Matt Posted January 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Hello, I'm Ronald. I just came across this site and love all the shared info. My wife and I live in Michigan. We have been on 5 cruises and are loyal to RCI. We have made some great friends with some great people on past cruises. We leave for our sixth cruise on February 2, 2014 on Freedom our daughter and new son in law. Once again love the site. Welcome Ronald! Looking forward to seeing your comments on the boards here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Hi there! This seems to be a good thread for a first post here. I'm Marc from a bit south of Pittsburgh, PA. I've cruised a bunch of times including a few cruises on Carnival, Celebrity, and Princess, but we've come to fall in love with Royal Caribbean ever since our cruise on Liberty of the Seas back in 2007. We had actually sailed Royal Caribbean once before on Viking Serenade, but that was not a good example of Royal Caribbean cruising. I've been on twelve Royal Caribbean cruises so far and look forward to sailing with them many times in the future! trainer.stan and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Welcome Marc!Glad to have you here and it sounds like you'll fit right in here :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angel1912 Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Hi. I'm Angela and from the UK. I am new to RC and we leave on our first cruise aboard the Oasis on Aug 2nd for the Western Caribbean cruise. We are super excited and although have cruised the Med before we know this will be very different. Any suggestions, recommendations are gratefully received. I am also travelling with my husband and 3 boys who are aged 14, 13 and 5. We are hoping to do some excursions and know we want to go snorkelling but not sure of what else due to our youngest boy. We are staying in Fort Lauderdale 3 days prior and hope to go on an airboat ride. If anyone has any recommendations on that too, all are gratefully received. trainer.stan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Welcome Angela! I'd suggest posting your questions in our Royal Caribbean discussion board to get advice and opinions :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruising diva Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 I'm Joyce from Illinois but presently living in San Antonio. My first Royal Caribbean cruise was in 1984 on Song of America!! I have been cruising ever since, and my next RCI cruise will be on Navigator in November. I am looking forward to Matt's live blog next month and hoping for some info about the renovated NOTS. trainer.stan, Matt and RoyalLaker 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Welcome Joyce! I don't know about you but I can't wait to go on Navigator! Should be fun and I hope to post as much photos and info as I can. Heck, I'm planning on streaming sail away if you want to watch :) cruising diva 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnyxprss Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Hi my name is Rhonda. My husband Jason and I are from Brooklin, Ontario, Canada. Our first Cruise was on the Serenade in 2008 to Alaska. That ship was wonderful. We then set our sites on the Oasis in 2011 and are excited to try The Quantum in 2015, We are also DVC members and have almost done all of the Disney ships, we complete the last one in November this year. trainer.stan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruising diva Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Matt, thanks for the welcome!! I will watch anything you wish to post from Navigator, including sailing away from Galveston. :) I do have the port-cam from there to watch as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Hi my name is Rhonda. My husband Jason and I are from Brooklin, Ontario, Canada. Our first Cruise was on the Serenade in 2008 to Alaska. That ship was wonderful. We then set our sites on the Oasis in 2011 and are excited to try The Quantum in 2015, We are also DVC members and have almost done all of the Disney ships, we complete the last one in November this year. Welcome Rhonda (and Jason)! Glad you found your way here Matt, thanks for the welcome!! I will watch anything you wish to post from Navigator, including sailing away from Galveston. :) I do have the port-cam from there to watch as well. Great, I can't wait :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff O Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Hi everyone. Been cruising with RCCL for years. Have Diamond status and looking forward to getting Diamond Plus! Voyager & Radiance class ships are still my favourite. Feel free to ask me questions :) trainer.stan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Welcome Jeff! Glad to have you here and being a Diamond member, you must have a lot of great experience to share with everyone. Looking forward to hearing from you on the boards :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill R78 Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Hey everyone! My name's Bill. My partner, John, and I will be going on our first Royal Caribbean cruise March 21st on Explorer of the Seas. We have been on several cruises in the past, once on Carnival and about six on NCL. We really enjoyed the freestyle, but are very excited to see what Royal has to offer. We have always heard good things. We chose the My Time Dining, because the "regular" cruise dining has always turned us off. I look forward to chatting with everyone on what to expect and then my experience. trainer.stan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Hey everyone! My name's Bill. My partner, John, and I will be going on our first Royal Caribbean cruise March 21st on Explorer of the Seas. We have been on several cruises in the past, once on Carnival and about six on NCL. We really enjoyed the freestyle, but are very excited to see what Royal has to offer. We have always heard good things. We chose the My Time Dining, because the "regular" cruise dining has always turned us off. I look forward to chatting with everyone on what to expect and then my experience. Welcome Bill! I think you'll enjoy cruising with Royal Caribbean and look forward to chatting with you here on the boards. What I love about Royal Caribbean is if the traditional MDR isnt for you, then you have My Time available too. It's great to have choices! