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To help our readers it would be great to be able to show examples of the Cruise Compass from all the ships in Royal Caribbean’s fleet. On our most recent sailing on Wonder of the Seas in September 2023, the app performed well. It was still clumsy though to find certain bits of information. If you prefer a paper copy, simply speak to your Cabin Steward on the first day and and them to deliver a paper copy each day. I can read through the various activities, shows, and events, choosing what interests me the most and ensure I don’t miss anything that important to me.
Day 7 – Perfect Day at CocoCay
From the tranquil moments watching the waves to the adrenaline-pumping adventures on cruises, I’ve experienced the magic of the sea in all its glory. On my last 2 cruises, my cabin steward said that they are told to give Cruise Compasses to all people over 65. I asked both cabin stewards for a Day 1 Compass AND asked at Guest Services. Ask your cabin steward to leave you one each evening with turn-down service. Note that there are limits to the number of kids who can use Adventure Ocean at one time, and on our cruise, we bumped up against that limit several times. Keep an eye out for regular spa specials offered throughout the cruise (particularly on the first day and port days), and you get a discount if you book three treatments at once.
Still Want a Paper Copy?
These are the daily planners (cruise compass) for our 7 day cruise. Please note that unfortunately I did not get the Cruise Compass for embarkation day. For Day 2 I went down to guest services and picked up a printed copy. On Day 3 onwards our cabin steward provided the Cruise Compass in our cabin each evening.
Welcome To The Cruise Compass
As the leader in all things related to cruising, our travel blog provides expert guidance and valuable information to enhance the cruising experience. We have earned our position as the top search result for cruising by providing unparalleled resources, insights, and inspiration to our over 1 million readers every year. With 23 sailings, 87 ports of call, 128 days at sea, and voyages across 6 different cruise lines, we have firsthand knowledge and experience to share with fellow cruisers. Each evening, your stateroom attendant will deliver to your stateroom the Cruise Compass, which is a daily guide to the news, events and activities that will be occurring on your ship the next day. These newsletters are a guide to everything that is happening on the cruise each day. The Cruise Compass contains everything passengers need to know, including featured activities, special events, show times and more.
Rock Climbing, Shuffleboard and Table Tennis on Vision of the Seas
(Paid Wi-Fi isn’t required to do this.) The digital version is in the same format as the paper planners, and you can zoom in and out on the images. The option for paper IS available on many/most of the ships, and will likely return fleetwide when enough people complain about it. The smaller ships are, by default, older ships -- they were built before the technology existed for the wayfinder displays that have been put in the newer/larger ships. At some point in time the displays might be installed in the older/smaller ships... I also don't carry wallet or anything around ship but the card.
It also highlights any special offers or discounts available for dining, drinks, onboard merchandise purchases and even shopping in port. If you have cruised with Royal Caribbean before, you will know that they have the Royal Caribbean App, and this app actually includes details of all the daily activities, venue opening times, etc. Late-night activities are available on sea days, and morning till late night on port days.
Head down a level to Deck 5 and you'll see the Shore Excursion Desk and Guest Services Desk side by side. On Deck 4, behind R Bar, you'll find the NextCruise office, a small space staffed with sales agents to entice you to book your next cruise before you leave the ship. Besides the theatrical productions onboard Royal’s Vision of the Seas, evening entertainment abounds throughout the ship. Before or after dinner, start out with a round of evening trivia in Schooner Bar, followed by a whirl around the dance floor in the Centrum to tunes from the live band performing there. There are plenty of entertainment options aboard Vision of the Seas. Each night of the cruise features live shows in the 870-person Masquerade Theatre (Decks 5 and 6, forward), from comedians to Broadway-style productions featuring the Royal Caribbean singers and dancers.
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It lists everything happening on the ship, so you can pick what you like and make sure you don’t miss anything fun or important. Every Royal Caribbean passenger should grab the Cruise Compass. It’s a daily newsletter that tells you about the day’s activities, shows, dining spots, and important news. Royal Caribbean's Royal iQ app is available on select ships and has among its features a digital copy of the Cruise Compass. In terms of activities listed here, they will all be listed again in the full daily planner, which is coming up on additional pages. Page two is usually best for glancing quickly over it for anything that jumps out as interesting.
About The Cruise Compass
Royal Caribbean packs a lot of things to do into each day and you are best served by reading it each evening to be aware of what is happening onboard. On every Royal Caribbean cruise I’ve been on (which is a LOT!), one of the last things I do every evening is to have a quick read-through of the following day’s Cruise Compass. Also, on select ships, your Cruise Compass will be loaded onto the Royal Caribbean International App. This way you can plan your time onboard straight from your mobile device!
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Most of the activities listed on the Cruise Compass newsletter will apply on ships in the Voyager Class. These ships include Voyager of the Seas, Explorer of the Seas, Adventure of the Seas, and Navigator of the Seas. Royal Caribbean used to hand out paper copies of the Cruise Compass every night, detailing the next day’s activities. Now, they’re moving towards digital, offering paper copies only if you ask for them. In addition to a listing of everything happening onboard, guests can add specific events directly to their own digital calendar for easy tracking. As you make reservations or add activities directly from the daily Cruise Compass to your calendar, your schedule is automatically updated.
The first page has an overview of what to expect that day, including where the ship will be (in port or at sea), a weather report, and various specials, offers and events that are highlighted. By far, the weather report in the upper right hand corner is the most useful information on this page. Some events are not repeated while other activities can change daily, so it is in your best interest to track what is happening so you do not miss any of it. Additionally, there's an hour-by-hour schedule of everything happening on the ship, including live performances, children's programming and dining options. Each day's newsletter also includes opening and closing times for all of the ship's facilities, a list of onboard services, medical contacts and information for each port of call, including law enforcement.
Also on Brilliance they had printed off people ship taken pictures for you to look at and buy, complete waste of money, paper and ink. You should be able to use the ships free ‘intranet’ , same portal you connect to use the RCL APP on the ship which is no charge to use. You pay to have access to the internet to stream or surf the web.
Yes, the APP is not always correct and this QR copy will be the exact copy of the paper one. Our family sailed on Oasis of the Seas for a 7 day Bahamas and CocoCay itinerary from Cape Liberty in May 2022. The daily activities, shows and opening hours of restaurants and venues are available on the Royal Caribbean App as well as on the daily Cruise Compass. Here are the full 14 days of Cruise Compass paper planners from my transatlantic cruise sailing from Barcelona, Spain to Fort Lauderdale on Rhapsody of the Seas in November 2023.
We recently sailed on the Mariner of the Seas for a 2 Night Weekend Bahamas cruise from Port Canaveral, Florida. The Daily Planner is Royal Caribbean’s daily activities schedule, and is delivered each night to your cabin during turn-down service as well as digitally on the Royal Caribbean App app. All the onboard activities for the following day will be listed, such as events, showtimes, drink specials, entertainment, and other things happening around the ship. I love sharing my best cruise tips with you, along with reviews of cruise destinations, shore excursions, cruise ships and cruise lines. Freestyle Travelers is the ultimate resource for cruisers seeking to explore the seas.
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