jean87510

yes. I actually was looking at the YC in Northern Europe as well. We were on the Divina and really enjoyed it.

We have actually booked with Emerald cruises for December 2025 out of St. Martin doing the BVIs. Price wise it was cheaper than a Royal itinerary out of San Juan I was looking at. We did have to pay in full but ended up getting 50% off because we did that. We are not fans of the bigger ships. We now pick for itinerary and a big bonus if no Cozumel, CocoCay or Nassau.

Once in the YC, you have zero reason to leave the YC. For the price, it's great.

No. 90 minutes seems a tad bit unbelievable with the app. I've been on a couple of busy ships on Carnival and maybe 10 minute wait? 90 minutes is a bit exaggerated. I thought it was extremely easy and much more efficient to book your time on the app then your phone buzzes when table is ready. Similar to many restaurants on land. I liked it much better than standing in a line with coughing grouchy people. It appears you don't like using your phone onboard. A lot of us do and prefer the app rather than paper. The 2 top tables on every cruise ship I have been on (Carnival, MSC, Royal, Celebrity, Norwegian) in the MDR all are too close. We don't like it at all as we prefer to be loners and antisocial when we eat. Good luck in finding an out of the way 2 top. Only place you might is the back of the buffet or your room.

That makes sense. However on this cruise the servers definitely knew who the Pinnacles were by the pins and they addressed them by name (server to Pinn). My husband reminded me that the one night we were in there they asked for it 2x as we both got 2 Coke zeros. We remarked to each other how Royal was a little cheap with their suite guests by using vouchers for Coke Zero. I think we stopped going after that as 1. Our room was much more comfortable and 2. Too many Pinnacles thus not allowing places to really sit and relax without hearing the war stories. Our only other time was when we were on the Voyager 7 months prior and it was a much nicer quieter experience. When we just did MSC YC we were just blown away by the Top Sail lounge and the service so thinking back compared to RCCL suite, it was so much nicer. Moving forward we do have an OS on the Radiance in September, a GS next year on the Grandeur again 2x and I believe a GS on the Brilliance. I will definitely pay more attention as we do use our now 5 vouchers to stock room with sodas. May have been just a fluke plus us not knowing much as we were pretty new to suites.

Good. This was one of my suggestions. Glad you did this. Better safe then sorry.

It was a strange experience. Because I needed my card to get into the suite lounge so obviously not sneaking in. I think 2 drink vouchers were charged 1 night then the other night 1 drink voucher was charged. We were new to suites and it was our 2nd time as a suite guest. So I know now no vouchers to be charged between 5 and 8 in SL, correct?

So if I am in a GS and above, during the suitr happy hour 5 to 8, the server should not ask for my card and use one of the Diamond vouchers? Because it did happen to my husband and I more than once last July on the Grandeur.

leave them in safe and keep track of the time.

The point is it shouldn't be a copy. The raised seal obviously is not a copy. But whatever.

it does in my state.

Ok

I have been asked as well and my card was taken. More than 1x on same cruise.

Are their passports expiring in 1 week or closer to the 6 month date? Bring birth certificates with raised seal just in case. I think you should be fine. If not, based on experience with a sister traveling to England and never checked her passport date, you can renew in person at a regional office if travel is less than 10 days. Just remember to renew when you return!

We found the bars at the Spice and Buffet were not very consistent with making drinks. The bar on 8 midship had excellent friendly bartenders. We rented a Roadster at Moorea to explore on our own. When we were at Belvedere, we actually saw a giant tour bus park at the car park!.