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Follow up I guess is, if you turn on push notification for the Royal app do you know if it tells you have message?

That's what I was looking for. I don't plan on getting internet this time to unplug, but we are going with a bigger party this time so if we go do separate things just to let everyone know or trying to find someone.

Breakfast at JR is only offered on sea days correct?

Now that the chat app is free, has anyone used it more? Does it work better now? If you turn on notifications on the Royal app will you see it when someone sends you a message? Thanks for any help

I am not coffee drinker, but the last cruise we were on most of the time my mom would get coffee in the MDR after dinner and she said some nights it was good and some it was ok. So I guess some of the staff make it better then others or she got a older batch, not really sure.

I swear last year I was on the front of the ship watching us pull into Aruba and looked down the back of the ship and this lady came on her balcony topless to check out the view of the island, but as soon as I saw it she started to walk in. I had to do a double take, like did I just see that

At the very top of the main page there is a tab that says cruise compasses. Find the most recent one. They don't change much other then the comedian's that they might have or the entertainment in the pubs. But most of those now are 4 month contracts. They don't bring people off and on like they use to. Hope they change that soon for the comedians to have more variety like in the past.

I would do the Southern on Symphony. Get a extra day and I like the Southern or eastern better then Western any day. I really liked the Symphony when I went on it.

From my experience, not many kids in the bistro when I been in there for breakfast. Maybe I just got lucky or went at the right time.

When they are cooking for 1,000 of guest at a time in the MDR you are going to get a bad dish from time to time. The WJ usually has the same stuff when it comes to burgers, fries, hot dogs, but then they have something different daily based on theme. The way I look at it on the Oasis class you have so many other places to eat that are FREE that you could find something to eat. The last thing I have to say is for a week long cruise that I don't have to cook for a week, so if I eat something I don't care for, I do feel bad for wasting it, but I typically look at something and determine if it looks or sound good at the moment before I plate it. I also think the cruise lines are having a hard time getting quality out of their vendors when ordering food week to week. Some dishes are hit or miss, but I do not fault the cruise lines since they are making it for a lot of guest.

I've been to Magens Bay and Trunk Bay and I like Trunk Bay a lot better. It's less crowded and the snorkeling is good since it is a national park. Magens Bay has iguana's running around. I am going to do the beach break in April and can report back

Allure 2x Symphony Adventure Mariner Empress Going on Wonder in April Going on Quantum in July

I heard it is now up an running on there. Most people say it's fine, nothing to blow your mind. Royal is still throttling it down is what I heard

I was on there in September, it wouldn't be hard for them to transition that area into it. If they do I will be bummed because I liked El Loco Fresh. Can't wait for it in April on the Wonder!!!

No it runs off of dail-up, but those long cords are hard to find now a days

Just go to guest services and put money to their sea pass. You can also put a spending limit on their cards.

If you are going on a Oasis class ship breakfast is free for Johnny Rockets

I think a new class and bigger ship you will feel different. I think some of the older ships they keep around because they are smaller and can get into ports other ships can't, but they do show their age and Covid did not help them to get their ships in the schedule dry docks. You said Princess food is better, but they are more of the luxury line of Carnival, so they put more effort in the quality of food. But I have noticed from even night to night on a cruise you can have really good food and then the next night it is just alright. The only food you will be blown away by is the specialty restaurants. I know you have to pay extra for it, but they use better quality product and aren't cooking for 500 people at once. I do think the ships aren't getting the quality of food like they use to from their vendors and have to take what they can get to feed cruises day in and day out. You said dinner took a long time, but that's about average depending on your table size. The ships from what I heard are all fully staffed, but maybe a lot of new staff from what it seems. So go up to a Freedom class or higher ship and give it another shot. Oasis class ships are pretty amazing to go on, they feel more like a hotel with all the neighborhoods. Im excited to try the Quantum next year and go back to Alaska!!!

My parents TA saved them $1000 and got them a little bigger cabin for their January cruise. Like Matt has said before, if you find a good travel agent they will save you $$$

I wasn't fully Wowed when the Oasis class ships came out. Only the size was the big wow factor for me. I mean I love going on them with all there is to do, but the Icon class looks amazing and I can't stop watching videos and seeing pictures. Hope I get to sail on her one day!

I have been to both and I like Trunk Bay so much better. It is less crowded and good snorkeling. Trunk Bay is a national park so it is kept up and boats aren't allowed in the bay area

As far as football goes, I was on the Allure a few weeks ago and they only made the effort to get a few college and NFL games on. Sometimes it matters how hard people push to get the games. Because the other days they never had CBS or Fox but when the games started they were able to get the games because people were fussing. They also came on in the cabin. Once the games were over the channels went back to the original broadcast. They even got the Sunday night game on Prime and showed it at the Aqua Theater. On the SOS last year in September since they had Playmakers it seemed like they had more games then the Allure

I will be curious to see if they update all the routers you see down the hallways. I know at work our IT department came in and replaced all the wireless routers to maximize the bandwidth because the ones we had didn't put out what our network could get up to. So they could get this Starlink, but if they don't update all the other hardware then I don't know how much difference it till make. I mean it can't get worse, just boost it to where it is now. I know it's not going to happen over night, but just hope their IT team thinks about that.

Also, is there a DL on the Quantum?

Yea I brought a fan. It helped a little but not as much as I thought