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I wonder what will happen with Anthem then? I was hoping it would come here, if only so we could get some new shows. We Will Rock You would have been a popular show.

Hi, normally it reappears instantly as you cancel from what I have found.

Well, the day has arrived when we have to say goodbye to Quantum and our amazing genie, Hailey.
We headed up for breakfast one last time in Coastal Kitchen. We went with my parents as I didn’t think it would be an issue for the manager on the last morning of the cruise. The wait staff were short staffed and very busy, and unfortunately Chao had already left the ship to begin his trip home.  The CK manager kindly organised for one of the other Chinese waiters transfer our tip into his account for us.
After breakfast we returned to the Royal Loft Suite for the last time to wait for Hailey to escort us off the ship. The rest of the family were already there waiting for us. While waiting Rohan and Reynan stopped by to wish us a safe journey home.
Not long after Hailey arrived and we began the final trek between the cabin and the lifts, I have become used to this long walk and will miss it, and it certainly helped to keep my step count up.
Getting off the ship was really easy and Hailey soon had us at the customs checkpoint where she would have to leave us. We gave her small gift we had brought from New Zealand of some Māori art painted on a heart. There were long hugs goodbye and promises to keep in touch.
A lady from customs then escorted us through to collect our bags and out into the main terminal building.
Our cruise maybe over but it has been the most wonderful experience for both us and for the rest of the family so thank you to everyone on board who made it so special, and very special thanks to Hailey, the best genie we could have hoped for.
We look forward to coming back next year and doing it all again.
But before that, we have Brilliance coming in in November this year.
 
Stray Observations
A couple of differences I noticed between Quantum and Ovation, Jamie’s Italian does not have an outdoor dining area like Ovation does. The second thing I noticed is on Ovation there is a place where you can buy ice cream inside the entrance of Windjammer that is not there on Quantum.
 
Reflections on Star Class
Star Class is definitely worth the extra money you pay but it works best if you are travelling with family or friends, or it your first time on a ship and you want to make the most of all it offers. It is difficult to put into words the high quality of service and pampering you receive while on board but you do feel like royalty.
We have booked Star next year on Quantum, but as we have seen all the shows and we will travelling by ourselves it will be a different experience again. We have already told Hailey she will have to do the laser tag with us.
 
Thanks to all those who followed along and taken the time to read my posts.
Until next time.
 
 
 
 

On Quantum, our cabin was ready when we boarded.
Initially also ended up with way to much food but by the end of the cruise it was just about the right amount.
we did the bridge tour and it was about 20 minutes and we could only access one side due to Covid protocols. The galley tour was about 50 minutes which was a bit too long for most people.

Well, the day has arrived when we have to say goodbye to Quantum and our amazing genie, Hailey.
We headed up for breakfast one last time in Coastal Kitchen. We went with my parents as I didn’t think it would be an issue for the manager on the last morning of the cruise. The wait staff were short staffed and very busy, and unfortunately Chao had already left the ship to begin his trip home.  The CK manager kindly organised for one of the other Chinese waiters transfer our tip into his account for us.
After breakfast we returned to the Royal Loft Suite for the last time to wait for Hailey to escort us off the ship. The rest of the family were already there waiting for us. While waiting Rohan and Reynan stopped by to wish us a safe journey home.
Not long after Hailey arrived and we began the final trek between the cabin and the lifts, I have become used to this long walk and will miss it, and it certainly helped to keep my step count up.
Getting off the ship was really easy and Hailey soon had us at the customs checkpoint where she would have to leave us. We gave her small gift we had brought from New Zealand of some Māori art painted on a heart. There were long hugs goodbye and promises to keep in touch.
A lady from customs then escorted us through to collect our bags and out into the main terminal building.
Our cruise maybe over but it has been the most wonderful experience for both us and for the rest of the family so thank you to everyone on board who made it so special, and very special thanks to Hailey, the best genie we could have hoped for.
We look forward to coming back next year and doing it all again.
But before that, we have Brilliance coming in in November this year.
 
Stray Observations
A couple of differences I noticed between Quantum and Ovation, Jamie’s Italian does not have an outdoor dining area like Ovation does. The second thing I noticed is on Ovation there is a place where you can buy ice cream inside the entrance of Windjammer that is not there on Quantum.
 
Reflections on Star Class
Star Class is definitely worth the extra money you pay but it works best if you are travelling with family or friends, or it your first time on a ship and you want to make the most of all it offers. It is difficult to put into words the high quality of service and pampering you receive while on board but you do feel like royalty.
We have booked Star next year on Quantum, but as we have seen all the shows and we will travelling by ourselves it will be a different experience again. We have already told Hailey she will have to do the laser tag with us.
 
Thanks to all those who followed along and taken the time to read my posts.
Until next time.
 
