Susie

Just now, WAAAYTOOO said:

Remember that the Diamond Lounge will also have a continental breakfast every morning so if you forget to order or just want to pick up something quick, you can stop by there and pick up something too.  They will have juice and specialty coffees as well (assuming the coffee machine is working !).

Thanks @WAAAYTOOO and hope Diamond Lounge has Smoke Salmon that will be set for me.

23 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said:

Everyone gets free continental breakfast service..but the hot items such as eggs and bacon have the $7.95 +18% per order charge.  The room categories of Grand Suites and above get the order charge waived..and Pinnacles too it seems!

Thanks a bunch. Sometimes we are in a hurry in the morning for excursion so I will take continental breakfast if need. Thanks again

I don't want to make a new topic for this question so I will ask here if someone can answer me.

C&A Diamond, do we get free breakfast room service? or just D+ or Pinnacle Peeps.

31 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

Day 5:  San Juan

”You are the music in the Symphony of life.”

Good morning from San Juan. 

Unfortunately our view keeps getting obstructed.  At least it’s not a total clunker like yesterday.

Things you wonder on a Wednesday morning...why are these things always rusty?

Zero plans for the day today.  We may or may not get off the ship. Hubby is not even awake yet. You can probably guess where I am as I write this. 

Good Morning !!!

Suite lounge and I think I win the prize LOL

48 minutes ago, twangster said:

After dark I thought I'd walk off some of my dinner.  There were a number of low clouds passing above us and it didn't look like a great night for the Milky Way again.  Our direction towards Belize puts the Milky Way at the front of the ship but after Belize we'll start heading back North so this would be the last chance to take advantage of the dark bow to capture it.

A passing storm in the distance caught my eye from deck 6 aft behind Boleros.

It didn't look good for star gazing but I thought I'd try anyways so back to deck 6 forward.  I settled in to let my eyes adjust and it seemed like it was opening up at times.  In between passing clouds I managed to get some more Milky Way shots.  Using lessons learned from the previous night I think they came out pretty good. 

Oh dear!!! Even better than the night before and that lighting shot was amazing also. Such a treat for us, thanks @twangster 

4 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

After a second round at Hiro, we headed back to our cabin where we found this waiting for us...

...if you can’t sail Star class, you might as well try to re-create it

This was the dessert that we took “to go” from Jamie’s earlier

Settling in now with dessert, tea, and some Lucifer.  Goodnight all!

You make me hungry. Goodnight  

1 hour ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

Diamond Lounge appetizers for @Susie

Wanted to note that it was the exact same as the suite lounge apps.

Thanks for the pictures. No doubt !! Look better than my Greek salad (my dinner for today). 74 days to go we will be on Symphony. Can't wait.

28 minutes ago, twangster said:

 

 

Lucky you to catch this event. It is definitely a stunning Milky way.  Hope I see it up on the sky one day. I guess that another bucket list. Thanks for the pictures.

28 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

Is that still on ?  I thought they had cancelled that show.  I will have to look for it.

I think Fox Canceled it but Netflix pick up the show and make season 4 and season 5. I love the show but not want to pay Netflix to see the new season though.

Just log in.

 Dawn!!! They was not make mistake on mine status. I am still Diamond.

Common Intern make me D+ or Pinnacle. 

1 hour ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

It’s that time of the night again

Lemon Drop time !!      Woot Woot !!!!

1 hour ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

Day 3: At sea

”Each day we draft a new movement in our Symphony of life; what melody will you compose today?” - Ken Poirot

Woke up this morning to another beautiful, and sunny day. Another day at sea and again we have no real plans. 

I decided to change it up a bit this morning. Headed to the suite lounge for a visit and to make my tea. The continental breakfast offerings there this morning are the same as yesterday. 

I decided against CK breakfast, shocker I know, and headed down to Deck 4 to check out the Diamond for @Susie. This is what I found. 

 

@Lovetocruise2002 Thank you so much for the pictures. Love to see Symphony offer smoke salmon, Yogurt parfait,  fruit cup and pastries. Hubby and I love smoke salmon so that good enough for me. one thing was missing for smoke salmon is capers, I wish they have that.  However, not sure I can pass omelette at JR though. Really tough choices. LOL

Can wait to try El Loco Fresh and Thanks for the diamond lounge pictures. 

12 hours ago, LetsTryThisPlace said:

So after Freedom I was able to convince my wife to cruise more. She found a deal for the MSC Bellissima from Barcelona and thought we would give them a shot since it was a brand new ship. The ship wasn't bad it just wasn't a great experience compared to Royal so we have gone back to Royal and decided it would be hard to go to another line now. Is this how people become Loyal to Royal? We just booked our next cruise (unless we book another one before we go lol) on Freedom. Looking forward to the ABC islands. 

