Cruise News & FAQs 10.10.26

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NEWS & FAQS

10/11/20263 min read

Welcome aboard our latest wave of cruise news and clues! We’ve scoured the seas of social media, cruise groups, and online articles to bring you the best of what’s making waves. With so many tips, tricks, and Q&As floating around out there, we’re here to help you navigate the chatter and find the real treasures. Let’s dive in.

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News & FAQs

Disney Q&A

  • Do they do bingo on the ship, if so how often and what is the cost?

    • Yes! It draws a big crowd!

    • Do the electronic ones! Bingo is on sea days. Winning amounts depends on how many are playing and how many people get a bingo same time as you.

    • The pricing can go up each day it's available:

      • $80 – Family Pack

      • $50 – 48 Electronic Cards

      • $40 – 24 Electronic Cards

      • $40 – Double 3-Pack

      • $25 – 3 Paper Cards

      • The final sea day, it was $140 for the Family Pack, with automatic tablets of 36 cards at $70, or 72 cards for $90, and the 3-Pack was $30.

Margaritaville Q&A

  • Is the steakhouse worth the extra money?

    • My personal opinion is yes, very well worth it

    • We greatly enjoyed our meal and dessert

    • The steak was SOOOO good. Nothing like what you get in the main dining.

    • It's ok. Wouldn't go there again. Get this appetizer - waygu meatballs, then onion soup, only get the filet. The Caesar salad and shrimp cocktail are the same ones you get in dining room. Lobster bisque is very fishy.

    • 100% worth it!! Great food and huge portions!!

    • Yes wonderful experience and cheap!

    • It’s very nice but ridiculously overpriced

    • We have gone twice, it’s nice. However, we preferred the upcharge filet at the fins dining room. If you have never gone, I would try it.

Royal Q&A

  • For those who have been on Adventure and Explorer, would you say Explorer is in better shape?

    • Explorer, she is old but we liked it

    • I think they're about the same

    • We loved Explorer

Virgin Q&A

  • What tips do you have for a solo sailing?

    • Solo meet-up on the first day is a must. This will help create connections early on ahead of dinner reservations, excursions and sea days!

    • Go to solo sailor meetup AND dinner on day 1, do the Grog walk on day 1 (has to be day 1. The energy isn’t the same on the other days that it’s offered), eat at Gunbae day 2

    • Use the voyage-specific Solos WhatsApp to find spontaneous company for a drink, a show, a game, a pizza, etc. You don’t have to be solo unless you choose to have time alone.

    • Meet other solos at the coffee cafe at 5:45pm. You’ll get a 6pm reservation at any of the restaurants your group decides on.

    • My biggest tip is to go with the flow

    • You come solo but leave with friends

  • Best dessert on board and where?

    • Peanut/almond Brittle in the Social Club

    • The Fudge , Cake Pops, and Fruity Pebble bars at the Social Club

    • The Chocolate Cake at Brunch - Razzle Dazzle

    • The Grounds Club has cookies, pastries, and muffins

    • The Grab and Go Pineapple Tres Leches

    • Fresh baked cookies every night at 10pm in the Galley

    • Macaroons in the Galley

    • Affogato at Extra Virgin

    • Chocolate Taco in Pink Agave

    • The Lemn Cheesecake in the Wake

    • Callebaut Dark Chocolate

Please remember, the above Q&A are what cruisers have posted on social media forums. Facts, opinions, charges, policies, etc., may change. Please refer to your specific cruise line or your travel agent to receive the most up-to-date and accurate information.

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