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Nothing that you will probably notice or see. More of a routine tune up.

You can swim with pigs for free at any of the beaches if you look around closely.

The port of call location is in downtown San Juan whereas the terminals for home ported ships are a little farther away. No Oasis ship has embarked from there, only day stops as a port of call. PR is one of my favorite stops in the Caribbean.

My cruise on Wonder replaced Labadee with a second day in the DR.

She was the biggest in the world only a little over 15 years ago… Freedom Class offers a ton to do for a week.

Majesty looks like a bargain.

I’ve never found specialty restaurants to allow you to leave hungry.

Those ages are no different than what you would see on an average college campus. I doubt Royal would change it and I doubt they have a very good turnout for these events.

A lot of my favorite eastern and southern ports are only reachable on non oasis sized ships. I like to try a Variety of ships and itineraries though. Sometimes it’s fun to be on a smaller ship where the waiters know you, but the big ships are also awesome. Just depends on what you are looking for out of the vacation.

The under the bed thing makes sense since the stewards always seem to makeup my room so discreetly… I thought they were ninjas, but I guess they were camping out under the bed waiting for me to leave.

I would argue Explorer has been amplified without the title in 2023 prior to her European season. In addition to the slides and mini golf update, there was a lot of guest facing work done on the interior so she feels amped. It may not have a Playmakers, but it has Izumi sushi. It’s pretty similar to Voyager which has been amped officially, but didn’t have a lot of significant changes. I’m sure we will see her continue to alternate the exotic Med itineraries and alternating the short/long Caribbean to entice people to go on her. Liberty and Allure could definitely use it. Excited to see the details on Allure’s amplification in 2025.

Better off to keep it and book the new one so you have a B2B and 7 nights on an oasis class.

Just wait until the guys in the Broward County jail get a hold of him… He’ll be some inmate’s pet.

Maybe a little competition then. Navigator and Quantum are both great ships.

Daytona or St Augustine would provide plenty of options for things to do. Jacksonville has a lot as well, but St Augustine is very unique.

Congratulations! It’ll be our 4th anniversary and our first time in a suite.

Per a previous captain’s talk, Royal cancelled as much as 15-20% of visits due to weather pre pier. Now they cancel <5%. I wouldn’t be worried.

The Abyss is a marketing piece, so they will definitely have it. Hopefully bionic bar is canned, otherwise we will lose the champagne bar to it. I’m sure the Brazilian steakhouse is history too, but I wish they would keep it since only Allure and Radiance have it. It’s nice to have some variety between Oasis ships.

I have not stayed on that floor but the noise bleed on the newer ships is much improved compared to the older ships. I remember staying under the Centrum on Monarch of the seas with a live band overhead and the room walls that had some give if you pushed on them…

What else would you add to another tier? A pat on the back from an officer? RC already has better perks than most other cruise lines.

Seems the AOS itineraries from PC are very busy so I’m surprised they don’t do that loop with the Bahamas + Bermuda more often.

I’m sure more surprises next week.

Explorer had a lot of interior touch ups including carpeting, chairs, etc. I was actually pretty impressed. I think that’s all she will get. Really that’s all Voyager’s “amp” was anyway. Nothing fancy like Navigator and Mariner.

At least Allure will be amped by then with the latest and greatest from the Wonder/Icon/Utopia era. Should probably see one of the Icon class ships eventually also.

Harmony is going to the med in 2026 per her trans Atlantic itinerary.