TexanTwoStep

Thanks for this! I'm excited about exploring a new port area that isn't like Costa Maya or Cozumel. Cozumel isn't horrible but Costa Maya? Sheesh.

Satellite comms is very location-dependent. It can depend on a multitude of factors including ship's heading, course, how far you are away from the VOOM wifi router, and even clouds can cause disruptions. Our last cruise on Voyager, internet service was great in the promenade and on deck, but awful in our suite on Deck 12 forward. It was really good in the library as well.

This sign would've been float tested if I had seen it :)

Join the Navy/Coast Guard -- you'll get plenty of stormy days

yes but they last for ten years or something. Pay once, cry once.

I'm sure some of you are aware that the TXDPS (Driver's license) system has been down for over a week now. I've seen multiple posts on Facebook complaining that they cannot get on board due to their license being expired, but "they had an appointment but it got cancelled". Get your passport. It's not that expensive, and makes things 100% easier. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

Great job man! I was a competitive powerlifter over the past few years before a serious injury. Bodybuilders are built different and I have all the respect for yall haha. FYI you're gonna have to go sideways in some of the doors to get thru them on the ship

I don't lock my luggage but you're going to have to figure out how to smuggle those guns attached to your shoulders on board!

We sailed Grandeur on our first cruise last year (my wife and I, no kids) and we loved it! She's the oldest and smallest ship in the fleet and shows her age in some places, but we loved the crew, food and atmosphere. It's also great because you can embark/disembark a lot easier than on one of the bigger ships. I personally enjoyed sailing on Grandeur better than Voyager (the only two ships I've been on, so I'm sure someone more knowledgeable than myself will post). Personally, I won't even consider an Oasis class at the moment because I'd be so overwhelmed with the amount of things to do, fear of missing out, and being around that many people all the time. We stayed in an aft junior suite on Grandeur (8588 if I'm remembering correctly) and it was amazing. Huge balcony, amazing sailaway views, and our cabin attendant was very nice. All the bars on Grandeur were a lot of fun and there was always SOMETHING to do. We played a lot of trivia and my wife won Sudoku challenge every day of the trip, lol. So if you're wanting a traditional cruising experience with way less bells and whistles, Grandeur will be for you. I'm sure it's very similar to Vision OTS

Sorry, I've been extremely busy this week and just saw this. We were in 1854

I'm a logistic coordinator for Target and we have a few stores down there (Galveston and League City to name a few!) As of this morning, ALL MAINLANES ARE OPEN! TXDOT finished their work earlier than anticipated

Super excited about this cruise! This will be our third cruise and first that didn't leave Galveston. First time visiting all the ports (Labadee, Puerto Plata and Coco Cay!). Looking forward to meeting you all.

We were on a five day in June and these were the theme nights: Day 1: Caribbean night Day 2: Formal/dress your best Day 3: White night Day 4: 70s Day 5: Casual (there may have been a theme but I do not remember..) Here is a link to Voyager's cruise compass from 6/22/23. Hope this helps!

See, I had the exact opposite experience on Voyager in June. The food was good (breakfast and lunch moreso than dinner). The service in the MDR, especially at dinner, was awful. We had one lunch that took well over an hour on a sea day as well.

Voyager is offering a couple of 5 Day cruises out of Galveston with an overnight stay in Cozumel. I agree, I like the idea. It gives people who want to make the trek to Tulum or Chichen Itza more time for that activity

Sounds like Kareem needs some lithium and/or a good pop in the mouth with a fist.

Do you have a passport? If so, it shouldn't be an issue. I'm not sure how RCI treats temporary IDs.

Mine starts with A, so yes.

Mine was addressed to my wife as well!

True! The only problem with our stateroom was the lack of outlets. There were two, and they were both on the vanity. Thankfully, we had a cool stateroom attendant who provided me with a couple extension cords to reach the nightstand!

When are they going to make you the OFFICIAL RCL blog? Congrats @Matt and keep up the good work! This blog is the reason I chose to cruise with Royal!

We just stayed in Suite 1854 (Oceanview panoramic suite) a few weeks ago and I say DEFINITELY go for it. The view is fantastic, and I honestly enjoyed it more than our balcony from our last cruise. You'll be two decks above the bridge and see exactly what the bridge team sees. My only downside to the room was that it *did* get kind of hot if you did not close the curtains during the day. Other than that, it was great.

Awesome, thanks for the recommendations! We were planning on this to be a beach-heavy trip since we're stopping at Labadee and Coco Cay. I just didn't know if there were any "must dos" at any of these ports

Our last cruise was on Voyager July 3 - 8 and we had the exact same experience. MDR food was just "meh" while the specialty restaurants, promenade pizza, and windjammer were pretty good! I too hope that RCI gets the MDR situation figured out sooner rather than later.

Just booked our next cruise on Adventure OTS June 1-7! We're (thankfully) NOT going to Cozumel and Costa Maya, so I'm looking for recommendations, especially for Puerto Plata! So please, tell me what you liked/disliked about Puerto Plata and Labadee!