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  1. We're on Liberty and some members (it's 4 separate bookings) were in late traditional dining at 8:30 I believe. I was calling to get us all in MTD to eat a bit earlier but not early traditional dining early. I had asked about reservations and the rep said 7:45 was the earliest available (which seemed odd for a cruise 5 months out). When I got off the call and checked the reservation in the app is now says traditional dining 7:45. maybe I need to email rcldining
  2. Funny - I just came here to ask about a conversation with royal Caribbean customer service that ended up with my party (8 of us) with a 7:45 traditional dining time for a Bermuda cruise in the summer - Maybe this is the explanation for it?
  3. Not sure what that has to do with the butterfly conservatory question I was replying to
  4. We've had Eaton Bike deliver bikes to our hotel when we're arriving after they close, but I don't know if they'd just lock them up somewhere near the port. I would call them, or just rent from somewhere else
  5. I'm a huge fan of Waterfront Brewery. They have quite a few TVs and I'm sure they'll have a championship game on. Food and craft beer is very good. I can't remember if their happy hour runs until 6 or 6:30
  6. It's not exactly a snorkeling destination, but when my wife and I are there, we usually snorkel at Ft Zachary Taylor beach. As long as there's decent visibility, the rock piles just off the beach usually ave a nice amount of life. It's about a mile from the cruise dock if you cut through Truman Annex. It's also a just nice beach area with a "lunch counter" and some walking paths and the fort next door. Consider water shoes as the beach can be rather rough - although it seemed like they removed a lot of the usual coral rumble when we were there a few weeks ago Higgs Beach is another potential snorkeling spot - there's the ruins of an old pier there that should be interesting, but I've never been there where the conditions would allow it. In fact, we go every year for several days and I have yet to see "snorkel-able" conditions. Higgs Beach is closer to 2 miles and you'd probably want a bike or to take the bus. I can't think of an option 3 that would be worth snorkelling
  7. I haven't seen a ship port anywhere but Pier B since the pandemic and the cruise ship "ban" Edit - looks like the city starting posting a cruise ship schedule again - says you'll be at pier B (as is every ship that stopped or will stop in November) https://www.calendarwiz.com/calendars/calendar.php?crd=caribenautical&&jsenabled=1&winh=754&winw=1536&inifr=false
  8. My wife and I go almost every year and rent from Eaton Bike each time.
  9. Plenty of time. It's a cool place, but doesn't take very long to move through. you'll need to go back and forth a few times and sit on a bench for a while to kill 90 minutes inside.
  10. Assuming you mean the beach on the side of the fort opposite the cruise piers (Snorkel Park on google maps), it is not worth the $15 per person price of admission. Wife and I were just there a couple weeks ago. The beach isn't that great, the water isn't that great, the club music isn't that great. Its only redeeming quality is it's in walking distance from the ships.
  11. Seems like a better question for your wife's doctor but at the same time, the website says "they should not have artificial joints" which I would think is an immediate disqualifier. I did this tour with Dirk last year and don't recall any crawling, but one cave required climbing down a ladder and the second had some larger obstacles to climb up or down and entering and exiting the cave required a rope for assistance - not full belaying - just to give help get up and down the steep rocky entrance. Nor sure if there are additional caves that he may go to. There are a handful of cave videos on youtube that give a good indication of what's inside
  12. Key West Golf Club is the closest golf course and is on Stock Island, about 6 miles away. I know nothing about it beyond its existence
  13. Kayaking with Lucky Dog just over on Stock Island is nice since it's in the mangroves other ideas: Butterfly Conservatory Truman waterfront has a nice playground area Waterfront Brewery has an arcade area
  14. Zachary Taylor has decent snorkeling around the rock piles out from the beach. Conditions can be less than great though depending on currents and tide. sometimes you get nice clear water - sometimes you get soup. Beach is rough broken coral so wear boots and open heel fins, or accept some pain getting over the last 10-15 feet of beach (my wife chooses the former, I generally choose the latter). Zach T also has a decent snack bar with sandwiches, wraps and basic grilled food as well as beverages - adult and otherwise. Also has chair and umbrella rentals - you get your money's worth out of the $3.00 or so entry fee. There's a webcam here - though not quite streaming. Useful for checking conditions. We sent once to snorkel while the cam was down. Conditions were soup, was a little disappointing. https://fla-keys.com/webcams/fort-zachary-taylor-beach/ No idea why the live stream link doesn't actually take you to a live stream. Never snorkeled from Higgs, but the old pier remains should be decent to snorkel around - again, condition dependent. Never paid attention to the amenities here. Maybe it's obvious but I prefer Zach T and the conditions are almost never good when we stop at Higgs. Seaweed shouldn't be a problem in the winter. Summer is when it's really bad. when seaweed is a problem, it's way worse along the south side of the island where Higgs and Smathers are located.
  15. I go to Key West pretty regularly, and when I'm there, I see a lot of people driving in circles looking for parking spaces. Free on-street parking in the tourist areas is very difficult to find. There are several lots, but they are not free. You might want to find a map and make a plan based on the pay lots. If the plan is to wander and stop at your leisure - you're gonna spend a lot of time driving around looking for spaces. Another thing to be aware of is that there are many street parking spaces that are Residential only - and it can be hard to read as the paint isn't always in the best condition.
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