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While I go on lots of Royal Caribbean ships often, I find I tend to skip some parts of the ship almost every time.<\/p>\n
Everyone has a style they cruise to, even if they’ve only taken a couple of cruises. What I mean is people gravitate towards certain areas, but not others.<\/p>\n
As an example, someone on a budget or with young kids might not spend much time at all in the casino. Or someone that looks for a party on a cruise will spend more time at the pool deck.<\/p>\n
In thinking about how I like to cruise, I came up with a list of areas on Royal Caribbean ships that I tend to avoid for one reason or another.<\/p>\n
Other than occasionally going to watch people wipe out, you’ll never find me at the Flowrider surf simulator<\/a>.<\/p>\n I have a lot of respect for those that have the balance, grace, and tightly bound bathing suits to enjoy and do well with the Flowrider, but I am not one of them.<\/p>\n I not only lack the right balance to attempt to stand-up surf, but I also am too concerned with the impact my body would have when it inevitably hits the (padded) floor after wiping out.<\/p>\n There’s no doubt you can learn to surf<\/a> on a cruise ship, but it’s just not my thing.<\/p>\n If you’re like me, there are seats to watch others give it a try. It’s about as close I get when I venture in that area.<\/p>\n While I have set foot in card rooms, I don’t think I’ve ever sat down and spent any time in one.<\/p>\n The card room is essentially a multi-purpose room for playing board games, card games, or quietly socializing. It certainly serves this purpose, but it’s never something I’ve ever thought to go do.<\/p>\n On the rare occasions that I play a game of Exploding Kittens<\/a> on a cruise ship, I’ve always ended up in the Crown Lounge or a bar that doesn’t have any entertainment at the time.<\/p>\n Some people have very intricate board games they bring that look like Risk-level complexity. I wish I had the dedication for such games.<\/p>\n If I was ever going to play a board game on a cruise ship, I’d love to try Axis and Allies<\/a>, but I cannot fathom bringing the giant box and then taking the time to set it all up.<\/p>\n Maybe someday I’ll bring my Royal Caribbean Monopoly edition<\/a> with me on a ship.<\/p>\n Even in the prime of my college days, I was never really that into a DJ party. Sure, I hung out at Webster Hall in New York City around 2002-2003, but I can’t say that was my preferred party spot.<\/p>\n Royal Caribbean has some high energy DJ events now<\/a>, especially on new ships, like Utopia of the Seas.<\/p>\n I can appreciate these are the sort of events anyone that wants a DJ party will enjoy, but it’s not my jam.<\/p>\n Just to prove I’m not just against dance parties involving DJs, I avoid the Royal Promenade events too.<\/p>\n They’re loud, and I am not the type of person to ever want to join in for a group rendition of YMCA.<\/p>\n I also think Promenade parties are pass\u00e9 at this point, because they’ve been doing them for as long as I’ve been cruising<\/a>.<\/p>\n Because the Royal Promenade parties shut everything down on the Promenade, it almost feels like the muster drill of entertainment.<\/p>\n I’ve changed my tune about a few things on Royal Caribbean cruises over the years, but not art auctions<\/a>.<\/p>\n First and foremost, I’m not an art collector and I don’t see value in owning prints of art. On the rare occasions we’ve ever bought art, it’s usually the mass produced stuff in a store.<\/p>\n The other issue is art auctions have a reputation for being a bit “creative” with how they present the valuations and how long it takes to actually get the pieces (no, you don’t take home the art you see in the auction).<\/p>\n I’ve spoken with some folks that enjoy it for what it is, especially the free champagne<\/a>. It’s definitely an event to go in with both eyes wide open and not with the idea the art you’ll buy is going to make you rich some day.<\/p>\n Royal Caribbean holds all sorts of activities on its sports court, but you won’t find me there.<\/p>\nCard room<\/h2>\n
DJ parties<\/h2>\n
Royal Promenade dance parties<\/h2>\n
Art auctions<\/h2>\n
Sports court<\/h2>\n