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We booked a guarantee for the first time back in April, for our upcoming October cruise and saved right at $1,000. Same - the waiting is making me crazy! 🤪

Hello, I've done well with eating - we will see if the scales reflects it on Thursday! I did have a rather encouraging "non-scale victory" on Sunday. I wanted to wear my white pants to church (I haven't worn them yet this summer), so I ironed them and put them on. They were too baggy to wear...last summer they were too tight to wear! 😊 Terri

We were on deck 7 and didn't notice any promenade noise to speak of.

We loved our promenade cabin on Liberty! It was the first time we tried it, and I agree with others that the cabin seems roomier. I really enjoyed the window, bench seat, and people watching. Enjoy!

I'm hoping some people can answer your question, as I've also been searching to see what if any sugar free smoothies, mocktails etc. are available. Surely they can at least accommodate your need for low sugar smoothies!

I'm happy to say that I'm down 2.6 lbs from last week, which is a relief because I had a 2 lb gain last week! I volunteered in the kitchen for our children's church camp that week and, well, you can guess the rest of the story! I am in WW (are we allowed to say that?) and reached my 1st goal a couple of weeks ago, so I have set a new goal of losing 10 more pounds before our October cruise. Belle, that's amazing that you stayed the same on a 21-day cruise!!! 👏 And good for you too, Jan! That's a nice loss. Izena, I'll take staying the same rather than gaining, anyday! Nice work, ladies! Here's to another week filled with hope and good intentions 😁

I ended up calling RCI Crown & Anchor today and made the Mason Jar reservations for us and our friends (I had their reservation # too), since I wanted to make sure we would have reservations at the same time and with a table for 4. I did check availability online first and it only listed 1 available time for the day we wanted - when I called there were several more time options available for that day.

poocher - do you know if this is the case for Mason Jar brunch? Not buying a package or any other specialty dining, just MJ. If I buy it online, will I be able to reserve the day/time as I'm buying it? We are traveling with friends and want to make sure we have the same reservation time.

I have a love/hate scales relationship! For unexplainable reasons, sometimes I jump up a pound or 2 in a single day and then a few days later drop 3. Today I'm up 1.5 pounds, but I did go to a wedding shower yesterday. I ate mostly veggies, but I did have ranch dip with it and a few pieces of summer sausage/cheese with crackers. Then for dinner I had a serving of tortilla chips with my salad. I'm guessing the sodium is probably the culprit this morning. *sigh* I know I shouldn't weigh every day but it helps me be aware.

Hello all, I have to get in the habit of checking in on Thursdays! I stayed the same this week. I lost a little during the week but it must have been water weight because it came right back the next day lol. We are enjoying beautiful, not too humid weather here. Walking is my favorite exercise, so I've been getting out most days. My mini-Aussie enjoys it too! Have a wonderful weekend!

Hopefully the uniform shorts will work for her! Just wanted to say I understand where you are coming from as far as finding what I considered "decent length" and being able to wear them long enough to warrant buying them. Same for me as well when we were raising daughters. And now for my daughter raising her daughters!

We usually don't eat dinner in MDR anymore either - we tried it once last year and didn't go back. We usually do like WJ for dinner, and I definitely want to try Solarium Bistro! I'm almost convinced to try the Mason Jar brunch too, based on your review. We really like Park Cafe and Sorrentos - thin and crispy pizza sounds great! El Loco Fresh will be a must-try especially for me. WJ could be a disappointment though, because I've always enjoyed the wide variety of good choices. I am quite sure we will never find ourselves lacking for food! 😁 Thanks again!

Thanks for taking time to write the review and for the good information. I'm more hopeful for the food options now, although we will not be doing many, if any, specialty restaurants. We will be sailing on Wonder for the first time in October 🙂

Hello everyone! I have lost some weight since February and hope to lose 12 more pounds before our October cruise. I'm feeling so much better physically and mentally - I don't even mind so much having my picture taken 😄. Maintaining after reaching goal is the hardest part for me, but we have another cruise booked for October 2024 so hopefully that will be extra motivation to keep it off this time! Looking forward to chatting with you all.

It's a coffee recipe that is often used for keto/low carb diets where you consume higher amounts of fat and fewer carbohydrates. Coffee with 1/2 - 1 tbs of butter added, and sometimes people will add coconut oil or MCT oil. Spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice etc. can be added to enhance flavor without changing the nutritional value. A have a friend who loves her bulletproof coffee but it didn't appeal to me.

We love the Freedom class - it's our favorite! We've sailed on all 3 ships, with Liberty being just last year. We feel like this class is just the right size for us with lots of activities, places to relax, the Promenade, and they seem to handle the crowds well. Have a great cruise!

I redeemed points from my Royal card this past Saturday evening. I received an email the onboard credit Monday afternoon. I was pleasantly surprised and booked our excursions right away.

I will find out how I feel about an interior, on our upcoming Wonder cruise. We have had balconies, a promenade, a CP balcony, and an oceanview. The oceanview cabin was definitely our least favorite - this was a few years back on smaller ship and forward on a lower deck with a tiny little porthole window and located right above the anchor. That was so noisy early in the mornings. I'm feeling a little anxious about the interior guarantee cabin...I booked it thinking is there even such a thing as a "bad" cabin on Wonder??? But maybe that was flawed thinking?

I like this topic lol! * Bacon (because we very rarely have it at home) * Salad (because I can fix it just the way I want it) * Pasta dishes (because I love pasta but have to watch the carbs, so I can have just a taste of a couple different ones)

I enjoyed several different mocktails last week on Liberty! I searched the boards and made a list in my phone's notes. My favorites were pina colada, strawberry lava, and peach daiquiri. Another good one was a Tropical Splash made by a bartender when I asked him to surprise me...it was really good!

I love that you get to take your mom on her first cruise! I would go with Independence. There's so much to love about this class, without being too overwhelming. I enjoy both Labadee and Coco Cay, no preference there. I hope she loves cruising, whichever ship you decide on!

Thank you, Sea Dog, for your live review! I've enjoyed reading your story-telling writing style, and thanks to your review and photos I am now thinking we will try the MDR again for dinners. We began having dinners in WJ a few cruises back because of the quick in and out, but those photos are enticing! Thanks again - only 22 days! 😁

We have a Bingo Blitz VIP group on our upcoming Liberty cruise...we have been forewarned that they are "wild and crazy"! Sounds interesting!

We haven't been to CoCo Cay since all of the additions, so we watched a video on youtube yesterday that helped us a lot! It was a Royal Caribbean blog video. He takes you around to all of the different areas, beginning with Chill Island. He showed the towel exchange location. Maybe you will find it helpful for some of your questions too.

I am enjoying your live review! We will be boarding Liberty in FLL in a few weeks, so it's exciting to see your pictures and read your comments. Keep the posts coming and enjoy your cruise! Terri