Psycho and Barb

For us...It would depend on the price of the package and the specialty restaurants onboard. As for Nassau...We generally stay on the ship at this port but we have done the Blue Lagoon Island Dolphin Swim and Beach Day. Had lots of time playing with the dolphins...One of our favorite pictures was getting a big hug by one of the dolphins!!

Did you have onboard credit? If you did, it might of used that.

You should have no problem dropping your luggage off early…You can find out what time they start taking luggage. As for your carry on…If you put a Royal luggage tag on them you can drop them off also. But once you drop them off you will not have access till you see them again when they get to your room.

I would doubt it.

Can’t believe I can’t find a picture right now of the hammock hanging on a balcony. The one we have is a Castaway Travel Hammock and you can find them on Amazon. Here is a video of someone putting a different model up on a balcony. They are small, lightweight and pack easy. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08VRR36YF/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_BMXW1QC8ZKNV5A2S8HD4 https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=How+to+Set+Up+Castaway+Hammock+on+a+cruise+ship+balcony+&&view=detail&mid=1185B085E8EFB651BE791185B085E8EFB651BE79&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DHow%2Bto%2BSet%2BUp%2BCastaway%2BHammock%2Bon%2Ba%2Bcruise%2Bship%2Bbalcony%2B%26go%3DSearch%26qs%3Dn%26form%3DQBVR%26sp%3D-1%26pq%3Dhow%2Bto%2Bset%2Bup%2Bcastaway%2Bhammock%2Bon%2Ba%2Bcruise%2Bs%26sc%3D0-44%26sk%3D%26cvid%3D518AFDA2041C4E11BFB3C10C9F32326F

Never had a virtual balcony but we don't believe it can compete with the real thing...The sounds and smells!!! We hang our hammock on ours and enjoy every second we can.

My knees are shot and my Doctor says it’s time to replace them. However, I’m not crossing that bridge till I absolutely have to. In the meantime, you will see me taking the elevators onboard and avoiding the stairs…If you insist on getting on the elevator before people get off…You won’t like me or my comments.

On a Alaska cruise and the inside passage…It doesn’t matter what side of the ship your on because you can see magnificent scenery on either side. We always book a starboard cabin if at all possible. We have a hammock that we always hang on our balcony and psycho would sleep out there if I would let him…He claims to see some strange things. We did one see a toilet seat float by in the Caribbean one time but that’s another story. But on our 2017 Alaska cruise…It was awesome to just sit out there and watch the land go by on the inside passage…We we’re amazed to see a log cabin out in the middle of nowhere without any roads or other signs of civilization around it. Can’t wait to go back in just 47 days

Hate to admit it but I once had to ask the bartender in the Diamond Club to please add some more coke to my Crown and Coke.

Don't know because we always use a TA. If we don't make the payment by the required date our TA makes it using our CC on file.

I'm sorry but I'm not uploading my DD Form 214 online for a discount. I do carry a copy of my 214 in my passport holder in case I need to show it but as they say...Once you upload anything to the net...It's always going to be on the net for anyone to see and possibly use.

With all the cruises we had canceled and FCC we got and reapplied to a cruise that also got canceled...Trying to keep up with them all was a NIGHTMARE!!! Thankfully we have an outstanding TA who not only kept track of all of them but also fought Royal to get them reissued and applied to the next cruise we booked. We tried keeping a spreadsheet tracking all of them till we learned he was tracking them. We are telling you TA's are worth their weight in gold!!!

The first thing we do as soon as we get onboard is head to the dining room to find our table. If there is something we don't like, we have found it very easy to get fixed by immediately talking to the Maitre'd...It's might not get fixed when you show up for dinner the first night.

It all depends on your taste...We like our drinks strong, and we make them that way at home. When we get on a ship and order a drink...They are not normally as strong as we like or just plain weak. We've watched them make the drink and some pour just the correct amount, and some will over pour. We have learned once we find a bartender, we like...We always keep going back. As we get to know our bartenders, they get to know us and our preferences for our drinks. It's not long till the drinks start tasting like home. Sometimes we do have to ask them to make it a little stronger or as Psycho says...I like to taste my Crown Royal.

Or make them while your waiting to board the ship on the app. We did that for the IFly and the North Star on the Odyssey of the seas early this month. Have to be on the ships WiFi though

The price of packages is never a factor in our booking choices. Where we want to go is first and second is the ship…We have booked just for the ship as we did this month for the Odyssey of the Seas…Might be our new favorite ship. We normally book our cruises a year out and the packages will normally fluctuate before we sale. Our key is to constantly monitor our cruise planner and buy a package when we see a good price…By checking a couple times a week, we know our base price. If we see it cheaper, we cancel and rebuy.

We love Labadee We also love Bonaire but it’s not quite the same without the A and C islands to go with it.

We like to call them sales...Wal-Mart at Seas sales.

There is usually some late night cash games on most ships. Much more enjoyable playing.

Psycho use to enter and play in the tournaments but not anymore. The blinds went up way to fast and with the ability to rebuy a lot of the players were constantly going all in on every hand. Not the way he likes to play.

We just got off the Odyssey of the Seas yesterday and they changed our room attendant three times. Weird and we didn’t like it…Our first guy Andrew was awesome…The other two were great also just we but we never seemed to have the same connection as we did with Andrew

Buffalo Trace is Psycho’s second choice so let’s hope they don’t run out

The Beverage Manager told us that personally after this mourning at the top tier event.

We are on the Odyssey of the Seas and can’t find a Crown and Coke anyplace. Beverage Manager told us Crown Royal and Royal Caribbean has a disagreement over the cost and have stopped purchasing Crown Royal for all it’s ships. It’s still for sale in bottles in the ships stores…Just can’t get a drink onboard

Because they have lots of money to make up for