sk8erguy1978

I have, on occasion, seen men wearing speedos.

Welcome! Sailed Oasis in 2010 and 2012 - loved it!

Welcome! St. Maarten / Saint Martin (you can access both): Maho Beach is supposedly fun, never been personally, on my list. We went to a different beach, one of the "nude" ones (where no one was nude) and it was - eh, a beach. Beautiful, but again just a beach. Adventure on Anthem: Ripcord by iFly, I loved that. (Upset it's all booked for my upcoming Anthem, hopefully my suite concierge can hook me up.) We also enjoyed the North Star. Personally never done but the FlowRider (surf simulator) looks like fun. It's an awesome ship, you'll find lots of adventure onboard.

The bank idea is best just note that it might take a few days for your bank to 'order' the Euros. They should also be able to convert extra Euros back to dollars when you return. I also bring credit cards with no foreign transaction fee and use them as much as possible to save currency and any ATM fees overseas.

Night before I order a pizza, open a beer and just start tossing stuff in a suitcase. I'm done in about 7 minutes. I will however, double check shirts, shorts and pants maybe a week or two prior to ensure they fit and are in acceptable condition, if not I'll replace them. Also, about a week or two prior I'll go to Harmon and buy a bunch of toiletries.

On the same sailing with a few friends, we get together often and continually discuss it - ugh lol. Our next booked cruise isn't until December 2020, talk about MAJOR PCD! We will be booking something in-between for sure!

I like this idea ... I'd expand on this and tip the bar staff a bit too. I was thinking that too. Can you use it at the casino? (Minus the fee for using seapass vs cash.)

Third time on Anthem in September, third time springing for a Grand Suite. If you can swing it they are nice cabins and the perks are nice too.

I love my miles lol

I'm picky when it comes to seats, times, etc so I'll try and book flights earlier to get a decent seat at an optimal time even if it costs me more... With that said, my tip, and maybe you're aware but there are two levels of economy these days for some airlines (United, AA, etc) and to me basic economy sucks (might be fine for others). So, just read the details about the type of ticket you're purchasing.

OH YEAH! We drag all our luggage off the ship! Not that I want my vacation to be over but NJ traffic - I want to get ahead of it! ? According to Royal's website the cost is $22 a day, which sounds about right, we paid $100 for 5 days last year. https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/driving-directions-port-cape-liberty-new-jersey

In 2013 we sailed Adventure and it had a late night buffet thing on the pool deck. That was the first one I'd seen since we first started cruising in 2007 and the last.

I'd almost suggest getting there at 10AM because the traffic builds up. It's better now with the new terminal and flow but still sucks. Have you considered an Uber since you mentioned only being 30 minutes away.

Sunscreen (but that's important for me, I'm Irish!) & Camera. I am usually wearing flip-flops and bathing suit already - I'm that guy.

Same with SWF, last flight recently, curb to beer was 15 minutes and there was a 'long' line. ?

Thought so, catch 22, United gets me to most places from EWR direct but they own(?) terminal C so my Priority Pass Lounge access is useless LOL! First world problems.

SWF is about 15 minute drive from me, very small and simple airport but limited flights. I like the JetBlue direct to FLL or MCO. Allegiant flies direct to PIE (Tampa area?) I believe and maybe a few others. To fly into SWF to get to Bayonne, NJ ... I mean, if the price is right maybe, but it's a 90 minute ride so rental car is going to be the most affordable. United is pretty big at EWR too, one of their hubs, I believe.

Quick Google shows it to be hit or miss if they are reusable on next cruise. (If the new sailing honored the old band.) Hmm. Guess it doesn't hurt to try ?

Sorry, poor choice of words. It's my understanding, I can bring the bands on another sailing and have them swapped (?) for bands compatible on that cruise.

My wife and I stayed in the Grand Suite twice on Anthem and didn't know the WOW bands are reusable until I heard Matt mention it. So, we left FOUR "FREE" perfectly good & reusable WOW bands behind over the two sailings. Will not make that mistake a third time in September!

I believe so. A link provided here: Points to this website: https://visitstthomas.com/cruise_ships.html which shows IWC for all ships except "Oasis & Allure" (I assume it's all Oasis ships including Harmony).

For reference, if you're on a larger ship like an Oasis class (you can see the Oasis in the background of my photo lol) it's Crown Bay where you dock (or did in 2010) so just need to add that cab time in. Otherwise, Havensight is right there and just need to add in the SkyRide down. Unless you walk, which, wow, but some do!

Just added this to my list of possibilities for next visit!

Nothing to be ashamed of (although I would have been too) we've all been tricked from time to time. A lot of people have tricks to get you to buy stuff. We are at the point where we ignore, keep walking, or if it comes down to it, be rude. They'll act offended, but they aren't. Enjoy the cruise! Edit: Also it's a good lesson for us all, keep your guard up and trust no one.

We have done Magens Bay and enjoy it. Another beach in St Thomas that's equally gorgeous is Sapphire Beach. We enjoyed it there too. Maybe even slightly better, but admittedly, it has been a few years since we've been to St. Thomas. Looking forward to it in December of 2020 on Harmony.