Sand and Seas

We are looking forward to the new Thai restaurant. And, it sounds like Indulge Food Hall is going from seven mini-venues to ten on the Aqua. One of those is vegetarian, but I wonder what the others will be? Perhaps they can offer some of the Food Republic choices or Shanghai's Dim-Sum/Potstickers🤞 We love Indulge on Prima and ate many times. One of the ships officers chatted with us during dinner and said they are looking for ways to add the popular food hall concept to other ships. Wonderful variety of small plates like grilled pineapple (like Moderno's) and fresh made Fresno chili Naan bread. The Q had good ribs at dinner or pulled pork sandwiches at lunch. Great Tapas like we have enjoyed on other ships. Really something for everyone to enjoy and I'm guessing less food waste than the buffet.

We loved our CBS on Prima. These cabins are the last four or five at the Aft and seem to have extra floor space due to the curvature of the ship's structure for that area. The balcony was decent sized with two comfy chairs and an interesting view. It is a decent walk to the elevators, but we needed the walk for exercise😎

I just got two CASNext certificates four days ago. My certificates still show the Terms & Conditions that say you must book & complete sailing within one year. I would love if they do not expire, but I haven't seen anything that would suggest such a change. My certificates also say you can use two if it meets criteria for DoubleUp, and three if it meets criteria during a TripleUp promo. It specifically says you can't use with CruiseNext. Again, it would be great if T&Cs are changing for CASNext, but I wasn't told anything different.

No Sugarcane on Prima either.

Thai sounds great. Thanks for sharing link. Also like the idea of expanding Indulge to ten specialties. Prima officer was telling us they are trying to add more Indulge food halls but hard to fit on the older ships.

Welcome to Cruisecritic! We love the Joy. Glad you enjoyed your cruise 😎

Indulge Food hall ( Prima) has a nice selection of Indian food with some tasty vegetarian selections. The dinner menu also has fresh made Naan 😋

Yes. Ruby player and one guest have UB on your keycard for drinks anywhere on board. It's the basic FAS drink package but you are not charged the 20 percent fee.

Call CAS before sailing and ask them to send you an updated Amenities confirmation for your reservation. Ours showed BEVPK1 at zero cost for Unlimited Open Bar Package. When we checked in at Port our cards were already printed with UB.

Currently on the Prima. They delivered a plate of cookies to our cabin yesterday. We didn't see any in the observation lounge but we have only been there once during afternoon snack time.

For Prima, I believe it was the Improv club across from Syd Norman's. I saw a lot of backpacks and small bags there as we boarded. There was an employee checking them in.

Perfect! I bet your server loved that soluion😊

Sounds confusing. I would rather they just post it on the menu so the server doesn't have to explain. I like a crabcake and lobster tail. Will they have to call that an upcharge? Doesn't make sense to me.

For us, the new Ruby benefits are an improvement. Others may wish for Premium Plus but comped FAS to use shipwide meets our needs.

@BirdTravels, Hope you have a wonderful cruise! Encore is one of our favorites. Thanks for sharing with us all😎