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There are so many exciting things to choose from aboard a Royal Caribbean ship, from dinner reservations and shore excursions to incredible entertainment on every ship. Score a family-friendly stateroom. A major convenience of taking a cruise is the sheer variety of amenities and experiences you have to choose from that can fit any family , couple or group of friends. From neighboring rooms conjoined by a central door to extra sleeping options like sofas, Pullman beds or cribs—Royal Caribbean will make sure your squad has room to roam. Our Sea, Sky and Star Class accommodations offer a five-star experience that includes exclusive complimentary dining and drinks , a dedicated lounge and restaurant, and even your own Royal Genie—an on-call experience crafter, party planner and ultimate insider all in one—ready to make your trip unforgettable.
Remember to bring a small day bag , like a backpack or carry-on, for your first couple of hours on board the ship. The perfect place to start is with these 11 must-pack items. Or at least have your formal night attire ready! A cruise can place you some distance from proper pre-natal care and birthing facilities , especially advanced medical care, as sickbays are not equipped or staffed to handle labor or premature infants.
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If you have any complication, or might be well-into your third-trimester during a cruise under consideration, consult your doctor. Then inform the cruise-line, through your agent if used. Many cruise lines will in fact not permit you to cruise once you reach a certain point in your pregnancy — often 24 weeks.
Failure to check this may mean you'll be denied boarding upon arrival at the pier to embark if you are too far along. Birth at sea also has some interesting but not unsolvable citizenship complications. You can book a cruise through several types of providers, e. Beyond on-line sources, ask neighbors who travel, or look near home for an agency. Be selective and you'll often find someone who can help — for complex trips, good advice and travel arrangements can be very useful Once you've found one or more cruises that suit you, you'll want to know the full costs and terms, including port fees and taxes, options on how to get to and from the port easily and on-time, what the cruise contract calls for, and other details rarely reflected in brochure or web-site prices or pages.
Prices shown are per person, for double occupancy in a cabin usually designed for two adults. If you have a group of e. Taxes will be shown in invoiced quotes of cruise costs specifically for you; if not, the invoice is incomplete, inaccurate You may be able to extend the cruise you're looking at economically if cabins are available.
Book any extension very-preferably at the same time you book the initial cruise segment You can ask about an extension just before or after embarkation, but you'll have little hope in high season when cruises are quite full, and virtually no hope of occupying the same cabin. If you wish to cruise alone e. Expect to be quoted "double" because cruise lines dislike single cruise guests in cabins even if they pay the double price for the cabin ; the ship can't earn other revenues from you in the restaurants, bars, and shops on board, as well as for other services.
Many of their terms are based on international maritime law and the laws of the country where the ship is registered, rarely those of a traveler's home country. And they will favor the cruise line Unless you have considerable experience with choosing and booking a cruise, consider using an agent. This allows you to question details and request changes. If you still wish to book on your own e. If buying on-line, examine and print the invoice and contract to examine them.
Once you concur with the terms, use the same parameters to return to the offer and complete your booking. More than a few days "examination" may result in some changes to costs, so be prompt. Once you book a cruise on your own, you become wholly-responsible for the many details surrounding it many explained later. You'll have to wisely arrange them on your own. All must complement each other, e. For a more in-depth discussion, see Travel insurance. If your trip starts to gain complexity or substantial cost as you plan it, or you are a first-time cruiser, you should consider travel insurance.
Other reasons include if you intend to go on "adventure" or high-risk tours or activities e. To be eligible for all available coverage, you usually must buy it shortly after you have booked your trip , specifically right after you make a deposit if well before the trip, otherwise as you pay all in-full at once.
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Its cost will basically be determined by your total trip cost except costs and obligations which can be cancelled at no cost or with partial or full refund , the age of travelers to be covered, levels of coverage, and options for coverage requested for certain problems, e. Good insurance will cover pre-existing medical conditions if purchased promptly after booking your trip Several web-sites provide objective information about various cruise lines, ships, cruising regions and ports, and how to choose, prepare for and go on a cruise.