 
 
 

Well, the day has arrived when we have to say goodbye to Quantum and our amazing genie, Hailey.
We headed up for breakfast one last time in Coastal Kitchen. We went with my parents as I didn’t think it would be an issue for the manager on the last morning of the cruise. The wait staff were short staffed and very busy, and unfortunately Chao had already left the ship to begin his trip home.  The CK manager kindly organised for one of the other Chinese waiters transfer our tip into his account for us.
After breakfast we returned to the Royal Loft Suite for the last time to wait for Hailey to escort us off the ship. The rest of the family were already there waiting for us. While waiting Rohan and Reynan stopped by to wish us a safe journey home.
Not long after Hailey arrived and we began the final trek between the cabin and the lifts, I have become used to this long walk and will miss it, and it certainly helped to keep my step count up.
Getting off the ship was really easy and Hailey soon had us at the customs checkpoint where she would have to leave us. We gave her small gift we had brought from New Zealand of some Māori art painted on a heart. There were long hugs goodbye and promises to keep in touch.
A lady from customs then escorted us through to collect our bags and out into the main terminal building.
Our cruise maybe over but it has been the most wonderful experience for both us and for the rest of the family so thank you to everyone on board who made it so special, and very special thanks to Hailey, the best genie we could have hoped for.
We look forward to coming back next year and doing it all again.
But before that, we have Brilliance coming in in November this year.
 
Stray Observations
A couple of differences I noticed between Quantum and Ovation, Jamie’s Italian does not have an outdoor dining area like Ovation does. The second thing I noticed is on Ovation there is a place where you can buy ice cream inside the entrance of Windjammer that is not there on Quantum.
 
Reflections on Star Class
Star Class is definitely worth the extra money you pay but it works best if you are travelling with family or friends, or it your first time on a ship and you want to make the most of all it offers. It is difficult to put into words the high quality of service and pampering you receive while on board but you do feel like royalty.
We have booked Star next year on Quantum, but as we have seen all the shows and we will travelling by ourselves it will be a different experience again. We have already told Hailey she will have to do the laser tag with us.
 
Thanks to all those who followed along and taken the time to read my posts.
Until next time.
 
 
 
 

We just completed a sailing on Quantum and didn’t see any evidence of cut backs.
We had access to the Chef’s table, iFly, North Star, bumper cars etc.
i throughly recommend Star Class if you can do it.

Well, the day has arrived when we have to say goodbye to Quantum and our amazing genie, Hailey.
We headed up for breakfast one last time in Coastal Kitchen. We went with my parents as I didn’t think it would be an issue for the manager on the last morning of the cruise. The wait staff were short staffed and very busy, and unfortunately Chao had already left the ship to begin his trip home.  The CK manager kindly organised for one of the other Chinese waiters transfer our tip into his account for us.
After breakfast we returned to the Royal Loft Suite for the last time to wait for Hailey to escort us off the ship. The rest of the family were already there waiting for us. While waiting Rohan and Reynan stopped by to wish us a safe journey home.
Not long after Hailey arrived and we began the final trek between the cabin and the lifts, I have become used to this long walk and will miss it, and it certainly helped to keep my step count up.
Getting off the ship was really easy and Hailey soon had us at the customs checkpoint where she would have to leave us. We gave her small gift we had brought from New Zealand of some Māori art painted on a heart. There were long hugs goodbye and promises to keep in touch.
A lady from customs then escorted us through to collect our bags and out into the main terminal building.
Our cruise maybe over but it has been the most wonderful experience for both us and for the rest of the family so thank you to everyone on board who made it so special, and very special thanks to Hailey, the best genie we could have hoped for.
We look forward to coming back next year and doing it all again.
But before that, we have Brilliance coming in in November this year.
 
Stray Observations
A couple of differences I noticed between Quantum and Ovation, Jamie’s Italian does not have an outdoor dining area like Ovation does. The second thing I noticed is on Ovation there is a place where you can buy ice cream inside the entrance of Windjammer that is not there on Quantum.
 
Reflections on Star Class
Star Class is definitely worth the extra money you pay but it works best if you are travelling with family or friends, or it your first time on a ship and you want to make the most of all it offers. It is difficult to put into words the high quality of service and pampering you receive while on board but you do feel like royalty.
We have booked Star next year on Quantum, but as we have seen all the shows and we will travelling by ourselves it will be a different experience again. We have already told Hailey she will have to do the laser tag with us.
 
Thanks to all those who followed along and taken the time to read my posts.
Until next time.
 
 
 
 

Well, the day has arrived when we have to say goodbye to Quantum and our amazing genie, Hailey.
We headed up for breakfast one last time in Coastal Kitchen. We went with my parents as I didn’t think it would be an issue for the manager on the last morning of the cruise. The wait staff were short staffed and very busy, and unfortunately Chao had already left the ship to begin his trip home.  The CK manager kindly organised for one of the other Chinese waiters transfer our tip into his account for us.
After breakfast we returned to the Royal Loft Suite for the last time to wait for Hailey to escort us off the ship. The rest of the family were already there waiting for us. While waiting Rohan and Reynan stopped by to wish us a safe journey home.
Not long after Hailey arrived and we began the final trek between the cabin and the lifts, I have become used to this long walk and will miss it, and it certainly helped to keep my step count up.
Getting off the ship was really easy and Hailey soon had us at the customs checkpoint where she would have to leave us. We gave her small gift we had brought from New Zealand of some Māori art painted on a heart. There were long hugs goodbye and promises to keep in touch.
A lady from customs then escorted us through to collect our bags and out into the main terminal building.
Our cruise maybe over but it has been the most wonderful experience for both us and for the rest of the family so thank you to everyone on board who made it so special, and very special thanks to Hailey, the best genie we could have hoped for.
We look forward to coming back next year and doing it all again.
But before that, we have Brilliance coming in in November this year.
 
