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Good to know about the monorail at the airport - thanks for the heads up. Great to hear you had a good experience with Quicksilver as well. We've booked them for the first time in January.
Wow, I can't believe Universal put those charges on your card straightaway. I wouldn't have been happy with that either. Thank goodness you got that sorted and glad you got your phone charged, so you could get lots of great photos for us!
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Great morning so far! The resort is beautiful! Glad your phone is charged and you are off to the parks!
Nice start to the morning and being checked in by 10 am was a big plus! I just wish I didn't have to wait so long to charge the phone as I just wanted to get to the parks and begin my vacation.
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Except for needing to charge your phone, your morning seems to be going very well.
Yes it does and while waiting to charge the phone I got to explore the resort a bit and become familiar with it.
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I like the look of your resort, we took a walk around when we were in Universal in August.
It's quite a nice resort and glad I chose to stay here.
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Other than having to charge your phone, your day sounds great so far!! I am so glad you like the Royal Pacific!! we loved it there!!
Great day with the exception of the phone charge. Royal Pacific is a nice resort and liked it a lot.
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Good to know about the monorail at the airport - thanks for the heads up. Great to hear you had a good experience with Quicksilver as well. We've booked them for the first time in January.
Wow, I can't believe Universal put those charges on your card straightaway. I wouldn't have been happy with that either. Thank goodness you got that sorted and glad you got your phone charged, so you could get lots of great photos for us!
I found out about the monorail just prior to leaving and probably in the AllEars weekly email. The wait wasn't bad just more crowded than usual. I think you'll like Quicksilver.
I think with the resort charge I wan't paying 100% attention to this as I'd been up so early. It didn't take long for them to remove it and all was good. That's the idea with the phone charge and there will be quite a few photos for all of you to enjoy here.
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Car service is definitely the way to go. That stinks that it took so long for your phone to charge. Royal Pacific looks really nice.
I'm glad I used Quicksilver and could begin my day rather fast. With the exception of the phone charge wait, but would be worth it for my photos. The Royal Pacific is quite a nice resort.
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Yes it is and am enjoying it very much on my first day there!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Great start! I'm glad you like Royal Pacific so far! I really liked it when I stayed there. One thing you may want to consider for future trips is bringing a portable cell phone charger. They are relatively inexpensive, and then you can recharge if your phone runs out of power during the day.
What a beautiful resort! Glad the phone is charged and you can head for the parks!
I am too but just wish I had more power in it at the time as I wanted to get to the parks asap and dive right in on day one!
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Great start! I'm glad you like Royal Pacific so far! I really liked it when I stayed there. One thing you may want to consider for future trips is bringing a portable cell phone charger. They are relatively inexpensive, and then you can recharge if your phone runs out of power during the day.
It's a great resort and love the theming and not over done. I did have a charger and that's what I was using in the lobby of the RP. Are you talking about the wire charger or something else?
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I am too but just wish I had more power in it at the time as I wanted to get to the parks asap and dive right in on day one!
It's a great resort and love the theming and not over done. I did have a charger and that's what I was using in the lobby of the RP. Are you talking about the wire charger or something else?
I’m talking about a separate device that holds a charge. Then you can use that device to charge your phone in the parks, without being near an electrical outlet.
I’m talking about a separate device that holds a charge. Then you can use that device to charge your phone in the parks, without being near an electrical outlet.
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I didn't know about these devices and sounds like something I'll need for a future trip! Pretty cool and convenient. Will definitely look into it on Amazon or at my Verizon store, which is close by. I'm guessing it's battery powered in some way? Considering what it does, probably uses a lot of battery power and drains it a lot like cameras do to batteries?
I'm pretty technically and computer savant and do well with these things, so I should be able to handle it. But, surprised I didn't know about a device like this that is so good for travel and convenient!
Great info and much obliged Pam!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Glad your flight was a smooth one and got you in early which is always a welcome thing! Your resort is so beautiful and the entrance did remind me of WL and AKL.
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Thank goodness you got that sorted and glad you got your phone charged, so you could get lots of great photos for us! 
Your resort is so beautiful and the entrance did remind me of WL and AKL.
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