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I have seen similar posts on FB. No clue how true it is.

Sabrina might not know the exact answer yet, but she will tomorrow Like I have already mentioned, those who are used to star class (gratuities included) make it tricky for the RGP. It’s not SC and they are not trying to be. It’s totally rebranded as the RGP and as such, does not include everything that SC does, because it’s not SC. Hard to separate if you are used to SC. Back to why I might have a better answer tomorrow. While chatting with Lissandra tonight, she told me that her boss (I am guessing the GSM?) would love to meet and chat with me. He asked her if I would be around in the suite lounge tomorrow morning and I told her I will be at Chops for breakfast. Supposedly he is going to swing by. I have no clue how I get myself into these situations but I am going to ask the gratuities and laundry question. But I think I already know the answer.

I cannot comment on the Osso Bucco but I guess I am in the minority in that I just told Lissandra today that I would choose GK any day over GT. Tonight I had a pasta that I have never tried at GK, the linguine. They were able to sub in shrimp instead of clams. It was very light and quite good. This might be my new go-to as much as I love Alfredo and carbonara, I find them heavy. Hubby had the carbonara. Pizza was half Truffle & Eggs, and half meat lovers. After dinner we saw Graig Murphy. He was quite decent.

That’s the wonderful thing about this blog community. You can be gone for a while and we will still welcome you back with open “virtual” arms

Sorry. Both Hubby and I are both not veal fans. If my parents were sailing then maybe….

Another super lazy day but we are in no way complaining. This is exactly how we like to cruise and why we love cruising. Hubby. Dinner plans in a bit are back to Giovanni’s. We purposely kept eating light today because I knew I wanted the pizza. After dinner we are going to check out the comedian onboard. I might regret this, but Hubby likes watching these things.

If I know you like I think I know you, I would say no. You might not like the dated rooms. You would miss the variety of dining options on Oasis class that you are used to. And you may/may not get laundry, which is important to you. Also, I think the longer a sailing is, the less appealing this package becomes. Cost goes up and you would have more than 2 people. Maybe @AshleyDillo can answer the housekeeping question.

Oh my….. maybe we should start a new section…”Un-live Blogs”? “Blogs that won’t die”? Lol

Not comparing it to actual star class. I am thinking along the lines of even with the RGP, there are still limitations to being on these non-oasis/quantum/icon class ships, even with the genie. As I think about it, I would probably want to spend that amount of money on actual Sky class rather than having the RGP on older ships.

I think another thing to consider here is the fact that if you are willing to spend $18-$19K on a sailing, then there are many ships with actual Royal Sky class (all quantum, oasis, icon class ships) where that amount would get you into regular Sky class, a much more modern room, and full access to Coastal kitchen & SL, which might eliminate the need for UDP, VOOM, and drink packages all together.

Lunch was at El Loco today. They open at 12pm on Nassau port days. I had totally forgotten that El Loco was completely out in the open here on Freedom.

That is exactly it for us too. If I was in a GS or above, this package would not even be on my radar. And without it having gone on sale and being part of the spend to save challenge, I never would have done it. We have complimentary VOOM with the package here on Freedom. That was one of the things I counted in the value of this package.

Yup. Just read that. I think @Matt makes a good point that there is a very specific clientele for this package, I just am not sure how big that clientele is.

Why don’t you get the dumplings and have your wife get the spring rolls? Skip a the tempura. It’s just ok. Although the spring rolls have cream cheese in it so are you guys ok with that?

This morning we are at Nassau. Looking at the construction on the Royal Beach Club, there seems to be a lot more to do before December. Started off in the SL to make my tea. Same breakfast items as yesterday. I tried the Berliner because my sister asked me to. It was pretty good. I think I liked it better than the regular chocolate donut and the cinnamon roll. Then I headed off to Chops for breakfast. I should have taken a pic of what I ordered today but didn’t, because it did not look that appetizing. Yesterday, I asked if they could make avocado toast. Sometimes they can in CK. They said no, because they did not have any avocados. But the waiter did say to try again tomorrow (meaning today) because they might have some. So that’s what I ordered today, avocado toast. I should have already known something was up when they asked if I wanted toast with that. What showed up was exactly that, two slices of toast with a sliced avocado on the side. It was tricky to eat lol.

I often wonder when he is now…. UDP is a good time to try new things Yes, not much taste at all. Good source of protein too.

I feel like they went bananas already long ago. Way before Royal Beach Club.

After Izumi we went to the Royal Theatre to watch Marquee. We have seen this before but neither one of us remembered it. It was your typical non-QN/OA/IC class show. Because we ate early tonight, we asked for a post show snack delivery. This is one of the things I love most about having a genie. Hubby and I watched a bit of Snow White while snacking on popcorn. I did not want to. D16 told me all about how “not good” it was but Hubby wanted to see Gal Gadot in it. We did not make it past the 40 min mark.

We are not raw fish people so we don’t eat sushi either. But as you can see, there is plenty to choose from even without sushi. Some of our favourites are: wonton soup, dumplings, tempura, fried rice, chicken karage, firecracker spring rolls, and of course, ramen and udon noodles.

So tofu is out I guess? lol. You guys make me laugh! I have nothing but good intentions here.

You can get it with chicken, but we usually get tofu. So that’s tofu. I love tofu. I vaguely remember seeing it once in a @twangster blog and it looked like travel size bottles. But we have never received them. And we are past 340. To be continued….lol Cookies…yes! Daily delivery. Crowds…thumbs down. Lots of crowds, everywhere, and kids. Many running down the hall, while making lots of noise, even past midnight. But at least they are not my problem Will sum up what I think of this program in my final thoughts….

No, I am not surprised at all by the inconsistency. They did have Malin & Goetz either in our room, I asked for it to be switched. We have been D+ for a while and we have never received the D+ toiletries lol. I don’t even know what they look like.

Dinner at Izumi was good as usual. Noisy though because this Izumi on Freedom has 5 Hibachi tables and there is no separation.

We had a super lazy afternoon. After eating in the WJ, we came back to the room. Hubby took a nap on the balcony and I spent time reading. Some point mid afternoon, we headed to the suite lounge for some tea and got some ice cream from Sugar Beach on the promenade. This is included with the Genie package. Lissandra also let us know that movies are included as well. So that is the same as regular SC. Spent the rest of the afternoon reading. It really was a “perfect day at Coco Cay” lol Because we ate lunch early today, we decided to make it an earlier night. Having dinner shortly at Izumi and then going to catch the 7:30pm show in the theatre.

They are identical to yours