My GUILTY PLEASURES when going on a cruise ship
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- These are the things I can't help but relish on Royal Caribbean, even if I know better!
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My guilty pleasure is removing towels from unused furniture and returning them. It’s free, entertaining and I can do it every day of my sailing.
Mine is to drink and eat what I want! Cruise calories are free!!
Absolute favorite thing to do on a cruise is go for a walk around the ship either after everyone is asleep or very early before everyone wakes up. The night aesthetic on a cruise is unmatched. The guilty part is if I plan ahead of time on doing it the next morning I'll order straight shots the night before and keep in the cooler for the morning to pour into my freestyle cup of orange Fanta because the bars aren't open early in the morning.
Oh this is a fantastic idea! Gonna implement that on our next one lol
Mine is to get up every day at 5 AM (or earlier), fill my Royal Caribbean souvenir mug with coffee at the cafe and roam around the deserted ship. Or search for a quiet spot to read (not easy to find, even at 5 AM).
Guilty pleasure? The cruise itself!
I've never got a massage, never seen a whale, never been on a cruise ship, never been to Wonderland, never had a 30 th anniversary, myself and my wife are doing it all July 12th on Ovation of the Seas!!! Woo hoo!
My wife and I will always go to the windjammer and sit at the very back where we can watch the wake drink our coffee for a couple hours
Just got off a cruise with an aft balcony. Going to miss that. Thanks for the good morning idea!
My guilty pleasure is the Deluxe unlimited drink package totally worth it!
YES! And not thinking. Just get the drinks I want without a care.
My guilty pleasure is Ranger Cookies! Even though I have sensitivity to gluten and dairy, I can't resist that chewy, crispy goodness. Totally worth the mild tummy ache!
It's simple you know, nobody wants popcorn........... Until they smell it. 😏
The free ice cream 🍦
Soft serve 😮💨
My number one is room service breakfast every day!
Same!!! Nothing beats room service for breakfast!!
Mine too. I order breakfast with mimosas and sit on my balcony and drink in the peaceful ocean. 🌊 it’s my favorite.
What can you order for in room brekky, is it an extra charge 😊
@@Km007504 there are two sides to the breakfast menu. Anything on the Continental side is free: coffee, tea, juice, pastries, fruit, cereal and yogurt. The other side is hot breakfast like eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes. That has a service charge of $7.95 per delivery. You can order as much as you need for that one fee.
That's my youngest favorite thing! He's very good at it!😂😂😂
My guilty pleasures are staying in a suite, eating breakfast every day at Coastal Kitchen, and eating dinner every night and sometimes lunch at a specialty restaurant.
Totally agree. Love the suite lounge and Coastal Kitchen. Wonder has the absolute best suite experience of any Oasis class ships!!
I just went a few weeks ago for the first time and I booked a massage for departure night. It was awesome! After all the heat and craziness at the airport, it was exactly what I needed. I made it for the last appt. of the day, after dinner, and then just chilled back to my room into a blissful sleep.
I'm glad you posted this because I have a massage booked for the first night after dinner also! Wasn't sure if this was a good time but it sounds like it will be 😊
That is our guilty pleasure. We now book a couples massage on the first day of every cruise and try to get the first appt of the day
Wife hit two Jackpots in one cruise, she was so excited.
Guilty pleasure for me is splurging on a glass of Louie XIII cognac at the Champagne Bar for $125. It’s very expensive but it is so good.
Is that the cost with the drink package or does it not matter if you have it or not?
@@Robert-nn8nc if you have the drink package they deduct the price of the standard allowance which was $14. If I remember right without the drink package the glass (1 ounce pour) was about $140.
We have used the spa on every cruise. That's my time and it's a non-negotiable. I also like to do breakfast in our cabin every morning. It's my wake up call and I can start the day slow and enjoy the view.
Took 3 generations on a cruise, rented a cabana at Coco Cay, it was the best money I ever spent on a vacation. One spot for everyone to meet up, plenty of towels and food. Everyone loved it.
My guilty pleasure is getting cookies after the shows to take back to the room to snack on before bed.
Yup. 3 generations on our first one. 1 baby boomer, 1 Gen X, Millennial (I fit more with X...born 81/82), and a Gen Alpha. We loved it. So worth it especially in the sun.
