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The Fun Researcher

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    Michigan, USA
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    Running and exercise, Home Theater and Home Building/Improvement
  • Favorite Cruise Line(s)
    RCCL, but looking to expand
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    Southern Caribbean

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  1. Yeah good call. 18 and older now for the Solarium. I forget that our own kids are all grown up. 😂. Last summer the solarium on Royal ships was still 16 and older so our kids were able to be with us when they wanted. The solarium is right next-door to the indoor family pool area with lots of windows in there as well so that whole area in general has great places to view from. Happy sailing
  2. So are there any ways that are known to be o.k. with Royal Caribbean to expand the number of outlets in your cabin?
  3. You will see shorts and T shirts in there ALL THE TIME, especially embarkation day lunch. We've done embarkation lunch twice and between the two occurrences all 19 of us were in jeans or shorts.
  4. We did Quantum to Alaska last summer. Was fantastic. The first day and last day are the only ones in open ocean. The others are travelling between islands or near the coast in the "inner passage" There are great views all the time from the Solarium, and a bonus is that if you walk all the way to the front lower level of the Solarium you can open a door(s) to the outside where you have great views from the "wings" on both sides of the ship. It's absolutely a big trade-off of more cabin space versus that balcony. Alaska is one place where the balcony was worth it for us. We were constantly popping open the door and getting out the binoculars, etc and on a balcony you can see fully in front of you and to both sides. Very convenient. All other cruises I'm perfectly fine with an inside, and only upgrade to a balcony if it's not much of an up-cost. If you don't mind the lack of convenience, you can still get great views around the ship but a balcony is a little more protected and easy to pop back into your room to get warm.
  5. You aren't missing anything. Royals benefits for Diamond and above are WAY better than X's Elite. The 5-7 happy hour with Elite is very inconvenient as it's right around dinner time and you can't order drinks with Elite benefits from the MDR. We've never used laundry either, but that's the next best benefit in our opinion. If you have the drink package already then the vast majority of Elite status is moot.
  6. https://www.tomlovescruising.com/2019/01/28/independenceots/ The Indy was Amped so that's a big positive. Love what Royal does with their AMPED ships!
  7. The more we've sailed on varying styles of ships, the more we appreciate the Royal Promenade/Esplanade. They make it very easy to navigate around the ship and provide a grand casual space. We do not care for Centrums at all. They don't provide the grand space inside the ship like you get with the Promenade, and makes the inside feel chopped up. It's a night and day difference to us, reinforced by our sailings on NCL and Celebrity both of which only had Centrums. You mileage may vary but that's our take. Liberty for sure all else being equal.
  8. Thank you for the wonderful video Tatka. Brings back great memories of sailing on Liberty (our previous sailing was out of Galveston). In Bermuda, did you tour on your own and use local transportation or did you book through Royal. We're doing the 5 night on Liberty to Bermuda in June this year.
  9. I totally thought this was going to be another thread about Bluetooth speakers
  10. Used to see their posts all the time. Typically enjoyed their content. Haven't seen anything months. I hope all is well.
  11. Rushing to open the door to the hallway is a pain. I wish you knew ahead of time what they were going to announce. 🤣 Art sale, no thanks. Captain's announcement providing some relevant information about the sailing or port, yes please.
  12. Agree completely. A few other small differences... Freedom class has the cantilevered hot tubs, a separate Sorrento's and Café Promenade (instead of them being combined), and I think Freedom class has freshwater pools vs saltwater for Voyager class (I could be wrong on this last one). Personally, I love the AMPED versions of both classes the most.
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