LilBlackDress

It has been a while since I sailed out of Port Liberty... Most of my family stayed at hotels in Elizabeth NJ. Some included transportation from the airport and the Cruise Port and some took ubers/lyfts

We are also mid 50's, an empty-nester couple and we were Diamond on Harmony, D+ On Symphony, I didn't mind Harmony and Symphony. I didn't find it too crowded but I also did not spend a lot of time around the pools... The solarium and central park were nice places to just chill. The Broadway shows I could take them or leave them... I wasn't a huge fan of Grease but it may have been because both leads were under-studies 😕 Loved the Aqua Show and Ice Skating shows! My DH Loves Oasis Class. He hasn't really said why, but my guess is the Specialty Dining and the Aqua Show. I am happy we did Hatmony before Symphony only due to when we went on Symphony. It was the 2nd sailing after the restart and there were only 1127 passengers out of a full capacity of 6400 I think. It was as if we had the entire ship to ourselves. The only time we really saw people were at dinner and shows.

Depending on the ship it can be used at Cafe Latte-Tudes or Cafe Promenade

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$650 for an additional 3 nights... If you can't justify it, I am not sure why its an option. Sounds to me like you had made uo your mind before you posted

I could have spent all day at the bird/animal exhibits!!

Another vote for Lobster Thermidor The Fried Cheeskake!! Since we had the UDP we got the fried cheesecake to go a couple of times 😄

I have been to all the ports listed, I really enjoyed the 11-night itinerary (1st one listed) when we did it in 2020 before the shutdown... As much as I love Curaçao, I would pick the one with Grand Cayman. It's been several years since I was there. I have no need to do private islands. Been there done that and there is only so much to do. All the other ports, no matter how many times you go, there is always more to see!! As far as the comment from @Mikamarii "My concern with the 11 nighter was that we read several reviews that suggested only doing Costa Rica, Panama and Columbia with organized tours because of crime in the area." We did Columbia on our own and had no issues, never felt like we were in danger. And I am overly cautious at new ports... Costa Rica was with a 3rd party vendor that I booked through our roll call. I never found their website or reviews on them, but again never felt any danger and never saw anything to suggest there might be. Panama I have always wanted to go on a Panama Cruise and we did an excursion that went through the locks thru RC.

If you don't want to use the ship's laundry services, (I have used them several times for pressing when sailing in a suite) Your best bet is to bring some Downy Wrinkle Releaser (Trial Size). Spray the clothes, and hang them in the bathroom with steam. Use a hair straightener for touch-ups...

We got married on Indy in 2009. It was a nightmare back then too!! Royal Caribbean was doing it in-house, from what I heard, for about 5 years and then went back to TWE 😞 I have told my friend about the endless nightmares I went through with them. They canceled my flowers and cake 2 days before the wedding. The reason was they were no longer able to use those vendors. They said they could provide me with one of the "Happy Birthday" cakes and write Happy wedding day. At the reception, they "gave" us and our guests champagne because they couldn't get ahold of anyone to confirm I paid for the open bar for 2 or 3 hours(whatever it was). That was just the tip of the iceberg! I could go on for days!!! We finally got a partial refund approximately 8 months later, along with an option for them to do a private vow renewal at a discounted rate LOL ummm HARD PASS I just read part of your Wedding Thread... and I had given you the advice to print everything out LOL I am really trying to talk my friend into a destination wedding or local and then go on a cruise with or without their guests! I am also questioning if they really did drop TWE for any length of time. I am beginning to think it is just a standard line they tell people

Asking for a friend... Royal Weddings is as wonderful as Royal Caribbean customer service representatives. Ask the same question 3 times to different reps and get 12 different answers. Was hoping someone who has one booked might have the contract to confirm one way or another

Strange Question... I know things have changed several times over the years... back when I got married on the ship, they allowed two or three embarkment day weddings. Is that still the case or is it only one embarkment day wedding? I searched the website but that really didn't have any information. Thanks in advance

We did Little French Key and AJs Sloth and Monkey Little French Key ]

I love JS 1100!! It will be hard for me to book a Radiance Class cruise and not get 1100!

Makes sense... I just know some people have turned the sofa with the opening against the wall to make a makeshift bed. Wasn't sure if that would give more room or not but if it is the same size room, it wouldn't matter

This video is more aft than the first video I posted (this is of the port side tho) but it will give you an idea of what the other side will be,

Is there a reason you booked a 2-person room vs a 4-person room? I would think the configuration of the 4-person room would be a bit better

I am kind of a control freak too... When I was younger (early 20s) my friends or family planned our vacations or cruises. On my first cruise 20 years later with my DH I realized I had no idea where to even begin. I found a TA that I really liked. We had great communication. On our first two cruises, he really helped me and taught me so much. Then life got in the way and we didn't cruise again for 5 years. When I started to plan our next cruise he was no longer at the same travel agency. So I booked by myself. I Did not like it!! I couldn't just send an email or make a call at any hour, instead, I waiting on hold if I had an issue or a question... BLECH!! So I went searching for a new TA... After 2 more cruises using random TAs, somehow, some way, I found my original TA at another agency!! I can't tell you how easy it is when you have a TA that understands your wants, needs, and your OCD control freak ways!! LOL My TA has helped my family members and my friends with issues when they weren't even booked with him... Now they are all using him too 🙂

but it does say NO Extension Cords... doesn't matter if it has a surge protector or not, they are prohibited

This is from RCs social media account...

I was looking at the D+ BoGo and DH doing the BoGo and then we did the 3 night package we can cover 7 nights. But it would be about $40 more pp than the UDP and we wouldn't get lunch or late night at Playmakers

ARandomTraveler said that they bought 4 individual dinners, which is why I was asking them if it was the same as the 3 night package.

Was the 3 Night package the same as 3 individuals?