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@OCSC Mike I just finished mowing my lawn, and I was thinking of you, lol! Actually of @ZBrady as well. Hoping he and his family are AOK & just got wrapped up in the moment & never looked back....which is so cool too! But Mike, I realized for me again personally it's not the time of day for my date with the lawn it's the sun. I watch it carefully & hit the front as soon as the huge home on the lake across the street from our perfect little nest is in the suns path, at that point I waddle my butt out there and get er done. I mow with the sun, as it rotates.....so do I! So random I know, why here I don't know...sorry OP for the hijack. Anyway to wrap it up, Icon way to big for me Oh, while I'm doing the hijack @Ampurp85 & @asquared17 I hate tomatoes, but I could eat salsa & pico for days....

This was me, early day one of release of Icon with credit card in hand. I really watched the videos again and while looking at the deck plans for my cabin realized, oh no...this one is not for me. Add to that the time of year open on my calender to sail her, it gave me pause, caused me angst. I enjoy the Oasis class usually but this one was not for me. There is something for everyone, the magic happens when you know yourself and your preferences. Truth is simple, just because she isn't for me doesn't mean she isn't the cats meow for someone else. Different strokes....And I too, love broccoli!!

@JustMeJoe and @WAAAYTOOO seriously, I live on the west coast of Florida the Gulf of Mexico being a hop skip and a jump away. You guys are onto something here, sounds like a ship day as well. We are in the suite with the bath tub on the balcony, this may be the way to go. Ft. Desoto Beach here is dare I say it even more beautiful then Coco Cay, why in the world I want to share the island with 12,000 of my closest Royal friends. I'm now leaning hard to stay on board. I could not in all good conscious enjoy the Island at those prices with that many guests, yes.....ship day it is!

Even with this current 35% off sale the Coco cay prices are higher then that hot air balloon (when it goes up) on Coco Cay! The beach club passes are 290.00 from 310.00. The cabanas are all 1,600.00 on the island or more (beach club cabanas 3,700-4,000) Things are selling too! I can not wrap my head around that price for the beach club, no beach club this sailing for us. Off early and find a homebase on South beach. Reason being we are sharing the Island with the Icon. Ugh, talk about angst...that's a lot of people on Coco Cay.

That would have been an absolute blast!!

This, this right here. We could totally be cruise buddies!!!!!!

@Lovetocruise2002 I know my sailing was a one off! I have good feelings about your adventure and can not WAIT to hear about the wonderful Wonder. I'm dying to see the pictures of that suite. My RUB bid was truly minimum as in 720.00. So it worked out great between the two of us we have photos of both suites. I admit I am ecstatic you are sailing Star as the Evian (you won't have to beg) and the boarding will be much more enjoyable. Remember up the escalator, turn left and then left again where there is a desk just for you to check in with NO line. Remember tell them Star suite unless the Genie has you already, this depends on the Genie and their schedule. But once checked in turn around and head straight back to the Star & Pinnacle holding pen. It's very pretty like Miami with gorgeous furniture and a restroom, from there the Genie should for sure come get you. Happy Anniversary again to you and Justin, we wish for you a sailing full of love, relaxation and enjoyment. Ugh, I can't believe it is only the 13th! I can't wait for you to sail. I'm happy you won the RUB early....I told Cabash your bid & he said ...wait for it, Oh you could have bid that! Really, my head almost exploded, lol Sure honey, sure. Oh I love that man

My 8 night sailing on the Adventure doesn't show the themed menu nights in MDR. Does anyone know the rotation? I want to book a specialty dining in place of our least favorite menu. It is not on the app yet. Night one I know is welcome aboard but what about say night 5? Thanks so much!

Congratulations YES!!!! So happy for you. Please just look at my CLS pictures, it's like you were there. Better to ask for forgiveness then permission.....now this party is starting; Woopee!!! Justin, honey...ummmm I treated YOU to an amazing anniversary present on top of Star wars......it's a Star cabin!

On the Wonder sailing a few weeks ago we were asked to order our main and then did we want fries or onion rings. Previously they just brought a plate of both to the table for all to share, we thought this was still the case so only kiddo asked for them and we said we would share. They brought a tiny plate and a tiny bowl with 4 onion rings and the smallest french fries you ever saw, maybe 10? So we asked for more and we had to wait a long time but then they brought just fries, it was painful. We had to ask a third time for more for the three of us. I promise you we wanted at least our 12.99 worth of food. Then we were told we could use our Diamond drink vouchers for shakes so hubby & kiddo ordered shakes. The receipt was correct at this point. This was our last sea day. When I received my invoice while hubby was driving home in our email they had added the cost of their 2 shakes, so dirty. We have 5 vouchers each and never even used any that day, this was the first usage. It was a matter of just under $8.00 so being I was off the ship I just paid it, I decided I didn't want to put energy into it after the sailing. Left a bad taste (pun intended) for Jr's moving forward. My chicken club sandwich was really good though, I have to mention that. I miss the upbeat dancing as well but I get it.

