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Other people do not cooperate!!!

Well... we are cruise addicts (61 and counting in 20 years)... but we switched from A/I and other vacations to go to various places, so I am glad that this place we visit often (we sail from NJ so at least 1 time a year we are there) is improving. Other people should have this information too as much as I want to keep Nassau to myself. 🙂

Nassau is completely rebuilt now. No bottlenecks, piers are enlarged. Port area is completely different.

Thank you for this report. We have not stopped at Labadee since 2019. I think I see some updates, but maybe I missed them last time? It was rainy. Nice places to take photos with a word Labadee.

If you are planning to work not in your room bring some powerbank or something. Ships don’t have many power outlets.

I’m not making excuses. I’m making a point that menus that you saw when you coyld open it didn’t make sense, so they removed it. 🙂 We cruise 5 times a year for many years including one cruise from Baltimore a year, so I noticed it long time ago. For my upcoming cruise on March 23rd I could see a menu some times ago, but it was not menus we would be having. What is a point of showing menu that you most likely won’t have or will have it by pure coincidence? You can see this menu by opening current sailing.

Well.. as long as you know that you were seeing not your real menu, but from current cruise that’s is fine. They probably took it off, because people were confused why on their 12 day upcoming cruise there was nothing after day 8. Or why on their 8 day cruise there won’t be a lobster (lobster is severed on day #11 which isn’t on current 8 dayer). Maybe they planned additional dining based on what they saw and after getting on board realized menus were different and complained.

You can see current sailing on Vision. But it’s 8 dayer. If your cruise will be 8 dayer then that’s what you will have. If menu on your cruise were available to you now (like it’s configured on Quantum, Oasis classes) you wouldn’t see a real menu for your cruise. You would see a current menu which can be different as Vision does 8 and 12 dayers. This would be obvious to you as for day 8 of your 12 dayer you would see Bon Voyage (last day menu) and nothing after.

Oh, don’t worry, they won’t stay in Haiti for long.

I wonder why they decided to remove open air seating after Windjammer. It was a nice spot.

I recommend arriving for ice show early.

We switched from A/I to cruises completely, but during pandemic went to Iberostar in Riviera Maya twice. It was their middle of the pack Iberostar Paraiso Selection Lindo hotel. It was nice… but I miss ships smaller scale entertainment and visiting various places (that’s why switched to cruises).

Upcoming in 20 days cruise will be our #62. #31 with RCI. 50:50. So we know other lines pretty well. Before 2016 we had only 5 RCI cruises out of 26… Then gradually we started cruising more and more with Royal until we switched completely (after pandemic). We were not loyal.. and I don’t understand why would anyone be. However Royal works the best in terms of choices of ships/itineraries for our 5 cruises a year. We don’t need to fly. Ships sailing out of Bayonne are nice, and smaller ships out of Baltimore do great 12 dayers to Southern Caribbeans. C&A benefits are enjoyable. We have 6 booked and are planning for more, but of course if they will become unaffordable we will think what is the best for us. I’m not sure we will go back to other lines as I don’t see better choices from Northeast. Maybe we will do 4 a year and camp even more from May to October as we have RV van now. 🙂

Well... this is unfortunate. Kids will need to wait for day or two. I hope Solarium will not be opened. Especially because of specific shape of cascading pools. On "my" Thanksgivings it should be easier (gets warm faster)... On Christmas it will be tougher. I remember times when ships sailing out of NJ did not have covered pools at all.

Well, I sail on Anthem during Thanksgiving every year. Almost 1400 kids on board. I do not see them is Solarium. So something can be done about adult places. 😉 But of course in other places there will be kids.

No need. Tons of other Royal ships.

Why? I do not care. I am an emptynester with no plans to sail on Icon anytime soon. People who are interested though can do this or pick another Royal ship.

But in a way Icon is a new Disney. Direct competition to Disney.

Declare some places adult only? Disney does it. Other areas will be for all and kids are kids. This ship is created for families. We don't have kids, and have no plans to sail on Icons unless she or sisters come to Bayonne, NJ and in times when schools in surrounding states are in session. There are plenty of other ships and RCI is building more Oasis(es)

We sail on Anthem (well it will be Odyssey from now on) twice a year out of Bayonne NJ.. one of which is on Thanksgiving with almost 1400 kids on board, and adult areas are adult areas. For example Solarium.

Disney actually controls very well adult areas so adult fans without kids have fun. I expect RCI to fix this situation.

Two different things. Also ... improving the food is much more expensive. Catering gourmet food to 6000 people is very difficult. Luxury lines are luxury, because catering to smaller crowds and to multiple thousands are not the same. And they are much more expensive.

I'd love to have this feature working as I always have phone with me, but my card often stays with my husband as he brings drinks. I also sometimes forget my card when go to gym early in the morning from our dark room.

We loved it… watched it for the last (9th?) time in January. Loved Terry Lavell. Other than this aside from Aqua shows… (not production shows) we loved Mamma Mia, Saturday Night Fever. Loved In the Air , but this is Circus de Soleil like show I think.

Great! So X prices will come down when clients switch to MSC? 🙂