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    Royal Caribbean
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    Europe

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  1. Hot does not begin to describe what it's like waiting outside in Galveston, and they will not let you wait inside. They were pretty much trying to get everyone off the ship ASAP, and the departure letter said we had to be out of our cabins by 8:00 and I think they were calling all numbers to depart by 8:15. I would just get to the airport early and relax a bit before your flight.
  2. I am a librarian, and I am going to use his acronym the next time I need to sign up for an account and create a username 🤣. As far as whether or not the books in the library have words... I've always seen "real" books in the ship libraries in a multitude of languages, but I can also recommend some wordless graphic novels that are quite good as well. Haha! 😆
  3. We just got off Allure yesterday in Galveston. There was an option for a cruise transfer where they would take you to the Space Center for a few hours and then on to IAH. It sold out very quickly. I would assume that you would need a flight in the very late afternoon or early evening to make that work. I can't remember exactly, but I think it was $120ish per person. The regular shuttle to IAH was $39 per person. They did have a transfer option to Hobby, but I don't know the price. I don't think I ever saw the option to purchase any of this ahead of time. It had to be done onboard through the app. Word of warning... the wait for the regular $39/pp IAH shuttle line was INSANE. We waited in 95F heat with no shade (or breeze!) for over an hour to get on the shuttle. Then waiting on the bus, traveling to IAH, and getting off at the last terminal took another two hours. Never again! I'll gladly pay double the price for an Uber next time.
  4. Very interesting! I didn't know any of that, so I sincerely appreciate your response. And I'm very glad to know that there is plenty of extra space!
  5. Now I'm curious... so if there was an accident where multiple lifeboats were damaged and there weren't enough spaces left for all of the passengers and crew, what would they do? Would the cruise have to end?
  6. Great review! I agree with a lot of your points. The ship was beautiful, and it was easy to find our way around. Way more kids than I thought for a ship that really didn't seem to be designed for kids. I definitely wouldn't tell families to book this ship. But I've never felt a ship move so much. I was so seasick on Christmas day! I'm finding that my body is still swaying at random times and it's three days later. 🤣
  7. Hello! We are looking to book a last minute cruise on Symphony. My husband has to work remotely until 5:00pm, and sail away is at 4:30. We just need good internet for 30 minutes to make this cruise work. I swore that I read somewhere that Symphony has Starlink. If this is true, does anybody have recent experience with it? He might need to stream some video, but mostly just his regular work program. Thanks for any help that you can offer!
  8. I can't wait! I'm doing a solo cruise in an inside plus in July 2024. I'm trying to talk my husband into joining me for a second week so that I can do a B2B. He's a little hesitant to pay for a deposit this far in advance, but I think I'm going to win this battle. 🙂
  9. It's a HUGE bonus to have at O'Hare. I almost exclusively fly first class with American. At O'Hare, American first class has their own security line, and within that security line they have a pre-check line. I quite literally walk right through security. I've never had to wait. This makes it much less nerve wracking because traffic heading to O'Hare can be brutal.
  10. I had COVID just before the cutoff for my July/August B2B, so I was good… but sooooo many people on both Facebook groups reported testing positive when they got home (or within hours of getting off the ship) including multiple people in our extended family (who joined me week 2). This was with pre cruise testing.
  11. He joined us halfway through our Harmony trip during the first week of August! We had no idea that he was getting on in St. Maarten, and we suddenly heard on the announcements, "This is Captain Johnny from the bridge!". Not going to lie, I had a fangirl moment. Haha! He has been the captain of most of our cruises. 🙂
  12. I was there a month ago on Harmony. They were strict at the beginning before the doors opened. They had different sections to wait in based on your boarding time, and they checked each cruiser. I had 10:30, and as a solo cruiser with all of my documents in hand and no luggage, they told me to go to the suite line (it helps to be prepared! 😁). So I didn’t see what happened to the people waiting in the 11:00, 11:30, etc… lines after the 10:30 people got through. Some people were in the 1:30 line at 10:00! I would imagine they got on earlier as the other lines cleared, but there’s no way they got through the doors before 11:00. Man, even an hour or so in that heat & humidity would be enough to make me stick to my time!
  13. This cabin would be my absolute nightmare! It has been bad enough that there have been smokers near me for every single balcony cabin that I've ever had. I cannot imagine having the designated smoking area right below my cabin. I would downgrade in a heartbeat!
  14. I was just on a B2B on Harmony. I used Woolite in my sink. Our Woolite bottle got confiscated and sent to the naughty room on our last cruise, so I put it in a shampoo bottle this time. I was hoping that they would do the deal that I've heard about where you pay $25 or $30 for a bagful of laundry to get a proper cleaning of things like underwear, but it wasn't offered either week. The sink laundry worked out well. I'd say most things took about 2 days to dry by hanging in the closet. I had to do laundry on the first day on board because a bottle of aloe vera got damaged in my luggage, and I suddenly had green underwear. 🤣
  15. Hello! I just got off of a fantastic two weeks aboard Harmony, and I'm itching to book my next cruise. I looked at the pricing for a 5 night cruise during spring break. It's super cheap, and I'm wondering about how the C&A points would be applied if my husband and I each booked our own cabins (so two solos). We sleep in separate bedrooms at home because we have VERY different sleep habits and schedules. For only $600 more, we could have two cabins and both get a good night's sleep. 😆 Would we get 20 C&A points, 10 points, or some other weird Royal combination of points? We are only 9 points away from Diamond, so it really won't matter since we would still be a looooong way from Diamond Plus, but I'm just curious.
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