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  1. Sorry to be repetitive but I came here with this same question and found this thread-- so even if we paid for the cabins separately, if I have the reservations linked and I can see them on my account, I can check multiple rooms in? Good tip about the app - I never use it, lol! I'll do it this time. 

  2. Hi! I am going on a girls trip cruise (Liberty, Bermuda, 8/23), and we are booked in two cabins with a total of four people. One of those people can now no longer go. We have a new person who is interested in taking her place. We do have an MEI agent and I emailed her, but I know this group has so much lived Royal experience and figured maybe someone knew firsthand - are we allowed to switch one of the passengers booked in a cabin? Will we have to pay the current price for her? Thanks!

  3. 45 minutes ago, Atlantix2000 said:

    The angled black lines are to show the door location for interior rooms.  Therefore, if the yellow highlighted line is a wall, then the entrances to both 10231 and 10633 are blocked from your suites.  However, you can definitely cross through the elevator lobby.  It would only add a few seconds to the walk.  Either way, those are still the closest interior rooms to your suites.

    Awesome, thank you! 

  4. Hi! You are all always so helpful so thanks in advance for helping with this random question. I am going on a June 2024 Norwegian Fjords cruise on Anthem with two other families. We are staying in 2bdrm suite 10634, and another family is down the hall in 1bdrm suite 10642 (sorry in advance to the poor souls in the two junior suites between us). The third family booked interior room 10231, which by this pic looks like it's right near our suites, except there's this little line (highlighted in the pic) that scares me - is that a wall? Is her room entrance on our side or all the way on the other side with a wall blocking the way to us? I think those little lines on the other side mean her door is on the other side. If we have her move, is 10633 right near us, or is that line an indicator that you can't get from our room right to hers? Thank you all, I know this is a potentially stupid question but I just want to be clear because she thinks she's right next to us and I suspect that might not be true. Thanks!

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  5. Since you’re all so helpful - one more question. If I really only want internet to text my friends on the ship and text my family at home, will the cheaper Voom option suffice? Does FaceTime work on the cheaper option or do you need the stream one for that? Thanks!

  6. Hi all - sorry if this has been asked before.  I am sailing with three friends next year in two cabins. I was looking into voom, and if each of us sign up for one device, it’s 89 per person. If I sign up alone for four devices, it’s 69 per device. Is there a reason not to do it that way? I am not trying to break any rules, but I’m trying to understand if that is an ok solution. Thanks!

  7. I also found that once the genie knew our favorite drinks they kept “appearing” in our suite whenever we got back from somewhere without our even asking. Our one star class cruise created an obsession with virgin pina coladas for my 12-year-old. He got one everywhere he went on the ship, and one afternoon we were watching a movie in the main theatre and i saw him texting and a few minutes later our genie walked in with pina coladas for my son and the couple of friends he had made on the ship. I told my son that was maybe a bit much! 😂🤦🏻‍♀️

  8. I booked my last RC cruise on my own, but thanks to you all and your advice I went with MEI for a girls trip I am helping to plan for next year. It’s been fantastic so far! Our agent responds promptly and told us she looks for price drops (we’re about a year out). I don’t expect anything on the ship from her, but it’s been helpful when I’m planning not just for my family to have an outside person helping. Bermuda here we come! 

  9. 2 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

    - Leroy, our Genie is fantastic! He is so well organized, kind, great with little kids, and pay attention to small little details. Every day he sends an overview of the day, reminders along the way, follows up on orders to the room, he is beyond thorough. Every dinner he showed up to walk us in (they don’t all do that), and no request was too much for him to handle. He is very dedicated to this job and it shows in his actions each day. He is headed back home soon for vacation but if anyone gets him in the future, they are lucky and in good hands. 

     

    So glad you had the same Leroy experience we did. My kids talk about him still. He is an amazing genie, but he is also such a genuine and kind person. The walk back to the room didn’t bother me (though I’ve never experienced the magical deck 17 so maybe I’d change my mind!), but the motion did. The suite’s location is definitely something to keep in mind for those prone to motion sickness!

  10. This blog is great so far! I have such wonderful memories of suite 10724 and Leroy. Sorry to ask for something while you’re on vacation, but if you could tell Leroy that the Gallers wish him well and that we miss him, especially Judah and Lily, I’d really appreciate it! Is Raj your room attendant? If he is, could you tell him that Lily still has the towel bunny he made her back in March, and she hugs it and says, “I miss Raj” ❤️ You are going to have such an amazing trip - enjoy every second! 

