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I'm not understanding what you are asking. My point was the majority of the people that book balcony cabins don't spend a lot of time sitting outside on the cabin balcony for extended periods of time. Do you think over 50% of the people who have a balcony cabin spend more than 1 hour each day of their cruise sitting outside on their balcony? I'm not saying no one does that, obviously lots of people do, but not over 50% of those that have a balcony cabin. I would venture many people would go out and sit maybe 20-30 minutes enjoying the fresh air and views. And many people would spend even less time than that. For those people that just want a few minutes, and by that I mean 5-10 minutes of fresh air and views from their cabin balcony, a IV cabin could be an alternative since you have that panoramic window and can open it for all the fresh air you want. As you can see in my posts I have NO illusions that an IV cabin is comparable to a real balcony/veranda cabin. I'm one of those that strongly describe the IV cabin as an oceanview cabin with a window that opens and I ALWAYS say that one is never outside, you are always inside with an open window. And for the record with 105 cruises under my belt I have stayed in all types of cabins, most recently in an IV Veranda on the Apex in July directly followed by a large balcony cabin on the Odyssey of the Seas, so I have recent, real experiences when I make my comments. For me, on both cruises that were Port intensive (Iceland & Northern Europe on the Apex, Greece and the Mediterranean on the Odyssey) there wasn't alot of time to spend on a private balcony. In my case I actually spent probably less than 5 minutes sitting/standing on my balcony on the Odyssey (it was during the Southern Europe heatwave last month) while I was able to have the window down on the Apex in some of our ports of call and while in Iceland it was prefect to sit INSIDE with the window closed but right next to the panoramic window and enjoy sailing through the fjords.

No need for tux or a sports coat for that matter. Slacks and a nice shirt will be what the majority of men will be wearing. FYI I was just on the Odyssey last month, Greek Islands cruise, and ship was at capacity and not many men wearing tuxes. Slacks and a dress shirt were what most men wore.

How long will you have been in Rome? A bit too much going on. Jetlag is a very real thing. You need several days to get used to the time changes. You're cramming too much.

The international terminal at FCO is FAR, Far, Far away. In fact it's so far at one point you need to take a tram to the terminal.

It depends on what's your purpose. We just spent four hours walking around Naples last month and I was wonderful. We got some of the major sights, had a wonderful lunch, and walked some of the historical and oldest parts of Naples. We made a big circle and felt we saw many neighborhoods which I haven't been to on previous trips. If all you're interested is going straight to a particular restaurant from the Port you can always take a taxi both ways. Of course if you don't have the ability to walk too far that's understandable. But Naples city center is a wonderful place to explore, and never once did we feel unsafe. Areas like Spaccanapoli were new neighborhoods we explored that were fascinating to wander through. https://maps.app.goo.gl/ikhhyzYmuuKAKSaF9

That's a 30 min walk away from the cruise port.

Naples is very walkable, no need to take the subway.

Just back and I MUST recommend yo go to OWAP Pizzeria. We were there during the heat wave last month and it was a godsend that they have AC( as if you can sit in the back room) a beautiful dining room, excellent service, and amazing Pizza! Do not miss this place! Many of the recommended places are just takeaway or you're sitting outside on the sidewalk. This was so much nicer to be inside in the calm atmosphere enjoying the food. https://maps.app.goo.gl/zjPBTuWgtaiZybW28

It really doesn't matter where the ship is sailing, the dress code is the same for all Carnival ships. Just wear a pair of trousers and either a long sleeve shirt or a short sleeve polo-style shirt and you're good to go.

The issue with booking when on board is that it costs more money than booking precruise.

I can confirm Blu offers a Turkey dinner on American/US Thanksgiving.

It's also the same weight limit for the airlines or you pay extra charges. Plus the fact just for yourself lugging around a piece of luggage substantially over 50 lbs. is difficult and unwieldy.

We used them too, also last month.

All cars services will take you directly to the terminal your ship is docked at.

There are no locker rooms associated with the gym on Virgin ships. The gym itself has small lockers for personal items but that's it. The spa of course has showers but unlike other cruiseships or even land based hotel or resort spas the locker rooms are coed/unisex/communal with a shared locker area for your personal things and individual changing rooms and individual private shower rooms that are accessed from a communal area. What's more the spa along with the communal locker/shower/changing areas costs money to use and are not part of the regular cruise fare.

What people also need to know about infrared saunas is that unlike a traditional Swedish/Finnish sauna the room itself isn't going to be particularly hot. Just like an infrared heater made for the home you have to be sitting directly Infront of the heating element in order to feel the heat. So in the case of an infrared sauna you have to sit DIRECTLY with you back in front of one of the infrared heaters. This way the heat radiates all over your back and throughout your body.

Il Segundo Bacio doesn't offer ANY teas, just coffee based beverages.

I don't see that happening for at least a couple of YEARS.

Two pairs of slacks will be just fine. Slacks and a polo shirt, the perfect cruise ship dining room outfit for men.

No really, did you go through the Business Insider article? There's a bunch of photos and descriptions of the new family infinite balcony room. It's going to be the best article with actual photos of the rooms that's are under construction. https://www.businessinsider.com/royal-caribbeans-icon-of-the-seas-family-cabin-progress-photos-2023-5

Did you actually scroll through all the photos? Why are you being argumentative? Here's a quote from the article I post: It may be called an " infinite balcony" stateroom, but there's no traditional balcony with a glass sliding door. And before you retort back that it doesn't mean that it doesn't have the bifold doors, it would have been added to that quote if it did indeed have extra doors.

You do realize the ship is still under construction and doesn't sail until January? Anyway, you asked for REAL photos of an IV balcony on the Icon, and here it is. Same as the render, with curtains tied back on both sides and NO BIFOLD DOORS. https://www.businessinsider.com/royal-caribbeans-icon-of-the-seas-family-cabin-progress-photos-2023-5

Here is what MSC did. They are treating this kind of cabin for what it really is, and Oceanview. https://www.cruisedeckplans.com/DP/deckplans/category-detail.php?c=3232

It's not a balcony. It's a cabin with a window that opens. If you look it from that perspective, it all makes sense. https://www.cruisedeckplans.com/DP/deckplans/category-detail.php?c=3463

100%Wrong. With the window down the AC shuts off. The bifold doors, which by the way don't exist on the Icon cabins, act as a room divider, just like the curtains will on the Icon. The bifold doors Have No effect on the HVAC. Only the opening or closing the window turns the HVAC on or off.