Gayle V
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It's not easy to figure out before you call, what it will actually cost. Yes, you can get an unlimited voice, text and data plan, but most are not worldwide. That would be bigger bucks, for sure. And don't forget you also have to pay for use of those ship towers and that is additional $$.
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Even if you moved the furniture, and even if you had something secure to tie up to, there still would probably not have room for more than one hammock, and that would be tight.
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If it were me, I would get on the phone with Royal Caribbean and get definitive answers. This is too important for a message board to answer, as your whole vacation rides on getting it right. Get the names of everyone you speak to at RCI, and insist that they send you something in writing that states, in no uncertain terms, exactly what documentation you need, specifically addressing your situation.
Then come back and let us know the answers, also.
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Also, you should be sure you know the child's medical history also, specifically any allergies to medicine, etc.
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i find that peas tend to roll off an i-pad - using honey to stabilise them tends to ruin the i-pad. They are not much good for cutting a steak either...:rolleyes:
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cb at sea is right about the casino. Hubby has occasionally played poker into the wee hours, other times he's back in the cabin early because there weren't enough players to keep the tables going. (FWIW: A little bad luck brings him back even earlier;)
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Depends on how much they discount, and what the difference in price is. If the discount on the OV is equal to the difference in price between OV balcony and CP or BW balc. then it is essentially an upgrade. It's all in how you look at it. (BTW sometimes that price difference isn't very much.)
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They've been doing this for quite some time. Doing it by e-mail and automated phone calls. We got the auto-call prior to our Allure cruise last November. Most people are just ignoring it and showing up at the time they normally would. There are other threads about this same thing on the board right now. one is currently directly below this one. Try this link:
(I hope this works as a link, otherwise copy and paste)
http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2061953
Like I posted there, I believe it's only a effort to spread out arrivals at the pier, to keep down the traffic congestion and the wait lines. It is not an actual assignment of boarding time, or at least they are not treating it so, since people are still boarding as they arrive . (Not counting those who have other reasons for getting early boarding).
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RCI is just trying to spread out the congestion of people. They aren't actually making you wait until an assigned time. We paid no attention to that instruction when we sailed the Allure. Sure, we took our time about leaving our hotel, (slept late, lingered over breakfast) but still had to check out by 11:00. What else it there to do with any extra time at that point, with a load of luggage in tow? Just go to the pier when you usually would, but mentally prepare for a wait when you get there, which easily might not happen. Remember, attitude is everything. It's not like you're waiting in the grocery line. With the right attitude, the wait is part of the fun. And if there is no wait, well that's all the better.
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You can make your own for pennies on the dollar. Just get some liquid fabric softener; Suavitel from $1 store is perfectly fine. Add to an empty spray bottle 1part liquid fabric softener to about 10 parts water.
Works top notch.
You can get almost the same result with plain water. Just pack an empty spray bottle.
Or if you want to use LMaxwell's idea, there's no need to mix it at home and pack the weight of that bottle. Just pack the empty spray bottle, with just a few ounces of the liquid fabric softener in it. Add the water once you're on board.
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What a terrible experience. Glad the family issue turned out OK, at least. Thank you for sharing your story.
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I guess that makes sense. People who are accepting an older, smaller ship, going on a less inspiring itinerary, in order to be able to cruise, are also likely to continue to be thrifty with their spending once on board.
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This is for Sk8tbeaker8, Ebaycruiser, Panthers 4890 and anyone else planning an early flight like this.
I'm trying to understand you so many of you are willing to risk missing your flight. So I'm wondering, what is your back up plan? What airline are you using, and how do they handle situations like this? For us, we usually end up on United Airlines and their policy is not lenient at all. Any change at all to our reservation, prior to take off, would cost us two hundred dollars a person, and then leave only the tiny remnant of our airfare to use toward another flight. (Meaning it's likely to cost $$$$ to catch the next flight, even if I called before the flight was actually gone.) And the tickets are worthless if the flight has taken off already. Do your airlines allow changes that don't cost so much?
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In my opinion, that's way too early. I must have some kind of jinx on me, because, we have never, in 23 cruises, had the kind of luck getting off a ship, that these "go for it" posters are reporting. And we have cruised the Allure. Yes they were efficient, but I still think a 9:30 flight would be very difficult and stressful. Just remember, there are thousands of passengers on that ship. You can't all be the "first off the ship".
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For what it's worth, I would love to cruise out of Norfolk, simply because it's so much closer than other ports. The only reason we never chose it was due to the age of the ships that used it as a home port, and the uninspiring itinerary offered at the time.
