SpeedNoodles

Wait, what?...people are seriously complaining that there was something given to non-suite guests for "free?" 
a) What has this world come to?
b) How would they know...much less care? I assume they had something of greater or equal value served to them up in Shangri-La
c) Seriously.....what?
 

If people are wigged out about the "lower class" getting a few pieces of coffee cake on Christmas Day, they really need to get their priorities straight. Merry Christmas to you!

If people are wigged out about the "lower class" getting a few pieces of coffee cake on Christmas Day, they really need to get their priorities straight. Merry Christmas to you!

Ok, I decided that I wasn't comfortable with the original hotel I booked for Miami in February, so I got bold did a Name Your Own Price on Priceline (areas were better defined than in Seattle, still wouldn't do it there), and got an amazing hotel with spectacular reviews in a reportedly very safe neighborhood for $175 (just 8 dollars more than the hotel in the sketchy airport neighborhood).  So thank you, Matt!

It’s very difficult to have 12 people together for My Time Dining. I don’t know what happened when you tried to make reservations ahead of time. May I suggest you get two tables of 6 next to each other and maybe rotate the people around. Try to enjoy your cruise and not stress. Even if you aren’t all together at a table at least you are on vacation together 

Not intentionally. But I’ll be the first to admit that my memory is often as secure as a steel sieve. ? And seeing as it’s now after Christmas dinner and I’ve had a few glasses of wine, I’ll have to chalk it up to lousy memory.

If people are wigged out about the "lower class" getting a few pieces of coffee cake on Christmas Day, they really need to get their priorities straight. Merry Christmas to you!

Perhaps some of the people in suites think enjoyment of the cruise is a zero sum game....and they can't have full enjoyment if the staff is sharing extras with people  ;).  I'm not like that.....then again....the concierge is always like "How come you don't come up to the lounge" when I am on board ship ? and I'm always like "ohh too busy" but the real reason is that it is often filled with people who complain about free bread on a cruise ?

If people are wigged out about the "lower class" getting a few pieces of coffee cake on Christmas Day, they really need to get their priorities straight. Merry Christmas to you!

My Jan.12 sailing on the Vision had CC replaced by Miami ! I will trade you Miami for Grand Bahama.

I'm glad someone finally said it !!

With a cup of coffee...that's how I would take it, along with one bite at a time..?

The Port of Nassau is tired, run down filthy and not very appealing at all unless you are going on a sanctioned excursion to places like Atlantis or Pearl lsand. I agree that any tourist in any city should be wise in how they explore a new city but when the cruise line is adding an additional warning to its passengers attention should be paid.
Nassau is very convenient for cruise ships clearly. I am sure many ships register in the Bahamas as well but I would much rather have an extra day playing at Coco Cay or at sea or even throw in a day trip to Key West than waste a full day stopping at a port that I won't bother leaving the ship for.
As long as there is a continuing stream of new passengers with new adventures on their mind I doubt that Royal would consider an itinerary change though.  
The cinic in me wonders if a letter like this is an intentional statement of the obvious but will push some passengers toward paid for excursions.

We did a Christmas cruise last year, I have to say that I was a little worried about the same things that you are concerned over.  I have to say that I would GLADLY take another!  We did a four day to Nassau, and of course CocoCay and back.  On Christmas day they had a special dinner, and the menu DEFINITELY was not the typical menu, food was better and absolutely amazing! I have to say that the Christmas spirit was alive and well, I was actually impressed with everything that happened on that ship!  I can tell you that we will do another and the only thing holding us back from booking another is the wife is about to start a new job and we are unsure of how her vacation picks will be for the next year or so.   We were on Majesty and it was just about sold out, even though it was packed it was not rushed, and it was very well done.  I can assure you that once we find out how things work we will be booking another!  The food on Christmas Eve wasn't any different than any other day at sea, but as stated the day of it was amazing!  If you are on the fence I would highly suggest that you get off the fence and start booking!!?

Holidays cruises are very festive. I will be going on a New Year's cruise this Saturday. The food, Christmas trees, carolling, and favors 

I'm sure you'll be fine finding an Uber/Lyft to PoM.  I would suggest you look up the terminal for your ship and enter that in the app.  
You can look up terminals here:  https://seaport2.miamidade.gov/dailydock/Default.aspx
Once you know the terminal letter, enter that such "terminal g port of ..." and then it usually finds it in the Uber/Lyft app.  This way your driver will take you directly to that terminal, which can be helpful if you end up with a Spanish speaking driver and you don't speak Spanish.  That sometimes happens in the South Florida area.  If you just say "port of Miami" it will find the administration offices which isn't where your terminal is.  

Oooh, someone new to follow on Facebook! What a fabulous tip!

Ok, I decided that I wasn't comfortable with the original hotel I booked for Miami in February, so I got bold did a Name Your Own Price on Priceline (areas were better defined than in Seattle, still wouldn't do it there), and got an amazing hotel with spectacular reviews in a reportedly very safe neighborhood for $175 (just 8 dollars more than the hotel in the sketchy airport neighborhood).  So thank you, Matt!

I like how the Royal site says the current sale ends in "5 hrs" (which makes it Dec 24).  But of course, you know tomorrow's numbers will be just like todays starting the countdown again until the next "sale".

Wow This Week There Were A Lot Of Ships Missing Ports Due To Storms. Here Are Some Tweets From @James Van Fleet.

Escargot - pretty much every night, LOL.

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150 CP was originally a concept restaurant based on a relationship with Michael Schwartz.  The menu and offerings came from his ideas and concepts.  That relationship is ending and the sample menus adjusted to reflect that.  On Symphony there remains a 150 CP venue but no reference to Michael Schwartz.  On Oasis the relationship and menu stands for now but that will change at some future point.  My waiter last week thought it might occur in the fall dry dock but that was just his guess.  Unsure about Allure.  
I enjoyed two meals in 150 CP last week.  I though the food was very good but food is personal.  
The Windjammer burger is pretty pedestrian.  Think of a plain McDonalds burger.  With the right toppings it's okay but not a great burger.    
All Oasis class have Johnny Rockets.  Burgers are available for an extra cost.  Great burger?  Food is personal.  Better than Windjammer.
Chops Grille offers a Dry Aged Steak Burger on some ships.  It was pretty good on Oasis last week.  
The room service burger is pretty good IMO but carries a $7.95 per order charge unless in a GS or better.

Unlike most - our first cruise was to Alaska so when I learned that the others tended to be (alot!) less expensive it was only natural to start booking a cruise quarterly for the next year. I got word last night from my wife - "NO MORE CRUISES!". But hoping she changes her mind when we're on Brilliance next week so I can book another Caribbean for 1/4/2020.

I just booked it (at the sale price of $19.99).  I only have a 4-night cruise, and had a $25 pre cruise on board credit to use. It came to just about $55.  I was going to get internet anyway, so add lunch at Chops, and I think I'm coming out ok.   ?. Thanks for the heads up on the sale, Jason!