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We are choosing RCCL this first time for the big ship experience... flowrider, ice rink, promenade. That sort of stuff.

The itinerary was good and price was great.

Our last cruise was NCL Getaway in its inaugural season and it was amazing!! The water slides, ropes course, modern decor, great restaurants, comedy club was fantastic. Hoping this lives up.

We love trying out different ships on different lines....and haven't been disappointed yet. Embrace the similarities and differences and you can't go wrong!

Us too! This is our first RCCL cruise. We’ve done Disney, NCL, Carnival and Princess. Looking forward to the experience.

We are on the same Dec 3 cruise!

I’ve planned flights, hotels, day trips, transfers, onboard activities, excursions in the 3 ports, dining times, drink packages, parking, car rental etc. I will pack for all 4 of us this weekend. And print out all documents I need.

But I’m not stressing about Christmas.... because our tree is up and all the decorating is done!!

My kids don’t do super well with last minute surprises. I have a video of them at the airport getting a last minute trip to Disney that is so awkward....

We do much better telling a while ahead so they can plan and get excited.

We like to set up the trips for Christmas or whatever and then let them get excited about planning after that first lesson :)

Fantastic review! Thx so much. We are on the same cruise starting Dec 3! I’m even more exited now.

We will travel with our 13 and 15 year olds. Hubby and I work together everyday so it’s not as tough to miss the together time. We made the mistake of taking them on their first cruise at 7 and 5 and they won’t let us go without them now

I, for one, am very relieved that the pricing is stable and transparent. I’ve been working with RCI for the past 6 months and am FED UP with checking a double checking and cancelling and rebooking to get best price.

Bucket list

Tie a Jello ribbon - LOL

How quickly we forget.... as little as 20years ago and most certainly 40 years ago when I was a kid, we didn’t expect out of season produce to be there if it wasn’t available. It simply wasn’t. Remember the long winters eating root mainly vegetables? (Or insert your area’s winter harvest)

Now the Costco instant gratification society expects fresh raspberries 365 days a year. Not possible folks... not sustainable.

Lemons and limes also have crop blights and shortages.

I am glad it worked out for you OP.

Once this RCCL Cruise is over I’m not going to miss the idiosyncratic nature of the whole RCCL cruise booking experience.

2 - once with princess and once with carnival. I’d do it again for sure

We are in Vancouver so it’s easy.

Congratulations!!! That’s fantastic. What a great score.

How do you set them on price alert?

I bought the water park only pass online with the Royal Caribbean website

There are several options available -full pass, zip line only and water park only.

There's one right now for the December 3rd Freedom sailing.

Yes. My Dec 3 Freedom excursions are all on sale. And RCCL must have adjusted their exchange rate ( to CAD ) because everything I already booked (in CAD) is discounted a few dollars less. I cancelled and rebooked those that have a >$10 difference. Since there are 4 of us.

I think even if we were with friends we would take any fre upgrade as long as it was a category jump. We cruise with others 1/2 the time but, honestly , we can just meet up not need to be joined at the room. In fact we just booked a 8 room group cruise but opted to save $1700 and NOT book the balcony rooms everyone else was booking. Instead we chose a obstructed (but not!!) ocean view. I know we not be near the gang as we sleep... but that $1700 is a significant amount. If we get an upgrade, it would have to be a whole category and I’d be happy. But I’d refuse another ocean view room

Not sure if it counts the same but I got upgraded on the second week of a B2B on the Adventure last year. First week I had a Promenade cabin on deck 7. Second week I had booked a Oceanview at the front of deck 9. The last night of the first cruise I got a call that they had changed my cabin for the second week. Ended up with a Balcony on deck 7 just down the hall from my first cabin. Made the second week of my cruise even better. Spent every sail away with friends on the balcony drinking wine and enjoying the views.

Sure does count! Congrats on that!!

Lol. I HAVE been paying attention Host Clarea ;)

Hertz from Crown Plaza Hotel

Avis from Pier 66

Budget on 17th in shopping center next to Renaissance Hotel

Sixt further up 17th.

Thrifty/Dollar just out western port exit.

I hate taxi rides for exactly that reason. I rarely use the word hate - but this truly applies. I have been ripped off all over North America. I was RELIEVED to discover UBER while travelling to Portland and since I have used them my experience is so much better....

If you have an already booked cruise - can you purchase stock and have the OBC applied?

I managed to move from an inside to an Ocean View for no charge as the price for OV is less than I paid for my inside. The major drops happened after final payment so I would have lost my $1060 deposit to get a $600 price drop on my inside room...

I think the op has had his question answered and came back to say they had been given good food for thought. I’m also agreeing with OP that it does change the booking system - just as it did when hotels adopted their New non refundable system.

But I’m not sure what is accomplished by judging them and attacking the OPs question, and then their recreational investments?

If we get off al Port Everglades, where is easiest car rental that can be returned to FLL?

I booked at the Galleria One. I cashed in my Hilton points and got a reduced rate. Do you have any loyalty program points? My Vancity Visa has travel points. Try Expedia, Costco travel, and the sugggestion to rent a car and stay further out is a good one.

It’s ridiculous how inexpensive this particular cruise is becoming!!

I paid what I thought was a great rate and it’s still going lower!

I got visited by the up sell fairy tonight. Still worth it.

Great! What sort of deal did they make you??