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  1. Watch for the 10 Drink Card. We had it on the cruise before you....popped up around day 3, which is earlier than I remember in the past.
  2. Currently sitting at MCO waiting for our flight home after getting off Wonder. Think we left her in pretty good shape for you. Beautiful ship with so much to do. Have a wonderful cruise! Looking forward to hearing about your adventures.
  3. We do prefer Oasis and larger classes, but honestly enjoy all classes so and appreciate all (mind you, I think DH can't wait to try a smaller class). Great to hear tha tthe crew stands out.
  4. Thanks for the feedback. Funny as our kids will be 16 and 20 (i.e. your daughter travelled at both those ages). The Centrum actually looks kind of neat, and have heard they do an egg drop that would be fun.
  5. Thanks. We're actually Canadian so only get one day off. Nice you get the week off in the USA. Thanks for the suggestion. I looked at Voyager and Freedom class too (after Oasis class). Even these...with four of us in a single interior room...are very pricey. Indy is $2500 more than Rhapsody (and our ideal price range). Adventure is about $1000 more than Rhapsody ... but both of these prices are four of us in a small interior with the two pullmans. That's a bit tight. I saw some great itinerary ones, and with decent prices on Jewel, but the embarkment port isn't easy for us as it's not a direct flight, so scratched that one off the list.
  6. Thank you both. Appreciate the feedback. And true, I'm sure they won't be the only ones in their age range.
  7. Ok...here's the situation.... We are regular cruisers and book when itineraries are released. Our son is now in university so the only time we can go the four of us is Xmas or New Years. I know...worst time pricewise for booking (which is our issue). This upcoming Xmas 2024 we splurged and booked Icon. Really wanted to go on Icon with both kids, and not sure how much longer our son will travel with us so booked it when it came out. For that cruise, our room is now sold out but other rooms have gone WAY UP so glad we booked when we did. Fast forward to recent release....cruises for Xmas/New Years 2025 pretty much start at what we paid for with Icon. Wow! That one was a splurge and not something we want to book at again. So....we booked connecting rooms on Rhapsody at what was our previous price range. It's a standard Caribbean cruise but one port is new to us, which looks nice. Our kids will be 16 and 20 then so won't need the full amenities. They mostly love just being able to eat in Windjammer and MDR for dinner, enjoy the shows, swimming, and enjoy the gym and cruise planner activities such as trivia, etc. DH and our kids aren't worried. I personally think our kids will get bored and keep looking at other options, but nothing is in the price range we are ok to pay (I'll still check when short cruises are released this week...but then if we switch, we'd lose a couple days being a short cruise). Even though I have second thoughts, we love Royal and it's still a cruise. So...for those that have been on Rhapsody (or Vision class), thoughts? Tell me positive things that you enjoyed.
  8. Thanks. Think we'll cross the Tru hotel off our list since one of our criteria is to have stuff in the area for convenience. So maybe Hotel Indigo (if we feel ok with the area as per Sabrina's comments) or another one.
  9. Good point. Looking at google maps, it looks like we can walk to the Brickell area where the restaurants are located...about 15-18 min walk depending on exact place to which we are heading. Or can we not cross the 95? (google maps has a walking path but maybe it's not accurate) PS - Maybe not....Just did google maps but with the person, and seems like no side walks going under the bridge.
  10. Thanks for the note. I guess for one night it's not a big deal as long as it's clean and has the basics.
  11. Ah ok. Thanks for explaining. Maybe it's a way they can price rooms differently and see who bites?
  12. Thanks for the feedback. I'm looking at your link though and you mention Atwell Suites-Miami Brickell....not Hotel Indigo Miami Brickell. Having said that, I just did a google maps search and it seems like they are next to each other so your location comments would be the same. I should mention that with our flight time, we probably won't get there until 4:30pm or so, so just need a place to grab dinner...somewhere that is walkable...and hotel clean, basic etc with breakfast. I was also looking at airport hotels but a lot of them have nothing in walking distance. We've stayed at Hampton Inn Blue Lagoon before which was fine with stuff around it. Rooms don't seem to be released yet , but the month before is just as expensive as these two (and can't imagine xmas time being any better).
