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I decide to walk the track on deck 5. I don't think I will go again. The lady who cheated on her husband in the casino was there kissing and fondling some man. It always amazes me how on such a big ship you often run into the same people. My brother met me on the track and we took the elevator to deck 16. We perused the WJ and the selection was worse today. It was also a madhouse. We walked down and got in line at Portside. It was crowded and we waited in line for around 20min. Thankfully they have a live performer who sang covers that entertained us during the wait. Portside BBQ is surprisingly delicious. Maybe too much food but very good. I got all mine sans sauce and othan the ribs it was spectacular. On a very important side note, all the mac and cheese I have tried has been top notch. It was horrible on my first Royal cruise and worse during the restart. I had it at Chops last night and then at Portside today. Both were creamy and cheesy. The brownie/cookies dessert was really good but decadent. The spiked palmer left a little bit to be desired but not the worst specialty drink. We sat at the picnic tables by the sports deck, sort of a mistake as games were going on and the participants were loud and animated. My brother told me a funny story about a lady getting banned from the gym. They have special machines for the handicapable. If you are using one the staff will ask you to move if someone in a wheelchair comes in. A lady was using it, my brother said it was crowded but still plenty enough machines for her to move. She made a big deal about moving and how long it took him to get acclimated to the machine. My brother was doing weights, not on the machines. Another person in a wheelchair came and and the boy next to her moved to accommodate him, she made a fuss and tried to get on his machine. Someone went to the staff and they told her she had to leave after getting her room number. He said she was ranting that wheelchair people aren't so different from the rest us and don't deserve special treatment. We attempted to go sit on deck as the weather is finally beginning to cooperate but it was impossible to find anywhere to sit. So we came back and sat on our balcony. I might read or nap.

I got distracted and missed the C&A event. I found a good machine and before I knew it was 10:45. I'm sure I can get the numbers later. I earned a certificate for a free interior, so the whole thing worked in my favor and I had a blast people watching. My brother is in the gym, we didn't have breakfast, planning Portside BBQ for lunch.

If you have traditional dining, you don't choose a time. It will be either 5:30 or 8:00pm

It holds 24/48 cans and 12/24 bottles, also I forgot if you are D and up you can get 15% off of Royals Merch.

I don't know what port you are sailing from but here's what I have encountered. Port Miami is strict, we just boarded this past Sunday and they enforced the check in times. Did port Everglades in Nov and they enforced the check in times. Did port LAX and they didn't but tried to if the lines got out of hand.

You still need to check in, but you can also arrange the earliest time with your Genie.

Day 3 Sea day...... Currently up checking emails and waiting to get in the shower. Will head to the DL, then the Loyalty event. Our Steward told us the wife has officially moved in the friend's room and that lady's husband is also staying there???? I wasn't even aware she had a husband; I hope they tip him for all the extra inconveniences.

My brother loved the cake, especially with the coffee, Haute and Steamy.

It was $45, which is why it is a better deal through the gifts website.

Some funny observations..... I have gone in the bathroom twice and found half eaten food on the floor by the toilet. Once a piece of chicken, another some sort of sandwich. Neither were on plates. While at the casino a lady got mad at me over a drink pour. She watched the bartender pour more after using the jigger for me and asked me what made me so special....I replied tipping. People keep telling me I need to dress my man better. I keep informing them he's grown, we from Chicago, and that's my brother. A baby pulled off her pamper in the hallway while waiting for the elevator. I was waiting by the bathroom for my brother. She almost made it to the Music Hall. Internet is good everywhere but central park.

After Chops, we headed to the theater. We very much attempted to watch the ventriloquist show. Left pretty soon to go get Playmakers. They have a clipboard and check off the rooms with the UDP so as to make sure you only come once a day. We got the rest of our diamond drinks while we waited for our food to go. The boardwalk was super crowded and the children were running amok. We looked in the clubs and bars, most standing room only. It was white Latin night. On a side note I saw the women from earlier dancing, so I guess the wife must have left the husband.

I was just in one of the shops on Oasis and saw the cooler bag. I'm going to get it on my October cruise, its a nice bag with great capacity.