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibchua Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 HELLO! I'm Gibson from the tiny island of Singapore! :D :D :D trainer.stan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 HELLO! I'm Gibson from the tiny island of Singapore! :D :D :D Welcome to the site Gibson! Thanks for being a part of the boards and hope we will see you around here :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caddojumper Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Hello fellow cruisers. My name is Jim? I live just north of Dallas TX. I have cruised a couple of times before. Both times were with Carnival. I will be making my first RC voyage this Sunday, February 9th on the Navigator Of The Seas. Have heard many good things from friends that are very frequent RC cruisers, and can't wait to experience it for myself. My wife has one RC cruise under her belt. It was a cruise with her family when she was just 16. Our daughter will be joining us this weekend for her first cruise, and just happens to be 16 like my wife on her first cruise. Hope to meet some of you on future cruises. trainer.stan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Hello fellow cruisers. My name is Jim? I live just north of Dallas TX. I have cruised a couple of times before. Both times were with Carnival. I will be making my first RC voyage this Sunday, February 9th on the Navigator Of The Seas. Have heard many good things from friends that are very frequent RC cruisers, and can't wait to experience it for myself. My wife has one RC cruise under her belt. It was a cruise with her family when she was just 16. Our daughter will be joining us this weekend for her first cruise, and just happens to be 16 like my wife on her first cruise. Hope to meet some of you on future cruises. Welcome Jim! Looking forward to meeting you on Navigator this weekend (man, that feels good to say) and hope you'll become a regular poster here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpoole3 Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 Hello All! I'm Michael from Knoxville, TN. I am what you call "Loyal to Royal" I've sailed on 15 cruises and the last 13 have all been with RCCL. I try to cruise every 3 to 4 months, if I can find a DEAL! I'm a big fan of the podcast and many of you might have listened to my Pre & Post Oasis Podcast with Matt. I look forward to talking Royal with everyone. Michael. RoyalLaker and trainer.stan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Hello All! I'm Michael from Knoxville, TN. I am what you call "Loyal to Royal" I've sailed on 15 cruises and the last 13 have all been with RCCL. I try to cruise every 3 to 4 months, if I can find a DEAL! I'm a big fan of the podcast and many of you might have listened to my Pre & Post Oasis Podcast with Matt. I look forward to talking Royal with everyone. Michael. Welcome to the boards Michael! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithnRita Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 Hello all fellow cruisers! We are Hoosiers from Southern Indiana. We've been on 27 cruises spread between Carnival, HAL, RCI, NCL, Princess and Celebrity. We recently finished our third RCI cruise, which was on the Serenade out of NOLA. It was one of our better cruises and we fell in love with ship. On the last full day aboard we decided to book our same stateroom for a B2B cruise for New Year and the week after. :) :) trainer.stan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Welcome to the boards KeithnRita! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ang73 Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Hello! My name is Angela and I am booked on my first RCCL cruise for this October on Freedom of the Seas!! It will be me, hubby, our two boys (ages 11 & 14) and a daughter (age 7) . I'm a life long Disney fan and this will be our first non-Disney family vacation in 14 years!! We've done 2 cruises on DCL and lots of trips to WDW! Can't wait to learn more about RCCL from all the experts here :) trainer.stan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Hello! My name is Angela and I am booked on my first RCCL cruise for this October on Freedom of the Seas!! It will be me, hubby, our two boys (ages 11 & 14) and a daughter (age 7) . I'm a life long Disney fan and this will be our first non-Disney family vacation in 14 years!! We've done 2 cruises on DCL and lots of trips to WDW! Can't wait to learn more about RCCL from all the experts here :) Welcome to the message boards Angela! I think you and your family will love Royal Caribbean! Feel free to post any questions you have on the boards for us to help you with. Don't be shy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn14 Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Hey! I've been reading this blog for months and I'm excited to be a member. We are from Alabama and our upcoming cruise on the Allure will be our 15th with Royal Caribbean. I look forward to getting to know everybody better and keeping up on the latest news. :) Matt and trainer.stan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithnRita Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Hello! My name is Angela and I am booked on my first RCCL cruise for this October on Freedom of the Seas!! It will be me, hubby, our two boys (ages 11 & 14) and a daughter (age 7) . I'm a life long Disney fan and this will be our first non-Disney family