Stray Observations
A couple of differences I noticed between Quantum and Ovation, Jamie’s Italian does not have an outdoor dining area like Ovation does. The second thing I noticed is on Ovation there is a place where you can buy ice cream inside the entrance of Windjammer that is not there on Quantum.
 
Reflections on Star Class
Star Class is definitely worth the extra money you pay but it works best if you are travelling with family or friends, or it your first time on a ship and you want to make the most of all it offers. It is difficult to put into words the high quality of service and pampering you receive while on board but you do feel like royalty.
We have booked Star next year on Quantum, but as we have seen all the shows and we will travelling by ourselves it will be a different experience again. We have already told Hailey she will have to do the laser tag with us.
 
Thanks to all those who followed along and taken the time to read my posts.
Until next time.
 
 
 
 

Well, the day has arrived when we have to say goodbye to Quantum and our amazing genie, Hailey.
We headed up for breakfast one last time in Coastal Kitchen. We went with my parents as I didn’t think it would be an issue for the manager on the last morning of the cruise. The wait staff were short staffed and very busy, and unfortunately Chao had already left the ship to begin his trip home.  The CK manager kindly organised for one of the other Chinese waiters transfer our tip into his account for us.
After breakfast we returned to the Royal Loft Suite for the last time to wait for Hailey to escort us off the ship. The rest of the family were already there waiting for us. While waiting Rohan and Reynan stopped by to wish us a safe journey home.
Not long after Hailey arrived and we began the final trek between the cabin and the lifts, I have become used to this long walk and will miss it, and it certainly helped to keep my step count up.
Getting off the ship was really easy and Hailey soon had us at the customs checkpoint where she would have to leave us. We gave her small gift we had brought from New Zealand of some Māori art painted on a heart. There were long hugs goodbye and promises to keep in touch.
A lady from customs then escorted us through to collect our bags and out into the main terminal building.
Our cruise maybe over but it has been the most wonderful experience for both us and for the rest of the family so thank you to everyone on board who made it so special, and very special thanks to Hailey, the best genie we could have hoped for.
We look forward to coming back next year and doing it all again.
But before that, we have Brilliance coming in in November this year.
 
Stray Observations
A couple of differences I noticed between Quantum and Ovation, Jamie’s Italian does not have an outdoor dining area like Ovation does. The second thing I noticed is on Ovation there is a place where you can buy ice cream inside the entrance of Windjammer that is not there on Quantum.
 
Reflections on Star Class
Star Class is definitely worth the extra money you pay but it works best if you are travelling with family or friends, or it your first time on a ship and you want to make the most of all it offers. It is difficult to put into words the high quality of service and pampering you receive while on board but you do feel like royalty.
We have booked Star next year on Quantum, but as we have seen all the shows and we will travelling by ourselves it will be a different experience again. We have already told Hailey she will have to do the laser tag with us.
 
Thanks to all those who followed along and taken the time to read my posts.
Until next time.
 
 
 
 

Well, sadly we have arrived at the last sea day of our cruise before we return to Brisbane tomorrow morning.
I am sure it will come as no surprise that after the Starbucks coffee was delivered we headed up to the Coastal Kitchen for breakfast.
Chao was there to greet us with his usual bubbly enthusiasm. Chao is from China and has been wonderful to us since the very first day of the cruise, he will be getting a glowing review from us in the post cruise survey.
My parents had dinner in CK last night as it was lobster night, Chao took care of my Dad and made sure he got two portions of lobster instead of the usual one. He has been great in making sure they get spoilt each time they eat there.
We returned to our cabin where we met up with our loft attendants Rohan and Reynan to get a photo. Both guys have been amazing on this cruise and we can’t thank them enough. Rohan has been with Royal Caribbean since 1987, and although I didn’t ask, I am sure he would have many more nights than Super Mario, if only the crew also got pinnacle badges, he would probably be in the top 3 at least. I wonder if when crew retire after many years service whether they get any perks like a free cruise once a year for life. They certainly deserve it.

Captains Corner was scheduled at 10:30am in the Two70 lounge but we could only stay for a few minutes before we had to leave for the galley tour scheduled at 10:50am. The Captains Corner was packed and it was standing room only.
We have seen the galley in the past as part of the all access tour so we knew what to expect. The tour started and ended in the Icon Grill, and as you would expect, masks were required. Hailey said it would last about 20 minutes but in truth the tour was actually more like 50 minutes. It was a bit underwhelming as the kitchens we were being shown were not preparing lunch (two other restaurants are responsible for lunch and we would have been in the way) and so there was not a lot going on. By the end of the tour I think most people had had enough.


