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  1. Sorry itโ€™s taken so long to get this out! Thereโ€™s even less time when you are back from holiday than when you are on holiday! So as we said we had a one bedroom aqua-theatre suite, room 11334. Overall we found this room amazing! There were some pros and cons and weโ€™ll go through all our thoughts about it! Pros: Size. This room was ENORMOUS, especially for just the two of us. There were no less than 5 double door wardrobes, along with endless drawers and other cupboards. There were small drawers underneath each of the desks which were perfect for storing cruise compasses and other documents. There was the double bed, a table with four chairs, a 3 seater sofa and two armchairs. There was plenty of room to move the furniture around as well Balcony. Now, this may be an obvious one, but the balcony is a big pro of this suite. Again, the size of it is one thing, but also the variety you get. If you want privacy and sea views, you have the section outside the bedroom which faces to sea with armchairs and foot stools, . If you want to eat breakfast or relax, you had the deep section right at the back with a table and loungers, or if you want to catch the aqua-theatre show you have the high stools and bar! Absolutely the best balcony i have ever seen on a ship. Suite perks. Again this goes without saying but the perks with a suite are amazing, especially on Wonder of the seas with itโ€™s suite neighbourhood. The suite lounge is lovely, and has amazing views over the sports court and wake of the ship. Even watched a few of the flowrider sessions from up high. Also the included drinks, beer, wine and soda 11-11 and anything you like from 5-8, were incredible! The concierges were fantastic and able to arrange dining reservations at short notice and the reserved seating in the main theatre were very useful too. The suite sun deck was great, especially on sea day as there was always a space up here. Coffee. The nespresso coffee machine in the room was a great way to start the day, and then having freshly ground coffee in the suite lounge later on was perfection. But then again, i am a little addicted to my caffeine fix! Included room service. Technically a suite perk but having room service breakfast in the room or on the balcony was incredible. They bring a tablecloth and everything and it really sets it apart. We didnโ€™t try lunch or dinner but really wish we had now! Thatโ€™s the problem with the ship, too much to do and so little time. Cons: Pool on the sun deck. I showed some of the photos of the pool earlier on, and the maintenance levels were not great on such a new ship. The shape of the pool was pretty cool though Noise. There's no getting around it but the cabin was noisy. Most of the time it wasnโ€™t an issue as we stayed up quite late, but when we wanted to go to bed early (before 11!) on those nights the show started at 11 it could still be heard in the bedroom with the doors shut. Something to consider if this could affect your stay and there were shows this late 4 nights of the week,. Bathroom. There were a couple of small, niggly issues with the bathroom. The bath was very narrow, to the point where it was a bit difficult to balance if the ship was moving and we had to remove the plug cover to be able to stand under the shower. The tap on the sink was very close to the edge of the sink and water split on to the surround each time you used it. Not too much of an issue you might think, but then when the ship rocked a little this all dribbled on to the floor. And there is nothing worse than unsuspectingly stepping into a puddle with a sock on and have a wet sock for formal night! Also there was poor shower pressure. Long corridor. I know this sounds petty, but the corridor to the room was really long! At the end of a long port day it really drains you! And if you have mobility problems this is something else to consider. Opinion: So would we book the room again? Absolutely, as long as the price was right. We got a really good deal on this room, and it was not much more than a grand suite when we booked it. The balcony is absolutely incredible and really sets this room apart from any other room on the ship, except the two bedroom ones which are even bigger! We loved that balcony and spent so much of our time out there. We would definitely recommend trying the room, as long as the noise isnโ€™t a deal breaker for you.
  2. Hereโ€™s a few of the random bits of paperwork you get given around the ship including: special offer if you attend the spa raffle onboard emerald perks onboard diamond perks and departure info ๐Ÿ˜Ÿ the safe in the room had a light in which was a really neat feature!!
  3. Departure day meant another early morning. Our flight was at 1100 but ryanair recommended we get there 3 hours earlier, which meant leaving the ship about half 7. One quick last walk around the ship and then it was up to the suite lounge for a quick, light bite (it was too early to eat anymore and we were still full from the Mason Jar brunch!) before the suite concierge escorted us off the ship. This is a really nice service, however the departure process looked like it was going smoothly for everyone and we did not see a line anywhere! It was nice to get the lift all the way from 17 to 5 without stopping though! Luggage collected and we grab a taxi, a wait of about 2 minutes whilst the groups in front of us loaded up their cars. There was an enormous line of taxis so i wouldnโ€™t worry about not catching one. Ride to the airport was about 20 minutes and we got there about 0800. Which it turns out is too early as despite Ryanair sending us a message to get there 3 hours early, they donโ€™t open the bag drop until 2.5 before the flight! Once that was done though, security went smoothly and we were through and relaxing with coffee and breakfast. Overall we had an absolutely fantastic holiday, and if people are looking for a cruise ship with a lot to do on then iโ€™d say this is the one for you. The only probably with doing this ship on a port intensive itinerary (only 1 sea day in a week) is there are sometimes activities you miss as you are in port. For example we like doing the ice skating but couldnโ€™t fit it in, as between the ice shoes and the laser tag and nightclub the put on, it was only on one or two days in the middle of the day i believe. Other than that there are just so many options for you to choose from on this ship there is something for everyone, they even still have the card room which had some very comfy looking chairs. I would say iโ€™d be interested to see how the ship does when it is back at full capacity, but they should also have more crew by that point too so that should help make any lines manageable, although it wonโ€™t create more space on the pool deck! Please let me know if you have any questions, iโ€™ll be doing a short room review as well with our thoughts about it. Thanks very much for reading and all the interactions from everyone, and to little britain for their contributions from the ship. Itโ€™s really nice to know that people actually read and enjoy these! We are going on virgin valiant lady in july, and on NCL pride of america in september so keep an eye out as iโ€™ll probably do a live-ish blog on those cruises too! Until then, happy cruising!
