Welly9

Gen Q - is there a Basketball/Misc court on the Adventure.

Just now, ckrobyn said:

How long is your cruise and what ports are you visiting?

We've hijacked DandDm posts, lol

10 nts, S Caribb >> San Juan, St Kitts, Barb, st Lucia, Antigua, Dom Rep

Just now, ckrobyn said:

Hopefully the forecast is correct and we will have lots of sunshine for sailaway!

funny, I was checking same today too! ;O)

Sun cures all! Staying in Fort Laud night before, always do, then uber to Miami...flying in from Detroit, 

1 minute ago, ckrobyn said:

Ok, sorry - I get it! You mean I will be docked right beside you in Miami!! Sorry yes, my name is CK on here 😀

Yes, same date week tomorrow yes, 

34 minutes ago, ckrobyn said:

Who is CK?

OH I thought your name here in CC was CK?? Short for Ckrobyn

34 minutes ago, DandDM said:

Thanks for the suggestion!  Good or bad, will be flying back in a few days so will give that a try!

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also you are a Old Fashioned drinker, so another suggestion, MM is good, Woodford too, Bullit Bourbon is good, but these can sweeten the drink more, try for a test, Bullit Rye (not sure if they will have it on board though) or Crown Royal Rye. Now when you get to Vegas, fave spot to eat is Bavettes at the Park, also as it may, best Old Fashions, ask for Garth, tell him Eddie sent you and to make is world famous, he makes his own Simple Syrup and bitters, its fabulous!!! 

On 2/5/2024 at 10:23 PM, GetToLivin said:

I always find it humorous that I can run 4 miles or cycle 10 miles but the STAIRS on any ship leave me questioning my cardiovascular health 🤣 I'll chalk it up to doing so many throughout the trip, haha, but usually mid way through I seem to do a little less huffing and puffing. I too will take the elevator as a reward when necessary, no shame 😉

 

Glad you liked the Aqua Show, I've been on Harmony and Allure and it is my favorite piece of entertainment and I think the athleticism of the performers is very motivating!

lol omg same, never do the elevator unless late at night and no one using them, but healthy guy, peloton 12-15 km every other day, walk at golf etc get on the cruise and do stairs, and im like what the hell!?  lol I swear has to do with the ship in buoyancy state?? 🤣 

On 2/3/2024 at 8:37 PM, ckrobyn said:

Following along!

I will be sailing Oasis for my first solo cruise on February 25th 😀

geeze CK will be right beside you on the Grandeur same embarkation day! 

On 2/2/2024 at 7:21 PM, DandDM said:

I’m now safely in Atlanta. After the sparkling wine, got a couple Woodford and sodas.And a sandwich.

 

 

 

they also gave me a cookie, which is now in my bag. Be strong, Dustin!  

JFTFOI - try Woodford with a splash of Ginger..you will like it better than the cola! I bet!?

On 10/16/2023 at 1:41 PM, ckmommy said:

Dining

 

Good: 

-Specialty Dining food was good--not great but good--we went to Chops and Giovanni's

-MDR--My Time--I was happy with the food,  it was much better than I expected.  We have been on lots of RCCL cruises, and the food seemed pretty similar to the what we had on our January cruise

-Windjammer--Washy Washy lady was by the hand washing stations for breakfast every day--she was a joy to see. 

-Pizza was RCCL pizza--they had 3 different choices in toppings--they were just fine for us

-You could get a whole pizza to take away if you wanted--you had to wait for it though

 

Bad:

-Service in Chops was bad.  It started out really good, then our server got overwhelmed and it ended up being a 3 hour dinner with more that 45 mins between the main course and dessert

-Not enough staff in the Windjammer

-No Pumpkin seed rolls on white rolls in MDR after the first day (which we were not at due to dinner at Giovanni's)

-Pushing additional specialty options after eating in Giovanni's

-Ice cream line only had one person making the cones--the line had to be 30-40 long

 

Ugly:
 

So many dishes being not bussed--in the MDR, Specialty restaurants, and Windjammer--its a really bad look and fairly gross

 

 

omg LOVE the Pumpkin seed rolls, , we ask for them night 1, they will find them, also, hard to find but will make them if you tip, are the poppy seed rolls, amazing!!! 

