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don't get me started with chick-fil-a's shakes! oooooo they're amazing.
I alternate from their peach shake and the frosted delight which is milky orange/lemon cream shake.

I can tell you that it is a good shake but it is not THAT good, a milkshake from Chick-fil-a will blow it out of the water! We usually get a buy one get one half off offer loaded onto our sea pass card and will usually splurge and get one then.  That is about the only time that we get them other than if we have a meal there.  

Hello everyone,
I was a very long time member of another cruise forum, and I'm so glad I found this one.  The members are VERY helpful and respectful - thank you all so much, and the vibe is completely different, very easygoing without the sarcasm and drama ?

I also love that you can message members here, and edit your posts outside of the 30 minute mark.  For new members, you will see your status as pre-gold, just a fun and cute feature of these message boards.  I'm not sure how it works, but it will change very quickly!

Our moderator @Lovetocruise2002 has been so warm and welcoming! and thank you @Matt, our administrator for an amazing place to share information ? 
This time around, I'm having a lot more fun planning my cruise!!!

I'm always amazed how the countdown moves fine when you're months and months away, but that last 30 days takes forever

I know exactly how you feel! I have a handful of months left to go for my very first sailing on Jan, 2020. I don't know how people who book a year in advance contain their excitement.
I can bet you as the last few weeks or so comes around it goes by extremely SLOW!

Based of my personally drinking habit *especially on vacation* I think the drink package will definitely save me some money!
I hypothetically planned out my day from morning with a few mimosas, afternoon in the sun with some fruit mixed drinks, dinner with a glass of wine or two, and late night with some hard liquor! 
Sprinkle in some water bottles, coffee, and juices here and there daily and you'll be ahead of the game.

Imagine he still ended up losing the tournament hahah *disqualified for abusing substances and cheating*?

Imagine he still ended up losing the tournament hahah *disqualified for abusing substances and cheating*?

Based of my personally drinking habit *especially on vacation* I think the drink package will definitely save me some money!
I hypothetically planned out my day from morning with a few mimosas, afternoon in the sun with some fruit mixed drinks, dinner with a glass of wine or two, and late night with some hard liquor! 
Sprinkle in some water bottles, coffee, and juices here and there daily and you'll be ahead of the game.

On my previous cruises, typically they would not make 'whole' pizzas for folks. But that could be just like everything else with Royal... it just depends. lol. 
BUT..... our 'hack' around that was we would order a 'Gluten free' pizza.... which, BTW is actually pretty darn good. If you ordered that.... they would cook you the whole pizza and give it to you. But it came on a foil like tray; and not in a box. So had to try to sneak it back to the cabin ASAP so the late night drink package folks didnt stop and ask me a million times how we got a whole pizza. lol. 
So, perhaps if you tell them you have a 'dietary' restriction, they will make you a whole pie how ever you would like it. 
Give it a try either way, never hurts to ask. 
 

@Atlantix2000 explained it..it really means nothing as the "original" price they are calculating the sale from is some arbitrary price they consider onboard pricing.  But if you back into the onboard pricing using the sales banners, it may not even be that price anymore when you finally make it onto the ship. 
It's obnoxious and the only thing to really do is track the bottom line price which is posted and get an idea of what prices are.

Sale prices are always based on on-board prices which fluctuate and aren't published (since they will probably change often by the time the cruise actually sails).  Sales aren't always advertised either.  By tracking prices, you are in the very small percentage of people who pay attention.  Many (possibly even most) cruisers never even log into their cruise planner.  So they check it once, see what looks like a great deal and buy it.  You know it's the same price that was there last week.
So the standard advice is to ignore all advertising, buy when the price looks good, and then cancel and repurchase if you find a better price later.

The best thing about pre cruise is the building of excitement. You book and you are super excited, you are going back on a cruise, but usually you are still months away or a year away. It's the building ever day to the cruise that's incredible. Usually 30 days out it's bonkers time with excitement. We are 32 days from Anthem and it's really building here. We are all talking about it everyday. God cruises really are the best vacation and Royal Caribbean is the best cruise line. 

No.  Not on Royal Caribbean. 

The price shown is WITH the discount already.

Whoops, sorry for the misinformation.  I thought I did that on my honeymoon but I must have used cash since I definitely didn't pay any fees.

I found out about MEI travel through this blog as well.
I booked my very first cruise in Jan, 2020 with MEI travels!
So far they have been amazing but I can definitely keep you posted when everything is completed.

LOL i know exactly how you feel! I just recently joined this blog and I have been engaging every thread that pertains/relates to me!
The community is awesome and everyone is so informative/fun.

I'm trying to imagine 2 solo cruisers sitting at the same table but both are introverts haha.

Symphony of the Seas 7 day Western Caribbean on Jan, 2020
My very first cruise!

LOL i know exactly how you feel! I just recently joined this blog and I have been engaging every thread that pertains/relates to me!
The community is awesome and everyone is so informative/fun.

I found out about MEI travel through this blog as well.
I booked my very first cruise in Jan, 2020 with MEI travels!
So far they have been amazing but I can definitely keep you posted when everything is completed.

LOL i know exactly how you feel! I just recently joined this blog and I have been engaging every thread that pertains/relates to me!
The community is awesome and everyone is so informative/fun.

I thought that I saw an option to take credits out as a room charge whenever I swiped my see pass card. I do remember talking to a fellow gambler that mentioned that her husband was upset on how much she kept "downloading "to their room account.  Like I said, we brought cash, so I never tried it. 

I definitely recommend that you check with MLife ahead of time. It’s entirely possible that you could qualify for benefits that I am unaware of.  Also, if you are seriously interested in high stakes gambling, you can prearrange an onboard account (line of credit).  I’ve never considered doing this but I know it can be done.