Right, this is big news and I wanted to break it down for you properly.🔥 Yesterday, Royal Caribbean Group officially announced the full details of Points Choice, and it is launching January 30, 2026. The short version: You can now earn loyalty points on ANY Royal Caribbean Group brand (Royal, Celebrity, or Silversea) and send those points to whichever loyalty program YOU want.🤩 Sail Celebrity but want the points going to your Crown & Anchor status? Done.✔️ How it actually works: - You have 14 days after your cruise to submit a Points Choice request (through the app or website) - If you do nothing, points stay with the brand you sailed, same as always - You MUST already be enrolled in the loyalty program you want to send points to The bit that matters: - Points convert at different rates between programs. A suite on Royal might earn you 2 Crown & Anchor points, but 8 Captain’s Club points for the same sailing. So there is actual strategy here for those of you chasing specific tiers. - Solo cruisers, Celebrity gives you double points, Royal gives you +1 per night, Silversea gives you nothing extra. Worth knowing if you are travelling solo. Why I think this is genuinely good: While Carnival is switching to a spend-based system (which has gone down like a lead balloon), Royal is giving us MORE flexibility. That is the opposite of what most loyalty programs are doing right now. Combined with Status Match from 2024, this is arguably the best loyalty setup in cruising. My advice? If you are not already enrolled in all three programs (Crown & Anchor, Captain’s Club, Venetian Society), do it now. It is free and it means you will have options when this goes live. Which program would YOU funnel your points into?👀 Drop your thoughts below 👇

Hello everyone, and happy New Year!🥳 Lot's of exciting things coming up for us in 2026 and lot's of goals/ideas on the go. One of my goals/resolutions is to get back to this community, grow it, engage with fellow cruises and help any first time cruisers too! 🤩⚓ First things first, Who has got a cruise coming up? Drop your ship, sailing date, and itinerary below, let's see who's sailing soon! 🚢

Here is the thing about Royal Caribbean's brand new beach club in Nassau... Everyone's talking about it. Almost nobody knows how it actually works. Is it worth $130-$170 per person? What's included? What is not? Should you skip CocoCay for this instead? These are the questions that matter. And Royal Caribbean's marketing isn't going to give you straight answers. So I made something.💙 A full classroom breaking down everything you need to know: → What it actually is (and what it isn't) → Day pass pricing decoded, what each tier gets you → The three zones explained, so you pick the right one for your vibe → Food & drinks, what's truly "included" vs what costs extra → Cabanas, are they worth it, or are you paying for Instagram photos? → Honest assessment, who should book, who should skip → Royal Beach Club vs CocoCay, the real comparison → Tips we wish we knew, the stuff that saves you time, money, and frustration Link to classroom HERE.✍️ Have questions I didn't cover? Drop them below!

I've been aboard Voyager for 3 weeks now, and something unexpected happened around day 7. I fell into a routine. Wake up. Gym. Walk the deck. Shower. Breakfast at the Windjammer. Grab a coffee. Do some work. Sit outside. Another walk. Get ready for evening. High Notes bar. Dinner. Entertainment. Here's what surprised me: it's almost identical to my routine back home in Arbroath. Except this version is 10 times more enjoyable. Because "home" is now a floating hotel with ocean views, no dishes to wash, and a different country outside the window every few days. The routine doesn't feel restrictive, it feels grounding. We're not just cruising anymore. We're actually living aboard. Most 7-day cruises feel like you're sprinting the whole time. But on a repositioning? You've got time. You settle in. You find your rhythm.😍 Anyone else done a long cruise and had this happen? When did it start feeling like home for you?🏠

🚢 Have a balcony cabin on a short cruise (7 nights) or 🛌 Have an inside cabin but cruise for a full month? Comment why, I’m fascinated by how people decide!🤩