LTS

2 hours ago, Matt said:

The most Royal Caribbean has for outside dining are grab and go locations, not specialty or main dining room.

On Oasis Class ships, some of the restaurants in Central Park have outdoor dining (Chops, Jamies/Giovanni)

Windjammer on Quantum and Radiance Class ships have an outdoor area at the aft of the ship.

Some of the recent amplifications added more dining outside to the pool deck, such as El Loco Fresh.

Thank you Matt! I appreciate you!

1 hour ago, twangster said:

I think you'll find all Royal ships have an Adventure Ocean although some ships don't have a nursery for babies.  For a 4 year old you should be good.

Good to know! Thanks!

Right now we are booked on Navigator of the Seas. But we love outdoor dining. Are there certain ships that have a good amount of outdoor dining options? Also, we will have a 4 year old with us so want to make sure the ship also has Adventure Ocean. :)

Now I totally understand how to figure out where the bed will be BUT I'm noticing that all the balcony room options for our 3 person party the bed is always by the bathroom! My hypothesis is that the sofa bed needs to be balcony. Can anyone confirm this is true on the Harmony?

4 minutes ago, Meloncollie01 said:

Atlantix2000 is correct. We cruised with another couple back in August on Harmony and the bed in our room was by the bathroom and the bed in their room was by the balcony. Our rooms were directly next door to one another. Our room (bed near the bathroom) was Deck 10 Room 538, not sure if that will help you at all.

Thanks for sharing! So close!! I was hoping to find out about 11538.

1 minute ago, Atlantix2000 said:

My understanding is the balcony rooms alternate.  So if cabin X is bed by bath then both adjacent rooms would be bed by balcony.  (So long as they are still balcony rooms.  If they are Junior Suites or something else, the pattern will be broken.

Yes I've noticed that the rooms go every other with the bed by the balcony and then the bathroom. But I have a hypothesis that if it's a room for 3 or more people, the bed is by the bathroom. I'm thinking that the rooms where the sofa pulls out needs to be by the balcony, but I haven't found any sites to confirm this!

Can anyone confirm that oceanview balcony rooms for 3 people on Harmony the bed will be by the bathroom vs bed by the balcony? So far every room available to me has the bed by the bathroom. I'm looking for a balcony cabin on Harmony for my husband & I and our almost 3 year old and I really want our bed by the balcony. But suites are too expensive for us!

44 minutes ago, JLMoran said:

Hi there @LTS, welcome to the boards!

WOW bands work like a regular SeaPass card for rooms. Only one room will be unlocked by the band. If you need to be able to get into another family member’s room, you can go to Guest Services and request an extra SeaPass card for that room.

Thanks! I guess my question should have been - can Guest Services get me access to two rooms on my Wow band?

My family is going to have multiple rooms on our SOS cruise. Will my WOW band work for two rooms?!

Thanks!!!

2 hours ago, tiny260 said:

What I remember reading is that yes it should work, and may work with no issues, but it is not something I would depend on. Royal could at anytime block the usage.

Symphony is one of the ships using the new Royal APP and "Beta" messaging is included in the APP, the only issue I have heard is that the APP does not notify you when you get a message, you have to know/remember to check the APP.

You can purchase the "Key" and VOOM is included with all of the other perks.

Good to know that there is messaging on the app on Symphony!!

2 hours ago, Matt said:

You should know that it's a loophole, and not a feature. That means it may or may not work and RC could close that loophole at any point.

Thanks Matt!! Your insight is always appreciated!

I heard a rumor that iPhone to iPhone messaging works on the ship (without the internet package). I’ll be on Symphony of the Seas in just over a week and want to be able to message others on the ship when we aren’t together. Have you known this to be true on Symphony?! (I hope so because I really don’t want to pay for internet for two people!!)

In St Kitts I think I want to go to Brimstone Hill as the views look amazing! But we will have our 1.5yr old with us and apparently he's too young for this tour through Royal Caribbean. I don't want to just take a taxi - we want to go through someone reputable. Do you know of a driver or tour company that goes to this location? Are there other things we should consider doing in St Kitts? Thanks!!

Thanks to everyone for providing your thoughts and comments!! So helpful!

Thanks! Good to know you’re not a fan of St Kitts. We are docking in Nassau Bahamas. I really want to be on the boat on one of the port days. I think my family would enjoy it!

I’m thinking about staying on board one day while we are at port on the Symphony of the Seas in January. We are going to Bahamas, St Kitts, and St Thomas. We have a kid who will be 1.5 years old at the time so keep that in mind. Between those 3 ports, which one would you stay onboard for?