From: bhag@etn.ericsson.se (Boerge Haga 2634)
Subject: Re: Trip Report - Royal Caribbean's Soverign of the Seas
Organization: Ericsson Telecom AS, Oslo, Norway
Date: 15 Sep 92 16:58:20


I took the same cruise in April 1991, and I hope Nancy don't mind if
I comment on her article even if it's just a trip report.

When I took this cruise the boat went to Labadee (Haithi), San Juan
and St.Thomas.

In article <1992Sep14.182051.27333@cbnewsj.cb.att.com> nev@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (nancy.e.ellard-vass) writes:

   Tuesday - St. Thomas 10:00am to 5:00pm
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   Arrived in St. Thomas (Charlotte Amalie). My husband and I
   went to some of the shops in town. There are NO
   bargains, in fact I purchased 5 bottles of Cruzan rum at

There are bargains, but I guess one should always be aware of the
classical scams.

   Wednesday - San Juan until 2:00pm 
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   I enjoyed what little time we had in San Juan. I would of
   rather stayed more in San Juan and skipped St. Thomas.

I disagree totally with you at this point. San Juan was for me just
another town. Ok, the Old town was nice, but apart from that...

I wish we had skipped San Juan and taken two days on St.Thomas instead.
St.Thomas is supposed to be the taxfree paradise in the Caribbean (at
least that is what the brochures say).
We took a trip to Maegans bay on St.Thomas, and this beach was very
nice. We also talked with someone who went to St.John by boat, and 
they just loved that trip. 

   The few negative comments I would make, and this is
   strickly my opinion, is that with 2,400 people on the ship it
   is crowded. After 5 days of these people pushing and

When I took this cruise the ship was fully booked. But I was amazed
that I could still have reasonable space by the pool, and it was even
plenty of space in the twp rather small pools. I had the feeling that
the passengers spread out all over the ship, so what I had feared
of crowds only came true when we were waiting in queue to take pictures
of the Captains Galla Buffet.

   Money warning: Royal Caribbean issues you a credit card, you
   have to use it for all purchases as they do not accept cash.
   Yes, this means if you want a can of soda, a pack of gum,
   they charge it to your Royal Caribbean account. Well....
   many afternoon drinks, a bottle of wine with dinner every
   night, a massage, 1 tee shirt outfit with shorts, 1 bottle of 
   perfume, 2 bottles of Mum's champagne, tours, pat'e four grais (sp?),
   and other items came to a wopping $499.51! So keep a running
   tab of how much yopu spend, it adds up quick.

If RCCL don't accept cash on the ship this must be new. At least
having the signet card was optional when I took the cruise. But I
wanted a card anyway because I felt it was easier. I paid most of the
drinks for two persons in the whole week on the card ( some drinks was
paid with cash), and the total bill was about 60US$. Buying goods on
a cruiseship sounds expensive and is expensive, so I would avoid that
if possible. 

   If you are interested in any other info about the ship, you
   can email me or call.

   Nancy
   att!hoqax!nev

Boerge Haga
Ericsson Telecom AS, Norway
e-mail:bhag@etn.ericsson.se

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Boerge Haga
Ericsson Telecom AS, Norway
e-mail:bhag@etn.ericsson.se