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It is fun hiding and finding the ducks! Remember hiding and finding Easter eggs? It’s just like that. Even the staff collect them. We are ready to hide this bunch on our upcoming NOS cruise.

This is the Post: We are booked in an HH on deck 15 which looks to be next to where the new balconies will be added. I hope they do not change the HH suites!

I agree. Welcome to LA, my home port. 🙄 LAX is even worse IMO. 😂

Thanks! 🤗 We have always gotten the dining package and usually feel it is worth it. On the Vision the specialty restaurant food was better and the ambiance calmer than the main dining room. We definitely received great service too! On my upcoming 3-day we are NOT getting the package. Our friends we are sailing with did not want it plus we all got the Key and Chef's Dinner instead. We plan on being out all day in Ensenada doing a private wine tasting with lunch tour, so having the package would be a waste IMO. Enjoy your upcoming cruise!

The resort is a 15 minute drive from the port. I am not sure it would be worth it considering that time frame but up to you.

Ditto to that. I will add that there is NO SUITE LOUNGE in the Navigator terminal. There IS, however, a nice lounge in the other terminal seen in the photo. Smaller ships sail out of that berth. Also, the last two times we have sailed on the Navigator (2022-23) they did not open the terminal until 10:30. They used to open up at 10, but post COVID this has not been the case for some unknown reason. We sail on her again Aug 4, 2023 so we shall see.

Enjoy your cruise! Yes, I too wish Royal did a longer overnight in Bermuda. We were on the NCL Prima in May and did the three day in Bermuda. That plus a Coco Cay stop would be a dream cruise!

You are up there about 15 minutes. That is plenty of time to look around and take photos. The entire ride was about 20 min. It takes time to get up and down. So fun! Our guide pointed out different islands and places of interest. Cool.

The water was, at the most, 15 ft. There were areas you could stand too. The water is crystal clear! The platforms are not really conducive to sitting and hanging your feet off of. They do have noodles and life vests you can wear, though. After snorkeling I just floated around with a noodle. The water is very salty and buoyant - It is so easy to float in this water.

Thanks for following along. Feel free to ask any questions as they come up. I will try to answer them.

We just did this a week ago. The included food was offered at 2 venues (The Grill and the Chicken Place I think). We booked one of the cabanas which was really nice and ordered food from Umami Burger instead. The drinks were really good! NOTE - food and drinks are NOT included with the cabana. Waters, sodas, and a bottle of wine are included. You do get the free food with the Royal excursion, though. If you have kids and enjoy water parks then this is a good excursion. We enjoyed the Lazy River and relaxing in the sun.

Well, we all made it back safe and sound. Of course, we each had flight delays which really stinks and causes us to reconsider sailing from ports that require a long flight. We now have to consider flying in TWO days early rather than one, which adds to the cost of cruising. The Vision is a smaller ship and reminds me of the Caribbean Princess/Grand Princess ships a bit. I will say she sailed smoothly, which was great for my DDs. I think she needs some revamping and upgrading which we were told was going to happen in the next year or so. This is a good thing! The Viking Lounge needs to be reconfigured so that the dance floor is not so separated from the seating areas. Also, the Some Enchanted Evening Lounge needs to be modernized and renamed 😂. Our suite was nice but the balcony was super small compared to other suite balconies. Although the living room windows are nice, they should have made the balcony bigger instead. The bathrooms are on the smallish side compared to other suites as well. I am not sure why the Royal beds and pillows are so uncomfortable. Princess and NCL Haven suites surpass Royal by a LOT in this area. Perhaps the newer ships are better? Staff: This is where the Vision excels. The staff were some of the very best. Our Concierge, Jaime, was amazing! He surpassed many of the butlers and concierges we have had on other lines. He loves sailing on the Vision so I am not sure if we will see him again. Major Bummer because he is that good. The bar staff were fun and good at making drinks that we love. They learn your names and what you like and will mix up your fav and hand it to you! Nice. Food: The main dining was hit or miss but the specialty restaurants were wonderful. The steak in chops was one of the best I've ever had. The only disappointment was the lobster. I like fresh lobster so I hardly ever order it on a ship. Entertainment: This was lacking IMO. There was only one good band onboard. The DJ played the same tired list over and over again. The songs were not even from this century/decade at times. Compared to other ships I give the entertainment a 6/10. Vision is a smaller ship so during sea days there was not a lot of things we were interested in doing - so we would duck hunt and drink. 😜 The ports were good to great We love Bermuda and Coco Cay so this cruise worked out well for us. I do wish we could have spent 2 full days in Bermuda. I am not sure why Royal does not offer those longer overnight cruises like NCL does. Coco Cay is THE BEST private island IMO. LOVE IT! That balloon ride was super fun! I am glad we had great weather. Would I sail Vision again? Maybe. Sailing out of Baltimore was a breeze (except the flying part), so if they offer great itineraries and revamp/upgrade her, then I would consider it. Update on the Springhill Suite issue regarding locking my DD out - I complained about it in the survey and they apologized and added 5000 points to my account. I will never stay there again, but at least they acknowledged their HUGE safety issue/mistake. NEXT CRUISE - August 4th, 2023 on the Navigator. A short 3-day weekend getaway before the school year starts up. I have already ordered ducks which my DD and I will be hiding as we sip on our espresso martinis. Until then - Cruise On!

Our final suite breakfast. We plan to head out at 9. Our flights are not until later so no need to rush. I’ll give my final thoughts when I get home. It’s been a fun cruise!

We have seen a lot of military ships and coast guard vessels zipping around tonight. 🤔

Boo hoo!

We had our final dinner at Giovanni’s which was excellent, again. Funny how empty the specialty dining restaurants are on this ship. The food is so good too!

Enjoying the Concierge Loubge for the last time.

Then we re-hid more ducks. It is not real sunny out so we got packed up, shopped a bit and laughed at our photos.

We had a lazy day today. We started at the Sip Tour Brunch.

Final Sea Day. Boo!

Chefs Table was delicious’

Yes! We have found and re-hid quite a few!

We had a relaxing sea day today. Did some tanning, drinking and duck hunting/hiding. Tonight we are doing the Chefs Table so I ate lightly today to prep.😂

Talk about a flat ocean!! Great tanning day!

Yes today and our final day tomorrow.