SebagoSue

@kdc0905I was able to book the UDP and internet beforehand in the cruise planner using the website, not the app. @ocean sounds I had that same question last year, as we were driving down from Florence and didn’t want to leave until noon. We checked it at 4:00 pm and were literally the only guests in the terminal. We had a private car transfer and he was able to drive right up to the door of the terminal and the porters were right there for our luggage. It was the easiest boarding we have ever done! For our cruise they did ask that guests boarding in Rome check in by 5:30 or 6:00, I believe. Those coming back from excursions had until 7:30 I think for getting back on the ship.

@ocean sounds There is a workaround you can use until you board the ship. On the app, scroll to the bottom of the page that lists “your upcoming cruises.” Click on “Browse our ships.” Click on Symphony and then select the week when your cruise starts (if you depart on June 8, select June 4-11. If you go into the Daily Planner, currently you will see only the ship excursions and activities like cupcake class. Once you get closer to sailing, more things will populate. For the second half of your cruise, just look at the following week, June 11-18.

We sailed Wonder out of Rome last year with the interport situation. Overall, I was glad we left out of Rome as we wanted to tour in Italy before and after the cruise. However, there are some oddities you want to be aware of. Unless it changes, the app will not work properly. You will need to access the app by looking at the cruises out of Barcelona leaving before and after you board in order to see the Daily Planner. You will not be able to book shows via the app, but you can do it at Guest Services. Now that you can again book shows in advance, I would call Royal to do it. We were able to book the UDP (you may need to call), but actually making dining reservations was tricky. We could only book 3 days when we first boarded and then when the next Barcelona boarding day came (Sunday) we could book the other 4 days. On our sailing about 75% of the guests boarded in Barcelona.