GregD

ELF, portside BBQ, you are saying all of my favorite things......excuse me while I fall into a pit of despair...... bonus points if you catch the reference...

Have a great cruise!! Hopefully the hotel/uber shenanigans are the only ones for this trip!! I'm so jealous that you get to see Aqua80!

Terry is amazing!!

prices definitely need to drop. Before I posted here, I priced out two sky jrs......nearly 7k a person

oooh, that's a good question!! I can't wait to read the answer.

Have I great cruise, I feel you are in for good things because........It's actually sunny and nice here for a change!!!! I'm sending you all the good vibes I possibly can. I'm seriously jealous because we love Oasis.

Exactly. What room would you choose when you bring the girls? This is where I'm struggling too. I know the freeloaders would love the ship. The Boss and I aren't thrilled with what we have been seeing you guys post about the spaces. She loves the balcony you get with the ATS on oasis, but the sunset corner suites on Icon are tiny, with zero privacy in the room itself, and there is no way I can justify 35k for one of the loft suites.

This is all I could think of when I saw that seating.

I agree. Way back in this blog I mentioned that I will be calling her Popeye of the Seas. I think the aqua dome just looks ridiculous.

That looks like it was a nice spot too!

Funny, I googled the phone number, its to a travel agency in RI, that shows someones house, and 3 1 star reviews, all for trips never booked.....

I'm petty enough that I would have made them move their towel, you don't need another lounger just to hold your crap, and plopped my butt down, and then just be awkward enough to make them uncomfortable, or want to move

I keep looking at the weather for Houston/Galveston for when we arrive, and there should be "some sun" I'll take it I'll keep my fingers crossed that this time on Oasis is.......less spicy....

This is what is so demoralizing....Our upcoming Harmony cruise was booked post restart at a decent price. Looking at April of 2026, the same room on Oasis is nearly 400% more per person. A CLS is double the cost of what I am paying now. Not surprisingly, not a single suite is booked yet on that itinerary.

These are the same thoughts that I am having too. There are some things that I like, and would like to try, but I am starting to see more and more things that I don't like and that is starting to look like a larger list, and many of them more impactful on how my vacation would be to the point where she won't be a ship I sail on....especially given the current pricing. (That is also starting to impact my decisions on the rest of the fleet too)

found it https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/hideaway-beach-adults-only

The first revenue sailing that will be going there is the Icon Inaugural, which is there today. I would think that the original swim up bar will continue to have the party vibe. Hideaway beach will be similar, but no kids, and will cost you $$. Explore the main site. IIRC, I think @Matt did a blog post about that location.

You should try the other things too. I know they all look weird, but they are tasty. The Boss, my wife, is a picky eater especially when it comes to textures, but actually loved eating there.

I always thought this was such a poor design decision that they made. I foresee so many unhappy people regarding this in the future.

its been 483 days since we've seen the sun here in gloomy Upstate NY......two more weeks........almost time for the single digit dance.

Good lord, I've been so behind again in all my blog reading, and just read all of this in its entirety. I have so much to say, but will stick to the cliff notes.... 1) Your descriptions of your mother had me rolling. I too probably would have made her walk the plank....but being that she is your mother, I understand why you keep her around. 2) You and your brother seem like so much fun. I remember when I was younger and could eat like he does....but alas..those days are long gone. 3) Who is this...gym...you speak of? He seems to take up way too much of peoples time. 4) The people.....gross....in so many different ways......I must give off a "Get off my lawn" vibe because that never happens to me. I also don't venture down into the casino too often where it seems many of these shenanigans start off. 5) I'm sure there is more, but I'm quite overwhelmed at all of it......

Thank you for sharing your cruises with us. I really enjoyed reading this. I'm sorry you ended up not feeling great towards the end there. I totally get the feeling of I'm ready to be home. As much fun as a vacation can bring, being in your own space really can't be beat. Thank you for your perspective on sailing with Celebrity. I do think without the kids The Boss and I will be doing a Celebrity sailing at some point, we just have to figure out when. So many travel plans, so little time.

Getting caught up here. How is the finger doing? You should see quite a bit of improvement after 24hrs on the antibiotic. Hopefully that is your only adventure back down in the sick bay. Hopefully the person you saw needing oxygen was someone who has COPD that forgot their nebulizers, and just needs occasional treatments, and isn't very sick. Going back to the number of very vintage vintages, that's probably why the food seems bland. They know their audience and they are all on low fat, low sodium, low sugar diets for their hypertension, congestive heart failure, and diabetes and other comorbidities. To them the food is great, but to us healthier people we are stuck with bland food Maybe the large groups are from their senior housing communities booking blocks of rooms together too? Your mention of this made me thing of this scene from the movie The Croods. I would feel bad for the entertainers too, who are putting on a great show, only to have the crowd not recognize the music/performance. Though I suppose this goes back to knowing your demographic.

underwater sea bugs are a great buttah delivery device!! I Also happen to like how they taste sans the butter too.