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Ah, my misunderstanding. I have a sunset corner suite booked and my options for RoyalUp include Owners Suite, Icon Loft Suite, Royal Loft Suite, and Ultimate Family Townhouse.

We love Canadians here in the states, don't stress about all the stuff you read on the internet and see on the news.  Book a trip and plan on having a great time, there are a handful of Canadians here that cruise out of the states regularly and I'm sure they'll say the same.

Even if they did yank Mario's status (which they would never, ever do), it would take him no time to get back to being #1 again.

I wish RCL would capitalize on their current popularity by improving the food quality in the MDR.
Seems to be an opportunity ripe for the taking to further differentiate themselves from the likes of Carnival, Disney, NCL and MSC.

My sailing in April 2026 is $200/$150 so we grabbed it. My 11 y/o was only $120. I don't understand the complaints about the pricing; compared to the Coco Beach Club, which is smaller and doesn't include drinks, the pricing is similar. Folks can always wait for sales as well, that's what we did for the Beach Club. 

FYI- We spent last week on Odyssey sailing out of Civitavecchia and it’s such a different and welcoming casino experience when you are out of the Miami/Caribbean crazy. I have never seen a casino so empty and a casino bar so accessible. This is the first time in years I have been able to access any machine or table in the casino without a wait! Wonderful and highly recommended. Also, apparently nobody cruising the Med prefers to dine at the speciality venues because they were also empty. We booked a couple nights pre cruise thinking many meals would be had on shore but were approached by crew offering 30% off at any restaurant and the times were all open. Can’t wait for next year, Barcelona/Harmony of the seas bound (hope it’s the same). 

Looks fancier than it is.  It’s actually a dump it all in kind of cake.  I’ll bring it when we all arrange a “fans of @asquared17”  group cruise!

This was all I could think of, too…oooooouuuuhhhh

The Solarium Bistro has lunch on sea days and I think the day they're in Nassau. On one of the lunch days they have a hot wok where you can pick from a few proteins, lots of veggies and noodles.

Thank you all very much for the tips! I’ll do some research and hopefully come up with a gameplan.

A TASTE OF THE CLASSICS
Main Dining Room
This menu is often used on longer sailings.

Unlike most 1 bedroom Grand Suites, I find the cabins on Harmony and Symphony very small and segmented by the half wall that runs down the middle of the room.  Whoever designed the layout did a poor job.   Does anyone else feel that way?  

oasis and allure have the open space between the bedroom and living room — maybe one of the selling points to booking a 1BR GS on this class of ship for that very reason — i suspect it was done to more clearly delineate the two spaces and accommodate separate sleeping arrangements. 
but i agree — the wall really closes in the space. 
we had a 1BR GS booked on symphony last year and stalked the cabin fares; we were fortunate enough to upgrade to a crown loft suite and loved the space, the loft ceilings and double bathroom setup.
that may not always be possible, but maybe it is worth keeping your eye on cabin fares and possibly royal up bids!

I find the GS on the Q class ships to be even worse than those on the later O class ships.  That wall down the center of the room just destroys the spacious feel that the older GS have.  I also hate the bathroom layout in the Q class GS.

While on any Oasis class ship…my go to lunch is Park Cafe.  Honestly the fresh made salad that you choose your toppings is just the best. Along with maybe a soup or slice of roast beef…yum.  I am going to miss that on my next cruise! 

I have officially announced and decided that this will be my last ever contract as a crew member for Royal Caribbean.
After a long career with this company, it is now time to move on to the next phase of my life.
I am excited and nervous for what is to come, but just wanted to thank Matt and this community for allowing me to share my life on this platform.
 
 

I’ve done a number of sailings on Oasis class including Oasis-and the other a royal classes. . Icon blew me away.  I will say you’ll need to change your expectations.  Icon is amazing-the food choices/amazing.  I felt it was like cruising used to be when you could find good food around the clock.  You won’t find that on any other Royal ship. The suite pool area and food-on icon-fantastic/you won’t find that on their other classes.   Yes  it’s a step down.  That said since my Icon sailing I’ve  sailed Wonder (Oasis class) and Liberty (Freedom class) and I do think each ship class has something different to offer and it’s not always about the ship-it can also be about the itinerary-and of course the people you sail with. 

The aqua show on Oasis, Aqua 80's is probably the best aqua show in the fleet. For sure for me the show has the best music being an 80's kid. Family enjoyed Cats the musical but sadly I fell asleep multiple times during the show so not sure if I liked the show. I have heard from many others that they either loved or hated the musical. 
Haven't sailed Icon yet to compare but well be on Star in a few months to see how Icon class stacks up. Pretty sure that we will love Back to the Future musical since it's one of our families favorite movies. Most excited to hang out in the Pearl Cafe and enjoy many meals in the Aquadome market. 

For what it's worth, I've been on both and I prefer Oasis. They're both great, but something about Oasis-class just resonates with me more.

My opinion, and my opinion only, is that if you go into anything thinking you will be disappointed.......you will be. 
Whether something is a downgrade or not depends on your standards. Having sailed a lot of the classes, even different ones right behind each other, I can say I always notice the differences. But I have only set myself up for disappointment once.
I haven't sailed Icon, yet, but I have been on Oasis and based on my research there is enough of a noticeable difference. You, however, have star class going in your favor, so to me that makes almost everything anyone else might be concern about negligible. So embrace this new class as an adventure. 

I've never felt being on a different ship class as the previous cruise was an upgrade or a downgrade. Just a different experience.

This is the way, plus your ugly bag is easy to spot in the pickup carousel! 

I have the Away expandable soft side large bag and the soft side larger carry-on.  Have loved them both for years.  I've never had an issue, but a co-worker of mine had a zipper go while on vacation, and they ended up sending a replacement bag to her hotel.  That was several years ago, so who knows if customer service is still that good, but it definitely impressed me at the time.

probably the higher end of the bunch from a cost perspective, but i swear by away luggage. they have an excellent warranty and i have had my suitcases for years. we are fortunate enough to cruise a few times a year but also have other travel that we attend to and my away luggage has held up beautifully.
they occasionally run sales (most notably for black friday) but i think there is a $100 off if you buy a set at this time. 
they have both hard and soft side luggage but my hard shell luggage has been outstanding. 15/10 would recommend!!