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One thing I would love to see on a new replacement design would be a nod to the past by bring back a round Viking Crown Lounge up top. This would be a fitting tribute to Royals Past and would be awesome to have an updated space that gives you that same feel as those wonderful old ships. As a long time cruiser it’s my go to spot any time of the day or night. 
 

Once again Royal Caribbean steps up to do the right thing with its various relief efforts.  As a "Loyal to Royal" Diamond Plus and Stock Holder cruiser, I am very proud of this company.  My wife and I were on Empress for the first relief sailing to the Bahamas following the hurricane there.  It was truly something to see how the crew and company stepped up to help in a time of need.

Once again Royal Caribbean steps up to do the right thing with its various relief efforts.  As a "Loyal to Royal" Diamond Plus and Stock Holder cruiser, I am very proud of this company.  My wife and I were on Empress for the first relief sailing to the Bahamas following the hurricane there.  It was truly something to see how the crew and company stepped up to help in a time of need.

Once again Royal Caribbean steps up to do the right thing with its various relief efforts.  As a "Loyal to Royal" Diamond Plus and Stock Holder cruiser, I am very proud of this company.  My wife and I were on Empress for the first relief sailing to the Bahamas following the hurricane there.  It was truly something to see how the crew and company stepped up to help in a time of need.

Once again Royal Caribbean steps up to do the right thing with its various relief efforts.  As a "Loyal to Royal" Diamond Plus and Stock Holder cruiser, I am very proud of this company.  My wife and I were on Empress for the first relief sailing to the Bahamas following the hurricane there.  It was truly something to see how the crew and company stepped up to help in a time of need.

Once again Royal Caribbean steps up to do the right thing with its various relief efforts.  As a "Loyal to Royal" Diamond Plus and Stock Holder cruiser, I am very proud of this company.  My wife and I were on Empress for the first relief sailing to the Bahamas following the hurricane there.  It was truly something to see how the crew and company stepped up to help in a time of need.

Once again Royal Caribbean steps up to do the right thing with its various relief efforts.  As a "Loyal to Royal" Diamond Plus and Stock Holder cruiser, I am very proud of this company.  My wife and I were on Empress for the first relief sailing to the Bahamas following the hurricane there.  It was truly something to see how the crew and company stepped up to help in a time of need.

Has anyone tried to bring fresh cut flowers on board after a port visit. We are going on Explorer to Greece and thought it would be nice to have fresh flowers in the stateroom. 

Boarding Oasis for the first time on April 9.  Where do you like to have a relatively quite boarding day lunch other than the Foodjammer?

Ok folks here is how T-Mobile works if you have the Magenta Max plan.  DO NOT USE CELLULAR while you are on the ship, UNLESS you are at a port that you can connect to land base cellular.   ALWAYS have your phone in airplane mode with WIFI calling turned on.  As long as you have a Wifi package on the ship you can make and receive calls, text and data using Wifi only at no additional charges.
When you are on land or in port and using land based cellular, The Magenta Maxx plan allows you unlimited Data, Texting and WIFI calling at no charge in 215 Countries World Wide.  If you are in Mexico or a US territory it also included Unlimited Calling.  Otherwise it is billed at $.25 per minute.  The data speeds have been LTE or 5G in all the countries I have been to.
If you are going to be gone for an extended trip 10- 30 days you can purchase Unlimited Calling from $10 to $50 per trip, not per day.
My wife and I have traveled to 49 Countries and It has worked every time.  It is one of the best travel tools you can get from any cellular company.  It works so much better that ATT or Verizon if you travel and it cheaper!
Also you do not have to activate anything.  T-mobile will send you a text message each time you arrive in a different country and let you know what you can use in each country and what your data speed will be.
They also provide free WiFi on most domestic and some international flights as well.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE T-MOBILE AND YOU TRAVEL, CHANGE AS FAST AS YOU CAN!!
 

Go to TMobile website and search for inflight WiFi. They have instructions to print out. Does not work on Southwest but does on most others. 

