Nightriders19

I’m celiac, and currently on board Symphony. There are lots of gluten free options, and even at the Windjammer, staff have been offering to get me food out of new trays with clean utensils to avoid cross-contamination. Overall very good, but one downside is that there is no consistency in GF labelling across the ship. Some restaurants have GF items marked on the menu and others do not. Even at the WJ, only some of the GF items are marked as such.

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I’m boarding on Sunday and usually play slots a couple times during the week. I’ll have a look!

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Thanks!

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Hello,

I’m a longtime lurker who hasn’t posted much. I’m boarding Symphony on Sunday (woohoo!). My husband, kids and I have adjoining CP balcony rooms. I called Royal with a question about the cabin perks, and it was possibly the least helpful call I’ve ever had. The rep was utterly clueless and didn’t know anything about the perks.

Here’s my question: The Royal app indicates that Jamie’s Italian is open for lunch on embarkation day. Can I use my free lunch perk to eat there on embarkation day so that I don’t have to brave the WJ? Is it fairly easy to book while on board? The Royal rep told me I couldn’t make reservations in advance (??).

Apologies if these are basic questions...we’re new to Royal (prior cruises all on Oceania and Celebrity).

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Thanks again for the fantastic review and photos! Is the child-size lounger out by the pool? My kids will love that!

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Thanks for the review and photos! I’m boarding Symphony in just under 3 weeks. Are there lots of kids on board?

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Following! We’re doing two nights in Barcelona then boarding Symphony in September!

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I'm a lurker, but will be on the November 5 sailing as well, with my husband, kids and in-laws. First X cruise for us (we usually cruise on Oceania)!

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Waves did have Leffe Blonde on our Med. Cruise in 2009. That's one of my favourites, so I was happy. I guess they must have stopped carrying it.

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Are you on the March 26 sailing? We'll be there too! Like you, can't wait to leave Ontario.

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I'm new to cruise critic, and (with a little bit of trepidation...) will be cruising on Oceania in French Polynesia with my 3 yo DD. This will be my third cruise with Oceania, so I'm quite familiar with the line and the usual demographic. I fully expect that DD will be the only child (although I've seen a handful of kids on our other cruises). I do not expect any entertainment for her (realistically, I doubt that she would enjoy a "kid's club" anyway). She will be thrilled to be on the beaches on the islands, and we'll spend most of our time doing that. As far as no kid's menu? Her favourite foods are all seafood (shrimp, scallops, fish, etc). She'll be fine :)

This is a family vacation (my in-laws and brother-in-law are coming). We debated doing a more family-friendly cruise, but my in-laws are very frequent cruisers on Oceania, and really wanted to stick with the line.

So, I know my daughter won't exactly be "welcomed", but I am prepared to keep her very closely supervised, to entertain her ourselves and to dine in our suite if she's having an "off" night (we booked suites for that reason).

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