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Sounds like a good idea to me. 

11 together every night? 
I did udp on voyager last month.  Those specialty restaurants not very large. I can’t see that happening without some luck.  

In my opinion.  No way.  I’d rather not go under those circumstances.
 
Don’t expect/plan any last minute deals. 

Cash.  
And a genuine thanks. 
 

I did meet one guy.  Ran into each other few times through out week.  And he asked about the tipping.  He wasn’t sure it was “allowed” since it was already included in the drink package.  He was also unsure of when to tip. Since there’s no bill or receipt to sign.  I simply said hand it over/ just leave on the bar.  They’ll know what it is. 

 

Last cruise.  Voyager solo trip.  I gave room attendant an extra 70$. He was Beyond grateful and deserved it. 
Various bars with the drink package. I still left a five/few singles every couple drinks. Or sometimes I walked up and left a ten with the first drink. Alway great service. Always brought some small bills with me.  Even in hot tubs. 
Did unlimited dining. Sat alone.  Only ate at Giovanni’s and Izumi. 
left 15/20 each time.  Service was excellent.  By second night I was a regular.  
They remembered and appreciated it.  
They all work hard, some of the nicest people I ever met are Royal employees.  They deserve anything extra. 
After 1 week probably 70 to room. Another 150 to dining staff. Also another 200 to bar staff. 
 

Whoops.  Reverse that.  Casino keeps 20, pays out 80. 

100$ goes in machine.  Casino keeps 80$. Pays out 20$ 

averaged over time. 

Im assuming the menu.  I don’t really remember looking at it.  

Salads/Shrimp/Beef carpaccio. Some pasta/seafood dishes. Everything Always a surprise. But every nite I had the filet.  Was so perfect each time I never made it to Chops once.  I switched from Giovanni to sushi every night. 
 

Was on Voyager last month. Solo.  Ate at Giovanni’s 3 nites.  Each time I told my waiter to surprise me.  Best dinner/service I ever had.  Brought out multiple courses. Didn’t hurt I tipped well/had a jacket on and was nice to everyone working there.  By the second night I was a regular.  

Been on 3 cruises.  2 in past 3 months.  All solo.  I’ve met plenty of great people on the ship and the beaches. Plenty of people to talk to if you’d like. 
You can do whatever/whenever. Plus the one benefit? Not arguing with someone, that’s priceless. I always see those couples everywhere, the unhappy ones that would be much better off traveling solo. My last trip on Voyager out of San Juan, I kept having people comment that I looked so happy, it was because I was. I had a great week.  
 

I was able to use it in person no problem.  But anything online was always declined. Even several times with Amazon alone.   After which a phone call should have resolved it.  But nope. 

Went on 1st RC cruise in November, decided to get the visa card shortly after. I understand it has nothing to do with RC, its run thru Bank of America. First several times using it on Amazon had to contact BOA to authorize, repeatedly. Uber and Lyft same, had to continually get on phone with BOA. Last used with Jetblue, on their website, said your bank will text a security pin-even after doing all that card was denied because of security issues. Boa then figured the number was the issue, so sent me new card. Same results.  I spent maybe 4 hours on phone with over a dozen different people. I got the 300$ OBC, but wasn't worth the aggravation. Just closed the card. Fyi for anyone thinking about getting it.

Barbados- Carlisle beach was perfect. Make sure to get a coconut from the coconut man

St croix - Did Buck island trip thru Royal. Was amazing.  Coral/fish/water was clear as could be.  

i replied last night, was on last week, my response is "still waiting to be approved ?" 

long story short, was a great week  

would do it again

Also elevators usually slow, I mostly took stairs.

Had 2 massages, spa was terrific.

Still trying to decide which cruise was better, only being home for a day, this one or Symphony out of Miami to St Thomas/Martin and perfect day. Both ships had their positive and negatives. But Im thinking I liked the Voyager trip slightly better overall. Both felt like same crowds. Even with the 4000/6000 capacities , with Voyager being much smaller than Symphony.

Symphony buffet seemed more crowded, I think i read somewhere that the Oasis class has smaller windjammers?

Would be nice if buffets open at 6, would reduce the crowding at the 7 opening time.

Voyager of Seas ,Just returned. 2/5/23-2/12/23. I had seen this post weeks before I left. My last cruise was on Symphony 3 months ago. Ship is 25(?) years old but in great shape. Recently upgraded. Some older design is noticeable. But well maintained. I flew down from NY Sunday morning and was on ship by 1130. Had an interior virtual balcony. Room in great shape,Comped thru the casino. This itinerary looked great thats why I chose ship. Traveled solo, had the drink pack and unlimited dining. Crew was amazing , everyone i saw seemed know my name. Bar service always excellent. Windjammer for breakfast at opening time, everything for breakfast was fine and Alternated between sushi and Giovannis every night. Each dinner was perfect. Service/Food. Then again i dressed well and tipped well, i think the managers and waiters appreciate that.  Saw many nicely dressed ladies with guys in shorts and t-shirts in restaurants. I work in construction, Its not that hard to pack some sport coats and shirts. Royal should definitely enforce dress code.  Lunch was always ashore. Met a lot of nice people, crowds were typically busy but everyone was there to have a good time. Band played mostly spanish music, talking  to crowds in spanish around pool but seemed fine with everyone. Didn't hear anymore spanish then on Symphony. But the ship does leave out of Puerto Rico so can't be surprised to hear spanish. Lots of large families traveling together which seems like a lot of work to me. But crowds were always fun. I didn't go to MDR, only to buffet at opening time. 

Casino was small, no craps table or video poker. I was definitely surprised. My one issue

Itinery was perfect, St Thomas, Martin, Croix, Kitts,Lucia and Barbados. No sea days

Also met dozens of travelers doing multiple weeks at a time, some were 8 weeks

Would definitely book again , liked both the ship and crew. Leaving out of PR, it was nice to be in St Thomas next morning.

Next Sunday,  Boarding at noon.  Ship doesn’t leave until 8.  Is it possible or even worthwhile to get on board, Get checked in room.  Then possibly leave ship and check out San Juan ? Maybe a bar or two. ? 
Anything worth seeing near the terminal? Won’t have time when I return. 
thanks. 

That’s what I was expecting.  Thanks. 

Hello all, first post. Was on first RC cruise in the Fall on Symphony, next is on Voyager on Feb 5 out of San Juan to Southern Caribbean. I Have the Unlimited dining pack, traveling solo. I didn't visit specialty restaurants on Symphony, but do the specialty restaurants have bars, bar seating? Perfectly fine eating at the bar if a possibility. Thanks