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I believe that was my first cruise; also my honeymoon. Honolulu on April 16th, 2004 to Ensenada. Good times 🙂

Thanks for confirming Samba Grill is still there. Looking forward to going in April. Haven't been to one since Allure... way back in 2012 🙂

I didn't realize you were in a JS. Yeah, of course should have def been 2x/Day. The past few cruises prior to that one, we were in a JS or better - we had never heard of "no first day service" either. For this one, we were in a balcony - and the first time we experienced the 1x/Day.

This kiiiinda ties into when we were on Oasis in December. This was our first cruise under the "steward only comes in once a day"... so when we saw him the first day (in the afternoon) - we chose that he should come in at night, when we're at dinner. Before dinner that first night, my wife takes a shower. So naturally wet towels on the floor in the bathroom. We go to dinner, come back... bathroom untouched. Was very odd. Run into him the next day and I'm asking if he went into the bathroom at all. Told us that cabin service starts on Day 2... and the first day is only very minimal (like if the bed needs a duvet, etc). Kinda surprising to us. We didn't remove the (prepaid) gratuities, but since he did the bare minimum thru-out the week - we also didn't give him extra.

LOL I'm used to it on cruise critic. So many subject lines here are (first-world) deceiving; as-in not phrased in the form of a question. For example - Subject line - Detailed reviews of restaurants on Icon. Then open up the post... "Does anyone have any detailed reviews of restaurants on Icon?" At least this one made me chuckle.

Same thing happened to me in Anthem in Dec 2022. Was able to see the stateroom assigned using the "hack". A decent location, but saw other cabins available (in the same category) that I would have preferred. Tried calling but they couldn't do anything since it wasn't official. 2-3 weeks later when it did become official, no more cabins in that category were available. Ah well.

Ok thanks, my mistake. Sincerely, someone on the internet who can actually admit they're wrong (and wrong)

If stairs are on the deck plan, I think it's safe to assume they are for passengers. My reasoning - there are crew elevators on the ship, but you won't see them on the deck plans.

When we were on Oasis back in December, it was one at a time. In 2021-2022ish (and probably earlier), if there was an additional entree that my wife and I wanted to share (Risotto, for example) - the waiter would bring out ours... then put the risotto in the middle - all at the same time. In December, he would bring out the risotto once one of us was finished with our entree. Came as no surprise since we knew this was how things are now.

While I like it because I'm usually curious of winning Royal Up bids, along with the person's original/newly upgraded-to category... I feel the thread would be primarily questions; not so much results. Or people posting that they won and that's it.

Agreed about DP340. My wife and I hit that level last year and we've already begun to take advantage. We now contemplate whether two (solo) connecting-balconies are cheaper than one suite... and in some cases, they are. Also 2 bathrooms and 2 additional D+ amenities (if we shared a cabin, there would be two total). It's the little things 🙂

I guess if everything goes right, they can make it? Sunday, Dec 10th... wife and I did express walk-off (Oasis) in Miami. AT&T Cell service wasn't that great in the terminal, but managed to get in an Uber at 7:19am. Got to MIA at 7:36am. Even though we had TSA Pre-Check, that line took a lot longer than it should have! (We originally had a 10am flight; Jet Blue changed it to 12p)

This was the first thing that came to mind, but will also add a different one. Pre-shutdown, My-Time started earlier than 6:45pm. I wish it would go back to that (instead of shoe-horning between 1st and 2nd seating)

I am blown away by this. SO MUCH congrats! I was curious how the World Cruise would handle the Royal Up's. Assuming your original cabin was a JS or a balcony? Is there anything you could share about dollar values. Obv not your winning bid, but what the min/max was for that and other categories? Again curious because it's SIXTY-THREE nights!!! Congrats again and enjoy the next 61 nights 🙂

Wife and I agree! Also that was sour cream and applesauce (horseradish wasn’t offered, though I’m sure we could have requested it)

This is how it looked on Oasis (last night)

Going to the Air2Sea website answers your question…

Yeah, I'm getting it too. Had to refresh a few times for it to disappear, so I can comment on this thread!

The question has already been answered, but just want to say thanks for stating in the subject line that you had a question.

Appreciate the tip. We're of course glad (and fortunate) it worked out too, but will def be mindful for next time. Not even sure when/if that'll be, since we prefer the newer ships - or as my wife says, with a Royal Promenade 🙂 Only reason we did it (in 2022, not 2023... which I wrote in my original post) was because Voyager had been on the bucket list for years. Wanted to finally "complete" that class - the ship had been overseas for awhile.

Refunds from Wednesday night (from cancelling, then rebooking) have already hit our credit card. Very very impressed because last year it took a lot longer.... well into Dec or Jan.

Honestly looking back, it was a regular parking lot. No gates, not sure about security. When we checked into the hotel, we had to indicate the year/make/model of the car. The vehicle was fine when we got back; the area seemed safe.

Last October (2023) before boarding Voyager, my wife and I stayed at the Comfort Inn Boston (900 Morrissey Blvd). Left our car there for the duration of the cruise. $10/night. Took the hotel shuttle to the port, I think there was a fee for that too. I believe they also did pickups post-cruise if you call them, but we uber'd because it was quicker.

On Wonder, we went straight to Hooked (Deck 16) to book our UDP restaurants. Figured it was "out of the way" and many people would go to the Central Park restaurants to book dining. We were right.

Thank you! Found it a few weeks ago, when I was there. Some of the prices... $12 for a small $16 for a large. $30 in a pineapple.