sk8erguy1978

I have sailed Anthem 3 times (2016, 2018, 2019) and have never encountered a dirty room. In 2016 I was with a group of about 9 cabins, no issues. In 2018 I was with 5 cabins, no issues. In 2019 I was with 6 cabins, no issues. I am not sure if the cabin steward is trained to identify bed bugs, but you can always check for yourself (peace of mind). I'm not going to sit here and say there isn't a single bed bug on the ship, but I've never in 12 Royal Caribbean cruises (with two more booked) in the last 13 years have heard/read one story of an infestation.
Rest assured, I can say with 99.9% certainty your room will be completely sanitary and bug free. In regards to Lysol, some people wipe down the room, but I honestly feel it's overkill.
Don't forget, people like to leave bad reviews (some not true) but rarely jump in with a positive review. 

I could imagine that bedbugs would exist in hotels or other accommodations because those cleaning standards will vary.  But in an place that has the washy, washy song...no.
I am sure like other posters have stated it was just some internet liar. People who may have never even been on a RCC or felt ever so slighted and wants to bring down this cruise line. There is a guy in my office who leaves bad yelp reviews to places he has never been, because mostly he cannot get in. He refuses to accept any responsibility..i.e he wasn't dressed properly, violated conduct standards etc.
There are a ton of bad reviews about RCC..the same with Carnival, NCL and Disney. Like the internet likes to say...Pics or it didn't happen.

Same situation with us on the Symphony in the fall. A foundation garment was in our bottom bathroom drawer.  We didnt want our suite attendant to think it was ours ... so we mentioned it. While no hazmat suit was involved ... rubber gloves, plastic disposal bags and a can of disinfectant spray all quickly came into play. ?

Hopefully they were clean ?. I would have gotten a chuckle out of it personally.

Hopefully they were clean ?. I would have gotten a chuckle out of it personally.

Clean, as far as I know.  I did not touch anything to find out...?

okay all, 
This will be my 2nd cruise with Royal and I really desire to be Loyal to Royal, as I had a horrible experience August 2019, with Carnival!  After having an excellent Royal cruise January 2019.  So when I saw these reviews on the "Cruise Critic" site I started panicking.   I've backed packed in Greece and Italy for two months the hard way and never had an issue but my elderly mom and aunt are coming this time, and I would never hear the end of it.  Thanks so much for the reassurances!

In nearly 50 cruises with Royal Caribbean the worst thing I've encountered was a drawer with the previous occupant's underwear in it.  We found the room attendant and had it removed but never have I ever been concerned about bugs.  If there WERE bedbugs in that room at any time and Royal Caribbean was made aware of it, trust me, the entire room would have been fumigated and the mattresses tossed.

I have sailed Anthem 3 times (2016, 2018, 2019) and have never encountered a dirty room. In 2016 I was with a group of about 9 cabins, no issues. In 2018 I was with 5 cabins, no issues. In 2019 I was with 6 cabins, no issues. I am not sure if the cabin steward is trained to identify bed bugs, but you can always check for yourself (peace of mind). I'm not going to sit here and say there isn't a single bed bug on the ship, but I've never in 12 Royal Caribbean cruises (with two more booked) in the last 13 years have heard/read one story of an infestation.
Rest assured, I can say with 99.9% certainty your room will be completely sanitary and bug free. In regards to Lysol, some people wipe down the room, but I honestly feel it's overkill.
Don't forget, people like to leave bad reviews (some not true) but rarely jump in with a positive review. 

I'm sure you will be fine. We're all Royal Caribbean customers here and this hasn't been an issue. Try not to worry about it. Who knows what really happened.
 

I have sailed Anthem 3 times (2016, 2018, 2019) and have never encountered a dirty room. In 2016 I was with a group of about 9 cabins, no issues. In 2018 I was with 5 cabins, no issues. In 2019 I was with 6 cabins, no issues. I am not sure if the cabin steward is trained to identify bed bugs, but you can always check for yourself (peace of mind). I'm not going to sit here and say there isn't a single bed bug on the ship, but I've never in 12 Royal Caribbean cruises (with two more booked) in the last 13 years have heard/read one story of an infestation.
Rest assured, I can say with 99.9% certainty your room will be completely sanitary and bug free. In regards to Lysol, some people wipe down the room, but I honestly feel it's overkill.
Don't forget, people like to leave bad reviews (some not true) but rarely jump in with a positive review. 

I have sailed Anthem 3 times (2016, 2018, 2019) and have never encountered a dirty room. In 2016 I was with a group of about 9 cabins, no issues. In 2018 I was with 5 cabins, no issues. In 2019 I was with 6 cabins, no issues. I am not sure if the cabin steward is trained to identify bed bugs, but you can always check for yourself (peace of mind). I'm not going to sit here and say there isn't a single bed bug on the ship, but I've never in 12 Royal Caribbean cruises (with two more booked) in the last 13 years have heard/read one story of an infestation.
Rest assured, I can say with 99.9% certainty your room will be completely sanitary and bug free. In regards to Lysol, some people wipe down the room, but I honestly feel it's overkill.
Don't forget, people like to leave bad reviews (some not true) but rarely jump in with a positive review. 

I've booked restaurants for other reservations via the cruise planner before. After you choose "add to cart" you'll see everyone under your reservation. To add people from another reservation there will be a drop down "Add guests from another reservation" and it gives you a way to look them up. I've attached a screenshot.

Hope this helps a little. Welcome to the forum and the world of cruising. 

I've booked restaurants for other reservations via the cruise planner before. After you choose "add to cart" you'll see everyone under your reservation. To add people from another reservation there will be a drop down "Add guests from another reservation" and it gives you a way to look them up. I've attached a screenshot.

Hope this helps a little. Welcome to the forum and the world of cruising. 

Thank you for all the input! It sounds like it is just a personal decision. I would not put down or judge anyone for wearing their pin, regardless of level. Someone said it nicely, that is shows loyalty or unity, can be pretty to dinners or tier events, and def can be a way to recognize those who have sailed so often and can have some great stories. I am very excited to have reached Diamond, but I probably will not wear mine, except maybe to the tier events or something like that. I may lose it and I am just happy to have been blessed enough to have been able to cruise this often over the years. 

We toss them in a drawer never to be seen again. Although, I did come across our Diamond pins looking for something else the other day LOL.

Or after the performance ordering a fresh pie for you and your friends... Something I didn't know was possible until reading posts here! Yum! ?

This one of our groups favorite things to do in the evening on our last Anthem trip.   We would grab a couple of tables in the pub and order a pie or two  to enjoy it while we watched the guitar player and had a few beers. 

I don't recall receiving Emerald pins either, just platinum and diamond. I'm sending a sternly worded email! ?

 

I don't recall receiving Emerald pins either, just platinum and diamond. I'm sending a sternly worded email! ?

 

I should try to find my platinum pin and wear it next cruise.  Get all the D and D+ in the DL spun up.  

Apparently in the event of an Abandon Ship call it is Pinnacles then women and children first.
This is why you should wear your pinnacle badge everywhere for easy identification in case the unthinkable happens.

Or after the performance ordering a fresh pie for you and your friends... Something I didn't know was possible until reading posts here! Yum! ?

Totally fine, in either direction. And yes, they are indeed quite close to one another. If it's evening, I recommend getting the slices and going to the pub so you can enjoy the performer they'll have.