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LuCruise

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    Royal Caribbean and Disney
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  1. Am looking into options for a Royal cruise (Harmony of the Seas). Is the shuttle option in the cruise planner? Or you book it separately? (Not seeing it in cruise planner if it shows up there). Sounds like uber is better but looking from cost perspective.
  2. Yeah, and I've heard lots of great things about Rhapsody. My kids enjoy the ship activities (cruise planner trivia, etc) and also enjoy swimming and the gym....but are not lie in a beach chair and read people. So more options of things to do on Harmony. Plus, more eating options. Having said that, if we end up on Rhapsody, I'm sure we'll still have a great time.
  3. Thank you both. Have noted these and will check out these hotels. Definitely roach-free and clean is a priority.
  4. Yeah, since this is for Dec 2025, I won't know for awhile, but did look at this Dec for an idea of pricing and flights. For the way there, ideally we would get there late morning/early afternoon (about a 4 hr flight for us). For the way back, we'd prob pick a later flight in afternoon to not stress over fog or transportation times. As for doing anything in Galveston, we're pretty low key on travel day so probably wouldn't do any touring or anything...just need a place to sleep and grab a meal nearby.
  5. Thank you. Yes there are 4 of us. How come you picked uber over Galveston Limo when you arrive - since it's not direct? Uber seems less hassle as it's just you and you call when you arrive...but probably more expensive? What hotel are you looking at? That is the next piece to figure out.
  6. Here's the dilemma: We booked a refundable cruise on Royal Caribbean's Rhapsody of the Seas with our kids for Dec 2025. We love Royal but I worry the ship will be too basic (i.e. boring) for our kids who will be 16 and 20 for this cruise. (As a point of reference, this past Dec we went on Odyssey, and Dec 2024 we are on Icon). I've been watching other Royal ships for our date and Harmony of the Seas dropped enough for our "ok" price range so I also booked it as refundable (but still about 1K more than Rhapsody). On Rhapsody we have 2 interiors. On Harmony we have a single promenade room. DH wants Rhapsody for the easier travel, two rooms and a simple ship, but I'm thinking we should do Harmony with our kids. The biggest worry/negative for Harmony is that it is out of Galveston Port vs Florida. We are from Toronto, Ontario and there are direct flights to IAH airport but not HOU airport. Thus, my post...how difficult is it to fly into IAH an then get to the port? We always come in the day before and return same day ship returns. For hotels, we could stay near IAH (which I've read isn't a good idea), near the port or somewhere in between to split up the uber or however we get there. Any advice, or "it's not as bad as it seems" is appreciated (as need to convince DH on Harmony....lol) .
  7. Thank you. Looks like we got the third photo then due to the Royal photo person not fully removing our original selection.
  8. DH, myself and our daughter who is 14 are diamond status. On our last cruise, we selected our photos onboard and were told that you have to be 21 for the free photo so we selected two photos.. We selected the email option. It's a bit complicated but when there we selected the wrong photo and they manually came over and fixed it for us so we could select the correct photo. When we got home and we receive the email to download the photos, the system let us pick 3 photos. Wondering if the "extra" photo was due to them not correcting the photos correctly? Or did our DD who is 14 actually get a photo and the person onboard was mistaken?
  9. Thank you! As mentioned, peanuts are not an issue. They are a legume...not a tree nut. (Personally I can't wait for that dessert!). Good to know about the other dishes. He of course will ask specific questions (and I think he should say something but that's him).
  10. Thanks for the replies. We're looking forward to going there as it seems like a neat experience. I'm sure DH will ask specific questions, especially if they go over the menu as it was noted above. (Not allergy related but DH and I also don't eat meat and DD wants to avoid shrimp).
  11. Yep...not asking if he should let the servers know. Just asking if any known foods have the tree nuts listed.
  12. Thanks. Peanuts are fine for him. It's the tree nuts that he needs to avoid in amounts.
  13. We have a reservation at Wonderland for our upcoming cruise. My husband is fine with peanuts and coconuts. Almonds are fine, but he cannot have other tree nuts (e.g. walnuts, hazelnuts, pine nuts, pecans, pistachio). He's fine if a drop gets in his food, or if cooked at the same facility, but cannot have a handful of them or if they are an ingredient in a dish. He prefers not to mention his allergy as he's done that in the past and then the waiters will not serve him things even though they are fine. He'll just read menu items and order based off the description, and then ask specifically if any doubts. He carries Benadryl with him. So my question is...are there any dishes with tree nuts he needs to watch for? He took a look at a sample menu and it seems ok, but thought I'd ask here for those that have dined there. Thanks.
  14. Exactly....We could deal with 5:30pm but now it seems that 5pm is early dining (at least on Wonder and Harmony). Since it's been a day in the sun, beach, etc. I like to shower before dinner so with 5pm dinner, that means that our afternoon ends at 4pm. We'll live with it for our upcoming cruise, but for Harmony I booked late dinner at 7:30pm. My biggest worry though is that it'll be harder to book shows around it. E.g. if shows are beforehand, then it'll be the same issue of our day ending to get ready. Am hoping the 3rd option fits well in between and we are able to book, as that would be perfect.
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