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The second balcony was a joke but probably the same size as a standard room.

You're right, that's a terrible layout and what is even the point of that rail? The rounded tub looks nice though. Mine was square but wasn't bad.

RS is definitely nice, if you spend more time outside. My RS actually had two balconies, although the second (accessed through the bedroom) was relatively small. The entire balcony is surrounded by glass and it's not like these ships haul ass on sea days, so I wouldn't say that they are useless on sea days. However, it's probably dependent on the weather too. I think the big advantage to OS is usually the living space. If you go with a group like mine (it's around 15 of us), cabin size is nice as we would have a good place to meet that's less noisy than the rest of the ship. If you prefer the outdoor space, then maybe going for the larger balcony is a must.

I am planning another Owners Suite in two months but this time on World Europa. Not sure what to expect on this one yet but I'll report back if they offer anything extra.

The bottles are technically yours. However, you still have to abide by whatever laws of the country you are in before you take them. For example, when I was in UAE and had the Royal Suite, they are super strict there and no alcohol is allowed when coming from the port, not even a Pina colada held in your hand. They literally have scanners for things like this and will confiscate them if found.

I agree with you, some people just have a ridiculous sense of entitlement. I probably paid 4 times more than those people for my cabin and I would have been totally fine if they told me to try another place...The gesture was really nice, but I'm not a celebrity or anything and really didn't care- it's not that big of a deal...I have never seen anyone starve on a cruise. On the contrary, that lady looked like she could use a day of fasting.

Not sure if i completely agree. You definitely get more perks in Yacht Club with their top suites like Royal or Owners. On my last cruise, my butler showed me a few perks that would make other YC passengers give me the evil eye 🙂 First they took me to a private cabana that was always reserved just for me and introduced me to a private bartender that only serves these suites while I want to relax in that area. Then they had a private Golf cart that was just for these two suites, right outside the ship, that would take us to and from the island, where we didn't have to wait in a line with other YC members. In my suite, they had 10 full-size bottles of premium alcohol (not the mini bar nonsense that everyone gets) plus another 10 bottles of mineral/premium water. I could order from the main dining room from my suite, again a perk I was told was only available for Owners & Royal. And every day I came into my cabin to a huge basket of fresh fruit. There were a few other amazing details I'll skip for now but probably the best story I got was when I went a bit late to their YC Breakfast Dining... I don't remember why but their Breakfast, in the main dining, ended at 10am and I was there 45min late (I'll blame this on the stocked bar I raided the night before)...In front of me was a couple that was having a really bad argument with the attendant there, who kept telling them how sorry he was but the Breakfast has been closed for 45min. They were getting really irate when I noticed the Maitre'd come out from the dining room. He began to explain to them that there is no way for them to come inside as the breakfast has been closed for some time now and there are no exceptions...As they were yelling obscenities at him, he noticed that I was standing behind them focused on my phone. At which point he shouted out "Mr Alex sir! Are you looking to have breakfast in the dining room this morning?"...I told him, "Yeah, if it's not a problem". He replied "Absolutely, right this way sir", and proceeded to open the locked door for me to walk in...The lady from the couple that was in front of me shouted out "what in the f was that?" and the Maitre'd responded "Oh, he's VIP"...Perhaps YMMV on some of these, especially the last one but this trip was definitely another level of YC, I had no idea existed.