JimnKathy

I'd wager you should have an adult beverage in your hand by 10:45am. 😉

Sounds like a bit of VIP treatment for doing this back-to-back. Thanks for the feedback! 🙂

We will be celebrating our 20th Anniversary this year by doing back-to-back cruises on Symphony in late Sep/Oct this year. Does anyone have experience doing this in regards to the procedure of disembarkment at the end of the first week and re-embarking back on the boat for week two?

It's folks' reaction that makes the virus FAR more dangerous than it really is. All of the newsertainment outlets can't help themselves by over-sensationalizing this thing.

Uber and Lyft are your friend, too. It took us all of 1 minute to get an Uber when we disembarked from Symphony this past September.

My wife and I are doing the tour this fall on Symphony of the Seas...we are stoked!

Lots of good advice on this thread. The missus and I don't do the unlimited drink package because we are lighter drinkers than most...we also bring two bottles of delicious vino on board with us as others have mentioned. We enjoy the MDR but love to supplement it with the 3-night specialty dining package to satisfy our foodie requirements. Shore excursions are a great thing and we have booked the Coco Beach Club just to enjoy the delicious food offerings and the additional privacy. You will have a terrific time no matter your choices and you'll be able to fine-tune your preferences after you experience your maiden voyage...happy sailing!

Bottom line to avoid getting the flu...wash your hands frequently and minimize touching your eyes, mouth and nose unless you just washed your hands and you'll be virtually assured of staying healthy (Coronavirus, norovirous, flu, cold, etc.) on a boat ride. Happy sailing! 🙂

Take it from someone who is Serve Safe Certified in the hospitality industry...wash your hands with regular soap about a million times a day and you will virtually assure yourself of not getting sick while on vacation or back at home.

Just so sad that an innocent young toddler lost their life due to the incredible negligence of an adult behaving badly. 😞

We're spoiled by my steak-cooking skills at home...going to Chops isn't on our list of specialty dining options on the ship...luv us some Jamie's Italian, though. 🙂

If you're not doing the Waterpark or Beach Club, go directly to the Oasis Pool and enjoy some beverages at the Swim-up Bar. Hit up the Snack Shack for one of those amazing chicken sandwiches and you'll be quite happy...you can't go wrong just laying around enjoying the beautiful ocean, nice breezes and endless sunshine. For our trip in September, the missus and me are doing the Coco Beach Club for the relaxing experience, infiniti pool and amazing food.

Give us 2 cruises on the inside every time, baby! 🙂

While the missus and me will just use our passports to board plane flights for our cruise in the fall, I've been mystified by all the hype around the Real ID. Even if it's imbedded with some sort of fancy-smancy, secret spy technology, it seems to me that good fakes can be had by criminal masterminds no matter how cool they are. It's all more TSA re-arranging of the deck chairs on the Titanic if you ask me. 🙂

Yes, they will let you visit a restaurant more than once if you ask them...we've found guest services folks to be accomodating with any reasonable requests.