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Thank you for the links and sharing so much. You are always so helpful.

Thank you for sharing your experience. I dislike forced long lunch stops and forced salespitches. Great advice and hopefully you help others also. You definitely helped me in deciding not to take a ship excursion here. Thank you.

I get the same thing. I was trying to look at Sept and October.

LOL. Thank you. I was under the impression you already went on a tour. Sorry for my mistake.

Hi @Mim Lloyd. Thanks for this info. Are these big coach buses?

Thank you.

Some of you mentioned Spain Day Tours and not Barcelona Day Tours. Does anyone know if they are the same company?

Just here to say I ordered the Leap Card and it was mailed to me within 2 weeks, US. I did not count the exact days but it was less than two weeks. I will be using it later this month.

Wow. Thanks for sharing.

I am the OP and I would add the letter to the original post if I could edit it. Sorry for the confusion and thank you for all the responses. Here is the letter.

Here is the letter.

Sure. Here it is. Hope this works.

Thank you. This makes sense and I didn't even think of this being the reason. The email states exactly what you said about the Crown Lounge being closed for happy hour, 5 to 8.

Thank you. I do not enjoy long lines for espresso! LOL, well not first thing in the morning.

Thank you. That is good to know.

Thank you. It would have been nice to have access to the lounge but I totally understand. 🙂

We received an email and about our upcoming cruise. Great news! We're adding an extra daily non-alcoholic specialty coffee voucher to your SeaPass® card for this sailing. *Valid for Americano, Espresso, Latte or Cappuccino. Starbucks not included. The email stated the Crown Lounge will be reserved for Diamond Plus and Pinnacle Members because of the high number of top tier C&A members on board. We are Diamond and haven't sailed with RCI since 2019, so this is new to us. My question is: Does anyone know why they are adding an extra coffee? Is this because we won't have access to the lounge? Just wondering if this is common. Thank you.

We have several times. Bring a printout. They add it to your account and usually give it back to you along with proof it was added.

Can't wait. Enjoy your cruise.

We have talked to crew members that used to drink the tap water and their hair was falling out. Many of them drink bottled water. They can buy it at a discount. We drink a lot of water every day. We try to drink a limited amount of tap water when cruising.

Yes. I got an email stating it was confirmed and they got the minimum of 8. I paid with my credit card but just waiting for the confirmation.

No. We had the plus package and just bought the water to get through the afternoon before we were in international waters for the package to start. It is different out of Gavelston because of their laws. We haven't tried bringing on any water bottles since.

We had our 6 pack bottles of water taken away in Galveston.

We went last year (end of May) on the Sapphire for the first time. It is not warm. I didn't bring shorts (just for the gym). Bring lots of layers. You don't need bug spray unless you go for hikes. The pool was open but it was covered. It is much more casual. You can wear nice jeans to the dining room. We didn't bother with umbrellas because we heard they were pointless due to the wind. We had waterproof jackets and even pants. Have fun! Alaska is so amazing. If you are on the Sapphire, go see the naturalist presentation. Her name is Sandra. She is amazing! So knowledgeable and loves what she is doing. She really enhanced our first time experience in Alaska.

Very cool. Thanks for sharing. This is the one tour I have booked that has been confirmed for later this year.