SplashOfWater

Definitely call. It should only take a couple of days for the Club Royale points to post (maybe a little longer if there's a weekend involved).

Another vote for the mushroom soup! 

On 7/6/2025 at 8:30 AM, WAAAYTOOO said:

I also sometimes order the clam chowder even though it's only mediocre (I make a MEAN chowda !)

My husband usually gets this and I have a few spoonfuls. Agree that it's mediocre (we grew up in New England).

I like the mussels in the garlic white wine sauce. I think you can have it as a main or a smaller appetizer portion.

I've tried the baked mussels. They're ok, but nothing spectacular.

14 minutes ago, Icon vaccation said:

Dress nights. According to Royal Caribbean, a polo and nice shorts count as casual. Could we wear stuff like this to casual AND dress nights? I don’t want to have to deal with bringing dressy clothes.

My husband wears a polo shirt and nice golf shorts on the dressy nights. No problem.

4 hours ago, OCSC Mike said:

I should have mentioned that was for a Utopia 3N next March. I didn’t even check the 4N leg after it. Incomplete insomnia 3am posting by me.

Same prices for us on 4 night Utopia in Feb 2026. We'll be staying on the ship.

We were recently on Adventure and Chops was open for lunch on embarkation day but not Giovanni's. You might check out a Cruise Compass for Independence to see if Giovanni's is open on day 1.

12 hours ago, Mark_A said:

The free play is nice.  The signature cruise doesn't have any free play

The Signature Cruise would definitely be more attractive if they offered some freeplay. $500 would be nice!

The entrance into the beach club is paved and the beach cabanas and overwater cabanas on the left (as facing the ocean) have paved access. Not sure about the right side as I didn't walk over there. 

You can get an accessible tram on the pier as you exit the ship. It has a ramp to take a scooter. If they drop you at the entrance to the beach club you should be good. 

Workers started the removal of the Skylight Chapel on Adventure yesterday. I asked if it will become an Escape Room (like on Mariner) but it is going to be converted to a conference room. 

It may be worth a call to see what the casino rate is for the cruise, then use the trade-in value to discount that price.

We stayed in a 1BR Grand Suite on Symphony and found the living area to be very narrow. 

We stayed in an Owner's Suite on Wonder and the living area was much larger (as was the balcony). Perfection!

Nice to hear that Harmony will be getting some great upgrades before she comes to Port Canaveral in 2026.

I don't think they serve food at any of the English pubs. It's just drinks.

Wow, that's awesome! Congrats!

1 hour ago, foxrunner said:

Thanks! Still a no-show for Jan 2026!

@SplashOfWater How much does it cost per person??

It's $120pp for adults and $50pp for children.

Times are 6:00pm, 6:10pm, 8:30pm and 8:40pm.

The Solarium Bistro has lunch on sea days and I think the day they're in Nassau. On one of the lunch days they have a hot wok where you can pick from a few proteins, lots of veggies and noodles.

We will be on Utopia in mid-October and the Royal Railway is now showing in our Cruise Planner. It's under the Exclusive Dining Experiences section.

5 hours ago, smokeybandit said:

I'm on Star next March. It seems there will be no reason to ever step foot in the WJ with all the other options.

We were on Icon last year and we never went to the WJ. We ate most of our lunches in the Aquadome Market, and dinner in the MDR. I think we had one specialty lunch but that was it.

I hope they keep the two coffee machines in the new Crown Lounge. I'm not sure why the other Oasis-class ships don't have two.

1 hour ago, Eyeonhevn said:

I’m looking for a link to manage reservation. Is that in the app or website?

I accessed it through the website, under your Upcoming Cruises.

2 hours ago, smokeybandit said:

I assume that's right off the dashboard?

 

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/reservation/dashboard

Yes, although I accessed it from logging in to the main Royal website and going in to my Upcoming Cruises.

48 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

Thanks for the info on “Manage Reservation”. Is that a new feature ?  I don’t recall seeing it until a week or so ago.  I’ve never actually clicked the link !  

I don't remember it being there before either.

We have a suite guarantee on Explorer in November (casino comp). I'm definitely worried that they will mess it up at some point. I keep checking the price between the guarantee and a Junior Suite but it's more than I want to pay. I have found that if you click "Manage reservation" it shows "deluxe/suites guarantee", which gives me some short-term peace of mind that nothing has changed.

Here's cabin 1880 on Adventure. We had plenty of room to park the scooter and not trip over it in the middle of the night.