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GaNavy

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    Washington, DC
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    cars, singing, writing, travel
  • Favorite Cruise Line(s)
    Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Princess
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    Caribbean, Transatlantic

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  1. Yeah, Carnival is really good for advancing your VIFP level at the beginning of the cruise where you hit the next level mid-cruise. The others that I know of don't do that until your next cruise - I'm looking at you, Royal and Celebrity. 😎
  2. I agree with bury me at sea about the spa areas. The thermal suite is not free, but it's the nicest I've seen, better than newer Carnival ships and better than RCL or Celebrity, and worth the money. The thalasso pool is huge and has a nice skylight. There are also free separate saunas (but not steam rooms) in the gym's men/women locker rooms. If you like hot tubs, the ones on the Lanai are often empty, and the atmosphere is much more relaxing that the lido area. I'm not booked until January '25 - keep the place warm for me!
  3. The biggest reason to delay sinking $100+ million into an EOS refit (and whatever is needed for other ship upgrades) is the billions in debt that RCL took on to...stay afloat...during the lockdown. And by the way those passenger "yields" have in the past been overstated by RCL (and others) - they are record bookings, which don't necessarily mean a record number of folks actually getting on the ship. Bodies on the boat are what will fund the debt service and what's left over will go for upgrades. Royal isn't going to want to be borrowing money right now at current interest rates, so I suggest we all manage our expectations for these refits..
  4. I can't speak to Navigator, but none of the Quantum class ships has a locker room - no showers, no changing area, no nothing. I'm thinking that you could never get away with that at any land-based gym. And I think this is a trend, I understand that the locker room facilities on Oasis class ships are also very limited.
  5. So likely Perfect Storm is all. Fine with me - this class of ship doesn't need anything more than new soft goods and a general nip and tuck. I loved Navigator pre-AMP, in fact before they hacked up the jogging track to add new cabins on deck 12. If I wanted all the latest razzmatazz, I'd have to sail on a ship with 6000 of my closest friends....or more (Icon)...thanks but no thanks. Royal does well to give the guests choices. I just got off an 8-day on Enchantment OTS, an older and smaller ship that was...well...enchanting. Sure, she could use a little sprucing up, but if ya think about it, so could a lot of us guests. 😀
  6. Hi, everyone! I just booked this last week on my cruise on Enchantment OTS. I just love TAs, this will be my 4th and cruising solo. Anyone coming along?
  7. Agree completely. Could use a little sprucing up here and there, but you could probably say that about a lot of us guests too.😆
  8. Cruise day is tomorrow - I hope I'm not the only family on the ship (jk, I know I won't be). Hope to meet up for a chat!
  9. I've done 3 TA's. There will be a show in the theater every night - a few production shows and a few guest entertainers - and live music in other locations. The entertainment staff really knocks themselves out on transatlantics.
  10. Hi, everyone! I don't see a single post about Enchantment OTS on this forum so what the heck, just decided to see whether any of our family will be on this cruise. I'm sailing solo again. Just got home yesterday from a TA on Celebrity Reflection so it's definitely time to get ready for the next cruise. Loved loved loved Reflection but looking forward to a smaller ship next.
  11. Not going on this cruise but a big OH YEAH to Havana Cabana - stayed in one of them out of NYC on Horizon, now spoiled for anything else (though a balcony is a pretty good substitute). Hope you have a great cruise!
  12. Hi, everyone! So glad we have more here on this board. I'm solo as well, will be in Barcelona for 3 nights, arriving Friday. The Martini Bar it is then, or wherever else we're meeting. There's a meet-and-greet for the other Cruise Critic board for sailaway at the Sunset Bar, which will probably also be fun - Mardi Gras beads if you have them. And if you don't, I think someone there will have extras. Counting down the days! Started packing yet?
  13. Hey, everyone! Bumping this one up again - we've had some newcomers over on the general Roll Call board, maybe some of them - or others just booking - will come over here, too. We only have 27 days till we sail!
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