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I would suggest a video tour on youtube of the ship. I like Harr travel but there are many. Pool area is a good size. You can go to the key lunch and then the pool. Plenty of time on embarkation day. I would tell you on Mariner get up there early on sea days. 

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.  

I admire your honesty and forethought. I've seen too many jerks on other sites offering "cruise hacks" suggesting that healthy able bodied people book an accessible cabin strictly to get a larger room at no extra cost. I'd go to sea with you anytime.

I don't think that it's strange. You booked the room because there's a chance you need an accessible room.

Seems more than logical to hedge your bets on ensuring your cruise is as enjoyable as possible.

 

Thank you for those unselfish thoughts.  Refreshing!  👍

Too many IFs or MAYBEs ..... communication is hard .... Contacting RC, explaining, hoping that one of a hundred 'cruise specialist' trying to manage tens of thousands of rooms gets their notes right and its understood by whoever and risking the loss of the room when you may need it ..... nah .... I would not try to be accommodating, though it is a nice gesture. Keep the room. There are several on a ship. If RC really needs one, they will figure out how to make it work.
Enjoy your cruise.
 
 

I think you should take the room and not feel guilty...just because she may not be in a wheelchair doesn't mean she doesn't deserve to be in a more accessible room to make her walk to and from the elevators a little easier. She will still, at least, require a little assistance getting around or not able to walk long distances in one shot. Go for it, enjoy the extra room and the lack of steps to get around the room..even the one getting IN the room, which I have tripped over a few times myself!   

Plenty of people that can walk need accessible rooms. This is not something you should worry about. No one will really even know from the outside that it is an accessible room unless they are really looking at your door and/or peering into your room.
"Accessible" does not just mean "wheelchair" and there are definitely plenty of reasons people need those rooms.
IMO you're using it correctly. You did not book that room just for a bigger room. That is selfish. That's not what you did. Happy sailing, guilt free!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I agree with @WAYNO.  Keep the room.  Even if your wife is fully ambulatory, she will still be limited in how far she can hobble.  Staying closer to the elevators will be a blessing.  Don’t worry about Royal “taking the room away”.  It won’t happen.

First of all, this is only my experience, and my opinion...
I have pretty severe arthritis.  I have some not-so-good days, and some better days.  I don't know when or why some days are so totally different than other days.   I don't use a wheelchair or scooter, but I have to be deliberate with every step I take.  On my last Navigator cruise, I asked for a cabin 'closer'  to an elevator, and explained the reason.  The rep put us in an accessible cabin.  When I attempted to argue out of it, he insisted and said that's exactly what accessible rooms are for. 
And once in the cabin, although I did not need the extra room, I surely appreciated the absence of thresholds to step over. 
 
 

I'm not an expert or anything, but your best bet is to probably call/email Royal Caribbean and explain the situation to them and see what they say, or wait until you get on the ship and go to Guest Services and see if there's any unoccupied rooms they can swap you to? 

Definitely a full show tonite.  It is possible that they are missing a female diver but it didn’t impact the show at all.  Excellent show as always.  

Royal has been trying to kill MTD for a few years now.  They made MTD chaotic trying to make MTD unappealing.  This appears to be the final nail.  

@Vancity Cruiser is 100% correct
Portside and Playmakers are top notched. Aqua 80s is the best aqua show. 

Pros
 - Aqua 80
 - Portside BBQ
 - it has been 'amped'
Cons
 - Cats
 - Cats
 - Cats

At least they used a picture of an actual passenger during disembarkation as background.

Star of the Seas, North Star, Star Class...
Crown Lounge, Viking Crown Lounge, Crown and Anchor Society...
 
I am having every bit of confidence that RCBlog will live long into the future merely by unknotting confused passengers on the lingo.

Correct. "Perfect" is the only acceptable score. 4/5 or 9/10 is considered failure. I believe some of them would consider 99/100 failure if the scale was 0 to 100.
When a survey follows up on rating something less than perfect with a question about why I have a standard response.
Example: Please tell us why you were not highly satisfied. "I chose satisfied because I got what I expected. Highly satisfied requires something special and is reserved for exceptional service. You should be happy with a response of satisfied. I do not operate under an everybody-gets-a-trophy mentality. If you want a highly satisfied rating, do MORE than the standard expectation. By the way, once you do MORE a couple times, that becomes the new expectation and continuing to provide that level of service will return you to a response of satisfied."

Must disagree with @Ryan79 unless something has changed recently.
Once activated, the cups have historically worked for 14 days on the same ship.
Keep in mind that the cups, if active, will only work for beverages from the Freestyle machines. All other refreshment package drinks will be charges.

I carry a few singles to tip for every drink. I generally tip specialty dining staff $20 or so. MDR is like $50 and $20 for assistant. I spend may be $250 max on 7 night cruise.
In my estimation these people don’t make a lot. If I can afford a week long cruise, I can afford a buck a drink and one meals worth of tipping for a week of service.  Everyone has their own opinion, and none are wrong.