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Not as impressive as those leveling up to Diamond or D+ or Pinnacle*, but I'm happy to see it anyway! Every great journey begins with the first step! (or second, as the case may be...)

Not as impressive as those leveling up to Diamond or D+ or Pinnacle*, but I'm happy to see it anyway! Every great journey begins with the first step! (or second, as the case may be...)

I looked there, someone may have beat me too it.  It was fun trying to find it though.  My wife and I ran up there to look as soon as we checked in with the muster station.  Thanks for setting it up though, it was fun trying and it inspired us for hiding the ducks and easter eggs we brought on board.  I would have never thought of the game room.  I am shaking my head now that you mention it.  You had a great clue, it just didn't click in my brain.

It was the game room. We hid two inside of games - one was a murder mystery game (in a tube) and the other was mahjong in a case. In Wonderland, it was just inside the entrance, in the wall architecture, by the sheer curtain-y thing on the left. 

I napped a lot this cruise. It was glorious. Last night in the MDR was Caribbean night which is my least favorite menu, so I had the French onion soup and strip steak, my usual standby order.
Then I went and casinoed. 
I finally got up the nerve to play 3-card poker after I had decent success with the slots. I bought in for $200 and played for nearly 4 hours and left with $665 😱
My points total jumped up over 400 points from the last time I was at the slots. This was the first time it automatically showed in my points total without having to ask the casino host to convert my table points for slot freeplay.
Of course I had to play up to an even amount 😇

I did well on my Radiance cruise too..earned about the same number of points..so I'm 80% of the way to prime for the new casino year. I wasn't trying for any instant certs. I checked the 1200pt list on Radiance but didn't look on Independence.  I didn't expect to point churn so much on either sailing.
I didn't keep track...but I only brought a handful of singles onboard and left with almost enough cash to cover my onboard account on both sailings. This includes daily service charges too.

It was the game room. We hid two inside of games - one was a murder mystery game (in a tube) and the other was mahjong in a case. In Wonderland, it was just inside the entrance, in the wall architecture, by the sheer curtain-y thing on the left. 

Those look identical to Symphony's - although I don't remember having the old style drying line. I was looking for somewhere to drip dry and ended up using the metal hooks under the water controls. He talks about the banging of the door but that wasn't something that stood out to me at all. 
I noticed that on Symphony also. I was worried because I'd been hearing complaints about warm ships a few weeks ago but our sailing tended towards cold, common spaces and the room. 

This is what was served to me as the "blossom" for lunch. Yes, it was called the Apple Blossom (NOT crumble) on the menu. I was extremely disappointed.

The MDR food was pretty good on Symphony last week. I had some issues the year before, just when they started the new menus, on Allure. I felt like the quality increased on almost everything I had both times. I'll clarify - for dinner. I had two lunches in the MDR and did not care for either. We are pescatarian so I can't comment on bad cuts of meat, but due to the limited options, we did end up having a lot of the same fish & vegetarian items both cruises. 

Those look identical to Symphony's - although I don't remember having the old style drying line. I was looking for somewhere to drip dry and ended up using the metal hooks under the water controls. He talks about the banging of the door but that wasn't something that stood out to me at all. 
I noticed that on Symphony also. I was worried because I'd been hearing complaints about warm ships a few weeks ago but our sailing tended towards cold, common spaces and the room. 

Those look identical to Symphony's - although I don't remember having the old style drying line. I was looking for somewhere to drip dry and ended up using the metal hooks under the water controls. He talks about the banging of the door but that wasn't something that stood out to me at all. 
I noticed that on Symphony also. I was worried because I'd been hearing complaints about warm ships a few weeks ago but our sailing tended towards cold, common spaces and the room. 

Those look identical to Symphony's - although I don't remember having the old style drying line. I was looking for somewhere to drip dry and ended up using the metal hooks under the water controls. He talks about the banging of the door but that wasn't something that stood out to me at all. 
I noticed that on Symphony also. I was worried because I'd been hearing complaints about warm ships a few weeks ago but our sailing tended towards cold, common spaces and the room. 

RC seems very big on the idea of brunch these days.

😂😂 They're reserved for people that don't want to sail Amusement Park of the Seas or who didn't do their research.
Although my only other experience on Radiance was in a GS and it was a massive tub with a half glass partition if I remember correctly. The hot water on that sailing was jacked up and it would go from freezing to scalding and I would have to time it right running under the showerhead and to the other side of the tub..that was fun times.

I agree that it felt like a significant improvement! We loved that the door swung out. 

I missed this part of the story too!
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I missed this part of the story too!
Inquiring minds want to know...

This is what was served to me as the "blossom" for lunch. Yes, it was called the Apple Blossom (NOT crumble) on the menu. I was extremely disappointed.

I agree that it felt like a significant improvement! We loved that the door swung out. 

My wife might, I'll get back to you. It was only a little bigger than the tube but the combo of the actual clear glass and door that swung out made it seem far less tube-like.
Symphony is the one Oasis class ship I missed so it could be the same type or similar.

I think she was being petty because handcuffs and I became friends and would end up hanging out. Who knows..she would come and invite herself to sit with me in the Crown Lounge for the first half of the cruise but at some point she stopped. Maybe I offended her by asking if she was going to order the fish every night?
Or maybe she found this blog 😂😂
After all this is my lanyard...

My interior room feels smaller on this ship.


And you sure miss these doors when you don't have them.

 
 

I missed this part of the story too!
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I missed this part of the story too!
Inquiring minds want to know...

I missed this part of the story too!
Inquiring minds want to know...