Psycho and Barb

We like to print our own and then seal them...That way we can personalize them and add a picture if the ship.

We like to print our own and then seal them...That way we can personalize them and add a picture if the ship.

WOW. NO THANKS on the complete lack of compassion here. "Forgetting" (in quotes?) What is that supposed to mean? 
My friend has 3 kids, one of which is graduating from high school in 2 weeks, so there are many activities with the soon to be grad. All 3 kids are in sports, and music/theater, so she has been to 9 arts performances and 5 games in the past week. Oh, and she WORKS. And is a youth group leader at her church. She also has health issues, including Type 1 diabetes. She is one of the most organized and giving people I know. A reminder arrived and she just missed it. She's amazing, but human. 
I asked for ADVICE, not judgement. Screw you.

We are Diamond+ and unless it's a fantastic sale, we don't buy the package anymore.  Even if we buy a few drinks on top of our five...It's still cheaper than purchasing the booze package.  We do miss the slamming hour in the Diamond lounge though...Lol

We are Diamond+ and unless it's a fantastic sale, we don't buy the package anymore.  Even if we buy a few drinks on top of our five...It's still cheaper than purchasing the booze package.  We do miss the slamming hour in the Diamond lounge though...Lol

We miss the ice sculptures...Use to love watching them and trying to figure what they were carving.

If you have a travel agent, they should ensure Royal knows your B2B.  We love to cruise B2B because we get to see both of the ship's itineraries.  We just send an email to our TA telling him we want to do a B2B on whatever ship and when...He knows our room preferences.   He has always found us the same room for both cruises and will call us when he has everything ready to book.  A great TA is worth their weight in gold.

If you have a travel agent, they should ensure Royal knows your B2B.  We love to cruise B2B because we get to see both of the ship's itineraries.  We just send an email to our TA telling him we want to do a B2B on whatever ship and when...He knows our room preferences.   He has always found us the same room for both cruises and will call us when he has everything ready to book.  A great TA is worth their weight in gold.

If you have a travel agent, they should ensure Royal knows your B2B.  We love to cruise B2B because we get to see both of the ship's itineraries.  We just send an email to our TA telling him we want to do a B2B on whatever ship and when...He knows our room preferences.   He has always found us the same room for both cruises and will call us when he has everything ready to book.  A great TA is worth their weight in gold.

We miss the ice sculptures...Use to love watching them and trying to figure what they were carving.

If you have a travel agent, they should ensure Royal knows your B2B.  We love to cruise B2B because we get to see both of the ship's itineraries.  We just send an email to our TA telling him we want to do a B2B on whatever ship and when...He knows our room preferences.   He has always found us the same room for both cruises and will call us when he has everything ready to book.  A great TA is worth their weight in gold.

The Pepper Mill, the asst. waiter (usually) would come around and ask if you wanted pepper.  Also the variety of bread instead now you get a little basket with about 5 oi pieces in it. and every night it always 2 pieces of WHITE Italian type bread and a couple of WHITE rolls . Nothing in dark flour. maybe once in a while a seeded roll.  Also as I mentioned before the Savey bites

Labadee is our favorite port...Fantasic beach day.
 
The only time we can remember Royal cancelling Labadee was years ago when they had all the boats protesting.

Labadee is our favorite port...Fantasic beach day.
 
The only time we can remember Royal cancelling Labadee was years ago when they had all the boats protesting.

Labadee is our favorite port...Fantasic beach day.
 
The only time we can remember Royal cancelling Labadee was years ago when they had all the boats protesting.

At the recommendation of this forum a few years ago, I bought one of these USB hubs and it works like charm! There may be newer models, but this is the one I have and still use on every cruise. This way, you're only using ONE outlet in your stateroom.
I keep this in my carry-on with my iPad, GoPro, etc. Enough ports to charge both of our iPhones, iPads, my GoPro, bluetooth speaker, etc., simultaneously if needed. Never a problem with Royal as it's just the USB hub and a detachable power cord!
https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Charger-PowerPort-iPhone-Galaxy/dp/B00P936188/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3IHNF6D1JK6KV&keywords=USB%2BWall%2BCharger%2C%2BAnker%2B60W%2B6%2BPort%2BUSB%2BCharging%2BStation&qid=1647205052&sprefix=usb%2Bwall%2Bcharger%2C%2Banker%2B60w%2B6%2Bport%2Busb%2Bcharging%2Bstation%2Caps%2C227&sr=8-3&th=1

We have used this one for many cruises and never had a problem…Not saying it might not be a problem on our next cruise.   We like that the power cord can be detached and stored somewhere else so all the screener see is the USB hub with out any electrical cord…It seems like if looks like a power strip, it’s going to be confiscated.  We store the power cord in a little USB cord carrier with lots of cords. 

