Ditto! It was so nice meeting both of you! 😊 We both still find it bizarre that the card in your wallet was an 8! Honestly, what are the chances that it would be my favorite number!?! 🤯
My first ever Carribian cruise is going to take place in late febuary next year. Freedom will be the ship. That is so absolutely beautiful and luxurious ship! I have been on cruises between Helsinki-Tallinn and Turku-Stockholm for over fifty times but those ships, ports, climate...noihin compares with Carribian cruise! I can't wait for winter to Come! ( normally I hate it but now there is something to look foward to! )
Another great city port to leave from is the Manhattan Terminal in NYC, Royal uses Cape Liberty/Bayonne in NJ, though, and that's a bit outside but you still see the skyline.
@@HappilyEverAft Yes the Boston skyline is also very lovely. And close to Logan Airport, too so lots of plane watching from out on deck before setting sail.
Did you pick you Jr Suite or do GTY Suite? Ive notice the price point between picking my balcony cabin and GTY isn't very much. I've booked 2 cruises B2B on Navigator in December so I guess I will find out myself
We normally pick our room, we usually go for higher level mid/aft portside of the ship close to the elevators. Greg and I have been recently discussing this, "would you rather pay more and pick it or leave it up to chance?" If we plan to try to Royal Up, we will no longer be paying more to pick our room. Hope this helps! 😊
@@HappilyEverAft I have 2 GTY suites for December so I will see how it works out. My thinking is can there be a bad suite even if junior? I liked your comment about twice a day cabin service. I ask for ice twice a day.
if your still out there replying. How hard or easy was it to get past security before you boarded? Is there anything beside the obvious (guns, bombs etc) that I can't bring with me?
Security is fairly quick to get through and there is a list online under RC's Frequently Asked Questions of non permitted items including power strips, clothes steamers, candles, etc.
Greg's first cruise was October 2016 on Freedom which is funny that you were both on October sailings! My first cruise was January 2000 on Royal Caribbean's Nordic Empress which is no longer with Royal Caribbean.
