dodgestang

Looks like a typical A/B test for a new service. Make it available on a small number of sailings/ships. Remember they need to source/assign a 'genie' so they are either adding crew or reassigning crew and then they can analyze if it is positive or negative cash flow. Reminds me of when Casino Royale floated out a program where you could pre-buy 2k worth of chips in the casino and get like 250 or 500 extra chips with the only caveat behind you had to gamble them all...aka make $2500 worth of bets with them. It went down in the flames on the execution side because people like me, would place their bet.....$100 of the free play chip and win....and then the dealer, the pit boss and the casino rep would all say "you only get 'real' chips for what you won while all the players were like...NO....we bet $100...that $100 is now also real money because our bet won and it is not the original $100 of 'pre bought' chips. So in reality you had to make bets with the pre-bought chips until you essentially LOST $2500 in bets....not just place $2500 in bets.

10666 is exterior facing and 2 floors above where the DJ sets up...it also isn't exactly directly above ;). My honest opinion is that you will be fine. There are interior staterooms on deck 9 that will add additional insulation if you think about mentally drawing a direct line from the stage to your room in the 3d space

When it's just the Mrs and I cruising we've had fun sitting at a larger table and meeting one or two other families. We've found with the sheer number of dining options it is rather rare that ALL people for the table are actually in the MDR on a given night. In fact we've sat at a table for 12 alone multiple times. I always say it happens because she smells bad

Espresso Martini.....stop at Schooner and grab on the way to dinner.

Just out of curiosity are you 'maybe' selecting a "We pick your interior room option' and comparing against a 'you selected your room option"....I can't tell from the screen shots.

Well..... Anthem has a video game area (xbox/playstation) which is more closely aligned with an esports style theme/approach. We've sailed that ship enough times to report that 1 of 2 things always happens when we are onboard 1. 5-6 people take over the area and monopolize it completely not letting anyone else play...EVER. 1a.. When another group of 5-6 people get tired of not being able to able to play because it is being monopolized a fight breaks out And 2. By the 3-4th day the equipment is either broken or stolen as well as the nearby area of ping pong all the rackets have been snapped, all the balls popped, and a couple tables damaged. I will also add....the gaming systems in the Family loft suite on Symphony (so I guess that's oasis class) was fun....sat there with my daughter and had fun playing racing games for a few hours on a sea day while munching on mexican from el loco Ohh and on edit.....zombie thread!

Can't offer any help other than a couple got married on embarkation day on Symphony sailing we were on last year. They held the ceremony in Dazzles....looked nice.

I didn't realize I'd been on 7 different ships. That's funny

Royal Up....is not something you should do if you have multiple cabins booked and somehow think...'If this is successful I can cancel the 2nd or 3rd cabin and move them into the new larger cabin" or think "What will happen if I'm no longer right next to xy or z person's cabin"

Dude....according to my Royal history....my first sailing was on Empress of the Seas.

Unless you are getting into a 1 or 2 bedroom suite as your '1 room' I think you will be much better served with 2 separate cabins.

We've using their lotion at home here for about 4 years ;). Go on a cruise and top off time to time. Never noticed a 'strong' odor but like all lotions and creams it does have a light scent.

We got the wow bands because we were star class once. Seemed like the biggest waste of an idea because everytime i ordered a drink I literally had to take it off and hand it to the attendant. Perhaps they had planned at one point to give everyone tech to scan and take orders with...but because of this....I used for about 2 hours and then went back to seapass card.

<Inappropriate joke on> Maybe they'll bring in an icon class, I heard they can fit now <inappropriate joke off>

Hmmm...last two times I was there it wasn't....maybe it made a come back!