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On 7/3/2023 at 4:09 PM, mcmomny said:

Thank you Sunny dreams!

Which sailing are you on?  We are on the 30th of July sailing and so excited!

We will also be on the 7/30 sailing!

Missed the quote, see post below.

22 hours ago, UUNetBill said:

I was a pretty avid gamer when I was younger...but I never felt the need to bring a game console on a cruise, especially a port-intensive cruise - too much other stuff going on to play games I can play at home.  Just my (older dude) opinion,  of course.  🙂

I suspect this would mostly be for the teens that do not want to hang out with the "olds" (aka, their parents) when not on shore.

We have a large group of 9 that needs to get from the Port to our hotel.  That's quite a few people and pieces of luggage.  Curious if people have recommendations on some type of group transport we can book in advance to pick us up at the port?

21 minutes ago, SWFLAOK said:

Or any cruise ship.

Absolutely.  Expectations are appropriately set already. 

18 minutes ago, flossie009 said:

 

 

 

It might be worth moderating their expectation of Wi-Fi connectivity and internet speeds on Regent ships 🤨

 

Oh they won't be playing online games or streaming video.

We've found the Hyatt Regency convenient and a quick uber/cab ride to the port.

Like @jill5172 stated above, thank you for asking this question.  I'll be cruising with her group and my teenage daughter who is probably more excited about in room wifi than anything else during the entire trip.

We have a while yet before we go (this summer..woo!) but this is great to hear.  One less thing to worry about when we arrive in Greece.

On 10/4/2022 at 5:44 AM, Lindabee5000 said:

Hi everyone, just noticed that we are on a Marvel Cruise on the Disney Dream, Feb 04, 2023.   We are traveling with two little girls, our granddaughters, three and five years old. They are into princess and Moana characters and such. Being on the Marvel theme cruise will this princess appearances change in anyway, and how different will it be from a non-Marvel Cruise?  And can we still expect a Pirate night on this 5 day Cruise?  Thank you!

I cannot speak to what they are doing now on MDAS cruises but I can to my past experience in 2019.  There will still princess things onboard.  MDAS is just that.. a single day at sea.  While there is a big Marvel background to post near in the atrium the entire cruise, they really only go full Marvel for the one day. 

As someone else already posted, it seems there are no Pirate's nights on the upcoming MDAS cruises this year.

I also was confused when I saw the initial mailing go out yesterday.  You really needed to dig into the email/website to find out how to get a refund rather than the FCC.  They certainly did not make it easy. 

I have a 2 bedroom booked for a cruise in July and I was able to find/book it off the RCCL site.

29 minutes ago, LisaAtlCruiser said:

Does anyone have the email address for dining that we can make sure our reservations are linked for dining?  Or to have them link us for dining?  

 

I know I have seen this posted in the past but was not able to find it using the search feature.

 

You can email?  I always thought I had to call.  So if you email, do you just include the reservations #'s you want to make sure you are linked to?

If you just want a beach day in Cozumel, I'd recommend Nachi Cocoom.  They do limit the # of people allowed there on any given day (I think it's 150).  It's all inclusive and a super chill beach day.

I'd also give Rose Hall a thumbs up in Falmouth.  We loved our time there.

2 hours ago, buckeye rob said:

Do we get billed immediately upon a cabana reservation and able to pay in advance or is it added to our onboard account to be settled upon disembarkation ?

It is added to your onboard account and settled upon disembarkation.  We've also been able to split it between cabins if we were sharing with another family.  Just talk to guest services or concierge (if you are traveling in a concierge cabin) and they should be able to arrange it.

I'm trying to decide if I buy some arcade credits for the child casino on the LotS for our cruise in July.  I'm curious what games there are in the arcade.  

2 minutes ago, HicksRA said:

The Key doesn’t eat at Chops. They eat a Chops meal in the MDR. 

Seriously?  Ugh.  Ok.  Thanks for letting me know.  That would have been no an optimal surprise on embarkation day.

Thanks everyone for the advice.  I ended up going with Chops on embarkation day since my aunt already had the Key and we can join her and Giovannis for dinner.

7 hours ago, JBSteelerfan said:

I would normally say Chops, but after our last Liberty cruise in early Feb, we found Giovanni's was much better this time around.  Although you can't beat the black pepper bacon!  

I'll admit, looking at the menu, the black pepper bacon did catch my attention.

41 minutes ago, Nado44 said:

Been on Liberty many times. Definitely Chops!

 

My usual order there is: Forest mushroom soup, colossal shrimp cocktail, black pepper bacon, 9 ounce filet, a pat of horseradish, asparagus, mashed potatoes, and mushrooms. And dessert. Be sure to skip lunch that day.

 

 

I'm guessing I'll be really boozed and somewhat fooded up from earlier in the day at the Royal Palms.  We have a cabana and intend to take full advantage.

That meal does sound divine, though.

I'm considering booking specialty dining for one night of our cruise in July.  We have main seating dining and I don't want to have to rush back to the ship when we are in Grand Cayman just to make dinner.

My question is:  If you had to pick just one specialty dining experience on the Liberty, which one would you pick and why? 

Ooooo.. thanks for asking this.  I was wondering the same thing.

They usually email shortly before your 125 day window opens.  I think I got my email about a week before.  They are pretty good about emailing.  I have yet to NOT hear from Shoreside. 

If for some reason you do not hear from them before your 125 window opens, you can email them here: dcl.concierge.services@disneycruise.com.  

11 minutes ago, buckeye rob said:

Thank you all for the great info.  We are getting just one Cabana for the 6 of us.  Was thinking of 6 thru 11 and sounds just like what we want. Do 7-8-9 have similar "privacy" vegetation ?  With the little ones didn't want to be too far from the restrooms, nor too close.  I believe our booking opens middle of next month.  Regards, Gerry.

Oh another thing I would recommend.  When you send your email to Shoreside concierge, do so RIGHT at midnight EST on your booking day.  The sooner you send it, the better the chance of you getting the exact cabana you want.  Shoreside puts in the requests in the order in which they were received.

We usually have our email ready to go so that all I have to do is hit send the minute the clock changes to midnight EST.  We've yet to find ourselves disappointed.

For us, the choice depends on which coast we are sailing from.  We live on the west coast and always do late dining when sailing from the east coast.  We treat late dining as if it was regular dining just on the opposite coast 🙂

We've definitely enjoyed not having to rush to get showered/ready for dinner after a day at port.  That is a nice perk of the later seating.