Suzyrn89

Just off Harmony. The diamond+ discounted price for the week with gratuity is $352.70. Onboard price is $61. Also diamond discount and above is good for any beverage pakage

What is the discount for Diamond? We are on the HOTS in January, just checked and can buy online for 20% off online so $48 per day plus gratuities etc, is it a better discount to buy on the ship?

Thanks to those who emailed me and for your advice. Got my fingers crossed it will help!

Yes, Im happy with the AFT cabin

but the same cruise is now on offer at considerably less than we paid AND an extra 2 nights in hotel thrown in

 

Not sure if there's anything I can do about it

We sail in 3 weeks and booked 18 months ago

I would call royal, never hurts to try may get some obc or other perks.

Received the upgrade about 5 weeks before sail date.. I use a web site that charges $1 per ship/date for the alert

Don't know whether or not I can give the site. Have used it many times

Does the site work well? can you email me the site SUZYRN89 at yahoo dot com

Same as poster above (IOS & Dec sailing) - called TA who called RCI and got upgraded to a OS (from GS) and $50 OBC (which is really unusual). This is the 4th consecutive cruise, after final payment, we had the price drop alert and we were able to upgrade to a higher level for either a few $ or nothing. This is the 1st time we got OBC after final payment.

What system are you using to be notified of price alerts? Ive used couple of online travel sites but it seems like I get multiple alerts and the price is different.

Thinking I will also scan everything when I return home for better quality images.

 

 

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I would so appreciate a scanned copy when you get back. Thanks so much for taking time to share all this info. Enjoy your trip, it always goes by so fast! my email is suyrn89 at yahoo dot com

Hi everyone. This is my first LIVE cruise post. I will do my best to post daily cruise compasses and menus. Since I am traveling with my kids, I will also post the kids adventure ocean compasses as well.

 

I will do my best to answer any questions as well.

 

Here's to a great thanksgiving cruise on HOTS!

 

We are currently sitting in our waiting area and ready to board!

 

 

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Thanks so much, following, really appreciate the Daily Compass pic, any of the wine lists from MDR/Vintages/Champagne Bar and any thing else you would like to post. Going 4 times next year on HOTS, can hardly wait, kids are super excited.

On board now

 

 

 

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I want one of those t-shirts!

We booked last year and go a great boost in OBC and got voom. We are going to be at final pymt on Cyber Monday for one of our cruises, hopefully the obc will be boosted!

I will be coming back and checking often.

ok trying again:

http://www.******************.com/2015/11/24/royal-caribbean-offering-black-friday-and-cyber-monday-cruise-deals

or google royal caribbean cyber monday 2015 and I found it that way.

Here is last years:

http://www.******************.com/2015/11/24/royal-caribbean-offering-black-friday-and-cyber-monday-cruise-deals

Dont know how many days ahead I found it. I think I actually just found it on cyber monday. I thought just start digging here to find something.

Last year we got some great deals with OBC and perks on Cyber Monday, anyone have any insight to this years deals? Have 5 cruises booked next year and obc would be great.

Paradise Beach is the best for me, it is not inclusive 3$ fee per person to get in and you need to spent 10$ per person in food and/or drinks. I have visited them a lot in the past and I haven't search for an alternative. I don't want to pay for water toys or unlimited food or drink ( I get that at the ship)so Paradise beach is always our best option

I read some commentst that the beach is very rocky and difficult to enter, is that the case?

Thanks for the info, I found on Trip advisor that there are many who come into Doctors beach to try and sell their items including smoke. We are undecided between Doctors and Red Strip, but are leaning towards Red Stripe because its only 10min from the port and much more controlled and keeping unwanted sales people out...i.e. smoke etc.

We are looking at the same thing for Jan and March, I've been all over trip advisor and the different day pass websites. I'm concerned that Blue Waters has some rough rocks and reeds to get across to the beach. Bamboo beach is supposed to be about 1.5 hours away, I'm not gonna spend that much time on a shuttle. We are leaning towards Red Stripe, it's 10min from the port and seems to have a nice relaxing beach break that is way cheaper than some of the other ones but it depends if you would make use of the inclusive options of the others such as drink and food. Would be interested in hearing what other have done. We have always stayed on ship in Jamica until now and decided to try something else.

We'll be in Falmouth in February. I'm looking for a beach day. We have 3 kids ages 12-16.

 

Any recommendations for one over the other?

We are researching the same thing for March, sort of leaning towards Red Stripe as its so much closer to port and its more controlled meaning its only for the ship guests and local vendors and those selling their smoke are kept out. We've found from other reviews on trip advisor that the food may be better at Doctors cave but we aren there for the food. The costs seem to be pretty much the same otherwise.

We are arriving into Falmouth on Harmony and a few months later on the Allure, we have never done a excursion in Jamaica and this year would like to do a beach break that is close by but hate the idea of the high cost associated with ship excursions. We have come across Doctors Cave beach. A few questions:

1. Is it easy to take a cab or shuttle from the port to the Doctors Cave Beach, is the shuttle inside the gates of the port?

2. How far of a ride is it?

3. Is there a better beach to go hang out, we want chairs and umbrellas, and beach service i.e drinks and possibly food.

Thanks for any advice.

Ok booked it, it is the W in Fort Lauderdale, very happy great deal! April 14-16 2017, with taxes and added trip insurance it came out to $443 about half price.

Would appreciate help getting that hotel, did you use hotwire or better bidding and what amenities? Going March 4th and the hotel rates are all so much higher.

Im trying to find out which rental cars will give you a ride to Port Everglades when you drop your car. We are staying overnight before sailing out, in the past we have used Sixt and Avis but both of their prices are much higher than some of the others.

I actually liked Hyatt House better than ES. Less congested, better service, better room, great employees!

 

But it was cheaper by $25 to book ES in February than to use ValueTrips.. so back to ES I go.

 

 

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Have used Value Trips multiple times for Hyatt, for an upcoming trip the Hyatt is pricey even with Value Trips so back to searching for Mar 2017.

I started this thread with a list I complied, from the TA sailing. Does anyone know how to do a excel sheet attachment like the have for other ships so that someone could go to the spread sheet and sort? Seems adding to something like that would be more helpful that looking through a long thread....just my thoughts.

You can go on you tube and sea cabin 10668 Harmony of the Seas and see a bed by he balcony. Other stateroom types also on You tube.

Thanks so much!

Sorry should have clarified that by every other I meant the regular balcony cabins, not including suites. If you go into the deck plans though anything with the triangle sleeps three with a longer sofa, so therefore the sofa is by the balcony. Glancing into the rooms with the bed by the balcony we noticed the sofas were shorter.

 

 

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Thanks thats what we are thinking, the ones with shorter sofas are 2 person cabins and the sofa doesnt make into a bed.