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Sea Dog, thank you for the detailed review (with a ton of pix) of the Adventure. Also, a big thanks to the other’s that sailed along that added to this fantastic review. DW and I will be sailing on AOS for the first time this Dec for a 6nt New Years cruise and then again next May on 8nt with 2 other couples. We have been on the Mariner 5 time so I was really interested on how the were going to compare. I think the only thing I might miss is Playmakers. I love the fact that they still have the Champagne Bar. So, between the Schooner & Champagne bar I should be able to get my Bourbon fix. I did try their new Schooner drink menu last month on the GOS and I agree that Marshmallow Old Fashion is good. I had to bring my cigar lighter for them to use to toast the marshmallow, they were trying to use a small little Bic lighter that wasn’t working. Thank you for the heads up on the MDR, I had already purchased the 3nt DP so our plan is using our BOGO on the first two nights and the using the 3nt DP with one additional night having Sushi. This way we can skip the MDR. The only kink in my pan is the 2nd night is New Year Eve and the want $99.99 pp for their “Holiday Dinner” in Chops & $95.99 pp for Giovanni’s, and according to the website you can’t use your DP or BOGO. I’ll have to double check when we get on board. Thank you again for the great review, I took a lot of notes. LOL Safe travles.

Thank you NRWPA for the update, hopefully they will have some on the Mariner too.

Checking to see if anyone has seen Crown Royal back on RCL cruises. We are going on a 8 night Mariner cruise in a couple of weeks and the wife only likes to drink cocktails made with Crown. Washington Apple is her favorite. I on the other hand like bourbon so not a problem for me. We were on the Harmony back in September and there wasn't any Crown on the ship and the DW was not a happy camper. I have read and heard from some of the bartenders on the ship that Royal had lost the contract with Crown Royal, so I wanted to check if they have ironed things out. I know they still sell Crown Royal in the gift shops, but the shops and the bars are two separate entities and the bartenders can't just go down the shops and grab a bottle. Thanks for any updates.