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Anyone cruised without drinks package?
barbeyg replied to Frapaccino's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Even before our free Diamond drinks, we never bought the drink package. There were several days where we would have 4-6 drinks, but there were also days we were onshore and didn’t drink nearly as much onboard. If you drink less onboard on those days, the package is more pricey. If you still drink the same, or get bottled water, espresso coffee drinks in addition to alcohol, etc., then the package could be your best bet. -
I would def recommend conferring with IT. We have added precautions on our laptops due to HIPAA concerns. Addressing while at home is easier than trying to figure out issues while onboard. Have a great cruise! 🙂
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As others have said, have good insurance, credit cards, and accessible money in the bank, if traveling internationally especially. No one can prepare for every contingency, and trying to would cause unnecessary stress. Only you can decide what your tolerance level is for international travel. 🙂 That said, we currently have multiple cruises booked and two of them internationally this year alone. While I keep up with the news, and stay current with what is going on, it’s mostly clickbait sensationalizing these days. 🤷🏻♀️ If every variant of some illness had run rampant (like they constantly warn), we’d all have succumbed by now.
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I agree with OB. I really appreciate your taking the time to share here. If there is anyone on the ship (or boarding) and lurking on this thread, please step up. This is a friendly, encouraging thread, unlike some of the others here. 🙂 Thanks, @CSHS1979 for taking the time to share John’s pics here. Really appreciate it, and WOW on the bridge climb photos. They are beautiful! 😍
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Back then, we were booking in December mostly. And I can’t remember what the reason was for RCI dropping Labadee from our two cruises that were booked. Some kind of issue there. We will make it one day! 🙂 And since we are retiring, there won’t be a work schedule we have to adhere to. 😁
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I can’t answer your question, but you may get a better response to your question in the Ports of Call/Mexican Riviera board here.
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I just assumed it was just our luck with CocoCay. 😂 They said it was high winds each time. Labadee, once was weather, the other two times were changes to the itinerary to remove Labadee after we had the cruise booked, if I remember correctly (long time ago). And we haven’t had an itinerary with Labadee included since. 🤷🏻♀️
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Before the dock, we missed 3 of 4 stops there due to weather. After the dock, we’ve not missed one stop there. And we’ve missed 3 stops at Labadee as well. Still haven’t made it to Labadee. 🤷🏻♀️
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We also look for variety in ports and sailing different areas. We mainly sail the Caribbean when there is a great price on a suite, or on a cruise that others we have met here are sailing. But we prefer sailing other areas. The majority of our cruises are still with RCI. We really enjoy the energy and the shows, and will continue to sail them when there is a bargain to be found, but I agree that the itineraries have gotten stale. 🤷🏻♀️ We just booked another B2B, sailing the Caribbean, with X. Because the price was right on a suite. We now search multiple lines for the best bang for our buck. RCI making changes we didn’t care for, including $$$ increases, encouraged us to do that. Guess we have them to thank for it. 🙂