vacation in 14 years!! We've done 2 cruises on DCL and lots of trips to WDW! Can't wait to learn more about RCCL from all the experts here :) Welcome aboard fellow Hoosiers! :) :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Hey! I've been reading this blog for months and I'm excited to be a member. We are from Alabama and our upcoming cruise on the Allure will be our 15th with Royal Caribbean. I look forward to getting to know everybody better and keeping up on the latest news. :) Welcome to the message boards! Thank you for reading the blog and I hope you will find the boards here equally as interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithnRita Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Hey! I've been reading this blog for months and I'm excited to be a member. We are from Alabama and our upcoming cruise on the Allure will be our 15th with Royal Caribbean. I look forward to getting to know everybody better and keeping up on the latest news. :) Welcome aboard! It looks like our USI's former basketball coach from a few years ago is going to be the new coach at Auburn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 My name is bob. I'm from central new York state. I'm a big fan of rccl, and am looking forward to time on the Vision on April 29th - May 3rd! trainer.stan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 My name is bob. I'm from central new York state. I'm a big fan of rccl, and am looking forward to time on the Vision on April 29th - May 3rd! Welcome Bob. Glad you found us here and I think you'll have a great time on Vision! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Hello friends of RCCL, my name is Dirk and I am from Cologne / Germany. I did my first cruise with Royal C. back in 2012 when my wife Claudia and I sailed on the Mariner in the East Mediterranean Sea. Now we are looking forward to cross the atlantic on board of the Serenade (from New Orleans to Barcelona) in April :) trainer.stan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Hello friends of RCCL, my name is Dirk and I am from Cologne / Germany. I did my first cruise with Royal C. back in 2012 when my wife Claudia and I sailed on the Mariner in the East Mediterranean Sea. Now we are looking forward to cross the atlantic on board of the Serenade (from New Orleans to Barcelona) in April :) Welcome to the boards Dirk (guttentag)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacyleigh75 Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Hey all! I'm Stacy and love everything Disney but when I'm not doing Disney I'm planning a Royal Caribbean cruise. I've only sailed once on RCCL - FOS but I have 2 cruises booked right now: Indy in Nov '14 and FOS Mar '15. I've been enjoying the podcasts, gathering the tips/tricks, and getting excited for the cruises! trainer.stan, Matt and DAVE(Darkcabbie) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Hey all! I'm Stacy and love everything Disney but when I'm not doing Disney I'm planning a Royal Caribbean cruise. I've only sailed once on RCCL - FOS but I have 2 cruises booked right now: Indy in Nov '14 and FOS Mar '15. I've been enjoying the podcasts, gathering the tips/tricks, and getting excited for the cruises! Welcome Stacy! Glad to meet another Disney/RC fan and hope you'll post here often so we can all get to know you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HwyFuzz Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 Hi - I have been cruising along since 1989, mostly with RCCL - most recent was May 2014 on Allure of the Seas. If there is anything that I can help with, i.e. new cruisers, etc - feel free to ask. I am a dad of a wonderful 19-yr old special needs young man, a retired police officer, and a battler of cancer (which I find that cruises are therapeutic). I have stayed in an assortment of staterooms from Jr. Suites on down. I prefer balcony on most cruises and am currently a C&A Platinum member about to be raised to Emerald - with my in-laws at Diamond, I am trying to catch up with them as fast as I can. trainer.stan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted May 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 Welcome HwyFuzz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVE(Darkcabbie) Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Hey all! I'm Stacy and love everything Disney but when I'm not doing Disney I'm planning a Royal Caribbean cruise. I've only sailed once on RCCL - FOS but I have 2 cruises booked right now: Indy in Nov '14 and FOS Mar '15. I've been enjoying the podcasts, gathering the tips/tricks, and getting excited for the cruises! Welcome Stacyleigh75 :). We love Disney too in fact we got married at the magic Kingdom and had our first RC cruise last year on the independence. You will love it here , great info and great people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVE(Darkcabbie) Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Welcome Hwyfuzz, you've come to the right place to share info and chat to some great people. We can't wait for next year as the Allure is coming over here and hope to try Oasis class for the first time but with the Anthem coming to Southampton it's going to be a tough choice to decide which to try first :) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danzigman Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Hello, I am Jason from Texas. After working in Galveston for almost five years and watch the ships come and go I finally booked my first cruise to spend my honeymoon on. I am going on a seven day on the Navigator of the Sea. I am hoping to learn a few thing from the experienced cruisers here. trainer.stan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVE(Darkcabbie) Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Hi Jason, welcome to the blog and happy honeymoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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