cruisekyle

@melmar02 as of right now I do not know the answer to your question, but I’ll ask on board. 

This morning we got the email from the concierge explaining all of our perks, her name is Eliana. We emailed her back to make our dining reservations and she was very prompt in her response. 

@tiny260 THANK YOU. That made me feel a lot better!

Fair warning, I’m a space fanatic so it would be hard for me to not love the space center, but I’ll have my family give honest reviews @melmar02

1 minute ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

My feelings exactly. 

So good and bad news. I have figured out that Liberty arrived in Galveston early and apparently had divers waiting to start work of some sort. This makes me think that whatever is going on won’t actually change any future sailings as Liberty was able to be in port early, but Royal has yet to say anything official so this is all speculation.  

Just an update for everyone, getting a little worried. Liberty didn’t leave Galveston until 3 am last night and I haven’t heard any explanations. It also sounds like she’s still not traveling at full speed. 

@delerium98 hope we run into you! And agreed I’m definitely counting down the hours. 

@marti314 heard that your cruise wasn’t leaving Galveston until 11pm, everything okay?

@marti314 Fantastic! Thank you!

9 minutes ago, marti314 said:

Ill keep the Ship Clean and Tidy for your arrival on the 11th.  Ill be on This coming week Aug 4 - 11.

Well thank you very much. If you wouldn't mind sending the cruise compass my way once you get off I would really appreciate it. If not enjoy your cruise!

9 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

Wow !  You came a long way from an inside room to looking at a Grand Suite. You won’t be disappointed if you get it.  Very, very nice on Liberty.  We will be on LIB on 8-25.

@WAAAYTOOO  Yes, we did come a very long way--and spent way more time on the phone with Royal than I would like to admit working our way up. I hope you have a great cruise too!

Howdy Y’all. I joined this board less than a month ago and in 10 days I will be on Liberty of The Seas. I’ve been reading all the live-blogs and I decided today that I am going to live blog my cruise---or at least try.

So a little background on this cruise, it started out in late as a Father Son (me) cruise. At the time we were trying to decide between another western Caribbean (this would be my 4^th of those) or to Cuba. After much deliberation we decided that we cared more about the ship than the destinations, so we booked the Western Caribbean (and boy did we get lucky with that decision…no more Cuba now)  in an interior stateroom. Early July rolls around and we start watching some videos of our room, my Dad who has only cruised junior suites or higher was a little alarmed with the size and upgraded us to a Junior Suite. Then we get to mid July- my Mom asks to join the cruise. So we start to price it out and decide that we need to get an additional cabin. Well when looking at the cost for who to solo cruise vs. adding a 4^th person was so small that we decided to add my girlfriend. So we add her and my Mom to a Balcony. Great everything is set in stone 1 month prior to the cruise. WRONG. We had one more big change. July 10th my father decides he wants a Grand Suite with my Mom. He calls to upgrade and they don’t have availability, so we get on the wait list. On the 15^th we get a grand suite 1 bedroom. That brings us to today.

Where we stand now.

When: August 11, 2019 + 1 day before

Where: Cozumel, Falmouth, George Town, a day at the Houston Space Center the day before

Rooms:

• Junior Suite-with me (Kyle) and my girlfriend (Natalie)-we are still keeping our fingers crossed for a cancellation to upgrade to a grand suite or for the same to happen with our RoyalUp bid
• Grand Suite (1 bedroom)-with my Mom (Brenda) and Dad (Ross)

Extras:

• The Key
• Deluxe Drink Package
• Unlimited Dining Package
• All Access Tour
• Galley Brunch

Excursions:

Atlantis Submarine Tour-Cozumel

Trolley Roger-Grand Cayman

About Us

• Me (Kyle) - I’m  21, and a Diamond status for the first time this cruise
• The Girlfriend (Natalie)- 22, first time cruiser, never been out of the country, got lucky with C&A and they matched her to Diamond
• Mom (Brenda) – Suite Lover, Diamond
• Dad (Ross)-  Suite Lover, Diamond

I am really excited for this vacation and can’t wait to share it with y’all. I’m very interested to see for myself how the Key works out for us and compare it to the suite perks and Diamond perks. Most of y’all have much more experience with cruising and live blogging but, if y’all have anything you would like me to look at/investigate/ ask I would be happy to! 

Thanks for reading.

Thank you very much @Matt I am currently listening to the entire back catalog of your podcasts, thank you for the great forum and podcasts.

So one more question for everyone. We were printing luggage tags and noticed that the GS says "suite" on the luggage tag and the JS does not. Will the luggage be delivered to the suite faster? Does this change anything? I did not see expedited luggage as a suite perk. Thank you in advance.

@JLMoran and @delerium98 Thank yall for the info!

I was looking through old cruise compasses and noticed Izumi Sushi Express. I have looked around and I can not seem to find any information about it. I was wondering where it was located, what the menu is, how it tastes, and if anyone has tried it? Thank you in advance.

On 7/18/2019 at 10:44 PM, allyb said:

honest question, how can one be a first time cruiser but also a diamond? is it because you are diamond and sharing a room? TIA!!

@allyb  I am just now seeing this but in addition to being saying "significant other" you will also need to be living at the same address. 

When I called royal it took about 5 minutes to get her a crown and anchor number, and her shared status. I would also recommend calling the Crown and Anchor Society line and not the Royal main line, it might make things go a little smoother.

@WAAAYTOOO Ill be sure to show them our closet---none of us are light packers. @KevinBolton  I hope to meet you to, we will have to meet up at some point!

CruiseKyle - August 11, 2019 - Liberty of the Seas

2 minutes ago, tiny260 said:

If the people in the Grand also purchased the Key then it is basically redundant of the features with the Suite. I would cancel and get my money back. 

For the Junior Suite the Key is beneficial.

I will look into that tonight, I had not thought that all the way through.

@twangster Thank you so much for the advice!

Hi,

It's my first time posting on this forum after about a month of reading. I had some questions about my upcoming cruise that I am sure have already been answered somewhere, but I have yet to come across them.

Just some back ground on the cruise it started out as a cruise with me and my father in an interior promenade room, and has slowly morphed into a cruise that includes my mother (Diamond), father (Diamond) , my girlfriend (22, first time cruiser, Diamond), and myself (Diamond). We currently have on 1 Grand Suite (one bedroom), and 1 Junior Suite,  and we are on the wait list to upgrade the Junior Suite to a Grand. We have each purchased a deluxe drink package, the key, and the UDP. 

Now for my questions,

1. Is there any real difference between the Suite Lounge and the Diamond Lounge?

2. Will me and my girlfriend be missing out by not being able to enter the Suite Lounge?

3. In your opinions- is it even worth upgrading the Junior Suite to a suite in order to get the "'Gold Card"?

4. My girlfriend, a first time cruiser who has never been out of the country is concerned that since she got shared diamond status she will be looked down upon-Should I be worried?

5. I'm also wondering if anyone has any tips or tricks about the Liberty of the Seas that they were wanting to share.

6. I've read thru man of the "Liveish" cruise blogs and I am considering doing one of myself as this community seems like a great one.

Thanks to everyone in advance!