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1999 – Our honeymoon on Grandeur. It was the first (and only) time I scored a successful cabin upgrade. We were bumped from an oceanview cabin to a handicapped balcony cabin. Of course, all that extra space spoiled me for the rest of my cruising life! Hahaha!

Hi, Please add August 2, 2026 OASIS Thanks!

Awesome! And yes, I know the October 5th sailing is the group cruise — we did, in fact, book with Beth at MEI! My wife and I can’t wait! This will be our second group cruise (the last one was in July 2019), and we’re really looking forward to meeting you and everyone else who’ll be joining us! We had a great time in 2019, and this time, we’re sailing kid-free (though they aren’t really kiddos anymore!). When it gets a little closer, those of us on both sailings should definitely plan some fun events for the first one. Can’t wait!

We’re really excited too! That’s awesome—my wife and I are also celebrating our anniversary that week, on 10/10 to be exact - 26 years. Can’t wait to meet you both and wish you a happy anniversary in person!

We're officially booked for this cruise! It feels like ages since our last group cruise, so we're really excited to meet lots of you and hopefully reconnect with some old friends from the July 4th, 2019 GC. Can't wait to sail with everyone in October!

Awesome! Thanks everyone for the replies!

What about a B2B with a 2 day cruise & a 7 day cruise? Can we bring four bottles of wine, since it is really for two sailings?

Hi! Just booked these! Oct 3 2025 - Oasis of the Seas Oct 5 2025 - Oasis of the Seas

HI, I just booked Harmony for November 21-28, 2021. ? Hopefully...

Just booked Oasis For 8/16/2020. Woohoo!

Thanks so much for doing this great Live Blog! I'm looking forward to our identical cruise in a few weeks on the RC group cruise! I really appreciate you posting the teen schedule as I have a son (12) and daughter (15) that are looking forward to it. We have the late seating scheduled, but now we are debating changing to either My Time or the earlier seating because of the activities for the kids that happen from 8:00-10:00 at night. Are you or your kids noticing, in general, if those events are must do for teens? Enjoy the rest of your cruise, and I look forward to the rest of your blog posts! Chris

10/6/2019 - Freedom of the Seas

Hi, This is the USB hub we took on Liberty in April. When i went through security, the agent that inspected my bag took it out and looked at it, but let me keep it. She said that the policy may be changing where they do not allow them in the future, but she was not specific as to when. I did have something like this confiscated. I didn't plan on using it, and had forgotten it was in my bag. It does not have a surge suppressor in it, so I was curious as to why - the only answer she gave me was that it was against the policy.

Hi, I’m Chris, I'm a database programmer in the direct marketing industry. My family & I are from Connecticut and have somewhat recently re-caught the cruising bug. Our kids are 12 and 14, and up until the last few years we've spent most of our vacation time in Disney World. Before we had children my wife, Dawn, and I were cruisers, starting with our honeymoon back in 1999 on the then, somewhat new, Grandeur of the Seas. We have been on NCL and Princess, but we have found that although they are good cruise lines, RCCL seems to do most things better. We would love to try Disney, but the costs for a cruise with them is just too crazy to consider - we could book two (or more) cruises with RCCL for the price of one with Disney. Our last cruise was this past April, on the Liberty sailing out of Galveston and we all loved it! I have also been on the Explorer, and the Serenade. This week I just booked two cabins for the group cruise next July 4th on Anthem. We are all super excited! Chris

July 4 - Anthem of the Seas, Royal Caribbean Blog group cruise