LarryCruiser

On 7/18/2022 at 1:44 PM, jpurdy said:

Bermuda - No one ever asked to see our $40 authorization Forms. Really. Certainly a money grab for Bermuda. Walked to Snorkel Park. Convenient and it provided us a beach, calm waters and walkable to/from ship. We enjoyed snorkeling along the fort wall and rocks. 

 

How is Snorkel Park Beach? I’m going to Bermuda next month and have heard conflicting opinions. And is there a cost? Thank you!

On 4/26/2022 at 7:58 AM, Travel R said:

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I am not receiving many responses to this thread. Either everyone agrees with what I am writing (which has happened never number of times on CC), or I am just boring y'all to tears making it hard to write a response.

I’m thoroughly enjoying this thread - so much so that I’m also reading your old ones! Thank you 🙂

I just got off Symphony yesterday, it had 4683 passengers. 5528 is full (double) occupancy and 6680 is max capacity. 

I'm on the same cruise, and I'm disappointed that it looks like we won't be seeing Hairspray, but I don't expect a refund or credit.  Plenty of people wouldn't see Hairspray even if it was offered.  Do they get credits or refunds too?  What about anything else? What If the FlowRider was closed all week? What if it was only closed one day? What about a bar (that you may have no interest in going to?) What about the rock wall?  Where would Royal draw the line?

2 minutes ago, resetjet said:

It limited us to one.  We no showed at one and were unable

to rebook.  It said give someone else a chance.

Thank you.

I'm on Symphony in a few weeks and was wondering if, after we board, we could reserve Hiro (or Flight) for shows on two different days, or if the system limits you to one reservation.

Thank you!

I have 2 connecting staterooms on an upcoming Symphony cruise for me, wife, and 2 kids. We're interested in getting a photo package but it says "One photo package covers all guests in your stateroom."  Can we combine photos from the two rooms in one package? (i.e., if we pre-buy 10, can we choose 5 from one room and 5 from the other?). 

Also, this is our first time on Oasis class - does Symphony do the photos the way Anthem does (all at a kiosk/digital that we can view with our SeaPass card) or do they print out al the photos?

Thanks!

Great review so far! I’m sailing in 4 weeks  - same ship, same itinerary - and learning a lot. 
 

A different kind of question, though: what camera are you using for these pictures? Thanks! 

IF they'll be with you the whole time, especially on a RC shore excursion, SeaPass card for kids is all you need.

Just note that, for me at least, at midnight check in on the app was not available, but check in on the web site was available.

Just now, cruisegirl1 said:

No longer offered. 
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oh well.  Thanks for the response!

I found an old review of Symphony of the Seas that said that Boardwalk and Central Park Balconies get a "Eat-Play-Drink" package included. Is this still offered?

Specifically, what I found said:

Passengers booked in Boardwalk Balcony cabins receive as bonus perks (complimentary amenities) the "EAT-DRINK-PLAY" exclusive package, which includes:

1 free meal (for 4 pax) at "Johnny Rockets"

1 free "Royal Refreshment" drink package (for 2 pax)

1 "Rock Climbing Wall" exclusive session (for the whole family)

Passengers booked in Central Park Balcony cabins receive as bonus perks (complimentary amenities( the "EAT-DRINK-PLAY" exclusive package, that includes:

1 free lunch (for 2 pax) at "Giovanni's Table", "Jamie's Italian", "Sabor Modern Mexican", or "Johnny Rockets"

1 free bottle of wine (red) in the stateroom

private onboard casino gaming lessons (led by an expert)

Agree, we did behind the scenes tour on Princess about 7 years ago and did it on Anthem about 4 years ago. Princess put Royal to shame - we went to. The theater, dressing room, and so much swag - robes, personalized stationary, multiple pictures. Royal paled in comparison. Most disappointing thing I’ve ever done on a Royal ship. 

We were on a cruise in December that stopped at both.  If you want the better beach, its Grand Turk, no question. Its *right* off the pier and is a great beach. The water wasn't very blue or clear but the sand was smooth and the water was so easy to walk in/out and around in. Chairs were plentiful.  There's also a neat NASA exhibit, a pool, and some stores right there.

Amber Cove is sort of an artificially created/private area.  We walked around a little but did a shore excursion of horseback riding along the beach (which was a lot of fun). I didn't actually see the pool there so can't comment on it, but I've heard that any beach requires a shore excursion or private transportation.

We did this in either St Thomas or St Martin about 15 years ago.  We'll be going to Roatan and signed up for this once we saw it.  It was amazing.

Last week I got RoyalUp offers for my April cruise. I’m not that interested in them…. Will they change (either minimum bid or room selections?) between now and April or is this it?

12 hours ago, michelleveade said:

Hogs wild?

Yes, this was it. Hogs Wild.  Thank you!

I called tonight about my April cruise, and they told me 30 days before. I do not know how long in the future that extends though (as opposed to the traditional 90-day due date for final payment)

I was on Sunshine last week and there was a game where the Fun Squad host would name a category (properties on a monopoly board, colors in a 24-count box of Crayon crayons, etc.) and players had to name things in the category - but the most common answer was the "pig sty" and didn't count.

What is this game called? I can't remember for the life of me.  Thank you!

We were on Sunshine and stopped in GT a few days ago. And a Princess ship was there as well. 

6 minutes ago, hapytobehr said:

If it's scheduled to dock a t 6 AM, then why such a late departure?

I have no idea. Perhaps some sort of major restocking of supplies or a minor repair? Or just congestion with other ships?  

2 hours ago, hapytobehr said:

This does not make sense

What does not make sense? Carnival Sunshine is scheduled to arrive in Miami at 6:00 AM on December 31.

I had the same issue - we had connecting interior rooms on Horizon, and were switched to oceanview rooms on Liberty that were several doors down from each other.  I called and said "thanks for the upgrade, but we'd rather have the connecting rooms" and they were able to switch us. Although I had gone online first and found some connecting rooms showing up as available, and was able to request specific room numbers from them.

Sunshine is arriving at Miami on 6:00 am for disembarkation on NYE.

10 hours ago, Shamrock Girl said:

The purchases I made on November 24 for our January 5 cruise on Mariner were finally charged to my credit card yesterday.

Same for me, the charges showed up yesterday.