Not Another Inaugural Live Blog...Utopia of the Seas sailing 7/19/2024

7 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

 

@AshleyDillo looks like they are following the colour scheme of WN and IC a bit. Does your Mom like the storage space? lol

They are following the color scheme..this ship feels like Wonder and Icon had a baby. 

There's no storage in the bedroom..it's all in the closet that also has the desk/vanity. There's definitely more cabinets with shelving but the drawer space is still abysmal.  These are short cruises, though, so maybe they expect people to pack less. There's not a lot of storage in the living area either..and there's only one Euro outlet by the floor near the couch. The rest of the outlets in the living area are on the opposite side where the coffee maker is.  It's livable and there's a footwash basin in the bathroom, so we will survive.

16 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said:

I sure hope they gave you that free bottle of champagne!

Yes they did. I also got an Utopia cap. Now I have the bucket hat and cap.

1 hour ago, AshleyDillo said:

It's very strong.

I think I’ll be trying it without the bourbon, lol. Worst case… I get pie for my voucher.

Same cabin for BTB?

Everyone got their colored panties for Casino?

…honestly, we have really reached a new level of familiarity given how routinely we discuss each other’s underwear. 

….i blame batman @SweetPea.

7 hours ago, AshleyDillo said:

Current situation @ 9:23am.

What time did they open up the lot.  I read on another post that it was full at 10:30.  We are boarding on Monday.

36 minutes ago, MLH said:

What time did they open up the lot.  I read on another post that it was full at 10:30.  We are boarding on Monday.

It was already open when we got there a little after 9.  It's a shared garage with Wonder so they took up some of it but there is a lottttttt of surface parking available now so I don't think there's danger of not finding a spot..just might not be covered.

2 hours ago, AshleyDillo said:

You can market anything these days.

That child is in the market for sunscreen. 

1 hour ago, SMOKEY0202 said:

Same cabin for BTB?

Yes..this will be an easy turnaround day for us and our room steward. 

We met the family in the Ultimate Family Suite.  Their youngest is a teenager. It's their first Royal cruise and first cruise since their teen was little (Disney).  They've been properly WOWed and are drinking the Royal Kool-Aid.

They held us for an hour to give those with flight delays some hope. 

There's someone in one of the eleventy-six Facebook groups who had a 5:30am flight cancel. She drove from Atlanta with her son without her luggage (checked with the airline) and stopped to buy clothes and toiletries on the way.  That's dedication.

Bye land.

I second that truck stop food looks worse than what I get at Circle K, in fact Circle K looks gourmet compared to that.

But I loves me some shave ice, like 

5 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said:

But I loves me some shave ice, like 

 

I have to do the recon to see if it's voucherable. Word is packages do not cover it...wonder if there will be Desserted style backlash and they'll walk that back a bit.

And it's SHAVED ice..don't be fooled. (Oh the drama over that...)

53 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said:

It was already open when we got there a little after 9.  It's a shared garage with Wonder so they took up some of it but there is a lottttttt of surface parking available now so I don't think there's danger of not finding a spot..just might not be covered.

This. We sailed Allure’s first cruise when she came to PC with Wonder & I think Indy already parked at T1. 3 ships sharing T1 for that one-off and there was still tons of surface parking even at noon.

Have you gone into the crown lounge

5 minutes ago, Gilley said:

Have you gone into the crown lounge

I have not gotten to that low of a deck! I am sure I will peep it later when it's casino time.

Since dinner is in 15 minutes we shall snack in the Suite Lounge.  So many people with nametags up here who don't work for Royal

Pretty gross menus for a new ship..

JK..my espresso laced drink got a bit fiesty..I am responsible for this art project.

On 7/18/2024 at 2:57 PM, AshleyDillo said:

We made it to the hotel in Port Canaveral.  Who recognizes where we are? 

What hotel is this? 

This guy is still on our ship apparently.  

2 minutes ago, BrittOlivas said:

What hotel is this? 

Homewood Suites Port Canaveral 

I always forget to take food photos..so here's the only one I got, the pork belly.

Also featuring skinny can Netherlands Coke Zero which tastes different than real Coke Zero.

I had the filet tonight at Coastal Kitchen.

Surprisingly it was better than the Tornado I had for second lunch.

My mother has removed these choking hazards and added them to my inheritance collection.  We should all thank her for her service.

They also are doing turndown suite gifts on this ship.

I have so many questions about the practicality of putting the packaged slippers on the floor next to the bed.

However, my brother did not have to bend over for his..

Show time!

What in the Effectors: South Beach is this?

It's one of those usual Royal medley shows..started a little bit slow for me..but there were lasers and drones so it picked up a little bit.

Peanut Butter Tropic = Yum.

No midnight balloon drops. We get 99 Red Balloons.

(99 is a rough estimate.)

The inaugural crowd is leaning little more nursing home than South Beach.  I'm not sure this is how the typical World's Biggest Weekend was imagined.

Then there was the frat party.

Kids these days

Been awhile since we've had the tablecloth treatment with room service. We used a door hanger and specified 8-830 delivery. Phone rang at 8 on the dot. They said they called because we had the Do Not Disturb sign on. I'd always prefer a call over a knock that I wouldn't hear or this doorbell I can hardly hear, so I will remember this for the future. 

The grand reveal!

But first..

Well… Late back to the game… and all of the above! We were at the garage for all that mess and stuck by the luggage drop off just trying to loop around to park..ugh.  I will just ad a photo dump of our place on the hump… and a few others…the last one is for @OCSC Mike

2 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said:

Been awhile since we've had the tablecloth treatment with room service. We used a door hanger and specified 8-830 delivery. Phone rang at 8 on the dot. They said they called because we had the Do Not Disturb sign on. I'd always prefer a call over a knock that I wouldn't hear or this doorbell I can hardly hear, so I will remember this for the future. 

The grand reveal!

But first..

We’ll be right up…

A few other notes… Casino was tight last night. Didn’t find any traditional dancing drums. Not much recycling of winnings.. everything else has been great.

16 hours ago, SMOKEY0202 said:

Same cabin for BTB?

Everyone got their colored panties for Casino?

Yes, I won 600 last night due to my undies collection.

12 minutes ago, Hoppy2BHere said:

A few other notes… Casino was tight last night. Didn’t find any traditional dancing drums. Not much recycling of winnings.. everything else has been great.

I won on Dancing Drums.

13 minutes ago, Hoppy2BHere said:

A few other notes… Casino was tight last night. Didn’t find any traditional dancing drums. Not much recycling of winnings.. everything else has been great.

Agreed..I wasn't impressed with any slot options last night.  Guess I wasn't wearing the right color underwear.

24 minutes ago, Hoppy2BHere said:

We’ll be right up…

Come on up...all that's left is the aftermath

James had three yesterday.

Thanks for the invite actually having breakfast in main dining room for the first time…ever… some other random gifts, beach bag, and beach mats..

No plans to get off. 

47 minutes ago, Sweety said:

James had three yesterday.

That's the way to do it!

Escape room is open and bookable onboard.

Not going to try it this time but will do it in September!