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Comfort Suites Brickell is in a nice location for walking to Bayside. Rooms are spacious (they do offer suites and not much difference in cost). Rate includes wifi and breakfast. We also did the Island Queen Millionaire's Row boat tour and it was great.

It may take about a week to show but if you go to www.clubroyaleoffers.com and input your last name and crown and anchor number, you should see a minimum of 2500 points in earned tier credits (the amount needed to achieve prime) and in the club royale tier column the word prime should be underneath. You can check here monthly for any additional offers which you may receive and then you call in to redeem accordingly.

My favourite thing about Allure is that when on the boardwalk you have a clear line of sight to the water. The other oasis class ships all have the Ultimate Abyss in the way.

This also happens to be one of the sailings of the College Party Cruise which is organized for a couple of sailings each year during this time. We experienced this years back during our March Break. Certainly lots of fun going on on the ship as the college kids were living it up.

We just completed a stay at Comfort Suites Brickell. It was great. You can walk to Bayside.

You could take an Uber to Bayside Marketplace. Nice spot to walk around as it's on the water - you can see the cruiseships. We booked a tour with Island Queen Cruises which leaves right from Bayside. You take a tour all around the port of miami and Fisher Island and hear some stories about the houses on the island. The Millionaire's Row Tour is about 1.5 hours. Margarittaville has a nice patio to come back and enjoy lunch at before heading to the ship

Likewise on Symphony over New Year's....and it wasn't the kids...it was the adults.

yes, that's true but how Royal will calculate the upgrade cost will be to take what you paid when you made your reservation and then charge you the difference between that and whatever the current price is of the cabin you are looking to upgrade too. There could be resident discounts, flash sales etc that are available now that were not available before. In the end it's simple math so pricing the difference yourself is really quite easy.

You could also try doing a mock booking on Royal's website and then compare that to your current booking price. You will then be able to calculate your net difference before you call and make any requests.

Wow, what an awful way to start your vacation. I can't believe they didn't simply have someone from Guest Relations escort you to your room and have the family who were incorrectly taking over your room, removed. They would then be taken to their actual cabin. That would have saved so much time. The seapass cards that they would be trying to use wouldn't be correct so they couldn't use them to charge or get off the ship. I really hope you have a great week after all of this.

I think what you are referring to is Boardwalk view balconies - those are at the back of the ship and offer views of the aqua show and the ocean. The further to the back of the ship you go the better your view will be. You will hear noise occasionally from people on the boardwalk and the sports deck but the views are worth it IMO. They are usually marginally higher in cost than the CP balconies and cheaper than OV balconies. Since they offer great views and nowhere near as expensive as the aqua theatre suites at the back of the ship I think they provide a good option.

We just returned from a cruise and while in Cozumel we visited Paradise Beach Resort. It was incredible. The resort itself is lovely and the staff are incredible. Drink variety is amazing and the food is better than some of what was available on the ship. I would highly recommend. It's $69pp and that's all inclusive. Taxi is about $20 each way.

We've enjoyed daybeds at both locations in the past. Up until the last few months, anytime I've looked, they've always been the same price. Now, on any sailings we have booked with a stop at CocoCay, the prices all show $100 more for Chill Island. We prefer Chill Island to Breezy Bay as it's a little more secluded with very little noise. Breezy Bay has a basketball court near it and a few more things to do. You can walk into the water from both spots so I don't think there is any advantage there. Chill Island day beds are closer to the pier (not by much, just a few minutes walking time). That, combined with being a bit more secluded must be what is driving the price difference. Both locations will provide you with a wonderful day. If you look back to the first page of this post, you will see the map of CocoCay and where the various beds are located.

We sailed on the 9 night Oasis this past August and it was a great mix of kids/teens/adults/seniors. Since driving to Bayonne is an option from many parts of Ontario and Quebec, there are lots of Canadians on the ship (not just in the summer but whenever ships are sailing from Bayonne). In Ontario, schools are out until early September so that certainly increases the amount of kids onboard in July and August. We had a fantastic time and 9 nights is just perfect. Oasis has so much to offer with the 4 sea days on this itinerary. I'm sure your family will have a wonderful holiday!

Walking off with your luggage is something Royal has offered for many years. We opt for this every time as it saves having to pack the night before and looking for your luggage once off the ship. I hope you are all feeling not too sick with covid symptoms.

Another thing to try is to have him keep checking the check-in times as a few days before sailing, I've found that earlier times open up.

Yes - Portside BBQ is only $10-14pp so definitely not worth it to use your dining package. Should you wish to try it, just pay a la carte.

We just sailed on Oasis for 9 nights returning yesterday. The MDR lineups were excessive each time we went there. We did book times for all 9 nights in advance (which you now know you can do) and then we cancelled as we opted to dine elsewhere certain nights. As people do cancel, definitely check for reservations through the app as your week goes on. With reservations, we found we waited about 10 minutes to be seated as opposed to people who were waiting 45 minutes without reservations. I would suggest Playmakers and Port Side BBQ as options on a few of the nights where you don't have other specialty dining booked. We had a terrific week and found the crew to be spectacular. I hope you have a great vacation!

We spent an amazing day at Maya Chan a few weeks ago. We were in a large van with approx 10 people going but then just a taxi for the 4 of us upon returning to the port. We tipped the driver in both directions. You will have a lovely day at the resort - the staff are incredible!!

Yes, the beach beds are a canopy design so lots of shade. There are so many loungers on the beach and umbrellas are everywhere. I don't think you would have any issue finding shade from what I recall

We were just on Symphony - no other ships in port. Lots of empty chairs to choose from and if you get off the ship early you will have choice of which section of the island you want to set as your base. If you plan to do the waterpark, then chill island is nice and close. For some activities, breezy bay might be the better choice. Beach beds just offer a little more comfort so have to decide if you feel that is worth it.

I think it is totally worth it - if you can get it at $149 and no more than $199. They do "limit" you to 4 wristbands but I don't think they would give you too much trouble about having a young child there. Likely you won't all be there at the same time as there is so much to do on the island. I would especially book if there is more than one ship docked the day you visit as that just saves you having to look for chairs.

We've rented beach beds at chill island and breezy bay and chill island is closest. It's nice and quiet ...so... you can enjoy the activities at the water park and then walk over to your comfy beach bed and relax. If you want to have activities nearby then breezy bay has more going on and is still a comfortable walk to the water park.

Keep checking your app - we had 11:00am boarding and closer to sail date 10:30am was available so we changed to that. Every half hour is one step closer to actually getting on the ship.

Thank you so much for sharing. We are on Symphony next week as well. Enjoy your cruise!