Lovetocruise2002

Yes, on other forums they have been reported as "Gilcrest and Soames" but that was not indicated on the bottles....

We officially start Tuesday, September 4th but I'll be heading in this week to begin the set up ?

Whew...glad to hear that everything worked out for you ?

@Michael Vitale, depends which ship...if Oasis or Quantum class, it's L'Occitane as @RBRSKI said. Looks like this: If not then they are these white tubes. One step up from the wall dispensers but still not great. No name brand.

Thank you @Skid. Kind and thoughtful as always ? Wish your daughter a great first day back too for me.

Thanks! I saw that one but was wondering if there was a more recent one. I know some menus went through some changes and was wondering if that was one of them.....

Does anyone have a photo of the Sabor menu from Harmony?

It was Assata. I don't know her last name. She was really good too. Also funny and full of energy.

Have a great time!!! Too bad we did not sail together.

Just realized last night that I forgot to include a few pics. So here they are in no particular order: Mariner Gym: Ping Pong Table (deck 12, outside of Adventure Ocean) Starbucks menu: Dining Room: And last but not least...Always dedicated to Royal Caribbean Blog ? Thanks again all for following along this week ?

I haven't sailed Enchantment in a really long time but I think you can get it at Park Cafe too (in addition to the ones you already listed).

Depends....which ship?

When we walked off between 8:30am and 9am for Anthem in March, it was fast. No waiting. And we always carry off all our luggage. Ship to curb was about 15min. I found Cape Liberty to be the speediest embarkation/disembarkation ever compared to any other port.

My bad...I knew it was somewhere in that time frame. ? I read it this morning before I had my tea lol.

You probably know this already but Abe Hughes reported on FB that he leaves Symphony for vacation starting January 3, 2019. No comment on how long or what he will return to after that. And feedback on Hugo from Mariner...we really liked him. He was funny, full of energy and very personable. Quite the character as well.

I just tested out the new app on Mariner yesterday. It was great! Very user friendly. And yes, you can view balances from the app. And @Pooch, the app states that you do not need to purchase wifi to run it. You just have to be connected to royal-wifi. My only complaint about the app is that you cannot view menus from it.

Ugh...trying not to think about it until Monday ?

Wait for Black Friday, that will likely yield the best deals. You have time. Then decide at that point. That's what I would do anyway.

I am in the camp that use to purchase a drink package and have stopped since they implemented the new rule. Hubby does not drink anything other than water and Coke so even if we did one deluxe and one refreshment, it would not be worth it. We finally made Diamond so I am almost positive that we will not be purchasing from here on out. What we've done the last two cruises is grabbed the Refreshment package for myself. That way I still get all my coffee and bottled water. If I want an alcoholic drink, I will just pay for the shot and add it to my drink or pay for the drink (with more than one shot) out of pocket.

The peach Margarita is really good too! I can't remember if I said that already.

Finally made it to FLL. Lyft Plus from POM to FLL was $76.78. It was about a 40min ride. A few notes about disembarkation.... If I have one complaint about this cruise it's going to be right here. To sum it up, this morning's walk off was the longest I have ever waited for any cruise! We self carried all our bags off at 8:45am. Disembarkation is from Deck 4 either aft or forward. Because of the location of our cabin, we used the forward elevators. Once you get to deck 4, the line was past Izumi, past the Schooner Bar, and well into the casino. To make it an even longer wait, the line actually wrapped all around the upper levels of the theatre and you have to wait through all of that before you can walk off the ship. And the line was not exactly moving at a steady pace. Once off the ship, there was a lot of waiting at the terminal as well. They seemed to be holding people from entering the baggage claim area and only let in small groups at a time. This created huge backups in the area between the ship and baggage claim. Once past baggage claim, it was smooth into customs. We did not claim bags and ship to curb was 50 minutes! Perhaps I've been spoiled by Port Everglades in recent years, or we walked off too late (but we always get off around 9am), but I cannot remember a disembarkation ever that took so long! So for those who think that the big ships are busier, at least they have their embarkation and disembarkation down to a science. . @WAAAYTOOO this morning while waiting, I was reminded of your comments about POM and wasn't sure if this is what you have experienced as well?

Land Vacation?! Banish the thought! ?

IIRC, didn't @jurrjurr also say a few months ago that Empress also has it?

I will have you know that I am an early riser for 1) work 2) cruise day 3) disembarkation morning ?

For those who were wondering, the self carry Disembarkation call came in at 6:58am ?