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Gary Shteyngart: Crying Myself to Sleep on the Icon of the Seas

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Table Of Content COUPLES RETREAT Differences between the Voyager class cruise ships We're giving a Virgin-style makeover to cruise spas and fitness programming. Shipboard entertainment options - Fun and Sport Bedroom Owners Suite The Perfect Storm is complimentary and includes 2 racer slides (“Cyclone” and “Typhoon”). Both spiraling slides are positioned portside and accessed via a 3-floor-high, glass-enclosed swirling staircase. There are no age restrictions, but there are passenger height and weight requirements - min 48 inches (122 cm) and max 300 lbs (136 kg). COUPLES RETREAT During the drive, we were able to complete the mandatory safety briefing, so this was a great way to make the hour-long drive go by faster. Because this was my first time cruising out of Galveston, I was unsure what the embarkation process was going to be like, but I was eager to see the new Royal Caribbean terminal. Galveston is your gateway to a thrill-topping, island-hopping holiday in the W...

Cruise Rooms & Suites Voyager of the Seas

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Table Of Content ICE SKATING SHOWS OUR BOLD ROYAL AMPLIFIED SHIPS All about the Royal Caribbean Voyager of the Seas Bars and Lounges COUPLES RETREAT Although Celebrity Cruises is also owned by Royal Caribbean, I am made to understand that there is a deep fratricidal beef between passengers of the two lines. “We met a woman from the Apex,” one matron says, “and she says it was a small ship and there was nothing to do. Her face was as tight as a 19-year-old’s, she had so much surgery.” With those words, and beneath a cloudy sky, humidity shrouding our weathered faces and red necks, we set sail once again, hopefully in the direction of home. In my white robe, I am a stately presence, a refugee from a better limited series, a one-man crossover episode. ICE SKATING SHOWS The large window for your “view” actually sits behind the bed, so the view is somewhat obstructed. If you were hoping to watch the sunrise as you sip your morning coffee in bed, you’d have to rearrange yourself and ...