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<blockquote data-quote="aviator41" data-source="post: 2601869" data-attributes="member: 30309"><p>The seasickness patches that go behind your ear work - they REALLY work. Seriously, they WORK. The doctor <strong>isn't</strong> the only place to get them. You put them on and forget about them. seasickness solved.</p><p></p><p>We've been on Royal, Carnival, Princess,Celebrity, and Disney. </p><p></p><p>Of all of them Royal is the only we we go back to now. Disney was nice but overpriced. Carnival felt run-down. The staff was nice, but the food wasn't nearly as good and RC - and food is a BIG part of cruising. Princess was nice, but he activities were aimed more towards a senior crown so we got bored.</p><p></p><p>We've now cruised with Royal so much that we're Diamond plus members of the Crown and Anchor Society which makes for some cool perks like priority boarding and special little stuff in the state rooms. </p><p></p><p>For your first cruise, I'd recommend spending the extra money for a windowed room. It can help with queasiness and it's nice to wake up and see out the window (or go balcony). We really enjoyed the formal dining and thought it was a lot of fun to play "Fancy" for a night or two. Of course, it's optional but the food was incredible!</p><p></p><p>Excursions are expensive if all you want to do is snorkel on the beach. If you're going to Cozumel, Roatan, etc. . . (which is a typical Caribbean cruise), then get off the ship with some new friends, enjoy a few minutes of shopping then grab a cab and ask to be taken to a beach where you can rent snorkel gear. We took a family of 5 snorkeling for all of $35 and that included everything but the taxi ride. Don't forget your in a foreign country. There is safety in numbers. DO NOT LOSE YOUR PASSPORT WHILE OFF THE SHIP - this is a nightmare waiting to happen. </p><p></p><p>If you want to do try your hand at scuba, and you're in Cozumel, hit up Sand Dollar sports They will do a "first dive" without a scuba license. They're a short walk (or cab ride) from both sets of docks, it's run by expats from the U.S. and they have excellent equipment and an exclusive area of the reef to dive on.</p><p></p><p>We ALWAYS make it a point to eat at Mr. Chiles when we're in Cozumel. Last time we were there, they recognized our family from the previous year and gave me a free tequila double shot. Super nice folks!</p><p></p><p>Partake in a Cuban cigar, but know it's probably NOT from Cuba.</p><p></p><p>Do not even THINK about buying medications there and bringing them back. Just don't do it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aviator41, post: 2601869, member: 30309"] The seasickness patches that go behind your ear work - they REALLY work. Seriously, they WORK. The doctor [B]isn't[/B] the only place to get them. You put them on and forget about them. seasickness solved. We've been on Royal, Carnival, Princess,Celebrity, and Disney. Of all of them Royal is the only we we go back to now. Disney was nice but overpriced. Carnival felt run-down. The staff was nice, but the food wasn't nearly as good and RC - and food is a BIG part of cruising. Princess was nice, but he activities were aimed more towards a senior crown so we got bored. We've now cruised with Royal so much that we're Diamond plus members of the Crown and Anchor Society which makes for some cool perks like priority boarding and special little stuff in the state rooms. For your first cruise, I'd recommend spending the extra money for a windowed room. It can help with queasiness and it's nice to wake up and see out the window (or go balcony). We really enjoyed the formal dining and thought it was a lot of fun to play "Fancy" for a night or two. Of course, it's optional but the food was incredible! Excursions are expensive if all you want to do is snorkel on the beach. If you're going to Cozumel, Roatan, etc. . . (which is a typical Caribbean cruise), then get off the ship with some new friends, enjoy a few minutes of shopping then grab a cab and ask to be taken to a beach where you can rent snorkel gear. We took a family of 5 snorkeling for all of $35 and that included everything but the taxi ride. Don't forget your in a foreign country. There is safety in numbers. DO NOT LOSE YOUR PASSPORT WHILE OFF THE SHIP - this is a nightmare waiting to happen. If you want to do try your hand at scuba, and you're in Cozumel, hit up Sand Dollar sports They will do a "first dive" without a scuba license. They're a short walk (or cab ride) from both sets of docks, it's run by expats from the U.S. and they have excellent equipment and an exclusive area of the reef to dive on. We ALWAYS make it a point to eat at Mr. Chiles when we're in Cozumel. Last time we were there, they recognized our family from the previous year and gave me a free tequila double shot. Super nice folks! Partake in a Cuban cigar, but know it's probably NOT from Cuba. Do not even THINK about buying medications there and bringing them back. Just don't do it. [/QUOTE]
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