netlynn2007

silly question, we recently have a gty balcony at boardwalk for all 4 of us (me, my husband and 2 young kids 5 & 7) currently, the stateroom is near the inner part of the ship not the outter part near the ocean. (my husband setup the room without knowing what we’d get 🙈- first time cruisers) 
But I REALLY want to try for an ocean view balcony. (I don’t need anything nicer personally- 🙂)  
With it being all 4 of us in one cabin.
Would it be better just to call royal Caribbean to see if they can give us and upgrade Or try our luck in royalup? 
we are going on the allure of the seas in may. 
 
thanks for any advice. 
 

I copied this list of mocktails from someone cause that's the package we bought:
Pina Coladas Peach Coladas Strawberry Daquiries Mango Daquiries Lime magaritas (also ask for it frozen) Mojitos (also ask for it frozen) Papaya Passion Mango Tango (1/2 Pina Colada, 1/2 mango daq) Love Connection (1/3 Pina, 1/3 Mango daq, 1/3 straw daq) Lava FlowMiami Vice (1/2 pina colada-1/2 strawberry daq) Pineapple Blast (pineapple soda with red bull) Mudslide Flavoured Lemonades (also ask for it frozen) Rosewater Lemonade Arnold Palmer (1/2 iced tea, 1/2 lemonade)-may be avail frozen... Bloody Mary Mexican Limeade in TWO70 Roy Rodgers (Coke + Grenadine) Bitter Tonic (Bitters + Tonic water) Atomic cat (Orange Juice + Tonic water) Singapore sling (squeeze of lime, add mango, pineapple and pomegranate juice in a 1:1:2 ratio(fill 50%), add equal tonic water or fizzy water, garnish with lime and mint) Arizona Sunset (grenadine, 50/50 sprite + OJ) Millionaire sour (Sour + Ginger Ale + Grenadine) Dirty Dr P

The bars have a list of a few “zero proof” cocktails on their menu, see below. Our favorite was the blueberry nojito. Then you can also get virgin piña coladas, daiquiris, lava flows, or whatever else you think would work well without alcohol.

The avocado toast were the best. I ate two everyday with my bacon sandwich.

I have always loved the bread pudding an absolute cruise favorite. They also make the best mashed potatoes 

Just got off Anthem. Last night we had dinner in the Windjammer for Indian night. The butter chicken was probably my favorite thing in the WJ all week!

We did Chacchoben ruins and really enjoyed it from Costa Maya.  The 45 minute or so bus ride allowed us to see something of the countryside which we really enjoy doing. 

silly question, we recently have a gty balcony at boardwalk for all 4 of us (me, my husband and 2 young kids 5 & 7) currently, the stateroom is near the inner part of the ship not the outter part near the ocean. (my husband setup the room without knowing what we’d get 🙈- first time cruisers) 
But I REALLY want to try for an ocean view balcony. (I don’t need anything nicer personally- 🙂)  
With it being all 4 of us in one cabin.
Would it be better just to call royal Caribbean to see if they can give us and upgrade Or try our luck in royalup? 
we are going on the allure of the seas in may. 
 
thanks for any advice. 
 

You can call and see what it would cost you to upgrade outright to the OV balcony.  If it's reasonable enough it may be worth it to you to not even bother to RoyalUp when that comes available.  If you do upgrade on your own through Royal, you will likely still get the opportunity to participate in RoyalUp to an even better cabin such as a JS which would give you that OV balcony, lots more cabin space for the four of you and a bathtub.