I'm not sure I believe this, I think the bids get filtered by RUB and then sent to Royal somewhere closer the sailing. They blame RUB system so the disappointment doesn't fall with them. I don't know this it's just my gut, then they sift through & check how can they make the most money costing the least monies for their output. Make a loyal guest happy by looking at C & A status, then look for the least amount of people if only paying for the first two and finally using the celebration to finalize the decision. This is how I would do it anyway! Everyone wins, as I still think a Loyal to Royal guest would appreciate a RUB win so much more....no justification for my thoughts so.....just my scary mind. It just makes fiscal sense, two people cost less in Star benefits then a family of 4. Genie gets a more relaxed cabin for the week.....If I'm a Genie I want YOU!!!

@Lovetocruise2002 Yay, I've been looking for this one! All our positive energy coming at you for the RUB win. Honestly why wouldn't they choose you? HELLO!! Anniversary, Special Couple D+ and only the 2 of you....a Genie's dream. I would choose you guys for sure. I'm looking forward to your amazing sailing...I took care of all the irritants for you a few weeks ago, lol! Have an amazing time and thanks for bringing us along.

I LOVE the way you express yourself, I am so going to use this!!

Has anyone heard from @ZBrady? I'm just sending uplifting positive thoughts. Hoping it was so amazing there was no time to blog. Is he doing a b2b? It's crazy; we are strangers yet not. I've been thinking about he and his family this week. What a beautiful community we have. Hoping all is well.

@RCL_Cruiser Oh no! As a seasoned cruiser my last sailing had me thinking, thank goodness this wasn't my first sailing I would never sail again. Not knowing the specifics of your sailing.... my sailing was super weird, it's important to differentiate the irritants, was it the cruise line OR the passengers that had no clue how to behave on a ship? My sailing was sold out with over 4500 first time cruisers. I'm not saying not to contact corporate I'm saying maybe you could give sailing another try taking into consideration what you learned and your specific cruising style. Being it was your first time I realize maybe you didn't think things could be mitigated, but if the crew can help they will. By all means I have no idea what you endured but I understand with many cruises under my belt that if you pay for a product, you deserve the product. Our sailing was weird for lack of a better term and honestly it was a combination of our fellow passengers as well as the ships inability to mitigate some things. I promise you the time of year and size of ship I'm sure directly impacted your experience. I do not make excuses for Royal, sometimes they get it wrong (to many passengers, not enough ships offerings) but please reconsider a sailing opposite what you just experienced, maybe then you will fall in love with the seas like many of us have. I wish you a positive experience moving forward! Best of luck with the follow up!

+1 we loved her as well.

Visited laundry on our all access tour. Mad respect, this crew works so hard. Just wow! They seemed to be very respectful of the passengers items.

So true, when we were checking in for the Wonder June 25, 2023 the young lady was visibly as well as verbally so thankful we had passports. She told us most had birth certificates this sailing & when she asked why she was told it was to expensive to get them. Same when we disembarked, while we were nearly first off the ship that morning they asked if we had passports and guided us to the left side (facial recognition) The right side had been set up with several stands for those with birth certificates. I'm guessing they were prepared after the embarkation we had. I'm thinking the fact that there were nearly 4,500 first time cruisers had much to do with it.

Thank you so much! I just checked my cabin as well. It shows 531 sq ft but on the Wonder the same cabin is 370sq ft. Yikes!!! Royal IT at it again!

@OCSC Mike oh my word that TV. Ours on the Wonder was possessed. Even the stateroom hosts were confused, it would go down but not up, up then not down. It was the bain of my existence. It made us chuckle for sure, I hate it down cabash likes it down. It was to close to the bed for me, I could and did hit my noggin once while trying to navigate it. I won and it went up and stayed there. You made me laugh this morning with a memory in the back of my mind....thank you!

Yay! I did not know...great minds think alike!! I figure I might observe a lot less shenanigans from there as well. It was gone on release day but when I saw it open up I thought now that one is special. I'm so glad to know this. Thanks so much! I think the balcony will be neat and I like how the cabin entry door is set back from the hallway a bit. I saw a video of that cabin on the Wonder on You Tube as well.

I like a special embarkation lunch, so I booked Chops for our Adventure sailing. I purchased this on the cruise planner. Once onboard can I ask to apply the BOGO for towards the lunch and get one of our meals refunded as OBC?

So true, I have no idea! But we sure won't be able to miss him if he is there. But you're correct, I forgot about those pre cruises!

@AshleyDillo Nope! Going with an enjoy the heck out of my balcony mindset. I'm sure it ( the suite sun deck) will be inundated by bloggers and travel professionals. While I do plan to photo bomb it won't be in my bathing suit, yikes Maybe I'll see Danny and ask him how tall he is, lol!!

@Jax I appreciate your post. I believe in my heart it was a bad week. I still keep reiterating to myself the cruiseline can't be blamed for other passengers weird behavior. The sailing left a bad taste as I'm probably one and done on the Wonder and I was questioning my booking the Utopia. I'm sure the Utopia will have more seasoned cruisers and of course the travel professionals so I have faith it will be better. I agree @Lovetocruise2002 will have an amazing time, that was a one off sailing. I'm really ecstatic I didn't book Icon as now I know peronally I prefer a bit less people. Thanks so much for those kind words