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*sigh* At least they aren't getting rid of the Jazz altogether. If it moves to the Music Hall, that's better than nothing.

I too pack like three weeks early. I make sure I have all my extra accessories and things all in one place.

Honestly such BS. Oh, yeah, let's take away music to give way for MORE gambling. Great.

We're down to 61 days! That's two months! Getting pretty excited.

Yep, I checked those. Unfortunately, it's not much cheaper, especially since I'll only do non-stop flights. It's ultimately cheaper for us to rent a car that we'll have for a week and yet only use for maybe a total of two days than getting plane tickets for four people.

Yeah, might be. We fly out of CVG, but yeah two people one way was like $800. Plus I won't do layovers because I don't want to risk cancellations or delays.

We're driving back. 16 hours...but we couldn't justify paying the equivalent of another cruise to fly.

Wait WHAT? They're getting rid of the freaking jazz clubs?! Wow...good job, Royal...my favorite place on the ships. Eff me, I guess, let's go gambling!

Welcome! We've actually taken the....bold decision to drive 16 hours from Northern KY to Miami to avoid the insane cost of airline tickets right now. Coco Cay is definitely a blast. The beaches are nice and the huge pool is fun.

Awesome! My husband and I are treating this as our 9 year anniversary. Definitely getting excited. Starting to watch cruise videos constantly again.

II wouldn't wait to be in the ship. it's doable, but apparently not guaranteed that you can make the change. I'd contact your travel agent (if you have one) or maybe call Royal to change it beforehand if you want to move to Traditional.

Fair enough!

Yep, I appareciate there are options. I like traditional because I like having the same wait staff every night. Makes me feel special.

I'm Traditional, the early seating. We'll also be doing Chops and Wonderland.

Calories don't count on a cruise ship!

Ooh fancy!

We're staying at the RADISSON Red near the airport. It's supposed to have a free shuttle from the airport to the hotel. Me, personally, I don't use ride sharing. I prefer taxis, but I'm sure a ride sharing service could get you to the port, too. I think Radission RED has a stay-and-cruise booking where they'll provide a shuttle to the cruise port, but I didn't book that. i prefer getting my own ride and not having to wait for the hotel to provide.

Hell, my husband and I were offered "lines" a mere block from the cruise port just after we passed a police officer. There is definitely no shame by some in the area near the port.

I only have two sea days, but it shows on my Day 4 Lunch menu. Mexican night is the dinner menu that day. Not sure if that makes a difference.

Actually, no, I looked at my menu for my upcoming Harmony cruise. The app shows the new menu for dinner, but if I look at lunch, the Apple Blossom a la Mode is there!

For sure, they no doubt have at least one new restaurant if not more. I'm really hoping for something out of the ordinary like they did with Wonderland. I'd like to have something I can't normally get on land. Like, I have decent Italian, Mexican, and steak places around me on land, so I'm hoping they try something unique. I think I mentioned it somewhere, but with the aqua theater being a large enclosed neighborhood now, I hope they have a dinner show or something like other lines have. That would be pretty cool.

Hey all, haven't seen this anywhere, so figured I'd post something interesting I saw on the cruise planner for the inaugural Icon cruise. They have some restaurants listed now. No new ones that haven't existed, but you can see some regular favorites now.

I too prefer the paper copies. There's just something to be said about the tangible nature of holding it. I prefer that over reading it on my phone screen which is not as big as the paper version. Give people the option like how many companies do with their bills. They ask if you want paperless or not. RC should do this as well, in my opinion.

My only gripe is the cup doesn't hold much soda, especially if you put ice in it. I know it's unlimited, but there's usually a line at the freestyle machines, so it's not convenient to just keep refilling.

Yeah, had a friend who worked at a restaurant that had the Freestyle machines. He hated working on them. Some aspects are simple and others are difficult. The flavors are like ink cartridges in a printer, but there are still like four or five steps to changing out just a single flavor.