Tatka

Please do not have any hope. Go with this expectation. It is almost feels like you will be upset if you get different result. 🙂 You will still repeat that you cannot believe your own eyes and mouth because you read (watched) bad reviews. Btw if you see my signature you should realize that we do not have any issues switching lines at any times.

You can call me whatever you want, although you seem to have an agenda here, but in my opinion it was a good temp. No different than in any other 10 cruises in last several years or on ones before.

We had food with good temps on recent Enchantment cruise. Maybe it is also subjective? Also I think quality of food... and temperatures could be specific to the ship.

What is your point? Are you worried about end of RCI because of YouTubers you like voiced their opinion? I do not even know what to say. For me they are not more credible than others, I trust my experience.

Have you cruised lately or is this all based on review? We did in January on Anthem and March on Enchantment, in a couple of weeks we will be on Liberty. We also pay for cruises 🙂 . We have not noticed any horrors. What I am saying is see for yourself. You may have different opinion. Also you are in restaurant. If dish is bad or cold you ask for another. You complain. I see no reason to stress badly before your cruise.

Your choice. I always make my judgement as I read horrible reviews about same cruises we were on. Complete opposite to what we witnessed. Menus did change, many people miss classic selections they are accustomed too. Anyway, have a nice cruise and hopefully you won't be disappointed.

I'd say go with open mind and see for yourself. In some weird reason the weakest food we had on Royal was in 2004 on Splendor and 2007 on Explorer. Food in 2010x especially in 2013 and onward improved greatly. Now I'd say it is a bit weaker than it was till 2023, but it is still enjoyable. Also quality depends on ship and chef. We cruise 5 times a year and we see a difference. Remember bad news sell well, so you read/hear complaints more than good opinions.

I am not sure this is still usable https://sargassummonitoring.com/ From what we saw and I see on line Antigua has a huge issues now. In March we saw it increasing in St Maarten.

We absolutely loved Edge (Apex sister) and not so much Silhouette. We LOVE Anthem due to amazing Solarium (and indoor pool for families. We do not have kids, but solves many issues in colder sailings) . We are not fans of Esplanade... at least we think that tables need to stay in stores as there is not enough space.

Odyssey should be good for Southampton during summers. Better than for Bayonne, NJ for November - April without indoor pool for families.

You are right. Odyssey and Spectrum probably don’t have it. We’ll find out next year 🙂 For me it’s unfortunately not the worst change for this class…

1) Voyager, Explorer, Navigator, Mariner, Adventure Freedom, Liberty, Independence have full-size outside promenade (but not teak) 2) Quantum, Anthem, Ovation, Odyssey, Spectrum have outside seating behind buffet. in terms of Solariums … First group has no roof solariums Second has most beautiful and unique among any cruise ship indoor Solariums. We live there 🙂 Unfortunately Ovation and Oasis (Allure, Symptoms, Harmony, Wonder) classes don’t have Viking Crown Lounges.

My dear husband makes me (as a phone addict) check our account charges from time to time. We only buy drinks in bars and in person though.

We used to book maybe up to 3-4 cruises ahead, now we have 7 and are watching 3 more. All from Bayonne and Baltimore though. We don’t cruise during summers except for cruises attached to Memorial and Labor Day. We feel we got pricing we won’t get after. Insides for Thanksgiving 2023 and January 2024 on Anthem are more expensive than obstructed balconies we got.

Are suite vouchers a thing? I thought it was unlimited.

I’d say this about Edge class of Celebrity.

We never prepay autogratuities. No reason to have money tied before cruise, especially as we often have 4-10 cruises booked. We just let them charge our cc during cruises. It is never a problem as we pay balance on cc every month so money are always available.

My exact feelings. If we have balcony we use it only for pre-dinner drink ... but only because we have balcony and need to use it somehow other than to dry my swimming wear faster ! 🙂 At home we have large beautiful backyard and porch which are greatly underused because if we have a free time we rather go somewhere (ocean, city, etc) than just sit there. I was always imagining what happens if I am in some high suite... I would be torn as I will still want to be mostly in Solarium (especially on ships like Anthem), listen to music somewhere in Boleros, playing shuffleboard etc.

They have windows though. That’s what confused me 🙂

What is Central Park interiors? I know Central Park balconies, but interiors?

So there is no chance you sail with any other line other than RCI, right? I do not remember promenades on any...

On the smallest (now) Vision class I LOVE Centrum There is almost ALWAYS music there and you can see ocean even when inside unlike Voyager class and lager. 🙂

I love largest ships, but Oasis class and Quantum class ships do not have Viking Crown lounge which Freedom, Voyager, Radiance, Vision classes have ... Perfect for sailaways I miss it greatly when sail on largest ships. So every class has pros and cons

Quantum class does not have watershow. Only Oasis class has those. Quantum class has Broadway shows. Also Quantum class has a special venue called two70 with a very unique shows. Quantum class has amazing venue for kids called Seaplex with bumper cars, all kinds of sports and many other things. Quantum class has Skydiving. It is a very different class of ships. Aside from Solarium for adults it also has indoor pool (Except for Odyssey where this pool is also open)

Will you absolutely avoid Quantum class? Quantum, Anthem, Ovation, Odyssey ? They are great ships larger than Voyager class and with the best Solariums