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Majesty of the Seas - Feb 3, 2017

Enchantment of the Seas - Oct 9, 2017

Harmony of the Seas - Oct 14, 2017

YES! Just booked our honeymoon! 4 days on Enchantment (Aft balcony), followed by 7 days on Harmony (Hump balcony)! 

SUPER excited. Might have to start going over the deck maps to get some rooms picked out this evening... or is that weird?

 

It's probably weird. Nevermind.

Which actually means opening tomorrow for everyone since they don't have any way to limit it to just C&A ;)

 

Well. Excellent. :D Can't wait to find out if I'll be on Allure or Harmony next October! 

Just posted on Royal Caribbean's Crown & Anchor Society Facebook Page

GUYS. Any day now.... :D

I especially love those long sleeve t/sweat shirts they sell with the huge name of the ship on the back. So far I have Navigator & Liberty. With others to follow â›´

 

Every time I sail I think, "I should get one of those!" and I haven't yet. I think I'll most definitely be getting an Enchantment shirt in September.

Maybe it is just me, but the crap they sell on board is, well....crap. I would cheerfully purchase a good quality golf or oxford shirt emblazoned with the RCCL logo and pay a pretty penny for it, but all I have seen is very uncomfortable tee shirts with poor screen prints. It's ok with me that I can't find it off the ship too.

 

I've noticed that the merchandise varies greatly from ship to ship - on Indy recently, they barely had any of the Royal Caribbean gear I've noticed on the other ships, but they had some nice sweatshirts that were embroidered with the Royal Caribbean logo. It seems that how the ships obtain this merchandise isn't consistent across the fleet. 

Agreed with DocLC - I was on Indy a couple of weeks ago, and it seems that many shows started around 7ish followed with a late night show. If you're worried about being flexible, you can always switch to MTD and make reservations based on the schedule each day. Otherwise, if you talk to your waiter, they should be able to help you get to a show on time. 

There are a lot of thoughts and conversations that go around the BOGO sale, but it largely seems to be a promotion that is run to attract new customers to Royal Caribbean.

Am on the Allure now in 11330. It is even more amazing than I thought it would be. Like you, I was concerned that the photos may have over hyped these rooms but I assure you, that is not the case. My absolute ONLY complaint is that there are NO cabinets in the dressing area in the bedroom. NONE. There are 2 shallow drawers that are useless. Other than that, the room is perfect ! 8 chairs and 3 tables on the veranda (Matt).

 

As for the noise, with the doors closed (there are sliding glass doors to the balcony in both the living room and the bedroom), it is minimal, even during the Aqua Theater shows. The view is incredible. 270 degrees. I cannot recommend these rooms enough ! Next year I am in 8330 on Harmony. 

 

Thanks for sharing those pictures - so cool getting to see that! I hope you're having an amazing time! 

There's another thread going about this - My personal guess is that there are going to be small water slides for kids, but not the same type of large slides that are on other ships or like what was just placed on Liberty of the Seas. 

If you are able to find old fairly recent Cruise Compasses from the same ship and itinerary, it might help to give you an idea of when various activities (such as this one) might be planned.

One other thing pushing my interest toward Harmony of the Seas is the EAT.DRINK.PLAY promotion that Royal Caribbean is offering on Central Park or Boardwalk balcony cabins (including a free dining option and a free beverage option, depending on your cabin choice). That little bonus may help make it slightly better, especially if I can combine it with the Diamond balcony discount.

 

I'm definitely interested in the Central Park Balcony for my booking - especially after this Allure content from the Group Cruise. 

October 2017 for my honeymoon - a 4 day on Enchantment, followed immediately by 7 days on Harmony or Allure. SUPER excited for the schedule to come out so I can look up the itinerary options between those two... probably what that'll come down to.

Well. I have some shopping to do.  :D

Actually... just looking at this again, I bet the picture of the water slide was referring to some kind of mini-slide for kids they'd put in the water park (similar to something I saw in a tour of Brilliance), rather than the slides that just got put in on Liberty.

