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Based on your comparison with Celebrity and RCCL, it is most definitely not the same. The bathroom situation is awful, but depending on what type cabin you get, it may not matter. The Haven suites were refurbished recently and I don't they have the split bath issue. My problem wasn't that - it was that the frosted glass at the doorway was not as private as one might like especially if someone opens the cabin door. Do you go for itinerary or for the cosmetics and layout of the ship? I have found after 45 some cruises, that the itinerary is what is important and the busier the itinerary, the less time you are on the ship. Do what makes sense to you. The Epic is a nice ship but not as posh as Celebrity and the newer huge ships of RCCL. We are actually cruising her again in April for the TA and it will be just awesome disconnecting...

I got it for $49.00 pp (5 of us) last Black Friday for the end of this month on Independence. Which is great cause my husband and I will just be there to keep an eye on our grands and I didn't want to spend anymore than that to not participate.

I got it for $49.00 pp (5 of us) last Black Friday for the end of this month on Independence. Which is great cause my husband and I will just be there to keep an eye on our grands and I didn't want to spend anymore than that to not participate.

Where do you go to do this? I'm Platinum and don't see anything.

Thanks. That's the one I was looking at.

My next question. We live in the US and will be traveling to Italy, Israel and Greece. What type of VPN would you suggest for a Firestick to be able to pick up my recorded shows or casting from my iPad to the TV for recorded movies/shows? TIA

May I ask what you mean by negotiate? We are going to be on the Odyssey and traveling from Rome to Greece to Israel and such.

Yikes, RobinMN! That's alot of information. Thank you so much! We are from Tennessee going to the Greek Isles and Israel, so thinking that is a bit far from home. Gonna research the VPN thing. Completely clueless at this point but have a couple of months to figure it out. Thanks again!

Thanks Biker19! Great advice. So no remote?

Please "dumb" this down for me. I am technologically challenged and hoping to be able to watch recorded shows on my Firestick that we use at home. We are on the Odyssey for 14 days in October and I'm trying to figure out what I actually need to be able to use the TV with my gadgets. I have an iPhone and iPad and can purchase a universal remote (which one?). What does Casting mean? We tried the HDMI cable and the Firestick on the Harmony in December and it didn't work, but we didn't have a universal remote. TIA. Please no snarky remarks. I've read everything I can on these forums and still confused.

Good evening. I was just with some friends that were on a cruise for New Year's and they advised they were charged for drinks while gambling in the casino on Carnival. Is this the case with Royal Caribbean as well?

Thank you everyone. I change it this morning and all is good!

Very experienced cruiser here but stumped... If we are booked in a large balcony cabin on the Odyssey and want to upgrade to a Jr Suite (just because its more room for a 2 week cruise), do we loose all the excursions and packages we have booked or do they just change our cabin for us? Or would it be better to wait til the upgrade offer (assuming there will be one)? And then, do they just change the room without loosing all the prepaid stuff we have? TIA

Thank you!

Good evening. Has anyone done the catacombs tour(s) in Rome? There are so many to choose from various tour companies and looking for recommendation(s) from anyone that has done one and was it worth it? Looking for something to do a couple of hours the afternoon the day we arrive (Sept 30). TIA