Oh so many, where do I start? I'm with you on cabanas, pizza, and gambling. I also love going through the pool deck about an hour after the chair hogs "reserved" their chairs and removing their belongings. Then by the afternoon, I need a nap. Balcony naps are the best.
Strawberry Daiquiri is my first drink as soon as I get on the ship. It just signals to me vacation has started!
Midnight pizza on your balcony in the middle of the ocean just tastes better.
Johnny Rocket's shakes! The entire family! 😅😅
Sprinkles ice cream cones, smoothies at vitality cafe, late night pizza and cookies/desserts, every show - just spectacular!
my guilty pleasure is speciality coffee :)
The popcorn smell cuts through the smoke in Casino Royal and drags me out to get some! It should ABSOLUTELY be free; it costs far less to make than almost anything else we get for free on the ship. They could keep it's sale for shows and such but for the love of Pete, make it free.
My wife and I can't not play air hockey when we walk near the arcade.
Allure was my first cruise in January thanks to your videos you’ve persuaded me and taught me a lot before I went on my first cruise
Bingo! Always such a fun activity
Swirl soft-serve in a cup with a spoon. If you mix it up its basically a Wendy's Frosty.
Shows , watermelon, bumper cars, the view from the deck above the bridge, and mocktails.
I agree a late night trip to Sorrentos is great.
Try the unlimited dining package, go eat at chops at 5:30 and place a to go order for pick before the close at Izumi (after the show) place sushi in your fridge, now you really have a great late night snack, remember , it’s all you can eat , just not the same venue in the same meal , so order a to go plate and go to town
Guilty pleasures have become routine since I've been on many RCL cruises. I always enjoy the blackjack tournament for $25. The "quarter machine" at the casino entrance on Anthem is always fun. Also, before going to sleep, a sweet treat from Cafe Promenade is always enjoyable.
I don’t drink a lot of soda at home, but my guilty pleasure is getting the soda package and drinking a copious amount of coke. 😂
I truly enjoy hitting up the Flowrider at opening🏄🏼♂️great way to get practice runs in👍🏼
I love skeeball!
Only one cruise so far..Next one two weeks from tomorrow FOS. My guilty pleasure would have to be the beers I had at The District Brew house. Used to be a weekend beer drinker most of my life. The last alcoholic drink I had was July 29th on the Escape. I continue to enjoy your content and living vicariously through your family.
Deluxe drink package is one of ours. We have substantially cut back on drinking in our daily life, but when its a cruise, we like to go all out and not have to worry. We tend to go on cruises to celebrate things such as our anniversary (this year we're going for my birthday instead). Im gonna order a breakfast margarita if i feel like it lol
We love to explore the ship super late (im not a morning person but i can make an exception for the sunrise) and we also love exploring the different bars and trying new drinks without having to worry about price. We've found some new favorites (and not favorites) doing that. It's a vacation, we're celebrating, not having to worry about the money on the ship is so nice
I was waiting for Matt to say, “wearing my Speedo to the pool.”
I'm with you, Matt, Sorrentos after 10 pm. There also used to be these Turkey sandwiches at Cafe Promenade ..just Turkey, some mayo and they were nothing special but after 10pm..I couldn't get enough of them. It was like a drug. Haven't seen that particular sandwich in awhile. There are other variations but just not the same.
I think it’s going to be everything and above sailing July 5th 🎉🎉🎉first cruise ever
My guilty pleasure is the Piano Keys arcade games that are on certain ships, I'm so good at them! Almost every time I play it, at least 2 people watch in awe
Room service pizza!!
Then I wait until everyone is asleep in the room, then I sit in absolute peace on the balcony. Just watching the ocean, wishing I had more days at sea.
Always book the Royal Suite! My daughter doesn’t care for all of her bells & whistles of the boats. Also, since we live in Central Florida it’s way easier to book a cruise based on the room. So…it’s a win-win for my family of 3!
