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No. First come,first served

I'm not completely sure but they have weight restrictions and don't let anyone ride single. The story I heard was that there were a few injuries when they first rolled it out and had to make some modifications to it. I don't know what those modification were.

There are people who go off menu most nights and order the Indian. My wife is one of them. They've just started adding it to the menu is all it would appear.

I tried Ken's suggestion to sign out and sign back but as an iPhone user I had no joy. Here is the iPhone hack I figured out. I signed out and then fully shut app off (swipe up from the bottom to display the cascade of apps open and then swipe the Royal app off). I waited five minutes, then signed back in. All my cruises were back on my list, including cruises that aren't me but I am linked to. I don't know that waiting five minutes made any difference, I'm pretty sure it didn't, but included it because that is what I did. I hope this helps. YMMV. 🙂

Black Friday sales typically start on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. That'll be the 23rd.

It's looking good out here for you... Should be low 70's, maybe a little bit better in PS.

It is sketchy but in all reality the KSF is about the only real sale they have. The one time we sailed with our Granddaughter we save significantly because she was under 12. Had she been older we would have paid more.

If you want to see the real discount for the kids sail free program do not compare fares between 2 adults vs 2 adults and 2 kids. Compare 4 adults vs. 2 adults and 2 kids and you will see there is a good savings between those two. It has to do with what different categories cabins actually cost as @firefly333 said.

Wow! that's a lot to take in. I need to do more reading. I really liked that Old Fashioned I went back to it over and over again on Ovation. So if I understand you correctly Bourbon is Whiskey but Whiskey isn't necessarily Bourbon. Would that then mean that Bourbon is better than Whiskey and that I should avoid American Whiskey not considered Bourbon? I'm going to do my best to experiment. I had a friend years ago that wouldn't drink anything but Bushmills Irish Whiskey. You mentioned Irish Whiskey but made no comment. Also, what is the difference between single malt and blended.

@Sea Dog & @bobmacliberty, I need advise. I am not traditionally Bourbon drinker I'm usually a vodka drinker but I greatly appreciated your getting me started on those Buffalo Trace Old fashioned. I actually credited @Sea Dog during my live review but going through my "live" on Ovation I realize it was @bobmacliberty who originally suggested it. Belated props to Bob. I know both of you experts in the field of Whiskey/Bourbon/Scotch so would like your help. I'm not even sure I can distinguish what the difference is between the three. I will be on Norwegians Pride of America and will have the drink package. What would recommend that I experiment with to get a feel for the genre.

Thanks, We're sailing Nov 26th. I'll probably just order their water from the gift list. thanks all for the help

So I just should dug a little bit deeper. Apparently, alkaline water is available from NCL. Does anyone know if this is the water they provide as part of the drink package or is this special just when preordered?

Well this sucks... DW needs to drink Alkaline water for digestive reasons. We are boarding POA in just under two weeks and we planned on brining a six pack with us. We're regular Royal Caribbean cruisers and just assumed this is ok. She needs just one a day. Would they stock any alkaline water onboard that she could order?

We've enjoyed the beach every time we have been in December both in Costa Maya and Cozumel.

I've been on Liberty twice and loved her both times. It is not a Quantum or Oasis class ship so doesn't have quite the same entertainment options but it does have a musical (Saturday Night Fever) and it has an ice rink (Quantum class doesn't) so you get an ice show just like you would on Oasis class. What it doesn't have that is most noticeable is the Music Hall which is a great venue they book great music acts in. I'm not a pool guy so I rarely hang out there and can't help there but I loved the two person water slide. It as a hoot and they also have a Flowrider. The WJ and MDR food is as good as any other class of ship.

I'm sorry Jim. I truly understand. We lost ours back in the spring. They really become part of the family.

Both DW and I went to SFU. I had a buddy who went to UBC. The beauty of Vancouver is you can be in the mountains or the ocean, no matter where you start from, less than 25 minutes. Also with me as a skier, the area can't be beat. There is three local ski hills in the North Shore mountains, another just to east in the Cascades, and its close proximity to Whistler Blackcomb, the greatest ski resort in all of North America, made it the most incredible area in the world to grow up in. No matter where I live, I'll always be a Vancouver kid.

Would love to meet up one day. They shut the zoo down in 1996. The aquarium is not as popular anymore now for the average person to go to now that they don't have whales and dolphins. It is still popular with schools for field trips though. Cruises departing out of Ballantine was always weird to me. It is an industrial zone and primarily a container port. My first cruise on Serenade back in 07 was out of Ballantyne. Canada place was the place to get on and off cruise ships. Beautiful scenery and amazing hotel right there and walking distance to and from both downtown business district and entertainment district. But I realize that Canada Place can only handle two ships at a time, hence the use of Ballantyne.

How long ago did you leave BC. I think prairies would be hard for me to live in. I need to see mountains every now and again.

Land of the Living Skies examples... https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/saskatchewan-called-land-of-the-living-skies-for-a-reason-1.3197847 Yes, both my wife and I were born and spent the majority of our life in BC. Twenty years ago our daughter 18 year old daughter married a guy in WA state just south of the border in Lynden WA. Eight years ago I had the opportunity to begin to covert something that I had volunteered at for twenty years in my vocation. It started part time for a couple of years and with me traveling back and forth between Canada and various locations in the US. After two years, my wife pulled the plug on her teaching career and I began full-time doing what I'm doing basing out of Central CA. Right about that time my SIL, who is an RN, got a very good offer to work in the corrections dept in Central CA. He took it and we coincidently moved to the same area almost simultaneously. The area you stayed in was an area that I actually lived in back in the late 80's. That was a pretty dark period in my life. I wasn't on Davie but I was a few blocks off of Denman street just behind the Sylvia hotel a very short walk to English Bay Beach. That was a lifetime ago and really a very different person.That being said, in spite of making a lot of bad life decisions down there, I always encourage folks to visit. It was a thriving area and the restaurants and the English bay beach are a Vancouver highlight. Also you are really close to Stanley Park which is the crown jewel of Vancouver.

Welcome home!!

It usually starts on Wednesday before Thanksgiving.

Hey @StanleyandGus, I saw this this morning and thought of you. Were you sneaking around down here in CA

In all the time I spent there I never felt an earthquake. Mind you, in my time here in CA I have only felt two earthquakes and neither were enough to scare me.

Ive been in that area (OKC/Tulsa) during Tornado season (April/May) I wouldn't take a house there for free.