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As a person who would probably only have 3-4 drinks a day, I think $649 for a balcony on a 7 day cruise is a great deal! I am booked on this cruise and paid much much more....wish i could get this rate.

from what i understand you can change one name on the room, but one person from the original reservation must still be listed.

I had a similar thing occur where both kids in the room can no longer go. Changed one of the names and the other just wont attend, so we will see how that goes.

I don't remember the hop on hop off bus going past the port, however you can easily walk to Jose Marti Parque Central and catch it there.

most places in havana are reasonably priced. I usually had a couple drinks and entree for $20 or less. That is at a sit down place. You can eat for much less at the counter places. I recommend El Rum Rum de la Habana. Great food, great happy hour specials!

In Havana, you can literally find a taxi at any time day or night no problem.

Enjoy your trip!

The San Jose Market close to the pier has lots of artwork to choose from. Just know that some of the pieces are mass produced and most of the sellers aren't the artists. That said, I thought there were some very beautiful pieces there reflecting Cuban culture and much more than just the classic cars. I purchased three pieces, two for 15 CUC which he originally tried to sell me for 25. The last which I feel is more original due to the paint drippings and other unique indicators was priced at 50 CUC but I negotiated down to 30. So three nice pieces for less than 60CUC. They will roll them up and put them in a tube for safe transport as well.

Enjoy your trip! Cuba is amazing!

Looking forward to this review! If you can share some spa info that would be great too.

thanks for the info! If i book a massage, can I access the sauna?

unfortunately most of the places like that in Thailand for tigers and elephants operate inhumanely.

I loved this tour when I took it a few years back and plan to book it again for July!

I noticed the same things for the spa and dining specials listed. Is it only the ones that have the banner in the corner?

Does anyone know the typical price for chefs table or the steakhouse on Oasis?

I noticed the same things for the spa and dining specials listed. Is it only the ones that have the banner in the corner?

Does anyone know the ypical price for chefs table or the steakhouse on Oasis?

Just off the Victory and on the first day my room steward stopped me and asked if I wanted morning or afternoon room cleaning. He explained the they increased the number of stateroom he was responsible for from 20 - something to 30-something. Unfortunately I was caught off guard since I hadn't seen this thread and choose evening service. He was very accomodating, but I don't feel I should have paid full gratuities.

Ugh. This was one of the pros for me to try disney. I could have gone on 3 royal Caribbean cruises with the drink package for the price I'm paying. Looks like this will be my only disney cruise since I can't justify the price.

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Thanks Bubba. The kids don't have id's but they will have the cruise card. I don't remember an age being noted on the card though.

Do you think that it will be crowded on Monday December 15th? Also, how do they verify the ages for the children's pass?

How well do they check the children's ages? I accidentally purchased a child ticket for my nephew forgetting that he turned 13 before the cruise.

Steve Burk is phenomenal. Saw him in the piano bar on Valor at the beginning of the year. He just ended a run on Elation. Not sure where he is headed next. If you are on a ship where he is performing, don't miss out!

Just got off Valor Sunday and there was hand sanitizer everywhere but mostly just up against the wall. Different from what I am accustom to with Royal Carribean where at the dining rooms they have sanitizer front and center with someone there to "remind" those that pass it up. As a food microbiologist, I appreciate the practice Royal has in place. On carnival I rarely, if ever, saw anyone use the sanitizer. Because of this, I made a point to avoid the buffet most days. I mostly ordered room service and occasionally ate at the deli or burrito bar. I understand that we are exposed to billions of germs every day and we cannot live in a bubble, but I like to minimize the risk of food borne illnesses as much as possible when traveling. I can't (and do not want to) imagine what it would be like to be sick with Noro or a bacterial infection on a cruise ship.

All that said, I LOVED this cruise!

What type of camera did you use? The pics are fantastic. I wanted to eat those strawberries off the page!

Went to Falmouth on a cruise last December and we went on a great tour! visited dunns river falls, which I don't remember being that far away. Then the guide took us river tubing and we stopped at a local place to eat. He offered us time for shopping but we declined. our admission to the falls was included in our tour price, so was the tubing. I love Jamaica and the people of the island. If you go with a laid back attitude, you will have nothing but fun! mark Morris aw the tour guide I worked with for our visit.

His name was Luen's I put his info below in another response.

Thank you! Great review! Thanks for the Bacardi info as well.

OMG I would totally eat a chicken Mac LOL! I've never had a big Mac though.

If you get a chance, please post the name of the person you ended up doin the st. Thomas tour with.

Thanks!

I have only been on one cruise and I can tell you that it is already my preferred travel option, especially when a port is only a 30 minute ride away.. have a good time on your upcoming cruises.

Thanks! Hope you have a great time too! Will be looking forward to a review of your cruise in May.:)

Going on my first solo cruise in Dec and I am really looking forward to it! I even booked a second solo cruise for Jan since the deal was too good to pass up.

This might end up being my preferred way to travel:)