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KimA75

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  • Location
    Peachtree City, GA
  • Interests
    travel, reading
  • Favorite Cruise Line(s)
    Royal Caribbean
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    Caribbean

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  1. I usually get it at $21.99 per day or $23.99 per day. I usually see the lower price on Black Friday.
  2. We have been on several in the Caribbean and love it. However, I want to get the boys over to London to see some sights. I figured that since we love cruising so much, we could do several days in London and then move on elsewhere. I gave them a choice between the train to Paris to spend a few more days there or take a cruise and they both agreed on cruise. It is rare to get them to agree on anything, so I take it when I can. I think we have it narrowed down to the Spain and Portugal cruise though
  3. Thank you Essiesmom. After looking, I think you are right about the fjords. Yes, we are loyal to Royal at the moment. My oldest son absolutely loves the Flowrider for body boarding on their ships. Other cruise lines don’t have this. He was born with some limitations, so the fact that he can do this and loves it keeps us coming back. I’ll expand to other operators later. Thank you for the other suggestions as well. I’ll definitely check those out.
  4. We are looking at a cruise out of Southampton in 2025. Yes, I am an early planner, mainly to have time to make lower payments each month towards the vacation and better prices earlier on. Which of these would you choose for a multigenerational family? My boys will be 15 and 11 by then and my parents will be in their 80’s. We are from the states and have never spent time in any of these areas to help with narrowing it down.
  5. I couldn't think of a way to conduct a search without getting 50 million returns. I am debating about staying on board with my kids while at Cozumel on our next cruise. They will be 14 and 10. It is mainly that we have been there a few times and have seen just about everything we are interested in. I am wondering what activities are typically available while a ship is in port. This would be our first time staying on board. It will be Icon, so I know there is not a lot yet known about this one. But, on Oasis class and others- are the slides or Flow Rider available? I am assuming the pools would be open and the shops and casino are closed. I never paid much attention to the cruise compass before when we were in port since we were getting off. Are there planned activities and games?
  6. Royal Caribbean has the ultra spacious rooms, but they differ according to ship class. These have the king bed, pull out sofa and a set of bunk beds. The problem is figuring out which type they fall under. Some ships only have them as interior, some as ocean view, and some have this option with a balcony. And, they often book fairly quickly. So, you have to do a mock booking for a family of four, find a sailing with the ultra spacious room available and then call in to book it since you have more than four people. Or, if you are able to splurge, there are a few 2 bedroom suites available. I have never been able to cough up the money for one of these rooms though. Keep in mind, kids sail free promotions are not usually good for any sailings during school breaks. So, you may not be able to grab one of these promotions unless you homeschool or are willing to take the kids out of school during the trip. We have done one of these ultra spacious rooms as an ocean view and loved the extra floor space it gave us. But, we have also done the connecting rooms and really appreciated having a second bathroom.
  7. Get the form to the parents. Have them sign with a notary and then mail it to you. You then sign with a notary.
  8. We always had dinner together. If there were excursions that everyone was interested in, then we booked those together. But, with the younger ones enjoying beaches and the older ones not really wanting beaches, that didn't happen often. We also usually ate breakfast together to go over plans for the day in case anyone wanted to meet up for a show or activity together that day.
  9. We started when ours were 6 & 10. They have been on Freedom, Adventure, Ovation, and Oasis. They loved all of them. We were most recently on Oasis and were blown away by it. It was amazing how much was on there. But, any of these would work.
  10. Can you just call in and upgrade your cabin? It might be cheaper than a bid anyway. I'm not sure how they would handle an upgrade request on a cabin won through a bid, but it couldn't hurt to try.
  11. I called last night and had one sent. It just seems like a waste of time on my part (even though it as only a 20 minute wait to get a representative 😔) and on the part of the RC staff to make people call in for this when it used to be sent automatically. I don't know about everyone else, but I like to have a hard copy of my booking, with the price it was reserved for, how much was paid, and the the room assigned. I've seen too many complaints about issues with a price being changed and people having to call for corrections. How can that be done if there is no documentation being held by the customer to verify what the original agreement/purchase was?
  12. I always do everything on line. I guess maybe I need to start calling it in. Online is just so much easier, especially when making frequent, smaller payments throughout the timeframe to get it paid off. Thank you for the suggestion.
  13. I used to receive an invoice, or updated statement, by email every time I would book a cruise or make a payment. However, on our last cruise I did not receive these for my last couple payments. I also did not receive one for the cruise I booked this morning. All I have is an email thanking me for booking and deposit payment. Did they really quit automatically sending these? Or, is there some sort of glitch on my end that is keeping me from receiving them?
  14. I was online shortly before 9:00 and had mine booked by 9:10.
  15. I grabbed a sunset junior suite on the 9/14/24 sailing. I can't wait to try this new cabin. It is definitely more than I was hoping to spend, but with it so far out I have plenty of time to make payments towards it. So, I went ahead with a suite.
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