mets07

We just went to Bermuda on Adventure. The Antigen test is needed within 2 days prior. So if you leave on Saturday, can be done Thursday, Friday, or technically early Saturday. We were able to get it done at a CVS drive-thru (however you are correct it is getting more difficult to get these appointments). On a previous cruise we self-tested using an online proctor and that worked fine. We used Rapid Test and Trace. Enjoy your cruise.

We had a CP balcony on Harmony, deck 11, and enjoyed it. We used the balcony occasionally and did not find noise level bad at all. We were not bothered by passengers being across from us .... did not see that many, frankly.

Maybe it is me, but that sounds like a lot! I run for exercise but I do 5 days a week and take 2 days off for "recovery" ..... I think the days off are very important physically and mentally. Anything done too much stops being fun or rewarding IMHO. Congrats on all your efforts and results!

Just off Adventure. Some crew wearing masks, some not.

I think you meant that for someone else? Have a great cruise!!

I have also seen described as Bailey's Banana Colada. It is a frozen drink and I do not find it as having a coconut taste. Love them.

That never worked for me. Don't know why. Samsung. Recent model. We just waited for the room number to show up in the app.

There is also a bus day pass for $10 USD per person. We did that and did some beach hopping.

Yes, one consecutive 24-hour period per Diamond member.

Specifically, it is Sept 14 2023, 14 nights.

I think you are referring to the one in September 2023. It does not currently come up in searches so I suspect is sold out or close to sold out.....

Agree.

I understand your perspective. For us, it works great. We usually take the second or third position in line, allowing us to go fast. It is also a decent ride for a "guided" experience, which is necessary in this case as you are in Haiti and to avoid "obstacles" in more shallow areas. We try to reserve well before the cruise to get the best price and also it allows us to get one of the first time slots of the day .... so that we have the rest of the day to enjoy the beach. Happy Cruising!

We always do the jet skis at Labadee and always enjoy it. It is the only thing we have ever paid for there....

My recent experience with a 3 day package was that I had to pick a time and only late times were available. When I got on board the planner in the app said I had a Wonderland reservation at that time. I never chose Wonderland. I simply went to a specialty restaurant upon boarding and was able to choose the restaurants, 3 dates and times (including the first night). I could get pretty close to what I wanted. It seems to be the standard process.

Unfortunately, we have not seen an improvement.

Understand your feeling. We simply have no interest in eating that early (TD 5:30) every day of the cruise.

We are still signing up for MTD, but clearly it is not working as originally designed. The whole idea was to give you flexibility as to when you dined (from an early to a late time ... and varying every night if desired). We never had an issue with it until lately. You should not have to switch to early traditional dining. I documented this concern in my last survey and hope others are as well. We met a couple waiting on line (for a long time) for MTD on a recent cruise and they told us it was their first Royal cruise and they would not be sailing again with Royal because of this issue. They indicated it works fine on other cruise lines and it is important to them.

They resumed sailing to Labadee quite some time ago.

He indicated "no" on a recent cruise.

I think this is a relatively recent thing in the specialty restaurants? They take the photos and then come back within an hour with the printed results and ask you to purchase them. When I asked if we could look at them later in the cruise and consider buying, they said no. We chose not to purchase. But I experienced this at multiple specialties in the last few weeks. Will simply say no thanks to picture-taking in the future at these restaurants.

I have always experienced what you are observing. I simply pick a date/time and then go to a specialty restaurant as soon as onboard and get adjusted. You can usually get somewhat close to what you desire.

He had a birthday on our recent cruise..... nice cake. 🙂🎂

We had the same experience. In fact, one of us could book an excursion pre-cruise, but not the other. We immediately got on the waiting list for the 2nd person, to no avail.

Captain Johnny back on Harmony August 3, 2022.