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So sorry thread police......anyway, just wanted to say I wasn't necessarily defending rccl. Thanks for that, though [emoji41][emoji41]

I wasn't trying to be condescending I just don't know if I can take another thread headed down a dark path. This one is staying above board so far with just lighthearted opinions. Trying to keep the peace [emoji106]🏻

Just to add, I believe rccl was negligent in sailing out of Bayonne in the first place.

There are other threads flooded with opinions on this subject, please don't let this thread deteriorate into that discussion, plenty of threads where you can talk about negligence.

I can drive less than 3 hours to the port and get on a ship that will take me to the Caribbean without having to jump on a plane and pay for excess luggage. The longer the cruise the better, we just finished a 12 night out of Bayonne and this was the longest cruise I had been on. I was actually able to relax given I had 3 days before we even got to ports to enjoy the ship. We also got to go to 6 ports, can't usually do that on a 7 day out of Florida. Clearly the demand is high for cruises out of the northeast, bookings are filling up for next year, I already had to take a second choice because the date I wanted is booked. Bad weather is not exclusive to the northern Atlantic, storms can happen anywhere. Try and keep an open mind. It may not be your cup of tea, but others seem to enjoy it.

Already seeing news channels tweets, "wait until you hear from these cruise passengers at 10 on fox philly" and " cruise passenger Francis says she would rather have captain crunch for a captain"

Ugh was dreading these sensationalized dramatic news stories.

I hardly ever go to twitter where at on twitter would i find those pics at?

Look for the magnify glass search function, mine is top right corner on my phone. Search #anthemoftheseas and all the most recent posts will come up. Lots of pics and links to video from passengers onboard.

Too bad the news vans will swarm all these people who are lined up to get off the ship. Go on Twitter and you will see the pictures of lines of people up and down decks 4 and 5. These people have had enough of an ordeal without a camera and microphone in their face asking for a play by play. The news will get their hot takes and make it even more dramatic than necessary.

Anthem is back in New York harbor. Happy to see it! Sorry your trip got cut short. Have a safe trip home and hope your next cruise turns out better.

I was just watching it myself on the live webcam, I'm not on this cruise. I was on Anthem 1/3-1/15. But I'm sure all those onboard appreciate your well wishes [emoji106]🏻[emoji3]

Nice live shot on the harbor cam. Still pretty all in blue.

if they are too small to read I might as well stop posting them. the last 3 days are just sea days returning to port anyway. if anyone wants them posted or the spa menu prices pamphlet I have that too.

sorry they ended up not being clear enough. if someone has a question regarding the compass I can answer them.

Thanks for taking the time to post however the print is too small to read

yeah there isn't going to be a way to change that. scanning them doesn't allow me to zoom anymore and taking a picture of them with my phone isn't any clearer. because they are full size paper not a whole lot I can do. I'm just going to finish posting them and that's all I can do.

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Taking this cruise in 2 weeks and just loved your review, answered many of my questions.

 

Re: bingo....did you have to purchase a marker? I have a few at home and would bring one as opposed to having to purchase one. Is that allowed.

you will love this cruise :) I am posting the compasses right after this reply

also you don't need to buy one of their markers for bingo, the one you bring from home is fine. they just seem like a smaller version on the ship. I would just go easy with the one from home, the paper of the bingo cards is thin on the ship, ink might go right through.

Can't figure out how to post video. I have a good video of how bad the snow is.

Soooo got all the compasses scanned in last night. Got up late bc of that, and jumped in the shower pretty late. And my luck lost power while in the shower, which where we live means no water either. It blinked a few more times and I was able to rinse what remaining shampoo in my hair out. It was a combination of freezing cold and scalding hot for the last 30 seconds. Had to sit in front of the fire place to dry my hair, like ye olde times. Here is a few pictures to make you want to go away on a cruise. I will post the compasses when we get power back on, would drain the power of my phone if I tried.

Thanks for the wonderful review!!

THANK YOU for the wonderful review!

 

 

 

We're going to be on the same itinerary in a few short weeks so seeing the compasses would be terrific. :cool:

Thanks for the positive responses, I enjoyed the cruise so it was easy to write about having a good time.

I hope your cruise is nice and long like ours was, I will have the compasses up shortly.

I seriously like your attitude op. I too read many negative reviews finally stopped reading them they were making me not enjoy my cruise and had not even been on it yet. I have always said a cruise is what you make of it. If you have a legitimate complaint take it to customer services and let it end there. No need to bring others down. You are a lady with class. Thank you very much.

 

 

 

One question how much was BINGO, when was it and where was it?

During the cruise, bingo took place in the Music Hall and Royal Theater, morning and a afternoon session. By the end of the cruise more people into it so it was held in Royal Theater for more seats. It was $55 for the "winners pack" which was all 3 of the games for each session and each game had 9 chances. You could do the 3 chance ones for all 3 games too, I just always went for the big packs. Also I miss the punch thru bingo, I don't love the inky dobbers, but messy. On the compasses you can see the sessions so I will get on that.

[emoji599]ATTN[emoji599] I said I will be posting the compasses, I just need to bang them all out at once. I just want them to be easy to read so I want to make sure they look right. Supposed to get 7" of snow by 3pm tomorrow so I will have plenty of time. Thanks again for all the positive responses.

I'm just going to pack a whistle and blow it when the rules of civility are violated.

This quote made my week! I might have found my soulmate, I feel this way in most everyday situations. [emoji38][emoji106]🏻