This a family oriented cruise with impeccable services. There are lots of activities and an adults area only for privacy. Bring your own cans (no Pepsi products) and try the taste bar to get a sampling of the other restaurants that you pay extra for. It's that good! Bring a scuba mask for the beach.
I would recommend eating early because dinner can go for awhile and you'd hate to miss the evening shows. We ate at 6 and it gave us plenty of time to see the shows after. The nightlife on the ship is so much fun you'd hate to miss any of it.
Take power strips for electric devices. Must try Blue Iguana and Guy's burger joint... absolutely must! Don't sign up for late dinner if you want to see the PG shows - they all start before you are finished with dinner.
Don't go on the sports deck and do not play basketball. There is a net that covers the court top and sides it is not properly secured on the deck. It is a hazard and makes the court smaller with no room for a complete game.
Read over ALL boarding documents. You must pay gratuity fees either before or on your last days of your sailing. At the moment its $90. per person for the week. So if you have 4 people in your cabin you will be charged $360. for gratuity for the week. So many people were at the courtesy desk asking why they were given these charges on the last days of sailing. You must pay them. So on top of the total cost of the cruise you will also pay a $90. gratuity fee per week, per person. Make sure you are prepared with birth cert., photo ID etc. If you have a passport be prepared with other documents! Also don't waste your time purchasing bottled water for your room. If you take an insulated drink container you have access to water, coffee/tea and juices all day at the food court. You can fill up as many times as you want all day/night. Soda/pop and alcohol is not free. You can purchase a can of soda for $2.89 if you want or buy a soda band at around $50. per person. But the wait times at the bars for a soda are very long. My kids did not drink $50 worth of soda. Waste of money.
Go to the shows - they are excellent! If you are going to buy a souvenir cup at the bar (my 10 year old was all about this), don't buy it on the first day- they bring out new ones every day and there might be one you like better - on the last sea day you could chose from all of them.
This was a great experience. If you wanna me noticed I'm a show or in Bingo be loud and sit in the front middle row on the right. Make sure to hit Connor up. He's so funny and so kind.
Purchase the FTTF early because it sells out. We weren't able to get it and we're disgusted about how long it took to board the ship. That is our only complaint on an otherwise awesome cruise.
If you don't have kids, don't bother with the PG comedy show (unless you are easily offended--then go for it). Get early to the comedy show for the 10:15 show and find a seat. You can stay for the 11:15 show without leaving. It was standing room only by show time.
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