JasonL

All the Oasis class ships with Allure being on the bottom of that list and whatever Oasis class is the Newest on the top

All the Oasis class ships with Allure being on the bottom of that list and whatever Oasis class is the Newest on the top

All the Oasis class ships with Allure being on the bottom of that list and whatever Oasis class is the Newest on the top

I just paid $4.95 for a gallon of gas and felt I was getting a good deal.  If I can get a burger and fries for under $10 I am doing good.  2 1/2 years ago gas was $3.25 and lunch as $4.  Inflation is killing everything including the cruise market.  We have been waiting to go back to Disneyland until the prices goes down and I just read Disney is raising prices.  Lucky, I have been booking 2 years out, so I am OK for the next year.  All I can do now is book my 2025 cruises when they come out and hope the prices come down.

Cruising is our families favorite vacation, but the prices are soaring. Used to always be able to find the value cruise for a family of 5 on an older Oasis or Freedom/Voyager. It seems those days are gone. Anyone else feeling the pinch on cruise prices recently? I know demand is up and with that comes higher prices, but I can't even find reasonable Freedom/Voyager sailing anymore. Sadly I think we need to look elsewhere for our family vacations for a while. 😭
Might even have to try dipping my toes in the C word and see how the pricing compares

Cruising is our families favorite vacation, but the prices are soaring. Used to always be able to find the value cruise for a family of 5 on an older Oasis or Freedom/Voyager. It seems those days are gone. Anyone else feeling the pinch on cruise prices recently? I know demand is up and with that comes higher prices, but I can't even find reasonable Freedom/Voyager sailing anymore. Sadly I think we need to look elsewhere for our family vacations for a while. 😭
Might even have to try dipping my toes in the C word and see how the pricing compares

Cruising is our families favorite vacation, but the prices are soaring. Used to always be able to find the value cruise for a family of 5 on an older Oasis or Freedom/Voyager. It seems those days are gone. Anyone else feeling the pinch on cruise prices recently? I know demand is up and with that comes higher prices, but I can't even find reasonable Freedom/Voyager sailing anymore. Sadly I think we need to look elsewhere for our family vacations for a while. 😭
Might even have to try dipping my toes in the C word and see how the pricing compares

Cruising is our families favorite vacation, but the prices are soaring. Used to always be able to find the value cruise for a family of 5 on an older Oasis or Freedom/Voyager. It seems those days are gone. Anyone else feeling the pinch on cruise prices recently? I know demand is up and with that comes higher prices, but I can't even find reasonable Freedom/Voyager sailing anymore. Sadly I think we need to look elsewhere for our family vacations for a while. 😭
Might even have to try dipping my toes in the C word and see how the pricing compares

Cruising is our families favorite vacation, but the prices are soaring. Used to always be able to find the value cruise for a family of 5 on an older Oasis or Freedom/Voyager. It seems those days are gone. Anyone else feeling the pinch on cruise prices recently? I know demand is up and with that comes higher prices, but I can't even find reasonable Freedom/Voyager sailing anymore. Sadly I think we need to look elsewhere for our family vacations for a while. 😭
Might even have to try dipping my toes in the C word and see how the pricing compares

99.9% of our Harmony cruise out of Miami was amazing and magical... but...
We made a series of mistakes on disembarkation day
We got off the ship at 9, complete chaos at this time. Should have walked off with our luggage first thing.
Trying to rent a car... apparently a huge mistake in Miami by the cruise port. They "reserved" us(and 30 other people) a vehicle they didn't have, people were sitting around for hours waiting for cars. There was also 100 people waiting for the rental car bus which seated about 12, there was almost fist fights from desperate people trying to get on the bus that showed up every 45 minutes. We actually ended up jumping in a limousine that dropped some other folks off, but it cost an arm and a leg. 
We ended up trying to fight for a bus to the rental car place for 45 minutes until we got the limo ride to the rental car facility which didn't actually have a car for us. So we flagged down an Uber and just said the heck with it, lets go to the airport.
Only flight back to Seattle was at 5:30 and they didn't check bags until 3:30 so we wandered the airport with our 3 kids for 3 hours before being able to go through security.
 
Next time we will do the RC excursion that ends at the airport. Way easier exit from the terminal with less stress and a fun end to a cruise instead of a hair pulling pit of anger.
My question is how does Royal build a beautiful new terminal that is a breeze to get through, but they allow the last thing you remember about the trip to be a nightmare. Who were the engineers that designed that disaster? Some really bad civil planning there on the traffic flow to that terminal! May God have mercy on their souls

Cruising is our families favorite vacation, but the prices are soaring. Used to always be able to find the value cruise for a family of 5 on an older Oasis or Freedom/Voyager. It seems those days are gone. Anyone else feeling the pinch on cruise prices recently? I know demand is up and with that comes higher prices, but I can't even find reasonable Freedom/Voyager sailing anymore. Sadly I think we need to look elsewhere for our family vacations for a while. 😭
Might even have to try dipping my toes in the C word and see how the pricing compares

I wonder if Mr. Bailey is self aware enough to realize that the outrage was not purely driven by this survey question, but was a symptom of the growing negative perception of his brand in the last 9 or 10 months by its most ardent supporters. It was simply the straw that threatened to break the camels back. There was a time not that long ago when this survey question would not be given much credence by the faithful on the boards here. "Ehh... It's just a survey question. Don't freak out" is what I'm sure most would have said. But at this point in time, we have been conditioned to absolutely not give them any benefit of the doubt when it comes to price hikes and service reductions. That trust seems mostly gone. They've squandered it. And once their balance sheets look a little better in a few years, they may have trouble getting that trust back.

I'm not surprised there was uproar or that it was decided not to charge for pizza. I'm more annoyed about the question being asked at all. I feel like cruising will eventually keep charging more and more until I decide to vacation elsewhere. But for now, I still love it! Please keep the standards free and make your money on the extras!

I like the 5/5:30 time personally. It gives me an opportunity to get my 4th meal in later that night. 

Not if you're smart enough to marry into a loyalty level. 😁
I was going to hold out for Diamond but I kinda liked my wife at the time.

I prefer to book the rooms split up anyways. Allows me to get a drink package without the wife having to get one.  Just ask your options when you are being assigned your cards, shouldn't be a problem.

I prefer to book the rooms split up anyways. Allows me to get a drink package without the wife having to get one.  Just ask your options when you are being assigned your cards, shouldn't be a problem.

I prefer to book the rooms split up anyways. Allows me to get a drink package without the wife having to get one.  Just ask your options when you are being assigned your cards, shouldn't be a problem.

This could have happened with any cruise line. This is rare to happen, but it happens. A good TA would have made this experience a lot less pleasant. 

Booked this as my first solo cruise. Fresh off Radiance and decided solo is the way to go on this one. 😀

My Wife and I will be on this one with our 3 kids- 15 & 12 year old Daughters, 7 year old Son at time of sailing
Super excited to get the kids cruising again!

Contact the casino to see if they will allow you to use the next cruise certificate with a comp 
you never get C&A points for being a no show. 

Just an FYI for anyone looking for tests
emed currently has a 6pack for $150 + $20 next day shipping(approximately)
optum has a 2 pack for $70 + free shipping or a 3 pack for $99 + free shipping

get the Abbott at home test recommended by RC and Matt. Just bought a 3 pack from Optum for $99 to cover me and the wife plus one extra in case of an inconclusive. Free shipping

Craziest thing I've ever seen in my life!!! I saw someone at the buffet, get this..... only get 1 plate of food without returning for more!!! Blew my mind