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  1. 19 minutes ago, Irishcruiseguy said:

    I wanted to book the May 21st sailing today but when my TA checked the sailing had been pulled. I'm a bit disappointed to be honest we had our hearts set on that sailing. Anyone know what it was pulled? Royal not giving an explanation. For now I have booked the April 30th sailing which is a 9 night Greece late stays and two overnights in Athens and Naples. Also includes santorini and Mykonos. If the May 21st sailing becomes available again I playto transfer to it. 

    I noticed this about my sailing on October 10, 2021 (TA has hold so didn’t pay deposit yet). I reached out to Royal via social media and they said nothing has been changed. And when I mentioned it is no longer on the website, they said give it a day or 2...

  2. You should consider the Rhino Rider Adventure in St. Maarten. You drive small motor boats to a secluded beach and snorkel in the water before returning. One of my favorite excursions.

    http://www.royalcaribbean.com/shoreExcursions/product/detail/view.do?sourcePage=shorexByPort&ProductCode=SM17&DestinationCode=

    Here is a vlog of when I did the excursion last year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcMDyyrIYZY

     

  3. Hi Everyone,

    Two years ago I started vlogging my cruise ship vacations on YouTube (MelKaps). Since 2017, I have sailed on Grandeur of the Seas, Allure of the Seas, Celebrity Solstice, Adventure of the Seas, and Harmony of the Seas. I cruise with my fiance and he has quite a personality and he definitely benefits from my Diamond status since he is Diamond, too. All of our vacation vlogs can be found on my channel.

    Yesterday I uploaded our Harmony of the Seas Trailer for our new series from our vacation in October.

    I love capturing our favorite moments and memories on video and I enjoy sharing them with the world. I would appreciate if you can check out our travel adventures as new cruise vlogs are coming soon!

  4. Thanks for posting this. The question I have is for sailings that are longer than 7 nights. I know the standard 7 night menu is used across the fleet, but I have trouble finding the menus for the extra days. For instance, I am going on a 12 night Brilliance of the Seas cruise next year and I am curious about the extra 5 menus.

  5. I sailed on Celebrity Solstice last year out of Seattle. The prices were very similar for Explorer of the Seas and Solstice, however, Celebrity makes the extra Alaska port of call to Ketchikan. Ovation only goes to Juneau and Skagway. Both pass through glaciers and stop at Victoria, BC. I recommend checking out other cruise lines for comparison when it comes to ports of call if you want to see more of Alaska.

  6. I did this excursion last month. To be honest, we didn't enjoy it and I would pass on this one.

    Once in the water, we felt very crowded and didn't have room to swim. Everyone was kicking each other and I felt unsafe. Plus, there were 3 other boats filled with passengers entering the water as well. There also wasn't much to see in the water, very few fish and dead coral. They provided noodles if you wanted extra flotation in the water, but quickly ran out.

    Even the boat ride wasn't too exciting. We thought it would have more of a pirate ship feel, but it was just men operating a boat with a sail. You also couldn't walk around since the boat was stuffed with people and the snorkeling equipment took up a lot of space.

    I am typically not a negative person when it comes to cruising and excursions, but we have done other snorkeling and catamaran excursions in the past, and they were all far superior to this one. We left this one rather disappointed and wish we chose something else.

  7. 2 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said:

    Nope..I think they do juggle two overlapping itineraries each week..roundtrip from Barcelona and roundtrip from Rome. 

    There will be a separate gangway for those embarking/debarking and those having a port stop "in transit". 

    They've done this for several years, so they're used to the logistical execution of it all.  

    Is there an example of them doing this in 2020? I don't see anything.

  8. 1. Arrive to the port early. You are paying for your day 1 and the sooner you get on the ship, the sooner you can start your vacation.

    2. Bring a USB port outlet for more charging space. Do not confuse this with a surge protector, since it most likely will be confiscated.

    3. Be friendly to the crew and chat with them. Room stewards, for instance, enjoy when we have conversations with them because their jobs are very repetitive and have to clean up after us. It can really make someone's day.

     

  9. On 9/26/2019 at 5:35 PM, Flacruiser99 said:

    Most ships now let you use them in the MDR.

    I redeemed my drink in the MDR and the waiter didn't understand and ended up charging me. I went to guest relations and it says the charge was placed at 8:55pm. We weren't even in the dining room at that time. From now on, I just go to a bar before heading to the MDR.

  10. I just want to provide my experience a couple of weeks ago on Harmony of the Seas. We had the 3 night dining package and there was someone in the terminal by the waiting area making reservations. We lined up and made all of the reservations before we boarded. We didn't find out until day 3 that he confused our reservations and never booked Jamie's for us and instead changed the time of Wonderland. We had to go to guest relations and had very few options to make a reservation at Jamie's on the day we wanted.

    Moral of the Story: Double check to confirm that your reservations were indeed made by either calling guest relations, checking the app, or calling the restaurants themselves.

  11. I've sailed Celebrity numerous times while growing up. I am actually an Elite member on Celebrity, which is why I am Diamond on Royal Caribbean. I do have to say that I always preferred Royal to Celebrity, even when I was young. Adventure Ocean was much more enjoyable than Celebrity's kids program.

    I did sail Celebrity last year to Alaska, for the first time in 9 years. Here are some takeaways:

    I definitely noticed the staff cater more to the older crowd than Millennials. I think it is why my parents always prefer Celebrity.

    The MDR food seemed more upscale and the buffet had more options than Royal. The buffet had a nice ice cream station with toppings, panini station, stir fry, pasta, etc. everyday and always had themes for lunch and dinner, more so than Royal.

    Entertainment was lackluster. While the actors and actresses are very talented, the shows were mediocre.

    Fun facts: Celebrity has a tour of the galley/kitchen for free. The room stewards put chocolate on your pillows every evening.

    I hope you have a great time on the Edge. Definitely hoping to check Edge or Apex out one day.

  12. My favorite memory from Quest that my family and I still talk about today was on Explorer in 2013. They asked for a hairy back. Someone from my team instantly ripped his shirt off and ran down. After the quest was closed, the CD asked to see the YETI from our team again. It was insane!

    Last week on Harmony, the first quest was the Royal Caribbean app opened on someone's phone. It was the first time they didn't ask for the paper cruise compass. Times are changing!

  13. 2 hours ago, Jacquie said:

    Royal's website said 7 & 9 night cruises from Rome & the 9 nighters are the Greek Isles!  Can't wait!!  I've been planning on doing the 9 night Greek Isles in 2021 for 2 years. I can't believe we get to sail on the Odyssey. I'm excited but also it;s going to be overwhelming on such a port intensive cruise.

    I'm planning the Greek Isles cruise for my honeymoon in 2021. It would be nice to sail on a new ship, but there is no way I could see everything I want on this ship. Plus, we would need to allot extra time for tendering since it is such a big ship for small ports.

  14. Just now, raahc said:

    Hi there! Do you remember what day this was, and lunch or dinner?

    It was day 7 during lunch.

     

    Just now, raahc said:

    What flavors of ice cream do they have?

    I think it changed each day, but I've seen chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, and coffee the few days I did dine there. It was a nice change because usually they only have the soft-serve by the pools.

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