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Thanks,. I was basing on the prices I've seen under my UK planner (I have another 5 day cruise booked with RC for March as part of a birthday celebration) and that's where I got my estimate from but maybe I didn't get the four device price. I'll add that into the pros and cons and thanks again for the more accurate info.

Out of interest I just did a quick check on square footage and it is quite interesting (if I have my calculations correct). 2 x Balcony cabins (2 x 182ft) = 364sq ft plus 100sq ft of balcony (2 x 50ft) 1 x Interior (Boardwalk view) = 194sq ft Total 558sq ft plus 100sq ft of balcony versus 2 bedroom Grand Suite = 580sq ft plus 238sq ft balcony I suppose it may be that the 2 bedroom suite has less usable space and only 2 bathrooms but it is giving me food for thought. Thanks again for all the advice and just need to make a decision now!

Thanks for all the comments. I think the price difference between having 3 rooms between 8 people (2 balconies and 1 interior) is around $2000. So for the $2000 you are getting less space (and bathrooms) but gaining Coastal Kitchen plus lounge, priority boarding and free internet (which for 8 people is significant and my estimate around $800 for a 7 night cruise). The large balcony is appealing but all swings and roundabouts I guess. I've been reading all the good reports about Coastal Kitchen which I think have been swaying my opinion.

Thanks for that info, am fairly new to RC after lots of Disney cruises but they are becoming eye wateringly expensive and RC looks a good option. If anyone has any insights into the 2 bedroom grand suite and suitability to squeeze 8 in, then that would be very useful.

I've had a search through for info but couldn't confirm exactly what I wanted hence the thread. We would be a group of 8 (2 families) booking onto Harmony next October and checked the price difference between having our original planned 3 cabins (2 balcony and 1 Interior) against the 2 bedroom grand suite and it looks within a good range. I've read the article on this site about the suite perks and from what I see there are a number of good reasons to book a suite but needed some opinions and confirmation. - the article on this site says 'The Royal Suite Class experience includes the Unlimited Beverage Package' - I assume the 2 bedroom grand suite is in the Royal class but I think this info on drinks may not be accurate? Hopefully I'm wrong as it would make the decision to book a lot easier! If not the Unlimited package are any soft drink packages included? - is it the unlimited VOOM package that is included or just the basic? - will your 'genie' guarantee to get you bookings for speciality restaurants so you don't have to worry about booking those ahead? - with 8 of us in the 2 Bedroom Grand Suite it would mean one bedroom would be my wife and I with our 2 teenage sons in the Pullman bunks, my daughter (10) and daughter (14) from other family on sofa bed and 2 adults in the other bedroom. I'd like opinion on whether this would be feasible and the pros/cons of taking the suite over the other cabins. I'm assuming our TA is correct that we an actually have the 8 people in the cabin like this. Any help appreciated and any extras that aren't obvious on the RC site as the list has some things and also 'and more'.

Many thanks to both and that is great info. Might have to look harder at Streamsong and make it work somehow! If anyone has any thoughts on golf in Key West and Cozumel it would still be most appreciated.

Hi all I'm new to this board and not a regular RC cruiser (only previous was Splendour of the Seas in 2003!) but have cruised lots on other lines (Disney, Cunard, P&O). Anyway my oldest friend and I have booked onto the Brilliance of the Seas for a 5 night trip next March out of Tampa as part of our 50th birthday celebrations and, apart from a a few drinks(!), the theme of the trip will be golf. I have a few golf related questions which hopefully I can get some helpful information for. Thanks in advance! on the BOTS ship graphic on the RC website it shows 'Golf Simulator' but I can't find any information to confirm this. Does anyone know if they do have a golf simulator and if so the approximate costs/booking process? I think we could have some fun on sea days playing 'golf' with a few beers! We stop at Key West and Cozumel and am planning on playing Key West Golf Club and Cozumel Country Club. Any experience of these course, good or bad, would be helpful and if any other advice on booking, transport etc would be great. We fly in from the UK and plan on playing a round of golf the day before we board the ship. I have done some research and see a number of courses around Tampa but if anyone has some recommendations then that would be great. Looked at TPC Tampa but for a TPC course it doesn't seem to have the wow factor that maybe some others do. Streamsong seems to have the wow factor but cost and formality might not suit for a relaxed round of golf. I have lots of other questions RC and BOTS related and will post those over the coming months as I've already picked up lots of great information from everyone on these boards.