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They had it there in early March

Another vote for Tabyana if you are snorkeling. Easy walk out from beach to excellent snorkeling. The RC excursion gives you chairs on the beach, transportation with multiple return time options and an unremarkable but harmless lunch. If you have your own equipment you can book either the beach break or the snorkel excursion which gives you equipment…but yes the west bay area is busy, chairs closely spaced and with sales vendors present, but for me the snorkeling is well worth it. You can taxi there on your own but Roatan is just about the only place we have just done the RC excursion to tabyana rather than “do it yourself” because it was convenient.

Another vote for independence in the GS given the young kids. Personally my favorite is Oasis class, I’ve never stayed in a suite (and frequently do insides or neighborhood balconies), and prefer 7 or 8 night cruises over 5 nights BUT I can’t imagine choosing one little balcony room when traveling with small kids over a 1 bedroom suite when trying to WOW Mom since the budget allows. (Now if she’s more impressed with bargains there’s nothing wrong with a balcony room). Also I recommend making sure the balcony guarantee on Wonder that it is an ocean balcony guarantee if you are counting on an ocean view—on Royal’s website it will potentially (likely) be a neighborhood balcony—

Yes. DH birthday is the 29th. Have a great birthday cruise!

Feb 24?

Agree wholeheartedly. If you could swap weeks and do the 8 day on symphony to Aruba I would do that but when we faced same itinerary/class/6 vs 8 we picked odyssey.

Big difference but decision probably depends on what you view as the most important things you like about oasis class. Central Park, ease of crossing forward to aft, water shows, ice shows, dual flowriders all missing from odyssey. Indoor pickleball/playmakers venue, sky diving simulator, shows in the 270 venue missing from oasis class…

One court on radiance as of May 2023.

Anyone know how many pickleball courts they run on adventure of the seas? Thank you!

Had the weekly pass on Radiance in May 2023. The time slot was irrelevant so I just picked a before dinner slot to purchase the pass. Just came and went as I wished for the week. Enjoyed it for the northbound Alaska sailing. Booked ahead of time through cruise planner which does not allow the diamond plus discount. Turns out if I had waited until on board I would have saved some $. Don’t know if that’s always the case…it was my first purchase of the thermal suite pass so I just wanted to plan ahead.

Could you tell me how many pickle ball courts are set up on the adventure? (Likely in the morning hours only). Thank you!

On the northbound May 19-26, 2023 Radiance trip the internet was working well with very few glitches. Download speeds of 3.78 mbps on the average. Worked at Hubbard glacier as well as between ports of call…much improved from pre-Starlink days.

For those wondering: Day 1 out of Vancouver: Day 2 sea day enroute to Juneau relatively clear skies but no problem when cloudy this morning. Overall, similar speeds as on oasis class ships in the Caribbean

Thanks.

Can you tell me about the guided glacier hike—which company, fitness level, see ice caves on basic hike or just “advanced”?? Thanks!