AshleyDillo

Nailed it.

While it was a fun experience, I would not do it again at that price point for the food alone (It was $59.99 + 18% with UDP.) I would consider it again at a full table with friends to share the experience. I didn't find the selections that much more impressive than the sashimi offerings at Izumi. My favorite dish was the miso cod. I was not impressed with the dessert. In order to get the discount with UDP we had to get a refund of what we had paid online and then recharged again at the discounted price. The server didn't know what we were talking about so we had to take care of that with the host. It took a bit and we had aqua show reservations that we ran to when we were done. My mother was saving us seats which I'm thankful for and embarrassed about at the same time. We were at the very back center next to the platform where they launch the disco ball in the high seats so we didnt have the discomfort of the bench seating. It was a great vantage point to catch the show and I enjoyed it better than I did on the first sailing. It still pales in comparison to the Icon aqua show and I still like the Oasis original Aqua 80s better.

The Omakase table is located between the Izumi sushi and the Izumi hibachi tables. The space is one giant shared restaurant for the three experiences. The room for Omakase only had 3 out of 4 solid walls, with the 4th being a slatted sliding door. This meant the noise bleeding from hibachi was horrible. If they ask me to give any feedback from the experience, that would be my #1. It is a single table for only 6 people, and like Chef's Table they will put you with strangers. My brother and I lucked out and the other party were two ladies who were loyal to Royal and were good at making small chat so it was not awkward at all. It's a set menu but they did ask about dietary restrictions. We got a welcome sake-based cocktail and they served us all the She's a Geisha drink later in the meal and green tea before dessert. We were not offered a sake tasting at all, even for an upcharge, or given any sake during the meal as was Matt's experience. The description does state there is a sake tasting upcharge.

Before my brother and I went to Omakase my mother hinted that she wasn't hungry but maybe when we were done we would go with her and get something to eat. Basically she told us we should expect to have a second dinner when we were done with Omakase. From the photos, it doesn't look like there's a lot of food but the entire meal was satisfying to the point where you didn't feel overstuffed. The pacing was spot on and there weren't any courses I didn't enjoy. I didn't take any photos. The dishes looked identical to all the other reviews and photos floating around. The plating is beautiful.

Cruise ship days are like Groundhog Day, so there was nothing interesting to note or point out so I kept forgetting to come back to update. We went back to the room after Giovannis and I took a nap. It was a sea day so the ship was busy. We had a nice room so we spent a lot of time in there just sitting around. My mother gets tired walking around and if we aren't moving around, we all fall asleep That's basically quality family time for us now.

It's in a great location. They made great use of the space. I didn't go on the balcony since anywhere not in A/C is gross, but it overlooks the Boardwalk. I would think it could be noisy and not have the same ambiance as if it were overlooking Central Park. Our friends who are big wine drinkers missed that the wine bar was in a public traffic area. All of their friends used to be able to easily pass by and see them at the bar and say hello when it was in Central Park with the doors open like on Wonder or on the upper level of the Promenade like Icon. It also has the same design flaws as Wonderland where you enter from the floor above and go downstairs to eat. There is no guest use elevator for mobility impaired folks. You are taken to the crew elevators if you can't do the stairs. The only restroom in the place is upstairs. The decor is great, though. They even made the elevator lobby fit the theme. The entrance is cute as well. The little door became a favorite spot for hiding ducks. We also found one that was really hiding! Inside the restaurant, adding to ambiance.

It is demand related. Sometimes they don't have the accessible rooms publicly bookable and you would need to call. Once they are released on the website they can be booked by anyone, even those who do not need an accessible room.

We had Giovannis for lunch today. It was meh. We had a better experience on Icon a few weeks ago. The food was hot on Icon and it was mostly lukewarm today. Their pizza oven needs some more time to get properly seasoned. The bottom had zero color. I would have rather had Sorrentos. Other than that we did absolutely nothing today. Matt's photos from his Omakase experience finally convinced my mother it's not for her In case you missed his review... https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2024/07/24/trying-japanese-omakase-restaurant-royal-caribbean-review She was able to get the concierge to cancel her reservation. My brother and I are still going.

Yes!

Lots of storage in this room..found a use for it.

My mother has known him since the concierge days. We found out he has our room for one leg of the B2B so hopefully he can trade around so we have one Genie for all 7 nights..I know it would make it easier on him to not have to learn a whole new family.

I should get some sort of a kickback We have a lot of repeat customers The group keeps growing and growing and even outsiders see how much fun we are having and end up joining (right @mashley1021 ??). Plus strangers come up and recognize @Matt and you know you are sailing with a celebrity

Make it be your first stop when you get onboard. I would think as sailings get further out from the first sailing there will be less people "in the know" onboard and you can grab one.

The crew stairs are right there. Wish they'd let the Star Class guests use them too

My preference to be honest. My brother gets to deal with my mother and a new menu If I knew I would be alone for sure I could recruit someone to join me. There's plenty of demand of folks that couldn't get a spot and I could have picked my stranger