Peter D

Last time we were at Bermuda for an overnight cruise, we did ferry over to St George's Island as well, which was very nice. In addition, we also took public bus to Warwick Long Bay beach and walked along the 1 mile path along the coast, back to Horseshoe Bay. This is a nice 'relatively' easy walk along the bluff with some access to smaller, more private, beaches. The views are quite nice as well.

I am wondering if anyone knows offhand the names/ship/class of suites that have high occupancy (say >6 person). I am aware of the Villa Suites on Symphony and Harmony (14 person max), but are there other options or are they mostly 4 person max?

Just got off Icon today and this past week had Phoenix. While they are more of a cover band rather than a tribute band, I thought they were quite good. We caught all 4 performances during the week in Music Hall. I would definitely see they again if they were on board. I am surprised to hear No Quarter hasn't been very good. We saw them in 2021 on Odyssey, and they were spot on as a Led Zeppelin tribute band. I still hope to see them again.

Question for clarity, when you look at a booking, for example, Oasis of seas, Feb 7 2026, the sky Jr suite states.. That highlighted text is identical to Sea class listed in the same sailing under regular Jr Suite. I'd hate to book a sky Jr. Suite assuming true sky class amenitites/perks if this is truly the case, and not a typo... This has been the case on their website since the introduced Sky Jr.

We booked the Iceland eclipse cruise as refundable. I've never been to Iceland and wanted to have something planned for the eclipse. I still prefer to see what Royal Caribbean will have planned, hence the refundable Celebrity cruise. I end up doing this one, I am fine with that (a day 7 overnight in Reykjavik is appealing).

I am completely new to all things Celebrity, but I am booked on my first cruise, newly released 7 night Iceland, Aug 2026. I am looking wifi options and there is something called: This supposedly includes Premium WIFI, yet the Premium WIFI pricing is: So it is $10 pp/day cheaper and includes other perks. Seems too good to be true. Am I missing something? Is it broken due to long range of the sailing? Speaking of broken.... There is an excursion that supports it.

This is concerning. Upcharges are listed in the "important details and Advisement". The upcharge for Royal Railway and Izumi Omakase was the selling point in my purchase of Ultimate dining... I hope this is the case, otherwise, there will be a visit to guest services in my future....

I can confirm that it was showing in April 2024.

If there is any interest to capture other omissions, I noticed the following might also be missing... Anthem missing 'The Gift' Odyssey missing 'Showgirls...Past, Present, Future' Ovation missing 'The Beautiful Dream' Quantum missing 'Sonic Odyssey' Symphony missing 'Flight..Dare to Dream'

https://costco-travel-us-mbr.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/8307/kw/Transfer cruise follow the link to the Royal Caribbean online Travel agent transfer form and complete with referenced information.

How many seating are there each night? Originally when I booked it back in November 2023, it said 6:00. Now it all says 6:30pm for new reservations, so I am wondering if there are multiple seatings.

Are the actors just production theater cast doing double duty or are they specific for just railway?

Does anyone know if menus are repeated between 3 night and 4 night sailings? For example, if 3 night is 'welcome aboard menu, Italian menu, bon voyage menu', will the 4 night be 'welcome aboard menu, Italian menu, Caribbean menu, bon voyage menu'?

Interesting find. I didn't know Newegg sold anything other electronics. Note though that the redemption instruction clearly state that the 'gift card' can only be used for cruise reservations.

I would not rule out Icon for consideration in November 2026. With the addition of Star of the Seas in 2025, pricing on Icon might be more affordable than you think.

There is no option to add Royal Railway or Omakase when you book the ultimate dining package. I opted to book and reserve both separately and manage the refund/surcharge when I get on the ship.

I have experienced this recently as well. I've had two separate cruises where no invoice was provided, so I contacted RCCL after the fact at the email listed below and they did promptly provide the final statement.

Thanks for this input, I was not aware they hold space for UDP. It makes sense that they would. We are traveling with another couple that has prebooked Mason Jar at noon on day 3, so I figured I should book the same time. I probably can cancel on day one without cancellation fees, but if space is already blocked for UDP, then it might not be necessary.

I am currently booked for 4 night Utopia sailing in November, and I am looking for insight from those who may have used Ultimate dining on Utopia of the Seas and/or have experience with UDP on 3/4 night cruises in general. Given there are only 1 or 2 sea days, lunch options under UDP seem limited. Does anyone know whether it is reasonable to wait until embarkation day to get lunch dining times or is it necessary/required to book/reserve times on planner and address the costing/refunding onboard? Does UDP allow for 'takeout' at restaurants that you might not otherwise be able to get table at for lunch or dinner? Is Utopia Izumi in the Park operational everyday (including port days) even when the Izumi dining rooms are closed? How about Playmakers? FWIW I also booked Izumi Omakase ($129.99 pp, $306.76 grat. incl. for two) and Royal Railway ($119.99 pp, $283.16 grat. incl. for two) for a total of $589.92 for just those two restaurants. It seems the UDP with surcharges for each was a better deal. As of today, 05Aug2024, UDP was on sale for $155.99 pp, $368.12 grat. incl. for two. Adding Railway surcharge ($49.99, $117.97 grat. incl. for two) and Omakase surcharge ($59.99 pp, $141.58 grat. incl. for two) bring total UDP incl. Omakase and Railway to $627.67 all in. That is only $37.75 more for other specialty options. It is still a lot of money, but if you are doing Omakase and Railway anyway, it seemed worth it to me. I think this math works similarly for the 3 day if Omakase and Railway are planned. Anyhow, any input/insight is greatly appreciated.

It was available for my November sailings. At this new pricing, it might make more sense to do ultimate dining with Royal Railway as surcharge.... gonna have to do the math. Does anyone know if they tack on gratuities on the surcharge pricing or is it just surcharge?

That is cutting it extremely close. I would assume at least 30 minutes to get to the airport, so you would have about 1 hour to get through security and get to the gate before the plane doors close. I personally would never attempt to catch a flight before 11am.

We recently did the Villa on Harmony out of Galveston and it was quite nice. We only had 8 adults so each room only had two people. The two inside rooms have two pulldown bunk beds in each and one inside room was considerably smaller than the other room. The final two people are expect to be on sofa bed, which is definitely not ideal. As for the cost, it was reasonable when we booked it two years ago. No idea how much more they will cost in today's market.

When we did our one way in May 2022, we did Northbound. We flew nonstop from Boston into Seattle and drove to Vancouver which was a nice and easy ride. After the cruise, we stayed a couple days in Seward before taking the scenic train to Anchorage for another couple days then flying home from Anchorage to Seattle to Boston. Given that flying into Canada at the time was not nonstop and was a bit troublesome due to covid rules, my preference was flying in and out of American airports. Covid limitations would not be an issue now, but I would not hesitate doing the same thing again in future.

My hunch is that it is similar to the Wonder of the Seas puzzle break center on deck 14 near adventure ocean. It was a large room where staff set up puzzles around it for teams to solve. It was entertaining, but was not like Escape Rubicon etc.

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