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Eastern caribbean Cruise - Royal Caribbean
We are going on a caribbean cruise on Royal caribbean from Miami we are n. california folks Navigator Sailing on July 2 for days. is this a bad time of the year to go on such a cruise? It is the EASTERN Caribbean cruise. We are a family of 4. 2 parents and 2 kids - 2 boys 13 and 9 Since we are on a budget .......we cannot go on all excursions. Question on Excursions *************************** Which are the best Excursions ? Which offers god value ? What Excursions should we not miss ? What would be really great for such a family ? Any pointers help would be highly appreciated Any other unrelated suggestions to the above are MOST welcome. Thanks Ava |
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No matter what cruise you take it is going to cost you more than you
anticipate,do not forget ,they add tips to your bill,your drinks,including soda,we always figure it will roughly cost us at least $500,00 more than we had originally thought it would.We have been cruising for our 37th time in october |
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Thanks for your replies: This is our FIRST cruise. That's why all these silly questions. Questions: 1. What is the situation with tips ? I heard that one has 2 choices: - pay at the beginning - pay at the end is this true ? If so which is a better idea ? How much should one tip ? and who to tip ? Any experiences ? 2 .Question re Kids unlimited drinks ....sodas and juices. Can one prepay before boarding ? Any pointers ? 3.. Do they provide an iron in each cabin on Royal Caribbean ? 4. Any experience wit internet connection ? Need one for a few minutes each day. Thanks Ava |
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We rarely go on cruise line excursions. No need to. Just go off on your
own. Much cheaper. To me, the must things to do include taking the ferry to St. John and snorkeling at Trunk Bay on St. John. You do this the day the ship stops at St. Thomas. Take a taxi to Red Hook (about a 20 minute ride). Take the ferry across the channel (about a 20 minute ride). And then catch a taxi to Trunk Bay (about 5 minute ride). If your ship goes to St. Maarten, I like the little island Pinel Island. Take a taxi to Cul de Sac, and the little boat across to the island. It's very cute there. The kids will love it. They might even see a topless girl or two there... which might give them a chuckle. --Tom wrote in message ups.com... We are going on a caribbean cruise on Royal caribbean from Miami we are n. california folks Navigator Sailing on July 2 for days. is this a bad time of the year to go on such a cruise? It is the EASTERN Caribbean cruise. We are a family of 4. 2 parents and 2 kids - 2 boys 13 and 9 Since we are on a budget .......we cannot go on all excursions. Question on Excursions *************************** Which are the best Excursions ? Which offers god value ? What Excursions should we not miss ? What would be really great for such a family ? Any pointers help would be highly appreciated Any other unrelated suggestions to the above are MOST welcome. Thanks Ava |
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wrote in message oups.com... Thanks for your replies: This is our FIRST cruise. That's why all these silly questions. Questions: 1. What is the situation with tips ? I heard that one has 2 choices: - pay at the beginning - pay at the end is this true ? If so which is a better idea ? Everyone pays at the end. The system is set up to work that way. You can have the tips put on your ship-board account (in that case you hand out vouchers) or you can pay by cash. How much should one tip ? and who to tip ? Any experiences ? There are specific guidelines. They'll explain it. Basically you pay $3.50 per person per day to your waiter and cabin steward. And $2.00 pp pd to the assistant waiter. Plus a few bucks for the maitre d'. Then add half the amounts indicated for the kids. 2 .Question re Kids unlimited drinks ....sodas and juices. Can one prepay before boarding ? Any pointers ? Yes. Bring along packets of crystal light for use in your cabin. Have the kids drink lemonade or punch for lunch and dinner, instead of paying big money for soda. 3.. Do they provide an iron in each cabin on Royal Caribbean ? No. Fire hazzard. You're on a ship. 4. Any experience wit internet connection ? Need one for a few minutes each day. There is an internet cafe on the ship. --Tom Thanks Ava |
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Ava, you can purchase a soda card at the beginning of the trip (they just
put a coke stamp on your seapass card) and they can have unlimited drinks. Have a fantastic time!! Lori wrote in message oups.com... Thanks for your replies: This is our FIRST cruise. That's why all these silly questions. Questions: 1. What is the situation with tips ? I heard that one has 2 choices: - pay at the beginning - pay at the end is this true ? If so which is a better idea ? How much should one tip ? and who to tip ? Any experiences ? 2 .Question re Kids unlimited drinks ....sodas and juices. Can one prepay before boarding ? Any pointers ? 3.. Do they provide an iron in each cabin on Royal Caribbean ? 4. Any experience wit internet connection ? Need one for a few minutes each day. Thanks Ava |
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one more question:
On Royal Caribbean - Navigator - will they have a plug to recharge my laptop batteries. I will need to use it check emails. Thanks Ava |
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