CruiserNic

Upstairs looks pretty good as well.

The water features around the Solarium Bistro remain.

Time to show off the Solarium.  They've done a really nice job and I love the huge forward outdoor public deck.

We once had a luggage tag get ripped off one of our bags after we put our luggage in the hallway the night before.  We sadly learned that luggage without tags are placed into a section of the luggage claim area that passengers can not go to on their own...But our porter could.  When we couldn't find one suitcase our porter recognized the problem right away and asked us what the bag looked like.  He bought back several wrong bags...Lots of bags look alike but he finally located our missing bag.  The only help we got from the Royal people in the luggage area was we would have to wait till all luggage was claimed before they could help us.  We tipped him extra for his excellent service.

Porter at the end worth every penny.  Through Customs in no time.
Had a female porter in Ft. Lauderdale years ago.  She was "6 foot four and full of muscles."  Some guy tried to jump the line in front of us at the Customs line.  She asked him nicely to move to the back of the line.  He refused.  She said "I will knock you out."  He moved.  My money was on her for the KO.

As Matt says its all about boarding times but I have just managed to get a RoyalUp confirmed from a Junior suit to a Grand Loft so now star class and the genie contacted us yesterday and we can board within an hour either side of our allocated boarding time. Bid a low amount on the upgrade and was surprised it was accepted but if we get the full benefits of the star class and I get the refund for the deluxe package and the unlimited dining we had purchased then with voom and gratuities included as well it works out almost the same as I paid for the junior suite with the 2 packages bought. 

We'll agree to disagree.  The Key prices (at least on all of my sailings) are higher than I'd ever pay for it (I won't pay over $20pp), which negate the Voom advantage.  I hope it works out for ya!

I would never get an inside cabin. The end.

I’d never book another nudist cruise.

Moan or Complain if someone was wearing shorts in MDR
Look down on others such as crew or Guests 
Treat crew are servants
Last thing i would never do is have a bad time ????????

I always leave the automatic gratuity the way it is on my account.  Then on the last night (or day) of the cruise, I'd give my waiter, the assistant, and my room steward additional tips.  I make sure to get gratuity envelopes from customer service.

This is not technically and on the ship thing, but I will never do a ‘resort for a day’ excursion. You leave the ship where you have a pool, free flow drinks (if you’re like me), all inclusive food and great service to pay to go to another place that has……a pool, free flow alcohol, all inclusive food, and great service. I just don’t get it! It seems like you are paying for something the ship already provides. Sure, sometimes there is a beach involved, but surely you can go to beaches without this pay charge. And if you don’t like beaches then why not just stay on the ship? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

If they aren’t paid a ‘living wage’ how can one be a crew member for so long?
That snark comment aside, I recommend talking to a crew member about their weekly net cruise wages compared to the average weekly wages of their home country for a similar skill set job. 
 
I have been told by many crew that net cruise wages are 5-7 times their home country. This is why so many are eager to work on a ship and are so serious about maintaining their employment. Think of the sacrifices they make being away from home and often family. 

If you think that all crew should be paid what is considered a living wage in the U.S. the cruise fare would increase tremendously and thus less people able to afford cruise travel. This lowers demand for crew as less ships are needed. Thus leaving more people in impoverished countries on a waitlist dreaming for a cruise job, likely never getting one, enabling them to forever improve the opportunities for their family. I consider this scenario evil. My masters in economics likely influences my thinking.
Consider the unseen when making economic suggestions. 

I hope not to stir up any trouble here but…
I will NEVER take the daily gratuity charge off. The employees (both in front of and behind the scenes) deserve every penny of that and more!