darketower

We're heading on Oasis next August - I imagine you'll be done with your current contract by then. If you are back on her next summer, we'll be sure to stop by and say hello! Great work on the vlogs.

Is this something new? I've previously used my AMEX card to book through my TA and have never received a chilled bottle of champagne??

Thank you - I should have been more clear. I knew they were on the bump out, I was trying to see if anyone had any thoughts on staying on deck 6 as opposed to being higher up. I know it is more of a personal preference, but any insight is always helpful.

Considering booking a JS on Oasis for next summer but I really want to make sure we get one of the larger balconies on the bump out - they only have a few available on Deck 6 - has anyone stayed in any of these rooms(6240,6242, 6640 or 6642) and if so, can you advise as to your experience? The other half is questioning if its too low a deck. We do like to enjoy some down time on the balcony. We have typically been on higher decks for all of our cruises. Any thoughts are appreciated. Thank you.

We are 219 days out for Mariner and we just got our cabin assignment

We went on Navigator 8/19 to 8/23 and initially had an oceanview balcony. We bid $250 (I believe the minimum was $150) for the junior suite about 6 weeks before the cruise and it was accepted within 24 hours. We got deck 10 JS Aft with a monster balcony for $500 more than our oceanview balcony, which if i remember correctly was slightly more than $1600.

That's correct - we had three rooms booked and we were able to bring 6 bottles of wine in our carry-on luggage and we had no problem. Definitely worth doing if you can.

I've used it on my last 3 cruises and have never been asked to retake it at the terminal. We always take a head shot selfie in front of a white background and it's never been an issue.

I didn’t want to say anything initially for fear of tainting your own impression. While we liked the ship, we were surprised at how it seemed “old” even though it was just amped. I came to the conclusion the Amped was more for the pool/slides and restaurant changes vs interiors. The carpeting looked worn and stained in numerous areas. It was nice and we enjoyed our cruise, we just had higher expectations.

We were just there and several crew people mentioned RC is thinking of doing an over night stay but no news yet.

@WannaCruise I would say so only because the balcony was so big and the view was great. We didn’t get off ship in Nassau and we enjoyed having drinks on our balcony overlooking the harbor. My wife has said she doesn’t think she can go back to a regular balcony again. ??

@Andrew72681 we just stayed in that room this week. Couldn’t agree more, it was spectacular. So glad that we were able to get it.

I feel so stupid. Just got back from Navigator 4 night cruise and remember thinking “who the hell are friends of Matt H.” It never even dawned on net.... we also have become hooked. First cruise was 12 years ago on Freedom. It took 9 years to get back, but we’ve done done 4 in the last 4 years and are already planning two for next year. Cruise life is the life!

I’m looking forward to seeing your take between now and then. We just got off Navigator yesterday-stayed in a Junior Suite thanks to the Royal Up program.

They are now listed on the RC website. They are calling them Thrill and Chill Bahamas Cruise. We are going next week on the Navigator and wish we had this Option!

I think, like most things, it varies. I just saw it offered on my Navigator cruise next week for 24.95 per person per day. I don’t know that for what you get it’s worth it. Can someone shed any light on it?

This is great - we are coming up on our 4th cruise and this is the first time we've decided to get the drink package. I always do some rough calculating to try to justify or not justify buying the drink package but this far superior to what i typically do. Thanks for sharing - it certainly make me feel better knowing that I made the right choice on the upcoming cruise.