I went on MSC Bellissima in April for my Europe (Mediterranean Cruise). We flew to Milan and took train to Genoa. I love the ports of call (Genoa, Naples, Messina, Malta, Marseille and Barcelona. From my experience it was great cruise and we love it. I did not have any bad services except shore excursion desk. The reason we went with MSC because the price for the  cruise was less than half we will have to pay for Royal and the ports was my destination not the ship so why not. I went with open mind and it was better than I was expected. Interior room was bigger than Royal interior room. Any services we got was the same we got with royal. The ship was clean (brand new). The shows that come with the cruise price was good but not great like Royal. However, it doesn't bother me at all. I did went to one show of Cirque Du Soleil (Syma). I was a superior show and we love but you have to pay for it ($18 each if I was not wrong). IMO, It well worth the money spent. We also try their specialty restaurants (Butcher's cut and Sushi) and it was really great. One seas day, we went to the slides and rope course. We loved them and really enjoyed them. I also like that they allow my son who was not 48" went with my husband on the slide. Sum it up, We will not hesitate to book cruise to Mediterranean with MSC again. I think, it depends on what you need for your cruise and expectation. My expectation was really low and the ports was right.

I still loyal to Royal as you can see I already book 2 cruises with Royal (Symphony and Oasis).

@princevaliantus I was promised to give you a review with MSC Bellissima and here it is. 

@Lovetocruise2002 I know you will go to the Suite lounge for breakfast but if it is possible could you go to the Diamond lounge in the morning just for the pictures. I want to know what they have for breakfast. No suite for us, We only booked the Balcony cabin. Hope it is OK and do not interrupt your cruise. 

9 minutes ago, GoodAtStuffAndThings said:

@Susie - We're going to spend a day at Carambola in a few weeks. Do you recall whether you can rent snorkel gear there, or should we bring our own? Any idea what the round trip taxi fare is per person? Thanks!

we had our own snorkel Gear. I forgot about the taxi cost but it was really decent. We love that beach and the place.  

5 minutes ago, twangster said:

If all goes well and the rules don't change it should be in 2020.

NICE  I will cross fingers for you and hope RCCL don't change the rules as well.

On 7/23/2019 at 2:33 PM, twangster said:

When I boarded I was glad to see Louis Soomaroo back on board as Loyalty Ambassador.  Louis took very good care of me on my last Empress cruise and there's little doubt that he was responsible for the Diamond Plus pin left in my cabin last night.

 

@twangster How close are you at Pinnacle?

LOL 12 nights.... really long!!!! 

I wish I can do world cruise for a month and more long.

Just now, Lovetocruise2002 said:

Just earlier today.  I was getting pressure from @Skid 

 

Will follow along before I can be on her in October.

Sorry @kittysoul I kind of high jack you thread. It kind of carry away with excitement with Oasis class ships.

23 minutes ago, CruisinUpinLife said:

Just remember your meds.  I had forgotten my good over the counter meds and regretted it.  When I realized that was the part of the ship I was likely having issues with, I just avoided it, sadly, since it's a very nice area.  Only you know your limits with plant life so just plan accordingly.  All other areas were fine for me and I'm sure this area would have been ok had I remembered my meds.

Thanks I guess more Meds I need to take. I will not miss Central park because that is one of the reasons I book Oasis class.

2 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

Home of the yummy Bellini and Lavender Tonic!

Actually, that sounds like a good first stop on Saturday! lol

Do you start your new Symphony blog yet? Any packing done? I can't wait to be on Symphony in October.  

7 minutes ago, ellcee said:

Me too. I sounded like an 80 year old man - which I tend to in my head.

@ellcee I also not want to spend $$ on extra stuff but right now or at least last week when I booked Oasis. Oasis OTS  balcony rooms were on sale so I took advantage and YOLO the Boardwalk room and + I don't need to fly. I don't drink soda though so not sure what to do with that perk. Do the soda machine has just sparkling water?

I booked Boardwalk Balcony on Oasis for next summer. I originally want the central park view but it is not available for 3 people when I book it. After I heard about allergy in central park that make me feel better that I do not get the central park room. I allergic to pollen so really hope central park not make me sick. Anyone that allergic to pollen can give any info? Please . I had never been on Oasis class ship but I already booked 2 cruises  on Oasis class ship so now I worry.   

1 hour ago, AshleyDillo said:

https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2019/04/15/perfect-day-cococay-waterslides-experiences-height-and-weight-requirements

Check out the chart in this post.  There appear to be several slides he can do plus he'll be able to use the wave and adventure pools.

Thanks for the chart