  4. They did, I think it was on the sea day at 1030 but we werenโ€™t able to make it there, not sure if anybody else reading did?
  5. We are definitely big ship people and have been on all the other oasis class ships except oasis itself! We really enjoyed noticing all the changes from the other ships weโ€™ve been on but there is too much to do in just one week. And certainly too many places to eat at ๐Ÿ˜‚ Wish weโ€™d been able to do a back to back!! Maybe next time
  6. We really liked the music in there, and they had some different cocktails like the PB&J old fashioned which you canโ€™t get anywhere else on the ship. I enjoyed sitting in the rocking chair watching sunset and the food menu was really good too. Itโ€™s just a bit different to any of the other places on the ship and I can definitely see Royal fitting into older ships like they did with playmakers
  7. Sea day started with us having a last breakfast on our balcony and then heading up for a semi-private lesson on the flow rider. Setting up for the pirates parade There was myself and my wife then two other people for the hour long session and it cost $69 per person. We each got about 15-20 minutes of one on one tuition as it overan a little bit and I would say it was really helpful to get some more practice and specific tips. After that we had a warm up a bit, it gets a bit breezy on the back of the ship on a sea day, so we headed to the cantilevered hot tub to get the chill off. We had the tub to ourselves, it was 0930 on a sea day and we had a great time looking down straight into the sea. I really like the infinity pool style so you have the clear glass, itโ€™s a shame there is only one of them now though. We then headed down to the thermal spa for our first trip of the day and had it to ourselves. The pass for the sea day was 29 USD + gratuities. I Think it cam to about $34 in total. There is something to be said for getting up early on a sea day if you like some quiet time in the public areas of the ship. That being said there were pool lounge ninjas about who managed to sneak out and peg out towels and then sneak back to bed without being seen! After the spa we headed up to the mason jar for brunch. There was a lot of food but it was all tasty, I really like the cornbread they give you, and my blueberry Johnny cakes with bbq pulled port were a really interesting combo of flavours. The chicken and waffle was tasty but a bit heavy, and the stuffed French toast was a bit too rich! They even served you dessert for brunch, but we could not fit it in. The band were playing a short set at lunch as well so was nice to listen to them. One thing to note is that we had pre-paid for brunch on the cruise planner and then later also booked the dining package, and the manager was able to refund us our money for the pre-booking. So if there is a reservation time that you absolutely must have and you are planning on getting a dining package, you can prebook it as long as you are happy with getting it back as onboard credit. Hope that makes sense to someone! . After brunch we took a few laps of various parts of the ship to try to burn off some calories and then headed down to the boardwalk as they had a family fun day on. The trip so far! It was a bit windy around the shop, you can just b make out the waves in the pool They had candyfloss, candy apples, hopp games, the big band playing and all sorts of other fun activities. Everybody seemed to be having a great time and it was an included event too! some of the candy in the shop looks like Lego! Whilst we were down on the boardwalk i did a bit more rock climbing, i really do love this wall! There are some easier and some really challenging climbs and its really tall. We then headed for our second spa of the day, trying to get the most out of the thermal pass, before getting changed for dinner. Before dinner we caught a bit of the international flow show on the flow rider. This is the first time iโ€™ve seen something like this on a royal ship and if you see it on the planner i highly recommend going, everybody had a great time. The staff are incredibly talented and were doing human pyramids, flips and all sorts of other tricks on the flow rider. I struggle to just stay standing upright! IMG_6694.MOV IMG_6712.MOV IMG_6716.MOV IMG_6717.MOV IMG_6724.MOV IMG_6708.MOV After the show we headed down to grab dinner at playmakers, unfortunately we forgot that the UEFA final was on and the entirety of playmakers was booked out, not a table to be found. So we headed to Johnny Rockets instead for dinner, which was delicious as always. Apparently I was so hungry though I forgot to take any photos! We headed back to the room to pack up ๐Ÿ˜ž always a sad time, and then headed back to the Mason Jar for a final few drinks and to catch the last seat of the Country trio. It was a great time, really high energy and they played everyone's requests that they knew.And then that was it, the cruise was over and it was time for bed before waking up for our flight tomorrow morning.
  8. Not in sky class, we paid for our thermal suite access. It star class though, I imagine they get anything they ask for ๐Ÿ˜
  9. we left the ship about 0815, and there was no line at all to get off, straight through the terminal. We do walk relatively fast though so depending on you rapped you may want to adjust the time, itโ€™s about a 2-2.5 km walk.
  10. All good, thank you ๐Ÿ˜Š just found it hard to squeeze everything in whilst on the ship๐Ÿ˜‚
  11. Ours was 11334 on the port side, Iโ€™m assuming 11734 is the same as our one, but just flipped around. There are a couple of YouTube videos of one bedroom ATS but the both have different layouts! Very confusing!
  12. There you go, should all be uploaded now. Enjoy the planning, itโ€™s one of my favourite bits of a holiday!!
  13. Sorry about the weird post with a load of photos in a row on, i was trying to upload photos whilst on the move and it didn't like it, and also wouldn't let me delete them! Also i can't seem to rotate photos once they are in so sorry if there are a couple of upside down ones dotted throughout. I would say it is much easier to upload photos now i am on my stable home wifi ๐Ÿ™‚
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