Introduce yourself!

[WAAAYTOOO 5,468]

Welcome, Jill !!

[Matt 7,837]

8 hours ago, FindingJillian said:

Hi Everyone!  I'm Jill and I live in Missouri.  I love cruising and currently have my #13 and #14 sailings scheduled. I have a long cruise wish list and dream of seeing the world via cruise ship.  I anxiously await Wednesdays when I get the notification that a new Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast is ready so that I can geek out about RC.    

Welcome Jill!

[JLMoran 4,660]

20 hours ago, FindingJillian said:

Hi Everyone!  I'm Jill and I live in Missouri.  I love cruising and currently have my #13 and #14 sailings scheduled. I have a long cruise wish list and dream of seeing the world via cruise ship.  I anxiously await Wednesdays when I get the notification that a new Royal Caribbean Blog Podcast is ready so that I can geek out about RC.    

Welcome aboard, Jill!

[SeaChelle 1]

Hi guys, Happy to find this forum, as my experience has been these types of boards are the best way to plan vacations! I'm sailing on Allure in April 2019 with my fiance and my two teenagers (13 and 15). My kids have been fascinated with cruising since they were little, so I decided this was a good time to take them on an adventure. We are avid travelers, but typically stay off the beaten track (with the exception of our annual pilgrimage to Disney). Cruising will be VERY different for us! Hoping this trip will combine the best of those two worlds! My fiance and I have both cruised before -- but way back in the day when ships were much smaller. Hit me with any newbie tips you think I should know -- and thanks in advance for all the great advice. I have already learned a lot!

[WAAAYTOOO 5,468]

Welcome, SeaChelle !!!

[Matt 7,837]

Welcome @SeaChelle !

[spiralqueen 542]

50 minutes ago, SeaChelle said:

Hi guys, Happy to find this forum, as my experience has been these types of boards are the best way to plan vacations! I'm sailing on Allure in April 2019 with my fiance and my two teenagers (13 and 15). My kids have been fascinated with cruising since they were little, so I decided this was a good time to take them on an adventure. We are avid travelers, but typically stay off the beaten track (with the exception of our annual pilgrimage to Disney). Cruising will be VERY different for us! Hoping this trip will combine the best of those two worlds! My fiance and I have both cruised before -- but way back in the day when ships were much smaller. Hit me with any newbie tips you think I should know -- and thanks in advance for all the great advice. I have already learned a lot!

Welcome SeaChelle! I'm new too and will also be sailing on Allure next year (though in May for me). These boards have been super helpful for me not just in getting answers to new questions posted, but also in searching through past posts for topics that have already been discussed. I hope you enjoy them too 🙂

[jrmende63 0]

Hi. I am Julie and hubby is Randall. We are cruise addicts. We sailed for years on Carnival before taking a Royal Caribbean cruise. We wish we would have started on Royal to begin with! 

[JLMoran 4,660]

14 minutes ago, jrmende63 said:

Hi. I am Julie and hubby is Randall. We are cruise addicts. We sailed for years on Carnival before taking a Royal Caribbean cruise. We wish we would have started on Royal to begin with! 

Welcome aboard, Julie and hubby Randall!

[WAAAYTOOO 5,468]

Welcome, Julie and Randall

[twangster 16,993]

8 hours ago, jrmende63 said:

Hi. I am Julie and hubby is Randall. We are cruise addicts. We sailed for years on Carnival before taking a Royal Caribbean cruise. We wish we would have started on Royal to begin with! 

Welcome! 

That's pretty much what I said after my 1st Royal cruise after sailing 10+ on Carnival.  15 cruises later, I haven't sailed anything but Royal.

Why didn't I switch sooner?

[HeWhoWaits 354]

5 hours ago, twangster said:

Why didn't I switch sooner?

Improper programming of the bot.

[Matt 7,837]

Welcome Julie & Randall!

[CraftyCat05 197]

20 hours ago, jrmende63 said:

Hi. I am Julie and hubby is Randall. We are cruise addicts. We sailed for years on Carnival before taking a Royal Caribbean cruise. We wish we would have started on Royal to begin with! 

