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The food looks good; my brother would have definitely needed all you can eat. How was the spice level? I see pico and jalapenos, but you never know. Also, I LOVE THE PANTS!!!! But I would have kept the pockets. I understand you wanting a slimmer silhouette, but they were great pants with the pockets.

I am so looking forward to a Playmaker's Burger on Oasis in Sept. I have to say machine-wise Wonder had the best ones in their non-smoking casino. Maybe they still have Little shop of Horrors.

So you should be able to apply the offer to an existing reservation as a trade in value, which can be between $125-275 off depending on the offer. I don't know if they will allow you to use the offer as is on an existing booking, but if you got the time to wait, it is annual cert booking time, it is worth a shot for the savings.

Yeah, they went up last year or something, but all my previous cruises were booked under the old rate. They are $18.50/21 now.

Same for one leg but the other leg has 3 Mexican ports and PDCC. So higher fees, which is why the average is higher. Plus higher gratuities this time around.

Nope. It was about $350pp, ps. I am glad at what I paid, I was just shocked. Paid $257pp, ps for the same itinerary on Wonder/Oasis during the same time frames. Each sailing is $3300+ for just an interior, so $700 is a steal. I just wonder why icons fees are higher?

I love pineapple ice cream and sorbet!!!!!......really pineapple food-related everything.........not pineapple people though.

Celebrity offers the premier access (no dining package but close to everything else at about $100/day), which was the premier pass shenanigans previously spoken of. But not with the genie. As I stated this is nothing more than a cash grab, to boost revenue on ships that aren't Icon/Oasis/Quantum. It gives people the illusion of luxury and classism. I am assuming they will train a couple of crew members and only allow a certain number of pax to partake. However, I really feel for not just the pinnacles who will lose out on bennies but the crew members who have to be genies.

It is a sunny 61 in Chicago, which I will gladly take over 86 in PR. The humidity with that is insane. I will admit not knowing the dinner menus after seeing the dinner menu for the first night would put me off. I would probably just brave the buffet. Also having done those leisurely European dinners while in Europe I wouldn't want to be at the table that long.

I learned that a balcony is a waste of money for me when I was sailing solo. However, my brother always gets good use out of one when we RUB. That is the only way I will do balconies now, is if the RUB is good. Otherwise, since I like to be in a windowless cave, mostly with brightly lit machines, I prefer interiors. The VB interiors are my favorite. On another note, in over 24 Royal cruises I have never had an omelet. I actually like omelets too but for some odd reason I never ordered one on Royal. Also, I don't know why the food at SB seems better and fresher, given it is probably coming from the same galley.

This is just my opinion......... This is a cash grab and while I don't knock Royal from a business standpoint, it only makes me believe that even the included things will begin to suffer.......as they already have. But I am side eyeing anyone who would pay for this on non-oasis class ships, there is just no value to me imho. None of the entertainment on smaller ships require that level of planning. $1200pp is a lot on top of the cruise fare already paid. But I can guarantee that there will be enough "YOLO" folks to make it a thing.

I just want to say that I called after work. Was told the hold time would be 65min, so I started cooking and at 51min I was able to get a rep. Finished my booking in 10 or so minutes. Then started doing my brother and was hung up on. Called back and 56min wait. At 32min the call disconnected. Called back and was told 95min. At 77min I was connected and able to book my brother prime cert. So, in total about 3hrs to get B2B booking on Icon from Jan 17-31st. One thing I thought was weird was for my cert I was able to get an interior plus, but for my brother's cert the interior plus was $19 more. Also, there was only 5/3 interiors left for the casino for those sailings according to the rep. When I called back there was only one but my same room was available on the second leg for the upgrade, so I paid the $19. Also, the port taxes and fees for Icon is high, almost $400pp. But the math was mathing!!!! For two people on two sailings, it was less than the current cost for one person on one sailing.

@Pattycruise thanks, I wasn't sure, I recall a short time they had to be booked and sailed by the 31st. But this could have been faulty info by the reps.

Those cookies look so good, and you are right, the churros never look the same, but still taste great!

Yes. You can book any 7n or less cruise that sails by the 31st of March 2026, that is not on that list. I do believe it is a possibility that you must complete your sail before the 31st: so, if you do 7n it should be sailing on the 24th, a 3n sailing it must be sailing on the 28th, etc.

Is it their version of cold brew? I don't eat condiments or salad dressing, so fries are good plain or with fruit......aka ketchup.

How far is paradise beach from the port?

The discount is onboard only, you can only use one. So if you prebook internet, you cannot use the free day as a discount. You can use the free day on an extra device. if you decide to buy on board you are subject to the remaining days at onboard prices. Imho unless you are prime/rank in the casino or only need a day of internet, you are better off buying it beforehand.

You can use it on Icon sailings in sept,Oct, Jan and early Feb.

Thanks I just checked and both have dropped so I will be calling tonight.

@Pattycruise what level of prime was your friend? My brother is 2900pts only. So he is part of the last batch.

Oooh that celebrity sailing intrigues me. I might look it up. But ewww at raisins in a sundae.......I only like them with bran. Did the hotdogs look bad? Or is it the buffet situation?

I really lucked up that Jan icon is available. My cert comes tonight but my brother's is the last batches.

I see they changed the brisket. When we were on Wonder at MJ, the brisket was more Jewish style in one large semi-tough piece. Now it's more BBQ style in slices. I like the crab beignets, but I only ate the beignets because I can't have mayo, and the crab concoction was made with it. My brother said it was meh.

Not the person but you cannot combine "your"offers. You can combine same offers for different people to upgrade. In this case that person had tier2 and that person had tier2 so they combined two balconies to make a suite. Only same offers can be combined.