Many offer professional reviews, some offer passenger reviews.
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But because they often sell cruises through third parties, they cannot be listed here. To find them, use a good search engine, with "cruise" and "advice" or "review" as keywords among your search parameters. Those sites and travel magazines discuss other valuable topics, e. Knowing exactly when and how to best book a cruise receives nearly constant attention in travel articles, and approaches being an art. Your accommodations can range widely Most cruise lines promote their ships as luxurious, and cabin aka stateroom furnishings can range from quite "nice" to "utterly elegant".
The less expensive tend to be quite a bit smaller than ordinary hotel rooms—space you may only use for a few hours each day to sleep anyway. But every square inch is usable, e. On large ships, you'll find a number of cabin grades or categories within each cabin type. They involve location, size, quality of view, features, etc. For any cabin type, costs reflected in brochures and on web sites usually apply to the lowest grade.
One useful site among many for information on ship layouts and features is CruiseDeckPlans. Cabins designed for the disabled will have many handrails, flat thresholds and wider doors to aid accessibility and safety. Some cruise lines cater to such clientele by offering greater numbers of prepared cabins A few other cabins and all hallways have handrails for safety during occasional rough weather.
On ships built in the late s or later, few passengers will be:. Location can affect price somewhat because parts of a ship are more desirable for some passengers, e.
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Cabin water is fully potable, usually obtained by reverse-osmosis, so efficient that some large ships visiting ports with water shortages may offload potable water. It does not substantially soften the water. Older ships may use distillation supplemented by fresh water on-loads.
All ships carefully treat the water to ensure its safety. Taste in cabins may be somewhat bland or have a hint of chemicals. Elsewhere, water often receives additional filtration to assure excellent taste for use in bars, dining rooms, kitchens, and buffet self-serve drink dispensers. As you get interested in any cruise, ship or cabin type, go to the cruise line's web site and others for more details.
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The best-known destinations for cruise ships are tropical ports in the Caribbean or the Mexican Riviera , the Mediterranean and Northern Europe, but cruises can be found almost anywhere there's enough water to float a ship and cities or sites to visit. Even the North Pole and Antarctica are now destinations, though the latter has emerging ecological questions.
In addition, specially designed river boats and barges ply navigable rivers and lakes of Europe , China , Brazil , Egypt , North America and numerous other places. However, as noted above, this article focuses on ocean cruising and ships. For more discussion, see Packing for a cruise and Recommended dinner dress under "Eat" below. This can vary substantially according to the region you'll cruise, e. Many experienced cruisers find certain items necessities, e.
Any authority looking at airline tickets, boarding passes and passports will examine names carefully. TSA and other security authorities often require that key papers e. This applies to all persons in your travel group, e. It starts by making sure that whoever books your cruise and any associated airline tickets accurately enters each full name on reservations and later-generated tickets. Unless your ship's itinerary is confined to your home country not often , you must prepare for a cruise as you would for any other international trip , to include passports, perhaps visas. Many countries to be visited may levy few or no visa requirements on day-visitors via cruise ship.
But, check with the cruise line through your agent if used well ahead of time. Some lines will arrange needed visas for scheduled port visits, but also check specifically for visa requirements if you have an international flight itinerary. Very occasionally, port officials in certain countries will require review of all passenger passports before clearing the ship for passengers to go ashore. If so, they may join the ship a few days in-advance, and the ship will announce a day or so before the port visit that the staff must gather all passports for inspection or passengers will be processed in-person.
Before you leave home, make machine or photo color copies of at least the primary, facing pages of each passport per details in the above linked article. Use the passports when instructed by authorities, e. Take the originals with you ashore on the rare occasion needed per ship's daily news or announcements. Otherwise, once on board, leave them in your cabin's safe and take the copies ashore with government-issued photo identification instead. On your request, the United States can issue special passport cards for possible use at land borders and on cruise ships.
However, in the event something comes up and you need to fly home from an international port of call, they are not accepted for international air travel.