WAAAYTOOO

When I read this, the first thing that popped into my head was, "....so they loaded up the truck and they moved to Beverleeeee. Hills, that is...".

Even if they did yank Mario's status (which they would never, ever do), it would take him no time to get back to being #1 again.

Me too. I LOVE champagne but it doesn’t love me back. It gives me a horrible headache (wine, too).

Cream of mushroom soup for the win !

I just read, on another thread, that while the ship did depart port yesterday, they had to turn around and go back. UGH

Agreed

Royal no longer serves powdered eggs on the ships (so I've been told) but as @HeWhoWaits mentioned, they do use the eggs from a carton. In the Coastal Kitchen/Chops they will serve you fresh eggs but you MUST ask for FRESH EGGS and even then, sometimes you get chopped-up fried eggs instead, which I really HATE. It's so lazy. Like @DuckHunter, I am a scrambled eggs snob and there's little worse than chopped up fried eggs, rebranded as scrambled eggs !

We have stayed in one of the forward GS on Vision class before. Never again. Lots of noise, particularly in the early morning. Thr aft JS are very nice, but a bit of a trek. No suite perks with the JS though.

Easy one. Cream of mushroom soup for me.

^^This^^

We always get a dozen oysters on the half shell even though their "fresh" oysters aren't all that great. You have to ask them for extra horseradish b/c they never have enough in their cocktail sauce and their crackers are always REALLY stale...but it's all about the oysters - such as they are. I also sometimes order the clam chowder even though it's only mediocre (I make a MEAN chowda !)

Utopia is my favorite ship. I love the ship….the short itins and loud music, not so much…but the ship itself is TOPS.

Oh, how I wish.....

Just so ya know...you were scammed ! Chickens do NOT have fingers...nor do fish... SO many people fall for this scam ! Thank you sooo much for your incredible reviews(s). I truly enjoy reading your missives....and I have a very soft spot in my heart for Scots, in general.

I assume that you are referring to your annual casino tier comp ? Yes. Just 1 per year per qualified player….IOW, one each if a couple are both Prime or above. If you are Signature or Masters you will also be invited to one or more “tier-level” cruises. We were invited to a Signature cruise on Oasis. I think there were 3 or so different sailings to choose from…we chose Nov 1 2025.

I think that project got nixed…

No particular reason aside from just not really caring for the musical, itself. The ship version wasn’t the issue…just the show. BTW, I have the same loathing for Hairspray…just sayin’…

Sorry that we will miss you this time, Mike, but we have no sailings currently booked on UT. We don't sail again until August 9 on Grandeur. I do wish you and Cori 2 AWESOME cruises and will try and coordinate something where we can meet up again, in the future. You are both such wonderful people...

@Traveling Mike, i LOVE your mother's rule !!

I knew that there was a partnership with MGM but have never heard of a complimentary cruise certificate from them. I'll be monitoring.

YAY !!!!!

I hated Chicago when it was on Oasis so not anxious to see that one again but LOVED Jersey Boys when we saw it in London a few years ago. Problem is, I think NCL has the rights to that one…or used to…

What this says to me (and I fully agree with you, BTW) is that the Genie's services really don't add that much value....especially on the older ships. That's easy for you or I to say since we've experienced many Genies in the past and know what they bring to the experience. I'm guessing (as you did, I believe) that this program is targeted at cruisers who have never done SC before and won't know what they're missing. While $300 PP/PD is WAAAY more than we would EVER pay, I don't see that cost coming down at all. Since this is a trial program at the moment, my guess is, if it doesn't succeed at this price, they will quietly retire it and it will be their justification for NEVER making the suite amenities comparable between ship classes... JMHO

Sorry that your cruise is over so soon, Sabrina, but very happy to hear that your disembarkation and trip to the airport were event-free. Hoping the same for your flight home. Can't wait to hear your final thoughts on the accessible JS and your Royal Genie Experience.

I was surprised how much I liked Vision the first (and only) time I sailed on her. We are very familiar with this class but Vision seemed special, somehow. I agree with you re: the Centrum. The ones on Radiance class are SO loud…of course, they can be, at times, on the V class too.