WAAAYTOOO

Welcome Alex and Jaimee !! I know you will love Royal Caribbean.

Depending on how many people we are talking about AND your Genie, it can work out just fine. On 2 of our 6 Star Class cruises, we have cruised with "others". One of the things that is included in your introductory email from the Genie is a line that tells you that your SC amenities are available ONLY to those persons traveling in SC. I have no doubt that they mean it....BUT both times that I have been on a SC cruise with friends, the Genie did their very BEST to include them whenever they could. For instance...when we went to dinner, the Genies both always made the reservations for the entire group. Of course, those not in SC had to pay for their meals, but the Genies never balked at making reservations for everyone. Also, when it came time to reserve seats for the entertainment events, they were also always included. Now granted, on the first "friends" cruise, there were only 2 of the 6 of us that were not SC so it was fairly easy to include these 2 others...and on the second such cruise, there was only 1 person who was not SC. Does your Genie have a right to say "no". Absolutely. Will they ? Hard to say. As long as you are not asking to have them join you in the Suites Lounge (we NEVER did that) or partake in any freebie food or drinks, I doubt they will say no. If it is a very large group, then the Genie would probably have to decline to include them all. I have found that it was helpful to forewarn the Genies that you have some additional people who may be joining you for some events. It's easier that way than to spring it on them at the last minute.

At least you didn't win the Loser's Pack !

Is Araceli doing food and beverages for your cabin crawl ?

It’s truly ship-dependent. I recall some months ago Matt had a blog post that confirmed that the JR milkshakes had been officially added to the drinks covered by the DBP but I’m not sure it was ever uniformly implemented. There’s really no easy answer to this one. You will have to confirm the procedure ship-by-ship. I know that on NAV last Nov it was NOT included.

Cream of Mushroom Soup ! I’m so envious ! I too love the CK filet even though I am not a huge steak eater. It’s not a good sign when you’re already suffering from food fatigue on day 1 !!! So happy you are having a good time. What do the girls think ? Why don’t we have any suite pix yet ? ??

Are you even going to be able to eat dinner ? I’m stuffed just looking at what you’ve [the fam] already consumed today ! I can empathize !

I see her suite !

...and Seattle

I’ve never tried to do this myself but I have read that some people have difficulty getting to the USB port as some TV’s are mounted to the wall and cannot be moved.

OMG look at those cute lemon-fish ! Cutest thing I’ve ever seen !

Have a great time. I’m so excited for you. I image you are already at the port. Such excitement. Unfortunately, the boarding will probably go very quickly and will just be a blurr. They always are. Have FUN !

I see. It is worth asking the question. It seems reasonable, given the circumstances.

BTW, I have an excellent recipe for queso fundido, if you are interested, when you return.

Yes ! This is mine and Dan’s favorite thing to do ! We always share our food. I am not much of a beef eater but I love a bite or 2 of steak. We will always get 1 steak and share it and generally share all of our entrees. Now....if you are asking if you can purchase 1 meal and just pay for 1 person but have 2 people at the table, eating ....hmmmm...don’t know about that. We have always paid for 2 but shared all of our food. I suspect they would not permit that but I really don’t know. Never heard of anyone asking.

Yippee !

Did I spy with my little eye queso fundido at La Bamba ? I’m so envious ! I still have not forgiven NAV Sabor for removing it from their menu ! I guess the whole restaurant is gone now !

I am with you on this one. Complete waste of Prime real estate. We got 1 beverage from the one on Harmony and dumped it in the nearest trash can. Horrible. No more since.

You are so welcome !

Ahhhh.... NAV does not have any entertainment reservations. You will have to wait until you board to find out dates and times and their shows are first come, first served. Only the Oasis and Quantum Class ships offer entertainment venue reservations.

Not sure when they stopped printing photos on the ship. I just redeemed 2 [complimentary] photos with Santa on our Christmas +NY cruise on Grandeur last Dec.

Yes, I agree that at 43 days you should have the entertainment option IF you are on a ship that offers entertainment reservations. What ship ?

Congratulations on reaching Diamond ! That’s a great milestone !

I had a similar experience with Norwegian. After 1 cruise with them, we received a free cruise. We went on that cruise and then never heard another thing from them. I can promise you that $100 will not do anything to get you a free cruise on RCCL.

As long as they're not ALL the way in the back, I think the aft rooms are more easily accessible to most activity areas than those on the front of the ship. There seems to be less movement (although I am not sensitive to movement) in the aft versus the front.