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I would prefer a Broadway balcony near the aft to any interior forward. Nice both to have a balcony and see the action below. 

I recommend a higher deck (we stayed on deck 12 and had no issue with noise). I recommend you select a deck that has staterooms above and below you. 

Whatever your decision, enjoy! 

6 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

Kenny Chesney said it best, Better get to livin', 'cause all we've got is here and now. 

Yay, Kenny! 🎸

Have a great cruise, Andrew and family. ☘️

I think you will be happy IF you sign up for excursions (for example, boat tours that take you close to icebergs) or do the types of things (hikes) you have mentioned. Hikes are mostly on your own. We did not see any wildlife. We went in September on Royal. We enjoyed it but it is certainly very rustic. Sometimes you see things you are surprised by e.g. a lot of discarded junk next to beautiful water and scenery. 

We saw the Northern Lights, but they were not vivid. 

Best wishes.

Very fair review. We have sailed Carnival Horizon and Venezia (and many more Royal). Agree that the complimentary food options on Carnival far outshine Royal's.

And on our recent 12-night Venezia, there were probably six different comedians and sometimes 4 shows a day. We did not go all the time, but enjoyed that experience and the variety of times of day available. 

My (Your) time dining was great. You checked in on the app, it gave you the time estimate for the current wait and then you could decide when to check-in. So we could do that from our favorite bar and then walk into the dining room when we were notified our table was ready. 

It is always going to be difficult for us to miss our included loyalty program drinks on Royal. So, we always have to take that into consideration.  And some of the entertainment on larger Royal ships is hard to beat. 

Finally, we have had not had any issue with Carnival guests. Friendly and fun. I'm sure there are some exceptions on every ship. 

Thanks for the feedback.

We were able to get the last slot online for an excursion for 1 person and the other person on a waiting list. Additional spots never opened online or on the ship.

Saturday Night Fever. Great dancing. Very enjoyable and kept our interest vs. many other shows.

Hello all! 

You might recall I posted many months ago a photo of the Carnival Venezia as we saw her departing from Manhattan. It got us interested and we just completed a 12 night cruise on the Venezia that went to Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, and St. Maarten. The ship is beautiful and we enjoyed Carnival's complimentary food options.  If you are big on pools, it is probably not the ship for you.... they are small in number and size.

Here are some photos, primarily from the various ports of call.

Antigua:

Dominica:

Grenada:

St. Lucia:

St. Maarten:

The sky tonight with bottom slice of the moon...

Sunset this evening...

Beautiful departure...

Just wanted to add our experience with Aurea and dining on Meraviglia in November. We had absolutely no problem getting a 2-top and we never had a line. We always had a table in a nice spot. I think we typically went between 6:45 and 7:15pm.

Have a great time!

@island lady Thank you and safe home and may you have fun travels ahead. 

My husband and I went to 4 or 5 Toby Keith concerts.  Fun and entertaining singer. Sad. 🎵  💙 

We enjoyed 12th deck Boardwalk balconies on Oasis. We liked being high up and not too far to one end or the other. Staterooms above and below. We had connecting balconies. Our son and 3 of his little children were in the connecting room to us. 

It was not too noisy. 

If by ourselves, we would choose Central Park or ocean view balcony, but had no issue with Boardwalk. 

Have fun whatever you decide. 

Enjoyed your experience summary, @RCCL Fan

Here is to more happy cruising days ahead. ☘️

36 minutes ago, nferr said:

 I just got off the Maraviglia this morning. I had twice a day twice a day turndown service for the entire cruise.  

No idea why the different experiences......

OK, I pay for internet on cruise and watch in my case Mets games on SNY app. Works fine. Not sure if that is what you mean.....

Enjoy the cruises and happy running! 🛳️ 🏃‍♂️ 👟

Both are topics I enjoy. 

Just finished watching Griselda. Thanks for the recommendation, @lenquixote66

24 minutes ago, AmericanMom said:

 

So pretty. Hard to believe we were on same ship in Greenland in September 2023. 

Enjoy!!

3 minutes ago, Mollyapple said:

Well, it’s getting closer, cannot wait to see some sunshine going two days early from London Ontario. I’ve been to New York a few times, but never in the winter we are staying at the comfort inn by the pier. Anyone have any plans for Saturday or great ideas to fill the day? Nothing cold please. 

Well if you have not done it before and the weather is good, walk the walk/bike path down the West side. You can go all the way down to the Battery if you want. Little Island Park (built in recent years) is at Pier 55.

Same comment for the Highline, urban elevated park on old railroad path. 

If looking for good burger etc. restaurant, check out Kings of Kobe on 42nd Street

2 hours ago, ninjacat123 said:

Let’s go!! Great itinerary, NYC before and Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl!!👍😁

She has to make it back from Tokyo!  She has a concert there on Feb 10.

2 minutes ago, dani negreanu said:

 

We had almost the same itinerary like Graham, and for Lisbon we used a company, appropriately named "We hate tourism tours".... Highly recommended. We made the most of our day stop in Lisbon.

 

https://www.wehatetourismtours.com/

 

Thanks, Dani. I will check that out...

Hi @grapau27Graham, I would be interested in knowing if you did excursions in Cadiz and Lisbon or walked around on your own. Thank you.

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