  11. 21 hours ago, jejojoju said:

    Oh I LOVED reading through this! We were on the week prior in the suite next to you! We had Simona and felt the same way - how could she POSSIBLY have other families; she's always around for us! There was one night in CK when she was seating and chatting with a couple she had and Jolie (my 7yo) goes "Oh, there's Simona!" and proceeded to STAND UP AND WAVE HER ARMS and say really loudly, "SIMONA! OVER HERE!" it was mortifiying, lol. 

    I'm so glad you enjoyed your trip - it wasn't our first cruise but it was our first Star Class and hoo boy there's no going back, haha. 

    Thanks for reading! Yes, I fear I have spoiled by family forever. We met Simona a couple of times and she seemed so lovely. 

  12. Well, today starts once again with tears but, alas, not over bridgerton. I am officially back in reality, left an aimless shell of a person wandering around my house trying to swipe my sea pass and looking for my genie. As they said in the movie space jam, which I napped through in the royal theater yesterday while my kids watched, “that’s all folks.”

    As we effortlessly debarked this morning after a final coastal kitchen breakfast, we reached a point in the terminal where Leroy informed us that he had to leave us. My daughter sobbed and hugged him, and I’m proud to say I managed not to do the same. Barely. It’s amazing how in seven days you can get to attached to someone. 

    But I’m getting ahead of myself and dwelling on the sadness of today like a moody viscount torn between love and family duty… oh wait, that’s bridgerton again. Sorry. Let’s go back to the fun - the last day of the cruise!

    We basically tried to do everything in that last day to make the most of it - everything indoors, that is, since the one problem with our super convenient, close to home port is the cold weather that shocks you back to reality before they even kick you off the ship. I think I left off in my last entry right before Jamie’s lunch. It was yummy, as usual, though my son scarfed down some pasta and then ran to hang out with his cruise buddies. This was the most pleasant surprise for me on this trip - I didn’t expect him to find such a nice group of kids to hang out with. Leroy stopped by to give my daughter a duck he found, which made her day of course. 
     

    We went and got our photos - I pre purchased a 100 photo package with a Black Friday deal, and in retrospect I don’t think we needed it. It was annoying how many photos weren’t included in the package - ifly, other activities. And one of my kids managed to look confused or miserable in pretty much every pic we took that was included. 
     

    We then waited to watch the aforementioned space jam (I drew the short straw so I got to go to the movie while my husband went back to the suite to nap). My daughter was standing on the steps and dropped the duck Leroy had just gifted her. It went through the open stairs and disappeared. I searched desperately, even ending up in a crew only area at the bottom of the staircase. Oops. A crew member saw my despairing child and went and got her one of her own collection of ducks, which was so sweet. Just as we were about to move on, we found the original duck on top of a hand sanitizing station, so this ended up being a two for one duck special for my kid. She recounted this dramatic tale to anyone within earshot for quite a while. We settled in for the movie and who should walk in but my son and his cruise buddies. How embarrassing for him. And then who should walk in a minute later? Leroy, summoned by my son for virgin pina coladas. Note to self: if I’m ever lucky enough to have a genie again, do NOT give my kid the genie’s number. 
     

    After I slept through the movie (though since Leroy was there anyway I did ask him for an iced coffee), we went to meet my husband to try the royal mystery game. We found out we’re not that good at solving puzzles. Oh well. 
     

    My kids wanted wonderland again for dinner, but they were booked, so Leroy brought wonderland to us in the suite. That made things easier anyway since we had to pack up as well. I wrote thank you notes to Leroy, Raj, and Agnel (room attendants) and gave them out, which felt like the beginning of the long goodbye. We got everything packed and put our luggage out in the hall before heading to the 9:15 goodbye variety show. Raj caught us on our way out and gave my daughter a little towel bunny to take home, which she has treated as her most prized possession and hasn’t put down since. 
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    the show was fun - Joff is a funny cruise director. Frankie and the dreamers were back, this time with an extra dreamer - I guess the third one was quarantined with the other entertainment folks for their first show? Who knows. My son was off living it up with his buds, including coming in second in the ship air hockey competition. My husband had some drinks and kept a watchful eye on the kids as they hung out until midnight (!) while my daughter and I went to bed. When we got back to the room, we discovered presents from Leroy to us - it was overwhelming, really. My daughter got a t shirt featuring her favorite Disney movie, and also one more duck - a green one, since Leroy knows that’s her favorite color. My Lego and video game loving son got Minecraft legos, my husband got a lovely watch and I got a really pretty necklace. It was just too much and that’s when the sadness really hit that this fantasy was coming to an end.