First cruise wife and I went on, she was scared to be on the ship, so I got the royal suite. It was great but set a precedent. Haven’t been able to get her into anything less than owners suite now… have been on 6 cruises. And have 3 on the calendar. My pockets hurt. lol
@@jeffquillen5560 Haha! Our 1st was a Transatlantic in a Junior Suite bc that was the biggest we could get. Now we go on 2-4 a year but, bc we don’t have associated travel expenses, it’s much easier. But….I also can tell you love every cruise with your wife SO your wallet smiles while taking a hit! 🥰
Hey Matt! Where in CT were you from! New Haven area here, now in NC! So far I think my guilty pleasure is like a lot of others posting here so far. I'm an early riser and enjoy getting my Cafe Mocca and going on deck to try and catch the sun rise. Then just enjoy the peacefulness of the early morning!
Popcorn!!!! I hear ya brother 😊
I beeline for the Windjammer as soon as I get onboard. That first lunch is my absolute favorite thing. That’s when I know I’m on vacation!
And playing slots. I never gamble in “real life”, but I friggin love it on a ship.😂
The popcorn 😂 I like to run on the jogging track early in the morning before my family wakes up. A little bit of calm before the day begins
Popcorn on Wonder of the Seas was $4. Bought it and loved every bite !!
We could pay for another stateroom for less than the cost of a cabana on our cruise scheduled next week. The prices never dropped out of the outrageous zone.
I will buy popcorn EVERY TIME!
Mine are unlimited drink package and if I go one the big ships the unlimited dining package...oh and maybe I ate 2 cones on the pool deck
RC should change the casino to smoke-free. Its hard to breathe in there
Cabana! First visit we got a Chill Island Cabana. We LOVED it. Sorry, can't imagine the regular loungers after that. We paid $1299 this year. Booked a 2025 on Adventure and as soon as we coulr purchase we had The Key and a cabana. Cabana is currently $2199. Icon in port same day so expected. Hopefully we can afford a overwater cabana one day. They're over $5000 on our 2025 cruise. 😂
Drink package !!! It’s simple I can’t party like I can on vacation every other day of my life lol
My favorite splurge is to get passes to the Coco Beach Club. My wife and I don't like loud music and the Club has much less noise than other parts of the island. Add to that the infinity pool, umbrellas/chairs with wait staff and the great food at the restaurant, and it's a no brainer.
I was raised in NYC/NJ and spent a lot of time in Chicago. I’ve heard so many people say how good the pizza is at Sorrento’s. My only reaction was to laugh! 😂
Sorrento’s is mediocre at best and is equivalent to a bad frozen pizza.
Cheapskates like Sorrento’s because it’s free.
I seriously do not understand the Sorrento’s thing. I can vaguely understand it late night if you are too drunk to taste anything. It’s like pizza flavored cardboard. Oh well, to each their own. 🤷🏻♀️
Mine is when the Jacuzzi is completely empty and I just float on my back in it all by myself.
As for the pizzas. I wonder what kinds you can get? Or even how wild can you can get them customed made?
Karaoke. I can't sing at all, but I love doing Karaoke. Did a lot of songs on Harmony last year.
Removing towel on pool deck I've seen alone for 30 minutes. 😂
Buy ice cream (formerly Ben & Jerry's) extra money when I could get a free cone on the pool deck.
Leave a mess at the table even if the MDR staff clears quickly.
Waste money on a new ship model. Only time it's free is the rare onboard credit we have.
Eating and drinking everything I want. I'm overweight and on land I workout daily and have been working to lose weight. On RCCL it's 2 appetizers, an entree, and 2-3 desserts in MDR. It's a soft serve cone every night. Fruity; sweet drinks etc. I go back to low carb when we debark
One through 4 I agree with. Cabanas, sorry, can't justify the expense. No judgement.
matt, the same way you feel about the drink package and the key, i feel that way about cabanas. what a waste
I'll eat more pizza on a cruise than I will in a year total. Last cruise I did in April of 2024, I had a few slices an hour or so before bed each night.
The cabanas are nice, but pricey, so it's nice if you split the costs with other people that are going.
i assume i'm going to lose even without thinking... it was late at a casino and my cousin said "we're heading back to the room are you almost done?" and i said "i just have to lose this first" and pointed the chips in front of me. hmm i wonder what the dealer thought of that 🙂
About to go for our first time 🎉 mine will be leaving our toddler with the daycare during shore time so I can go scuba diving, and my husband can explore the local eats. He’s really young and has no sense of stranger danger (hugs are how he says hello), so I wouldn’t be able to enjoy myself if I was watching him constantly. It’ll make playing with him once I get back to the ship even better!
