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Enjoy your AI. Thanks Helen. Hope you and Marty had a great time visiting with your new grandson. We plan on giving MSC a try. The worst thing that could happen is that we don’t like it, but others who like Royal also really like MSC. Hope you get rid of your cough.

@jmh2006 Have fun on your cruise. @DaniDanielle Sorry to hear about your friend. @BonTexasNY Sorry to hear about your daughter and best wishes for your surgery. @Sunshine3601 Enjoy your cruise on the Anthem.

@bobmacliberty Glad you had a good time at that beautiful resort. Thanks for the pictures and info.

You always have such a positive attitude. Please eat lots of ice cream and shakes. Looking forward to meeting up with you again on Bella’s cruise. You know if I could help you with the ice cream I would. To bad it doesn’t work that way. Lots of hugs from Mike and I. I don’t have short arms and mine still look that way. I’ve given up trying to make them look any better. It’s a waste of time for me.

Love all the pictures, especially the orchid ones. Hope you’re having/had a great cruise.

Thanks, I also hope you get to book the Star

Probably very true. It’s a great way for people wanting to check her out without paying the crazy prices. We were looking at a 7 day Freedom out of PE when I remembered the Icon was 7 days. It was a no brainer for us even though we really like the convenience of PE.

You got to enjoy the additional cruises that it took to get to D+.

Ok, you had me confused when you said you were on Jewel’s final Arctic Circle and Norway cruise in May, since we are also on the Arctic Circle and Norway cruise in August. The only difference is a few different ports.

Have you read the last 3 pages? That will answer your question.

You can look at it the other way also. If Royal can afford to run a business and make money then they can afford to pay the crew a decent wage. Have you thought of that? Probably not.

We are starting to look elsewhere. Royals prices have gone crazy and others are now looking better and better even with our Pinnacle perks. Right now we’re on our first Virgin cruise. So far so good. Next we plan on booking MSC. As others talk about how much they like Princess we will be looking at those also.

I’m Pinnacle and I don’t get any Royal cabin for 2000.00. There must be more to it.

In May or August? We’re on the Arctic Circle cruise on her in August and then the TA.

What type of cabin is that and is it with some special offer?

I think you’ll be in for a shock.

I'm 5 pages behind and haven't posted that we got on our first Virgin Voyages cruise yesterday. I'm going to post photos of the ship and food/drinks, or I'm going to die trying. 😁 Today is a sea day. We are in the Sip Lounge which is what I'd call their champagne bar.

Glad you made it home safe. Thanks so much for doing this review, it has been very helpful.

They don’t have insulated ice buckets?

That was my thought also, but you know it’s not going to happen. 😆

So sorry to hear about Charlie. Hope he feels better soon.

Great itinerary and beautiful pictures.

@SteelCityCruiser10 Thanks so much for the comparisons. The info was great for our first cruise on VV in 5 days.

Maybe ended up being mimosas?

Thanks, that’s sort of like Royal, but it can be done on your phone. Love the new way. I thought I read somewhere there is a cruise line still doing it the old way, but I couldn’t remember who it was.