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    Vanilla?

    Anyone have an opinion on Vai-Nium vanilla? I just got back from a cruise and got this from the port in Cozumel, but haven't opened it yet. I'd wanted to get vanilla, but forgot to add it to my cruise must-do/buy list; therefore, it was a last second thing before I got back on the ship. The ingredients are: water, vanilla pods, and "spirit at 32% vol." No coumarin.
  2. I realize you're looking to drive yourselves; however, I thought I'd mention the tour we just did last week. We booked a Jeep excursion with a company that does tours around the island. It was 5.5 hours for something like 69.00 per person, which includes the tour guide. There were five of us so we took two Jeeps. No change in price and one of us drove the second Jeep. We went to Punta Sur (entrance fee included in price), Sky Reef beach club for snorkeling, and then drove the easy side and stopped for lunch (includes choice of fajitas, which were very good). There's a spot where they have an outside restaurant, along with some shops. One sells black coral, another with souveniers and such, massages, and another has pharmacy items. Yes, they absolutely want to sell you something, but you can say no. We had to cut our tour short to get back to port, but you can customize the tour to do whatever you want. There's also a tequila tasting at a couple places along the way. And we got a cooler of water and soft drinks (you can sub beer). We used https://cozumelcruiseexcursions.net/cozumel-jeep-tour.html.
  3. Yes, now that I think of it, both my sister and I had a casino offer. It's a free cruise through the casino in our state and we each got one, which is why we have two cabins. Thanks!
  4. On my booking, it shows 200.00 as Miscellaneous for myself and my friend. There's also 50.00 OBC for each of us. I'm guessing the 200.00 is from the Premier package? I'm not sure.
  5. Hi. I apologize if these questions have been answered numberous times; however, my search is turning up nothing. Our cruise is two weeks away. We'll be on the Caribbean Princess and there are five of us. Two cabins, one with two people and one with three people. Four people have the Premier package and each has $200.00 in credits, one has the Standard package (our third person in the second cabin) with no credits. If we go to a specialty restaurant, can one of us use our credits to pay for the person who has no credits? Can anyone tell me if Crown Grill has tables for more than four people? We have five in our group and I can't seem to make a reservation for five, only four. Thanks!
  6. I'm taking a cruise on the Caribbean Princess with my sisters, friend, and niece at the end of the month. I checked the schedule and I see we have an 80s party scheduled. You mentioned the staff being decked out. Did passengers dress in 80s clothing? Curious, because that could be a lot of fun for me and my friend. ๐Ÿ™‚
  7. Is this at Dolphin Discovery inside Chankanaab Beach Adventure Park? I'd be interested in hearing about this, too. I would LOVE to do the sea lion experience!
  8. Does the breakfast for suite guests include mini suites, or only full suites? I'll be cruising Princess for the first time in January with four other women and we booked two mini suites side by side. We'll be on the Caribbean Princess if that matters.
  9. I was in 12003 last week and there was no noise because the bridge is directly above the bedroom. No passenger cabins or anything esle. Loved it.
  10. I'm on the MSC Meraviglia and we were dropped at Perrotti Park last Thursday.
  11. Cabin butler. He's not wearing a vest. My guess is that he's the equivalent of a cabin steward if we were in a standard cabin. He cleans our room and takes any requests, although I noticed that the head butler is the one delivering the room service in the morning and he asked us for our preferences when we boarded. He wears the fancy uniform. ๐Ÿ™‚
  12. No, the door is locked. I just tried it. We're really enjoying the amount of space and especially the storage.
  13. I'm on the Meraviglia right now sailing from Brooklyn NY (Canada and New England cruise). The Destination Guide given to us on the first day (October 4) mentioned the Behind the Scenes tour; however, there was no information offered other than saying it will happen on a port day, it's a three-hour tour, and the cost is $80 per adult and $46 per child. Today's daily planner lists it under the Portland, Maine excursions with no other information on the timing. I asked the concierge (we're in the Yacht Club) and he said it will happen at our Portland, Maine stop (October 13) and it will be at 4 pm. So now I have to decide if I want to cancel the excursion we already booked for this port, which means losing my money since it's a private excursion with a 7-day cancellation policy; go on the excurison and don't book the ship tour; or go to the excursion and just hope it doesn't run late so we can do both the excursion and the ship tour. I'm inclined to do the third option since the pier is only a 15 minute walk and our excursion should be done by 3 pm if there are no issues.
  14. I'm in a duplex on the MSC Meraviglia right now. This is our very first time in YC so I have nothing to compare to, but the service has been great. I don't feel anything is lacking at all based on all the info I gathered on YouTube and here over the past year or so. The junior butler is great, as is the head butler. They very much work as a team to make sure they fulfill any requests, like stocking the fridge with my husband's favorite beer, my preference for Poland Spring water over the "fancier" water, and a one liter container of milk every couple days for coffee and my iced mocha latte I make every night for the following morning. I, too, was wondering if the level of service would be different since the butlers would need to travel four decks down to us for everything. Seems great, though.
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