The sea calls my name

39 minutes ago, niksmom630 said:

Boarded! 🥳 Pilot says delays due to rocket launch and some air traffic control issue in Jacksonville. 
 

shout out to the lovely flight attendant for this pre take off beverage beverage. 
 

little tot behind me is listening to Baby Shark on rewind. 😵‍💫 

 

Then I would keep those beauties coming Mama Shark.

3 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

Well the hits keep on coming. Now air traffic control in Florida is slowing down all flights. Our flight is now delayed. Now we have to sit around for 4 hours.

 

I am so very sorry for all these issues you are having to deal with. I am also believing that all negatives for the entire trip are happening today which I hope will make for the best cruise ever once you board.  Your tale of delays and cancellations is also a testimony of why you ALWAYS arrive the day before you sail. We live in Florida ( Daytona Beach area) and the only port we drive to day of is Port Canaveral. I've set in traffic for 2+ hours to many times on I 95. the $$$ of a  1 night hotel stay is worth my piece of mind.  Praying that the rest of your travels today and tonight go smoothly. 

11 hours ago, CruiszBug said:

Wowza! I'm just now catching up when I should be packing up... Only 4 bags packed so far 😲and "miles to go before I sleep", lol! Like others, we decided to come in a day early since we are driving down from North Florida (about 5-6 hours). Add to that Sunday will be Daylight Savings time. "Sweetheart? Wanna get up at 3 AM to drive down to Miami on Sunday? It'll be F-U-N!"... uhm, NO! So we will head down Saturday morning taking care to "Watch out for Motorcycles" as we pass Daytona Beach. Yes, it is Bike Week and hopefully we are leaving early enough to miss the motorcycle exodus on I-95 South from Bike Week in Daytona. 

Can't wait to board and meet all the personalities who are sure to be part of this group! We will be the ones pushing a little girl in a chair, who should have a huge grin on her face! See you there!

I am 100 steps from A1A in Ormond Beach and I WILL BE GOING SOMEWHERE THIS TIME NEXT YEAR!!!!!! Maybe Bella Part 2.

1 minute ago, John&LaLa said:

 

I think it's replacing Anthem which has two enclosed pools.

Yes, I jus looked it up, you are correct. Oasis is returning back to Ft Lauderdale in Fall 2024. I confused myself on the NE ports. Thanks for the correction.

1 hour ago, John&LaLa said:

 

I'll be curious to see how she's received after a couple of 7 day winter cruises.

Yes, but isn't it  just replacing Oasis? I guess after Oasis gets her "face lift" next spring she will return to sunny Florida and the Odyssey will go north. At least the Odyssey has a climate controlled and enclosed Solarium. 

1 hour ago, SE fla said:

Can’t wait for updates on the Odyssey. I will be on the transatlantic April 22

I will be there as well, thus my smoking area questions. maybe we will run into one another.

5 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

For how long? I'm looking at February from Ft. Lauderdale.

 

Oh wait, did you mean Nov 2024?

Yes., so you will have to wait a while. that s the bad news but the good news is she is going to be sailing  from Nov of 2024 thru  April  of 2025 where the deployment schedule ends.

11 hours ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Same here. Leg 2 of our upcoming adventures 😁

 

Did you try the iFly?

Would you mind letting me know if the deck 5 smoking area is on the port side or if it has moved to starboard?

11 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

And my cruise the beginning of February was also fantastic. I really want to get back aboard Odyssey.

That will be easier for you next year when she begins sailing from Cape Liberty next Nov.

4 hours ago, Spencer71 said:

Will be on Apr 2.  Looking at potential things to do with my daughter. Anyone know if there is an escape room on Allure of the Seas?  Or, Virtual Adventure Zone?  Any comedy shows that are "clean", and would feel comfortable with my 14-yr old daughter there?  What are some good entertainment options to do in the evening, besides the big shows (Mama Mia, OceanAria, Ice Games) that I could do with her?

They  usually have headliner shows which ranges from  in clean comedy, jugglers, singers etc. 

6 hours ago, Scottbro said:

Thanks for the review. We are on Allure in April with my kids, ages 13 and 15. On the RC site, it says the Mamma Mia show has adult language and themes. Can anyone comment to this? I know different people have different views on appropriate-ness, but any info would be helpful.

 If you haven't already ,watch the Movie and that would give you a better idea if you think your children would pick up on the sexual innuendos ( which is the theme of the musical  1 daughter 3 possible fathers) having said that the music and dancing is amazing. The best in the fleet to me. The language as I remember was not bad. I would say that kids today see worse on prime time TV just my humble opinion.

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13 minutes ago, SE fla said:

As long as no one is looking back at me I will be fine. this is what I expected to get. Still can see the stars and hear and smell the sea air and wind. 