  13. This was our Go To hotel. It's been a few years but from what I remember, we just had to walk a block and we were at the main street with lots of restaurants and then not far from the Metro Mover. It's just a bit too pricey for us for this trip.
  14. Looking for a pre-cruise hotel in Miami before our December cruise. It'll be Christmas time so I know it won't be cheap (and hotels have gone up in general post covid) but having a hard time finding a decent hotel. We've stayed at Hampton Inn Brickell and had good experience there. We like the area and the hotel is clean and what we need. Unfortunately it's about $500 CAD. I've also found Tru by Hilton Miami West Brickell and Hotel Indigo Miami Brickell. Both still pricey but easier to take. Anyone stayed or knows anything about these?
  15. We had our entertainment open up on the app for out March cruise about 24 hours prior to it being available on the cruise planner (computer). Mind you, also got an entertainment email, which I haven't seen before, and by then it was available on the computer.
  16. Agree...from what I've seen you aren't outside on your balcony, but it's just a big window that opens. Nice views when it's closed but personally would prefer a traditional balcony. Really loved following everyone's posts and appreciate all the details, photos and sharing your experience and opinions. Really excited to go on her at xmas time. Ship seems beautiful with even more variety of food venues, bars, etc etc. Love the big windows and openness of this ship too. And of course our kids will just love the waterpark. I also like how they have a separate "tot" area that should spread out the kids a bit. Thank you all for taking us along.
  17. We had Simeon as a CD on Symphony in 2019 and I remember him saying he is usually the comedian but was filling in a CD. He was really funny though so not surprised you saying he was good.
  18. I'm looking at the deck plan.....Can you enter Absolute Zero on deck 5 (no Playmakers)? Or is it only accessible from deck 6 (Playmakers)?
  19. So great to be following along and enjoying Icon through all of you. Seems like a beautiful ship with just "Wows" all over. The Windjammer on this cruise too is first class! Question about the sofa bed. Has Royal stopped the trundle style sofa beds where a double sofa turns into two separate mattresses? Or maybe it's just your room (as your looks like it's more of a double bed)? I sure hope not as for our Icon booking we had to go back to a single room and our kids sharing a double (sofa) bed won't work. The trundle style is perfect as they each get their own mattrtess.
  20. I know this is an old post, but appreciate you posting and your follow up as we are in the same situation. It's been 3 weeks since our cruise. DH and my cruise include the points for the sailing; however, our kids points have yet to be updated. I called and they said we need to wait 30 days (which seems ridiculous and have never heard that before). I check our younger one's account each day and no change. And I know at this point, waiting 30 days will do nada.
  21. Thanks for posting. I find it fascinating hearing about your adventures and how they run the ship on a 9 month cruise. I'm enjoying following along. I knew there were segments, but didn't realize they had segments that are just a few weeks long.
  22. So excited for this review. We are on Icon next xmas so great to join in the excitement in the meantime. Hope you all have a wonderful cruise. Well, of course you will!
  23. DH and I tried to do the "Taste of the Caribbean" last July on Navigator. Sadly, they didn't have enough people to run it (as they close the Bamboo Room ), so it didn't end up running. They did give us a free drink though in it's place.
  24. Sabrina, waiting to fly home and I've now read your blog. It was so wonderful meeting you and @recogneyes in person! So glad it worked out. It's fun reading your experience on the ship and hearing your thoughts as every family can experience things differently. And of course, always interesting hearing your about your suite experience. Btw, I agree with you on The Book. The singing, dancing and special effects were great, but the show was I don't know....odd. (And I also did a double take on the "person" lying in the Solarium...lol). Too bad about our Haiti day weather but overall can't complain as certainly better than back home. Safe travels back home and hopefully our cruise paths will cross again.
  25. Happy to report that we just did check in for WestJet, and like your scenario, when we got to bags, it showed $0 for the cost of each bag. So it was in fact included.
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