OCSC Mike

Amazon. Someone recommended them at RC Blog and several of us regulars over there bought them. They came in far more handy than I thought. We even used them in our cabin, clipped to the night table or the desk. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B088DFX1BB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8

The show on night 6 will be held in the main theater... the others are in the comedy club. Previously, they didn't take reservations for that one but the same thing showed up for my July Wonder cruise (but not in March or for my upcoming June cruise). How different the sets are depends on the comedians. Some will tell hardly any new jokes, others will have more new material. FWIW, we've seen Louis Johnson twice (last October on Allure and in March on Wonder) and we really liked him. His comedy is very "adult" though if that matters to you. He had new material for the main theater show b/c he works the crowd in the comedy club and does some improv. When exactly in July is your cruise?

Team shade here as well. I don’t tan, I burn. We usually sit in the Solarium. No interest in the main pools. Wonder’s enclosed Solarium can get warm so we found a nice shady spot with a breeze just outside the entrance. It’s not really near any of the pools & likely not seen as a good spot by many but we liked it. We’d rather look at the ocean than human soup or pool activities.

How long is a usual CD run?

One is doing 7N, one is doing 3/4N, one is doing 6/8N, and at times there is a 4th.

Darn, I thought they came out with some new Hawaiian sandwich or something! I've had plenty of Kummelwecks, I wanna try a Kowabunga!

I would definitely keep calling... and personally I'm not sure I could chill for nearly long enough to only call once a week but that's just how my brain works. I don't like having unresolved issues hanging out there. Just one man's opinion of course.

Oh, now we're talking about Explorer in 2026. I only looked at Utopia for this year and didn't see the screen shots. Don't mind me, wasn't following. There are some 5N cruises on Explorer in January 2026 starting at $182 if you don't mind only going to Mexico. That's pretty damn cheap, lol. EDIT: Nevermind, when I click through it's much higher.

FWIW, I never saw any low prices in July. The decent prices were for AUG-NOV when mentioned to me late last week.

Oh right, my bad. I don't ever have all the solo rules in my head. Sorry.

For a specific date or as a solo price? I ask b/c a friend alerted me to some reasonable Utopia prices. Here’s a 4N with a base price of $387…

You won't be offered any type of suite, not even a a JS.

Check the current sailing in the app for specifics. They will have an 80s night, Caribbean night, etc. I’ll be boarding the week after you. Enjoy my favorite ship!

Yep, could be any time between check-in and sail date.

If it's 14 nights, anyone on the ship (not in a suite or sailing solo) gets their own 14 points, including kids. The room configuration doesn't matter.

Yes, Solarium Bistro. It's free but requires reservations. It's essentially a Mediterranean-inspired buffet.

Yes but it must be the exact same category. As an example, not just interior to interior, it has to be 4V to 4V. Every cabin type has a unique code. Once officially assigned (not just seeing it from the bar code trick), your TA can switch you if you used one or you can call RC if you booked direct. *Obviously there has to be an available cabin in your category to switch to.

Working fine for me (Windows PC, Firefox).

Firefox and Chrome, no issues with either.

I'd be annoyed too. I wish I could help but no idea why the issue is so persistent for you. I changed my PW one time when the issue started and everything has been working fine ever since.

All true but if he's going to grab an arrival time for himself, might as well spend the extra 30-60 seconds to click on that arrival time for everyone else, IMO.

If you use the app you can select an arrival time for everyone & enter all other info later.

They usually e-mail you 5-7 days ahead of time. HM_Concierge01@rccl.com HM_Concierge02@rccl.com

That's exactly what I ask for. For my upcoming cruise I added a request for deck 5. We were on deck 4 in March and decided we'd rather avoid the casino if possible (our cabin is forward). We can also avoid the mob of MTDiners waiting outside the deck 4 entrance as we're leaving early seating this way. Not a big deal of course, we can always cross on the promenade and walk down a deck or two, but since I was requesting the table anyway, figured no reason not to add to the deck request. In all honesty, as long as we have a 2-top, we really don't care where we're seated.

Similar experience for us on Wonder in March. We only had 4 dinners together but we had some nice conversation... and the craziest part was something made the woman ask me if I posted here b/c she read a live review of Wonder from someone named Mike, lol. She said it helped her plan for the ship (their 1st time). And she was right, it was mine. Who knew giving out my insanely common first name on the internet would reveal my identity? 🤣 Everyone likes what they like. I've never even tried another cruise line and currently have no desire to. Different strokes...