I feel that I would be remiss if I didn’t mention CruiseCritic in my review. This website is the perfect resources for cruisers both new to this style of vacationed and those who are veterans. The website’s forums are incredibly active, and I especially enjoy the “Roll Call” forum. Here, cruisers start thread for their sailing and hope to meet fellow cruisers. If more than 25 register, then Royal Caribbean will put on a Meet & Mingle. Invitations were distributed Saturday night.
The Meet & Mingle went incredibly well! It was so great to finally meet all of the people that I had been chatting with for months online. Royal always puts out a nice spread, and usually raffles off some logo items. Many of us participated in a gift exchange where items from our hometowns were raffled off, and that was pretty cool.
Meanwhile, BoardingArea history was made at this event, as fellow blogger Marshall Jackson and I were able to meet in person!
Generations will remember this historical moment for years to come.
After the Meet & Mingle it was time for the “Cabin Crawl,” where members of our group signed up to take a look at the various types of cabins onboard. The highlight of this was probably the Owner’s Suite. There was a very nice couple in our group that has cruised over 80 times, and they booked a balcony stateroom, but were upgraded. Apparently, Royal treats its super-loyal customers very well.
Overall, a great day. Really, CruiseCritic rocks. It’s great to get on the ship and already know people!
Loved reading your review series on Liberty of the Seas! Great job, and very informative. You’re right, generations will remember our moment in Boardingarea.com history for years to come! Ha.