Matt

I'm on a cruise again with @smokeybandit

Was on Brilliance last week and bought it 3 or 4 times. Best $3 all week

Nothing that's been shared publicly. So AFAIK, it's just on Star for the moment Sure No

Here's my video review too (thanks to @jdeath for posting the review) It's a very nice perk to buy, but it's pricey for what you get

No, nothing is changing

It's about $17 more to go to the non-alcoholic package. If you order one drink and almost any food, you'll probably hit that. So you're right they'd have to subside on BYOB to make it financially viable.

Thank you for sharing this!

Great find!

I don't think so. They bought a beach club and remodeled it. So they essentially took over a shore excursion. This isn't like Perfect Day at CocoCay

I recorded a podcast episode about this for next week, but I really don't know what the impetus is for this change. Cost cutting? It's far from a "meaty" cut. Sure, the cups have a cost, but soda is dirt cheap when it's purchased on the scale and bulk a cruise line would get it for. It seems to me if you're going to do a cut to save money, they do something like they did with cutting housekeeping to once a day. Too many people abusing the cups? In the past, when there's been abuse of a rule, Royal comes out in front and says it. They said it with the loophole closure last year with DBP and when they started forcing all adults in the same room to buy a drink package if one adult does.

So we can argue food quality all day long, but "nothing to do after midnight" on an Oasis Class ship?

Hmm, I think it might have been around $500 or so. I believe it was a Black Friday offer that combined with a regular offer, and it was for a suite. This was back around 2019 or so, if I recall correctly.

Pickle ball is usually held for certain hours of the day. On most ships, it's held in the sports court where the basketball hoops are. The Cruise Compass and app will list it. You can refer to a past Cruise Compass to get an idea of times.

Yes, you're understanding that correctly. One idea is to speak to the AO staff and ask if there's anyway you can drop off your kid a little early because of dinner? Or have someone you're eating with be seated while you take the kid up to AO and come in a few minutes late.

Weather https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2026/02/21/royal-caribbean-reroutes-and-delays-ships-because-of-blizzard

Pier 66 is very lovely. It's definitely up to @Lovetocruise2002 standards

Have a great day @tonyfsu21

No charge unless they stay after 10pm. Here's my guide to Adventure Ocean: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2024/09/14/royal-caribbean-kids-clubs

I have mixed feelings about this. I love non-smoking casino space. It's a welcome relief and it has a bar, which makes it a great spot to maximize my Prime status However Getting rid of the pub is a mistake because it removes the pub entertainer. Radiance ships are small enough and don't have a ton of venues like older ships. Plus, this isn't like Vintages, where it was a bar that was constantly empty.

Probably in part due to an emphasis on going Western with the opening of Perfect Day Mexico.

I don't see why not. It's in the beer category of drinks

Perfect Day Mexico will be in Costa Maya (same port as Maya Chan) and free (just like CocoCay). The Royal Beach Club in Cozumel, however, will be the one that costs extra

You have more cruises booked than me. Respect.