Aldeya

I cruise because of the ship, not the destination. To me, the ship is my destination ( if that makes sense).

Same for us. My friends keep asking me why do we go to the same places on a cruise.. As long as we're on the ship we are happy.

Well I’ll try to answer your questions :

My answers are based on a 141 day WC taken last year

1. Most every night there was entertainment and MOST shows where quite good . As a note, we didn’t book the WC for the nightly entertainment , we booked it for the daily experiences we experienced.

2.Yes it different and not all shows where on the main stage . You have to remember that we where in most cases 1/2 the world away from where we started. Most of the entertainers came from the States and England

3.NONE ! Thank you Very Much and No Art Auctions -Nor photographers taking your pictures ! THAT WAS LIBERATING! To say the least. .

4. Only a few and they where optional but fun. The celebrations involved many of the very hard working crew members as they left us for well earned vacations. The one celebration that I remember well was when we crossed the equator and we all had to kiss the fish and jump into the pool to become shell backs ! Something I never thought I’d do at the age of 70. In addition , they gave us an official cruise certification of being a shell back. Just a lot of Fun-Even the Captain went along and participated in the celebration minus the grog we had to sample .

5.Not going to answer that stupid question. REALLY -you rate,a cruise on how many comedy shows you get to see. You need to learn how to entertain yourself and not wait for others to do it for you.

6. NO FORMAL NIGHTS IN 141 night . What a breath of FRESH AIR. Sports jacket and tie is about all I can muster! Plus my wife doesn’t want to PUT THE DOG ON either . At my age who am I trying to impress.?

7. 60 plus countries, if you go on a Good Cruise line they

Will arrange for visas and entry information and have the additional costs worked into the price. Start out with a BRAND NEW PASSPORT. If you are going on a TRUE World Cruise

you don’t NEED to count the pages on the NEW PASSPORT, the visa service will inform you if you don’t have enough .

8. First of all ,it’s none of your business what I or anyone else pays for something is their business not yours. If you need to ask what something costs ,maybe you can’t afford it. That’s what my DAD TOL

Find a GOOD HONEST HARDWORKING TRAVEL AGENT . Plan and worK with that person and only with that person. They will work their tails off for you !

 

 

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Great answers! Any insights how to find this GOOD HARDWORKING HONEST TA who specializes on WC? Unfortunately none of our friends or relatives ever took WC so none can offer any referrals or suggestions. We plan our first WC so finding a trustworthy and knowledgeable TA is a must.

Yes, you can get a can of POP, I don't do soda :) What ship are you going on next?

Adventure of the Seas. Coming back to Royal after few years.

I don't drink alcohol because of health concerns.

Can I get something else (water, soda. etc) instead or those are strictly alcoholic or sugary drinks?

Another great thing about the location of the cabin is you just take the stairs down one level and you are in the spa area which has great showers, hot tub, sauna, steam room, an premium towels. I always use this to clean up before dinner each evening when my wife and daughters monopolize the washroom in our cabin.

First time on Adventure . You are saying that showers, hot tubs. sauna, etc. are FREE to use for everyone? I thought it's only for people who use spa services...

You book it through cruise planner on th RC website. Or you can call.

Thank you.

Can you reserve the beach lounger and the clamshell online or you have to do it onboard? How much is it?

How do you get a clamshell? I need to be in shade due to the health reasons and the clamshell would work great. Is it free, if not how much does it cost? Also do you book it online, while on the ship or get it on the island?

Thank you.

No dining rooms are open for lunch on embarkation day.

 

Cafe Promenade is open, and Johnny Rockets usually opens after noon.

Thank you !

If both of us are Diamond will we receive TWO coupons books? Do we get TWO Free Internet days?

We are coming back to Royal after a few years, going on Adventure of the Seas in a month.

I'm trying to avoid the madness of Windjammer on the embarkation day.

Is there anything else open for lunch? A dining room?

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There is a wheelchair lift at the main pool on Deck 10 and a wheelchair lift in the jacuzzi in the spa.