Also the drama has been too real and it's only day 2. I can't imagine what will happen on the sea day tomorrow. After our disappointing stop at the WJ. We back to the room and took a nap. We woke up and answered some emails. We then went to Schooners for our first diamond drink and to listen to jazz piano, not for me. We then made our way to the Aqua show. I loved Aqua80, it might be the best one. There was a bit of drama at the show, lots of people on standby. The theater was only half full 15min to 7. All the standby guest were mad because only the you will get wet seats were left. The look on people's face when the water hit them was....*chef's kiss* so many children screaming. My brother thinks my thousand children estimation is off, he believes it might be close to double that. He expected little to no children and I told him it would be a good amount but this is sort of ridiculous. I am having the best time......until I encounter one. I rarely use the elevator, caught it from WJ. Family got on with like 3 or 7 children, all drinking soda and coughing. Hit all the buttons to stop even though they were just going to deck 11. We are doing dinner and second dinner. Apps and splitting an entree from Chops then wings and dessert at Playmakers. it's crowded in Chops, and we are sat at a two-top between several two-tops and can hear everything people on either side are saying.

@Yesiamthere6 I am so upset about the chips, I didn't bring any because I was counting on the lays plain and salt and vinegar.

It has to be close to if not over a thousand children on this sailing. So many knocking over people and in to things, sneezing and coughing without manners. I saw a group of teenagers using the PDCC wheelchairs for fun. The old lady in me said those are for people who need them. They looked at me and kept taking them. So many people not washing hands and eating, throwing trash everywhere. We are the only ship here and certain areas of the island are still too congested. I finally did the helium balloon.....not worth it. I got it for a little under $50 black Friday. It's too cool for me to be in water and stuff, I'm sure Mexico will be warmer. While the ship is empty we went around taking pictures including a trip to the WJ. The selection is appalling, the desserts are lackluster. Glad we got the UDP. My brother is eating cheese and bread while I type this. There is a pinnacle couple across from us complaining to every crew member who walks past about breakfast this morning and the children. I know there's an iced tea rumor, Oasis has it along with lemonade but no fruit punch. Also park Cafe no longer has chips. The new menus are up in the MDR. I heard it was a complete shitshow last night.

I am currently on Oasis. The first night there was a free whiskey tasting....it of course was to sell whiskey.

Day 2 PDCC Oh the scandal!!!! First I slept pretty weird on the double sofa bed. The dent in it makes it impossible to get really comfortable. I slept more than I normally do and woke up around 7am. I decided to try to put in some work and make prime. So I showered, got dressed and headed to the DL. Nobody was in there at 8:24 when I came in. I got a hot tea, some orange juice and a croissant. I then made my way to the casino. I played for over 2hrs and I won a lot and then lost it all because I was trying to get my points. It was hardly anyone in there so I had my pick of the machines and could avoid all the smoke. I shuffled between two or three machines and I made my prime goal. But oooooh let me tell you guys the scandal of it all..... So I was playing next to this couple. They were kissing and she was sitting on his lap, she was playing, screaming, and bouncing each time she so much as hit a penny. I was on a bonus round and I saw a guy rushing our way, he yelled out "Sarah WTF, not again!!!!" And snatched her off the guys lap. Me and the guy looked at each other in confusion. That lady was cheating on her husband...for the second time on THIS cruise. He aired all her laundry and she talked about his nether regions being old and dried up. I was so engrossed, their children were waiting for them to get off and enjoy PDCC. Oh but it gets better. On the way back to room was a juicier scandal. This guy was begging my room steward to let him in to the room a few doors down. He said he couldn't, the guy was like it's my friend's room and I'm looking for my wife. The steward said no because the sign was on the door for cleaning. He started talking to me, in hopes the guy would leave. I told him I didn't want the sofa let out. Then he opened the room and it was two naked ladies.......doing stuff. We all were embrassed. I'm shocked because I wrongly assumed the friend the guy was looking for was a guy. Also they wanted to get caught because they put the magnet on the wrong side. It was a lot of screaming and at the exact moment my brother was just coming from the gym. He told me another scandal. During embarkation we met a group of 23 who had gotten custom Hawaiian shirts with their faces on them. My brother saw one in the gym and they told him poop hit the fan because one told another's husband he is actually the father of his first child. They apparently thought they could handle cruise liquor, this was their first cruise. However they have done a lot of group vacations but he never said anything......so much good reality TV.

