Be in the Know Before You Go on Wonder of the Seas
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2w ago
A fellow on YouTube recently complained that when he boarded Wonder of the Seas, he went to the ticket booth, only to find that all the shows were sold out. Yikes! How did this happen? Clearly, a lot of people knew something he didn't. Read on for important tips on what you should do and what to expect in the lead up to your Royal Caribbean cruise. Once You Book ·      Save on eat, drink and surf packages – If you’re looking to buy a package, know you’ll have plenty of opportunity to get it at a discount before your trip.  Royal Caribbean will barrage you will p ..read more
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Beyond the T-Shirt: Shopping the Islands
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11M ago
After 27 cruises and a whole lot of shopping, my home office looks like a shrine to the Caribbean. Some of the stuff is the usual, like key chains, magnets and snow globes. And I even have a t-shirt. But the souvenirs I really love were made by hand or unique to the island. They’re harder to find than ever, but they’re there. Here are a few of my favorites: Woven baskets from Dominica – The specialty of this Eastern Caribbean island makes a terrific souvenir or gift because it’s portable and practical. And handsome. Wood art from Roatan – Honduras is known for its wood creations – especially ..read more
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Cruising a Classic
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1y ago
A trip on Holland America’s Rotterdam is to harken back to the good ol days, when a ship was a ship and not an amusement park. If it’s an amusement park you’re after—stop reading here.  For this is a review of both a new ship and a classic. What you’ve heard is true. Let’s start with the demographic, which is most likely on your mind. Yes, HAL’s guests trend upward; mostly 50+. If you fall in this category, you’ll love the Rotterdam. If you’re younger, but want a tranquil, laid back trip, you can love it too.  Winsome and whimsical Atrium artwork . The ship is handsome ..read more
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Cure for Chaos
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1y ago
If watching the news about cruising is making your head spin, know that you’re not alone. Who knows when and how it will all shake out, but in the meanwhile, we can nurture our passion in any number of ways. Here are a few: Don’s Family Vacations – If you want to know what’s happening on a daily basis, you can get it from Don. His lively reports will have you grimacing and laughing, as you experience the full craziness going on right now.    How to find it: Don posts regularly on YouTube. Just search for “Don’s Family Vacations.” Nova, Season 44, Episode 4, “Ultimate Cruise Ship” – T ..read more
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What is it About Cruising that Makes Us Love it So?
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1y ago
And miss it so! “Cruise Fans Yearn to Ship Out,” declared a recent Wall Street Journal headline. “Landlubbers who wrote this industry off for dead just don’t get it…it seems hard-core cruise goers can’t wait to climb back aboard,” the article went on to say. And then the WSJ handed us a responsibility as big as the ships we sail in:  it’s the “hard-core cruise goers” who are going keep the industry afloat. Now, back to my question: why do we love cruising so? Could it be because of the view? The ocean’s gradations of blue, the Technicolor sunsets or vast unbroken horizon? Sayi ..read more
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Cruise Deprivation and What to Do About It
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1y ago
We’re all reduced to arm chair travelers these days. I don’t know about you, but I took comfort from the Sky Princess blazing “We will be back” in lights across the ship. But in the meanwhile, how can we satisfy our insatiable appetite for cruising? Well, here are a few suggestions: Book it. Not the trip, your photos. Do something awfully old-fashioned—create a photo album. Yeah, having them on your cell phone is great. But seeing them in print, laid out in a slick coffee table book is even better. It’s cheap to put together and it will keep your mind off the vacation you didn’t have ..read more
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You Gotta Love it: Highlights from Harmony and the Western Caribbean
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1y ago
No matter how many cruises I take, there are always a few things that stand out from each one. Here’s a batch from our recent Harmony of the Seas to the Western Caribbean: Port Canaveral’s easy on, easy off. Never has getting on and off the ship been better or faster. The baggage drop-off wasn’t crowded, there were no lines into the terminal and because we did online check-in with our phone and Royal Caribbean app, we showed our SetSail Pass and were climbing the gangplank in minutes. On disembarkation day, we walked off with our luggage, smiled at Customs, which is now using facial recogni ..read more
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Surviving the Wait with a Cruise on the Way
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1y ago
Cruise on the way? You hardly need help getting excited, but here, anyway, are a few ideas for surviving the wait: It’s a while away Weight not guilt. Losing a few pounds now will go a long way toward guilt-free eating on your upcoming seven-day orgy.   These are calling your name. Calling all rolls. Join an online roll call to virtually meet your fellow cruisers. You can join one on cruisecritic.com: Boards. Meet and Mingle. Meet your roll call buddies in the flesh by signing up through cruisecritic.com for a Meet and Mingle event onboard. They can take the form of a party ..read more
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Future Cruise Deposits—What’s Not to Like?
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1y ago
Worst part of a cruise? Hands down, Disembarkation Day. If you’ve cruised before, you know that feeling—the pit-in-your stomach recognition that your long-awaited vacation is over. And the only antidote is to plan another one—fast. That’s what makes future cruise deposits so delicious. For the uninitiated, that’s where you put a deposit down on your next cruise while you’re still on one. The way it works differs by cruise line. For Royal Caribbean, you actually book your next cruise onboard and put down a deposit. With Princess, you put down some money and then choose a cruise later. The ..read more
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Allure of the Seas Secrets
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1y ago
After you’ve sailed on the Allure a few times, you begin to uncover its secrets. You know—those places hardly anyone knows or those things hardly anyone does. Here are a few of what I’ve discovered: Want something? Ask your room steward. We don’t like the liquid soap in the shower, so we asked our steward for soaps. But the very first thing we ask for is a thin blanket. Really, a duvet for the Caribbean? Quiet on the breakfast menu. One too many loud and crowded breakfasts in Windjammer sent us looking for something better, and we found it in the Solarium. It’s the same food as the buffet ..read more
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