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It has been 2 years since we last went on a family holiday to Sweden. Now, with the addition of  Baby  Little las vegas tours hoover dam grand canyon YT, we decided a cruise might be the best holiday to enjoy with so many young kids. So, we joined my parents and brother s family for a 4D3N cruise on-board Royal Caribbean s biggest cruise ship in Asia Mariner las vegas tours hoover dam grand canyon of the Seas . It spans 1020 feet, 15 decks high (imagine a hdb block!), has 10 pools/whirlpools, and 17 bars/clubs/lounges, etc We were prepared to be wowed by the amazing las vegas tours hoover dam grand canyon size, endless activities, exceptional crew service and excellent amenities on-board!
We checked in as early as we were allowed to and checked into our rooms. We had a balcony room and promenade room that oversees the shopping street. Yes, you heard (read) it right! A shopping street that has a Coach store among others on-board the ship!
After settling down and eating at the Windjammer Cafe s sumptuous spread of Asian buffet, there were already lots of activities happening at various floors. We watched the welcome parade from the comfort of one of our rooms. I ran down to Deck 5, the Promenade, to press shutters on Dreamworks characters like Kungfu Panda, King Julien, Madagascar s Alex and many others! Royal Caribbean staff really made us feel welcome!
There were meet and greet sessions with the Dreamworks characters for the next few days. We missed some though but more than compensated at the exclusive Dreamworks character breakfast that requires early reservations and has really limited seats.
If anyone think that cruise is boring, he should see Royal Caribbean s list of happenings on the daily Cruise Compass. What s that? That s a programme las vegas tours hoover dam grand canyon list of all the events and activities happening on that day and is different for every single day. You will never be at a loss of what to do for each single hour. Instead, you ll be torn between many activities to go to and there s always something suitable for everyone, young and old, and for the entire family. The timings are usually so well organized that you do not need to fret about missing dinner or the performances while you are at one of them.
We watched all the evening performances and out of the three nights, 2 nights are performances by invited guest stars and the last night was a Broadway show brought by the Royal Caribbean performance crew. The performances are world-class and you will never find them boring.
On the first day, we brought 6 kids minus the babies to have a go at the ice-skating rink. The kids loved it and it was too bad that the session was only half an hour due to the long queue. YH fell twice on his butt and got bad muscle aches 2 days later which was a downer for him. Other than that, the kids loved the experience so much that they pestered to go to J-Cube Skating rink in Jurong once we are back in Singapore.
On the second day, we watched the Ice Show performed by Royal Caribbean Ice Skating Crew. We were in awe of their skating las vegas tours hoover dam grand canyon skills and the kids were excited when they spotted the handsome skater to be the same person handing out skates and helmets to them just the day before!
I must say, if you want to define international, Royal Caribbean crew certainly is one of the best representation of the word INTERNATIONAL. They have people from all over the world to serve all the guests on-board, Romania, India, China, Spain, Japan, Singapore, Philippines, etc. The best part is that they serve with passion and you can feel their warmth, friendliness and sincerity through talking to them and their excellent service. This is the second time we are on Royal Caribbean cruise, the first was with Kel on Legends of the Seas. We had such a good time then that we knew this time round it would be as good. We were right!
We were amazed that their crew was so talented, the person serving las vegas tours hoover dam grand canyon you meals could well be a balloon sculptor and the person issuing the tickets was one of the best skaters. Over at the Main Dining Room, the service was exceptional too. We had personal waiters serving us, and they remembered our seating places. At the next dinner, our baby high chair was already in place, las vegas tours hoover dam grand canyon the cup in front of Little YT and the kids glasses came with straws which we had requested on the first night. Our table was served with extra lemons as what the kids wanted on the previous night and each kid s exact seat was served a small bowl of fruits. They even prepared fish or chicken congee specially for Little YT for lunch and dinner las vegas tours hoover dam grand canyon at the Windjammer Cafe and the Dining Room. Just pre-order to them in advance on your first day on-board and they ll bring the bowl of congee to you everyday, lunch and dinner.