We returned to our cabin for lunch and we were nearly spot on with the amount of food ordered for the 6 of us, if only we had just one more day we could have nailed it.
Once the the daily ice cream had been delivered and eaten we headed down to the casino to try our luck. Should have stayed in the cabin. 😀
We completed most of our packing ready for departure the following morning and then went to the stuntman talk at 4pm in the theatre. This talk was given by our cruise director, John Grantham, who detailed his life as a Hollywood stuntman prior to beginning his new life as a cruise director in 2007. It was very entertaining and well worth our time.
The family was allowed in the suite lounge again tonight so we stopped by for 30 minutes or so before heading to the top deck to take some photographs of the final sunset of the cruise.

We decided to have dinner in our cabin tonight so we discussed our requirements with Hailey. We had pizzas, meat planks, lasagne and pasta from Jamie’s Italian delivered.

It was the perfect way to end the cruise.
We had been given Star Class luggage tags for the rest of the family so they brought their bags down to our cabin and we put them outside with ours.
Not long to go now until the end of the cruise, but we were not getting off until 9:20am so at least the morning won’t be rushed. The rest of the family had to be out of their cabins by 8am so they will come down and wait with us until Hailey escorts us all off the ship.
 
Tomorrow disembarking and final thoughts.

Well, the day has arrived when we have to say goodbye to Quantum and our amazing genie, Hailey.
We headed up for breakfast one last time in Coastal Kitchen. We went with my parents as I didn’t think it would be an issue for the manager on the last morning of the cruise. The wait staff were short staffed and very busy, and unfortunately Chao had already left the ship to begin his trip home.  The CK manager kindly organised for one of the other Chinese waiters transfer our tip into his account for us.
After breakfast we returned to the Royal Loft Suite for the last time to wait for Hailey to escort us off the ship. The rest of the family were already there waiting for us. While waiting Rohan and Reynan stopped by to wish us a safe journey home.
Not long after Hailey arrived and we began the final trek between the cabin and the lifts, I have become used to this long walk and will miss it, and it certainly helped to keep my step count up.
Getting off the ship was really easy and Hailey soon had us at the customs checkpoint where she would have to leave us. We gave her small gift we had brought from New Zealand of some Māori art painted on a heart. There were long hugs goodbye and promises to keep in touch.
A lady from customs then escorted us through to collect our bags and out into the main terminal building.
Our cruise maybe over but it has been the most wonderful experience for both us and for the rest of the family so thank you to everyone on board who made it so special, and very special thanks to Hailey, the best genie we could have hoped for.
We look forward to coming back next year and doing it all again.
But before that, we have Brilliance coming in in November this year.
 
Stray Observations
A couple of differences I noticed between Quantum and Ovation, Jamie’s Italian does not have an outdoor dining area like Ovation does. The second thing I noticed is on Ovation there is a place where you can buy ice cream inside the entrance of Windjammer that is not there on Quantum.
 
Reflections on Star Class
Star Class is definitely worth the extra money you pay but it works best if you are travelling with family or friends, or it your first time on a ship and you want to make the most of all it offers. It is difficult to put into words the high quality of service and pampering you receive while on board but you do feel like royalty.
We have booked Star next year on Quantum, but as we have seen all the shows and we will travelling by ourselves it will be a different experience again. We have already told Hailey she will have to do the laser tag with us.
 
Thanks to all those who followed along and taken the time to read my posts.
Until next time.
 
 
 
 

Well, the day has arrived when we have to say goodbye to Quantum and our amazing genie, Hailey.
We headed up for breakfast one last time in Coastal Kitchen. We went with my parents as I didn’t think it would be an issue for the manager on the last morning of the cruise. The wait staff were short staffed and very busy, and unfortunately Chao had already left the ship to begin his trip home.  The CK manager kindly organised for one of the other Chinese waiters transfer our tip into his account for us.
After breakfast we returned to the Royal Loft Suite for the last time to wait for Hailey to escort us off the ship. The rest of the family were already there waiting for us. While waiting Rohan and Reynan stopped by to wish us a safe journey home.
Not long after Hailey arrived and we began the final trek between the cabin and the lifts, I have become used to this long walk and will miss it, and it certainly helped to keep my step count up.
Getting off the ship was really easy and Hailey soon had us at the customs checkpoint where she would have to leave us. We gave her small gift we had brought from New Zealand of some Māori art painted on a heart. There were long hugs goodbye and promises to keep in touch.
A lady from customs then escorted us through to collect our bags and out into the main terminal building.
Our cruise maybe over but it has been the most wonderful experience for both us and for the rest of the family so thank you to everyone on board who made it so special, and very special thanks to Hailey, the best genie we could have hoped for.
We look forward to coming back next year and doing it all again.
But before that, we have Brilliance coming in in November this year.
 
Stray Observations
A couple of differences I noticed between Quantum and Ovation, Jamie’s Italian does not have an outdoor dining area like Ovation does. The second thing I noticed is on Ovation there is a place where you can buy ice cream inside the entrance of Windjammer that is not there on Quantum.
 
Reflections on Star Class
Star Class is definitely worth the extra money you pay but it works best if you are travelling with family or friends, or it your first time on a ship and you want to make the most of all it offers. It is difficult to put into words the high quality of service and pampering you receive while on board but you do feel like royalty.
We have booked Star next year on Quantum, but as we have seen all the shows and we will travelling by ourselves it will be a different experience again. We have already told Hailey she will have to do the laser tag with us.
 
