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On our second milestone (210) ship was out of blocks.. so we filled papers. Had to wait and call, but eventually received it. #1 and #3 we received on the ship. Both Anthems. Old and New.

So why are you doing this on cruises? Royal and other lines are using autogratuities to compensate crew well just like in Australia. The only reason it is not collected together with a fare ...collected money are not counted towards the profit and no taxes are paid on them.

We like both. Benefits and a lounge. We think Royal's benefits are the best, and they are achieved the earliest. We would go crazy if we instead of cruising would work on achieving this status.

We just cruised on Anthem for Thanksgiving week and many times before. I did not see any. Will check in January.

You can even sneak in by teaming up with a Diamond+ while nobody sees. They don’t usually have cruise police by the door. 😉 What are you looking for inside of this lounge?

And just for the record. We are not Loyal to Royal. We sailed with 8 lines and with some (Princess, Celebrity, NCL) even after we achieved this noble status… but in a process we discovered that Royal is the best combination of everything (including number of ships and variety of itineraries) for us.

Don’t rush to conclusions. They are very important! This is why I share experience and recommend how their dreams can be achieved sooner! Not real status, but similar enjoyment. And what is a real status anyway? Don’t thank me. It’s my pleasure.

Do the Math. Why other people should calculate it for you? 🙂 If I were you I’d try to enjoy your cruises while you are on this honorable mission. Buy drinks, photo etc and you feel like a Diamond instantly! Remember when you are a real Diamond like some of us you will start chasing another dream of your life … being Diamond Plus… because it’s a Diamond of higher quality.

We had 4 among us from Jan 2022 to Jan 2022. First time together and then each separately. Tested after our cruise. Almost after each of 14 cruises we took since pandemic people in groups reported being positive. I don’t think people are testing on the ship much aside from own tests… or they feel really bad. Do people quarantine with a flu?

Oh, I would love to have blood wurst(?) on RCI ships for breakfast. We had it on Celebrity.

Just checked … maybe something happened from our two cruises on Liberty this year and Adventure last year. Nope … current schedule on them. Some music is available

Maybe not from 5, but close there is live music in Centrum and some other venues on Vision class. I believe on other classes maybe not always, but often too in schooner at least

Do away with towels check. Add roof over all Solariums. I am not sure about better food… I am already struggling. Maybe provide shots of Ozempic/Victoza? LOL

I don’t remember two ice shows or two Aqua shows on Allure prepandemic or on Oasis. 1 Broadway and 1 other production show on Allure yes.

I would love to see kids (boys!!!) listening! Pick closest chairs/table as some adult like to talk.

Almost all boys and girls in US are playing soccer as their first sport from 5-6 yo. Well.. it was a case since mid 90-s when we moved to US. My son could not make high school team by 2000-x and he was playing recreational soccer (football) Soccer is probably #5 sports overall (tough competition I'd say), but kids and now adults know now. Mind you... this ship ICON is sailing in US probably due to high US demand and willingness to pay... 😉

If you buy it then it is worth it for you. Check what is included and decide.

We just walk with our luggage. Always. It makes this process so much easier.

We do this cruise every September now. People will probably miss Acadia now, but Boston, Halifax, St John and Portland are great stops! Weather can affect experience and our last one (Sept 7th) featured tons of wet weather, we missed St John due to hurricane Lee too, but weather affected many cruises this year. We LOVED it and are booked for next year again, Liberty also features nice entertainment. This is my movie It does not include great stop in St John that we missed. This is from a year before on Advanture and in Portland you can also do more than we did this time around

Exactly Diamond, Diamond+, Pinnacles receive Elite perks - they do not receive Elite+ or Zenith perks Elite, Elite Plus, Zeniths receive Diamond perks - They do not receive Diamond+ or Pinnacle So there is no point to compare 2 days of free internet which only applies to D+ .... And yes we like that there is reciprocity. Carnival umbrella does not have it. It does not matter how much you sailed on Princess or Holland, or Carnival, Costa, Seabourn you are at entry level on others!

We just finished our #60 cruise. 31 out of which was with other 7 lines. We cruised with 8 up to 2021 when we switched completely to Royal. We know that there are at least 3-4 lines out of our list which offer better food. Princess was our #1 together with Celebrity at some point. They had huge seafood buffets … and overall food was much better. RCI just works better for us now. Especially as we now cruise 3 times a year during colder season out of Northeast.

Princess is more “foodie” line, although our last cruise (New Year 2020 on Crown) was a bit disappointing in food department. My husband likes to order a steak. Even simple steak was not on daily menu. And other selections were nowhere near of what they offered in the past. RCI invests more in amusement.

You are comparing D+ to Elite. Celebrity has Elite+, but match only goes up to Elite. Celebrity offers Elite breakfast daily for several hours with Bellinis, Bloody Mary, Mimosas etc. As for drinks … yes menu is different, but it’s more extensive than what Royal used to have on limited menu, and you can get it in almost any bar.

Vegan dishes are already vegetarian, no?

I think #6188 did have deeper balcony … even though it was obstructed, which didn’t bother me one bit. Deck six didn’t have inside cabins, maybe that’s why overall rooms + balconies are larger?