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Thank you for sharing Lisa! We will be back on her in Sept. Love the microfiber towel idea! I'm ordering today! You are right The ship towels hold sooooo much water & are still soaked by the time you make it back to ship.

Thank y'all for taking us along on such a wonderful cruise experience! What a fun group you are!!💃  It was my addiction of the week for sure!

My choice would be Allure. Better entertainment, better food options Just more to do. Although, there really is no wrong choice!😉

Loving this review! Your photos are wonderful. Thank you for sharing!

Loving this review! Looking forward to another review from you both together. Following! Thanks for taking us along for the ride!

Congratulations on your upcoming nuptials! You chose a wonderful ship! Enjoy all the suite life has to offer. Coastal Kitchen is a great dining option. If it's within budget, the dining package is nice. There are several great restaurants onboard. Wonderland is a must. IMHO We also really enjoy the Chef's Table. The wine pairing are nice if you are wine drinkers. We usually do the drink package & enjoy being able to order whatever drinks we want. (not limited to the SL options) Also the suite sun deck on 17 is a nice quiet place to hang out. It is usually not crowded. There is a hot tub up there that is seldom used. We have never had an issue with it being full or even others in it.  Make sure to book everything in advance! Enjoy your time together on such a great ship!

Thank you for sharing! We will be back on her in Sept. I don't think 150 CP has been the same since they stopped doing the fixed menu w/ wine pairings. I thought it was much better then. I agree with your opinion of Sabor. I found the food to be just OK. We did enjoy the guacamole as an afternoon snack or light lunch. They also have a nice selection of tequila. Harmony is one of my favorite ships. This will be the first time in several years we board at PC. I'm glad to hear it was a smooth embarkation & debarkation. Any tips for boarding? What time did they start the boarding process there?

RCCL will not choose for you. You can choose the restaurants you want once onboard.

Hopefully someone will post photos soon. I've seen pics of the Oasis Lagoon cabanas posted but not Chill Island as of yet. I too am curious to see them.

Enjoy your last night onboard! It's been awesome following along this week. Thanks for taking us along! 

Yikes! I guess it takes all kinds but, who in their right mind would steal someone else's luggage?? That is just sad & scary!! Good for y'all for taking it anyway! I am assuming she never called for security. If it was truly hers she would have put up a fight. (at least I would have) CRAZY!

Thank you for taking us along! Excited to follow!

Thank you for sharing! I'm hooked & following!

YAY! Following!!

How exciting! Thank you for sharing! I can't wait to start reading posts about boarding there as we will be boarding her there in Sept.

How beautiful to sail away that late!

Thank you for sharing! Following along!

How exciting!! Thanks for taking us along. Bon Voyage! Following!

Congratulations on your degree! I'm sorry for all your recent loss. Sounds like this was just what the Dr ordered. Loving your review so far. Thank you for sharing with us in such great detail! I too love photo & detail intense reviews. It helps ease the pain until our next adventure!

I think the longest I've ever had to wait is maybe 15 minutes. I believe that was on the Allure with a party of 8. We had to wait for a large table to open up. A 2 top is generally faster. When just my DH & I, I can't remember ever having to wait more than 5 min or so. However long it takes for them to seat the people in front of us.

3 hours ago, vickiw0318 said:

I too do not think of the Freedom class as a medium size ship.  I still remember being on the Rhapsody and being docked next to the new Freedom of the Seas in Cozumel and looking into cabins on the Freedom from the top deck of the Rhapsody.  The Freedom was huge!

 

Even though I seem to be spending lots of time on Voyager and Freedom class ships these days, the even smaller ships have a warmer spot in my heart.  I think after five cruises on Oasis class ships (No one can say I haven't given them a fair shot), I am over these when it comes to future cruises.

I still enjoy the smaller ships too. It's just a different kind of vacation. They are awesome when I just want to lay by the pool & do nothing. The bigger ships I enjoy for all the activities & the entertainment. But then again, I've never met a cruise I didn't like!😉

32 minutes ago, ONECRUISER said:

Got that right. First sailed Sovereign over 30yrs ago looking down on the small Carnival and Princess "Love Boats", they were TINY!

Right??? Those things were soooooo small. I'm sure those sailing on them thought they were big too. LOL

42 minutes ago, ONECRUISER said:

When Sovereign(Majesty) first launched was labeled First "Mega Ship". Was also largest Cruise ship in the World. Hard to tell what is small, med, large, Mega anymore

I remember thinking the Monarch was HUGE!😂 I was totally amazed at the size!

4 hours ago, sparks1093 said:

Reservations is one of those things that I don't get. We had reservations and still showed up 30 minutes before the doors opened in order to make sure that we got a good seat, which is exactly what we'd do if we didn't have reservations in the first place. Seems like a lot of effort on the part of the cruise line (having and maintaining the reservation system, having staff available to check the reservations, etc.) for very little in return.

I think the reasoning behind that is for crowd control. Because they only allow a certain number of people in per show it keeps people spread out on the ship. Between dinning schedules & show times they do a good job of assuring no area of the ship is over crowded. I know it is a hassle to have to do that much planning for a vacation but, I feel it is worth it once on board.

We LOVE the mega ships. I think the smaller ships actually feel more crowded than the larger ones. Because of the neighborhood design, it spreads everyone out. Also, making reservations helps with crowd control. The first time we sailed on Oasis I was very overwhelmed with having to make reservations for everything. Now, I prefer it. The only times you will feel the crowd is embarkation day before rooms open up, sea days at the pool & when shows let out at the elevators closest to the theater. It is easy to avoid these situations. There are several spots to "hide away". We always walk down to the aft elevators after shows as they are not as crowded when shows let out. Also we avoid WJ during peak meal times. I say at least give it a try! You won't know if you like it until you do.