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Re: new here (by Ben K.):

debram143 wrote:
benk15 wrote:
debram143 wrote:
Hi everybody,

I am new here, my husband and I will be staying at the royal caribbean timeshare in september of this year, and are looking forward to getting away for the week. we will be guests there.

Any suggestions on what we can do, in addition to what the timeshare has to offer?

I am curious about the excursions that are offered, and does the shuttle bus take you to them?

thanks for any feedback you can give me

Debbie

Debbie, I own 6 weeks at the Royals. You will be very pleased with your experience there. Each resort has a travel agency (Thomas Moore) that can arrange day trips for you. The shuttle bus just goes among the five Royal Resorts.

Be sure to take at least one trip downtown. You will get away from the Hotel Zone which is just like any other large beach resort.

Ben

Hi Ben,

Thank you for your comment. I do have a question. Can I order the day trips prior to going to the royal carribean, or do I do all of this on the day of orientation?

You can do it either way. I would recommend waiting until you get to the resort so you can see first hand what is going on and talk to the agent directly.

I would also talk to some fellow vacationers who have already taken some tours to see what they think of what they saw.

Everything about the Royal Resorts is first class. You should not worry about being cheated or taken advantage of there. BY ALL MEANS avoid going to any timeshare tours from other properties (i.e. non-Royal Resort). They will waste a day of your vacation and use high pressure to sell you an undesirable time share. You can always buy or rent something on this site (RedWeek) cheaper than at the properties themselves.

The Royal Resorts people will also try to sell you a timeshare if you are interested. Take the tour, get information, but as Nancy Reagan said:"Just Say NO"

It is cheaper to rent on this site or the TimeShare Users Group site (Google it) than to own. You can always buy at a later time but cannot change your mind after the deal is done.