#royal caribbean

[little-miss-innocent-overhere]

A Million dollar idea . Interracial cruise ship ... Only for White women and Black Men ... I bet it would sell out in record time

[keers10]

Life lately 💅🏾

[mmolly-ringwormm]

Why does this ultimate world cruise thing just seem like a very expensive social experiment

[lonestarbattleship]

Size comparison between RMS Titanic, USS Texas (BB-35), SS Voyager of the Seas and SS Symphony of the Seas.

Posted by Glenn In-like Flint like on the Battleship Texas Foundation Facebook page: link

[dearratroi]

My boyfriend and I were on a cruise to the Bahamas this week! We just docked back in Fort Lauderdale.

Our cruise also was a convention! King Con Cruise is a con with videogame voice actors. The pictures of us with the tie-dye-shirted man is Wes Johnson, VA of Sheogorath and other Bethesda characters and the reason we booked our tickets! Another was the host of the con, Jon St. John, voice of Duke Nukem. And there were a few others.

It was such a blast. We went swimming with pigs, did a pirate scavenger hunt, watched the sea as we sailed, and much, much more. Very sunburnt but happy we went!

[trekraider]

I got to hold a sloth!!!! And then a monkey stole my glasses.

[lilbit-of-kizzy]

Anyone been on a Royal Caribbean cruise recently (like in the last 6mo-yr)?

Is it worth paying for a wifi package?

[eccentric-curious-cats]

I finally dug up the picture I took with Mr. Mistoffelees on Oasis of the Seas in February of 2017… here is the cropped photo for anyone who wants to see it. It would have been Cast 5, and assuming he wasn’t understudied this is probably Matt Landel but I’m horrible with faces and can’t tell for sure. He was super sweet and I am still so grateful that he hopped offstage for a quick photo. (And sorry for the horrendous quality I took this on my old as sin iPhone!!)

[pretty-little-fools]

[airlines-and-cruise-ocs]

hey i dunno if youre active on this blog anymore but im going on the mariner this february and i looked up royal caribbean on tumblr and saw your post abt your cruise gijinkas and it gave me a giggle. thanks for cutting through my first cruise jitters!

omg im glad!!! sorry this blog is super #dead i havent had much motivation to post on other platforms besides twitter <//3

i hope you have fun on the mariner of the seas!!! voyager class ships are super fun and i think a ship like mariner is great for first time cruisers! thank you so much for taking the time to at least leave a message, it means a lot! if you have any other questions about royal caribbean or cruising as a whole feel free to drop an ask :D i love talking about it hehe

(its also kinda funny cuz i recently designed my mariner of the seas gijinka/oc, here he be)

[drgaellon]

Just had a lovely Swedish massage by Adi at Vitality Day Spa on Royal Caribbean Grandeur of the Seas!

Thank you, RCCL NextCruise team! We booked our birthday cruise for next year - 11 nights sailing from Bayonne (no flights!) on the Quantum Ultra class ship Odyssey of the Seas to St Maarten, St Lucia, Barbados, and St Kitts.

Now, that will leave me ONE POINT SHORT of Diamond status, so I booked myself a solo cruise in June, 4 nights, Bayonne to Halifax. Interior cabin, but all of $1200 on Liberty of the Seas. I still won’t actually be Diamond until we get back from Odyssey, but I’m almost there!

[ryttu3k]

Not a clue how many vegan followers who enjoy cruises I have, but I want to stick the pictures I took of the main dining room vegan options somewhere, and it may as well be here! We ate at the main dining room five of the seven nights. Will include the night, the official description, my image, and a brief thought.

This was for a seven-day Australian domestic cruise on Royal Caribbean's Brilliance of the Seas. The nights we skipped were days 4 (British night, vegan options were garden salad, butternut squash curry that was available in the buffet anyway, and a vegan berry sundae), and days 6 (Royal Night, the other formal night - vegan options were a citrus/avocado/melon salad, stuffed red bell pepper, and a chilled banana-cocoa custard). Our sailing did not include Mexican Night (disappointingly, some interesting stuff on there!) or Mediterranean Night (exact same items as Bon Voyage).

Day 1: Welcome Aboard

Starter: Roasted Tomato Soup. A blend of seasoned vine-ripened Roma tomatoes topped with crunchy garlic ciabatta croutons and basil pesto.

A very tasty small serve of soup.

Main: Herb-Crusted Stuffed Portobello. With vegan creamed spinach and fluffy vegetable couscous, baked until golden in marinara sauce and herb oil.

Whoops, I started on this one before I took a photo. It was very round! The couscous was good.

Dessert: Peanut-Caramel Bar. Crispy peanut butter rice square with a touch of maple syrup over a sweet mixed berry compote.

No compote, actual fresh berries. I do love peanut butter and caramel, although it did feel fairly simple.

