Ilparrothead

The email said they were reducing the cruise from 7 days to 6 days.  They are still departing on the 17th but will be back in port on the 23rd as opposed to the 24th.  If you keep the cruise as is they will give each cabin an extra $200 OBC and and extra $50 for each 3rd and 4th passenger.  I was on with my TA for an hour.  She was a pitbull trying to get answers from an RC rep.  She was able to finally get confirmation that it will be a 6 day cruise.  They said to wait a few days for the website to update the information on accounts so it doesn't show cancelled anymore and we are able to make  reservations for dinner, excursions etc.

I have not received an email yet but one of my family members did.  They are cancelling the last day so it is now going to be a 6 day cruise not 7.  I called Royal Caribbean and they have no idea what is going on.  Trying to call my travel agent now.

A few bottles? :D They do not control how many bottle do you carry on?

I live in the same port we will embark (Barcelona), so I think to carry on 2 bottles and my husband another 2 and enter separate :halo:

We had a few cabins so we had 2 bottles per cabin 😀

Also, they do keep the bottles and have them on the table when you come to dinner the next night (providing you have some leftover ;)

I was on the Allure last week and brought a few bottles of wine to the dining room that I had already opened in the cabin. I was never charged any fees.

We did not have the option of choosing our own. We tipped $20 as we really only had her go to the bar once. She was very attentive though.

We just rented the beach bed in March. There were five of us (3 kids) and we really enjoyed it. Our attendant kept letting us know that she/he does not work for Royal Caribbean (tips) so be prepared. The people on the bed next to us thought they could add it to their bill and that is not the case. They must get this often hence the reminders. We had cash so it was not an issue.

We were just on a private tour through Old San Juan through Shore Excursions. We had booked our cruise through Costco and they were the recommended tour group. We also received a 10% Costco discount. We were very happy with our particular tour and guide.

That is so strange. I was able to purchase it today for $38.50 per child.

I don't know if this has already been posted but the price of the soda packages for kids under 17 has been reduced to the previous discount. I am booked on the Harmony for march 2017 but grabbed the price today before they decide to raise them again.

It's an 8 night cruise and I have 3 children. They raised the package to $8/day + the 18% gratuity. All in all comes to about 75 per child. I wouldn't mind it as much if they had the freestyle machines on this ship (navigator) but they don't. The freestyle machines have so many different options it would seem more worthwhile. Thank you for the great tips!

Thank you! Nice to know there are decent options when you tell the kids you are not spending $225 on soda :)

What free options are available for kids if you don't purchase a soda/juice package?