This has been super helpful to me - we're sailing out of Miami in Sept but are flying in to and staying in Fort Lauderdale the night before. Definitely looking for something quieter as opposed to Miami, and I know that area a bit better as far as restaurants. Good to know that a taxi is still a viable option, and that transportation options are readily available, as I was a little nervous. 

Just off of Indy a couple weeks ago - it seemed like there was always a good time being had at the Pub on the Royal Promenade. Boleros picks up in the evenings as well, and I also wouldn't rule out the Schooner Bar. Have a great time!!

Unfortunately, we didn't end up going! After an incredibly rainy (and eventful) day at Labadee with the same forecast for our day in Falmouth, we opted to stay dry on the ship. Hopefully next time!!

The Majesty of the Seas page reflected the scaled back plans prior to the latest update. This update to the ships page is fairly recent, as in a week or so. 

 

The rendering of the slides is new as well, as is the rendering of the ship in the water. It shows the blue and yellow Royal Caribbean logo on the stern, that I am not sure is there currently.

 

Ha, imagine if RCCL's next update is, "LOL JK, we're putting slides on."

I'm not huge on cocktails and generally stick to beer.. but on my last cruise, I tried the Grand Sangria from Boleros. Yumm!

Just off of Indy today - this actually happened to me in Labadee a couple of days ago. 

 

It rained just about the entire day we were in Labadee, aside for a couple of sunny patches where we checked in to see if we'd be able to do the zipline (we were scheduled at 10 AM and we were cancelled due to rain) - it was shut down frequently during the day due to rain. So, a couple of hours before the ship left Labadee, we tried our luck and were able to successfully complete the mini zipline, and headed up the hill to the main attraction. 

 

On the way up the hill, it started raining again so we weren't sure we were going to make it down. In a combination of nerves and adrenaline, I volunteered my fiance and I to go down the zipline in the first group. As we stepped up to get strapped in, it started pouring. Despite this, the attendant pulled the line and we were off! 

 

It started out really fun, the view is GORGEOUS... though, the rain started feeling pretty painful and it became difficult to see as we picked up speed.. and then the wind started. I could feel myself being blown sideways due to how much the wind had picked up.... and then realized we were quickly losing speed. All five of us on the zipline stopped short of the end, and wound up dangling over the ocean... in a rainstorm, with the waves picking up beneath us. 

 

At this point, I wasn't really sure how they were going to get us down... but I was wet and cold and didn't know what to do. I started yelling 'HELP' at one point and then quickly realized that was an unreasonable reaction. We found that swinging in a particular way would inch us along the line towards the end, so we tried that for a little bit. Eventually, the workers who were waiting for us at the end grabbed a rope, and dove through the waves to toss it to us - they got pulled under the water quite a bit in this process. We tossed the rope in a line between all five of us, and three or so workers helped pull us to safety. The whole ordeal lasted around ten minutes. 

 

SO - that's my super exciting vacation story! The employees who helped get us down were fantastic, and it was really appreciated. We were also given a full refund for the experience. Evidently, this happens once or twice a year. After this whole experience, I was "Laba-done" and pretty excited to get back on the ship and in some dry clothes. 

 

I would definitely do this again, and am looking forward to trying again sometime -  I was freaked out, but I can't say I ever felt truly unsafe. Now, if there is rain in the forecast, I would definitely recommend maybe saving this activity for your next Royal Caribbean cruise. I'm planning to write up a full review of my experience on the Independence of the Seas in the next couple of days. 

 

On a side note... there was a pretty large crowd that had gathered to take pictures of this as it was happening. If anyone happens to have any of those pictures... please let me know. :D

Here's a video of my wife doing the zipline at Labadee. ( I have one of her on the one at Alaska's Icy Strait Point too ).

 

 

I'm doing this in four days, and after watching that, I'm sitting here drinking my coffee with the goofiest grin on my face because that looks like SO MUCH FUN! Thank you for sharing that!!

HAHA! I love this!!!! Mine somehow always ends up at, "Get it." Huh.  :D :lol: