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Perfect, thank you both for the feedback that helps.

We got the Voom Surf & Stream on sale this week for our Dec cruise. We've never had it before, figured now is the time to try it when it's this cheap. I see you can do texting on WhatsApps and it says Video Calls. Can you only use WhatApps (or similar app) for texting/calling? Or can I use my regular iphone iMessage text/calls when airplane mode is on and connected to ship wifi? We need to be able to touch base with some family at home so would like to know what is suggested for that.

Thanks for sharing! I checked and I can book on the app now as well. I just scored my Dragon's Breath Zip Line for $97.98 total for two people versus the $178.98 total I had for my Dec Odyssey Cruise. Very happy!

It says it's down for maintenance now. What a bummer!! I'm ready to spend some OBC!! Hopefully it's up soon. Good luck and happy purchasing everyone!

Our first cruise was on Majesty of the Seas (RIP) and we even got to see Coco Cay before it became "Perfect Day at Coco Cay" and we have been hooked ever since. Our highlights are- Disconnecting from the outside world and stress. Never bored- always something to do, and the option to just chill and relax if you want. So many entertainment options, literally something for everyone! And we partake in the Deluxe Beverage Package and we love doing a little bar hop all over the ships and having "date nights" on the ship and eating at different places. There is nothing I can do on land/theme park that I can't do on a cruise vacation. If you want fun on land, book an excursion at any of the ports to snorkel, ride roller coasters/zipline, charter fish, etc. You can do whatever you want, whenever you want. We actually jumped from Majesty straight into Harmony of the Seas and now we're all about the Cruise life. We tried to do at least two a year until Covid. This December we are getting back into it with Odyssey and plan on at least 2-3 bookings in 2023. *Also in March this year we did a 5-day beach vacay at St Augustine and spent way more money and energy doing that than we would have if we done a cruise instead. And we had a lot of issues/hurdles during that trip that I never would have dealt with on a cruise. That trip solidified that for our family, it's cruise or bust.

As of this morning, for my December Odyssey sailing, it allows you book RipCord by iFly for $29 pp. Showing you can reserve on day 2 and 6, both which are Sea days for me on this cruise. I read somewhere you can do a free test run in it for 60 seconds if you've never done it before, but I have no clue if that's true. This will be the first time I've seen it in person.

Update- Tonight my app just added allowing you to add iFly, Ultimate Flowrider Experience and NorthStar Extended Experience as a reservation in the app. The NorthStar shows sold out, which is odd since they just added this today, but maybe it means something else. This is for my Odyssey December sailing. None of these options were available this morning, only the option to add reservations to one show in TWO70 and the Zone Zero activity.

We’re on Odyssey in December and can now reserve The Book in Two70 and also the Zone Zero activity so that’s nice!

Thank you so much! That is very helpful. Guess you convinced me....back to the planner I go.

If I just do a Teppanyaki cruise planner purchase by itself and not as a 3-night package, is there no $10 surcharge then? And Is everything on the menu included? Because the menu has pricing for appetizers but I assume that is just if you did a "walk in" and didn't buy as a cruise planner purchase? If I did include Teppanyaki as a 3 night dining- does the cruise planner go ahead and add the surcharge? Or do I have to wait and pay that extra $10 when we are on board? Silly questions I'm sure, first time with cruise planner credit and I'm carefully trying to plan

Can you use on board credit for Sugar Beach? I just found out I have alot of OBC hanging out from cancelled 2020 cruise and had no clue. We already paid for DBP for our Dec cruise so I'm not opposed to splurging in Sugar Beach haha

@Okgladgal Okay, I thought I saw 90 days somewhere- that is probably where I saw it as well. Silly apps

Good to know thank you both! I just didn’t want to be “late” on the check in process

I thought the check in was 90 days out from cruise but I see my Royal Caribbean app it shows we can’t check in till 45 days prior. Did that change because of all the health protocols the last couple years? Or could the app be wrong?

That is really good to know! I'm a planner so all these tips are really helpful to know. I'm excited to try the zipline! We have never done one before.

@Rackham Thank you so much! This is awesome! I appreciate you taking the time to share this map, I am snapping a picture and keeping it for reference.

I'm wanting to book the Dragon's Breath Zip Line for our Dec cruise, and it's showing 8am and Noon time slots left lol! That seems really odd timing. I don't know what time our ship is planning on letting us off-board in Haiti that day. We are early risers, so I don't worry about us getting up for an 8am excursion. Plus, I want to get off the zipline and chill on the beach rest of the day and eat and drink my heart out. But I do worry about if there is a delay off-boarding or some unforeseeable event causing us to get to the zipline on time- what kind of issues have yall seen? This will be our first excursion while cruising. If we choose the 8am- for those who have done this excursion, how long do you recon it will take us to walk there? It will be just me and hubby, in our 30s, and likely hungover from the night before So we are only responsible for getting ourselves there on time!

Ahh okay! I thought maybe some "free/inexpensive" beaches or something would be close by to walk to. Hmmm I may need to rethink the no excursion plan for Falmouth because I'd like to be able to get out and explore some. But, I can get down with Margaritaville haha. Thank you!

Does anyone know if Matt has a video uploaded showing a walk-around on Falmouth Jamaica? I watched his full tour of Labadee the other day on YouTube and it was so helpful to know where the beach locations are and see other suggestions he had when visiting. I like to have an idea of what to expect so that was a huge help. I've tried to look online but all the videos from other Vloggers are several years old; any suggestions on good walk-around videos on Falmouth and also on George Town, Grand Cayman? We aren't planning on excursions for these two locations, mainly just looking for where to walk around/explore on our own as it's our first trip there. We'll be going in December.

Meanwhile, me just over here trying to not be in GOLD status anymore! One day....

Not me walking out with a dozen pizza boxes and heading to the Solarium for a peaceful midnight treat after exhausting my Deluxe Bev Package

This makes me so happy!!

Awesome!! Thank you @michaelp1446!! That is great info. I had to look up pistachio pannacotta as I didn't know what it is, but I can't wait to meet it. That sounds good.

We have never purchased a dining option on any of our cruises- we always opt for the free food haha. But we are going on Odyssey in December and my husband and I love trying new pizza so I saw the Lunch is on sale for Giovanni's for our sailing and figured perfect time to try! I know this blog is a judge free zone...hope it stays that way for what I'm about to ask....LOL. Are the pizzas on the menu by slice, or like they bring you a whole pizza? If whole, are we talkin like a medium size or large size? Do you know if they will let you take a pizza to go like after you've sat there and eaten your lunch/dinner? Like if we really are itching for a cheese but I want pep later- can I take a pizza to go? And I love chicken parm like nobody's business so I'm worried I will indulge in the amazing apps and chix parm and want pizza later LOL. Thank you! P.s. if you're on a December cruise on Odyssey and see a 5' woman running out with multiple pizzas and a giant meatball to-go....just let me live my life!

No surprise obc for my February '21 sailing ?