Jill

Likely due to the cold front that came through Florida Thursday and Friday. It’s been very windy and cold in Florida this weekend

They aren’t as good as they used to be. We don’t even go anymore. The best ones were on the helipad as you left a port.

Well I reported last night mine was showing in the app but not online. Today neither is showing. I’m D+

Icon is her own class. The Icon Class

The farther out you book, the better the price. More availability = lower prices It’s fun to have multiple booked. Nothing more depressing than showing 0 cruises upcoming.

I would think if any oasis class goes to China it would be Wonder. That’s what she was built for. Also why I’ve got my second cruise on Wonder booked. Catch her while you can! The fewer number of suites also is a minus for US sailings. We obviously like our suites.

There are “spy” pics out there. There’s a Utopia Facebook group.

So funny story: we just did a 12 night Holy Land on Odyssey. We cruised with my husband’s step brother and wife. Wife had been complaining she was gaining too much weight drinking lower % wines so EVERY night her husband would ask the waiter to bring the highest % alcohol wine they had. Only took 3 glasses for her most nights. We also got very lucky that our favorite pool deck server was also our server at dinner. We drank very well on that cruise.

Well I certainly could see bringing back the “Midnight Buffet” as a specialty dining option. Pay for the buffet and that way they can better gauge how much food to prepare. It could be done for no additional charge but advanced reservations would be required. We participated in a few back in the day. I remember the ice carving demos on the pool deck of Song of America and Monarch

It’s showing mine in the app but not on the website

If you’re renting it for shade, there should be plenty of chairs available on the upper pool deck near where the big Royal crown and anchor are. We sat there many days as it’s partially shaded.

Do I book this onboard only or will it calculate it correctly through the planner? I’m assuming onboard only. If that’s the case, do they jack the price up? Why does my gut feel this isn’t really a deal?

We stayed in this cabin on Mariner and loved the balcony. The cabin itself was smaller as it was on the end but for a little 3 nighter to Nassau, CocoCay, it was fine. We did feel quite a bit shimmying/vibration when docking

Thanks to this post I’m now looking at the October date to book. Waiting for our group to chime in that we’re all a go! I’ll let you know what my planner generates

No email but I should be 33.

The free version only goes up and down. The paid version goes over the side of the ship. Both were available to book on the app back in October

You can cancel those insurance policies you bought through the cruise if you haven’t made final payment.

We use Allianz. Last year we had 5 major trips and Allianz covered anything more than 100 miles from home. We could customize what we wanted. We increased cancellation coverage since 3 of the trips were bucket list. For a little over $1k we had annual coverage. Royal wanted $1200 for one Alaska cruise. It was a no brainer

I’d rather they just load my drinks to my sea pass right off the bat. When they’re gone, they’re gone.

The only downside I see is if you’ve used all your vouchers on the last night, you won’t get new ones at 12:01am. This is another cost saving measure for Royal in my opinion.

We actually really enjoyed sitting in the rocking chairs with floor to ceiling windows in Mason Jar Bar.

Yep that’s the strip of land and obviously nothing has been started. I guess another casualty of Covid. Probably 2 year set back

Anyone know if still on schedule for May 2023? Has anyone that has been to Nassau lately noticed if it’s under construction? Thanks!

We used Daniele Your Driver in Rome for airport to port, port to Airbnb, Airbnb to airport. They were wonderful. You can find them on Facebook

We really enjoyed the music hall on odyssey too.