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I too wear a release lanyard at work. Where would you see a release being needed?

My TA sent me something like this for my Anthem Cruise https://www.amazon.com/Waterproof-Dustproof-Businesses-Stationery-King/dp/B01M0IFY2A/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1536513768&sr=8-2-spons&keywords=waterproof+lanyards+for+cruise&psc=1 I never had to remove my sea pass.

Have you looked at the Main Dining room menus or any recent trip reports? In April we were on Anthem. We ate in the MDR 6 out of 7 nights. I prefer steak or seafood for dinner and Si was perfectly happy with the choices. I also ate in the MDR for breakfast and lunch on multiple days.

I am new to cruising and I do have an upcoming Disney cruise booked. I will be honest, I am hoping to be a Disney travel agent ( just for fun) when I retire and a few agency have a requirement that you have been on a Didney Cruise. A few obvious observations: My RCL 7 night cruise was less than a 4 night Disney cruise. This is true even when I add three deluxe drink packages, a cabana on CocoCay, and a brewery tour in Nassau. Of course, if I wanted to book a cabana on a Disney cruise it would cost me three times as much as RCL. This is not a cost I have to worry about since everyone does not have equal access to booking (like RCL) and I will never be able to book a Disney cabana. As a “Disney freak” I am sure I will love my Disney cruise. I honestly cannot wait for it to be complete so I can book my next RCL Cruise.

I will say we had our luggage picked up the night before. By the time we finished breakfast they were calling our number. We walked right out and met a porter that walked us through security . It was very easy and seemed to get us through the shortest line.

I walked to Junkaroo last April. At the beach they will ask if you want to rent chairs, umbrellas, or have some food. They accepted “ no thank you”, right away. I would not call it dirty, and many people spent the day there. It was fine for a free, short beach stay. If I wanted a full day beach stay I would most likely go somewhere else.

I am going to jump in here. I contacted MEI for a couple of reasons, mainly because I knew absolutely nothing about cruising, and they support this site. I booked about 14 months before my cruise. I received about 6 emails before my trip: I found you a better price. Those price drops ranged from $30 with onboard credit, to over $300. I did not book with MEI because I expected anything extra. I actually booked a second cruise before the first, and I am waiting for the next large release to book another. Although I did not ask or expect anything, my agent sent me lanyards, a portable phone charger, pens, and a $50 onboard credit. I just post that to say, if that is important to you ask. It is not to me. It came as a complete surprise. The level of service I received was amazing, and I think I should be sending her gifts.

I have worked with the “other Michelle”. They are all wonderful. https://mei-travel.com/about-us/team

Were you able to find another Royal cruise? I am so sorry this happened!

I purchased almost everything for my April cruise on the Black Friday sale in a November. The drink package was $41. I also booked excursions and never found a lower price.

The fall? I am glad they are so specific.....

Yes and Adventure is returning next summer too. I just don’t think they will go from two ships to none.

Do you think there would be a window without a ship? Currently doesn’t Adventure join Anthem?

Does an AAA agent watch your reservation an automatically re-book it at a lower price? I would not trade the amazing service I receive from my MEI agent for a bottle of champagne.

That happened with us. We had to go into the photo and rotate it and save it again.

I am not sure if I know how to post a link here but I used these directions https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2015/01/29/excursion-focus-junkanoo-beach I took a screen shot and followed them and it was perfect!

I know you all work with Michelle from here but I must say “the other Michelle” is my TA and she has been pretty amazing too.

I think we were very lucky when we boarded the Anthem in April. We arrived at the terminal around 11:15. We dropped off the luggage, parked the car and went to the terminal. As we entered we said “hello” to an employee standing right inside the door. She asked us “how many” and then sent us to a station with an iPad along the left wall. At that station they checked us in and stamped our set sail pass. This allowed us to skip the longer security line. The whole process of pulling into the terminal road to boarding the ship was less than 30 minutes?

Thanks for the report! I am following along hoping to learn from your trip.

When I read your comment I thought , “Yes!” Then I realized for me it may be, sitting at the bar, in 270, during the day while watching the ocean.

A few drinks at Boleros were more than $13 but we were not charged the extra. I cannot remember if they were $14 or $15 but we were expecting an extra charge.

What is the maximum on Anthem? We thought we would have to pay the difference for a coconut strawberry daiquiri in Boleros, but there was no charge.

Thank you for this blog and answering my questions. I learn so much from your posts!

On the Anthem my traditional dining was 8:15. The 7:00 headliner/production shows are all over by 8:00?

Can I ask- I notice that the headliner shows are at 7 and 9. Is there traditional dining? What time are the seatings? Are the shows less than an hour?