Nike4000
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- Joined
- Mar 7, 2014
As the title says, we've gone and booked our first cruise on Royal Caribbean for Spring Break 2017. It was cheaper to get two staterooms (one balcony, one interior) for our family of four on Royal than it was to get one balcony stateroom on DCL for the same basic itinerary! We're not going to know what to do with all of the extra space (or money)!
Since it's our first cruise with Royal, We're hoping some of the experts on this board will be able to answer a few of our questions.
We're very excited to try out a new adventure. Between being able to drive to Galveston and the lower cruise cost, we're saving several thousands of dollars (thanks for the price increase DCL!).
Since it's our first cruise with Royal, We're hoping some of the experts on this board will be able to answer a few of our questions.
- What's the process for booking excursions?
- As first time Royal cruisers, how soon can we reserve our excursions?
- How does "My Time Dining" work? Should we try to switch to a fixed meal time? We are early eaters & will likely arrive at the restaurant when it opens. Should we be concerned about wait times with MTD?
- We'll sail on the Liberty of the Seas. What sorts of insider tips & tricks can you share? We were going on our 3rd DCL cruise before anyone introduced us to the All Hands on Deck platter. Don't want to miss out on good stuff like that with Royal.
- The itinerary takes us to two familiar ports (Cozumel and Grand Cayman), and one new port - Falmouth, Jamaica. Do you have any recommendations for Jamaican excursions?
- We're familiar with DCL's port arrival times process, does Royal have a similar process?
- What kind of kid activities do they have for teens? The boy will be 13 and the girl will be 17 at the time of sailing. Neither has been thrilled by the clubs on DCL, but they're curious as to what they can do on Royal.
- Does Royal have it's own version of Fish Extender groups?
- Do people decorate their stateroom doors with magnets on Royal?
- What are the adult-oriented activities available? We love doing things like music trivia on Disney, does Royal have similar games?
We're very excited to try out a new adventure. Between being able to drive to Galveston and the lower cruise cost, we're saving several thousands of dollars (thanks for the price increase DCL!).