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I'd rather have the chill subdued music at the adult Hideaway than Lagoon pool. They can play anything, they are just rockin out for the crew is my guess! I hope we have smooth jazz and new age spa so we can relax with no kids!

My excitement is at fever pitch! Cannot wait.....it will be a hard summer for us. Love the new vibe in Central Park.

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/cruise-ships/deck-plans

I hope there are some good drone flyers in PR

I think she'll fit the bill for even those of us who aren't sliding down slides, surfing or gliding around. That's the key to her design, something for everyone. I'm looking forward to relaxing in the Cloud 17 adults only pool, the Cove pool or Swim n Tonic pool or the Hideaway pool or the longest pool ever, Bay pool... all whilst the kiddies are safely ensconced down below in Surfside or waiting on the stairs for the slides. I don't anticipate any kiddie interruptions to our chill up top. And then there's the Overlook lounge up front by the Aqua Dome, just chill away watching the sea...So much to do, it may require a B2B!! Gotta love it.

That looks mighty tasty, but how much???$$$ We have quite a bit of OBC coming, maybe able to swing it.

We haven't been able to get our discount in the last 4 or 5 cruises 😭 So they have effectively negated that bene lately.

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/content/dam/royal/resources/pdf/crown-and-anchor-society-benefit-grid.pdf

I agree, we have a 5 day shorty from Galveston so we could get through the year long wait for ICON! I'd do Utopia any day! I wouldn't miss any of the stuff you mentioned...been there done that multiple times. In fact one Quest was all it took.

There is no way they will ever get $90 out of us for that!

I'm spending mine like it's water. I'm on borrowed time and I can't take it with me. I only have enough time for approximately 20 more cruises....bad genes!

They are more than adequately compensated...or they would stay home with their families and work. I've had many of them tell me it's way more lucrative on the ships. Then again, I had one maintenance crew tell me he only made 50 cents a day...grain of salt!🙄

We do help them collectively.....every cruise they get assessed gratuity and more from our hand to theirs.

That's why I'm thinking they will eventually have t lower the pricing after the hype is over.

All the newer ships, even with Carnival are outrageous. Jubilee which just premiered had their insides at $3300+ for 2 peeps, I just priced them hoping they'd be better than RCCL, we haven't paid that pricing except on Celebrity in years. And our ICON sailing was only $2400. The general economy is the culprit...and I won't say more about that subject! Grrrrr.😡

I believe, based upon history, the pricing will eventually come down, after all if they could offer the first couple months bookings at the lower price last year, why not next year. I think it's a case of waiting to see what the market will bear in the coming months. We could not book ICON now, at almost triple what we paid last October 2022. Monitoring now to try to get our Grandson and friend an inside so they can go with us in September, just not seeing anything affordable for them. But hoping that by July after payment due, the prices may come down. Just a guessing game at this point.

But constantly arguing about an apples to oranges issue?. "Free" versus "at no additional charge" is the issue. Arguing semantics is futile. Along the same vein, I've bought pre-formed hamburger patties at our local Wally World and they tasted like ground cardboard so I am equally jaded with them. I now mostly make my own patties but I wish they could find a vender with really good ground beef!

The key for this diabetic is the mix...can't they come up with a no sugar one? 🥺 These days I stick with my two faves, lemon drops and Mojitos, but I bring my Allulose in a small container and ask them to use that instead of sugar or mix because they are simple to modify. It works but not as good as their versions.

I noticed Erika from America's vids, the one I posted, was published on You Tube on the Royal Caribbean channel so she had to have been under their auspices whilst Chris' was not. I think her posts were considered PR. That's my guess anyways. What difference does it really make anyway. Full disclosure.......wouldn't hurt a thing. I already knew this ship was going to blow everyone away. And...there will always be naysayers...that's life. For me, it'll be a very long wait with many You Tube vids between now and our Sept. booking...

Loved seeing the pilot depart from up close and personal...THANKS

We rarely eat out these days either...I always cook since we are pretty strict about Keto and eating meat. No processed food. We did eat burgers at Chili's the other day, first time in months and it just about broke us! LOL Taco Bell is the only place you can still eat cheap and we just wouldn't be interested in that any more. In fact, I can't wait until next cruise...what a treat! Alas, no Costco or Sam's for about 100 miles 😭 The cost of living in paradise!

I still hoped for a much broader usage like scenes from ports etc. Like the Las Vegas sphere which can create some awesome images. But I like it as just a moving artwork as well. Great snag Lloyd.

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They certainly don't call me that. We don't even require much and keep our cabin ship shape. We've had stewards remember us by name on other ships 3 or 4 years apart. They call me Ms. Rebecca and some of them are on a hug basis. I'm happy with it. Sour dispositions are not my fortay. I don't think my small requests are worth their angst...and certainly not worth yours.