Breakfast on the Balcony
Sea Day #2
June 17, 2026
Morning
We were woken up bright at early at 6:40AM with a phone call letting us know our room service would be delivered shortly. TIP- We ordered the continental breakfast via the brochure and placed it on our door the night before for a 7AM delivery. The continental breakfast offerings are FREE and the American (hot) breakfast items have a $7.95/ per delivery fee. We opted for the free option! Our breakfast arrived and we enjoyed a lovely, albeit very carb heavy, breakfast on the balcony. This was a our favorite morning and we were a little upset we did not do this every morning... but we much prefer the "real breakfast" foods instead of toast and bagels.
I loved the serenity that was achieved with this breakfast.
The seas were once again absolutely PERFECT!
After breakfast on the balcony Chris took a nap while I explored more of the ship before the crowds arrived for a typical sea day aboard. I met Chris at the Vitality Spa around 8:50AM for his 2nd session of acupuncture.
It's Wednesday on a cruise ship... I love it!
Time to explore more but first, coffee!
The wake is the BEST VIEW!
Another perfect view of the open ocean.
This session was more intense with less needles but more electric wires and impulses. Dr. Ling also did a small acupuncture session on his left hand which also has some tendonitis. Overall I think the acupuncture was a great learning experience and it did in fact work and Chris was not an ANY pain for about 2 weeks; however, the pain did start to come back and I will say this is not a permanent healing. We will explore Traditional Chinese Medicine doctors in Houston and look for more acupuncture sessions in the near future. Knowing all I know now about acupuncture and his condition, I am not sure I would pay the $500 again... However, like I mentioned in a previous post this is not a lot compared to other medicines and practices.
Wow... this was TOTALLY worth it! Check out the relief:
After this acupuncture session we went to The Pub for some trivia and a few slices of Sorrento's pizza. We had lunch reservations at Jamie's Italian at 1:30PM but the lack of protein from our breakfast on the balcony meant we were a little hungry prior to 1:30PM.
Traditional Buoy picture... 5 days late!
Another Royal Tradition... The Ship logo on the Pool Deck!
This one was a little hard to find and seems it has been moved to a different location than our experience with sister ships in the past.
Afternoon
At exactly noon, Lauren (the CD), started the Veteran's Tribute in the Royal Promenade. Royal Caribbean does such a remarkable job with this event and it brings me to tears every single time. The recognition of each branch of service, the historical poems and other ceremonial tributes are incredible but the Taps played live makes me bawl like a baby. Thank you Royal Caribbean for honoring our Veteran's and those who lost their lives while serving our country; like my cousin Jeffery. Thank you for your service!
These Veteran's Tribute services are so well done!
We made our way to Jamie's Italian in the courtyard of the Windjammer for our lunch. With this late lunch time, there were hardly any customers in there and once again, the service was phenomenal. TIP- We booked this lunch experience in Jamie's Italian prior to embarkation and only paid $13.99/ person. Even with the require gratuity and the additional tip, we enjoyed the best meal of our cruise for only $45 total and it was worth every penny!
Jamie's Lunch Menu options
The Cedar Meat Plank
Kellie- 4.0 & Chris- 4.5
The Garlic Sticky Buns
5.0... This is easily the best bread on the ship!
The Penne Vodka
Kellie- 4.0 (It is listed as spicy but it was very mild)
Charred Broccoli Side
Kellie- 4.0 and Chris-3.0
This would be PERFECT for a low-carb/ KETO diet... We need to learn how to make this at home!
Avocado Caesar Salad
Kellie-4.5
Easily one of the best salads I have ever had.
Jamie's Dessert Menu (Lunch and Dinner)
Tiramisu
Kellie- 4.5 *Be warned... it is RICH!
Banana Split
Chris- 4.5
After lunch we walked around the Pool Deck on deck 11 and then made our way to the Viking Crown Lounge on Deck 14 to enjoy the pool deck views from an chair in the AC. We stayed here for about an hour before Chris went to take another nap and I went to get our traditional ship specific souvenirs.
This is one of my favorite features on Voyager and Freedom Class ships!
This lounge is just perfect for a lazy and relaxing day spent at sea.
We met up at the Star Lounge on Deck 5 for Harry Potter trivia but unfortunately, we did not win. You would think after attending this trivia multiple times we would do better but never even come close.
We then went to Playmakers to try and watch the College World Series but they were not showing the OU game due to ESPN not being available. But we watched more of the World Cup and loved the vibes, yet again, of Playmakers.
We spent the rest of the afternoon in the Casino and I was quick to lose my money at the blackjack tables but Chris stayed in the game for a very long time and even came out EVEN after several hours. That in an of itself is a WIN!
Evening
We went back to the room to quickly pack as much as we could before the 7PM Centerstage production show in the Royal Theater. I must say that this crew of singers and dancers were some of the absolute best we have ever seen on any cruise line and we loved this show.
We grabbed some pre-dinner drinks at The Schooner Bar and then enjoyed our last dinner in the Main Dining Room with easily the best service we have had in 30 cruises. Thank you Rommel and Anne for the best experience in the MDR.
The Taste of Italy Menu in the MDR
Arancini Balls
Kellie- 4.5 and Chris- 4.0
Lasagna
Kellie- 3.0
Mushroom Risotto
5.0
This is always one of our favorite dishes on board and this one did not disappoint.
Tiramisu
Kellie- 3.0 & Chris- 4.0
After dinner we went to Playmakers in hopes of catching at least the ESPN scroll of the OU score but was not successful so we went to The Pub for our last sing-along of the cruise! It was great to see Raj, one of our favorite bartenders from the Jewel of the Seas 2025, one last time before getting off the ship! We called it a night around midnight and prepared for our disembarkation the next morning.
Mariner of the Seas... You've been good to us and hold a special place in our hearts!
This was a FANTASTIC experience being in a Suite for the first time and I will say this is something we are going to look into for our future cruises. We are excited to enjoy all of our perks and benefits of being DIAMOND on our upcoming Symphony of the Seas cruise in just a few weeks!
We've got 2 more Royal Caribbean cruises booked in 2026 and Natalie's Graduation European Cruise in 2027 but I have a feeling we will be booking a few more cruises in our upcoming breaks!
God is Good... ALL THE TIME!
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The Norwegian Breakaway- November 2018
Royal Caribbean Liberty of the Seas- 2018
Carnival Legend- ALASKA- 2016
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