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Last post on this thread is 2022. Anyone know if they still do buckets on the pool deck?

21 hours ago, SpeedNoodles said:

Back in the day of having a different comedian come on board half way through the cruise was December 2023 for me

Well it must be random because all the ships did it 5/10 years ago all the time.

Yes you can book as much as you want.  From what I have experienced I went to the same comedian on the ship on different nights and the guy had the same set for the show.  They have the same comedians throughout the cruise.  Back in the day they use to fly new ones into ports and switch them out, but it seems like now they stay on a ship for a few months and then move around.  You can also go in the stand-by line and usually get a seat, but it is free to book all the shows so do as many as you want.

If you or she doesn't show up you aren't charged or penalized, all the shows are free, so book as much as you like.

Ask them, but sometimes the credit won't show up till you board, but they might be able to tell you. I know one time I got $50 when we booked and then another $50 from the TA when we boarded.

For me it's the little things.  I wish Sprinkles would be open just a tad longer like back in the day.  Sometimes I don't care for the dessert in the dining room or because I am too full.  So after walking off dinner and nice cone, or TWO would be nice, but they close it a like 6 . 

Maybe a good sandwich shop that would do steak and cheese, chicken parm, hot Italian subs, etc.

Last year on the Quantum we had Carlo Rafanin he was really good in the pub.  Took request and knew a ton of songs.  Looks like he might be on the Freedom right now, go check him out.

Also book as much as you want(it's free), but doesn't mean you have to go if you get busy doing something else.  Most shows you can show up for the stand by line for all shows, but like Mike said the comedy venue is small so book those for sure.

15 minutes ago, tonyfsu21 said:

Carnival ships new and old were designed by a blind engineer. Horrible aesthetic and overall design regarding the routing of large groups of people across the ship. I find the Oasis class to be the opposite and have really never felt crowded. As far as other vacation options…. Hard NO WAY for us. We have recently tried some land based vacations that were horrible regarding the lines and crowds of people all fighting to get a spot at the pool. There’s so much more to see and do in a cruise which offers a higher overall value for my family. 

There are tips and tricks to avoid the crowds on the Oasis class ships.  One I have found is after a show is walk to the other side of the ship to take the elevators if you want to go to another deck.  Or if the promenade is crowed and you want to get around go outside on the track to bypass all the people.  On the pool deck it's better to be on 16 and walk around and then go down to a spot if you are looking for a chair.  I think the Oasis class ships do a good job spreading out the crowds.  Another thing you have to take in mind is the time of the year you cruise.  If you go during spring break or summer you will have a lot more families, so sometimes that can seem crowded in area's on the big ships.

Maybe if you think service was the issue because the number of passengers, give a Voyager Class ship a try or really go try a smaller Celebrity Cruise Line, still owned by RCCL. Reviews I read on Celebrity is that they say their service is always great and never lacks.  On RCCL sometimes you could get that service lacking because that crew is at the end of their contract and it isn't an excuse for them but it's sometimes hard to keep it going after 7 plus months on the ship.  Don't know if you have ever seen some behind the scene shows but man the crew on the ship work HARD! If you can find it watch Mighty Cruise Ships on the Smithsonian channel.

5 hours ago, barjpoe said:

'What else is new'? Just decided to try and book it on my app. I got this message "Thank you Barb, Once everything is finalized you'll get an email with all the details." Maybe they want everything booked through the app and not on the website.

Maybe next time try a different web browser.  Sometimes it can be as simple as that.

I do feel like it is a odd time for the show but I get why they do it.  Its between lunch and dinner so people don't have to rush in the morning or feel like they have to rush to the early dinner.  Also the ones I have seen the CD sometimes is really good at it and gets into it and some others are ok at it and maybe because they do it so much they kind of get over it. I usually try to catch it when I go on the ship.

Hopefully they have that when I go next year. I'm a diamond but it would be nice on sea days to split that up during the week.

Most of the time a travel agent will have you book two inside connecting cabins with one adult in each.  What people do then is they leave that connecting door open and the kids sleep on one side and the parents in the other. Or what you could do is separate the beds and one parent sleep with one kid and the other in the other cabin.

Like others said the travel agent would of told you that the inside cabins are too small for a pull out couch.  Everyone on here uses MEI travel and said great things about them and they don't charge you a fee to use them.

8 hours ago, OCSC Mike said:

If anyone is local & flexible, pretty good price for an interior GTY on Wonder in 10 days…

I mean if you are flexable and want to pay for me that sailing leaves on my birthday

I had to do forget my password and create a new one and it worked after that on the computer and my iphone

Looking at it quickly 7200 would be a nice cabin since it is on the hump of the ship. Gives you a better view when looking over the side.  That would be a you best bet in my opinion.

22 hours ago, OCSC Mike said:

Sorry to get off-topic for a second but I don't understand why they built a bar that looks so nice at night in the dark only to close it at 8pm. Nothing wrong with it in the day time but that colorful canopy looks amazing at night.

Yea I also found that part kind of a bummer.  Maybe we should all speak up in the survey!!!!

I liked both and been on both, but the Vue Bar on the Wonder is one of my favorites and I did like the Windjammer layout on the Wonder as well.  I can't wait to be back on her next year.  But like Mike said if the price is good for the SOS and the ports are where you want to go then you can't go wrong with that as well. Mason Jar was good for dinner and a nice change to a specialty restaurant.

19 hours ago, OCSC Mike said:

If you're on a ship with Playmakers, they have something similar called "The Pitch." One of my favorites.

I will be on the Allure. They don't have playmakers but doing the Wonder again in 2025!!!

One cruise I had them make me a Blue Long Island or aka AMF.  The last cruise I tried the Long Beach Ice Tea.  This cruise coming up I am going to try the Tokyo Tea. They will make it if they have all of it.

It seems like Royal Caribbean doesn't do it like they use to with some entertainment after COVID. They use to have comedians fly into ports and come on for the tail end of a cruise.  Now it seems like they stay on for a few months and then leave the ship.  The two guys on the Symphony I went to see did the same set the two nights I went to see them.  I was hoping they would of changed it up but didn't.  One guy was funny and the other one was ok. All the shows in the main theater are always the same and don't change between sailings. But the nice thing with a back to back I would say is that since it does stay the same, the first cruise you could kind of go with the flow and then the next one catch all the entertainment or even spread it out between the two sailings to catch it all.  Sometimes some show times mix together so it is hard to catch it all.

Those three ships are all pretty similar with the Liberty and Freedom a little bigger then the Adventure of the seas.  The Freedom is the newest in being cleaned up in 2020. But I would go by the ports if you can if it's places you haven't been and want to see.  Also compare the shore excursions.  Some ports offer good ones through Royal and some are slim pickens or sometimes aren't ones appealing to what you like to do. Ft. Lauderdale is really easier to leave out of, the port is nice and quick getting on and off the ship.  Anyone one of those three ships I don't think you can go wrong, but it is a step down from the Oasis class ship. Go around this site and read peoples reviews of those ships or even on his Matt's youtube channel and see if he has ship tour videos and go from there.

I've been on most Oasis class ships and the Wonder is one of my favorites.  The Vue Bar is a nice spot they made on that ship. I would like to maybe go back on a Voyager Class again.  I've been on Adventure and Mariner and wouldn't mind the Mariner again! Or trying a Freedom class ship.

I was on there 2 weeks ago and I overheard that they said one of the glass panels is broken.