RestingBird

So they are now planning a month in advance. So much for 3 days at a time. From everything in the news, it looks like it's going to take time before Royal can return.

Adventure, April 20th.  Dominican, Nassau, Coco Cay.

Just got the email...Coco Cay instead of Labadee in April.

Here's the link with the MEI travel agent form on the right in the yellow box. https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com  
That form is how I met my travel agent @Jenn G-MEI Travel so hope you have as good of an experience as I have had!
Congratulations to you and your fiancé and have a wonderful honeymoon!

CONGRATS on your upcoming honeymoon!
I cannot necessarily recommend one travel agency over another, but make sure whoever you choose they send you a bottle of champagne for your celebration.  Best wishes.

Hello, I have never been on a cruise and looking to book a cruise for my fiancé and I for our honeymoon. We decided on Oasis of the seas March 8-16 in 2025. I was looking to get in contact with someone from MEI travel to help us but I can’t seem to figure out where to find the form to fill out. 
Thank you in advance.
We are excited to start our cruising adventures.

The excursions for my April 2025 cruise are already in the CP. However, I'm waiting to see when I'll be able to buy the beverage packages. 

Right on!  Thanks!  I also asked my wife about all of this (after I posted here), and she told me the sound machines we have can take batteries 🤦‍♂️, lol.  Good times.

Right on!  Thanks!  I also asked my wife about all of this (after I posted here), and she told me the sound machines we have can take batteries 🤦‍♂️, lol.  Good times.

On Voyager, the room steward found us an outlet behind the head of the bed. And we have requested and received extension cords many times.

I keep mine on the desk opposite the bed. 

That's what we did last time, minus the speaker.  But...we've since bought 2 small Bluetooth speakers...so that might definitely be an option.  Thanks for the idea!

I actually bring a small bluetooth speaker and play the sounds through my phone that way. There are free/reasonably priced sleep sound apps available.

I’ve yet to have a cabin where I couldn’t move the nightstand forward and find an outlet behind it. I guess they do exist but so far my luck has held. 

Always bring a 6’ extension cord, never an issue. 

If you have a legit need for one, ask for one on board.  

Absolutely not.

No but you can request on on board, sometimes they will provide them. Especially if you have a CPAP machine or something like that 

I say NO

no, not allowed

I didn't plan to do a full live report from this short 4 night cruise on Liberty from Port Everglades with a single stop in Labadee, Haiti.  However Haiti has been in the news lately and so I thought I'd at least post some Labadee photos to illustrate Labadee is still as beautiful as it has always been.  
I booked this cruise at the last minute just three days before the sail date.  Haiti has been in the news since before I booked this cruise yet on Friday morning when I saw a relatively okay cruise fare that was open for solo cruisers to book I had no hesitation booking this cruise. 
I've been to Labadee countless times and I'm very familiar with the social economic and political background of Haiti.  There is no need to visit any of that in this thread.
I'm here in Labadee as I write this, back on the ship after a two and half mile walk around Labadee.
 

Spoiler alert - It's still beautiful here and I still love Labadee.
Next up, some photos...

I still can't believe this wasn't part of the original plan.

Brightline announces it will add train stop in Cocoa – Orlando Sentinel
 
Makes it much easier to go from Port Canaveral to MCO Airport. No opening date announced

Still holding out for Melody of the Seas...

This is strictly my opinion, and I'm sure someone here is going to try and correct me, but this is all I can see right now after reading this announcement. I thought Royal Caribbean had a debt to pay. They jacked their prices up so much on everything in order to pay this debt that I can't afford to cruise with them now.  Maybe I should thank them for this. Because of what they are charging, I'm branching out, I booked a Carnival cruise that was less expensive and goes to 3 ports I have not visited yet. Now instead of building a smaller ship like they had hinted at, they are now going to build another giant ship with a limited itinerary that you need to take out a second mortgage out in order to sail on, not to mention jacking up the prices again on every other ship in the fleet. And yes, I know the sailings will all sell out, but I won't be on them. And for those of you who do choose to buy them, more power to you.