Jenhem31

Found a cruise in my stocking for Christmas, and we ended up agreeing on the Conquest for April. Sailing to HMC, Amber Cove, and Grand Turk. We've been to GT twice now and we love it, but the other 2 ports are new to us. We will also be turning gold on this cruise.

We've sailed the Breeze twice and Paradise once as well as 2 RC ships.

I understand there's no Serenity on Conquest, which is ok, but is the aft pool adults only?

I'm very excited to experience Alchemy!

We've been on Breeze twice. Once in February, and again in September. We love it. Only con I can think of is no Alchemy Bar. We just love that ship. If you can book, do it.

You can buy a 12 pack of water from the Fun Shops and have it delivered to your room for $2.99

St. Kitts and Grand Turk! We love not having to book an excursion in Grand Turk and just hang out at Jack's Shack all day.

I'd normally say Breeze but I vote Conquest. I did that itinerary on the Breeze in September and it was awesome. Have fun!!!

We have keyed in on the Allure on May 29 th Spoke to our grandson last week and he is over halfway thru his deployment and is doing well. Bring it on

Allure is amazing! Can't go wrong there.

We didn't have issues with the pickup line on Breeze in September, my issue was finding a spot in the airport to rearrange my suitcase and make sure I got my bottle properly padded for my flight. It didn't help that TSA ransacked my suitcase and didn't even bother padding the bottle after they were done. Thankfully it was ok.

The blankets are the best! We brought one home from the Breeze for our chihuahua. They were $23 or $24 and our steward left the order form in our room one night.

Bring some tide pods in a pill container. They won't bust that way

Anyone know anything about Jamie Dee?

I've heard she's awesome, and was also in the running for the Vista so she must be pretty good.

I think NCL just raised the price of their package also (and if you do get the package as a promo you still have to pay the gratuities on the price you would have paid had you bought it).

This is true. I've got an NCL cruise booked and we chose the drink package promo. We do have to pay gratuities on it, but it's still less than what we'd typically spend for drinks all together as we aren't huge drinkers.

YES! Love Sea Day Brunch!!!

Your view. Lifeboats just above.

We stayed in 2298 on the Breeze and it was quiet.

Does every bar have them? OR are there certain bars that have certain cups? Do I need to visit every one to get a collection?

Most bars have them and it'll be a different cup each day. They're usually the drink of the day. If you really really want one check the pool bars, often the servers are walking around with them on trays.

Thank you for the info. How about a review by someone on how they used it. What the did and did not care for about the Hub.

Only thing I didn't like was menus were not available. Otherwise it's great. I love being able to check our on board account balance and see what dining venues are open.

You can actually chat with anyone on the ship who had activated the feature, not just those in your party. You're assigned a chat ID and can give that number out so people can contact you. Very handy

We stayed in 2298 and it was very quiet. No way would I stay under the galley

Woman will over pack even if going for 1 night.

I never overpack. Last cruise on our way home our flight was cancelled in our connecting city and we had to stay overnight. For our flight home the next day I had only 1 clean pair of underwear, and I had to wear dirty jeans and a T shirt we purchased in the gift shop. Not all women overpack. I wish I had that trip.

I also had no toiletries. I take all travel size and toss them, including my toothbrush. The front desk at the hotel thankfully had one, aside from that all I had was deodorant and what was provided in the room.

Maybe post in a roll call and see if anyone is willing to pick up for you

They're pricey but you can order one with a non alcoholic drink or soda. I think the glass alone is around $10

Paradise April, 2014. Been on 4 more since then! While I personally think Paradise needs a major facelift, she's still zipping around the western Caribbean.

I don't do laundry on board but i always bring a travel size bottle of febreeze or downy wrinkle released to spritz something I know I'll wear again. I'll only re wear if I've only worn for a short time.

Well, I put my deposit down on Rc Freedom today and decided I'll just make $125 payments each month and push to make it happen. I also received a $150 on board credit for the cruise, which I can use for fun. Second, I'll put a little away each paycheck for excusions. I have till July to pay it off.

 

 

 

It came down to the positive comments about rccl I kept reading here. I'm excited to try the flowrid r r and just a totally new experience. Finally, if by some chance I'm a little ways off, I can switch back to Carnival or as the rccl rep says a cheaper cruise on Navigator.

Enjoy your cruise! You'll love Freedom class.

We cruise Carnival and Royal. Carnival more for the itineraries, and Royal more for the ships. Carnival has awesome itineraries and they're not always the same itinerary for the same ship. We love that. And the prices are great as well.