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I can confirm that Grandeur and Radiance did not and I used an old HDMI Miracast dongle I bought years ago for cruising.

Never got one, but we ARE leaving on Allure on Sunday and will use it for you 😉 if you'd like to share it.

Try not to wreck the ship this week, we're on her next week 🙂

May 7th Allure is oversold as of yesterday. Got some offers to shift/cancel but none are good for us this time.

I don't think that there are outlets anywhere but the desk. Request a cord and water. Easy peasy.

We usually get off if it's a port we've never been to before, otherwise we enjoy having the run of a mostly vacant ship on port days 🙂

Purchased items show up early. Free or unpurchased items show up once you're onboard.

I sent a request for our May 7th cruise on March 14th and got a confirmation email from Mona Gutierrez above an hour ago.

I bought one of these yesterday and the app won't install from the Play Store, but I DID find a site that has the apk and it's working fine after downloading that. NOT an app issue, a Play Store issue 😞 YMMV - https://royal-caribbean-international.en.uptodown.com/android

We heard from Capt Marek that several "internal" changes were planned for the drydock. Samba Grill (Brazilian Steakhouse) is coming out, not sure what to replace it. WiFi gear MAY get upgraded since they have Starlink up top, but legacy APs and switches below. Don't recall anything else he called out.

We got off a 10 nighter a couple months ago and I had this experience for the first time EVER. Been on a dozen cruises and I'm not sure what caused it. We did have pretty much constant, gentle rolling motion on all the sea days that MAY have been a factor. That combined with the "seasonal" head/ear congestion MAY have been a factor. I didn't do anything about it and it eventually went away.

In October, there was NOTHING to indicate the Key boarding area, and likewise when we got on the ship. Lugged our carryon all over the place, took it to lunch and finally got into the room "a little early" when one of the doors was open. We had a room right next to the fire door so I did a quick in/out to drop out bag. HOPEFULLY, they'll do a better job going forward. Didn't buy it for next month's cruise.

Glad she's ok. You won't get anything from them if you don't ask. Worst they can say is "no".

Yet another rule that seems to be selectively enforced 😞 We were on Radiance OTS in January and there were scooters parked (overnight) all over the place. NOT blocking the halls, but in the corners of the hall and in the Centrum "overlooks". YMMV

IF she can ambulate from the parking/shuttle area to the terminal, you might want to consider renting a scooter on-board. She can get wheelchair assistance from the terminal onto the ship, get the scooter from her room and leave it there when she disembarks. Just a thought

Don't, just don't 😉

We used one last year with a standard (balcony) room and it was fine. We DID move the "coffee table" out onto the balcony (at the advice of the stateroom attendant) so we'd have room to do a 180 in the room. It's WAY easier to go forward through the door coming and going. We had room for one of us to sit on the loveseat with the scooter out of the way. You can reach out to special_needs@rccl,com and they can help you with specifics for the ship/room she'll be in. We rented from Scootaround and their "standard" scooter is 21" wide and fits just fine in NON-Accessible rooms. If she has assistance opening the door, etc, she can probably get by with a standard room. Accessible rooms (may?) have electric openers and be laid out with more room to navigate, especially the bathrooom.

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Seems like they wanted us off by about 9:00, and seems she was pretty empty by then 🙂 How are you getting to the airport? Could take "slow shuttle" and kill time that way. There are things to do in Galveston, but toting luggage likely rules that out. Post over in the Gulf Coast Departures forum and you'll get plenty of responses.

Didn't find anything searching, and we're cruising May 7th. What are the logistics for wheelchair/scooter seating for the AquaTheater? Deck plans I can find aren't very helpful. Looking for someone that's done it or has pointers to existing threads I missed. Thanks in advance.

Enjoy your cruise. We were on Grandeur last fall and she's still a great ship. Lots of peace and quiet and not so much bells and whistles.

I believe it's just a credit, but if you call the number they can get it all sorted out for you. REALLY helpful folks there.

We were on Radiance last month and there was a remote WITH Input button 🙂 Last year we had a TV that would "automagically" detect a dongle in the HDMI when powered on so didn't need to change input manually. YMMV of course 🙂

The folks at the table next to us last month asked for them every night and they USUALLY came WITH the entree, sometimes a little late 😞