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Thanks for all replies , pleased to hear good report of hotel .Looking forward to a first time with R.C. :cool:;).

Not technical minded boat or ship as long as it floats. Guess I will stick with the pre paid gratuity . :cool:

Sorry little Britain realised I did not make myself clear, I meant tipping on boat .Do not want to bring U.S dollars. :rolleyes:

Hi, Wondering is any one arriving from England for a pre cruise 3 night stay in Grand Hyatt hotel.

Also if we want to give extra tips to bar staff etc will English coins be ok?

Thanks for any reply.

:rolleyes:thanks for information Pirates Drill !! O.M.G. should I be scared or excited ?. Have only been used to cruises with Fred Olsen very sedate.

First time with Royal Carribean. Cruising May. Dubai to Istanbul. Are there tea making facilities in cabins ? Also are hairdryers fixed in bathrooms Thanks for any information

Thanks for quick reply. That's great, One less thing to pack.

Information please on hair dryers in cabin, are they fixed on wall in bathroom? I find they are useless, wondering if I need to bring my own. Thanks for any information.

Just a word on the hairdryers, the ones in the bathroom are wired in and are in my opinion useless ,(even with short hair)

You can however for a £20 deposit hire one from reception, or take your own.

On a recent 18 day cruise we paid £72 before travel to secure first sitting on Anchor fare.

Plenty of vacant seats in Dining room at the start of cruise but Fred would not budge on charge as people tried for 1st sitting.

We know people tried to get round it quoting medical reasons, however they were told they could always use the open sitting restraunt.

In fairness, when you consider our total price including the £72, we had paid a lot less than other people on our table.