Vancity Cruiser

I rarely do ship excursions anymore but sometimes I forget how awful they are. But as I sit in the theatre I am reminded and again swear off doing ship excursions lol.

All Gen X and older will not like this change as we have been burned too many times by 'faulty' connections in our lives. Millennials and younger will not bat an eye at this.

I'm skeptical. there is absolutely no reason to ban them

Europe, Asia, and Australia are all alternatives if you'd prefer to avoid the US. However, as a Canadian cruiser I have flown into and cruised from US ports recently with no issues.

While Super Mario is a great an interesting story to some of us the 'time and resources' from the company is less than the equivalent of you dropping a penny over the side of a ship and they wouldn't hesitate to burn him to improve the bottom line.

So true!

That is one click baity thumbnail lol

Not the cruise industry in general. Some other lines (not all) still offer the more traditional cruising vibe. Personally I feel that Royal's direction is successfully filling a needed role to expand the industry, and their results speak for themselves. I personally have gone from cruising about 90% Royal to 25% Royal because as I age I prefer a more laid back vibe while cruising. I continue to maintain though that Royals entertainment (shows) is unmatched and that is what keeps me coming back at all.

You are thinking in terms of ships, Royal is thinking in terms of berths. Like it or not, scale of economy is Royal's direction.

Yes I would! 100%. With the fleet growing fleet I keep waiting for a cold weather ship to be based out of Seattle year round.

Every Royal ship should have a playmakers

I love the dude walking by with his drink completely unfazed lol

They are spending enough money, might as well invest in a breakwater for the port

It would be a nice place to have the Oasis class ships doing 3 and 4 nighters change the 4 nighter to PDM so that cruisers could do 7 nights (3 night/4 night B2B) and not just hit Nassau and PDCC multiple times.

If you own your home you may want to start looking into second mortgage options in preparation.........

I would use Uber for sure but that is because I do not like the inconvenience of having to wait on others with a shuttle service

3 of the first 5 cruises I inputted didn't have the data and that was the end of my interest in the website

I am going to sound like an old man here (I'm only in Gen X range ) but I feel like the short cruise market trend is a reflection of where society is at. Everyone's attention span is shot to hell, all information is consumed in short form (videos or news) and in order to remain stimulated need to constantly be moving on to something else. While I am not a fan of short cruises (although I would partake if I lived close to a port offering them) I understand why Royal is doing this. The financial aspect of it is fascinating as 3 or 4 night cruises are about 75% the cost of a 7 nighter which means in a 7 day span RC is making 50% more in cruise fares. The onboard spend is probably just as much on a short cruise than a longer one so doubling revenues there. For those of us born in the 1900's who enjoy a longer vacation we just have to find other options.

100% agree that this will affect Pinnacles

It also works for juices and smoothies from vitality cafe on Oasis class

What was this documentary called and where can I find it?

I wonder if there is a minimum bid?

My only experience with Quantum class was Ovation to Alaska in 2021 in the middle of the 'restart' so things were very different (masks, limited capacity, vax only venues, and lots of stuff closed). It wasn't my favorite cruises but I did love the solarium (as a mainly west coast cruiser I love a good solarium). I'm having another go on this class this fall when Quantum will be sailing from LA.

I don't mind repeating on the Oasis class because the entertainment (especially aqua theatre and ice shows) are so unique to the industry. My style of cruising does not include any of the daytime entertainment but dinner and a (good) show is a must each evening. So outside of Oasis class I do try to book different ships whenever possible but I do repeat from time to time and still have a great cruise.

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