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My husband can attest that they are lol. Your cabin attendant can bring you an extra comforter so get what you need to make it an option. You will not even believe how much space you have out there. It's amazing.

I can't comment on the hammock but if you have 7688 or 7388 you will never want to leave that balcony. We try to book these on the ships that have them whenever possible. You will have two full loungers. I'm sure you already know, but the third bed is a pullman which isn't ideal, but like your idea of a hammock, the option to get some extra blankets and a pillow and enjoy the loungers at night is there. Enjoy!

You can absolutely take a taxi (or water taxi) over to Atlantis and spend a few hours touring the property. If you get dropped off at Royal Tower you can walk through the casino and also explore the huge aquarium that is downstairs from the lobby. You can cut through to the Crown Tower as well and explore the shops. You can also enjoy a nice walk around the marina and all the shops and restaurants there. You will not be able to access the waterpark or beach area of the property and perhaps not the Cove or Reef Towers but plenty of other thing to see. I would have no hesitation doing this safety wise.

We sure did ..... and they were delicious. This is not helping with the cruise withdrawal we are going through now is it?

Omg it glitched then posted so many times. Thanks for fixing Sabrina … I don’t want to be banned from the pub

I think it’s great that in a matter of an hour you and Justin went from not really being pub people to doing Irish car bombs and tequila shots in the pub! No need to break yourselves in gently…just go for it! See you there tonight

Well how cool is that! We had a good chat with Stephen last night…at the pub…and he told us he had a great time with your family yesterday. Now you can say you have experienced the Royal Loft concert series.

So great getting caught up in person…love our conversations. We cover a lot of topics in a short period of time. Lavender martini in the schooner bar can be our tradition when we meet up again…hopefully not too far in the future.

I can confirm…Dave has seen Justin at flowrider so if you want to see him…head there.

The museum was closed for renovations when we visited last August. Perhaps it is open again. Either way, there are washrooms where tours begin on the island.

Wishing your family the same - you have had your share of eventful travels. So happy that you have another La Bamba dinner to look forward to. Enjoy!!

Looking forward to seeing you again Sabrina - we will likely find Justin at flowrider first and I will look up and wave to you while you enjoy your fabulous balcony. How wonderful that you can share this with your girls - what a lovely way to create another March Break memory.

We did this tour while on Explorer last summer. There are washrooms on the island close to where you embark/disembark. I believe there are also washrooms on the ferry that takes you over to Delos. It was a wonderful excursion. Enjoy

This is what we've been doing for a few years now and it works well for us. Harr travel offers some great group rates (for 2) and their service is wonderful . We have referred them to friends and they've been finding the same. It works especially well that they get the benefit of only having to purchase one beverage package as only one adult is in the room (spouse wouldn't get enough use out of UBP or refreshment package).

That would be a really good change as there is such a gap between levels. I would also like to see the option for Diamond/D+/Pinnacle passengers to be able to forgo a drink package should they be booked in a cabin with a guest 21+ who wants to buy it. This is even more of an issue when you become Prime (or higher) in the casino. There is the option to contact Royal and just purchase the refreshment package if you don't drink alcohol, but if you do, then this isn't an option. When you are getting 4/5/6 drink vouchers per day plus when in the casino, purchasing a drink package is likely not necessary for most.

Thank you - that makes perfect sense. Taking the time to purchase the NC certificate while on the ship is likely better than the headache of moving it afterwards.

This is super helpful, thank you. When existing cruise is booked with an agent and NC cert is then sent to them (if you use the app), is there a way for it to then be transferred back to RCCL so that you can book and use with casino? We've never had our agent book a casino cruise - we contact Casino Royale directly.

Oh I would be so annoyed at this too! We've rented the beach beds at various parts of Coco Cay and have always received 4 wristbands (while only being 2 in our cabin & having family join us from another cabin). I understand why they limit to 4 as anyone who has booked these does not want to have 10 people in the bed/loungers beside them. We do have a beach bed booked for Labadee next month and now you've got me considering cancelling it. Thank you for sharing and I absolutely would be pushing for a refund or at the very least a FCC for what you paid for the bed.

The last few times we sailed on Anthem, reservations were not required for We Will Rock You. The only show that required reservations was Spectra's Cabaret. That was loaded onto the cruise planner for booking prior to the cruise.

I'm sure you're not the only one - why go to a bunch of different places to book when you don't have to. Plus, if you've waited in that long line then people are likely less inclined to risking having to wait in another one. We just try to book it and move on where there is less people and help move that line along.

You can go to one specialty restaurant and make all of your reservations at that one place - other than teppanyaki. If you are wanting to dine at teppanyaki then I believe you still have to go directly there and I suggest going straight there and booking that first. We usually do that and then head to one of the other specialty restaurants to book the rest of our meals (I'm not sure if you can book the others at teppanyaki but with the line up always being long I would feel bad taking up that much time there). We usually grab a drink in between - then we don't mind waiting in line for a little bit!

This is great news Sabrina - congratulations. You will have to let me know if Justin participates in the best of the best again at Flowrider and if they once again announce him as the guy who spent more time there than with his wife lol. I'm guessing that won't be the case this time - but I'm not as hopeful in March. Have a wonderful cruise.

Just my opinion but I would not purchase the UDP for a sailing on Explorer. You are limited to Chops, Giovanni's and Izumi (plus Johnny Rockets but I don't consider that when making a dining plan decision). If the 3 day dining plan is an option on your sailing then that would be wort considering depending on price. Sometimes you are best to just to make your reservations on the dates/times ahead of time for the small savings the 3 night plan offers. I would save the splurging of the UDP for when you are on an Oasis class ship when the restaurant offerings are that much better. Enjoy your cruise.

That's the one! We were on a 4 nighter years back and had no idea we were on the college party cruise. For the most part it was ok; definitely skews the average age a little younger as you say. It's not a full charter which is why it's open for other bookings.

That's one of the weeks for the College Party Cruise - they have a group booking for a large amount of rooms on one of the 4 night cruises and this year it is on Freedom.