ehfl

They will keep you informed of any changes, and what (if any) your options are. There's no way to know exactly what will happen until they let you know.

10 hours ago, Mikew0805 said:

I don't get it. It was just noticed when getting off the ship, not when you first got to the cabin?

The item was dark, and right up against the wall of the safe which is black. We didn't notice it, and apparently neither did the cabin attendant who previously serviced the room. Probably also why the owners missed it when they were cleaning out the safe for their departure. I suppose it's possible that someone snuck into our cabin after we checked in, broke into the safe, and stashed something there, but I'm thinking it's probably not the most likely scenario.

As we were leaving our cabin, 10309 on Symphony of the Seas this morning (11/17/2018), we noticed some items left in the safe by a previous occupant of the room. If you stayed in the room and are missing items, please contact Royal Caribbean. We notified the attendant of the items and she said she would take them to her supervisor.

I would not pay more for the same category of room. We always book guarantee when available, and have always been happy with the room, as well as the occasional upgrade.

Maybe they'll just add one of these...

The press release says that Empress will have a Solarium when it goes to Cuba...

Does anyone know when it's being added? Where are they going to put it?

http://www.royalcaribbeanpresscenter.com/press-release/1296/royal-caribbean-international-opens-sailings-to-cuba/

I was hoping to not have to sit in my cabin. Do they ever show events in any of the venues?

If you have the Internet package, CNN is streaming live. Normally, to watch CNN live, you have to log on with your cable provider credentials, however on election night, they're streaming free so you can watch on your phone, tablet, or laptop.

It's very nice. Make a point to stop by and check out the selection. If you don't think you'd like it you can always eat somewhere else.

Some Quests have been family friendly, but extremely funny, especially with the instant-replays. Others have been R-rated (full frontal nudity) and also very entertaining. It really depends on the cruise director and the crowd aboard. It's nice to have a mix of adults-only events as well as family friendly events throughout the cruise. They tend to do this with the comedy and I see no reason not to do it with the Quest.

If you'd rather not run outdoors where you may experience actual sunshine, you might consider running on a treadmill at the gym. They have very good equipment and you can't beat the views of the ocean.

I think you'll enjoy the solarium, steakhouse (Chops), and piano bar (Schooner bar). The production shows on Royal tend to be among the top in the industry. MDR food will be about the same as Carnival. The kids will enjoy rock climbing, mini-golf, slides, etc. Consider mixing up your meals. For example, try the MDR for breakfast or the buffet for dinner to get some variety.

Thanks for sharing the info. There are certainly ways to get around this since pretty much any computer can be used as a router with the right hardware and software, and they can't really ban all computers from connecting.

We've been big Royal fans, but had a great experience on Celebrity on our last cruise. Great food, and a really good deal, with an upgrade to a very nice suite with a butler and private hot tub on the balcony.

We were seated once at an 8-top with all gay couples. This was not a gay cruise, they just had a very attentive Maître D'.

Bring your own if you're really concerned you won't see any.

If it was really that rough, I would sit tight and hold on to something solid so that I didn't get tossed around 18 feet. Is it just me? Or is that common sense?

We look for around $100 per person per night for a balcony.

It seems like we are penalized every time we book early...

And yet, you keep doing it. :confused:

When you chose to go to CocoCay in the windy season, you're choosing a high likelihood of missing the stop. When it's windy, there are waves. When there are large waves, it's not safe to board a tender. When the waves are breaking over the breakwater, it's not safe to send the tenders into/out of the harbor. It's no secret that winter is windy season. It's no secret that when winds are high, they can't get into CocoCay. No secret so no reason to complain.

This is as of 2012.

 

Regulations require each side of cruise ships have enough lifeboats to accommodate 37.5% of the total number of persons on board (passengers and crew), 75% in total. Inflatable or rigid liferafts must accommodate the remaining 25% of passengers and crew. (SOLAS, Section II, Regulation 21, 1.1)

While that's the regulation, most cruise ships have enough capacity in the rafts alone to accommodate everyone. Rafts don't take up much room, and there are many more than required by regulation.

It would not be possible to deploy the lifeboats in those conditions, and would not be safe to do so. Fortunately there are many more life rafts than necessary for all passengers and crew. So if the lifeboats could not be use, the life rafts would have to do.

People would have to remain aboard as long as possible. If the ship sinks, the life rafts deploy automatically, and you would have to swim to a nearby raft (very difficult in those conditions, and boarding would be difficult as well...best bet might be to just hang on to one).

If the ship were afloat but people had to leave (such as a major fire), the rafts can be deployed manually, and you'd have to jump into the water and try to find a raft to hang on to.

Tug boats escorting the Anthem into port was not a good sign.

I noticed that too. Most likely, they had to use the thrusters to keep the bow into the wind. The thrusters are designed to run for a few minutes at a time while docking, etc. They were not designed for hours of continuous use. In addition, the thrusters were likely out of the water a significant amount of time as the bow came over the tops of the waves. This would have stressed them further with over-revving.

The azipods likely had similar stress with them coming out of the water at times and possibly over-revving. Also the lurching motion, would have caused sudden acceleration and deceleration of the props...not good. Ok for a few minutes, but very stressful on the equipment going through many hours of that. There could also have been extreme lateral forces as the wind blew the ship sideways or seas caused it to roll.

I'm sure the stabilizers were also stressed to their tolerances.

This type of damage was anticipated here while the ship was still at sea.

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=49026303#post49026303

Times change. What was once seen as elegant can now seem tacky. People still enjoy dressing up, they may just chose to do so with today's style, rather than yesterday's idea of going out for the evening. It really doesn't matter to me what people wear. If they want to dress up by wearing a tuxedo, that's fine. If they want to dress up by wearing designer jeans and a modern jacket, that's fine too. I'm not going to waste my vacation worrying about what other people are wearing. I'll leave the whining to others.

WOW!!!!!:eek::eek:

That picture of the glass, underneath the railings, out on the deck is scary.

They are definitely going to have to get that fixed ASAP, before the ship moves on.

Not necessarily. They can screw some plywood over the damaged area temporarily. It only takes a few minutes. Not a big deal.