Day 2: Italian Night

Starter: Golden Polenta Fries with Spicy Dip. Crispy baked corn polenta served with a chilled creamy hazelnut-red pepper spread.

Delish, the sauce was fantastic. Kind of wanted seconds.

Main: Vegan Spaghetti Bolognese. Al dente pasta in a rich marinara sauce with hearty mushrooms and a tofu crumble.

It was... edible! Bizarrely, the tofu crumble seemed to be silken tofu? I got the impression it'd be more parmesan-like. This one was just okay.

Dessert: Crumbly Oat and Berry Bar. Layers of jam and brown-sugar-crusted oats baked fresh and topped with berries and mint.

Very tasty, although again, it felt a bit basic (and there was no mint at all).

Day 3: French Night (formal)

Starter: Creamy Butternut Squash Soup. Roasted harvest squash blended with coconut milk topped with crisp toasted pumpkin seeds.

Only a small serve, but an excellent pumpkin soup.

Main: Spring Pea and Asparagus Risotto. Creamy short-grained rice in simmering pea and mint sauce with jumbo tender asparagus.

Felt... sparse. These are not jumbo asparagus, RC! The peas were either frozen or freeze-dried? Not great. Pretty disappointing for formal night.

Dessert: Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies. Homestyle favorite served with fresh raspberries.

These, at least, were delish. Raspberry, single, lmao. Odd choice for formal night, though.

Day 5: Caribbean Night

Starter: Green Lentil Soup. Hearty lentils simmered in a San Marzano tomato base with fragrant rosemary. AND Maple-Soy Tofu and Avocado Salad. Chilled marinated tofu tossed with plump grape tomatoes, ripe avocado, and toasted white sesame seeds.

Two, two vegan starters! Got both, for Science. The soup was delish, and the tofu was beautifully done, although avocado lovers would be deeply disappointed by only two little cubes.

Main: Stuffed Grilled Eggplant. Whole wheat couscous with pomegranate seeds and bell peppers layered inside grilled eggplant, with minted cucumber and a spring onion dressing.

No pomegranate to be found, but otherwise extremely tasty.

Dessert: Vegan Fudge Brownie. Rich chocolate brownie with sweet whipped cream and caramel sauce.

The 'cream' felt odd, but the giant scoop of ganache more than made up for it. Delish brownie, very fudgy and much better than the cakey brownies they had up at Windjammer.

Day 7: Bon Voyage

Starter: Pan-Seared Asparagus. Jumbo green asparagus with creamy white bean hummus and a hazelnut-basil pesto drizzle.

Again! These are not jumbo asparagus! Tasted great, especially the hazelnut pesto, and Mum and I both got seconds of it, just... not much to it.

Main: Vegetable Greek Moussaka. Layers of grilled eggplant, Roma tomatoes and tender potatoes and onion, topped with panko breadcrumbs and served with oregano-tomato salsa.

My favourite of the mains, really filling and tasty.

Dessert: Chocolate Cherry Tart. Vanilla tart shell with rich dark chocolate ganache and cherry filling, sweet whipped cream and lemon zest.

No lemon zest, but there was a maraschino cherry! Very tasty, albeit quite hard to eat! (The ganache would slide around on top of the cherry filling.) The whipped cream was a bit overly sweet.

Overall thoughts

Not bad, and there has at least been an attempt! Some items were... weirdly sparse, like the formal night risotto, and the starter serves were sometimes tiny. Also, they do not know the meaning of 'jumbo asparagus', apparently. Some pretty decent desserts, albeit some quite simple. On the plus side, it's not just a scoop of lemon sorbet or some fruit!

Vegans won't go hungry, although you may want a protein shake or bar or something too.

[buffetlicious]

Next up, the Desserts. The husband and wife shared these two sweet treats. Crème Brûlée consisting of a rich custard base topped with a layer of hardened caramelized sugar which you crack in to access the vanilla custard layer below. They recommended me to try the Tres Leches which was a soft sponge cake soaked in sweet cream and dulce de leche, also known as caramelized milk and blow-torched striped meringue on top.

My roommate had the Cherries Jubilee which had dark cherries cooked in a wine-cinnamon sauce over whipped cream and topped with vanilla ice cream. I got to try one of the pitted cherry and it was perfumed with the alcohol and cinnamon infusion.

Ok, I was eager to try the Tiramisu with the menu indicating that it contained mascarpone cheese, ladyfingers, expresso and a hint of Kahlúa coffee liqueur. Tiramisu in Italian is “pick me up” or “cheer me up” but tonight’s interpretation of the classic Italian dessert had let me down. :( It was basically all cream with a few miserable tiny pieces of savoiardi soaked expresso/Kahlúa liqueur throw into the mix and a dusting of cocoa powder. This wasn’t the rich coffee flavoured dessert I had anticipated as echoed by my dining companions.

[stoosha]

[dearratroi]

Pics Wes airdropped me at our farewell party at King Con Cruise