24 minutes ago, SE fla said:

Just ask for another cabin. If in the same category they should get you another location in the same category. I have done it many times. 

That's my plan  Thank you.  I don't mind the category, I knew I would likely get the obstructed cabin with a GTY, I just had no idea there was smoking on lower decks. I am use to it only being on the upper pool deck and the casino and can easily avoid those areas.  

1 hour ago, John&LaLa said:

Can I come?

 

I'll behave, I promise. 

If she wants to come along on this _(adjective TBD)__ adventure I can't wait to see her "beg" face when you begin the packing for your world cruise.

59 minutes ago, Denversail said:

This will be good. 

I know what I will be doing next week😆

I have a personal very important  quick question. I read that there is a smoking area on deck 5 starboard aft. We have a GTY OV balcony for our April Transatlantic cruise and looks like we have been given a cabin directly above where this area is on the deck plans. My  issue is that I have a very severe lung disease and allergy to cigarette smoke and if that is a smoking area on a 14 day TA we would never be able to even open our balcony door.  Would you mind verifying this for me? If this is accurate I may get a letter from my doctor and try and get our GTY cabin moved away from this area. 

Thanks,

Virginia Lea

1 hour ago, Ocean Boy said:

Last week on Odyssey water was in bottles. 

Curious were the New Menus being used for the MDR? 

On 2/5/2023 at 12:45 AM, PhillyFan33579 said:

I am going on Odyssey tomorrow.  I am curious to see if the ship is still in great shape like it was when I sailed on her 18 months ago. . 

Would you mind posting the show schedule?.  I know it won't be the same for our TA in April on her, but I can at least see what shows I want to book.  Have a wonderful cruise.

We were on The Odyssey in Oct 2021 and loved this ship. We are doing the April 22 Transatlantic on her this year so glad to get a recent review.  Do you by any chance have a copy of the Show schedule that you could post?  I am curious what shows are currently on the ship.

Thanks

21 hours ago, Merion_Mom said:

 

The frustrating thing is that each ship seems to be "freelancing" the whole BOGO issue.

Totally agree

1 hour ago, schlimazel_traveler said:

Unfortunately, the WJ is following the MDR theme on our current cruise on Enchantment. Some, but not most, of the items on the DR menu are available in the WJ. We're having three Mexican nights and two Italian nights this cruise, but no Asian night in WJ because it's not a theme in MDR. 

 

I'm not too excited about an ENGLISH themed buffet. 

 

 

Well this is disappointing.  Who knew a cruise could be come the new diet. 🤣

I have not read through the entire thread so asking for forgiveness in advance if my question has already been answered. Is the Windjammer following the same theme night as the MDR? I personally hope not, so if you want a different selection you will have one.  

17 hours ago, pittnh said:

 

this was for Oasis.  Main concern was no lobster night showing on app 😐

I noticed the same thing that there is no lobster entre on any of the menus that I have seen, ( or is my eyesight worse than I thought? 

2 hours ago, rebeltech8 said:

So, we have planned a cruise for 2023 on the Radiance of the Seas. This is our first time on a Royal Caribbean cruise.  
 

We wanted a balcony cabin  and saw that cabin 8604 seemed to have a different shaped balcony that is larger than most, so we grabbed it. I knew that it had an adjoining cabin, but didn’t think much of it at the time because we were (and still are) excited about our cruise.

I know that everyone’s experience is different, but have you ever stayed in a cabin that was adjoining another?  And if so, any problem with excessive noise or any other issues?

 

trying to figure out if I made a mistake or just my brain overthinking stuff. And if I should call and see about changing cabins.

 

thoughts?

Take a sound machine or use the white noise app on your phone at night if the noise bothers you. I have a travel sound machine that has a USB port and charger for it. I sleep like a baby. 

On 12/2/2022 at 4:15 PM, kj_connections said:

Thanks everyone.  Here are the 2 itineraries I am deciding on:

 

Anthem of the Seas 12nt: Bayonne, 6 days at sea, Funchal, at sea, LA Coruna, at sea, Le Havre, Southampton

 

Oasis of the seas 14nt: Miami, 9 days at sea, Malaga, Alicante, Valencia, Palma de Mallorca, Barcelona

 

I've been on Oasis and love the ship.  I've always wanted to try Anthem but I am not sure if these ports are interesting.  I've already been to Funchal and Barcelona.  I will be traveling with kids age 9 and 11 and both ships will have enough entertainment for them.

 

Any thoughts appreciated!

We did our first this past April on the Wonder of the Seas.  The oasis class are our favorite class, but especially on the TA. Sea days are our favorite, so this itinerary is great for us. There were so many options of things to do ( or you can choose to not to do anything) and great restaurants if you wanted a special meal. It was our first and we loved it so much I booked one for April 23 on the Odyssey of the Seas. We loved that there were few children and the ship was only 60% full that will be different in 2023.