Kim225

Thank you for the information.  This is helpful.

Does anyone have recent experience with the Palma de Mallorca RCCL Hop On Hop Off excursion?  Would you recommend this?  We will be on Symphony of the Seas in September and thought this might be a good way to see the city.  Is the same HOHO as I see on TripAdvisor?  Seems like the recent reviews there are not great there, but I am not sure if the company that RCCL uses is the same.

We have not travelled to Spain previously, so we are hesitant to go off on our own.  Any guidance is appreciated. 

Thank you!

I do not see the formal nights listed in the compasses, although I may be overlooking them.  Can you tell me which nights were formal?

Thanks!

Thanks so much for the help!  Very much appreciate it.

I am looking for a very good customized tour for 14 people.  Does anyone know if there are tours companies that could do a private tour for a group of our size?  What company would you recommend?

Appreciate any suggestions!

Can you please tell me which type of OBC is refundable at the end of the cruise, if not all OBC is used?  We will have OBC from RCCL, Travel Agent and RCC Credit Card.  I am not sure if we will spend all of the OBC and hoping that some will be refundable if it is not used.

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I am looking for the daily Coastal Kitchen menus on Allure.  Previously I have searched and was able to find them, but am not having luck with the search now.  Can someone please repost the link to the review from earlier this year that contained all of the menus?  We are trying to decide if we should eat most dinners at Coastal Kitchen or plan some meals at specialty restaurants.  Since we have not had access to Coastal Kitchen in the past, we would appreciate opinions from others.

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Allure - Feb 24, 2019 & March 3, 2019 both have a senior discount, as of yesterday. Not sure how long this will be available.

Thanks everyone for the information. Does anyone know which nights are which themes i.e. Indian, Italian, Mexican, seafood? We will likely not eat at WJ every night, but we may like to plan to eat there on the Indian and Mexican nights (although it sounds like they frequently have Indian dishes which is great).

We will be sailing on Allure and I am curious if there are different "specials" in the Windjammer for dinner or is the food the same each night? I thought I saw someone mention that one evening is Indian cuisine. Do you know which night that is? Does anyone know the nightly specials, if are there are specials, and which nights they are on?

Thank You!

I have also been trying to decide between at Grand Suite and CLS. We have stayed in Grand Suites in the past and loved them, but I like the proximity to the CK with the CLS. My hesitation is the balcony size. We like the length of the GS balcony and although the depth of the CLS balcony looks greater it seems like it is not as long and does not have the table and chairs that the GS balcony has. Is there anyone that can comment on if the CLS balcony seems smaller that the GS (even though total square feet is larger)? Has anyone that has stayed in the CLS missed the table and chairs on the balcony that are on the GS balcony?

Thanks for all of the comments. Great points to consider.

We will be cruising on the Allure.

Coastal Kitchen is new since our last cruise, so I wasn't sure how important it is to have all day access vs dinner only. Sounds like it is worth taking that into consideration.

We cruise every 3-4 years, so not as often as many people. Our last 3 cruises we have stayed in a Grand Suite and loved it! My husband and I are planning our first back-to-back cruise in March 2019 and because costs are quite high for the Grand Suite, we are considering a Jr. Suite instead (since it will be 2 weeks instead of normal 1 week).

Just curious if anyone has experience in staying in a Grand Suite and then on a different cruise staying in a Jr. Suite. Did you miss the Grand Suite or is there not that significant of a difference?

There is such a huge difference in price right between the GS and JS that I am struggling to justify the cost difference, but we sure have loved staying in Grand Suites in the past. Since we don't cruise often, and we will stay in the cabin for 2 weeks, I don't want to regret my decision. Appreciate hearing thoughts from people who have stayed in both cabin types.

Hi Harry,

Your report has been awesome. I am going to be sad for it to come to an end.

We will be on Allure March 8 and I have a question about the secret balconies that you talk about. Do you have to have a cabin near where your cabins were located to access the secret balconies or are they available for everyone to get to? You mentioned that you liked your room location in part because of the secret balconies, so I wasn't sure if that was because they were so close to you or if they can only be accessed by a room in that area. We will be in a GS on deck 10.

Thanks again for all of the information. I have my color coded spreadsheet all ready to go, thanks to you.

We have made final payment on our Allure cruise in March, but I am starting to think that I would like to move our reservation to a TA to ensure that I don't overlook anything. We have been on a couple of other RCCL cruises, but I have used a TA in the past and the last cruise was 5 years ago. For my own piece of mind, would there be an issue with moving the reservation to a TA at this point?

Is the $5.25 mentioned the correct price for a beer (sailing on the Allure)? I am trying to determine if the package is worth the cost for my husband who may have 3 or so beers per day.

We will be on a RCCL cruise out of Port Everglades in April. After our cruise, my sister, who will be traveling with her 2 sons, will be flying home out of West Palm Beach.

I am looking for a recommendation of a reliable limo service to hire for her, that will pick her up at the port and take her to the West Palm Beach airport.

I checked the Fort Lauderdale Better Business Bureau site and there do not seem to be any limo services that are members.

Can anyone recommend a reputable, safe and reliable car service?

Thanks!

Can the cabanas be reserved in advance or do you wait until you are on the ship? Where do you reserve them on the ship?

Thanks!