My guilty pleasure is the Royal Refresher package. I love unlimited cappuccino and mocktails. I just wish they included non-alcoholic beer. With Princess get Princess Plus for a lower price (once I factor in gratuities and WiFi) and I can get non-alcoholic beer too, or alcohol too but I don’t drink.
The pizza special changes each day (thus had that special the wntire day), like bbq, Hawaiian etc, so sometimes you just don’t like that pizza then it sucks not having anything else to eat late
I believe you can request them to make a pizza you would like.
@@truejaneysue8269 I would always try but they only keep the ingredients handy for the special of the day, yes they usually have a veggie pizza, cheese and then there special, that is it, it ain’t Dominos
The gym. They're fully equipped and often a ship will have some new pricey gizmos you'd never find at a local gym.
Sprinkles Ice Cream - At least once a day!
Pleasures on Board ?? Laying around the Pool with Cocktails' and
the Buffey ....& POP-CORN also ...Casinos , We hit the Slots just for
a short Time between Dinner and a Show ...Pizza , with Pepperoni
Anchovies & maybe Olives...
Mines the free ice cream everyday heh 🤷♀️😂
SPRINKLES! 🎉🎉🎉
I have a question that doesn't pertain to this video ... I have watched a lot of your videos and you are very informed about everything. I am going on Brilliance of the Seas on 7/21 to Alaska. How and when can I find out what the "Theme Nights" are. We want to plan ahead!! Thanks
Read a past cruise compass from a recent sailing or wait until a few days before the cruise when the app will be updated
If you rent a cabana, are they strict with the number of people that use it? We're going with several people and it looks like they limit the number of cruisers for one.
CoCo beach club! As long as the price is right
Hi Matt, I was wondering something. How old do your kids need to be to get off the ship without an adult and at what age can your kids go on the rising tide bar alone?Thank you!
The last thing that you should be doing is going to your local Costco and buying the monster bag of Boomchickapop Kettlecorn for like $5 or whatever ridiculously dirt cheap price it is. It’s just… a terrible idea. You shouldn’t go. You REALLY shouldn’t go. You can live without it, I swear!
Is there anything they don’t charge for? I’m going on Allure in 3 days… have never been on cruise before
Indian food! Breakfast room service, rock climbing, awesome gym, beautiful solarium views... those are my first thoughts of what's included that I absolutely LOVE. I really don't spend extra except maybe one or two frufru cocktails. I hope you love it!!!!
@@sf3413 thanks!
Sleeping in late, staying up late!
At the spa for pedicure
All pleasure for me but no guilt tbh. At least not until I get home and step on the scale. 😢
Just like me, make my better half have extra $ to feed RCL 's fuel tank. Yes she deserves it! Thanks, Matt. +👍!!!
I have never ever seen popcorn on a Royal Caribbean ship, I have only been on 5
gamble.
I love to sit on the Lido and people watch
I don't get the hype about Sorrento's. I tried it once on Anthem and it was just.. fine? Not terrible but certainly nothing to rave about
Las Vegas is so expensive now I can easily skip gambling.
Where is that lazy river at?
I believe its at Perfect Day at Coco Cay.
No lazy River at coco cay
New adults only area at CocoCay called Hideaway Beach. There are cabanas with their own pool.
taking 6 donuts back to my room, i'd do it even if they charged for it
i do not like cruise ship pizza, its horrible. makes me want to be sick. i try it on every cruise and take one mouthful and have to stop before i end up with my head down the toilet lol
I am with you, I don’t get it.
Morning alcohol
I don’t agree with you Matt! The pizza is f*cking amazing! Hahahaha
Indian food gorge fest!!! I scare the waiters. They look away, look back, everyone else is on bite 2 and my plate is wiped clean! 🤣
Cabana? Ok baller.
Sorry, but I have to ask why cabannas are so great other than, "I really like them." Please justify the ridiculously large expense.
Same
With casino
Slice of pizza at 4 pm.
I agree with all the of it I would do the something 😂😂😂😂😂😂
No way I am paying for popcorn, let alone for a cabana.
"it's on every Royal Caribbean ship I've ever been on?" You mean there are Royal ships you haven't been on?!?!?! Do tell!
Day. Cay. Rhyme scheme. Marketing.
Allure desperately needs a renovation of its staterooms