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MDR Food was exceptionally good night one. Beef quality has improved. No tough as nails steak. 
Aqua show was awesome. 
Aqua dome at night. Nice place to just sit and relax. Very Star Trek / Star Ship kinda feel. 
That's 3. LOL. 
(It's a beautiful ship)
Oh, one more major plus. Natural light from windows behind Pearl Cafe opens up the promenade. Not everything faces inward anymore. 

Maybe it's just a Baby Ruth candy bar?

Oh, you are new to me I see. LOL. I'll try, but it's going to hurt. LOL.

I have never been asked for military veteran verification either but always bring a copy with me jic 

The FAQ claims they do, but it sure seems way too late to be verifying rate eligibility on boarding day.
 
https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/qualifications-special-pricing

Why is 11:30 too late? If you show up at 11:30 you'll be on board 15 minutes later, or less.

It's good to live in Florida?  🫢
There's Oasis class ships everywhere with the possible exception of Lake Eola in downtown Orlando.

Everybody wants the newest ships.  Europe expects them.  Singapore expects them.  Australia wants something newer.  It should be no surprise Texas wants one too.  
Royal doesn't deploy based on emotions.
Royal deploys where a ship, from the oldest to the newest, will generate the most revenue. 
A competitor making a dent doesn't matter.  For decades Royal didn't serve the LA market.  They let Carnival brands own that market.  They only returned with a twenty year old ship when they thought they could generate revenue to the point it made sense to do so.  What a competitor was doing wasn't a significant factor.
If a competitor knocks it out of the park in Galveston and bookings decline Royal's response could just as well be to downgrade to a smaller ship if the larger ship could generate more revenue elsewhere.   Placing a new ship there would be risky if a competitor has discovered a secret sauce that would make it even more difficult to book out an even larger ship when they know with certainty that new ship will make bank somewhere else.   They'll take the guaranteed money everytime.  No emotions, just revenue numbers.  
Only Royal knows how well Oasis class in Galveston is generating revenue compared to other Oasis class homeports.  They have the data.  That data is far more important over any other factor including the emotions of what a particular market wants.  The numbers don't lie.  

https://www.chron.com/gulf-coast/article/galveston-port-biggest-cruise-ships-19424517.php
Galveston is always getting the hand me downs from Royal, but in this case, I'd be Ok with Icon coming.  I don't see any chance we'd get one of the new Icon class ships debuting in Galveston unless Carnival starts making a serious dent in the market with Jubilee.

She still had mechanical dry dock in 2020 so she’s due in 2025. Her Amp was cancelled 

Welcome to the message boards.
That is correct, a child still in diapers cannot go in any pool other than the baby splash zone. You're obviously free to hang out elsewhere, but the kid can only go in the baby splash zone.

Another reason I feel it's becoming unpopular is because quite often they will now keep both couples on stage sitting back to back, whereas they used to take one set off the stage while the questions were being asked

Photographers on the ship are very similar to salesmen on a car lot.  They are there if you want them to be or not.

It's not exactly on point, but cruisedeckplans.com has plans for old ships posted. They also have an email on their contacts page. Perhaps you could email them?

Hah, for a minute all I could think was "There's no ship named Legacy of the Seas"

Just make sure your iphone software (iOS) is still up-to-date to where it's getting the security updates (iphone software (ios) version 15 and above currently).
If it's no longer getting security updates, time to upgrade. A new phone is cheaper than working your way out of identity theft.
https://endoflife.date/ios

Royal Caribbean recently required a force password change on most of its users, I would recommend trying to log into the website and seeing if a new password doesn't fix it.
Also, if your iPhone is no longer getting Apple updates then you open to security vulnerabilities. I would highly recommend getting a new phone ASAP.

Royal Caribbean recently required a force password change on most of its users, I would recommend trying to log into the website and seeing if a new password doesn't fix it.
Also, if your iPhone is no longer getting Apple updates then you open to security vulnerabilities. I would highly recommend getting a new phone ASAP.

Royal Caribbean recently required a force password change on most of its users, I would recommend trying to log into the website and seeing if a new password doesn't fix it.
Also, if your iPhone is no longer getting Apple updates then you open to security vulnerabilities. I would highly recommend getting a new phone ASAP.

Royal Caribbean recently required a force password change on most of its users, I would recommend trying to log into the website and seeing if a new password doesn't fix it.
Also, if your iPhone is no longer getting Apple updates then you open to security vulnerabilities. I would highly recommend getting a new phone ASAP.

For everyone who plans [far, far] in advance, CocoCay is in the direct path of the August 12, 2045 total solar eclipse. Nearly 6 minutes of totality!

I've never been to Perfect Day at CocoCay, and my research on YouTube so far hasn't given me an answer. How loud is the music in Chill Island? How loud is the music in Hideaway Beach? Which area would you find more relaxing based on the music playing? The presence of children is not the issue, the potential annoyance of the music is. Are there even any "quiet" places in either area?

Royal Caribbean recently required a force password change on most of its users, I would recommend trying to log into the website and seeing if a new password doesn't fix it.
Also, if your iPhone is no longer getting Apple updates then you open to security vulnerabilities. I would highly recommend getting a new phone ASAP.

On our last cruise, we were upgraded to a Crown loft suite with Royal up from a balcony cabin and still received double points.

True, but one way from Vancouver to Seattle is essentially a round trip itinerary.  The 2 cities are about 100 miles apart. You don't see more of alaska on one of these cruises than you would see on round trip Seattle. 
I'm in agreement with @OCSC Mike. Go with Radiance one wat between Seward and Vancouver.  its not as nice a ship but the itinerary more than makes up for it.