Ok folks here is how T-Mobile works if you have the Magenta Max plan.  DO NOT USE CELLULAR while you are on the ship, UNLESS you are at a port that you can connect to land base cellular.   ALWAYS have your phone in airplane mode with WIFI calling turned on.  As long as you have a Wifi package on the ship you can make and receive calls, text and data using Wifi only at no additional charges.
When you are on land or in port and using land based cellular, The Magenta Maxx plan allows you unlimited Data, Texting and WIFI calling at no charge in 215 Countries World Wide.  If you are in Mexico or a US territory it also included Unlimited Calling.  Otherwise it is billed at $.25 per minute.  The data speeds have been LTE or 5G in all the countries I have been to.
If you are going to be gone for an extended trip 10- 30 days you can purchase Unlimited Calling from $10 to $50 per trip, not per day.
My wife and I have traveled to 49 Countries and It has worked every time.  It is one of the best travel tools you can get from any cellular company.  It works so much better that ATT or Verizon if you travel and it cheaper!
Also you do not have to activate anything.  T-mobile will send you a text message each time you arrive in a different country and let you know what you can use in each country and what your data speed will be.
They also provide free WiFi on most domestic and some international flights as well.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE T-MOBILE AND YOU TRAVEL, CHANGE AS FAST AS YOU CAN!!
 

Ok folks here is how T-Mobile works if you have the Magenta Max plan.  DO NOT USE CELLULAR while you are on the ship, UNLESS you are at a port that you can connect to land base cellular.   ALWAYS have your phone in airplane mode with WIFI calling turned on.  As long as you have a Wifi package on the ship you can make and receive calls, text and data using Wifi only at no additional charges.
When you are on land or in port and using land based cellular, The Magenta Maxx plan allows you unlimited Data, Texting and WIFI calling at no charge in 215 Countries World Wide.  If you are in Mexico or a US territory it also included Unlimited Calling.  Otherwise it is billed at $.25 per minute.  The data speeds have been LTE or 5G in all the countries I have been to.
If you are going to be gone for an extended trip 10- 30 days you can purchase Unlimited Calling from $10 to $50 per trip, not per day.
My wife and I have traveled to 49 Countries and It has worked every time.  It is one of the best travel tools you can get from any cellular company.  It works so much better that ATT or Verizon if you travel and it cheaper!
Also you do not have to activate anything.  T-mobile will send you a text message each time you arrive in a different country and let you know what you can use in each country and what your data speed will be.
They also provide free WiFi on most domestic and some international flights as well.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE T-MOBILE AND YOU TRAVEL, CHANGE AS FAST AS YOU CAN!!
 

Ok folks here is how T-Mobile works if you have the Magenta Max plan.  DO NOT USE CELLULAR while you are on the ship, UNLESS you are at a port that you can connect to land base cellular.   ALWAYS have your phone in airplane mode with WIFI calling turned on.  As long as you have a Wifi package on the ship you can make and receive calls, text and data using Wifi only at no additional charges.
When you are on land or in port and using land based cellular, The Magenta Maxx plan allows you unlimited Data, Texting and WIFI calling at no charge in 215 Countries World Wide.  If you are in Mexico or a US territory it also included Unlimited Calling.  Otherwise it is billed at $.25 per minute.  The data speeds have been LTE or 5G in all the countries I have been to.
If you are going to be gone for an extended trip 10- 30 days you can purchase Unlimited Calling from $10 to $50 per trip, not per day.
My wife and I have traveled to 49 Countries and It has worked every time.  It is one of the best travel tools you can get from any cellular company.  It works so much better that ATT or Verizon if you travel and it cheaper!
Also you do not have to activate anything.  T-mobile will send you a text message each time you arrive in a different country and let you know what you can use in each country and what your data speed will be.
They also provide free WiFi on most domestic and some international flights as well.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE T-MOBILE AND YOU TRAVEL, CHANGE AS FAST AS YOU CAN!!
 