Welcome Julie and Randall! Glad to have you aboard, you can get your welcome drink at the kiosk on the left! 😜

[spiralqueen 542]

Welcome @jrmende63 and Randall! 

[Nay 10]

New to cruising. Love to travel and so excited. I live in Tennessee USA  and am exploring all I can find so we will be ready for our first cruise after the first of the year.

[Matt 7,837]

35 minutes ago, Nay said:

New to cruising. Love to travel and so excited. I live in Tennessee USA  and am exploring all I can find so we will be ready for our first cruise after the first of the year.

Welcome to the boards, @Nay !

[Nay 10]

Thank you, cruising RC Freedom of the Seas out of San Juan. Have you been there?

[twangster 16,993]

14 minutes ago, Nay said:

Thank you, cruising RC Freedom of the Seas out of San Juan. Have you been there?

Welcome and yes, many of of us have been on Freedom and have been to San Juan.  Both are great choices. 

San Juan is an excellent embarkation port because it's like getting another port of call on your itinerary and it's a great port to explore.  You don't need to book an excursion to enjoy San Juan, there is a lot to see just self-exploring around Old San Juan. 

[coneyraven 1,396]

39 minutes ago, Nay said:

Thank you, cruising RC Freedom of the Seas out of San Juan. Have you been there?

When will you be going?

 

[Nay 10]

February ‘19

 

[CaseytheGR 4]

Hi 

We are Laurie and Dave from New England.  I love to travel, DH tags along to pay the bills.  We have been on Carnival x1, NCL x3, Celebrity x1 and Royal x10 (me) DH x9.  So I guess you could say we love cruising.  We have 3 upcoming cruises booked:

10/25/18 Grandeur 7 nights to Bermuda

4/20/19 Brilliance 5 night Grand Cayman - Cozumel

3/29/20  Freedom 7 nights Southern Caribbean from San Juan.

If that looks familiar it's because we are sailing with Mark (ConeyRaven) and Tyna.

Off to read some posts.

Laurie

 

[twangster 16,993]

3 minutes ago, CaseytheGR said:

Hi 

We are Laurie and Dave from New England.  I love to travel, DH tags along to pay the bills.  We have been on Carnival x1, NCL x3, Celebrity x1 and Royal x10 (me) DH x9.  So I guess you could say we love cruising.  We have 3 upcoming cruises booked:

10/25/18 Grandeur 7 nights to Bermuda

4/20/19 Brilliance 5 night Grand Cayman - Cozumel

3/29/20  Freedom 7 nights Southern Caribbean from San Juan.

If that looks familiar it's because we are sailing with Mark (ConeyRaven) and Tyna.

Off to read some posts.

Laurie

 

Welcome!

If you are traveling with the Grandeur Poo-Bah ( @coneyraven )  then you are all set to have an awesome cruise!

[CaseytheGR 4]

23 minutes ago, twangster said:

Welcome!

If you are traveling with the Grandeur Poo-Bah ( @coneyraven )  then you are all set to have an awesome cruise!

Yes.  We sailed the last 2 times to Bermuda on the Grandeur with Mark and Tyna.  I know what I am in for and I am thrilled!  

Laurie

[coneyraven 1,396]

12 hours ago, CaseytheGR said:

Hi 

We are Laurie and Dave from New England.  I love to travel, DH tags along to pay the bills.  We have been on Carnival x1, NCL x3, Celebrity x1 and Royal x10 (me) DH x9.  So I guess you could say we love cruising.  We have 3 upcoming cruises booked:

10/25/18 Grandeur 7 nights to Bermuda

4/20/19 Brilliance 5 night Grand Cayman - Cozumel

3/29/20  Freedom 7 nights Southern Caribbean from San Juan.

If that looks familiar it's because we are sailing with Mark (ConeyRaven) and Tyna.

Off to read some posts.

Laurie

 

Hello dear --- You need to change that profile picture ..... @twangster - we know Laurie & Dave ..... If you look at the next three cruises, they line up with ours.  We met Laurie & Dave back in '16 --- Can't imagine a cruise without them... They truly are part of our family.  Ahh yes, the magic of cruising.  Here's the 4 of us last year on Grandeur .... sans my missing tooth.