VirtKitty

On board Oasis. Recall seeing Matt give high marks for Port Barbecue. Well after a couple endorsements beyond his I gave it a try. BBQ I can normally take or leave but this was by far the best I have ever had! Addicted after one dose … Matt thanks for the heads up !!!

I just looked at Enchantment to do a mock booking for the future to see "what's what".  There is a Spacious Interier that can sleep 6.
The 2 ocean view rooms only sleep 4, the Ultra spacous ocean view can sleep up to 8.

Did you uuse a travel agent, have them fight your fight, if not, you'll have to fight with Royal.
you can do a mock booking for the Enchantment for something like November '24 and check out the sizes of the cabins.  I do not thik you will be able to work a crib into those smaller cabins, nor do I think you should have to since they only hold 4.

Sounds like you checked in online rather than using the app? It's only the app that will let you snag those times first and do the rest later. But it's great that you got the early slots you wanted. 😊

Midnight (or 5-10 minutes after) based on the ship's home port time

Thanks!!  I have a cross body I can keep wallets, passports and meds with us!
yay!! Suits on at the hotel (under appropriate clothing) and hit the ship running. I’m so excited!!

Porters will take any sized bags, even backpacks. Just don't pack anything important or breakable in them.

Why am I thinking of a tennis match? 

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Huh. Pretty sure he is coached by his manager to say that, as I have NEVER encountered (or been) a bar tender who did not prefer cash. But good for you asking!

130 is normal for us to return to the ship at Coco Cay.  Staying all day in the sun can sap your energy for the evening events.

I just got off WOS and asked the bartender directly if her preferred cash or the to on the bill. He said the bill was better. I started the week giving out cash, but switched to the tip on the bill after that conversation.

No.  There is engineering and science behind height and weight restrictions.  They are absolute for all the right reasons.  

So I'm going to be honest. I love the VB rooms but they aren't that big. They feel smaller than a regular interior because of the massive sceen. I sail solo so they are perfect for me, they give illusion of balcony but I don't have to worry about the AC going off. The feed shows the outside so it's very cool, I would randomly think birds were flying towards me. But once the sun sets you lose the luster. I would book it regardless because I hate OV rooms and low decks in general, so I'm bias.

All I know is I want some of y'alls luck! 
 

We love to watch the pier runners but sometimes we can't believe their attitude.  One Cozumel cruise, the whole ship was waiting on three people, and they were paged several times.  We watched two of them running as fast as they could to get on the ship but not the third one.  She refused to run or even walk fast but she did continue to enjoy her big yard of margarita.  We silently hoped we would leave her at the dock, but the ship waited for her.   I think just about the whole ship was giving her heck.

If 30 people are walking down the pier, all late, my money is on an RCI excursion. 
If a couple is running down the pier, my money is on someone who is not on an RCI excursion.   Especially when alcohol is clearly a factor.  I've yet to see an RCI excursion with only 2 guests.

Heckle no, cheering yes. 

That's one advantage of having a port-side balcony; you can clap at all the pier runners as they sprint back to the gangway! LOL

I don't specifically know but I can tell you my experience. He is one of the remaining captains to have a nightly Captian's Table in the MDR. After we were done dining...he works the room. Wow!

This is why you always have the number of the pier agent when you disembark. If you are running late (and not on an RC excursion), call the pier agent 
I just asked this question to a friend of mine who was a hotel director with Royal for over 20 years. HD is in charge of every passenger who disembarks. He told me that if you call and let them know you’re running late they will wait IF THEY CAN! Not saying they will but they really don’t want to leave people behind. 
He also said the majority of pier runners involved alcohol. 
 
So snap a pic of the pier agent’s number (bottom corner of cruise compass) and don’t be late!!! 

I hope that everyone here gets to sail with Captain Marek Slaby. He has been tenured on Radiance for a number of years; there is a running rumor he may tapped for Icon— and for good reason. He is the most personable and likable captain I have sailed with. His announcements are honest, frank, and each day he rattles off every birthday aboard, including crew. Passengers stop and listen to his words when he is on the PA.   Honest.
 
Let me describe how Captian Merek deals with those who are late to come back aboard. “This is Captian Merek coming to you from the bridge. It’s now 5:40 and all aboard was at 5:30. We are still waiting for Tom and Mary in cabin 9632, Rueben from cabin 3126, and Estelle from cabin 1174…..” There a grins from ear to ear on everyone onboard when they hear the captain very publicly call out those who are late.
 
Those grins turn out to widespread laughter the next port stop when you here the following “the local authorities have cleared the ship and the gangway on deck 2 is now open. I would like to remind Estelle in cabin 1174, Tom and Mary from cabin 9632, and Reuben from cabin 3126 that all aboard is at 6:30 pm tonight….”
 
Allow me to say one more nice thing about Captian Marek. Capt Marek loves to sing. He has single handedly created a show that happens once a week in the Centrum; Rock’in With the Captain. It’s the band and six or seven crew members (all amateurs) who also like to sing and are shockingly quite good! They are wearing their work uniforms of cabin attendant, server, laundry person, etc. They sing whatever songs they want across any genre. The Captain…..his jam is 80’s Judas Priest!

Not at all. It's a rite of passage for those running late.

I think you've already justified why you shouldn't do it.

We lose so much that now we don't even gamble...We just drop off a check with the casino host...Lol

NICE! I love that game but its like shoveling cash into a burn pit every time I play.