Thanks to all those who followed along and taken the time to read my posts.
Until next time.
 
 
 
 

We just completed a sailing on Quantum and didn’t see any evidence of cut backs.
We had access to the Chef’s table, iFly, North Star, bumper cars etc.
i throughly recommend Star Class if you can do it.

Well, the day has arrived when we have to say goodbye to Quantum and our amazing genie, Hailey.
We headed up for breakfast one last time in Coastal Kitchen. We went with my parents as I didn’t think it would be an issue for the manager on the last morning of the cruise. The wait staff were short staffed and very busy, and unfortunately Chao had already left the ship to begin his trip home.  The CK manager kindly organised for one of the other Chinese waiters transfer our tip into his account for us.
After breakfast we returned to the Royal Loft Suite for the last time to wait for Hailey to escort us off the ship. The rest of the family were already there waiting for us. While waiting Rohan and Reynan stopped by to wish us a safe journey home.
Not long after Hailey arrived and we began the final trek between the cabin and the lifts, I have become used to this long walk and will miss it, and it certainly helped to keep my step count up.
Getting off the ship was really easy and Hailey soon had us at the customs checkpoint where she would have to leave us. We gave her small gift we had brought from New Zealand of some Māori art painted on a heart. There were long hugs goodbye and promises to keep in touch.
A lady from customs then escorted us through to collect our bags and out into the main terminal building.
Our cruise maybe over but it has been the most wonderful experience for both us and for the rest of the family so thank you to everyone on board who made it so special, and very special thanks to Hailey, the best genie we could have hoped for.
We look forward to coming back next year and doing it all again.
But before that, we have Brilliance coming in in November this year.
 
Stray Observations
A couple of differences I noticed between Quantum and Ovation, Jamie’s Italian does not have an outdoor dining area like Ovation does. The second thing I noticed is on Ovation there is a place where you can buy ice cream inside the entrance of Windjammer that is not there on Quantum.
 
Reflections on Star Class
Star Class is definitely worth the extra money you pay but it works best if you are travelling with family or friends, or it your first time on a ship and you want to make the most of all it offers. It is difficult to put into words the high quality of service and pampering you receive while on board but you do feel like royalty.
We have booked Star next year on Quantum, but as we have seen all the shows and we will travelling by ourselves it will be a different experience again. We have already told Hailey she will have to do the laser tag with us.
 
Thanks to all those who followed along and taken the time to read my posts.
Until next time.
 
 
 
 

Beautiful colors on your sunset picture.

Well, sadly we have arrived at the last sea day of our cruise before we return to Brisbane tomorrow morning.
I am sure it will come as no surprise that after the Starbucks coffee was delivered we headed up to the Coastal Kitchen for breakfast.
Chao was there to greet us with his usual bubbly enthusiasm. Chao is from China and has been wonderful to us since the very first day of the cruise, he will be getting a glowing review from us in the post cruise survey.
My parents had dinner in CK last night as it was lobster night, Chao took care of my Dad and made sure he got two portions of lobster instead of the usual one. He has been great in making sure they get spoilt each time they eat there.
We returned to our cabin where we met up with our loft attendants Rohan and Reynan to get a photo. Both guys have been amazing on this cruise and we can’t thank them enough. Rohan has been with Royal Caribbean since 1987, and although I didn’t ask, I am sure he would have many more nights than Super Mario, if only the crew also got pinnacle badges, he would probably be in the top 3 at least. I wonder if when crew retire after many years service whether they get any perks like a free cruise once a year for life. They certainly deserve it.

Captains Corner was scheduled at 10:30am in the Two70 lounge but we could only stay for a few minutes before we had to leave for the galley tour scheduled at 10:50am. The Captains Corner was packed and it was standing room only.
We have seen the galley in the past as part of the all access tour so we knew what to expect. The tour started and ended in the Icon Grill, and as you would expect, masks were required. Hailey said it would last about 20 minutes but in truth the tour was actually more like 50 minutes. It was a bit underwhelming as the kitchens we were being shown were not preparing lunch (two other restaurants are responsible for lunch and we would have been in the way) and so there was not a lot going on. By the end of the tour I think most people had had enough.


We returned to our cabin for lunch and we were nearly spot on with the amount of food ordered for the 6 of us, if only we had just one more day we could have nailed it.
Once the the daily ice cream had been delivered and eaten we headed down to the casino to try our luck. Should have stayed in the cabin. 😀
We completed most of our packing ready for departure the following morning and then went to the stuntman talk at 4pm in the theatre. This talk was given by our cruise director, John Grantham, who detailed his life as a Hollywood stuntman prior to beginning his new life as a cruise director in 2007. It was very entertaining and well worth our time.
The family was allowed in the suite lounge again tonight so we stopped by for 30 minutes or so before heading to the top deck to take some photographs of the final sunset of the cruise.

We decided to have dinner in our cabin tonight so we discussed our requirements with Hailey. We had pizzas, meat planks, lasagne and pasta from Jamie’s Italian delivered.

