lovelife

Just off 10-day sailing and sheets were never changed. Had the same nubby sheets with a hole the entire time.☹️

We've been on many birthday cruises but have never seen this. DH received this invitation during our current sailing. About 100 guests showed up including family members. Door prizes and a huge cake were provided. I asked the hotel director about it and he said it is new. Rather nice.

30 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

Yes, The RCI blog reported that as well.

Sorry, have never read a blog. Good to know there is one.

From our ship last week we watched a barge offload heavy equipment onto the site of Royal's new beach club in Nassau. Beginning construction soon?

IMO:

1. Mama Mia

2. Grease

3. Hairspray

Cats not in the mix

I've been on Indy the last two sailings. Solarium pool water was not warm.

Recently on Radiance class, where the machines are at the back of the Windjammer, at times you could serve yourself and other times a crew member was there to serve you. Haven't been able to serve yourself on any other ships we have sailed lately.

4 hours ago, Biker19 said:

Two months ago they were on the upper deck port side.

We checked there but no signage when we were on. We couldn't find two seats for any shows but certainly didn't miss much.

On Vision last month there were no reserved theater seats. Also none on previous Vision Class ships.

58 minutes ago, cruiseboy89130 said:

Recently?

Yep

Here is the Splash Away Cafe menu for my 4/19 Quantum sailing:

6 minutes ago, cruiseboy89130 said:

They do - just go and complain at the bar and security will show up....

Tried that numerous times on several ships - didn't work.

We've been on many Alaskan cruises and have never received one in any of our balconies or suites.  Have never heard of them actually.

Just received notice we are visiting Grand Turk instead of Labadee on the April 4 Independence sailing.  Woo Hoo!!  Yay for Grand Cayman on the April 8 sailing also.

Thanks much!  Love the pics. We're scheduled to be there twice next month.

Ship: ICON

Destination: W. Caribbean & Coco Cay

Dates: 8-17-24

# of Nights:7

Cabin Type: D4 Balcony Guarantee Booked (assigned D1)

Total Price (inc. taxes & port charges, exc. gratuities): $3265 (2 people)

Average Price Per Night (per Person - USD):  $233

Other Perks: $375 OBC, $100 SH OBC, Specialty Dinner for Two

I thought Royal was rolling out pre-cruise dining package reservations the first half of this year. Have they changed their minds??

From Royal:

1. Previous Limitation: Until now, guests with dining packages had to wait until they boarded the ship to make reservations. This process caused stress on embarkation day as they scrambled to secure dining times¹.

2. Upcoming Change: Royal Caribbean is changing this. If you buy a dining package, you’ll be able to book reservations pre-cruise. This means you won’t have to worry about making reservations on day one of your cruise. The change is expected to roll out in the first half of 2024, following the launch of the Icon of the Seas ship

We Will Rock You

Loved it - thanks so much. Can't wait for my turn!

Our bags are never delivered to our cabin and we always have to go looking for them. Just off Vision last week and eventually found our bags about 15 cabins away!

Seven-night Symphony for sure. My favorite ship!

On 2/11/2024 at 2:34 PM, lovelife said:

Chef's Choice just now received on Vision.

 

Maybe someone monitors this board as a couple days later we received a second  chef's choice like the type we normally get.

On 2/11/2024 at 10:04 PM, lovelife said:

Today on Vision. Two Windjammer cookies - pitiful.

 

Maybe someone monitors this board as a couple days later we received a second  chef's choice like the type we normally get.

1 hour ago, A&L_Ont said:

If those are raisins, I’d consider that an insult. 😀

Yep, oatmeal raisin cookies.