OCSC Mike

Yes, at freestanding Starbucks locations.

Once they began using Starlink you now only have one option.

No reason to spend a penny at CocoCay unless you want to (aside from drinks if you don't have the package or vouchers). Biggest pool in the Caribbean & several beach areas all with with free loungers and umbrellas, snorkeling, and my personal favorite... tons of yummy included food.

The D+ numbers may increase but I don't have any donations yet. 😭

Different ships just have different numbering systems. Nothing to worry about. If you've seen videos of both, then it's likely that some do and some do not. I ran into a similar issue booking interiors on Wonder. I saw videos of 3 different layouts... bad in the back with a couch, bed on the side with a couch, and bed in the back with just a small chair. I don't care a ton about my cabin or else I wouldn't book interiors but I do like my little couch. On Wonder, all the "chair" interior videos were aft so I booked forward using the info I had to go on as an educated guess. You may have already been there to find videos but cruisedeckplans.com is a good place to find cabin info. Hope this helps.

Shows are probably as subjective as food and Wonder's stage shows are pretty different from most older Oasis class shows so I agree they likely aren't for everyone. I'm not a Broadway guy and haven't seen a single one on any ship but I know many people love them (especially Cats, he says sarcastically based on comments I've read). Voices and Tap Factory weren't really for me but in our family of 8, some enjoyed them. The ice show on Wonder was probably my favorite of any ice show I've seen. I also get why some people don't like the aqua show but I thought it was good, just different from the others. Different strokes...

Not new but since I've now been on Wonder (in June), I'll support your recommendation for the Mason Jar brunch. One of the best meals I've had on a ship. And yes, come hungry! My family of 8 ordered about 75% of the menu to share/try and then re-ordered a few things. Out server was awesome and encouraged us to try everything. The bar and band were also very popular there at night. One thing that's new about it... the base price recently rose from $24.99 ($20.99 with 10% off pre-cruise) to $34.99 ($30.99). 😭 Here's my semi-live report for anyone interested...

Same here for Wonder in June but other ships have been releasing the comedy show later than the others for some reason.

There have been reports of the comedy show opening for reservations later than the other shows on some ships.

Either directly or indirectly from cruise-forum-land.

They actually did make an escape room on Wonder but it was designed for China, where Wonder was originally going to be deployed before Covid forced RC to change plans. The room is bare because whatever they had designed for China wouldn't have translated to the US (literally). One of the remaining puzzles is even a bit confusing because it has aspects of how math is done in China. In any case, this is why it's free (and bare) on Wonder. The crew member running it explained all of this to us after we "escaped" in June. She said that RC kept telling them they would eventually come and install a proper escape room but never did. Despite the bare room, it was a lot of fun and quite challenging. We were told a very low % of groups actually finish all the puzzles. Best of all, the price is right, so I recommend trying it. BTW, It also requires reservations even though it's free and filled up very quickly for my June sailing.

It is. Sadly the brunch price used to be $24.99 ($21.99 pre-cruise with the standard 10% off) but a couple weeks ago it jumped to $34.99 ($30.99). FWIW, people don't seem to enjoy the dinner as much as the brunch but I've only had brunch. I doubt it as this one was designed for China (as I mentioned). It's free b/c it's not a full escape room experience like the others. Without spoiling anything, I worked on a math puzzle with my niece that was kinda screwy... after we solved it and the whole thing was over, the crew member running it explained it was screwy b/c of how math is done in China, lol. It was a left to right, right to left issue. I get it. We went on Indy last year after almost nothing but Oasis class for many years and that was my only complaint... the lack of another 1-2 included food venues like Park Cafe or El Loco Fresh (which I'm sure you think is awful given your Mexican comment, lol, but I take what I can get since my wife is picky and doesn't eat Mexican and I found the tacos passable as a snack... the other items were pretty bad, IMO.)

That's the issue. I also saw someone report some of this as well as a group of teens who definitely weren't suite guests suddenly appearing one day to eat up there and make a bunch of noise. She was not happy to say the least. Oddly, when I was on Wonder in June with extended family, the suite deck was a ghost town. There was one woman chair hogging one particular round day bed type seat in a corner every morning and then our family of 8 had our pick of the other day beds. The crew was even nice enough to put out towels for us on the 2 day beds we kept using each morning once they knew we were actually heading there after breakfast every morning.

I don't care for anything below Voyager class and have only been on smaller ships twice for a total of 11 nights. I actually was on Radiance in Alaska in 2018 but that was to see Alaska so didn't care about the ship. I was also Diamond by then and only got coffee from the DL machine. Anyway, I have no experience with Latte-tudes, sorry. I would think it would be similar to Park Cafe or Cafe Promenade but really don't know.

I was quoting and responding to the poster who said (her words) that she snuck her friends up to the suite sun deck. You did absolutely nothing wrong.

Just because no one is enforcing rules means it's OK to break them? What if every suite guest "snuck" a few friends up there?

In case you're interested, my semi-live trip report from June...

WJ - The layout is a little different on Wonder but food options are becoming pretty similar across the fleet. You can see the nightly themes by looking at the current sailing in the app but it’s the usual American, Italian, French, Tex Mex, Caribbean, Indian, Mediterranean. Embarkation Lunch - Highly recommend Mason Jar brunch. One of the best meals I’ve had on any cruise & can only be found on Wonder (and Utopia eventually). You’ll have several other specialty options though if that doesn’t appeal to you. Wonder-specific thoughts - If you want the full experience, see all the shows (I didn’t like them all but I’ll see any 45 min show once), The stage shows are pretty unique the ice show was very good. The free “escape room” was fun & very difficult. It’s actually a bare room with puzzles b/c they never re-did it when Covid made RC send Wonder here instead of China. It books up fast. The Solarium is large & climate controlled. Very nice for adults only. Which sailing in March? We’ll be on Wonder 3/17.

I believe that poster was telling the OP (who is in a GS) that IF they happen to be Diamond, they are then welcome in both lounges.

Yes, did you read all of post 4 or the CEO's comments? You told that poster it was "not true" that RC is holding back cabins when in fact they are, not just for TA groups, but in general.

Both are true. See post #4.

Good RC "McMuffins" too. My early morning Oasis class routine is usually to go get cappuccino in the DL (down in the basement) and grab either a bagel or egg sandwich at Park Cafe on the way back up... that holds me til actual breakfast with my wife later.

You can use it for specialty coffee drinks like cappuccinos or lattes at Cafe Promenade, Park Cafe, Latte-tudes (on smaller ships), the WJ bar, etc. As mentioned, yes, ordering any coffee drink of your choice from one of these venues is far better than the complimentary self-serve coffee found onboard... and this is coming from someone who makes Maxwell House or even Walmart brand coffee at home, lol.