First night syndrome

What is it with the first night of a cruise that makes you so tired?
I mean it's not like we've just got off a seven or eight hour flight, we've just got off a two minute bus ride from theЧитать далее
Cats, Comedy, and Chops.

Wow! What a show it was fabulous, the costumes where amazing and the singing and dancing was brilliant.
I had my doubts before it started as it is over 2.5 hours long, but the time flew.
It'sЧитать далее
Booze, booze and more booze!!!

It started about 10.30am at the welcome back party with a large screwdriver and an even larger glass of white wine.
We don't normally bother with the welcome back parties, but Maz and Sue where beingЧитать далее
Well done Maz & Sue.

They had a welcome back event this morning in the Aqua Theater for all the guests who had sailed with Royal before.
We don't normally bother with them, but Maz and Sue where being recognized asЧитать далее
Why is there always a disappointment??

On the last trip on here which was the transatlantic we got to know the guest services manager, Samantha from Scotland, and she was telling us that she's on board for Christmas, and will miss thingsЧитать далее
Israel

The concierge on this trip is called Israel, and we've travelled with him a few times before, and to be honest he's been, not to put to finer point on it, crap!
But what a change, this trip he's beenЧитать далее
I feel sorry for the staff

The staff on this ship seem to be worked harder than on other ships.
To my mind the main reason is because there are twice as many passengers as say the Independence ots, but definitely not twice asЧитать далее
Officer visibility

Quite simply on this ship there is none.
The only time we saw the captain or his officers, be they senior or junior was at the welcome back party.
The cruise director was only seen on stage or on TVЧитать далее
Back home just in time for Christmas

The title says it all............