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Awarded by online voting, huh?  That's a good balanced way to do things.  Hopefully Carnival uses that to also name their next boat so we can finally get the Carnival Boaty McBoatface.

Awarded by online voting, huh?  That's a good balanced way to do things.  Hopefully Carnival uses that to also name their next boat so we can finally get the Carnival Boaty McBoatface.

The forum name is "Royal Caribbean Blog".  The hottest thread today is about being addicted to Royal Caribbean.  I'm pretty sure partiality is baked in here.
To paraphrase the words of Penn Jillette, "We are biased.  We always try to be fair, but we are biased as heck."

Awarded by online voting, huh?  That's a good balanced way to do things.  Hopefully Carnival uses that to also name their next boat so we can finally get the Carnival Boaty McBoatface.

Sorrentos: Second best reason to get the drink package!

Sorrentos: Second best reason to get the drink package!

You know, I hate that all the terrible reviews of Sorrentos is just convincing me that I have to try it when I cruise.  If everyone told me "oh you have to eat here, it's the best pizza ever" then I might try it.  But with so many people talking about how bad it is, now I feel I must try it to see how pizza can possibly be that badly done.  Why in the world would that be my reaction??

You know, I hate that all the terrible reviews of Sorrentos is just convincing me that I have to try it when I cruise.  If everyone told me "oh you have to eat here, it's the best pizza ever" then I might try it.  But with so many people talking about how bad it is, now I feel I must try it to see how pizza can possibly be that badly done.  Why in the world would that be my reaction??

That's horrible news. You MUST try it. It's part of the shared experience talking about how bad it is. 

Happy New Year to all.  With a cruise in January and then our first RCCL cruise in November it is set to be a fine year for us.

Sorrentos: Second best reason to get the drink package!

Sorrentos: Second best reason to get the drink package!

Sorrentos: Second best reason to get the drink package!

Sorrentos: Second best reason to get the drink package!

Just give me the pizza kit in a box that we used to make as kids, I'll be happy

Oh, I'm exactly the same way.  I heard the bad reviews online and I couldn't quite believe it myself.  No pizza can be that bad!
It was.
I had to try multiple slices of different kinds on different days because I still didn't completely believe it.  Same result.  Every time.

You know, I hate that all the terrible reviews of Sorrentos is just convincing me that I have to try it when I cruise.  If everyone told me "oh you have to eat here, it's the best pizza ever" then I might try it.  But with so many people talking about how bad it is, now I feel I must try it to see how pizza can possibly be that badly done.  Why in the world would that be my reaction??

Hi Everyone,
Thanks for making my first cruise on Royal go well with all the tips and reviews on the board plus the blog post.  Just a quick story time.
The wife and I flew out of MSP on Friday, Dec 8th, 2017 to Fort lauderdale thru Atlanta.  The same day a massive unheard of soul crushing blizzard fell on Atlanta. Our flight to ATL landed 45 mins late but our flight to FLL was a nightmare.  We got on the plane at 3pm and then over the next 8 hours got on and off the plane twice, pushed back and then the flight got canceled because the crew timed out.  ATL only has 8 deicing trucks and they apparently breakdown easily.  MSP has 40 for a comparison.  All the flights the next day were past the set sail time so we had to improvise.  We stood in line for 2 hours trying to get our checked luggage back and Delta said no go at 1AM.  I started the search for a rental car and all the one way, one day rentals were gone and was told there is no way we can rent you a car.  Here is the trick:  If you reserve a one way car but for a weekly rate it will come up and you can get out of there.  It cost more but when in need its totally worth it.  Most programs have an early return policy so you will get a little money back.   In the end we got a car from Hertz for $360 and drove from 2AM-noon to fort lauderdale without bags.  Did a quick Walmart fashion stock up and got on the boat.   During the drive down talk to Delta and got our bags rerouted to Jamaica our 4th day stop and we picked them up there and enjoyed the rest of our cruise.  So we were the casual people on formal night :)
 

And remember the most important thing to preventing Noro: The Drink Package!

From this video: https://youtu.be/JcOHClVQpTc
The studies may not be conclusive, but it's good enough for me!

Probably an inside.  Cruise lines don't sell IGT rooms intending to upgrade them, they sell them to fill the remaining inside rooms.  If inside rooms are showing as sold out then that is including the GTY rooms that they sold as well.  While an upgrade is certainly possible, I wouldn't bet on it.
Welcome to the blog forum and enjoy your cruise!

And remember the most important thing to preventing Noro: The Drink Package!

From this video: https://youtu.be/JcOHClVQpTc
The studies may not be conclusive, but it's good enough for me!

And remember the most important thing to preventing Noro: The Drink Package!

From this video: https://youtu.be/JcOHClVQpTc
The studies may not be conclusive, but it's good enough for me!

And remember the most important thing to preventing Noro: The Drink Package!

From this video: https://youtu.be/JcOHClVQpTc
The studies may not be conclusive, but it's good enough for me!

And remember the most important thing to preventing Noro: The Drink Package!

From this video: https://youtu.be/JcOHClVQpTc
The studies may not be conclusive, but it's good enough for me!

And remember the most important thing to preventing Noro: The Drink Package!

From this video: https://youtu.be/JcOHClVQpTc
The studies may not be conclusive, but it's good enough for me!