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Sure....why not. it would be one way to prevent pools from closing as often and being overcrowded. Why bother having  a kids pool area that is hardly used as they all hang out in the main pools.
But I don't know why 2 year olds needs to be in a deep pool to "swim"...seems to me that the kids area would be the place for kids to be

Sure....why not. it would be one way to prevent pools from closing as often and being overcrowded. Why bother having  a kids pool area that is hardly used as they all hang out in the main pools.
But I don't know why 2 year olds needs to be in a deep pool to "swim"...seems to me that the kids area would be the place for kids to be

Kids should have to swim and play in kids pools.....pretty simple and easy solution.
 
We wonder every cruise, and we have done a few, why the cruise lines don't enforce pool rules and/or make kids stat in the kids pool areas.  Often  the kids  area was dead and empty on our Freedom cruise..they were all in the main pools and hotubs., I joked we should have taken over that area, but I am sure Royal would be quick to kick us out if that happened.

I think it also depends on the cruise director. 
Prior to covid Royal had excellent cruise directors who really love the job.  Post covid there have been cruises where I've had to ask myself how did this person become the cruise director they are horrible at this job.  Cruise director in my opinion is one of the most important jobs on the ship and I get the job can become monotonous week in and week out but excellent cruise directors first and foremost really love their job and know how to keep it fresh every cruise.  While cruise directors who are just biding time waiting for the next opportunity to move up the corporate ladder can at time allow things to run stale and it comes across in activities, their morning show even just seeing the cruise director around the ship you can tell the ones who absolutely love their job vs the ones who are just there waiting for their next opportunity.  
In my opinion its not just the love and marriage game show its also shows like The Quest which is now the Crazy Quest.  I know early on in the cruise whether or not I'm going to The Quest and it all depends on the vibe I get from the cruise director on day 1, day 2 of the cruise.  

Kids should have to swim and play in kids pools.....pretty simple and easy solution.
 
We wonder every cruise, and we have done a few, why the cruise lines don't enforce pool rules and/or make kids stat in the kids pool areas.  Often  the kids  area was dead and empty on our Freedom cruise..they were all in the main pools and hotubs., I joked we should have taken over that area, but I am sure Royal would be quick to kick us out if that happened.

For us, it depends who the cruise director is. That is how we decide if we are going to attend or not. If it's a high energy, funny, CD, we try our best to go.  Much like The Quest, IMO, the CD makes or breaks that show.
However, our last two sailings, we have skipped (even one with Ricky Matthews who we love), because of the times that others have mentioned above. They keep doing the show at 2:30pm now and that does not work as well for us.

For some of us it's our only chance to swim all year long. Folks can be selfish and irresponsible. There childs needs don't come ahead of thousands of people's. 

$72.99

Keeps happening to my May Icon. PDCC items have dropped in price several times. I totally think after spending top dollar on Icon people are kinda spent out. 

I would have zero money to spend anywhere if I booked Icon...prices are insane....
 
Prices have to start coming down..demand cant stay that high at those prices...so will defn be interested to see what happens over the next few months.

I was sure I had seen/read somewhere that Liberty is going for updating in 2025?
 
It could use it...as compared to the last few ships I cruised on, its really showing its age and wear/tear for sure. 

I would have zero money to spend anywhere if I booked Icon...prices are insane....
 
Prices have to start coming down..demand cant stay that high at those prices...so will defn be interested to see what happens over the next few months.

I would have zero money to spend anywhere if I booked Icon...prices are insane....
 
Prices have to start coming down..demand cant stay that high at those prices...so will defn be interested to see what happens over the next few months.

Oct,05,2024-Liberty
Dec,21,2024-Adventure
 

Can't wait - my husband and I will be celebrating our ten year anniversary!!!

90% capacity is about 5000. And nearly half are kids? Ouch.

Congratulations on making Diamond!
Don't forget to introduce yourselves to the Diamond Concierge during their posted hours in the Diamond Lounge.  They can work wonders on resolving most issues that pop up during a cruise.  

I always have trouble checking in with the app…so much so that I have ceased even trying.  I just go straight to the website now.
@Pattycruise you do know that now that you’re Pinnacle you don’t need to worry about a check-in time, right ?  I used to stress but now I just wait until I can easily get to the website and whatever check-in time I get is entirely moot.  It’s one of the best perks of being .Pinnacle.

I think it used to be much close to sail date, as I have booked these rooms often.
 
However, my next 2 cruises were GTY and assigned cabins were done about a month ago...so 8-10 mths out!

The most important part of this announcement, to me, is that they are pledging to now inform Pinnacle members, 48 hours prior to embarkation, if they are going to be restricted from the SL/CK.  This has been a point of stress for us as we never know if Pinns are going to be restricted or not, until we board.  We have yet to be restricted from the SL/CK but there's certainly every chance that can and will happen at some point.  Hopefully, if we're going to be restricted, going forward, at least we will know about it before we board !

Proud to say zero points. Casinos are too smoky for me.

We are sailing on her on October 05 to Bermuda.

I hope you are correct. We sailed her last October and loved her, so much fun but she does need love and attention. We are sailing her again this October and then May 2025 too. 

I was sure I had seen/read somewhere that Liberty is going for updating in 2025?
 
It could use it...as compared to the last few ships I cruised on, its really showing its age and wear/tear for sure. 

Congrats on D !  It's a big step forward.  Will be looking for you !