We have used this one for many cruises and never had a problem…Not saying it might not be a problem on our next cruise.   We like that the power cord can be detached and stored somewhere else so all the screener see is the USB hub with out any electrical cord…It seems like if looks like a power strip, it’s going to be confiscated.  We store the power cord in a little USB cord carrier with lots of cords. 

What makes this one a problem is 
A. it has a long cord
B. it makes a single 110 outlet into 3
 
As said above, it seems arbitrary and random oftentimes the way things are enforced; however the 2 points I make above, really makes an item prime for refusal.
 
BTW there is no such thing as "cruise line approved" power strips; no cruise line endorses any products; this is just marketing jargon to get the sale.

Why worry about it?  Just setup a time and place to meet...Taxi are easy to get, so just grab one at the port.  Or better yet, everybody make reservations at Nachi Cocom and meet there.  Nachi Cocom is our go to spot in Coz.
home Nachi Cocom Beach Club Cozumel | All Inclusive Day Pass (cozumelnachicocom.com)
 

Why worry about it?  Just setup a time and place to meet...Taxi are easy to get, so just grab one at the port.  Or better yet, everybody make reservations at Nachi Cocom and meet there.  Nachi Cocom is our go to spot in Coz.
home Nachi Cocom Beach Club Cozumel | All Inclusive Day Pass (cozumelnachicocom.com)
 

Yes.  But depending on a bunch of factors...Like the port, the guy doing the screening, Etc., you may get lucky and get it onboard.  

I haven't been on a cruise in almost 40 years (I would have been 7 or so my only other cruise I've taken). So this may as well be my first time. My wife and kids had never been on a cruise previously. 
 
We sailed on Indy over the weekend and some things stood out in relation to a lot of what I've read here and other places, both things that I felt lined up with what everyone said, and things that I thoroughly disagree with a lot of posters I've read. 
First - what an INCREDIBLE ship! I know it isn't the biggest anymore, but WOW what a lovely vessel to sail on! My family all agree, we loved her! The crew, the captain, the ship overall, just an absolutely fantastic way to travel. Really hard to believe there are much larger ships in regular use!! Lol she absolutely did not feel small. LOVE the promenade deck, LOVE being able to go to the bow. 
 
The third night we sailed through fairly rough seas and she rocked and rolled. My youngest (13) got seasick. But none of them were afraid. Some of us actually enjoyed watching the waves hit our porthole as the ship got tossed around a bit. 
 
Food - I read a lot about the desserts not being anything to write home about. I gotta agree on that one. Even the cheesecake, which is one of my favorite things usually, was just "meh". But aside from that I really do not understand the people that complain about it. We didnt go to any specialty dining and we NEVER went hungry and were never in a situation where we couldn't all find something we really liked. My prime rib in the MDR was tender and delicious and probably one of my favorite things I ate. (I've seen multiple posts staging the prime rib was bad). 
 
Windjammer was hit or miss. There was always at least a portion of what was being served that was really good. The roast turkey was delicious (I always go dark meat though so maybe the white meat wasnt). Even the steaks on the WJ were perfectly edible and tasty. I saw a lot of comments before I sailed that the Indian food on board was good and it REALLY was. But plenty of other offerings in the WJ were quite tasty as well. It IS too busy which can be frustrating but I expected that. 
 
Cafe promenade was impressive. Always open and always quality, tasty snacks. Sorrento's was perfectly tasty as well and my wife, who is gluten free, also liked their GF pizza. Fish and Ships was GOOD!! The only extra we spent on food was Ben and Jerry's and we all enjoyed all of our dining the whole time. 
 
The food on Coco Cay was, we all agree, really really good! The shaved ribeye sandwich was probably my favorite. The Cuban was also good. Of course the taco bar was great and most of my crew said that was their favorite on the island. 
 
Coco Cay itself is, in a word, fantastic.  Just beautiful beyond description.  
 
The crew was, without exception,  top notch. All of them. 
 
My nitpicks:
I really wish they had more freestyle machines. Having to wait in line everytime and hope it has ice was a little frustrating especially when you're REALLY thirsty. (Matters more to me than most probably because I dont drink alcohol and Im a bit of a soda fiend) 
 
The elevators being so full so often got annoying when we were trying to get somewhere. Minor and expected. 
 
The wifi signal in our stateroom wasn't very good. Nothing I couldn't live with, and on higher decks it worked really well. 
 
Overall, I, and the rest of my family, absolutely loved our experience.  My wife wanted to start with a short one to see how she and our kids would like it. I think the best way to summarize how we all felt about it is the fact that we went to NextCruise on our final night and booked a 9 night to Canada for 2024. (On Indy's sister ship, no less).  Cannot wait to sail again!
 
 

It’s not the perks that keeps us coming back to Royal…We keep coming back for many reasons.  We love their ships, shows and customer service and other things.  The perks are nice and we think could be improved.  

It’s not the perks that keeps us coming back to Royal…We keep coming back for many reasons.  We love their ships, shows and customer service and other things.  The perks are nice and we think could be improved.