cruiselvr04

To be fair, it’s not just kids who do this. On Brilliance we saw a women lick all her fingers in the serving line at the buffet and then pick up tongs. Yes we reported it. We don’t eat often in there and that confirmed why. People can be really gross.

We don’t use the pools much. When we do it’s usually at the end of the day after a hot excursion or a hot tub for a few minutes. Afterwards it’s an immediate shower with soap. This is probably going to be an ongoing problem. You have a huge ship that caters to families, families with small children.

We did a side to side from Terminal G to Terminal A in Miami. Plan on a cab ride. It’s unsafe to walk, no sidewalks. It cost us $20. Guest services might say there is a shuttle but they seem to be uninformed, we couldn’t find one and we were told by outside pier workers to take a cab. It’s not a deal breaker and we enjoyed both cruises on the a small and large ship.

I love our blocks and they are on display in my home. I never bring them to a guests attention but they are there. I’m not sure where our D+ pins are. As long as they don’t have a “better then you” attitude I enjoy talking to Pinns and I don’t think they are over the top if they want to wear their name tag, especially in the evening. They are usually well traveled and most are very nice and friendly. I enjoy talking to newbie cruisers too and seeing their excitement.

If they do make the discovery class I’m hoping for more storage then Oasis and bigger ships. The older ships have great storage. Take Radiance and Voyager class for instance. Even her inside cabins have lots of storage. Since these ships may be used for longer cruises I’m hoping they are designed with that in mind. If we go for more then a week I have trouble storing all our “stuff” in a regular cabin on Oasis or Quantum class. When they went to divided closets it got even worse. On the older ships I can put everything away easily, out of sight.

Those bird sounds change to crickets at 7 p.m. Maybe they should have relocated our balcony crickets to Central Park.

We had 2 dozen crickets on our last balcony on Brilliance. We put up with it until one showed up in our bed. It apparently snuck in when we were going in and out. We got our steward involved after that. They did not relocate them and they met their end.

I’d have to google it too.

Royal is a family cruise line and that’s not going to change. However I do wish they’d build a smaller class of ships with longer and better itineraries. We really like the Royal product and would like to stay with them but other cruise lines are getting our interest due to itineraries. We still cruise the Caribbean some but really want to see more of the world. The big ships just don’t interest us for more than a one time thing. And we certainly aren’t flying across the country for a 3/4 night cruise. Right now they seem to targeting families in Florida vs. Disney.

I believe you’re referring to the cruiser who took a portable washing machine on board that was confiscated. It was large and is something you plug in. They don’t care about a collapsible wash basin.

Hoping for a British Isles in 2026. And if Royal won’t do one we’ll be switching to another line too. I’d do another Panama Canal cruise too so will keep watching for that.

Our parents are gone now and we are recently retired so our travel has opened up. We do have a fur baby. Fortunately we have daughters who really like her and they will keep her. We were gone 2 months to Australia and NZ and the dog did fine. This fall we’ll be gone 36 days again but I know she’ll be well cared for. Harder for us is being available for the grands and being involved in their lives. We try to plan so we can be home for graduations, ballet recitals, band competitions. That does limit when and how long. We don’t want to miss too much! Have a great cruise! Our first TA is next spring.

The area is not what I’d call scenic. Stay by the pool or go to a beach if that’s what you want.

Our first time there we took a shore excursion that got us around town, a museum and a rum factory. We just wanted to see the area. At the port, there is a pool, shops, bars with no need to leave to leave.

We want longer, more interesting itineraries!