Cheesepleese

Being you're a couple nearing fifty, perhaps a look at Virgin Voyages would be something to consider. Enjoy your cruise whichever line you choose. Cheers

Yes, you're right, I forgot to mention that you can share it like the coffee card. We did share it on the Med cruise. Thanks for mentioning this. Cheers!

We were on the Wonder in October and would like to suggest to you is the Solarium Bistro as another option for dinner. The food was fresh and hot and although not as much variety as WJ it still had a nice selection. Smaller crowds there than the WJ. Hope that helps, cheers!

We had the 10 punch drink card on the Brillance back in 2017(about 6 years ago). It was a 12 night cruise in the Mediterrean. The card was available for purchase on the second day of the cruise for $75 plus gratuities. From what I am reading on this thread, it seems they are only making it available towards the end of the cruise instead of one or two days after embarkation if they are making them available at all. With Mrs. Cheesepleese and I enjoying a drink not necessarily every day it made sense to get a drink card to spread out over most of the length of the cruise. We are not big drinkers so a drink package would be a waste of money for us. If they are only making it available with a couple to three days left, I have to wonder for ourselves if it makes sense then to purchase it if you have to knock them back in that short of time frame. Just my thoughts, cheers!

Looking forward to reading your thoughts on your first cruise. Enjoy the Icon and being on the ocean!

We are going on Wonder in October and purchased the coffee card. Still the same price when we went on the Brilliance for the Mediterrean in 2017. I remember Princess had the same price for their coffee card as well.

Will Sorrento's still be included?

On one cruise years ago, in the mdr when they told us they were out of half and half , I asked for a bowl of vanilla ice cream and would take a good spoonful and melt it in my coffee. Not quite like half and half, but a good substitute.

Ah jeez, I love my half and half with my coffee and we are going on the Wonder in October, guess I'm going to have to get a big a** suitcase to sneak a jersey cow onboard!

Smoked salmon is one of my favorite items, glad to see it still offered. We are booked for the Wonder in October and in the morning for a brekky delight I like to put a good smear of herb and garlic cream cheese on a bagel and top it with lots of smoked salmon. A good way to start the day Cheers.

Hi, when we make our final payment, we get our TA include the gratuities so we don't have to think about them on the cruise as we are happily gaining weight sampling all the delicious food! :))

Kinda Krafty of them to do that isn't it!

We have always filled our water bottles in the bathroom sink faucet and then put them in the mini fridge to cool for a couple of hours. Cheers

Hi, one thing I would do for sure is go to Barcelona at least 3 days before your cruise. We did that in 2017 and just fell in love with the city. There is so much historical sights and culture to explore. Became one of our favorite cities. The farm/food market over by Las Ramblas was so neat to browse through. You won't regret going 3 days or more to Barcelona. And we noticed it was a very clean city. Hope this helps.Cheers, enjoy your cruise!

Just want to say thank you for your informative and very entertaining review! Made me want to pack bags and hop on a cruise, but dammit, I gotta get a knee replacement operation first. Coming soon though, so maybe the better half and I can plan one maybe next winter if everything goes well. We were on the Oasis back in 2012 and really enjoyed it, amazed by the size of the boat and despite it being a sold out cruise there was still so much space it was not hard to find a quiet spot for yourself. We also did the Allure as well and even though we have done a number of cruises on different lines we still maintain that Allure and Oasis are still our two favorite ships to sail on. For now until my knee gets fixed will just have to,, well,, just sigh while I'm reading brochures and pictures and reviews. Cheers and keep on cruising!