Oasis of the Seas — More Perfect 

The fact that Oasis of the Seas has now emerged from its inaugural refurbishing means that it is, indeed, five years since the big ship became known as the biggest. There has been nary a complaint about this ship, and its sister Allure of the Seas, which will get its first makeover next spring. So,… Continue reading Oasis of the Seas — More Perfect 

Royal Caribbean's Dining Changes

Okay, so we didn’t connect ALL the dots when telling you the “sands appear to be shifting” with dining on Royal Caribbean ships. It was logical to us, while on an Allure of the Seas cruise, that something had to change because there were line-ups to get into My Time Dining and empty tables in… Continue reading Royal Caribbean's Dining Changes

Names The Game At Royal Caribbean

These are busy times for ship-building and ship-naming, especially if you’re talking about Royal Caribbean. Quantum of the Seas is about to become the 22nd ship in the fleet, in  mid-November. Anthem of the Seas will arrive in 2015. Ovation of the Seas, the third Quantum Class ship, was given its name last week and… Continue reading Names The Game At Royal Caribbean

Dining Time…Whenever You Want?

  Nobody's going to come right out and say so, but the sands appear to be shifting for My Time Dining on Royal Caribbean ships. When Allure of the Seas goes in for refurbishing in the fall, it's suspected that more than half the dining room space will be allocated for My Time, as opposed… Continue reading Dining Time…Whenever You Want?

Royal Caribbean's BOGO promo enticing

As if we needed to be enticed into looking for — and booking — a good cruise, the major players in the market keep coming up innovative ways to get our attention. Today, it's Royal Caribbean. Yesterday it was Norwegian. So as not to copy rivals (even though imitation is the greatest form of flattery),… Continue reading Royal Caribbean's BOGO promo enticing