ATXCruiser

So you're familiar with the melting cake? It is sooo yummy! Everyone loves it, but my favorite melting (or molten?) cake is the one at Chilli's (although that one can be shared by 4 people).

Hi everyone, I have a question about the dining in general. I have not cruised Royal before (only Carnival). When dining in the dining room on Carnival, you are allowed to order as much as you want. For example, if you want two entrees or desserts you can have it. Is it the same way with Royal? It's kind of nice to sample multiple desserts and the portions are small... not that I'm a piglet or anything.

I too have found that their website is not very user-friendly. To me it just doesn't "flow" easily if that makes sense.

Don't over pack and make sure you bring some elastic shorts!

I enjoy dressing up for dinner, seeing the shows, and exploring places I've never been. I love the beach too. I don't care about spa activities though. I know that's unusual for a woman to say, but I feel like that would be boring. <Gasp!>

We are getting Carnival Freedom and Royal Liberty of the Seas - both nice, big ships. I'm not sure if the Magic is going away, but we've been wanting to try Royal anyway and that's why I'm here.

I know this thread is old and you've already taken your cruise. I just wanted to comment that I'm surprised so many travel so far to cruise (NY to Galveston, wow! ) I wish I could help with the question. We are in Austin so we are only about 4 hours from Galveston which makes cruising pretty convenient! We use Lighthouse Parking if that helps. Also, there's a website that might be helpful: www.galvestoncruises.com. I know there are several hotels that will let you park while you cruise, but I can't offer an opinion since I haven't used them. I've only cruised with Carnival so far and I'd guess 95% of the people are Texans, so that's why I'm so surprised to see some of you coming from so far away.

Uh, I might be too shy for that game! :rolleyes:

What is Quest?

Thanks!

I was reading the thread about the casino and learned that you can use cash in the casino. Where else on Royal ships can you use cash? I've only cruised with Carnival so far and they are totally cashless, including their gift shops. With them you get a "sign and sail" card that is linked to a credit card and you buy everything with that.

And not everyone in Texas listens to country. I like some of it (not the really new stuff that's not so country), but I wouldn't want to hear it all the time. Carnival Magic played a variety of music, including country, but it seemed like most of their shows were 70's also.

Thanks for all the info. Are you in Texas? My travel agent just informed me that after November 2015 we'll be getting Liberty of the Seas in Galveston. I guess that may change all my planning lol.

Thanks! I watched someone's 25-minute long YouTube vacation video of the highlights of NOS. It was actually a pretty informative video, but all he said about the shows were to be sure and catch the ice skating show because it was great. Well, I'm not too sure how I feel about an ice skating show and he didn't cover any other shows, so that's why I'm asking. Sandya, sorry your shows weren't good. I hope that was just a fluke!

Hi everyone, I was wondering what the shows are like on Royal. Are they like professional Vegas shows? Having cruised only with Carnival, that's all I know, but they are pretty good. There's comedians, both PG and rated R, some magic shows, including Destination Unknown, if anyone is familiar with that, really awesome. Of course they have lots of singing and dancing shows, including their Legends show (which is basically a souped up karaoke). I'm sold on Navigator and convinced my husband to give it a try (yay!) Now we're just curious about the shows because we enjoy going to them.