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I am a little different.  I...AM...SICK... OF...LOOKING....AT...THE.....OCEAN. Last year we had a rear facing Loft Suite..  I have never used my balcony so much......multiple times a day.  Again, I'm different....I hate the beach.

Yes, you can pull up loungers. When we had one we were provided the two loungers in the Cabana and two loungers outside. I am not sure about the shade at the new location.

Does anyone know if the chill island cabanas will still have their own buffet like they do now?

I don’t think that they will. Chill Island is not an exclusive area. Only Coco Beach is exclusive and has an admission charge. I think all other Cabana guest eat the same buffet as everyone else. Similar to the Cabanas on Nellies Beach at Labadee.

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THANKS! this is a huge help... I found a couple pics but it's hard to tell what I'm looking at. We would probably go with Chili Island or Lagoon Cabana.. my preference is an ocean view but it looks like it is not walking distance to the water park. Can you tell how far chili cabanas are from the water park? and is the Lagoon area right next to the water park?

The view on the map does not appear to be too far apart. When you first enter I think you go left, over a bridge, to get to Chill Island . Straight ahead to get to the Lagoon and slightly right to get to the Water Park. There are videos on YouTube and an interactive tour on the Royal Caribbean web page. It had a nice interactive trip up the balloon that gives you a panoramic view of most of the island.

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We will also make a stop at Coco Cay in May 2019. Our cruise planner gives us an option of booking a Cabana at Thrill Water Park, Chill Island (the regular beach) or the Lagoon Fresh Water Pool. The Coco Beach and South Beach Cabanas will not be available until Dec 2019.

From the Cruise Planner pictures and descriptions it seems as though the Chill Island and Lagoon Cabanas will be the same as the Cabanas that exist now on Coco Cay and Labadee (wood frame, sectional sofa, two resort loungers, outlets for charging). The Thrill Water Park Cabanas look completely different. They appear to be tents. The description says a sectional sofa and comfy chairs. You don't know until you get there or see a trip report. They appear to surround the wave pool.

I really didn't like the picture of the Thrill Water Park Cabanas. But this stop is all about our son, so we went ahead and reserved one. The price includes full day admission for up to 6 people to the water park.

I thought it opened after dinner is ended for the late night activities for the adults?

Correct. On Oasis Class ships, Adventure Ocean opens at about 8:00 pm the first night. Just returned from cruise (Oasis). Dropped our son off on the first night. Same thing happened on Allure in 2012. Not so much on the other classes, not even Freedom.

Stayed in GS 14660. Did not hear a thing from above. We have a ten year old son who spends a lot of time in Adventure Ocean, which is on the 14th deck. Most of our frequented places (AO, Windjammer, Sports Deck, Arcade, etc) were within one or two decks, never really took the elevator, except for shows, The Royal Promenade and the limited number of times that we went to the Dining Room. Even then, I usually took the stairs. Deck 14 was very convenient for us.

From the Youtube videos that I have viewed and the deck plans, it seems that the center balconies are the biggest. Size decreases as you expand to either side. We are booked in 1730 this June.

The Beach Loungers are first come first serve. At least they were when we reserved two in 2016.

We had a really relaxing and enjoyable day.

They are on the far side of the island. They have golf carts to transport guests to lunch and back to the ship.

The walk would not have been bad, but it was so hot.

3 points per night solo in a suite. Yes, the wife will only get two points for the inside solo but have the partner status.

Thank you. I had no idea about partner status. This really helps.

Sail solo or sail in a suite.

Question: If you book a suite, sailing solo, do you get 2 points per night or 4, seeing that a suite is already double points? I am confused on this. Also, will the wife only get the points (2 per night, what they would get anyway without changing a thing) from the solo inside, being that she is not booked in the suite? It doesn't seem like she will personally make Diamond this way, but he will. I just need clarification. We are looking at something similar.