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Following the clues posted on this board, you will most likely have your bed located near to the balcony, (not near the closet). In my opinion this is a big plus. "Near the balcony" was much preferable. The room felt larger, and it was much easier to get into the closet. Much less squeezing back and forth around the bed, which is a pain while you're getting dressed. And bed by the balcony makes bringing a room service tray into the room tons easier too. I really didn't like sidling around the foot of the bed with that tray.
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I just wish they would keep a small section of the Lido deck buffet open 24 hours, or at least till two AM. We like a late night bite, I don't want room service at that hour, much less having to pay for it.
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We always have some kind of light coverup packed just in case, but often have no need of it outside. Inside the theater is another matter. I always take a sweater or jacket to the show. It's usually freezing in there.
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Wow ! Fabulous photos. Thanks for sharing.
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Hi Clarea, Thanks for sharing that link. It was exactly what I was hoping to find. I was especially glad to see they have Sprite Zero. I've never been able to find anything non-caffeinated and non-caloric on a ship before.
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I am sorry but i have been a front desk clerk and have had to deal with this type of hoffing and puffing ,demanding your item you lost. one lady had the nerve to threaten to call the police on us, on a jacket she misplaced. smh
you are lucky it wasnt me because if you refused to move out of the way i would have had my goons escort you off the premises
I'm curious, if you lost something valuable, would you have meekly crawled away, and left without it? Especially knowing just how simple it would be to retrieve it ? Somehow I doubt it. More likely threatened to sic your goons on them?
I'm so glad the fellow at that podium was much more willing to be of help than you would have been. BTW, I never, ever demanded anything, of anyone there. If you read what I wrote, I said I "asked" and yes, "begged". The operative word, much repeated in that situation was very obviously: "Please ! ". And yes, I went up the ladder, as much as possible, as any logical person would do. And the reason was I staying by his side, and in the way, was because, like you, most workers would have just forgotten about me. I would have been out of sight, out of mind, and the worker happy to be unhelpful and uninvolved.
The purpose in my post to the OP is to say that there are some workers who are willing to help, but you have to be persistent and cut through the chaff to get to them. Keep trying.
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let me guess no thank you , no tip given, what a sense of entitlement some of you have , if its so precious that you will miss flights and beg and cry, how about taking better care of these electric goodies you all seem to cant live without.
Hello UncleAlbert, your guess would be dead wrong. I did tip that fellow at the podium, (nicely) but unfortunately not the lady who carried the tablet out, as she headed right back in before I could even approach her.
I really wonder what it's like to be so perfect as yourself, to never have lost anything in your life. How blessed you are.
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Hello Cruise1814, I know how you feel. Exactly! Only I had a bit better luck, in that I remembered it just as we were getting a taxi to leave the pier.
We cruised the Allure last November and I left my Galaxy S10 on the sofa in our cabin. I had to look in my carry-on bag for something, just before we left the cabin. We'd already given the room a thorough going over, before then. I don't know how I missed it, as we walked out, but I did. Then just as we were waiting in the taxi line, I went in the carry-on again, and realized the tablet wasn't there. I was fit to be tied. Practically crying, because, they wouldn't let me go back to look for it. They just handed me the lost and found phone number and wanted me to leave. I said no. I had to speak to someone official. Especially since it was a weekend, and the lost and found wasn't even open. I stood next to the Royal Caribbean worker, who stands at the podium by the exit, and begged him to call the desk. I refused to leave. Stayed right by his side, being as in the way as I could be, and tried to call the ship desk from my phone. I called Royal Caribbean and I called Crown and Anchor society. I asked for every supervisor I could encounter. I called anyone who would answer the phone. And begged.
I sent my family on to the airport, and told hubby, I was standing right there till that ship sailed again. He'd could pick me up at our home airport the next day. And I pestered that worker to call his supervisor over, and over. And then I cried, for real.
I don't know which call or which person, finally got someone on board to look for my tablet, but about an hour and a half later, some very annoyed looking person came out with it in hand.
Anyway, while I was there, I was assured, repeatedly that they store and keep record of everything that is found, and that if I was inquiring immediately after the cruise, they'd could make arrangements to get it to me. Whether that was true or not, I don't know, but it's worth being persistent with your inquiries. I do wish you luck, as I know what a sick feeling it is to lose an item with so much info in it.
(By the way, in the process of all those phone calls, what I learned is that you really cannot call the ship. That number they give out, for family to reach you in case of an emergency, really does not call the ship. It actually takes you to another department, that also does not work on the weekends.)
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CATS
The only broadway show i ever fell asleep to. IMO Hairspray is much better
Shelton
My opinion exactly. I'll be quite disappointed if we get Cats when we sail. I'll still go, but afraid I'll likely fall asleep again.
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I think the answer to why you can't print your docs yet is right there in your question. You are not yet done with the online check in. You need to complete the check in first. THEN you can try to print the Seapass, luggage tags and other docs.