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Oh yeah, that reminds me. Our cabin was on deck 10 right at the elevators whilst the Empire is right under it on deck 8, but we heard words being sung by the singer clear as a bell late after bedtime. Don't they insulate anymore? I mean there was deck 9 between us, they might as well have been right next door! Well, at least they didn't keep us up too late....

My daughter's regular balcony (not infinity) was what I am used to with a bank of 4 drawers and the vanity drawer and 4 cubby baskets under the clothes closet which was generous. We used our two cubbies for dirties and shoes

Ascent in April coming up, can't wait, we have an aft this time. Not accessible but my chair folds up to the size of a suitcase. Hope we can put everything away this time.

Sorry I do not understand why my pic is on its side. It is right side up on my photo files.???

Got back a week ago. Firstly, we found our new favorite ship. Everything is a 10 except for one thing which I'll get to later. As usual these days, check in was a breeze and we went directly to muster and then to Aqua Market for lunch. Got Gngr bowl and it was pretty good. Also got the Crepe, YUM. We were cruising with my daughter and hubs and this was their first cruise on an Oasis type ship so they were really wowed. First sentence was..."WOW, it's huge!" Went to MDR to check on our 4 top on window and it was great. Cabin time: our interior accessable cabin was a big disappointment. It was quite large, but the storage was non existant. Don't worry, I made complaints to Guest Services and talked to the hotel mngr after Top Tier and then on my exit review too. Why? There was only one drawer, that's right 1 drawer in the whole cabin. And it was the vanity drawn under the mirror. This forced us to live out of our suitcase for all folded clothing. We were shorted 2 cuby baskets as well...while Daughter had 4 and at least 6 drawers in her balcony cabin. I just can't hang with stuff all over the couch etc. Brought pleny of magnet hooks and we surely needed them! There was plenty of room for at least 3 chests of drawers along the walls with plenty of turning space for a wheelchair or scooter so I couldn't figure out why they did that. We unpacked our hanging clothes and went exploring and it soon became evident that this ship is the berries...all of them. Even with kids I saw nothing to complain about. And the food on this cruise was excellent...the best Windjammer offerings we've ever experienced. MDR also good, albeit not a lot new. But it was good. We were at the Empire the next evening and it was an experience! We were in costume and that was so much fun. For me, there was just too much food and drink to partake of. After dinner we were miserable. But it was all tasty. And I didn't finish even one drink. But it was impeccably served and the waitstaff were really in the spirit of the theme. They were fantastic. The trio was dynomite too. Especially the piano player and the base fiddle...fabulous! For us it was worth the money and the highlight of our cruise! The first show was Aqua Action and we have never seen such a spectacular show on land nor sea. Truly a feast for the senses. This is a must not miss. Wizard of Oz comes in second and was also magnificent. Truly Broadway class. Skating show was good but nothing much new, but we always love it. Pools were always pretty crowded, we never even made it to Hideaway, we chose to stay on board for all ports but Coco so we swam in the morning at Cloud 17 and the Cove. I went down one slide, I think it was purple and that's all the energy I could muster. It was sure fun though. One of our favorite most visited places night and day is the Overlook and the pods, it is accessable with a dedicated elevator so no problem for me. We just loved it in there. The weather and the seas were absolutely perfect the whole week, water almost like a mirror most days. We really threaded the needle considering Helenne was on her way. Bar service was great everywhere, 1400 was our favorite followed by the Lime and Coconut at Cloud 17. There was so much we missed doing and before we knew it, the dreaded Friday sign came out in elevators. BTW, the new elevator system is fantastic. Hardly any waiting in fact the majority of our rides were us two only. Now for Coco Cay and the horribly expensive Hideout Cabanas.....that were fabulous. But one and done for us. Since my daughter and hugs treated us, we loved it but would not pay $1399 for it. The butler was terrific and johnny on the spot and of course the infinite pool was heaven! There were only 3 other cabanas occupied so it was very quiet and we loved that we could use our phone music or theirs, great audio system. Food was good but nothing to really write home about. Coconut shrimp was the best! Pizza was very good everywhere on island and the ship. We were off the ship in 10 minutes with no problems self assisted. In short, we LOVE LOVE LOVE this ship even with kids and families, didn't pose one single problem for us...no different than any other ship in the fleet. The only caveat would be I think Cloud 17 and the Cove should also be Adult only...oh and Swim and Tonic too, the kids have the whole of deck 6 to themselves and they can do the big pool, so I put this in suggestions on my exit survey. We are determined to book Star as soon as we can.

Ditto Todd has done that many times and swapped for a cold Heini.

