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This is the deal that we got for our August 2023 sailing on Symphony. It works out to $52 USD pppd for the DBP and $24 USD pppd for the RP. We had to ring our travel agent to purchase. It was not available online through Royal Caribbean. If you booked through a travel agent it might be worth ringing them to see if they have access to any offers that aren't showing on the website/app.

Tell me you have no experience of working in education without telling me that you have no experience of working in education. 🙄

Hello! I'm back at work after the summer off and I haven't had any time or energy for the internet. I don't think I've been here since the end of August. I've lost 2 lbs since then. It's less than I was hoping for, but it's still a loss so I'll take it! I just need to remind myself that if I continue to lose at this rate, by the time I board the ship in August next year, I'll be the size I want to be. I'm going to have a day off from dieting on Monday. It's the queen's funeral, everyone is home from school and work, so we're going to have afternoon tea and a wee dram (or two) of whisky while we watch the events of the day. Have a good week everyone.

Yes, I know. I bought the Refreshment package for my 16 year old son at that price, and my husband and I bought the Deluxe package. My SIL and her husband are Diamond+, not big drinkers, they get x free drinks per day, so he's not bothered about buying the package. The only reason she wants it is that there is a large group of us travelling together, and so she'll want mocktails to drink while the rest of us are boozing it up, which she wouldn't normally have if it were just the two of them.

Not so. My SIL, who is travelling with her husband in the cabin next to ours, wanted to buy the refreshment package. She was told by her TA that she couldn't unless her husband bought it too.

I make congee at home. One of our favourite breakfasts. The grits, I'm sorry to say, are nasty. I've had good grits and Royal Caribbean's grits are nothing like good grits. He's excited about the pizza! He misses his favourite take out pizza.

Me too. While it wasn't the biggest loss in the world, I'm trying to focus on non-scale victories. My clothes are starting to fit better or not fit because they're too big. I can swim longer and further - the other day I swam laps for 30 minutes without stopping. When I started in January I couldn't even do one length of the pool. Well done this week everyone!

I emailed Royal Caribbean and they replied, saying they would send a form to my TA which I will need to fill in and submit to Special Requests. Thanks for your input and advice everyone. Much appreciated.

We're currently on MTD and we are part of a larger group of 8. If we have to switch, we'll switch, if that's easier for gf options. I look forward to reading about your experience and then we can move forward from there.

All this information is amazing! Thank you so much. He's trying really hard to educate himself about what is and isn't suitable for him to eat, and having all this knowledge will make his holiday so much better. I knew about the gf breads but I had no idea about all the other gf options on board. Absolutely brilliant.

My 16 year old son who is a very fussy vegetarian has recently been diagnosed with coeliac disease. We are on Symphony next August. I know this is well in advance, but I'm a bit of a control freak and I like to be organised, so here's my question: Would an email to customer service to make them aware be enough, or is this more of a special request due to the (possible) need for special dishes? I have had a look at menus, which I realise may change between now and August 2023, but one thing that I noticed is that dishes are either gluten free or vegetarian, but rarely both. Factor into the equation that he's really picky. He won't eat mushrooms, for example, so a mushroom risotto or soup would be out. He loves pasta, but of course at home we are now having rice or konjac pasta rather than durum pasta. He's gutted that he won't be able to indulge in Sorrento's. We are very new to this condition so if any coeliac-vegetarians out there have any advice for navigating cruise ship menus, I would be very grateful.

I'm on Week 5. 🙂

I'm not cruising! My weigh day is on Monday and when I weighed I lost 5 lbs. I'm aiming for 3 this week which may not be possible but I'll have a go. Good luck on your surgery. I hope it all goes smoothly for you.

Would you mind sharing some photos of the ship please?

She is. We're sailing out of Barcelona on Symphony next August. ☺️

Good morning everyone. 👋 I'm not new to CC but I'm new to this forum. Once again I am trying to drop this weight that I've been fighting with all my life (I swear I've gained and lost the same 50lbs about 10 times). We have booked a cruise for next August, so in addition to just feeling better in my own skin, I now have another goal to work toward. I weighed this morning and I've lost 9 lbs in the last three weeks. I'm doing three 200 calorie meal replacements per day and a 600 calorie meal, or a 400 calorie meal and 200 calories in snacks, for a total of 1200 calories per day. I've always been a disordered eater, and removing food from the equation has really helped me to focus on me and not stress about what I'm eating. By still having that one meal per day I have learned to think about portion sizes and choosing the right foods. I'm doing mostly low carb, high protein meals. My husband is losing weight with me, although he eats food three times a day, instead of meal replacements. Good luck with your weigh-ins this week! 🙂

No. This was in response to the person who said "... I do see very little of them but I also see their direct work in my room." You see the direct work of laundry staff in your room, in the form of clean sheets and towels, and therefore they deserve to receive a gratuity as much as the person who put the clean sheets on the bed. That's why I pay the gratuities, because I believe in paying people for the work that they do, and whether the cruise line choose to call it "gratuities" or "resort fee" or "privileged persons fee" then I'll pay it, because I am privileged to be on a cruise ship and have everyone who works there do everything they can to meet my needs.

Guess you won't mind sleeping on unwashed sheets or using someone else's dirty towels then. Harsh.