It was the perfect way to end the cruise.
We had been given Star Class luggage tags for the rest of the family so they brought their bags down to our cabin and we put them outside with ours.
Not long to go now until the end of the cruise, but we were not getting off until 9:20am so at least the morning won’t be rushed. The rest of the family had to be out of their cabins by 8am so they will come down and wait with us until Hailey escorts us all off the ship.
 
Tomorrow disembarking and final thoughts.

Probably due to the region, we have always had to cancel the existing booking to upgrade, the only exception is when Royal changes your booking to another ship or similar.

Well, sadly we have arrived at the last sea day of our cruise before we return to Brisbane tomorrow morning.
I am sure it will come as no surprise that after the Starbucks coffee was delivered we headed up to the Coastal Kitchen for breakfast.
Chao was there to greet us with his usual bubbly enthusiasm. Chao is from China and has been wonderful to us since the very first day of the cruise, he will be getting a glowing review from us in the post cruise survey.
My parents had dinner in CK last night as it was lobster night, Chao took care of my Dad and made sure he got two portions of lobster instead of the usual one. He has been great in making sure they get spoilt each time they eat there.
We returned to our cabin where we met up with our loft attendants Rohan and Reynan to get a photo. Both guys have been amazing on this cruise and we can’t thank them enough. Rohan has been with Royal Caribbean since 1987, and although I didn’t ask, I am sure he would have many more nights than Super Mario, if only the crew also got pinnacle badges, he would probably be in the top 3 at least. I wonder if when crew retire after many years service whether they get any perks like a free cruise once a year for life. They certainly deserve it.

Captains Corner was scheduled at 10:30am in the Two70 lounge but we could only stay for a few minutes before we had to leave for the galley tour scheduled at 10:50am. The Captains Corner was packed and it was standing room only.
We have seen the galley in the past as part of the all access tour so we knew what to expect. The tour started and ended in the Icon Grill, and as you would expect, masks were required. Hailey said it would last about 20 minutes but in truth the tour was actually more like 50 minutes. It was a bit underwhelming as the kitchens we were being shown were not preparing lunch (two other restaurants are responsible for lunch and we would have been in the way) and so there was not a lot going on. By the end of the tour I think most people had had enough.


We returned to our cabin for lunch and we were nearly spot on with the amount of food ordered for the 6 of us, if only we had just one more day we could have nailed it.
Once the the daily ice cream had been delivered and eaten we headed down to the casino to try our luck. Should have stayed in the cabin. 😀
We completed most of our packing ready for departure the following morning and then went to the stuntman talk at 4pm in the theatre. This talk was given by our cruise director, John Grantham, who detailed his life as a Hollywood stuntman prior to beginning his new life as a cruise director in 2007. It was very entertaining and well worth our time.
The family was allowed in the suite lounge again tonight so we stopped by for 30 minutes or so before heading to the top deck to take some photographs of the final sunset of the cruise.

We decided to have dinner in our cabin tonight so we discussed our requirements with Hailey. We had pizzas, meat planks, lasagne and pasta from Jamie’s Italian delivered.

It was the perfect way to end the cruise.
We had been given Star Class luggage tags for the rest of the family so they brought their bags down to our cabin and we put them outside with ours.
Not long to go now until the end of the cruise, but we were not getting off until 9:20am so at least the morning won’t be rushed. The rest of the family had to be out of their cabins by 8am so they will come down and wait with us until Hailey escorts us all off the ship.
 
Tomorrow disembarking and final thoughts.

Well, sadly we have arrived at the last sea day of our cruise before we return to Brisbane tomorrow morning.
I am sure it will come as no surprise that after the Starbucks coffee was delivered we headed up to the Coastal Kitchen for breakfast.
Chao was there to greet us with his usual bubbly enthusiasm. Chao is from China and has been wonderful to us since the very first day of the cruise, he will be getting a glowing review from us in the post cruise survey.
My parents had dinner in CK last night as it was lobster night, Chao took care of my Dad and made sure he got two portions of lobster instead of the usual one. He has been great in making sure they get spoilt each time they eat there.
We returned to our cabin where we met up with our loft attendants Rohan and Reynan to get a photo. Both guys have been amazing on this cruise and we can’t thank them enough. Rohan has been with Royal Caribbean since 1987, and although I didn’t ask, I am sure he would have many more nights than Super Mario, if only the crew also got pinnacle badges, he would probably be in the top 3 at least. I wonder if when crew retire after many years service whether they get any perks like a free cruise once a year for life. They certainly deserve it.

Captains Corner was scheduled at 10:30am in the Two70 lounge but we could only stay for a few minutes before we had to leave for the galley tour scheduled at 10:50am. The Captains Corner was packed and it was standing room only.
We have seen the galley in the past as part of the all access tour so we knew what to expect. The tour started and ended in the Icon Grill, and as you would expect, masks were required. Hailey said it would last about 20 minutes but in truth the tour was actually more like 50 minutes. It was a bit underwhelming as the kitchens we were being shown were not preparing lunch (two other restaurants are responsible for lunch and we would have been in the way) and so there was not a lot going on. By the end of the tour I think most people had had enough.


