you see your excursions yet? The link is below.

On a side note, Bruce, who is now social meeting stalking whom? :D Only kidding. Your information was dead on.

http://www.******************.com/2014/01/16/what-you-need-know-about-cococay-cabanas

yes I can see them. they do have cabanas first come first served. I think they were pretty expensive but I'm not really sure. We never made it to Cococay. the seas were too rough.

We are on the same sailing! As far as the beds, you can put in the request but I've noticed, they usually push them together anyway. They did in my kids' room when we went last year. I told the cabin steward they needed to be separated. She told me by 3:00. Sure enough, they were when we got back to the room at 3:15. As far as excursions, when I click on my reservation and go to the cruise planner, the excursions are there. If you are still having trouble, you can always go here just to look at them for now.

http://www.royalcaribbean.com/beforeyouboard/asr/buildSearch.do?componentType=shorex

Mostly MDR but specialty 1-2 nights.

At home, I get up at 4:14 to work so I'm usually in bed by 9:00. This last cruise we were out until at least 1:00 nightly and still up by 7 at the latest.

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Go with Carnival. I have only ever sailed Royal but no flights and a longer itinerary seem to be your best bets. Since you don't care about itinerary, it sounds like longer trip/less money.

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We just sailed on the Grandeur and I requested separate. When we boarded they were together and the steward told me all beds were put that way and it would be fixed on her 3:00 rounds. When we got to the cabin around 4:00 they were separated.

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We always prepay and have always had excellent service. I also tip extra at the end for that service.

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What we do is give a cc number and go to Guest Services periodically throughout the cruise and pay it off with cash so it never hits the card. I don't know if that works for you. To answer your original question, I believe you can do what you are saying.

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We just took our 14 and 16 year olds on the Grandeur out of Baltimore. I was worried because it was a smaller ship without a lot of activities. I thought my fears had come true on embarkation day because there was whining about being bored. Then the teen lounge opened. We barely saw them the rest of the trip. They had such a great time, they begged to go back on the same ship. Who am I to argue? Booked for 8/7/14.

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We always bring cash for extra tips. I've seen the bartenders put it in a jar and some put it in their pocket. I tip for service. I prefer the person I give it to have it but once I hand it over, it's no longer up to me.

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I called about this cabin this morning and was told 535 sq. ft. A lot of mixed info out there. You will see two bathrooms, etc. My understanding is it's a king, two twins, two Pullman and a sleeper sofa so that's 8 but I think it's only one bathroom.

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