Tree_skier

You’d be fine I imagine.

I don't remember if I had to but I didn't wear mine when I tried it.

Yes

I'm going. to enjoy following along. We want to do this same itinerary in 2026. We loved Odyssey when we were on her in 2022. We had almost the same cabin... We were in 10326 🙂

Good score! I booked a 2 br GS on Navigator the day the itineraries were released and scored as well. Within a couple of days the same cabin, for four people, was over double what I booked it for. I stopped checking prices after they all sold out. The 1 br GS is still way more than what I got the 2 br for so I'm pretty sure, even if I did price out the 2 br, it'd be even higher.

chances are if you booked at a decent price a sold out category would price higher than you paid.

I have been late getting back to the ship twice... Both times I was on a ship sponsored excursion and they waited. That being said, I don't hesitate to book a non-ship excursion. I just make sure I have a little extra time between all aboard and the expected end of the excursion. If your are booking with a reputable excursion outfit I wouldn't have any fears.

I mean it is possible that some cruise out into 2026 are filling up fast but I suspect that that is not the case. That being said, most pricing lately seems only to be going up. You're most likely going to get the best price the earlier you book.

I've also noticed a little softness in pricing for extra in the cruise planner. Things like the Cococay beach club and the water park, while not down to where they were just post covid, have definitely settled lower.

They hold back inventory

Like @RFerrington said, go to one of the specialty restaurants immediately upon boarding. Book all your specialty dining right there. For the fastest service have a list of restaurants and times you would like to eat. Do this a quickly as possible. The longer you wait the more difficult getting the times and places you want will be.

I'm not a Sushi eater so that makes the choice for me even simpler. I always enjoy both however, if I was going to restrict myself to just one I'd probably choose Jamies. If you are a steak eater the steak in Jamies is awesome so you get the best of both worlds.

I'm seeing that more and more in my area (CA home of the $20 per hour fast food wage). Hard pass from me.

No Uber has worked fine for us in the past and although we have used other services the last time it is probably what I would use in the future.

I'd be curious too... We just had friends get back from a multi generational family cruise and all of them came back raving about the ship and service.