Matt

Best you can do is track down some recent Cruise Compass' and see what shows were offered. We keep a copy of what I find here: http://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/cruise-compass

My wife is a Broadway junkie but not a Cats fan (she really doesn't like Andrew Lloyd Weber musicals) but that's personal taste. Obviously Cats' run on Broadway indicates it was a pretty popular show so I'm not too worried about its mass appeal factor. If you don't love Cats, at least take solace in Royal Caribbean actively changing things up and not being accused of not offering enough variety. Considering we, the very frequent cruiser, are always looking for what's next, it's good to have changes and something different to experience.

http://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2014/04/04/royal-caribbean-bring-broadway-show-cats-oasis-of-the-seas Fan of the change or no?

Makes perfect sense, especially considering how well Voyager has been doing in that market.

April 2014 5 - bcarney (Oasis of the Seas) 6 - Islandspud (Allure of the Seas) 10 - TTate1966 (Explorer of the Seas) 26 - Roebruk (Serenade of the Seas) 29 - bob (Vision of the Seas) May 2014 4 - Auburn14 (Allure of the Seas) 12 - Don (Serenade of the Seas) July 2014 3 - Sandya (Explorer of the Seas) 20 - Islandspud (Freedom of the Seas) August 2014 2 - angel1912 (Oasis of the Seas) 31 - Bryce G. (Allure of the Seas) September 2014 12 - greenline627 (Grandeur of the Seas) 28 - CaribbeanPirate (Brilliance of the Seas) October 2014 2 - Shocked (Independence of the Seas) 5 - Marc (Allure of the Seas) 15 - ChrisTravel2114 (Oasis of the Seas) 15 - ian91 (Oasis of the Seas) November 2014 9 - RCL lover (Navigator of the Seas) 23 - Sheltie (Quantum of the Seas) December 2014 13 - Auburn14 (Explorer of the Seas) 27 - Islandspud (Explorer of the Seas) 27 - KeithnRita (Serenade of the Seas) January 2015 3 - KeithnRita (Serenade of the Seas) March 2015 14 - Marc (Independence of the Seas) 21 - Matt (Quantum of the Seas Royal Caribbean Blog Group Cruise!) 21 - RCKRZR (Quantum of the Seas Royal Caribbean Blog Group Cruise!) 21 - pnyxprss (Quantum of the Seas Royal Caribbean Blog Group Cruise!) 29 - ian91 (Quantum of the Seas) April 2015 10 - CaribbeanPirate (Grandeur of the Seas) May 2015 10 - RCL lover (Independence of the Seas) June 2015 13 - Shocked (Anthem of the Seas) September 2015 26 - RCKRZR (Jewel of the Seas)

I have similar experience. We loved Oasis and looking for a way to get back on an Oasis-class ship!

Thanks for the info Bryce!

I wouldn't be surprised if another Voyager class ship came to Australia/Asia. Freedom might be a stretch since ports in Asia may not be large enough to handle a ship of Freedom's size.

Love the photos, thank you for posting!

The dress code isnt enforced regularly so you will see someone wearing shorts one night whereas on another night someone wearing shorts would be denied entry to the MDR. The inconsistencies are frustrating.

On Navigator of the Seas a RC media rep told me the artwork is collected and managed by a third party group. All the art does have a plaque with the artwork's title and artist name, so theoretically you might be able to track it down.

In Port Canaveral there is no "wait for your number" thing. DCL has some special thing with the port where you can get off anytime. Granted it's been some years since I've cruised with DCL but I remember being very impressed by that compared to RCL, which always seems to take a while.

Let's just say I'm not booking Quantum for the food truck :) It's fine, probably not as impressive as I had hoped for but it is a "plussed" version of the hot dog cart on Allure so there's something.

That is a joke but Explorer going to UK is not :)

The Southwest idea is a pretty good idea! You can reasonably book a flight to somewhere in south Florida in advance and be assured there will be something available for a decent deal.

Thanks! Always looking for something to do in Grand Cayman

Glad you made it back in time

No, I don't think that's the case. The WOW cards are more like awards in the military, the more you have, the faster/easier you are promoted.

WOW cards go on their file with Royal Caribbean. In terms of their career, it's the best thing you can do for a crew member

On Navigator Izumi only serves non-sushi items at dinner. For lunch, it's only sushi.

MTD dining experience is same as MDR with the only difference being the time you dine varies. The waiter will take your order and keep checking on you throughout the meal. They bring appetizers first, followed by entrees and then desserts and come by between each to clear things out and see if you need something else.

I didn't get any on Freedom or Jewel but was aware you could ask.

Sounds like a lot of fun. How expensive was it?

Are you looking to adopt a 32 year old son?

Nice jeans are perfectly fine. My wife will also wear a blouse sometimes with jeans, you should have absolutely no problem. I agree the dress code rules are so infrequently enforced anyway but if you were to ask me, shorts, flip flops (beach flip flops, not the kind some women can pull off with the right outfit), or tank tops are really the hard and fast no-gos for MDR.