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Taunton, MA, USA (formerly from San Leandro, CA)
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History, scrapbooking, cross-stitch, reading, Star Wars
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Royal Caribbean, Carnival and Princess
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Caribbean
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Transatlantic (and Transpacific) - What Do You Like?
Teeara replied to fac429's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Hi Deb! Time to start taking notes ;o) -
Transatlantic (and Transpacific) - What Do You Like?
Teeara replied to fac429's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Oh no! That sucks. I hope you got well quickly in spite of everything. Being sick at sea is no fun. Question: How many time zones did you have to go through for this cruise? -
Transatlantic (and Transpacific) - What Do You Like?
Teeara replied to fac429's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Did you depart from LA or Vancouver or Australia and on which ship? I've already done SF to HI, but wouldn't mind doing Vancouver to Australia or HI to Australia.. Sorry to hear you were sick! -
1. Yes, they have the Anchor's Aweigh Parade. Not sure on the day since we saw it during the WB TA in 2022. My recommendation is somewhere in front of Sorrento's or the pub where you can sit. Just make sure you're there an hour or two before the parade starts. We stumbled upon the parade about 30 minutes before it was to start and all we could get was behind Starbucks. Here's my video of it from there: Anchor's Aweigh Parade 2. If I remember correctly, yes. Not sure what kind of cabin you have, so here's a link to our cabin crawl. Hopefully you can tell if there are plugs by the bed: Cabin Crawl 4. You can get specialty coffee at Cafe Promenade. 8. I think what you saw was the set up for laser tag. It is not a play area for kids. It wasn't offered all the time, only at select times I think. I hope that helps!
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Transatlantic (and Transpacific) - What Do You Like?
Teeara replied to fac429's topic in Royal Caribbean International
I'm linking the Cruise Compasses for the Wonder WB TA in 2022 to give you an idea as to what to expect. We had 8 sea days and it was a great cruise. Very relaxing and you could do as much or as little as you wanted. We were never bored. Wonder of the Seas 2022 WB TA cruise compasses -
Opinions on TA ….(Barcelona to Miami )
Teeara replied to roupa's topic in Royal Caribbean International
You're going to love a WB Fall TA and Explorer is a great ship to be on. We did the Wonder of the Seas TA in 2022 out of Barcelona to Port Canaveral doing the Atlantic route and it was fine in November for us. Barcelona, Malaga and Valencia were fantastic and there is plenty to do (or not do!) onboard the ship during the sea days. We stayed in Hotel Jazz pre-cruise for 3 days and found the location to be very nice and close to everything. If you're interested, I have a playlist with my videos from the Wonder TA showing some excursions we did (everything we did was on our own). If you can possibly fly into Barcelona several days early I highly recommend it. Don't miss La Sagrada Familia!!! I also included a video on the ocean conditions during the cruise to give you an idea as to what to expect. Here's the link to my playlist: Wonder of the Seas WB TA 2022 I didn't see any Explorer WB TA cruise compasses on Issuu, but I do have ours from the Wonder TA that should give you a pretty good idea as to what to expect during the sea days: Wonder of the Seas WB TA cruise compasses I hope this helps! Have a wonderful cruise! -
I should be getting my first crystal block on our Radiance PC cruise in April.
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Deployment 2025-26 booking season begins
Teeara replied to SummmerInKefalonia's topic in Royal Caribbean International
I think that's when I would go. Weather is great in June and July. Here's a thought. 2026 is our 250th anniversary here in the US. I'm sure there will be tons of things going on here in Boston during July 2026. Maybe tack on your NE/Canada cruise to sometime around the 4th and you can do 2 sets of fun things! -
Deployment 2025-26 booking season begins
Teeara replied to SummmerInKefalonia's topic in Royal Caribbean International
You do, but $3,500 for a balcony seems an awful lot. How long is the cruise and when is it sailing? You’ll also pay more for a longer cruise during peak fall foliage. And even then there is no guarantee you’ll be there for peak. -
Deployment 2025-26 booking season begins
Teeara replied to SummmerInKefalonia's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Prices are insane. No way would I pay $3,500 for a port heavy itinerary like NE/Canada. Especially if it was an October sailing. -
Deployment 2025-26 booking season begins
Teeara replied to SummmerInKefalonia's topic in Royal Caribbean International
All of that reminds me of Clue: -
Deployment 2025-26 booking season begins
Teeara replied to SummmerInKefalonia's topic in Royal Caribbean International
Thanks for the clarification everyone. This is a first for me so I wasn't sure how it worked. It will still push me over the top to make Diamond Plus on the cruise. -
Deployment 2025-26 booking season begins
Teeara replied to SummmerInKefalonia's topic in Royal Caribbean International
So just confirming. Since I booked a junior suite for just myself I will get double double points for the sailing? So 4 points per day correct? -
Deployment 2025-26 booking season begins
Teeara replied to SummmerInKefalonia's topic in Royal Caribbean International
I know. We paid just under $10,000 total for our Owner's Suite on Wonder. We spent a ton of time in it and it was worth every penny. -
Deployment 2025-26 booking season begins
Teeara replied to SummmerInKefalonia's topic in Royal Caribbean International
So I logged onto the website at midnight and they didn't have a lot of the cabins showing. When I called this morning and asked for the two specific cabins I wanted that were no-shows they told me they were available for booking. Yay! So if your preferred cabin doesn't show up on the website, give them a call. It might be available with RCI directly. But I agree with everyone. The prices are just nuts. With just my junior suite and my roommate's balcony cabin, we're spending more than we did for our Owner's Suite on Wonder for the 2022 WB TA. If we had tried to get an Owner's Suite for this Allure WB TA the pricing was even more.