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No.

These spoiled kids drive me crazy. How about just be grateful that you get to cruise. We could leave you at home and just Celebrate your sibling. We could make you pay your own way, your own gratuities and your own excursions. How about thank you mom and dad for allowing me to go. Thank you for working hard and affording us this opportunity to cruise. I'm from a family of 7 siblings. We were grateful for cake and ice cream on our bday and a few gifts. My First cruise was when I was 30 and I paid for it.

Hot diggity dog! I wonder what the changes will be. Hopefully for the better. The testing drives me crazy but I'll keep doing it in order to cruise. But it sure would be great if they stopped testing.

That's exactly what we do. We sleep in on Coco Cay beach days. We start at Chill island. After lunch we go to the pool. Our last stop is snacks and Beach time at the snack shack at South Beach.

Keels come back....

Thanks @BirdTravels for the process and tips. We will definitely do that.

My husband is now prime. What is the process for getting free drinks in the casino? Does he tell the server he is prime? He wants to use his free prime drinks in the casino and save his Diamond vouchers for the other bars.

There are tons of things for them to do besides going to Adventure ocean where they will be together. No need for this to ruin their vacation. They're not all in the same classroom at school. The kids will be fine going to separate classes. If you don't make a big deal about it, the parents don't make a big deal about it, then the kids won't even care. Tell them it's like school. They will understand and be fine. Key is don't make a big deal about it. They will feed off the parents energy. Keep it light, fun and exciting.

Royal uses AON insurance. We purchase Royal and use insuremytrip. I had to file a medical claim with AON and was reimbursed 100%. Read what each policy covers before you purchase.

10 or 1030 it shouldn't matter. My experience in June was that the lines move pretty fast. The lines were long but moved consistently.

The butter chicken in the Windjammer is usually on the first day of the cruise. It's delicious. It's worth a trip in there just for that.

LOL!!!! This is why you should not read CC and try and work at the same time. 🤣 Sorry OP! Work brain!!

Here are a few Vegan options. Snack shack Caesar salad Greek salad Grilled vegetable salad Mozzarella sticks French fries Chill Grill and Skippers Grill Corn on the cob Grilled onions Grilled mushrooms Hot pressed sandwich - Portobello & mozzarella sandwich Country potato salad Mixed greens salad Caesar salad Tomato cucumber salad Fresh fruit Tacos - Mexican rice and beans w/ corn or flour tortilla plus salsa bar Captain Jack's $$ Fries

No. Smart casual/resort casual/etc. will suffice.

If the worse cabin is ok with you, book it. If you're picky don't do it. If you're scared don't do it. I only book guarantee and use Royalup when I don't care what cabin I get and I'm just trying to get on the ship and cruise.

Each day at the Port Shopping Desk we were directed to the expensive jewelry store onboard the ship on the Royal Promenade. They offered us a different tweed like rope bracelet with a teeny tiny charm on it each day. It's a way to get you to the jewelry store to purchase items. It's very cheap looking and it didn't even make it into my suitcase. I was going to give it to my 7 yr old niece but it went in the trash as I was packing.

Thanks everyone! $25 OBC it is!!!

Definitely. We usually get airfare all day every day DFW to MIA $200/$250 RT. We were shocked to see flights from $459 for our October cruise! YIKES!! We finally bit the bullet last week when we found it for $280 on SW leaving Thursday night instead of Friday. It changed to $301 as we were booking. AARRGGHH!! The hotel was cheaper on Thursday evening so we came out a little bit ahead. Plus we'll have all day in MIA on Friday so WIN WIN!! We still have members of our group holding out for better pricing. I told everyone book when you're comfortable. I have no idea what will happen with airfare. We're so glad Allure is moving to Galveston our home port. The Oasis class ships are the main reason we were still going to FL to cruise. We love that class of ship. Welcome to TX Allure we can't wait to drive 4.5 hours and board you. We will definitely be cruising for the ship!!

I'm planning a group cruise. I want to thank my family and friends for cruising with us. I originally was going to gift each cabin a beach tote bag with a lanyard and luggage tag holders with gum and mints. I'm in the process of ordering these items and realized I wouldn't want another tote bag full of "stuff". I would prefer $25 OBC to spend as I would like on the cruise. If nothing else it would take care of almost two days of gratuity. What say you? Gift tote bag or $25 pp OBC as a Thank you for my guest. Thanks in advance for your help and suggestions.

You are not alone. We have all felt that way. I've tested 4 times in 8 months. Every single time I'm a nervous wreck. You will be fine. Sending good vibes your way.

I've cruised 4 times since the re-start, September, Christmas, Easter and May. Everything is back to normal. No mask, no segregation of vaccinated and not vaccinated, no wristbands, self serve in the buffets (I must admit I miss the servers serving everyone), jam packed elevators (LOL!), no social distancing, all the tables available in the Windjammer, No scanning in and out of Windjammer, chair hogs are back and everyone seems more relaxed and respects those who want to social distance and wear mask.

#3. I don't have time nor energy for all these gift cards and money back scenarios. I directly deposit $xxx in my savings account from every paycheck. About 10 days b4 final payment I pay it off with my CC and then payoff my CC the next day. Easy Peasy!

I would keep the boardwalk cabin so I could see a partial view of the ocean. I just had my 1st central park cabin. The experience was fine but I did miss the ocean view.

For the most part cruises are back to normal capacity. If you're afraid of crowds cruising on a mass market ship might not be the best option. Try a luxury liner.

Yep, one look at that line for MTD and I headed to the specialty restaurant and purchased the specialty dining pkg. I'm not waiting in line to eat dinner. MTD use to be flawless. I don't know what happened. On My next cruise I made sure to get early dining for peace of mind.