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Can you recommend me a few hotels in Fort Lauderdale near the cruise port and with maybe a few restaurants and mall nearby as long as they r clean and the area seems ok   Thanks 

Wheelchair users what’s your thoughts on either celebrity silhouette or celebrity reflection? We have both booked and are now a little worried that the top deck looks a little tight to get around. Just wondering those of you who have done either ship if it was a problem? Could people pass you ok? Thanks 

1 hour ago, Megabear2 said:

You will have a dedicated check in at the departure airport, normally manned by a P&O rep to check paperwork before you check in.

 

Your plane will only have P&O ship passengers on it.  Upon arrival at the airport you leave the plane and go straight to waiting (hopefully!) buses to transfer direct to the port.  At arrival in BRIDGETOWN about a 30-40 minute drive you go into the "shed" in a queue to check in on to the ship.  All you need for this is your passport and boarding pass.  Once you reach the agent at the desk they stamp your boarding pass okay to board and you proceed to security scanning as you would on boarding in UK.

 

Your luggage is transferred from the aircraft to the port for you and is delivered direct to your cabin. It's a very efficient and quick service normally.

 

I assume you have registered your disability needs with P&O and you should also confirm with TUI your requirement for assistance.  This will ensure help in Barbados and on boarding the ship.

 

Personally it's the main reason for using P&O over other lines as the bonded luggage as they call it makes life so much easier.

 

Hope that helps.

This is brilliant Thankyou!  👍

1 hour ago, Megabear2 said:

If it's a charter you don't actually go through customs so there wouldn't be a need to worry as far as I know.

 

Oh I never knew this! Can you explain to me what usually happens this will be our first fly/cruise and I haven’t got a clue 😂 it would be a charter! Ds is in a wheelchair so I realise that’s a whole other thing to worry about 🙈

 

I suggest checking the UK Government website for any restrictions to be sure.

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https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/barbados/entry-requirements

Hi we are planning on doing a fly cruise from uk to Barbados does anyone know if it’s ok to take my sons adhd medication through customs? Thanks 😊 

10 hours ago, LHT28 said:

Are you embarking or disembarking there?

Staying on the island?

https://www.visitbarbados.org/

We are planning on flying in to catch the cruise and out again afterwards! No stays 

My son takes adhd medication does anyone know if I can take them to Barbados? 

Can anyone tell me when r/c release their 2021 itinerary? I can see up till April 21 but I’m looking for may onwards! Thanks! 

If you come over to the Florida Departures board, here:

 

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=495

 

you will see some discussions about transport, including shuttles , at Port Canaveral.

Thank you 😊

does anyone know if we can get a taxi at port canavral? Are there taxis outside the terminal? Hoping to go to Kennedy space centre! For those who have been to Kennedy space centre did you see any taxi stand outside it? Thank you 😊

Thanks everyone I'm sure you will hear from me again

Hi, and welcome to Cruise Critic,

 

To be certain we need to know your ports, but I can't think of anywhere in that neck of the woods where you'll need visas or inoculations. And it looks like you're probably not going anywhere where you need to take precautions against mozzies, though they're responsible for more than just malaria.

 

So, just your passport and ESTA. Mebbe your driving licence or a photocopy of your passport, both normally good enough for photo ID ashore, allowing you to keep your passports in your cabin safe.

 

Do let your credit card provider know about your trip. Some no longer need to know, but it helps to avoid payments being refused for security reasons.

 

The only cash you'll need is US dollars for spending ashore.

For large purchases at large shops you can use your credit card. Decline any offer to convert the charge to the currency of your card, your card provider will give you a much better rate.

Simplest for a variety of reasons is to get your USD before you go, from the usual suspects like M&S, Tesco, Sainsburys, Post Office etc. You usually get a better rate if you order click-and-collect on-line and collect from your local store rather than simply buy at your local store. Ask for plenty of low-denomination ($20, $10, $5, $1) notes - this helps your bargaining power at market stalls, and avoids getting a stack of change in local currency at shops which deal

primarily with locals.

If you order on-line you may be sent high-value notes, which can make life difficult. Usually you can swap them for smaller notes at no cost at ship's purser's office or casino (though more & more are heading towards cashless casinos).

Worst exchange rates are at airports and ship's purser or ATM.

If you run short of cash, use your debit card in an ATM ashore but make sure it's an ATM that gives USD rather than local currency.

You won't need US dollars on the ship, except for extra tips such as room service and some casinos, because everything you pay for on the ship - including daily service charges & drinks service charges - go on your on-board account & are paid by credit card at the end of the cruise.

At some point you'll be asked whether you'd like your on-board account to be converted from USD to sterling. Just like using your card ashore, decline that offer. Keep your on-board account in USD & allow your card supplier to convert at a much better rate.

 

The Caribbean is made for cruising, have a great time.

 

JB :)

Thank you so much 😊 some great info here for us! Our ports are port canavaral, cococay & Nassau!

Can I ask you another few questions? Gratuities now we have pre paid these so can you keep me right please this does mean we will not get service fees everyday added to our room account? Deluxe drinks package which includes gratuities means we don't need to tip the bar staff unless we feel we really want to? I'm sorry for all the questions but they have been bugging me😂 Again thanks 😊

Hi :D this is my first post so please be gentle with me;)we have just booked a first cruise with royal Caribbean and we're wondering what we are going to need document wise! We are from the uk! We have passports and estas but is there anything else we may need? We are stopping off in the Bahamas so also not sure if there's anything extra I may need for there :confused: thanks for any help :)