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wait - aren't those the 'same' towels you use - lol

We took our kids on their first cruise in 2017 and had a blast. They were both worried they would get bored, but our 12yr daughter made some cool friends in the teen area and our 10yr son always wanted to go to adventure ocean to hang out with new friends. We also encouraged them to go 'play', but would also have strict check-in times and rules. The Adventure Ocean will have a lot of things planned - have them take a highlighter and at breakfast go over the cruise compass and have the highlight things they would like to do or make sure they don't want to miss. Hope ya'll have a great time - kids might be a little older in 3019, eh ?

It'll be hard for someone to tell you to bring $x amount - because there are so many different scenarios. For, it will range between $2k - 4k - depending on the cruise length * Make sure bring some small bills so you will have some for tipping on the spot - if you need. I usually have 20-40 in small bills. this covers tipping at the airport, porters with your luggage and tipping for excursions - oh, make sure to save some for the return trip also. * Also, you might want to factor in maybe another $100/200 to give as an over-and-beyond tip. if you spend a lot of time at a specific bar, and the bartender takes awesome care of ya'll - toss them an extra tip. * Another thing I do is hide about $100. When walking around at ports, IF you happen to not have enough cash for something - this will come in handy if they don't take cards ? * Also, try to keep a dedicated card for all your purchases at port. This will make it easier to review later. * Keep an eye on your on board spending - it's extremely easy to rack up a hefty after cruise bill - make sure to try and stay within a budget. * As for the casino, we budget about $100-200 a night. If it goes fast, it's an early evening, if we win we get to keep staying out late - lol. Have a great cruise!

Gratz on going through the adoption process. The birth certificate should work. Wouldn't hurt to also bring a copy of the parental rights just as a backup.

+1 to this - OR - you could just add your MIL to say in your room ? (i can tease on this one, because my MIL and SIL stayed in our room - BUT it was the AT2BR on Oasis)

This is a good one - we did this one year and brought some insulated cups for our coffee - but we got sorta held up at the security scanner while the guy looked at them. Of course, they were both empty - but still. Make sure to have them handy before you get to the security bag check ? will save you a little time from someone question what those thing are, if they are still in your bag.

Birthday (morning hunny, happy birthday), anniversary (morning hunny, happy anniversary), future cruise - book it 16+ months in advance (every morning, hunny, did you make a cruise payment this month? - is it final payment? we'll eat on the boat, pay the bill! #Don'tMessWithMyCruise )

I believe balconies are max occupancy of 4, so with your 5, you would need to find a larger room that would allow that many. The Ultra Spacious Room seems to have 2 pullman beds (aren't those the dropdown from the ceiling?), couch bed and then then king size bed (2 twins that are mushed together). Think these are only on the front of the ship. You could look into 2 balconies with an adjoining door - but then price that against a larger suite to see which option saves you the most money.

Totally agree with this one. The ambiance / service we experience in the CK has us making sure to always have a room that include the CK all day access.

It may all depend on if you are using a TA or not. If you have a really good TA, they should be able to help you figure out what options you have available. If you don't have a TA - then you'll need to call RCL to figure out what options are available

... then they put your room up for the RoyalUp program so someone else will take it - lol - then you may have to book an interior room down by the engine ? #Don'tMissTheFinalPayment

? drinks are included in the SC

So, you pickup your xBox controller - play a hard game of 'which cruise do i take', complete it - Ding you 'leveled up' - woot - play again and book your next cruise at level 2 lol

Oh it was nothing for @Lovetocruise2002 to do. She's always on a cruise somewhere and have pplleeennntttyyy of time - lol

Yeah, your ruined now! After staying in that one, our next three cruises are all SC ? Edit: Oh, and the Coastal Kitchen will ruin you also. The atmosphere in there is amazing.

Howdy, and welcome aboard. If you put a deposit down and have a confirmation number, then you should be good to go. I don't think that room would 'require' you have 5 people, so your party of 4 should be just fine. We stayed in the exact same room with 6 people, 8330 end of May 2017 and had a blast. Your genie will spoil you, so your NEXT cruise ? will have to be the same.

you may have to wait till your next cruise. we'll hit Diamond on our upcoming cruise but don't think the C&A will update till about 14 days after our cruise.

Interesting, never heard of the Pulse or Passion - sure those are RCL? Here's the list I see for ships on order: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/royal-caribbean-cruise-ships-order

Thanks - I'll have to watch to see where the new OA5 will port. Looks like the one next year, Odyssey will be over in Europe running route.

Ha, seems that the DBP is something you need to check on frequently to see what the price is. We cruise in 43 days on Anthem and here's how it shows for us. Notice it state 'Prices Starting From'

I think it'll be overlooking the basketball court. The image below is the same room but opposite side.

If you have a TA, make sure to bring their info (agent name / agency name / agency IATA # / agency address / agency phone) with you to NextCruise. They should be able to assign it to your TA. We are going to try and book out 2021 cruise during our upcoming cruise June 6 on Anthem and have our TA's info. This info will allow your TA to service your new reservation. As far as the commission, that may be up to the agency your TA is associated with. Technically, if they are servicing your next cruise they might get it - but would need more info from an actual TA about that.

You may be able to check with guest services to see if they can help you get a lower luggage tag # and get the earlier disembarkation time. But, you may want to do that during your cruise and NOT on the last day ? you could be in for a little wait as there may be a lot of folks in line on the last day wrapping up lose ends.

We had our honeymoon on Allure with a B2B cruise - talk about awesome and just about the perfect amount of time. Ya'll have a blast! We loved the ship and have a lot of fun in casino during those two weeks. Ready to do it again (cough get kids off to college so wife and i can cruise more/longer cough)

You can have them just stand outside and wave at them from inside the party ? show them what they are missing - heh. #kidding