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Booked the Symphony for Feb. Still looking for Jan and March. Narrowed it to Explorer or Celebrity Reflection. I haven't been on the Explorer since the repositioning from NJ to Florida and the rogue wave. Don't know if it was refurbished/amped? Beyond in April. Equinox ABC Oct birthday cruise. Silhouette in Nov.
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We are back home from a wonderful cruise. As wonderful and great it is to be on a cruise, there is nothing like home. Laundry has been started. My short thoughts: The Wonder is a great ship.I am sure all Bella 2 cruisers are going to have a great time and I am looking forward to meeting everybody. I have posted pictures throughout the cruise. If anyone wants any specific info, I can help if I know the answer.
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Internet on this ship is EXCELLENT. Food is good. No grumbles here. Plenty of cream, milk halfnhalf, or white liquid..😅 Real? Don't know don't care 😊 ...not the Bee!!! Shows are OK. Nothing I wrote home about. I like the types of Mamma Mia and WWRY and nothing like that here, but I am not starved of entertainment. Packing aka randomly throwing clothes in suitcase will begin this evening. I hate that part.
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I learnt something from our cabin steward yesterday. I was chatting with him and I asked how the one a day servicing worked for him. He told me that it depends sailing to sailing, but worst days are turnaround days. He said that this sailing he has 24 cabins to do daily. No assistants. 21 of them want morning service 3 want evening. So he is very busy during his mornings...8.30 to 12.30 and has to go beyond 12.30 most of the time. On turnaround he and colleagues have to ask other colleagues who are free and gave to pay them something from their own pockets to help them. I did not know that. He also said that they reduced the staff by 30 members in his department when they started this one a day servicing. It should have been the opposite but no they cut down 30 employees. I asked if his bosses know about him paying from his pocket for assistance. He said yes. I told him I will put it in the survey. He said please do so that they can do something to hire more help in that department. More and more people want to get onboard earlier and earlier and it is the worst nightmare for cleaning crew when they are one with no assistant and they end up paying from their pockets. I think Royal should hire more there. I personally have no problem with one time cleaning but just relating something I learnt.
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Yes. The round trip fare was $25 pp. We did not pre book the day pass or transport since we were not sure what we would end up doing. We did think about Maya key and French key excursions after Turquoise bay was sold out, but ended up with our tried and tested Infinity. Construction is kind of not there. Whatever they are currently constructing is marked off by tall aluminum fence with boards saying "Great things coming and thanks for putting up with us while we ....blah blah blah." Never heard any noise or anything being "constructed". There were many families vacationing there and some we chatted with were very happy with the resort. Strangely many were from Texas, vacationing there.