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Thoughts and well wishes to all of our RCB cruising friends affected by this huge hurricane! And remember: you're actually safer in a ship at sea so why don't you book a last moment Royal Caribbean cruise? :P

I'm very disappointed that the announcement was relegated to the Itinerary Updates section of the website and not on the home page. People should see this info right away when the site loads. Edit: Please make an assumption that I suffer from reading comprehension as it could be already there! ?

Well being refers to the facilities, services offered by the spa and fitness centre onboard.

I agree 100% with you. Like Holland America, Celebrity, Disney, Princess is considered to be a premium cruise line offering a step-up in accommodation, dining, etc. from Royal Caribbean. I can't afford any of those cruise lines I mentioned, but, from what I've been told from friends and family, the additional cost is worth it. My mother and her friend enjoyed their experience aboard Regal Princess back in January so much that they booked a cruise on one of her sister ships, Royal Princess, for January 2019. On a personal note, being in my very early 40s, I feel as if I am still 10 years away from sailing with HAL, Celebrity, Princess etc. as their demographics tend to be older than the mass-market cruise lines (i.e. Royal, Carnival, NCL).

I bought this lanyard from the Tigers store when I was in Detroit this past January which I am intending to use for my Adventure cruise in December. My SeaPass card will get hole punched for sure, but, for my Harmony cruise next year, I'm going to have to get a pouch. Going to have to dig around at home for one, if not there's always the dollar store. ?

Thank you very much for this, we are scheduled to dock in San Juan on December 11th.

Congratulations to Royal Caribbean who were named winners in two categories of Cruise International's 2018 British Cruise Awards! Best Family Cruise Line Best Cruise Line for Millennials The cruise line also received commendations for the following: Best for New to Cruise Best for Onboard Entertainment Best for Innovation The full list of winners can be found here.

Not sailing over New Years this year and next, but looking forward to checking out Christmas decorations on both Adventure, Harmony during the first week in December ? This is the typical time that I vacation (e.g. Las Vegas 2017, NYC 2016), so I'm used to seeing the amazing displays but never at sea before. Can't wait!

*cough*Freedom of the Seas RCB NYE Group Cruise 2019*cough* More people should join you, Matt! (I would totally, but I'm already booked on Harmony at the beginning of the month and can't afford to sail on both of them.)

Love, love these photos, @FlowBro Ty! Thank you for sharing them with us ? If you don't mind, what areas of San Juan did you explore on your cruise? I will be visiting San Juan for the first time on my December cruise aboard Adventure.

Thanks for this! I noticed that the person who maintains that YouTube account works for Royal Caribbean, lots of cool videos to check out later ? (Btw, I'm sailing on Adventure in December too! Are you booked on my December 8th cruise too?)

My embarkation day routine is pretty much as follows: 1. Board the ship while taking eight billion photos on the way LOL. 2. Try not to look like a dork squeeing in delight as I step aboard. 3. Try to patiently wait for elevator for that sweet, sweet buffet Jammer food. 4. Try to patiently wait in Jammer line and resist temptation to feel like Veruca Salt ? 5. Continue to take eight billion photos. 6. Try to behave like an adult and not eat everything in sight. 7. Locate prison cell studio stateroom when rooms become available and praise the cruising gods that you don't have to share it with anyone else this week ? 8. Find prison warden stateroom attendant to say hi. 9. Continue to explore ship and take eight billion photos. 10. Post photos online with the explicit purpose of making people at home jealous. 11. Attend muster drill and resist temptation not to sing along loudly and take eight billion photos. 12. Celebrate, WE ARE ON VACATION!

Happy birthday to your daughter! Woooo, double digits ?

Good morning @Lovetocruise2002! Just returned to the office today after a short weekend trip to the cottage and noticed your live blog aboard Mariner ? Totally agree with your thoughts on sailaway from Miami, really going to miss this experience as my next two cruises are out of Fort Lauderdale and Port Canaveral ? Loving your review, hope Day Two is a fantastic one!

Loved your review, @hayley_bopp, I hope you and hubby had a wonderful time on your cruise! Thank you for sharing your memories with us ?

Late to the party, but I hope you are enjoying your time on Empress, @twangster! Considering a solo cruise to Cuba for 2020, so I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts about the ship and itinerary ? (And, happy birthday to @WAAAYTOOO! I am jealous because you share the same birthday as Harry Potter LOL.)

Loving your photos, @CraftyCat05! I know you are heading to bed soon, but I hope you and your parents have a very happy embarkation day tomorrow!

I really hope you can get this clarified! FWIW, my cruise confirmation paperwork shows final payment for my 8 night cruise due on September 9th, 2018 and I'm sailing the day before you. (Hope to be able to say hi in St. Maarten!)

Did you book this cruise with a TA? If not, have you reached out to Royal Caribbean yet? (On a sidenote, I am sailing on Adventure on the 8th out of Port Everglades, and both of our ships are docked in St. Maarten on the 12th ? That would be too funny if we ran into each other onshore LOL.)

Yep, that's Wikipedia in a nutshell lol, and why I try to do my own research online to verify. I usually start with RCB, love the blog, podcast, everything @Matt does for us, this message board, and our friendly, knowledgeable community (which includes YOU, @twangster!).

Oh my, Chef's Table dinner looks absolutely yummy! I'm glad you and hubby had a fantastic time last night ? Enjoy your day in Lisbon today!

Sounds like it was a good flight, safe travels to Barcelona!

Are you looking for a comparison chart like this one for example? I should point out that this is not up-to-date; e.g. Empress, Mariner now both have studio staterooms. I would be more inclined to trust the information posted on RCB as Matt does a really tremendous job in keeping his readers updated on a daily basis ? The link he posted above is a good start.

Oh no! All the best to you, my cruising friend, I hope you do make the flight as well!

Just realized that today your vacation COMMENCES, woo hoo! Safe flight to Barcelona, @CraftyCat05 ?