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Are there not taxis available from the RC terminal to a local hotel where my car will be parked?

The Beachfront Palms does not provide a shuttle. Also, I read somewhere that you can’t take Uber to the cruise port - only Lyft or a taxi. So that’s my plan. 

Thanks. I booked at the Beachfront Palms for $155 with free parking. 

Thank you, Nike4000. The Beachfront Palm was also recommended to me. I will check them both out!

Are there hotels in Galveston that offer cruise parking if you stay there the night before embarkation? I’m looking at a March 2023 cruise and will be driving in the day before. Would like to take a shuttle or Uber from the hotel to the cruise terminal, leaving my car in the hotel lot for 10 days. Thank you. 

I’m on the upcoming 10/7 cruise from Quebec to FLL. Looking forward to your review!

I have gone to account settings and profile. There is no way to change my email address under either. The only option I get to change is to change my password. My current email address will no longer work after October and I’m trying to get everything changed. 

Viator. I booked on the American Airlines website.

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I will be following along. Please also comment on your stay in Barcelona. My friend and I will be there for 4 days before our cruise departs in September!

Thanks for the replies!

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My friend and I are booked in a Central Park balcony leaving Barcelona on 9/9. The website - as you are all aware - isn’t working so great so I had to call today to make the final payment -no big deal.

Our balcony booking comes with free lunch at a specialty restaurant and a free bottle of wine. When I called to pay, I asked if I could reserve a lunch time and location and request a particular kind of wine. After putting me on hold shortly, I was told I would have to do that on board.

I can certainly wait but would like to know if anyone else has done that? Seems like there are lots of Central Park balcony cabins and with only one sea day, specialty restaurants would fill up quickly. And if the wine is delivered to the stateroom- great -I’ll take it. But would like to request a kind of wine that I will drink...

Comments? Suggestions?

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I used wifi calling with AT&T and it worked perfectly on the Serenade last month. Will it also work the same way on Symphony in Europe in September?? Or do I need to call and buy an overseas plan?

Following along. Sailing in September with 4 days pre-cruise in Barcelona. Can't wait!

Loved the MDR food - and we were a party of 2, requested a big table and got a table for 6 - loved our seat mates. I only ate in the WJ one night - because I was late returning from my excursion and didn't have time to get there on time - mostly hated the WJ food, both at lunch and dinner ...

And definitely don't think about trying to stream anything if you just get the surf package. Sometimes it is frustrating enough just trying to get Cruise Critic to load.

I'm not planning to "stream" anything anyway - not even sure what that is ...:o

BTW, the one device means only one connected at a time. If you have someone else that wants to access via their device, turn off wifi on yours, have them enter the code for the first time as you did, and they can use the service as well. Just remember to turn off wifi for the device that is done and the one now being used, turn on wifi and you are all set. This helps avoid adding multiple accounts and apps to each others device. Keeps it clean if you will.

Thanks - that's good to know! I also have an iPhone that I'll be using for photos so sounds like I can go back and forth between the 2, so long as I log off one of them!

Thank you all!:)

I've been on lots of cruises but for the first time have signed up for "Voom Surf & Stream - 1 device" on my upcoming Serenade cruise. My "1 device" is going to be my iPad. It has a phone line attached to it. What do I need to "turn off" so I'm not charged for roaming - data roaming and LTE? Or is that included? I don't want to be hit with a big cellular bill when I get home ...:eek:

I can recommend the Ibis Barcelona Centro Sagrada Familia. Stayed there for a 2-night pre-cruise stay in September 2016. It is a five-minute walk to Sagrada Familia and also to a metro station, so it's very easy to get around from there. We had a decent dinner at a tapas place within walking distance, suggested by one of the hotel staff. The hotel does an excellent breakfast buffet too. It's a budget chain so obviously you can't be expecting luxury but the price is reasonable (for Barcelona) but the beds were comfortable, the room was clean and the staff were friendly and helpful.

 

Hope this helps. :)

 

https://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-7567-ibis-barcelona-centro-sagrada-familia/index.shtml

Thank you - I'll check it out!

Can't help you with specific hotels, sorry, I live in the city and I have no use for them... but... there's no reason whatsoever for looking for a hotel near this or that. You'll be moving around (or you should!) via public transportation: bus, metro, tramway... mainly because there's no "area with the attractions", these are spread all over the city. It's the best, most efficient way to do so and it's what most Barcelonians do to move about. Public transportation is cheap, clean, safe, convenient and a breeze to use.

 

Thus, my advice is that you shouldn't limit yourself to a specific area... look for a hotel you like and then make sure it's near a metro station -most anywhere in the city is near a metro station, there are 10 lines- with that you're set for your discovering of the city. Crossing the city say west to east by metro shouldn't take you more than an hour, and going from almost anywhere in a 2-mile radius of the centre (considered to be Plaça de Catalunya, by the Old City) to the centre, half of that.

Thank you so much!

I'm sure this is covered somewhere on the Boards, but I'm going to ask anyway - is there a reasonably priced hotel near the Sagrada Familia Basilica? Or is that even the part of town where my friend and I should stay for 2 days prior to our cruise in September? We'd like to be near sites, shopping, sidewalk cafes, parks, etc. And we may take a guided tour of the city, which would include hotel pick up. So - opinions please - thank you!

I got the Diamond balcony discount when booking a Central Park balcony on Symphony next September!

Hello. I'm a RCL cruiser taking at POA cruise around Hawaii on 8/19. Have never cruised Norwegian before but looking forward to it. There are no sea days but there is time at sea and on the ship - so my question is: Is there a "Schooner Bar" type lounge on POA that has trivia or name-that-tune type games? I love winning those keychains! Thanks for your input.

Is that a 10-15 min taxi ride? Or more? And how much does it usually cost? Is there not a hop on hop off bus in San Juan?

Thanks to all that responded!:)