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1 hour ago, Chili said:

It’s a bit hard to tell ,it looks like it has a nice outside promenade.

Does it look like it has cabins like celebrity infinite cabins?

Hard to tell about the cabins. And it does look like it is a nice outside promenade. 

14 minutes ago, Kellyrich said:

Thanks everyone!  I'll keep checking and arrive a little early "just in case"!

Never hurts to arrive a little early. Have a great cruise!

11:00am just means that you will begin the check-in process around 11:00. It takes time to get the entire process started. Like smokeybandit stated, it could be noon before you are actually on the ship

22 minutes ago, HeWhoWaits said:

The place with the "washy washy" lady.

I love the "washy washy" lady

1 hour ago, Jailman said:

We will be on 14254 in November.  How's the view from up there?  Did you have issues with more motion?  Personally I love the motion, but the wife gets wheezy pretty easy.  We will be under the sports pool, but I'm hard of hearing anyway so I don't think noise will bother me.

Great view! We did not have any issues with motion, even when we ran through a nasty batch of thunderstorms. We were very close to one of the cantilevered hot tubs and did not hear anything.  

On 4/27/2022 at 4:38 PM, mk-ultra said:

You’ll see full-face masks for sale online that incorporate the snorkel into them.  These sound tempting.  Do.  Not.  Buy.  One.

I’m a diver (SCUBA) and have never seen so many people having issues.  4 couples on my boat had brand new full-face masks and every one of them had issues.

The snorkel itself can be connected with the ball valve vent facing front or rear.  All 4 couples had the snorkel on backward.  Meaning: you can be face down and not get air when you expect to.

The mask WILL fog up.  You’re exhaling into the mask instead of directly from your mouth through the snorkel.  This is also unnecessary work breathing-wise.  You have to move more air to get the same result.

Clearing a fogged traditional (eyes and nose) mask is a 1-2 second job.  Just get a little water in it and pop it right back on after tilting it to let the water out.  The full face mask folks were struggling the entire time, with most choosing to swap out for an operator-supplied mask and snorkel.

I'd ban these things if I could.  It's the closest to safety issues I've seen in the water in a long time.  If you do get one, make sure to try it out in a pool first.

Well-tracked data is still scant on these masks, but I wouldn't use one.

Thank you for this information. I was thinking of getting my wife and I these, but after reading, I don't think so. 

Our last cruise, which was on Allure, we were in cabin 14174, near the elevators, but we didn't hear a thing. We have cabin 12274 on Harmony this September, just down a bit from the elevators. 

Safe travels and have a great cruise!!

We have never lost any luggage during all the cruises we have taken. 

For lunch, Park Cafe' is a great place, it may be a bit crowded. Solarium bistro is a wonderful place, a lot less crowded than Windjammer. 

The entire US could be tested in one day if Chick-fil-A were running the drive-thru

I've never seen anyone jogging and smiling.....so that's all I need to know about that

Dove chocolate tastes way better than their soap

What if Soy milk is just regular milk introducing itself in Spanish

Wasps are just wannabees

My Netflix history makes it look like I'm studying to become a murderer

Having a dog named shark at the beach was a bad idea....

14 hours ago, Matt said:

Agreed. That aspect of "bigger" hasn't been well defined yet.

Very true. "Bigger" could just be "bigger" in things that have never been seen before on a cruise ship. 

14 minutes ago, AlmondFarmer said:

Until @twangster confirms, I consider this speculation. 
Previous announcements placed Icon displacement numbers as higher than Quantum, lower than Oasis. 

That is what I had read as well. So this is very surprising. 

11 minutes ago, JBC said:

My kids have been to the waterpark twice, and after the 2nd time, they basically said they don't care to go anymore.  When two ships are at Coco Cay, the lines in the water park get long really quick.  When you only have a certain amount of time in the park, it's terrible to spend half of it waiting in lines.  

Supply and demand though I guess.  If they keep selling it out at prices in excess of $100, then they will never lower them.  

Just like Disney.. keep raising their prices because people will still come. 

1 hour ago, Joybean said:

I am so disappointed in the prices at Royal Caribbean's Thrill water park.  Almost $150 per person for a water slide park????  We paid less than than for Universal and Disney.  Even parks like Kalahari and Great Wolf lodge aren't even close to that.   I don't mind paying around $50-75 but $150 per person is ridiculous.  We have an upcoming cruise and with those prices, I will probably bypass the Thrill Water Park.  My kids will be so disappointed.  

Hmmm....the cost for our cruise in September for all day Thrill Waterpark is at $98/person. Not going to do it this time as we did that last August when we were there. 

2 hours ago, LSUWAG said:

Now reports coming out that Icon may be larger than Oasis.  They even quote @MAT the blog in the article.  Interesting...

 

https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/cruise/royal-caribbeans-icon-of-the-seas-to-be-bigger-than-oasis-class

WOW!!! Bigger than Oasis Class....that is incredible!!

Beautiful weather for you today at Port Canaveral...sunny and temps near 80

33 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said:

Personal preference. Driving 5 mins for a free test at Walgreens is pretty easy for me.

That is me as well. 

I would say that you would be fine getting there at 10:30, that way you have some extra time to get everything out of your vehicle and you are not rushed. That particular terminal works very smoothly as well.  

18 hours ago, Psycho and Barb said:

You actually don't even need to print luggage tags.  The porters have blanks and will fill in your room info that you give them.

We've never gone this route. We always have our tags done and on our luggage when we get to the terminal. With ships heading back to full capacity, it gets really crazy when dropping off luggage. 

18 hours ago, AshleyDillo said:

Don't bring anything valuable with you off the ship or have someone in your party take turns watching the bag.

I bring a waterproof phone holder and keep it and my ID/SeaPass/cash/credit cards with me when I do any water activities off of the ship.  

This is what we do as well. 

Tip money for any bar service, tip money for baggage porters at the terminal, tip money if you are going on any excursions. 

We have a cruise coming up in Sept and we will be requesting a private table since it is only my wife and I. Not that we don't like meeting new people, but for dinner we like it to be just us two. We usually travel with at least 6 in our group, so just the two of us is going to be great!