Jim Lamb

You know, It isn't just a problem on Royal. In fact, I have found that Royal is probably more responsive than the rest. Why don't you try Carnival next time and see just how much you enjoy the joys of unsupervised children! Just sayin'!

You should be on the phone Royal Caribbean ASAP. Thay will probably reroute you to a nearby port for the cruise.

This just in....

Dear Guest,

Due to the evolving situation in Haiti, we’ll now visit Nassau, Bahamas, instead of Labadee, Haiti. We’re terribly sorry for the last-minute change – your safety is our top priority. Nevertheless, we’re excited to explore a new port with you! Below, please find our revised Allure of the Seas April 29^th, 2024, itinerary.

Your Day in Nassau

In Nassau, lounge like a local at Junkanoo Beach and sip on tasty Bahama Mamas under clear skies. Get a more hands-on maritime adventure by taking a short boat ride to Pearl Island and spend the day kayaking, paddleboarding, or playing on inflatable water obstacles. Whatever you decide to do, you’re sure to have an amazing time!

Shore Excursions

Any pre-paid Royal Caribbean International shore excursions booked for Labadee will automatically be refunded to your original form of payment. In the meantime, you can browse all the exciting shore excursion options for your sailing in My Royal Cruise to level up your vacation.

Feel free to use this letter for insurance purposes.

Thank you for your understanding. We can’t wait to welcome you onboard Allure of the Seas!

That's just fine with us since it's been a while since we were in Nassau. 

Our cruise isn't until April 29th so as of yet, we are still showing Labadee as our destination. Our fingers are crossed that we head to Coco Cay instead. Thanks for asking Emrys!

Well, according to the news this morning, Labadee is off the schedule for the next week or so. Good move RCL!   

Ok, here's to the elephant in the room. Is anybody concerned about the problems in Haiti right now? My wife and I have a cruise next month on the Allure and the only stop is at Labadee. I We have been there before and I know that there is only a chain link fence separating the port and the rest of the country. What's the chances that Royal will divert this cruise to Coco Cay or some real port? Any thoughts? 

Has anyone noticed that since the ICON arrived in Ponce that its location does not show up on the ship tracker map anymore? I didn't know that they had the option to turn off their location beacons that way. I know that according to the articles on them arriving there that they would be spending a few days in that port awaiting the arrival of their new crew members and finishing up some details and I am just wanting to watch the progress to Miami for the first time.

Looks like they fixed the map! Thanks Cruise Hive!

Has anyone noticed that the cruise ship tracker map has changed? I can't find the "filter" button anymore and I can't filter out to just get "passenger" vessels. Anybody got an idea??  

Having cruised with Royal for many years, I can honestly say that I can only think of a couple of meals that were not "decent". Sounds like there might have been too many lemons used in the meal choices on that cruise!

On 8/1/2023 at 6:43 AM, Seaawgs said:

@Jim Lamb and @FJB Thanks for saying what we're thinking. Economically empowering the lower rungs of society with government give-a-ways and easy credit has caused chaos across all aspects of travel.  Daily incidents involving air travel, hotels and cruise ships have become the norm. Social media narcissism has also contributed to this current wave of "natural selection ".

My wife and I were on a Carnival cruise in November of '22 and the whole "lower rungs" thing was on displayed. In the cabin next to us was several young teenagers staying un- supervised as their parents were staying down the passageway a good distance from the kids. There was yelling and loud music and bumping into the wall on the other side of our headboard at all hours of the night! We mentioned it to the steward but nothing was done. You could hear them running up and down the hallway the whole voyage. We decided that since we were going on a Royal ship a week after we got back that we would just call it a common Carnival "Wal-Mart" cruise due to the cost of what we ended up paying for our cabin and just related it to what we see at the local Walmart store all of the time.   

It's the old "shallow end of the gene pool"!

It seems to me that some people's "entitlement" has gotten to the point that they just don't give a flip about anybody else and can do whatever the hell they want! 

I have to wonder why the captain would wait on 1 passenger for 45 minutes in the first place?

5 hours ago, kefthecruiser said:

OOPS, where's a moderator when you need them?

LOL! Boy, wouldn't hate to be the pilot that made that unfortunate move?!

Shouldn't this be in the Princess thread?

That would be Royal! We try and cruise Royal whenever we can as their crew and ships always seem to be just nicer to us. 

Royal's Zip line in Labadee Haiti is epic! Off the mountainside across a beach across the lagoon and onto the landing pad! It even ends right next to the bar! 

This would definitely be Port Canaveral! Close to home and that makes it easy to get off a ship on a Monday morning and be at work in just a few hours, therefore stretching the vacay time by just a little bit more!

Well said FJB!

Hope it doesn't take anyone on a slow boat to China!

There are not nearly as many "Piggly Wiggly" bags used as luggage in the Royal check-in lines! Or styrofoam coolers!

@3Sisters Only as a guest performer for a couple of Parrot Head cruises! It was fun!

I play guitar and sing.

I play in a tourist town so my playlist has to be a bit diverse. My favorites are the classic rock/ singer songwriter type songs from my youth. I also have a very large selection of Jimmy Buffett? Trop Rock tunes for the masses. I play on average 220 gigs a year and get to go home every night! Life is good!