shamona2ad

Hello Cruisers

Let me start off my introducing my husband and myself. We are from Atlanta, GA and we are fairly new to cruising as this will be our 4th cruise. We are in our 40's no children but we have a dog named "NUPIE" and will be celebrating Bobby's retirement on this cruise.

I am a planner and enjoy reading detailed information about major purchases or vacation locations. Since our first cruise I luckily found Cruise Critic and it has been an important resource to me for planning our cruises. This is my first review and like other first time authors of reviews I only hope my review can offer others insight into planning their cruise and/or answer questions you may have. With this 12 night cruise I made the decision to give a pre/live review so I can insure I capture everything each day and not forget important details [emoji16]. I will include some background links, post pictures and detail as much as I can for those who are new to cruising as I am.

We decided to sell on the Anthem as it was advertised as an innovative ship with many new activities. We selected the 12 night cruise to really enjoy the time and with the excitement of visiting 6 ports we could not resist. Our other cruises have been 7 night cruises so we are excited as you can imagine. Taking advantage of a weekend special, we decided to try the new Royal Suite Class and booked a Grand Loft Balcony Suite which is included under Star Class. For those not familiar with the Royal Suite Class (Star, Sky, Sea) see the link below. Star is the highest class with the most amenities and includes the new "Royal Genie" service.

https://secure.royalcaribbean.com/royalsuiteclass

After booking, a couple of weeks later a flash sale was advertised and we saw the Royal Suite was available. We decided to "splurge" and go for it. So we are now in the Royal Suite!!! My advice before final payment is to check the website frequently and call. Sales advertised at a better pricing than what you currently have will enable you to take advantage of the new price. We were able to reduce our cruise pricing twice based on sales. Just remember you can do this before final payment.

We are 7 days away from boarding and I will start the pre-review now. So here goes!!

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Great review to date!!

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