I do not recall the jacuzzi in the spa area. Is it something new?

I know we can bring CANS of beverage on board.

Can we BRING plastic bottles of Pellegrino on board? The Cheers package will not work for us (not big drinkers) but would love to have Pellegrino with us if possible.

Thank you so much for the review and a great video! We are going on Pride in July.

We have a YTD for dining. The main pet peeve on our other Carnival cruises was that tables for two in the main dining room were literally inches from one another. You couldn't have a conversation because the other tables were so close to each other.

Did you notice if the tables for two are close to each other on this ship?

Thank you.

I have been a road warrior for fifty years and have almost every suitcase calamity known to man but since the turn of the century I have not had a baggage problem. I can track the exact location of my gear with a cell phone. Works anywhere. It uses RFID, GPS, GSM, Wifi, and Iridium.

 

Last month on Horizon, one bag was "tardy." A look at the phone and it was about 75 feet away in front of the wrong cabin. Problem solved before they cast off the bow line.

 

The technology is now under $100 and can also be found built into suitcases. For me it is peace of mind, and allows me to track my own stuff. Sometimes I send luggage ahead of my travel, and I can track its location before I arrive.

Which app do you use?

Just from Escape. The Platinum tour was on the first sea day at 9:30 am for our first group. They had a second group scheduled to go after our tour.

You had to register at CruiseNext counter the day of embarkation.

Great tour, very interesting theater backstage, galley, and the laundry. Those people working in the ship's laundry are REALLY work hard even with all the equipment and technology.

Can we bring a case of water on board?

What dining besides the buffet is opened on embarkation day?

Thank you.

We just came back from Norwegian Escape cruise to Bermuda. The ship was docked for 2 1/2 days. It was great not to worry to be late for the ship's departure for 2 days, come and go.

Did anyone try to book an Elbow Beach Resort for 1 or 2 nights stay while on a cruise? It would be nice to spend a day or 2 at the resort and enjoy a wonderful beach and then go back to ship at the day of the departure. I know it's expensive but for a special occasion like an anniversary... I know we can do a day pass but would like to stay a bit longer...

Crazy idea? :DDid anyone ever tried it?

Just got back from Escape. We booked a sailaway balcony guarantee. It was a last minute booking for us and a first guarantee.

We got our cabin number in 5 days. It was forward deck 11. Couldn't be happier, great location. It was quite a walk every day from elevators but we needed it after all that delicious food :) I know it's a risk but we are definitely considering booking sailaway rate for our next cruise. It's a biggie from someone who booked only midship on all previous cruises :)

We bought Thermal Suite passes online because we wanted to take advantage of the reduced rate vs booking onboard. So we paid with credit card.

We have OBC that we'd like to use to cover at least some of the charge for Thermal Suite.

While onboard is it possible to apply OBC to the amenity booked online and get a cc refund?

Thank you everyone. I'll keep checking and hope to get the cabin assigned prior to embarkation. Now at least I know how it works if this is not the case. Oh and we ALWAYS tip the porters to make sure our bags are not delivered to an Alaska cruise instead of the Carribean one :D

We just booked a very last minute cruise on Escape. For the first time we decided to book sail away rate cat.BX.

I searched the boards and see that the majority of guarantee cabins are assigned prior to boarding.

Usually we get the tags before cruise , put them on our bags, get to the port, give them to the luggage people :) and board the ship.

I also read that some people didn't get the assigned cabin until the boarding day.

So if you don't have a cabin number to put on the luggage tag how do you handle your luggage at embarkation? May sound silly but I really don't know how does it work.

Thanks for any pointers.

Thank you so much for your responses! I'm going to follow your advice and talk to maitre 'd after we board the ship.

I was just diagnosed with gluten intolerance. We are going on Pride in June.

I'd really appreciated If someone who has to be gluten free gives me suggestions how to handle this on the ship.

Do they have GF items on the menu? Should I bring GF snacks with me on board?