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Only 3 ships don’t have schedules posted n 2027. Two quantum class ships that I assume will move from the west coast/Alaska to Australia. Also Navigator doesn’t have anything. Are there are any rumours or otherwise inside info to suggest Navigator is moving to Australia or anywhere else?

If anything I would have thought Allure would get port side BBQ. I’m sure that was the original plan before its amplification was delayed. I can’t imagine Oasis getting Wonderland either. I think your doubt on believing that one is well placed.

I think it is awful that you did not enjoy your experience especially after having spent so much money. Yet I caution you that many of the things you were unhappy with are things that could have very easily been researched by you or your travel agent. So I'm not sure you will find the sympathy here you might be looking for. The Infinity Balcony category is very controversial in terms of whether people like it or not but there are tons of videos of what they look like and how they work. The ship plans are not secret and every store or shop can be known before you step on board. Same with Johnny Rockets., they are not hiding the fact they don't one on this ship. Should you ever decide to cruise again I hope you get better service from your stateroom attendant because not separating beds after three requests would drive me crazy. Stick around this amazing blog, message boards, and videos so you are better prepared on your next cruise and your expectations can be better set.

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If Voyager Class is the on-set of the quintessential royal experience with the promenade and specific layout, Freedom class is Voyager on Steroids. Oasis Class is Voyager class on steroids and Growth Hormone. Icon is an absolute mutant with gene manipulation!!! The same DNA, the same lineage is very clear throughout these classes as they evolve, get bigger and add more all around the same core. Quantum is a break from this for sure. But it is not as huge of a deviation compared to Radiance class ships. I really like Q class for what it is and what it offers despite it being very different to the Voyager, Freedom, Oasis, and now Icon lineage.

we are on this sailing. anxiously awaiting news regarding the Labadee stop.

Thank you. I do want her to be comfortable. We just both cringe at being able to "walk" into the room and hope no one is missing a sailing because of us.

We are able bodied and have travelled on Royal several times. We booked an accessible balcony room on an upcoming sailing as my wife will be coming off of a surgery and may require a wheel chair OR if recovery progresses well enough maybe only crutches. All I know is that if she does not require a rented wheel chair we do not want to take up an accessible room. But we likely won't know until a couple weeks before sailing. Does anyone have any similar experiences or know what happens if we try to give up the accessible room, such as what type of room will we get, is there any price reductions/increases we may face?? Thanks for any advice

We recently just did Baha Mar and Coco Cay. Baha Mar had better family/raft slides but Coco Cay had way better individual slides. Thrill Water park has a better wave pool but the lazy river at Baha Mar is super awesome. The biggest difference is food at Baha Mar is very very expensive where as its included at Coco Cay. Over all I give the edge to Thrill Water Park at Coco Cay but wow that lazy river is fun at Baha Mar!

Yes, our cruise has been booked for quit some time. I don't think air2sea is a viable option. We aren't located near a central hub and our travel is already quite long picking the most direct flights. I have to imagine air2sea would send us on a milk run. Aside from that we use our credit card points to cover our flights. Great info about the events though! I should have thought to check for things like that!

I've checked out the average drive time but I'm little worried about getting from Bayonne to LAG for noon flight. Does anyone have any recent experience with issues getting out of port area and to the airport. Will take an Uber or RCL shuttle if offered (sometimes they don't offer for flights earlier than a certain time. Any input is appreciated. Sailing this August.

which ships do NOT have the free style machines?

I was on the April 7-14 sailing and we skipped Mazatlan due to a fatal plane crash that happened the day before we arrived. I small cessna plane crashed in the water killing the pilot and small child. The plane was blocking the navigational channel. Google plane crash mazatlan to read about it.

Looking for help on finding out if it is possible to get/acquire some the songs used in the production shows. They are clearly licensing music and mixing and mashing up their own songs or hiring performers to do covers but some songs are so good I would like them for my own listening pleasure. Does anyone know if Royal uses one particular company? I really, really enjoyed the slowed down version of "Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson on Navigator iSkate show but it's not MJ singing. Aqua 80's had some great mash-ups as well. i've tried searching but can't come up with anything as of yet. Thanks in advance for any help!

Would not be surprised if they axed this. While I'll admit I really enjoyed the experience and thought it was worth the money it was not with out its hiccups. I got all suited up and then had to change to a whole new suit after it didn't work. That was after staying up until 3 am to book the newly scheduled time slot. The very limited time slots sold out very quickly. I was lucky they added another one and that the staff told me it would go live at about midnight......which was a few hours later in reality but it did show up.

Also noticed this on our recent 4 night/3 night back to back on Freedom. Specifically the three night weekend cruise. Consumption and possession is legal in Canada but my issue is more with people smoking on their balconies and having to smell it. I wish these activities could be moved to an area that did not impact others. If you wish to smoke cigarettes, weed, or scream at the top of your lungs a room located at an isolated location at the far end of the ship would suffice. Those who wish to partake would have a spot and those that do not would not have to be impacted.

We were there last month......for what it is worth our cabana attendant told us they are planning on moving the crew/staff area further to the edge of the island and replacing the current crew/staff area where they live with a lazy river and adult only area. The adult area only has been confirmed. Everything else is to be taken with a grain of salt for the time being.

But I have to purchase on board to do this correct? I haven't tried this approach before.

First time doing back to back right away and there two things I am trying to sort out still. Doing a 3/4 on Indy. 1. My wife and I are both recently diamond. We've never done short cruises. All indication is we will both get one free 24 internet period for each sailing. So in theory 4 of our 7 days are covered. Is this correct? 2. Will we have to go re-enroll our kids in Adventure Ocean for the second leg of the cruise or can I take care of it day 1 for the whole cruise? In my brain I keep treating this as a 7 night holiday and have to remind myself it technically is not. I have completed both checks in and think everything else is covered except for the above items. Thanks for your answers!

Love them all each for specific reasons. I can't wrong with any of them. Simply selected Radiance to give some love to a class I figured would be lower on the votes. Most recent cruise was on Serenade (first time on Radiance class) and loved the Exterior Windjammer area. Amazing!

It's funny they still show those performances for the highlight reel of each ship on their website in light of how long ago they were discontinued. Granted, a filming budget to highlight Brilliance of the Seas probably isn't money well spent but it does seem a little misleading.

We were recently on Grandeur out of Barbados (April) and Serenade out of Vancouver (May). This was our first time on Vision and Radiance class ships. Did we not see any of the Aerial acrobatics in the centrum because of the itineraries, staff shortages, low sailing number, maybe something else etc, etc, or do they simply not do those performances any longer?

For what it is worth my first cruise at Diamond they had left both mine and my wife's diamond pins in our stateroom on day one and we both had all diamond benefits loaded onto our cards. I know she would have received benefits because of my status anyway but they left her pin and congratulatory card even though she needed three more nights to officially reach Diamond.

Prestige of the Seas

Accolade of the Seas