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I have seen people topless on the Flow Rider but I don’t think the riders were expecting that 

I have seen people topless on the Flow Rider but I don’t think the riders were expecting that 

I have seen people topless on the Flow Rider but I don’t think the riders were expecting that 

We are on the same sailing. I’ve been to Mystery Island before and it is really just a beach day. It takes about 30 minutes to walk around the island and there is a grass airport in the middle.

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I had this on the weekend with the app.
What I found is if you click on the checkin button it said come back later, but if i swiped right to left and brought up my profile the option to select a time was available there. Hopefully this works for you to.
 

I had this on the weekend with the app.
What I found is if you click on the checkin button it said come back later, but if i swiped right to left and brought up my profile the option to select a time was available there. Hopefully this works for you to.
 

For simplicity I generally use the Australian website. For example, when I used the Hong Kong website to book a cruise to Japan Royal ended up cancelling the cruise and issued a FCC in HK$ for the inconvenience.
It was only redeemable on that website and there wasn't another cruise we wanted to book so effectively we lost the FCC.
I think if there are no issues it should not matter which one you book with but if there are issues it can be a lot more work.
MEI travel will book for Australian passengers so I would suggest using them to purchase a cruise in USD so at least they can work on your behalf if something unforeseen happens.
 
 
 

Hi,
Unfortunately there are no broadway shows on ships in our region (Spectrum, Ovation Quantum), just original Royal Caribbean shows.
Below is the link to the entertainment available on Spectrum.
https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2019/05/14/royal-caribbean-announces-entertainment-spectrum-of-the-seas
Spectrum is on our bucket list, enjoy your cruise, I know you will have a fabulous time.
 
 

For simplicity I generally use the Australian website. For example, when I used the Hong Kong website to book a cruise to Japan Royal ended up cancelling the cruise and issued a FCC in HK$ for the inconvenience.
It was only redeemable on that website and there wasn't another cruise we wanted to book so effectively we lost the FCC.
I think if there are no issues it should not matter which one you book with but if there are issues it can be a lot more work.
MEI travel will book for Australian passengers so I would suggest using them to purchase a cruise in USD so at least they can work on your behalf if something unforeseen happens.
 
 
 

For simplicity I generally use the Australian website. For example, when I used the Hong Kong website to book a cruise to Japan Royal ended up cancelling the cruise and issued a FCC in HK$ for the inconvenience.
It was only redeemable on that website and there wasn't another cruise we wanted to book so effectively we lost the FCC.
I think if there are no issues it should not matter which one you book with but if there are issues it can be a lot more work.
MEI travel will book for Australian passengers so I would suggest using them to purchase a cruise in USD so at least they can work on your behalf if something unforeseen happens.
 
 
 

For simplicity I generally use the Australian website. For example, when I used the Hong Kong website to book a cruise to Japan Royal ended up cancelling the cruise and issued a FCC in HK$ for the inconvenience.
It was only redeemable on that website and there wasn't another cruise we wanted to book so effectively we lost the FCC.
I think if there are no issues it should not matter which one you book with but if there are issues it can be a lot more work.
MEI travel will book for Australian passengers so I would suggest using them to purchase a cruise in USD so at least they can work on your behalf if something unforeseen happens.
 
 
 

For simplicity I generally use the Australian website. For example, when I used the Hong Kong website to book a cruise to Japan Royal ended up cancelling the cruise and issued a FCC in HK$ for the inconvenience.
It was only redeemable on that website and there wasn't another cruise we wanted to book so effectively we lost the FCC.
I think if there are no issues it should not matter which one you book with but if there are issues it can be a lot more work.
MEI travel will book for Australian passengers so I would suggest using them to purchase a cruise in USD so at least they can work on your behalf if something unforeseen happens.
 
 
 

No wonder “Doc” had so much free time on the Love Boat. Nobody could afford to see him ?

No wonder “Doc” had so much free time on the Love Boat. Nobody could afford to see him ?

No wonder “Doc” had so much free time on the Love Boat. Nobody could afford to see him ?

Voom was horrible on both of my Oasis cruises this past week-and-a-half.

I agree with @Matt, we are Diamond Plus and am not really bothered by the change. If I really want to go this lounge instead of the Diamond lounge I will book a suite. If it was a choice between this and the 5 drink vouchers, I would far rather have those 
In reality the people who are most upset are probably cruisers who aren't Diamond Plus yet, the keyboard warriors love something like this to sink their teeth into.
 

I agree with @Matt, we are Diamond Plus and am not really bothered by the change. If I really want to go this lounge instead of the Diamond lounge I will book a suite. If it was a choice between this and the 5 drink vouchers, I would far rather have those 
In reality the people who are most upset are probably cruisers who aren't Diamond Plus yet, the keyboard warriors love something like this to sink their teeth into.
 

I agree with @Matt, we are Diamond Plus and am not really bothered by the change. If I really want to go this lounge instead of the Diamond lounge I will book a suite. If it was a choice between this and the 5 drink vouchers, I would far rather have those 
In reality the people who are most upset are probably cruisers who aren't Diamond Plus yet, the keyboard warriors love something like this to sink their teeth into.
 

I agree with @Matt, we are Diamond Plus and am not really bothered by the change. If I really want to go this lounge instead of the Diamond lounge I will book a suite. If it was a choice between this and the 5 drink vouchers, I would far rather have those 
In reality the people who are most upset are probably cruisers who aren't Diamond Plus yet, the keyboard warriors love something like this to sink their teeth into.
 

The main difference is that during happy hour in the Suite Lounge the drinks are unlimited whereas in the Diamond Lounge they count against your daily allocation. Before the daily drink vouchers where introduced I think there was also a difference in the quality of the alcohol served and the drinks menu was more limited.
 

I agree with @Matt, we are Diamond Plus and am not really bothered by the change. If I really want to go this lounge instead of the Diamond lounge I will book a suite. If it was a choice between this and the 5 drink vouchers, I would far rather have those 
In reality the people who are most upset are probably cruisers who aren't Diamond Plus yet, the keyboard warriors love something like this to sink their teeth into.
 

Many years ago, on a repositioning cruise out of Bayonne on Explorer (I have no idea where the cruise terminated - cannot recall), we hit a wicked nor'easter which resulted in a lot of ship damage and also a damaged life boat.  After we safely made it through the storm (something that the Captain later said he would have avoided, had he recognized how bad it was going to be), we learned that if the ship had been at full capacity (which it was not) we would have had to turn around and go back to Bayonne, as the ship would not have been permitted into the ports of call with an inadequate life boat capacity.  As it turned out, we had more than enough life boat capacity relative to the number of cruisers, so we were good-to-go.  They just rigged the life boat in place (it looked like a$$ all tied up, but it was what it was at the time) and kept on cruising.  As I recall, the storm knocked out a set of glass doors on deck 5 and flooded one of the aft elevators.  It was the worst seas I have ever experienced.  So, missing or damaged life boats can affect your cruise in significant ways !

While it is pure speculation, I don't think an Oasis ship would be a particularly good fit for cruising around New Zealand. It seems to be far more suited to 7 nights to the Islands and back as the weather is warmer and more settled to make the most of all the outdoor experiences. Also, as @twangster said earlier it lends itself to a set repeatable itinerary, maybe just alternating between 2 groups of Islands and Lelepa, similar to an East / West Caribbean concept.
If it did come to NZ it would not be able to travel to Milford Sound as they want to remove large ships going into that region and that is probably one of the best attractions for cruising in NZ.