Arzeena

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.

Ok. Time to vacate the cabin. It's someone else's turn in there now! Will recap later from home. I am looking forward to great times on Bella 2 with all our cc friends.

Enjoying the pictures of Amsterdam, Renee.

Feel better Andrew!

Or Royal Caribbean.

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.

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.

Happy Birthday LuckyNanna!

Calculus and Triggy are verrrry important if you are a rocket scientist.

Bella 2 location. Steps from Central Park. This is the Cruise Critic Corridor.

Grrrrrrrrr.

I am going to go checkout the location of my Bella 2 cabin.

It was SO good.

I was just going to post that we took your suggestion to eat at Playmakers for lunch today. Great food. Was not able to finish everything ordered. That onion ring tower...OMG.

We are the only ship in Costa Maya today.

It was ok this time. I came back on the ship and something bit.

I guess you are frying eggs on the side walk! Be safe and cool.

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.

We got one at the port and he picked us up on return. Paid on return. Dispatcher gets you a taxi or shared van at Port, whatever you need. He asks for $5 and arranges return fare. You pay the taxi guy when he gets you back to port.

I discovered that one can use their diamond drink voucher towards a smoothie or juice at the Vitality Spa Cafe. I did not know this before. Tomorrow is the last stop, Costa Maya.

In Roatan today. Ship is pulling out as I type. Weather was beautiful. We went to Infinity Bay. Did pay as you go not the AI. We ha planned on Turquoise Bay (thank you Greg for the stellar review) but it got sold out ever since I started looking and the procrastinating at the $189 pp price. We took a cab to Infinity. Not very crowded. Only us in Coxen's, but I could see another small ship at Mahogany.

Deb, have a wonderful cruise with the grand boys. Graham, very sorry for Pauline's loss.

Went to Playa Mia for Mexican cuisine workshop. It had open bar, lunch and some beach time. Buses were clean and ac was A plus. We did this excursion 6 years ago and really enjoyed it. Very hot today though, so chilling out in the DL. There is a poor old guy here all the time laying on the couch....watch it you guys, keep the wife happy or to the couch in the dl.🤣