I have only cruised Carnival but after watching your Royal vlogs I can see why folks are Loyal to royal. Now that the Osaisis class ships are sailing out of Galveston I must give them a try. You and Robert give such good information and your enthusiasm is contagious. Can't wait to view the rest of the series. Hugs and ❤️.
We REALLY like the Oasis class.. the big ships have more to do and see than the smaller ships with Royal. I highly recommend coming from Carnival you try the mega ships. We found Adventure quite boring after sailing Symphony and Oasis. Hugs my friend!
Yes, we were but in this case the ship was much more crowded than full capacity Oasis for Spring Break. The crew were even remarking.. no idea why... Still had a great time! Hugs!
Hi Favor and Robert. It WAS very crowded we try to keep our distance still but sometimes it’s difficult glad the embarkation was so quick it is great way to start a cruise my friend .hope your new fur baby is doing well . ❤🛳😊
Very nice!! Very informative too. Parking, embarkation and activities are amazing. Thank you so much brother and sister for your work and positive thoughts. God Bless 🙏
We loved the Allure!! The Mamma Mia show was wonderful! We also just sailed out of Galveston on to the Adventure. The port is awesome! You always share some wonderful information!
This is a great vlog series! I’m so excited to book my first cruise with Royal Caribbean! ❤️🤗 Love the excitement you bring to Cruising! I learn so much from your videos! Thank you Favor!❤️🤗
So helpful! I've never sailed RCL before but jumping on the Allure next month. Thanks for showing the first day schedule. I want to do specialty dining on day 1 but didn't want to miss anything important. Thanks 👍
Hi Favor and Robert! That was a lot of walking, but so enjoyable! I would gain so much weight from all the food choices...lol! This is going to be a fun series!!! Hugs!
Thank you for doing this this will be our first cruise on the Royal Caribbean on the Allure of the Seas you have given me a lot of information thank you
That is the way Royal does the embarkation, we never have issues with Royal, last week on NCL was awful, they tell people to show up at 9am, and they have a weird way to let people in, so that is easy, we will not be doing NCL any time soon. Our way to go, in order, is Royal, Celebrity and Princess
I agree, since the return to sailing Royal ( and Carnival) have really done things to improve the speed of embarkation. Really sets the tone for a great sailing. So sorry your NCL sailing didn't go well. I like NCL but they are not my first or even second choice. Hugs!
When we did the Horizon last year in Miami, we didn't stop walking from the Uber to the lido. It was amazing. Probably same like under 10 minutes from Uber to Guys! 😀
It just sets the tone for the whole sailing when embarkation is smooth. Hope you had fun on Horizon! We sail her again end of April and I cannot wait! Hugs!
I just love your videos. What do you use to clip on your balcony railing when taking videos? Do you use your iPhone? I want to do a time lapse video when we are in the glaciers. We will have an aft balcony.
It's a claw clip or a gooseneck clip and my GoPro. I have a older GoPro 8 that I leave on the balcony at all times with a memory card and battery ready for me to just hit record at any time. You're going to love that balcony in Alaska! Hugs!
It was on my booking confirmation so I put it in the description box, too hoping someone would know. Haha. I am thinking it stands for “non refundable deposit” but they are not deposits so I am really not sure.
Hi! Thank you. I was hoping someone would know. I’m assuming it’s non refundable deposit. So the discount for booking a non refundable deposit. This is my assumption anyway. Hugs!
I was wondering how was the overall trip im wanting to book my wife and I a June cruise for our 21st wedding anniversary but I don't know which one to choose wonder of the seas or this one any input would really help great vids I just found your channel this will be our 1st cruise
I hear from our friend who just sailed Allure and Wonder that he and his wife enjoyed Wonder significantly more than Allure and they really enjoyed Allure. Wonder is of course newer with new shows and more dining options. Since I have not sailed Wonder I cannot attest to the cruise being better than Allure but I trust my friend's opinion. We LOVED Allure and would sail her again and again but we want to book Wonder and given the choice of the two would choose Wonder. If logistics are equal I would personally choose Wonder. Let Royal know you are celebrating and anniversary, they even have special packages you can book for the cabin to mark the special day. Congratulations on 21 years and cheers to many more! And your first cruise on a Mega ship! Excellent! I hope you love them as much as we do! Happy Cruising! Welcome to the channel!
Hi, similar... Wipeout is more Tex-Mex and Sabor is more upscale Mexican with a hint of Tex-Mex... We enjoyed both but Wipeout cafe is included so we preferred that! :)
I am going on my first cruise ever, and a bit freaking out... do I have to buy the beverage packages or is the water included? as they have a water package now on their website. Thank you
Hi! Try not to stress... If you need anything you can take care of it on the ship.. no worries. If you drink alcohol and think you will consume more than 6 to 7 alcoholic beverages a day then I do suggest the drink package. If you do not drink alcohol and only soda then the soda package may be worth it for you ( soda is included in the alcoholic beverage package so you don't need both) .. It is not worth it for me, buying a soda here and there is cheaper than the package for me. Bottled water is NOT included in the packages. You can order a 12 pack of water to be delivered to your room in your booking on Royal's website. OR you can call Royal and order it that way. In the buffet and in Cafe Promenade you can get included ( not for an additional charge) water from the dispensers ( water, tea, lemonade and in the mornings juice ( apple/orange) self serve coffee is included all day and there is also specialty coffee for an up-charge). Have fun and don't worry you will be a professional cruiser by the end of your first sea day! Hugs!