Same here, actually Todd prefers it but since I just love the rum barrel, we get it mostly. I drink Grigios or Chardonnays predominantly along with a good Prosecco with which I make my Mimosas. But on a cruise I get into the dark side more, Ha! 😈

The best I've ever tasted, we had by the glass on Liberty of the Seas, Caymus Cab, We had a BOBO so we ordered it, it was $60 a glass so 2 for that price, our friend Douglas ran all over the ship looking for chocolate to go with it and brought some to us...I couldn't believe how good it was since I didn't believe in those overpriced snob wines, but dang it was good... haven't had it since YUM These days, we don't drink a ton of wine, but our favorite is still the Mondavi Rum barrel merlot, you gotta try that. No bite.

You have not because you ask not........ASK! I can't say here the number of requests we have made that were honored by RCCL.

One year in particular when the Northwest had a really wet season, the wine from that year was outstanding, the Cab,...we and our cruise friends scoured San Antonio for them. We bought cases! I think it was 2012. yummy. But we happily consume a Walmart wine Liberty Creek and think its a good solid table wine. Really cheap!

I didn't say they were on the list, I said we are taking them for our allowed wine............

We love that vineyard. We're no wine snobs though. We buy Ste. Michele all the time at home. It's a good Washington state grown and produced wine. I've had some crap from the Loyalty Ambassador so they do have sub par bottles, but never for the amenity. I'm taking Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio and Todd is taking Robert Mondavi Rum Barrel Merlot, our faves.

I wonder why they took it off as a do it yourself option back in the day. Easier just to choose online.

(800) 526-9723 and pressing 9 still listed in C&A pages.

Some are, I always get a bottle of Kendal Jackson Chardonnay, nothin to sneer at. Here's the lowdown: As of today.......... 23_You will receive complimentary welcome waters in your stateroom upon arrival on the first day of your cruise. Emerald and Diamond members receive 2 water bottles per person. Diamond Plus and Pinnacle Club members receive 3 water bottles per person. Guests must be 18+ years of age to qualify for this benefit. 24_The Chef’s Choice gift is exclusive to Diamond, Diamond Plus and Pinnacle Club members on 5+ night sailings. Gift and frequency of delivery to the stateroom varies by ship and length of sailing 25_No amenities will be delivered on sailings less than 3-nights. Only one amenity will be delivered on sailings between 3- and 6- nights. All selections must be made at least 10 days prior to sail date and may be subject to change — should your amenity of choice not be in stock onboard, it will be automatically substituted for an item of similar value. Amenities are delivered throughout the sailing. Not all items will be delivered on the same day. Members and their travel advisors may contact a Loyalty Specialist to select or make changes to their amenity preferences by calling (800) 526-9723 and pressing 9 at any time during the greeting message. All amenity preferences are per household and are based on the selection made by the primary member in the relationship. Hours of operation: Monday through Friday 8am – 11pm EST; Saturday and Sunday, 9am – 8 pm EST. Amenities are delivered onboard only and will not be shipped to the member post-sailing. And the list: https://www.royalcaribbean.com/content/dam/royal/resources/pdf/cas-amenities-jan-2024-final.pdf

It said "Oh Ship, something went wrong" so guess I'm just way too soon. thx

Thought I'd throw this in. RCCL goes above and beyond. My daughter inadvertently forgot a backpack thinking that her Hubs had it, so it was left in the terminal. She called when she noticed it wasn't among her luggage well on the drive home to San Antonio from Galveston. The RCCL rep spoke to her on the phone and they mailed it too her, 2 days later...voila! And it couldn't have been cheap, they absorbed the cost.

I went all the way into the Chops rez including the payment page and never found a URL...am I just stupid?

Then maybe that will chill the price! 😂

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How far out, it's not on my cruises for our cruise.= yet

I understand that...It's dinner theater too. Everybody's talking about it not being on the app. It isn't on my cruises dining either. Some have reported they had been able to book early but some say not. I don't want to miss out since the pickins are slim, only 72 slots or something.

Yep, if you can't get up and get going early you gonna miss out....sleep is for the weak! 😴😪LOL

What about the Train? That is my primary target for our 2025 cruise??? In fact the entire reason I booked.

I have removed them myself and flung them out in the flour...gets me pretty steamed. I have previously recounted the story about a packed solarium where we stood and waited at least 15 minutes for chairs, loungers...anything...nobody came for the longest and so we did the above. As we were sitting down, the foursome playing cards at the table next to us got up and said, those are our loungers! Can you believe it? They had taken loungers AND a table! I said "not any more" and proceeded to enjoy them. They were insulting but I paid no attention to them. Can't stand line cutters nor chair hogs. I would never do either.