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Trying to plan for a day with my family at Paradise Beach and the posts I have read have been extremely helpful! I had three questions for the experienced paradise beach travelers 1. Seems like at other ports they demand or prefer (add on additional 19% fee for credit card) cash payment. Is it easy and OK to just use credit card without enormous additional fee at Paradise Beach to pay balance on account or should I plan to take cash? 2. Seems like there are lots of extras (massage, horse back riding, parasailing) once on property. If you want to partake in these actives is there a price list somewhere and are they through the resort or a separate company that you can use a credit card? Also are there any of these extras that anyone has found a MUST DO?? 3. How much do you usually take for tips?

I tried searching this topic as but could only find threads 5+ or more years old and just want to be sure in a post COVID world that there are not other instructions or experiences people could share as I am a little anxious about the process. I am sure we are not the first to have this issue of a travel party of 6 - Two adults, Two "rookie adults" age 19, and two 16 year olds traveling this summer on the Allure. We have three rooms - two interior connecting and one balcony directly across the hall. We had to book with a parent in the 16 year old room but once on intend to have the "kids" all in the interior rooms and parents in the balcony room. My question is will they give me a hard time switching or adding the room key portion of the sea pass card so that we all will be able to access our correct sleeping room and is it still best to wait until on board and handle this all at Guest Services?? Thank you in advance for direction and any previous experiences as it will make me feel much better knowing in advance it will not be a huge deal.

Have several excursions planned upcoming and curious how others handle tipping tour guides? Is there a "standard"? What if there are multiple stops (ie Dunn Falls, Blue Hole and Float Trip). How do you handle and what is customary?? Thank you in advance for any advice!