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Really enjoying your review. Did I miss pix of the suite pool area? Will be on first RCI cruise and in GS, so interested in this area. The CK sounds great so I think we'll save our $ on pay venues.

Sad that it's almost over for you, but what great memories.

Safe trip home.

Thank you! I ended up recording a video walk through of the Suite areas. Going to upload to YouTube and I'll post the link. :)

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Sophie has a thing for strawberries, so I asked if they had any whipped cream. Sure enough, they whipped some up for her (see what I did there?).

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Entrees! The lamb shank was ENORMOUS. Mike had the fried rice. I also asked for a teeny glass of champagne to celebrate a wonderful cruise. 🥂

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Dinner in CK again! Here is the menu along with pics of our appetiser selections. I got the mushroom terrine and Mike got the Shrimp Cocktail and a Caesar Salad.

They made another mini salad for Sophie that she loved too.

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Sophie demolished her lollipop in about two seconds flat. [emoji23]

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We keep bumping into the piano guy all over the ship. It's such a neat contraption. It has buttons and levers all over that make different things happen, including fart noises, applause, disco lights, there's even a drawer that pops open at kid-height full of lollipops. We ran into him again on the elevator and he was singing songs about all the places people lived who were in the elevator. It's such a fun entertaining touch.

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Lunch was at Mini Bites on the pool deck. They have burgers, hot dogs, fries and all the toppings for nachos or chili cheese fries. Yummy desserts too.

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Johnny has a Segway, a small motorcycle and a pet parrot. [emoji23] Here is his wall!

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Just got back from our bridge tour! So cool to see all the navigation equipment and meet some of the crew up there. The view is also (understandably) spectacular.

We were all "metal detected" before entry, and they asked us to please not push any buttons. [emoji23] Bummer because I wanted to honk the horn.

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Yes, I'd switch. Coastal Kitchen is wonderful and we ended up eating there every night also.

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One of my favourite responses from the Captain... when asked by a guest why there is less movement on Harmony than Oasis... "Perhaps there were more Honeymooners on Oasis?" [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

Here is a fact sheet they handed out. Some pretty neat stuff on here. The food facts always fascinate me!

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Q&A with the Captain. The stage is still set from the Hideaway Heist show. Mike and Sophie went to it when I was in the spa. They said it was a lot of fun and featured some of the acts from the Fine Line show, such as the divers and slackliners.

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My breakfast this morning. Eggs were a little overdone. Everything else was perfection. One thing with the food that we love this cruise is that hot food comes out HOT. [emoji1360] One of my MDR complaints in the past has been cold food. Pet peeve of mine, especially meat. CK has their food temperature nailed down.

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Starbucks tastes better at sea! Started the day with breakfast in CK, I got the Full English which was amazing. Proper English bacon etc. After breakfast we headed down to Q&A with the Captain. He arrived by motorcycle. Quite the entrance. He's an entertaining guy, and the guests had some great questions. It was held in the AquaTheatre, so Sophie climbed on the kids climbing thing again for a while afterwards. Now we are off to the pool for a bit, before our Bridge Tour!

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Yummy! We will seriously miss the Coastal Kitchen after tonight! The service and food have been wonderful. We didn't miss the MDR at ALL and we missed the CK he night we dined at Wonderland.

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When we got back to the ship it was time for dinner, so we headed to Coastal Kitchen. Here is the menu for night number six.

We were boring this night and ordered the exact same thing! We both got the Tomatoes & Mozzarella and then the Short Rib. Both excellent as usual! Pics to come.

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One thing I wasn't a fan of on this excursion, was the photographer. He would take pictures of everyone but when we got to the beach, they printed all the pictures. So on the journey back, they would present families with their pictures and ask for $12 per image. Luckily we guessed that might happen, so we didn't allow any pictures (much to the dismay of the photographer). So just keep in mind that if they take your picture, they will make it so that you feel guilted into the purchase. 🤷🏼*♀️

Having said that, everything else was great and I would recommend them to anyone!

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After snorkelling, the bar opened, serving Margaritas, Beer and Soda as well as water. Music was playing and the crew were walking around making sure everyone was happy. Here is Fury Beach! Tons to do. Inflatable aqua park, kayaks, floating mats, hammocks, lounge beds all included as well as open bar. Food was available for purchase. We didn't get any, but it looked and smelled great. You could also pay extra for massages on the beach and jet ski rental. ($75 for 30 minutes for the jet ski)

After 90 minutes on the beach we got back on the catamaran to more part music and headed back to the dock. It was a lot of fun, very family friendly. They even let Sophie sit on the steps at the snorkel spot and put her feet in the water, which was nice. (She could have snorkelled if she wanted, but she was too scared).

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Ok here we go! Let's go through the rest of yesterday. We did the Fury excursion and had a great time. They picked us up right on the dock, so it was only a two minute walk from the ship. We sailed around the ship for a picture, and they gave us a safety talk (always hold the railings, if you are snorkelling you must wear a life jacket etc). Then we sailed about 5 minutes out to the reef. You could see the cruise ships from the reef which was neat for pictures.

The reef was full of all sorts of fish. We saw rays, zebra fish, neat Coral formations etc. We have done several snorkel excursions and this one I saw the most fish for sure. Mike went in first, then swam back to the boat and hung out with Sophie while I swam. After about 30-40 minutes we got back on board and headed to Fury Beach.

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so you were able to change cabins with your guarantee?

 

 

 

i checked for the fun of it and my sailing now does show a GTY for 2900 total price. my d5 is about 2100. of course no one but me can figure if 800 is worth it. but i have to admit i wouldnt ever voluntarily book on deck 13.

 

 

 

now maybe if i got a TA with some OBC and free grats it would be a steal.

Yes. Within the same category. So I'd check to make sure there are several rooms available in each category first. Your mileage may vary of course. I've heard of some people not being assigned a room until arrival, for example. Or the category may be sold out etc.

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The TA has no input in a guarantee stateroom selection. However, once a stateroom has been assigned, Royal normally allows guests who are booked under US/Canadian rules to change to any available stateroom in the same exact category as has been assigned. The TA would have to request this.

Yes. We have done this every time we have had a guarantee.

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I lied. I'm going to bed. Review to come tomorrow. It is WINDY tonight. Balcony door is whistling even when locked closed, and we are rocking pretty good. It's sending me to sleep. [emoji42] Lots more to come in the morning. Night all!

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Here is another shot. This is from our room on deck 17, looking down on to the Empress pool deck.

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Took this today in Cozumel. Quite the difference between the biggest and the smallest in the fleet! Harmony and Empress, side by side.

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Review to come later, but here is the boat we were on today!

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