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@jajsmom and @shof515 Note, check in time is based on where you'll depart from, not necessarily EST time.  If you're cruising from Galveston, it will be Central time; West Coast, will be Pacific time. @cruiseguy1016is correct.

15 minutes ago, matj2000 said:

It would matter more on who makes the drink, or knows how.

 

That drink has not been very popular since Frank & Dean were around.

My hubby got a laugh out of this!

On 11/28/2021 at 4:57 PM, jess427rn said:

 

 

Does anyone know (worst case scenario) if they have on-location testing at the Galveston port?

 

 

I don't know about testing at the port, but there's a Walgreens a few blocks away in Galveston, as well as all over the Houston metro area. Search Walgreens and CVS in the area and I bet you can find one with the rapid tests before you board. 

Our FOS for 2/21 is at $77 instead of our cancelled $51!

3 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Nothing wrong with au natural

THAT is beautiful au natural!

As of today, Freedom is on the app! 

We got $51 for Freedom in May. That's the lowest I've seen. It's at $55 today.

Great review @cgolf1

I'm still on the fence for buying the deluxe drink package. I can find plenty of bar menus and specialty coffee prices but can't find a price for a bottle of water? Anybody know? 

5 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

I thought it was only soda and water that was mandatory to be carried on. While not recommended by most and would most likely involve a trip to the naughty room I thought that you could still put your wine in checked luggage. 

From RC FAQ page:

On boarding day, guests may bring onboard two (2) 750 ml bottles of personal wine or champagne per stateroom in their carry-on luggage. If more than two bottles of wine or champagne are brought onboard, including any alcoholic beverages purchased in ports-of-call or in our onboard shops, they will be stored by the ship and delivered to your stateroom on your last day onboard.

Thanks for the update!

Interesting things that bothered you. I think you should probably stick to Celebrity.

Thank you, Bobmacliberty, for such a great review! I am sold on this bunch.

For my husband & I, just being able to board a ship every 2 to 3 yrs is rewarding, there are many people who don't have the opportunity. Granted, our experience on some have not been the best, yet all in all we have enjoyed all our cruises. Our main goal is to see places we might otherwise not get to, enjoying the friendship of others we meet and relaxing. The minor things we didn't like, is just that, minor. We don't judge 1 class of ship, no type cabin as being better then another, because everyone chooses for their own personal reasons. As long as we each have had an enjoyable cruise, that is what matters.

I couldn't have said it better myself.

I'd like to join in on this thread also. We have cruised before, mainly Celebrity, but RCCL is new to us. We will be on the Liberty of the Sea in November.

Welcome to both of you. Each ship has it's own posting board. You'll be able to find ship specific info there. It's at the top of this page..

Awesome review! Going on SOS in March

Alright. Thank you!

We'll each be purchasing a drink package. Can he take my card and get a drink for me while he's getting his own? We prefer getting them at a bar instead of from a server on sea days while at the pool. TIA.

Thanks for those suggestions. I realized after I posted that I was sort of vague. Then I started reading more Triumph posts and forgot to come back to clarify. Anyway, we are flying in Friday night and staying at the Embassy Suites and sailing Saturday.

Is Rouse's on Baronne St. the closest store to buy wine in New Orleans?

These pics are from our visit to St. Thomas/St. John in 2007

Morningstar Beach

Morningstar Beach with Coco Joe's restaurant

Magan's Bay from the lookout

The view of Rockley Beach from my lounge chair 6/17/2009

Pretty decent waves that day too. My son & his friend are having a ball!

Try to find out where the exit door (I'm sure there's a proper name). On excursion days that we were met by tenders, they started preparing very early. It was noisy...equipment, people, boats and I don't know what else they were doing. On days we docked it wasn't a problem.

Ivroberts...On the question of getting to Hobby by 1:00. If that's when your flight leaves remember you need to be there at least an hour before. We easily made it home to northwest Houston (about 45 min. north of Hobby) by noon, but we also had no traffic issues to deal with. They've been working on I-45 on one of the bridges leaving Galveston and if this road is closed you won't make it. I'd book the later flight and relax. :)