We returned to our cabin for lunch and we were nearly spot on with the amount of food ordered for the 6 of us, if only we had just one more day we could have nailed it.
Once the the daily ice cream had been delivered and eaten we headed down to the casino to try our luck. Should have stayed in the cabin. 😀
We completed most of our packing ready for departure the following morning and then went to the stuntman talk at 4pm in the theatre. This talk was given by our cruise director, John Grantham, who detailed his life as a Hollywood stuntman prior to beginning his new life as a cruise director in 2007. It was very entertaining and well worth our time.
The family was allowed in the suite lounge again tonight so we stopped by for 30 minutes or so before heading to the top deck to take some photographs of the final sunset of the cruise.

We decided to have dinner in our cabin tonight so we discussed our requirements with Hailey. We had pizzas, meat planks, lasagne and pasta from Jamie’s Italian delivered.

It was the perfect way to end the cruise.
We had been given Star Class luggage tags for the rest of the family so they brought their bags down to our cabin and we put them outside with ours.
Not long to go now until the end of the cruise, but we were not getting off until 9:20am so at least the morning won’t be rushed. The rest of the family had to be out of their cabins by 8am so they will come down and wait with us until Hailey escorts us all off the ship.
 
Tomorrow disembarking and final thoughts.

Well, sadly we have arrived at the last sea day of our cruise before we return to Brisbane tomorrow morning.
I am sure it will come as no surprise that after the Starbucks coffee was delivered we headed up to the Coastal Kitchen for breakfast.
Chao was there to greet us with his usual bubbly enthusiasm. Chao is from China and has been wonderful to us since the very first day of the cruise, he will be getting a glowing review from us in the post cruise survey.
My parents had dinner in CK last night as it was lobster night, Chao took care of my Dad and made sure he got two portions of lobster instead of the usual one. He has been great in making sure they get spoilt each time they eat there.
We returned to our cabin where we met up with our loft attendants Rohan and Reynan to get a photo. Both guys have been amazing on this cruise and we can’t thank them enough. Rohan has been with Royal Caribbean since 1987, and although I didn’t ask, I am sure he would have many more nights than Super Mario, if only the crew also got pinnacle badges, he would probably be in the top 3 at least. I wonder if when crew retire after many years service whether they get any perks like a free cruise once a year for life. They certainly deserve it.

Captains Corner was scheduled at 10:30am in the Two70 lounge but we could only stay for a few minutes before we had to leave for the galley tour scheduled at 10:50am. The Captains Corner was packed and it was standing room only.
We have seen the galley in the past as part of the all access tour so we knew what to expect. The tour started and ended in the Icon Grill, and as you would expect, masks were required. Hailey said it would last about 20 minutes but in truth the tour was actually more like 50 minutes. It was a bit underwhelming as the kitchens we were being shown were not preparing lunch (two other restaurants are responsible for lunch and we would have been in the way) and so there was not a lot going on. By the end of the tour I think most people had had enough.


We returned to our cabin for lunch and we were nearly spot on with the amount of food ordered for the 6 of us, if only we had just one more day we could have nailed it.
Once the the daily ice cream had been delivered and eaten we headed down to the casino to try our luck. Should have stayed in the cabin. 😀
We completed most of our packing ready for departure the following morning and then went to the stuntman talk at 4pm in the theatre. This talk was given by our cruise director, John Grantham, who detailed his life as a Hollywood stuntman prior to beginning his new life as a cruise director in 2007. It was very entertaining and well worth our time.
The family was allowed in the suite lounge again tonight so we stopped by for 30 minutes or so before heading to the top deck to take some photographs of the final sunset of the cruise.

We decided to have dinner in our cabin tonight so we discussed our requirements with Hailey. We had pizzas, meat planks, lasagne and pasta from Jamie’s Italian delivered.

It was the perfect way to end the cruise.
We had been given Star Class luggage tags for the rest of the family so they brought their bags down to our cabin and we put them outside with ours.
Not long to go now until the end of the cruise, but we were not getting off until 9:20am so at least the morning won’t be rushed. The rest of the family had to be out of their cabins by 8am so they will come down and wait with us until Hailey escorts us all off the ship.
 
Tomorrow disembarking and final thoughts.

Well, sadly we have arrived at the last sea day of our cruise before we return to Brisbane tomorrow morning.
I am sure it will come as no surprise that after the Starbucks coffee was delivered we headed up to the Coastal Kitchen for breakfast.
Chao was there to greet us with his usual bubbly enthusiasm. Chao is from China and has been wonderful to us since the very first day of the cruise, he will be getting a glowing review from us in the post cruise survey.
My parents had dinner in CK last night as it was lobster night, Chao took care of my Dad and made sure he got two portions of lobster instead of the usual one. He has been great in making sure they get spoilt each time they eat there.
We returned to our cabin where we met up with our loft attendants Rohan and Reynan to get a photo. Both guys have been amazing on this cruise and we can’t thank them enough. Rohan has been with Royal Caribbean since 1987, and although I didn’t ask, I am sure he would have many more nights than Super Mario, if only the crew also got pinnacle badges, he would probably be in the top 3 at least. I wonder if when crew retire after many years service whether they get any perks like a free cruise once a year for life. They certainly deserve it.