This is the first that I've ever heard of people not liking when you wear the card around your neck. I ALWAYS do this. I don't want to carry a purse and I usually don't have pockets on a sundress. I'm not going to hold it in my hand. I'll just have to be looked down upon.

 

There she blows

 

 

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I think this is one of my favorite parts of the cruise, driving up and seeing this. Looking forward to your live review. Have Fun!!!!

This happened to us in May (would have gone from Grand Suite to Sky Loft on Oasis). But we missed the call. They left a message. By the time we called back they had already given it away. Immediately changed the upgrade/upsell phone number to our cell phones.

Will everyone have to purchase the same package? My husband gets deluxe. And I usually get refresh or whatever they call the non-alcoholic one, the middle one. Do you think this will suffice?

Just had to jump in with an opinion, if you are Diamond or higher, to me the JR Suite is a waste of money. Over charged for the "space" you get. The perks are not that great. It is like you are the step child in the "suite" world.

 

Just saying.

There are three of us. A regular balcony does not cut it, space wise and especially with storage. The JS solved this problem. Will be Diamond after next years cruise. Will still get a JS. It is well worth it to us. That closet. I compared the difference between the price I would pay for a Grand Suite to the cost of just purchasing the extra perks that I really care about (VOOM and no room service surcharge). I come out better just purchasing the items. Plus, we were in a Grand Suite earlier this year. The only thing that I will miss is the bathroom with two sinks. I actually like the configuration of the JS better (that closet). I would rather my son be in the bed to the side of us, rather than directly in front of us.

That set up is only on EPIC --- you don't have to worry about it in any other ship in the fleet. So stay off EPIC if that bothers you.

 

Some of these repsonses are no longer valid as you have resurrected a 3 year old thread.

That's the one that we will go on.

Interesting responses. My family and I have only cruised on Royal. We are ready to explore a little, maybe try NCL. But I just can't get past that bathroom situation (sink in the room and stepping from the shower out into the hall/entry). I have a 10 year old son. I don't want him to see me at the sink or coming out of the shower. How do people deal with this with three or more people in the room? Am I missing something?

Great review. We were on the cruise right before yours. This was our first time cruising with more than two relatives/friends. I'm used to my spouse and my child. Thereby, doing what we want to do, how we want to do it. Its very hard for me to give that up. I had to muster up a lot of patience on this cruise. I've learned that not everyone is as timely as we are. We are the type that are early for everything and consider being just on time as being late.

I had to work on my facial expressions. :mad:

But all in all, I had a great time.

Deck 14- easy access to my frequently-traveled-areas:

Adventure Ocean (back and forth)

Windjammer (easily bring food back to the cabin)

Pool Deck/ Sports Zone

I don't mind the Royal Promenade and Dining Rooms being a little further. Exercise.

Unfortunately, our next cabin will be on Deck 8. Can't understand why they don't have JS for 3 people on any deck higher than 8.

Happy anniversary Mande , have a wonderful time . Dogs are our link to paradise , They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent .

Thank you!!!! Two more days, whoohoo!!!

Careful, you might encounter the wrath of the OP and her, I posted this but don't care what other's think! It does sound a like reasonable value offer though, too bad she missed it. The upgrade would be more than I spend on most cruises.

I'm sorry if I came off that way. I didn't mean that at all. Of course, I post because I would like to hear other's opinions. I was just saying that I really did consider this an upgrade, although, technically, it is an upsell. Thank you for calling this to my attention. I can come off a little harsh in person. I see that this can carry over to writing style also.

We changed the number last night. Looking forward to the Grand Suite. This was a splurge to celebrate our anniversary. We do enjoy the balcony cabins. But since our son is almost 10 now, we need the extra space. Usually get a Junior Suite. I don't know what we'll do when he out grows the sofa bed.

$1,650.00 flat. Well, I don't care what anyone else calls it, its an upgrade to me. I'm getting a $17,000.00 cabin (3 people) for $7,650.00. I was more than willing to pay 1650 rather than almost $10,000.00 to upgrade.