Ok folks here is how T-Mobile works if you have the Magenta Max plan.  DO NOT USE CELLULAR while you are on the ship, UNLESS you are at a port that you can connect to land base cellular.   ALWAYS have your phone in airplane mode with WIFI calling turned on.  As long as you have a Wifi package on the ship you can make and receive calls, text and data using Wifi only at no additional charges.
When you are on land or in port and using land based cellular, The Magenta Maxx plan allows you unlimited Data, Texting and WIFI calling at no charge in 215 Countries World Wide.  If you are in Mexico or a US territory it also included Unlimited Calling.  Otherwise it is billed at $.25 per minute.  The data speeds have been LTE or 5G in all the countries I have been to.
If you are going to be gone for an extended trip 10- 30 days you can purchase Unlimited Calling from $10 to $50 per trip, not per day.
My wife and I have traveled to 49 Countries and It has worked every time.  It is one of the best travel tools you can get from any cellular company.  It works so much better that ATT or Verizon if you travel and it cheaper!
Also you do not have to activate anything.  T-mobile will send you a text message each time you arrive in a different country and let you know what you can use in each country and what your data speed will be.
They also provide free WiFi on most domestic and some international flights as well.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE T-MOBILE AND YOU TRAVEL, CHANGE AS FAST AS YOU CAN!!
 

Matt,
You should do a poll and let the readers/viewers decide how you should pronounce it in the future, that would be fun!
 

Work from Sea,
My wife and I did an Arctic Transatlantic last September. Could be my favorite cruise of all time.  we had a balcony on Voyager.  It was nice to have on the Sea Days to sit our and relax on our own Balcony.  However, when we started going though the Fjords we viewed the entrance from the Balcony. On the way out we decided to go outside.  The outside views where so much better as you got to take in a full view of your surrounding!  The staff served Hot Chocolate on deck and the entire experience was so much better.  When we every we do it again I would most likely still get the balcony just because we and 4 or 5 sea days, but it looks like you sailing is more port heavy and much more hours of daylight.  On that sailing I would go with the inside room for the price and better night rest then go out on deck to view all of that splendor.  Just my two cents.   Have a great time!!

If you are taking a train to another destination you can safely book around 10 am. The train station is an easy walk from the port if you’re able. If you are flying out from Amsterdam it is easier to book the RCCL shuttle to the airport. 
I would book your flight no earlier than 1 pm. That airport has been really slow lately with pre boarding check in. 

1.  Wearing shorts and or baseball caps in the main dining room at dinner.  If you just want to wear shorts go to the Windjammer.
2.  Being rude to the staff for any reason.  There are other ways to handle issues away from public view.
3.  Not allowing you to get off an elevator before someone rushes in.
4.  Not Tipping the wait staff for a free Diamond drink.
5.  Wearing political clothing to make a statement on board.  We hear enough of that outside our vacation time.
 

1.  Wearing shorts and or baseball caps in the main dining room at dinner.  If you just want to wear shorts go to the Windjammer.
2.  Being rude to the staff for any reason.  There are other ways to handle issues away from public view.
3.  Not allowing you to get off an elevator before someone rushes in.
4.  Not Tipping the wait staff for a free Diamond drink.
5.  Wearing political clothing to make a statement on board.  We hear enough of that outside our vacation time.
 

Everyone please remember to tip the person that brings you your Diamond drink only if it’s a dollar. Those folks do not receive any gratuity for Diamond service. It’s the right thing to do. 

Everyone please remember to tip the person that brings you your Diamond drink only if it’s a dollar. Those folks do not receive any gratuity for Diamond service. It’s the right thing to do. 

Everyone please remember to tip the person that brings you your Diamond drink only if it’s a dollar. Those folks do not receive any gratuity for Diamond service. It’s the right thing to do. 

Everyone please remember to tip the person that brings you your Diamond drink only if it’s a dollar. Those folks do not receive any gratuity for Diamond service. It’s the right thing to do. 

Everyone please remember to tip the person that brings you your Diamond drink only if it’s a dollar. Those folks do not receive any gratuity for Diamond service. It’s the right thing to do.