It is more so that you are paying for the cooler bag than the items.

I went to the casino had a good run. It was so crowded, the guy next to me was playing $6 hands and hit $3200. I played my free play, $58 in total, for about an hour, left with $6 and 200pts. But I haven't spent anything yet, tomorrow the casino is open all day at PDCC. My brother turned his $8 in free play into $23 and cashed out lol. He almost tripled his money so he said he will play that all the rest week. He said the liquor tasting was a mess. It was some drunk girls just bumping into people and fondling them. As soon as he was touched he joined me in the casino. The lady next to me hit $500 and offered to buy my brother a drink, I think she was flirting. Dinner was at 150CP and of course that bread. My brother can eat, he is tall and skinny with high metabolism. He ate two and a half breads. Plus 2 apps and the lobster Thermador, which actually taste like a sausage pizza thanks to the seasoning. We each had the garden martini and finally got charged for diamond drinks with a receipt. I was tired so I went back to the room and my brother went to get coffee from Cafe promenade and returned with 4 slices of pizza.

So many children that we had a hard time getting pictures on deck 15. Also so many people who just cough. No covering of mouth, just coughing in the air. It's weird right??? At 4:19 there was still like 500 pax who hadn't completed eMuster. We sailed away past 5pm and we watched from our balcony, the people next to us were screaming something about the Bills. I don't know if they are in the footyball........???? There is a liquor tasting around 7, my brother will make an appearance while I play at the casino until dinner. He had second lunch at El Loco Fresh and said a lady just took one of his tables, didn't ask. Also people keep assuming we are a couple, then flirting hard when they find out we are siblings. The ship is moving fast and I can feel the rocking.

We too are doing 150 tonight on Oasis. I think the margs and snacks are good from Sabor. Everything else is meh.

So internet is bad. I wanted to see if I could do wifi calling and it won't work. Thankfully I'm in port so I can check in on my fur baby with cellular data. The rooms opened up at 1 on the dot and we found our luggage about 15 doors down. We came up from the aft and saw them. Boarding early plus tipping the porters means fast luggage. The room is hot because it is directly in a sun spot, we thought Miami weather had improved, the joke was on us. Nice layout, we decided my brother will get bed and I will have couch made up. There is 5 outlets and a European one, one is behind the bed. Giovanni's was good but desserts left a little bit to be desired if you know what I mean. We do have our C&A cookies, which thankfully are wrapped in cling foil. We changed, showered and plan to walk the rest of the ship until sailaway. I have done casino recon, my machines have been picked. Got first D drink and no signing for anything. I have seen a significant amount of children.

I could see my status on app but now that's not showing either.

Thanks for all the well wishes. This was an easy embarkation and I got all the restaurant times I wanted. I am currently sitting in Giovanni's. Staff is friendly and people are being their usual trifling selves. We got to the port around 10am. There was a huge line. Lots of people in the suite and Key line had to get out because they were in wrong line. Around 10:15 they called for 10:30 and we bypassed most of the people because tons had much later times. It was less than 5min to get to waiting area. Lots of B2Bs so we didn't start boarding until 10:45. Went right to eMuster and then to book our specialty dining while we waited for Giovanni's to open. Several guest stole the Coke cups while we waited to check in and get ours. Two pax got into some sort of tussle and dropped their wine and it burst everywhere. Staff escorted them somewhere. We took pictures and then took a tour of the Vitality Spa. The thermal pass is $119 for the length of the cruise. My brother is super happy and has already committed to another cruise with me. We are enjoying a glass of shiraz and glass of Moscato, people watching. Everyone has on coats and keep asking where ours is.

@AshleyDillo are you on explorer or Grandeur? I will be in terminal G after this.