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I think it’s kind of impossible to satisfy everyone in a situation like this. Royal Caribbean certainly doesn’t want to have to shell out money and have dissatisfied customers, but a passenger’s medical emergency is completely out of their control. I’m proud of them for doing the right thing and getting the person medical care, even though it cost them a fortune to do so. There will be people who are ecstatic at getting an extra day, as I would be if I were in that situation. There will also be people, however, who will be negatively affected financially with flight costs and/or missing an extra day of work. There will be people stressed who are having to solve childcare and pet care situations back home. The situation is awful for many people, but it is definitely not Royal Caribbean’s fault, and I think they are trying to make as many people happy as possible. I know if I or a loved one had a medical emergency that necessitated immediate care on land, I would sure hope whatever cruise line I was sailing on, would make the right call for me. I would feel bad for all of the impacted passengers, but ultimately, life-saving care is more important. To those who received an extra day, I hope you had a fabulous bonus day of vacation, and that you did not incurred too many added expenses or stresses. To those about to board, I hope that you cram seven days of fun into six days! Most importantly, to the person receiving critical care, and his or her loved ones, I pray for a successful recovery!

Thank you for providing more info. I’ve had and enjoyed the regular pedicure onboard but think I’ll try the Fire and Ice this time.

Oh that’s cool her scene aired! Ok, I’ll be interested to taste them next month and see if I notice a difference.

Greece, Italy, and Spain would be a trifecta of culinary delights for my hubby and me! 🤞🤞🤞 we get picked to participate!!

The shows were at the normal times on all of our Mediterranean cruises, regardless of the length of the cruise. We are go go go people when we travel, so we were too exhausted from our 12 hour touring days to take part in mini activities in the evening, but many did enjoy them. The Beatles tribute was a highlight on each of our sailings and Europe with lots of crowd participation. Have fun planning!

If you go the route of paying $20 to enter, do you have to enter for the whole cruise, or can you pick and choose 1 day here and there to play?

I so enjoyed reading the account of your cruise. I too adore those suite wallets.☺️ My mother-in-law and I have yanked our hubbies’ ones after ours became worn out. My hubby is still upset about it. 🤣 It’s good to know that the peanut butter cookies are still available; you just have to ask for them. I hope your sister had tons of fun so she will cruise with you again in the future. That picture from yesteryear in Hawaii is beautiful; is that of you? That’s so cool your sis got to have a bit on Magnum PI; too bad they cut it! Happy sailing to you!

That would not be cool to have a trip ruined; I wish you the very best of luck getting a deferral!

I use a small, crossbody purse that’s my ship purse because I have a variety of things I need or want with me. If all you need or want is your cell phone, your crossbody pouch sounds like a good plan.

I have not bid. I have just kept checking the bidding page.

If you plan on going on Bolt, yes. If you want water slides, yes. If you’re into the new food venues, yes. Otherwise, no, IMO.

We are about to do this itin, and we did the RT Hawaii out of LA years ago. I love all the sea days, plenty to do to enjoy time aboard the ship. My hubby does get tired of the sea days. You really won’t know how you feel til you do it, but I definitely find this a worthwhile cruise.

I am going to be one of those to tell you to do Princess because they do Alaska better than any other first line. They own their own lodges, which enhances the land portion of the experience. If you are set on Royal Caribbean, though, they contract out their land tours to Alaska Premier tours. They are a good Alaskan tour company, but they don’t own their own lodges.

I’m so sorry for the loss of your beloved wife, and it’s awful that no doctors thought to test your wife for an embolism sooner. 😔 It’s cathartic to talk about it; thank you for having the courage to share it on here. I’m so happy you 2 could share a wonderful cruise shortly before. God bless you as you grieve.

I am pleased to share the the bid prices for our upcoming cruise finally hit Earth, for some categories at least. Based on my experience, it seems like they start out high, and the closer you get to sailing, the lower the bid prices MAY become.

That’s too bad. I thought on the short cruises, they give you a dinner at a specialty restaurant in lieu of the party.

OK, the picture really helped. It’s like massive people slept tonight after night after night on those to wear them out so much because they can’t be that old with the ***** not being that old. I’m sorry you scored unlucky ones. You would think Princess would have noticed and replaced them.

My husband would love to do an Asian cruise, but I want to wait until they’ve been running them for a while to make sure that they stick and go smoothly. Hopefully they do!

That is disconcerting! Is anyone currently on the Majestic who could report to us? Perhaps the person who commented that they’re closed could ask Guest Services. That’s a really big deal.

They have been trying to do this for a while, and thankfully, the experience has not changed for us…yet at least. We value the adult oriented, upscale, traditional cruise experience, that Princess gives. It’s fine if there are some children, but if there are a ton, it really changes the experience. Princess can market to younger adults without making it a heavily frequented by families cruise line. We started out cruising Princess in our 20s. There are plenty of adults in their 30s, 40s, and 50s without kids who would be a prime market to get hooked for life.

There is a website that has great pictures of one of these staterooms. Search for B100 Sapphire Princess, and it should be a top hit. I didn’t realize that the Sapphire has these; I thought they were true oceanviews. They are just like the Royal class forward facing balconies that are huge, and I would recommend them as long as you don’t get seasick. I’m surprised there’s no balcony furniture though; if that’s truly the case, that would suck. On the Royal class, you are warned that they can make it so you can’t access the balcony during certain conditions, but we did not encounter that when we had one. If these are priced lower than other balconies, I say, go for it, but if a regular balcony cost less, I might be inclined to just do a regular balcony.

They’re relatively equal, but there’s just something special about the Sapphire that gets to your heart. Also, like others have pointed out, the Sapphire has Skywalker‘s, which is a really cool venue. Sapphire also has four separate dining rooms, and I don’t know if they are doing this post Covid, but before, they each had one unique entrée to that dining room, and we really enjoyed those. The Majestic would have more for the teens, but you are right that the two you picked have indoor pools, and that alone is super fun for anyone. I’m sure there will still be plenty of teens available for them to hang out with on these two ships. Alaska typically attracts families in the summer.

Goodness; I’m sorry you went through all that with the flights and the fall! Cruise line air works great…unless there’s a problem; if there’s a problem, it adds an extra layer of inconvenience, complication, and stress. If you have a problem, it’s best to be able to call the airline directly, and they are more likely to solve it to your satisfaction, being direct customers. I am very surprised, though, that Delta couldn’t see that they themselves were the cause of the problem on the way home, and should definitely have accommodated you on alternative flights. Good luck getting reimbursed!

Try Princess; the Majestic will take you to Glacier Bay, which is a highlight. Princess was an original cruise line to Alaska and does it best.

I agree! My hubby and I almost booked our first NCL cruise because of the promo, but when I saw the summary screen, we could go on Azamara for less!!