Captains Corner was scheduled at 10:30am in the Two70 lounge but we could only stay for a few minutes before we had to leave for the galley tour scheduled at 10:50am. The Captains Corner was packed and it was standing room only.
We have seen the galley in the past as part of the all access tour so we knew what to expect. The tour started and ended in the Icon Grill, and as you would expect, masks were required. Hailey said it would last about 20 minutes but in truth the tour was actually more like 50 minutes. It was a bit underwhelming as the kitchens we were being shown were not preparing lunch (two other restaurants are responsible for lunch and we would have been in the way) and so there was not a lot going on. By the end of the tour I think most people had had enough.


We returned to our cabin for lunch and we were nearly spot on with the amount of food ordered for the 6 of us, if only we had just one more day we could have nailed it.
Once the the daily ice cream had been delivered and eaten we headed down to the casino to try our luck. Should have stayed in the cabin. 😀
We completed most of our packing ready for departure the following morning and then went to the stuntman talk at 4pm in the theatre. This talk was given by our cruise director, John Grantham, who detailed his life as a Hollywood stuntman prior to beginning his new life as a cruise director in 2007. It was very entertaining and well worth our time.
The family was allowed in the suite lounge again tonight so we stopped by for 30 minutes or so before heading to the top deck to take some photographs of the final sunset of the cruise.

We decided to have dinner in our cabin tonight so we discussed our requirements with Hailey. We had pizzas, meat planks, lasagne and pasta from Jamie’s Italian delivered.

It was the perfect way to end the cruise.
We had been given Star Class luggage tags for the rest of the family so they brought their bags down to our cabin and we put them outside with ours.
Not long to go now until the end of the cruise, but we were not getting off until 9:20am so at least the morning won’t be rushed. The rest of the family had to be out of their cabins by 8am so they will come down and wait with us until Hailey escorts us all off the ship.
 
Tomorrow disembarking and final thoughts.

Probably due to the region, we have always had to cancel the existing booking to upgrade, the only exception is when Royal changes your booking to another ship or similar.

Well, sadly we have arrived at the last sea day of our cruise before we return to Brisbane tomorrow morning.
I am sure it will come as no surprise that after the Starbucks coffee was delivered we headed up to the Coastal Kitchen for breakfast.
Chao was there to greet us with his usual bubbly enthusiasm. Chao is from China and has been wonderful to us since the very first day of the cruise, he will be getting a glowing review from us in the post cruise survey.
My parents had dinner in CK last night as it was lobster night, Chao took care of my Dad and made sure he got two portions of lobster instead of the usual one. He has been great in making sure they get spoilt each time they eat there.
We returned to our cabin where we met up with our loft attendants Rohan and Reynan to get a photo. Both guys have been amazing on this cruise and we can’t thank them enough. Rohan has been with Royal Caribbean since 1987, and although I didn’t ask, I am sure he would have many more nights than Super Mario, if only the crew also got pinnacle badges, he would probably be in the top 3 at least. I wonder if when crew retire after many years service whether they get any perks like a free cruise once a year for life. They certainly deserve it.

Captains Corner was scheduled at 10:30am in the Two70 lounge but we could only stay for a few minutes before we had to leave for the galley tour scheduled at 10:50am. The Captains Corner was packed and it was standing room only.
We have seen the galley in the past as part of the all access tour so we knew what to expect. The tour started and ended in the Icon Grill, and as you would expect, masks were required. Hailey said it would last about 20 minutes but in truth the tour was actually more like 50 minutes. It was a bit underwhelming as the kitchens we were being shown were not preparing lunch (two other restaurants are responsible for lunch and we would have been in the way) and so there was not a lot going on. By the end of the tour I think most people had had enough.


We returned to our cabin for lunch and we were nearly spot on with the amount of food ordered for the 6 of us, if only we had just one more day we could have nailed it.
Once the the daily ice cream had been delivered and eaten we headed down to the casino to try our luck. Should have stayed in the cabin. 😀
We completed most of our packing ready for departure the following morning and then went to the stuntman talk at 4pm in the theatre. This talk was given by our cruise director, John Grantham, who detailed his life as a Hollywood stuntman prior to beginning his new life as a cruise director in 2007. It was very entertaining and well worth our time.
The family was allowed in the suite lounge again tonight so we stopped by for 30 minutes or so before heading to the top deck to take some photographs of the final sunset of the cruise.

We decided to have dinner in our cabin tonight so we discussed our requirements with Hailey. We had pizzas, meat planks, lasagne and pasta from Jamie’s Italian delivered.

It was the perfect way to end the cruise.
We had been given Star Class luggage tags for the rest of the family so they brought their bags down to our cabin and we put them outside with ours.
Not long to go now until the end of the cruise, but we were not getting off until 9:20am so at least the morning won’t be rushed. The rest of the family had to be out of their cabins by 8am so they will come down and wait with us until Hailey escorts us all off the ship.
 
Tomorrow disembarking and final thoughts.