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Thanks sanger727, maybe I will stick with the treadmill for the cruise!

They offer spin classes so I assume they have them.

Does anyone know if the spin bikes on the Jade have clips? I hate to waste space and pack them if I can't use them. Thanks!

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I will call this morning, it didn't cross my mind about opening up the reservation for someone else.

Thanks for all the help!

Our reservation is for the day of departure at 6pm, so there is no penalty to wait to cancel until we board?

What a pain! Can I wait until we board or is there a certain amount of time in advance we have to cancel?

It's for the Jade if that matters.

We changed our mind on a reservation, how do I cancel it? We have the 3-SPD package and its for the day we board at 6pm if that matters.

Wondering the same thing, so just jumping on your thread :)

Great review, looking forward to trying the Jade and NCL!

I won't risk it, I'm a rule follower but good to have all the info. Thanks.

We are getting our teens the soda package and was wondering if they could get mocktails with this packages also (virgin strawberry daiquiris, etc). I did a search but am not coming up with anything recent and the NCL doesn't say.

Thanks!

Thank you so much roboclam, great info and just what I was looking for!

Hawkeyetlse, thanks for the heads up! We are usually good about not letting things get in the way of vacation but it's great to have a heads up!

Any other tips or info are greatly appreciated!

New to NCL and have so much to learn. I keep seeing various posts about a possible refurb/drydock on the Jade, we are doing the 4/9/17 cruise out of Tampa.

First, do we book our specialty dining before we go and if so, if they change during the dry dock, how will that work? Also, is there any entertainment to book beforehand?

Second, does Freestyle dining mean you just go whenever to whichever "formal" dining room you want to? Does that mean we won't have the same waiters or tables, it'll be like going to any local restaurant and we will be seated when there is a table?

Finally,(for now :), does the UDP include bottles of water to take back to the room?

Thanks so much!

Wondering the same thing. We had always done Disney until this summer and did Royal on the Freedom - it was awesome! Looking at Jade for Spring Break 2017.

We are thinking of booking this cruise to try the Oasis. Did our first Royal cruise, after many Disney, in June on the Freedom and loved it, just aren't sure about the size of the Oasis. Do you know if they will have holiday activities onboard this cruise?

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Looking forward to more!

Great review, our first Royal on the FOS is in a few wks and we are really looking forward to it. Quick question, since the buffet was crowded where did you end eating breakfast and lunch? UnOrganized and chaotic buffet lines are something we too like to avoid.

I have to say this is one of my favorite parts also on Disney! Is there really no food by the pool outside?

"My favorite part of sea days is being in my suit and grabbing pizza, a sandwich, fries. You have to be dressed to enter windjammer and it would be strange to go from deck 11 to 5 and get munchies while swimming, etc... its like going to mall on deck 5."

Looking forward to more!

I understand that if we book the 3 night dining that we pick the day (my option is first or second night) and they chose the restaurant which is fine

If we wait to book the package onboard (to use OBC) what are the chances of us getting a dinner reservation for that night? It's my bday and thought dinner with just the hubby would be nice and I'm not specific about the restaurant.

Second, if we book the package onboard and decide we love the specialty restaurant's, can we change it to the 4 or even 5 day package?

We also have the option of the mystery theater dinner, but there are so many different opinions on it. We have the drink package so the free wine isn't as tempting, so not sure about that option.

Can't wait to get this first royal cruise under my belt so I won't have so many questions :)

If you take the OBC immediately, and you cancel, there is no refund of deposit.

 

The deposit is equal to the OBC listed in post#2, and those amounts are per stateroom.

Thanks for the clarification, I had no idea the room deposits would be so small, that's great!

Btw, your info has been very helpful to a new Royal cruiser, thank you.

We are really looking forward to trying Royal out!

What happens if you book, take the OBC immediately and then have to cancel your cruise?

What is the deposit if you book on board, or does that change with promotions?

Awesome! Thank you so much for doing that.

Just went to my cruise planner to purchase it and the offer is now gone

:( Guess I will keep checking to see if it pops back up, I should have done it yesterday!

Yes, if you use iMessage.

Perfect! It's our first RC cruise (switching from Disney) and our 15 YO girls will be in the room across from us. Good to know we can keep in touch with them!