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    That brings us back to where I started, with sad goodbyes and post-vacation blues. At least we were reunited with our lovable mutt, Bowie  

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    I don’t know when or if we will find ourselves able to do star class again, but if we can we certainly will, and if you are on the fence about it I’d say it’s really quite special. Thanks for reading my ramblings this week!

  13. 22 hours ago, movistar said:

    @cruisinnewbie thanks for all this detail! We are June 10 Alaska GLS. Can you tell me which Relief Band you used? We did a micro disney cruise the other weekend and I was surprised and not being able to walk in a straight line and I wasn't interested in my champagne. Clearly I need a relief band! 

     

    Also what is "hiding ducks" about?!

     

     

    I ordered a classic relief band https://www.reliefband.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzf2Z4sz49gIVDgiICR1NJgVFEAAYASAAEgIj6vD_BwE

    I got it on sale but still pricey. I get really sea sick though so I wanted to try something. I was shocked at how well it worked. I did start the week wearing a scopolamine patch but it made my vision completely blur so I didn’t put on a new one. 
     

    hiding ducks is a cute thing where people put tags on rubber ducks and hide them around the ships. It’s not just a RC thing. This was our first exposure to it and it was fun -the crew is very aware and seem into it. These were the ducks we brought:

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  14. Yesterday was a very lazy day full of naps and downtime. Just what we needed. My daughter insisted on trying the windjammer for breakfast, which was fine but crowded. I’m a coastal kitchen snob, apparently. We had lunch at chops, though my kids asked for and received sorrentos. 
    the only activity we did of note in the afternoon was flow rider, which only my husband did because my son and I declined and my daughter was too short (a fact that caused tears and could only be remedied by a trip to the arcade). Dinner was Izumi, which is always awesome. The spicy Okinawa drink was amazing and I love the crunchy Philly rolls. 
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    My daughter and I crashed while my husband and son went to the comedy show headliner. They said it was funny. 
     

    today I woke up, watched bridgerton on an elliptical, cried of course, and then grabbed my morning coffee to go and had the last of my package of three blowouts at the salon. It felt a bit excessive, but I paid for three so I was getting three. Had a cruel reminder that the cruise is almost over when I felt the blast of cool air hit through the pool deck doors. Another cruel reminder when we got our luggage tags and info about disembarkation. What will I do without Leroy?!

    we’re headed to Jamie’s for lunch… will report on the end (sob) Of the cruise later. 

  15. Yesterday we were in Nassau and we stayed on the ship. It was quite the lazy day and I realized I really needed that. We canceled our lunch reservation because we just couldn’t eat another meal, lol. We’re like geese being prepped to become foie gras. 
     

    My kids have definitely hit a bit of a wall with the constant togetherness. Their sibling squabbling has reached epic proportions. I bring this up because my first reaction was to get really upset about that and feel like they were ungrateful for this amazing opportunity. Once I calmed down, though, I remembered that they are kids and they will fall apart when they’re overstimulated and tired, and at the end of the day that’s not what they will remember from this trip. I just thought I’d share that for any fellow frustrated traveling parents out there! 
     

    My son loved ifly so much and Leroy was able to get him in again. He got to do a flip this time! (With a lot of assistance, of course).
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    The kids also got to work out their aggression at bumper cars again, though of course that led to a squabble about who was hitting whom too many times. 🤦🏻‍♀️
     

    Dinner was Wonderland. I was so nervous about this one with the kids, since my son in particular limits his culinary palette to pizza, chicken nuggets, and grilled cheese. We told them to be open minded and worst case we’d get them sorrentos after. Well, surprise! They loved it. My son ordered an extra order of the branzino because he liked it so much. My daughter loves the cooking competition show “Zumbo’s Just Desserts” and she was SO excited to see desserts like that in real life, especially “the world.” Once again, the restaurant was amazing about accommodating our dietary needs.  My only complaint is they need two of those big throne chairs at each table so my kids didn’t have to fight over who got to sit in it - are you sensing a theme yet? 
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    After dinner we headed to see a juggler named Scottie as the headliner show. He was quite entertaining and the kids loved it. The ship was really swaying, to the point where I needed my relief band (what a great invention, by the way). I couldn’t believe this guy was on a unicycle juggling knives when I was having trouble walking in a straight line. After the show was bedtime. 
     

    Today I continued my routine of working out/ crying over Bridgerton and then getting my latte and croissant at la patisserie. Jonathan and Arun, the cashier and barista at la patisserie, have become my new besties and I love them. We’ll see what today brings … I guess it’s time to head back to the suite and see if my kids have called a truce (unlikely). 

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