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Agreed. The ship is the destination. Bahamas as a destination may represent a nice change, but... Perfect Day plus Nassau is basically what Navigator and Mariner are doing on their 3/4 cruises. Beyond CocoCay it's kind of a boring itinerary. Only small ships can get into Key West.

The reality is they are limited in where they can reach in the time allotted. If you wanted to drive a car from Galveston on a land cruise and you had to be back in 7 nights plus you could only drive at 25 miles per hour maximum, you have a finite area you can visit. No one wants a 7 night cruise that starts with 3 sea days, stops in one port then has 3 sea days back. No one wants ports of call that arrive at 2am and leave at 11am. People want to visit during daylight at a destination. Some people can spend more than 7 nights on vacation, the bulk can't. The quintessential American vacation is one week (or less). All cruises must include a foreign port of call by law. Put it all together and you have Galveston itineraries. You can't change the physics of the equation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Bay_Seasoning Basically it's something that East coasters, particularly Marylanders put on every meal they can.

Somewhat personal as both cabins are very nice. ATS gives nice aft views as well as views of the aqua show. They are a bit of a walk from the aft elevators banks though. L1/L2 loft suites are very conveniently located within close proximity to the Suite Lounge and Coastal Kitchen. IMO the "wow" factor goes to the side facing L1 loft suites. L1 (side facing) versus L2 (rear facing) is a decision as well.

They were planning real skydiving but the Jones Act and PVSA wouldn’t let them disembark passengers early.

It would suck if their loyalty program only awarded points AFTER the cruise. Double for solo would be nice though, or in a suite.

Dad? Is that you?

Doesn't count, he's not on a Royal ship :)

Nice. Keep in mind that these sales often roll in slowly so check back tomorrow if you aren't seeing any deals today. You never know.

No surprise really, this model has worked well in China for the Asia region. If (or when) it spreads West is another matter.

Just what I want to fly... a "glitch" flight.

Caveat emptor... The most reliable and consistent product that I have experience with when traveling is the TP-Link AC750 model TL-WR902AC. It's a few years old now and there may be better and newer products out there.

What ever ship I'm on... she is my favorite. Not always Mrs. Right, but always Mrs. Right Now.

Empress?

I suspect the intern is triple checking everything, potentially at their new job somewhere else.

St Thomas is America. It's also a small island much like a small town and somebody always knows somebody else that can get an article pulled.

Seeing some price drops on the UDP (dining) and some excursions are cheaper (although some went up). Minor changes on some DX and refreshment packages but inconsistent across different cruises. Overall saved over a hundred on excursions across a number of sailings. Some were $8 cheaper, some $40 cheaper. Cruise planner access is cranky for me, sometimes taking a few attempts to get in.

Supposedly it will be the first airline to offer drink, dining and a snack package.

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It is! Ship happens.

i've only experienced Sky Suites. The butler to unpack didn't happen nor would I want it to. He was more of a concierge who was available but nothing at all like a Genie in Star Class on Royal.

Welcome @andy !

Cruise compass may help answer your Ovation question: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/cruise-compass?ship=1079

Part of the Millennium class and due for her revolutionization next fall (11/2020). I sailed on her sister ship to Alaska a few years ago and enjoyed the ship. https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/boards/index.php?/topic/5211-alaska-recap-celebrity-millennium-june-2017/ It's a Panamax ship so similar in size to Radiance class.

Keeping this on my radar screen but trying to put a serious dent on my cruise bucket list so not committing just yet. Plus all the SC is gone so there's that too.