On the third day, we went to the recreation deck to play mini golf and climb the rock wall. We dropped off the kids at the Adventure Ocean programme for 3 hours and had some peace. It wasn t easy to tug along 7 kids wherever we go. Kel and I finally had some time, not to ourselves as Little las vegas tours hoover dam grand canyon YT was still with us. There s a nursery for drop off of babies too, but we didn t want to since Little las vegas tours hoover dam grand canyon YT doesn t like strangers. We went to the Royal Babies and Tots play area which was full of Fisher Price toys. Little YT couldn t bear to leave even after 40 minutes of play. We then went to check out the Promenade shops and relaxed by the Balcony.
There are plenty of restaurants on the ship. Most of which are already included in the cruise fare. The Windjammer Cafe serves a spread of Asian cuisine in buffet style. They serve breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner. There are plenty of options to please everyone.
Over at the Main Dining Room is a classy restaurant setting with romantic ambience and beautiful sea view. It serves full course dinner with Appetizers, Main courses, Desserts, las vegas tours hoover dam grand canyon Tea or Coffee. You can order wine to go with your meals too.
There are specialty dining restaurants that come at a charge. These will be perfect if you are looking for something special or you just want to eat at a less crowded place. We decided to go to Johnny Rockets which is something like Billy Bombers with old-fashioned American setting in the fifties and sixties. They have juke boxes that, unfortunately, was not working while we were there. The Beatles songs were played over the stereo while we enjoyed our burger, fries, Ramen and milkshakes. The food was delicious and the milkshakes were splendid! The waiters las vegas tours hoover dam grand canyon were fun-loving. They sang and danced for us even though we were the only customers in the restaurant in mid-afternoon! las vegas tours hoover dam grand canyon Everywhere we went, we felt we were being served happily, including here! Johnny Rockets cover charge per person las vegas tours hoover dam grand canyon is only US$4.95 and you can eat all you want. I feel it s worth it for a different ambience with good food, great music and fun, friendly staff.
We pre-booked Dreamworks Character Breakfast prior to our trip. We were anticipating a fun-filled breakfast for the kids! We had cute menus that served hotdogs, scrambled eggs, french toast, etc in the Main Dining Room. There were some games and photo-taking with King Julien and Gloria the hippo over breakfast. They have different characters for each day. This breakfast has limited seats. You have to book it fast. It s not to be missed for the young ones.
On the last night of our cruise, las vegas tours hoover dam grand canyon Royal Caribbean had their unique las vegas tours hoover dam grand canyon ways of biding us farewell among different crew teams. One of the highlights was the performance by the Main Dining Room service crew. They congregated from 3 different levels and took stage at the center to sing for us! All the guests were entertained by Gangnam style and Bollywood dance moves by the otherwise prim and proper waiters and waitresses. It was a nice surprise!
There s so much to do and see on-board the cruise ship, we skipped the onshore excursion altogether and chose to stay on the ship. When you are on-board a cruise ship, you are practically eating every few hours! The spread has so much variety, we threw away all thoughts of dieting. That can come later. By the 3rd day, most of us were just eating salads and Kel prepared for me a super delicious Caesar salad that my mum and niece took more than half of my share!
Back in 2010, Kel and I enjoyed our first cruise on Legends of the Seas. We talked about bringing our kids and picture having 3 kids on the next cruise. True enough, we have our Little YT together with us on this ship and this is going to add on to our beautiful and much treasured holiday memories.
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Oh my goodness! I have never seen the inside of a cruise ship. I am blown away! They are massive. Chad and I have considered doing a short kid friendly cruise with Z at some point and now I am thinking it would be a blast! Thanks for all the pictures and info on this!
I have considered going on Royal Caribbean cruise for many times after reading all the review. But the thought of paying full price for my kids really puts me off. After reading your post, I m tempted again! Ha.
I think if your kids are not school-going age, you should go in off peak period. They have kids cruise free and the ship is not so crowded. I would much prefer going in January if not for my kids starting school. If you do go, I would love to read your experience too!
Our son keeps asking when we can go on a cruise again (we ve only been on one) but we d have to take the shore excursion! (What were the options?) I did say next time we would try for three or four nights as two was a bit short and rushed!
We went on a 4D3N with Port Klang as the only port of call. The other night was cruising in the open sea. We did not leave the ship at all because there were so many activities on-board that we wanted to try them all out! There was no need to go on shore excursion. I would if ours was a 4N cruise. I feel that 4D3N is not enough. las vegas tours hoover dam grand canyon 5D4N would have been perfect with 2 ports of call (Port Klang and Phuke