DublinFC

Not sure if this helps you or not because it depends on a bunch of factors but seaweed comes and goes. There could be a lot one day or none a few days later. If the resort is smart they'll dispose of it. Not an expert, just someone who lives surrounded by an ocean and the bay.

@Jolly Ogre refer to the words in bold above....??

@Jolly Ogre refer to the words in bold above....??

So, a while ago, while roaming the internet, I stumbled across this awesome list of which activities were on which ships throughout the Royal Caribbean fleet. It was perfect! Maybe I lost it, maybe it was taken down, but I couldn't find it any longer. So I set out to make my own. After going through every deck of every Royal Caribbean ship's deck plans, I noted everything I could find onboard. Bars, dining, entertainment, I listed it all. Here is the result:

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I find it incredibly useful and I thought that I'd put it here because you all might like to use it too. I hope you enjoy and let me know what you think. 
Disclaimers:
This is my own creation and all information used is from https://www.royalcaribbean.com/cruise-ships/deck-plans  (unless otherwise referenced) Therefore, there may be certain inaccuracies because of either certain things missing on the deck plans, or me missing something out If this is the case, please feel free to let me know and I will update it to reflect these. As said, I have not been on all these ships so do not have first hand experience for all these venues and activities, so please do let me know of any errors I may have made. It is quite large so it may take a moment to load, and you will need to zoom out. I intend to update it as new ships debut, or as ships get refurbished/amplified so it is hopefully always an up to date reference point. Thanks for reading and hope you enjoy!

Note to self: check this forum before spending all morning using Photoshop when @CGTLH did the work for me!
Great job dude!

I checked with RC as I was interested in this as well, and I was told that all 6 people in the cabana will be given wristbands, included in the $499 price!

I've booked the Thrill Waterpark cabana before and admission was for 6 people.  You need to notify the shore excursion desk which 6 people so they will add admission to the sea pass card.  
Thanks @DublinFC for the heads up on the price drop.  I checked yesterday for our Harmony SB cruise and it was still showing $799.  So happy to get it for $499 especially since 1 waterpark ticket is $93.99.

Wow, I've been stalking the cruise planner for price changes and it was $799 just yesterday for the 11/30/2019 Symphony sailing.  Already have 4 Thrillpark tickets for ~$250, but a cabana for another $250 is tempting!

After seeing this topic, I went to our reservation on the Harmony for 1/26/2020.  We have a beach bed at CocoCay booked at $299.  It is now $199.  I called Royal Caribbean and cancelled and rebooked.  Even the agent on the phone was surprised how much less it was.  Love this blog!

Hello,
Passing this on.  I found $499 price this morning when checking my Cruise Planner.  My sailing is on the Oasis 12/13/2020
 

We are going to stick to main dining for our 2 booked cruises, except 1 night where my mother-in-law will be keeping our daughter for the night allowing my wife and I to have a date night during our sailing.  I like the specialty restaurant options, but we are going to focus our extra spending elsewhere.  I will be "sneaking" to Izumi a few times though :)

I have never done any specialty dining. I love the classic MDR experience (knowing my waiter, trying different foods, etc....) and I cant see paying for food when great food has already been paid for? I will admit ive been accused of not having a discernible palate. Im not a foody, and food is fuel to me. Just my two cents....

Hence that why RC developed this product, They know it was great for some, but not others.  It's nice to have options.  
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I do see that as a great idea if you have kids or a group.  But just for the wife and i...i do not see it as a great deal.

My brother and I had the discussion about if it was worth it or not when I went on our sailing with my husband.  We got Chill for 399, and my brother balked about the cost.  I turned to him and said because we are going in a group, it was costing 80pp for 8 hrs.  He than changed his mind, saying if you look at that from an excursion cost, it actually is quite cheap.  
If it was only my husband and I. we probably  wouldn't do the cabana, just the bed instead or most likely the bungalow.  I can't justify the size of the cabana for just the 2 of us, hence the beach bed.  Yet, like anything you upgrade on a cruise it is harder to go back to the lower tier knowing how much you enjoyed it.  Kind of like doing a B2B with the 1st week a balcony, and the 2nd week an interior.  If it was the opposite way you would be happy bc you have yet to experience the balcony, but once you do, all you may find yourself saying, just last week we were drinking coffee on our balcony.

SOTS on 4/11/20 sailing is still $999.  Super excited at the thought it might go down in price that much. Guess I gotta keep checking.?

oooooh!  We can summon him like the genie from Aladdin???? The original, not that silly live-action version, of course.  ?

I'm seeing the same for my 9/29 Harmony sailing. It's been sitting at 799$ for awhile so was surprised to see the come down 
Oasis & Chill came down from 1,299$ to $999 as well 

Hi all I just saw this on my cruise planner $499 for Thrill Waterpark Cabanas.  I booked it quickly since they were around $1k the last time I looked.  Sailing 12/13/2020 on the Oasis.

 

I am going to take the class on the Oasis and then the Liberty to compare experiences to see if they are different on each ship or not.  Besides its sushi can't have too much of it :)

@DublinFC I found El Coz bookable on a couple different third party sites, but not through cruise planner. Nachi only seemed available through their website 

I’ve done it on most of my sailings.  On the Serenade, my work won “best” sushi. They gave me a bottle of Moscato. 

EDIT:  It was on the Majesty

We’ve done this class twice now (once on Grandeur and once on Anthem as a gift from our Genie).  Both classes were the same. They help you prepare a nigiri, a roll and one of those funnel-shaped things.
For the first class, I followed sensei and made the sushi as he instructed. I was pretty terrible. Stuff fell out the ends of the roll and my shrimp did not stay with the rice for the nigiri. I shudder at the thought of my funnel-thing. It was horrible.  It was at this point that I realized that I really just DO NOT like that nasty seaweed (forget the name of it) that they use in the rolls...and the funnel thing.
...so for my second class, I went rogue.  I shoved that seaweed right back at ‘em.  I made my roll without it !  Ha !  Of course, it was pitifully “flaccid” and you could only move it by pushing it along the plate, but by God I did not use that icky seaweed and it tasted GREAT !  The shrimp still did not stick to the rice like it’s supposed to. Haven't figured that one out yet.  I completely ignored the sensei when he started doing the funnel-thing and created another roll (I had to steal some rice from off the sensei’s table b/c I had used all of mine) so I had another limp roll to push around. 
So the moral of this incredibly long sushi-saga is....do what you want to and have fun with it.  If you don’t like the seaweed (and who would ?  Ick !) just tell them you have a seaweed allergy. 

Stay safe, hoping this storm moves out to sea or dissipates quickly for those in its path!

Stay safe, hoping this storm moves out to sea or dissipates quickly for those in its path!

Stay safe, hoping this storm moves out to sea or dissipates quickly for those in its path!