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I have pre paid my gratuity's and my question is, when I buy a beer from the bar how much do I pay?(Independence OTS)

We are on deck 2 and have booked our check in time for 12.30pm

Do I have to put an initial cash deposit to start with?

Awesome thank you

So that's a good start. Can I pay in GBP or does it have to be in Dollars.

If you request to pay cash on board, do you literally have to pay in cash ie pounds/dollars or can you settle the account using your debit card.

Can you still buy them on the ship?

Does anyone have a price list for pay as you go

Not everyone in the "party", and certainly not under-aged folks. Only those within a cabin, so if you have 2 people who want a package, and the rest don't, book them in a cabin together....then switch cabins when you board. This is perfectly ok to do, and it's done all the time.

I wanted clarification on how they work. I’m reading that everyone in the party has to pay even if they are non drinkers

I have only done all inclusive on the Discovery so me and my party are new to this drinks package business. We are booked on the independence but are really confused about the drink package situation. It seems massively inflated price wise

Excellent. This is exactly the info I need.

After doing 2 Thompson Discovery cruises we are looking for a change of scenery ship wise.

As the Discovery is all inclusive we haven't needed to worry about drinks packages.

This appears to be very cloak and dagger regarding finding out what the price is.

Can anyone give me a dummies guide to what's what?

Is there a beach near Messina and if so is it easy to get transport to it.

We had to wait on the boat until 5pm in the evening on Discovery last year. Several cabins remain open through the day so you can have a shower. All the AI facilities can be used while on the boat. (It's horrible though seeing the boat fill up with people just starting their cruise)

Who's on the Discovery Sept 2nd?

Soooooooo excited.

Have any of the port stops and excursions been effected by the current fires burning in the South of France and Italy?

What is this roll call thing all about? Is it used for Discovery cruises?

I hope it's not on the sea day as the itinerary on the Discovery for 2nd Sept 2017 has been changed and the sea day is now the last day.

On the Discovery nearly all drinks are free so there is no need to bring any alcohol on board. As soon as we boarded the ship we saw a constant stream of people walking (swaying) back to their rooms with a drink in their hand.

You will be spoilt for choice as far as eating goes. The Island buffet has a varied selection of food and it's different every day. Then you have 47 and Gallery 47 which gives you a waiter service with an Italian themed menu.

If you want to pay a bit extra then there 2 more area's (names escape me) although we never felt we needed to use these as the food is so nice in the other areas.

All inclusive is great you are given a credit card at the start of the cruise which you use to get on and off the ship. It is also used to make any purchases on board. Most drinks are free but check as some carry an extra charge. Bizarrely water is not free.

I don't think that particular tour goes into the colosseum. We went on the Inside Piza and Rome tour which did.

One thing to note is that there is only one stop on the way there and if I told you that the queue for the ladies almost went back to the ship would not be an understatement.

If your kids don't mind go for the St Paul De Vince tour. Beautiful.

Wow are you in for a great time.

We did this last year and it was amazing.

Don't worry about the length of excursions as if they are booked through Thomson the ship will not leave until you are back, although the tour guides love to make jokes about people becoming Italian citizens due to not getting back in time.

The ship docks literally 10mins from Las Rambles in Barcelona. Just hop on the shuttle from the ship. If you want to cram as much of Barca in as possible then get a ticket for the open top bus that takes you pretty much around the whole of the city. Please note though that it feels like there are about 20 people per sq mtr throughout the whole place.

Ajjacio is a lovely place. We hopped on the little land train and went up to Napoleons monument then went to the beach.

Rome stunning end of.

If you haven't pre booked your rooms you may not get rooms together.

If you want a great waiter service experience then gallery 47 is a must. Just book your table during the day and turn up and you will be looked after like royalty.

I'm back on in Sept and literally am bursting with excitement.

You are going to have a fantastic time.

Due to the itinerary changing for the Discovery wc 02/09 (which we were not made aware of when we booked) the day at sea is now on the last day. Does this mean the dress to impress evening is at the end of the cruise?