PRISON OF THE SEAS

On 4/17/2023 at 5:04 PM, BermudaBound2014 said:

 

When I'm wrong (and I am often) and someone is kind enough to correct me without being snarky, I am typically appreciative and offer my thanks. 

 

But we're all different.

 

That's what makes the world go around :). 

 

 

We did the Lahaina Maui port - tendered with Ovation OTS - 1st day we enjoyed a few hours at Ka-anapali Beach - and Whalers Village also Hula Grill, the beach the Village and Hula Grill all excellent! Then we walked part beach and part boardwalk to the Royal Lahaina Resort for the Myths of Maui Luau...then cab or uber back to ship, next day headed to Wailea area to a Resort Beach, then back to ship, all was great, nil problems, and the rides there and back on both directions are part of the attraction/site seeing.

On 5/9/2023 at 7:24 PM, jonsmom said:

Please share your guy - we are travelling with a 14 month old and need the shade

 

You know what, I forgot as I ended up changing spots and went to Amsterdam Manor, but walked the beach and there are places all along the beach, he was left further up if looking out to the water.

sorry just got back from our Hawaii cruise!

Good luck

17 hours ago, BermudaBound2014 said:

 

As Princeton stated, the odds are very much in your favor. I would take the risk if my schedule was too difficult to easily switch. I would maybe suggest that you periodically keep an eye on a traffic app throughout the day while you are in Wailia. If you see a solid red line forming anywhere along the Pali it's your que to head back.  The red circle is the area to watch. 

 

 

 

Hope you find that helpful :).

 

 

 

 

 

YEs, thankyou 

16 minutes ago, princeton123211 said:

At the risk of being told I don't know what I'm talking about again (which has become an utterly charming aspect of this thread), statistically you should be fine. Improvements like the Lahaina Bypass have made things dramatically better than it had been even it was 10 years ago. 

 

It doesn't happen every day or even every week. When it does happen its not great but life isn't without at least a small amount of risk. Usually it's caused by an accident that can be cleared in a matter of an hour or two- not necessarily 4. And as stated, the Bypass runs parallel to the old road it was designed to take traffic off of so there is still access if one of them has an issue. 

 

We've been here for the past month and, while I'm aware there have been issues while we were here, nothing has impacted us and I drive it quite often. Drove down from Kaanapali yesterday out to Hana around 4pm and things were moving along fine. 

Thankyou, yes always an inherited risk...I feel we will just stay to our sched as it will take to much juggling 

thanks for the input!

Our day 1 at Lahaina is our Luau , 530 to 830ish, we cant switch to day 2 there, so if i switch this I have a few more to switch etc...is there a time these incidents occur more often or a day?

Neeny, we avoid YYZ at all costs! 1st its one of the worst hubs/airports on the continent, and AC is awful, WJ is no better! We prefer to go to Buffalo or Detroit, cross the US border their and back and so much slicker! Then you are flying within the US - again so much smoother. 

We use Nexus too so we are pre cleared and skip the long lines at any airport, BUT sometimes in TO or Montreal they shut them down! 

Last year/May 2022 coming back from our Italy/Greece cruise, they re routed us thru Montreal then to TO, omg LMAO they are a joke, the customs agent in Canada, hardly spoke clear English to start, asked why we are flying back to London??? and highlighted our boarding pass to clear thru another area for Internationals, i had to explain to her, we are from London Ontario CANADA, and was on all our docs! And of course, they lost our bags! lol

OH have fun!!! Enjoy your cruise!! 

19 hours ago, BermudaBound2014 said:

 

Except the OP is sailing away from Lahaina, not Kahului. 

 

 

 

 

Staying in Wailea on day 2 means you have to cross the Pali on a travel day. The Honoapi'ilani hwy was closed again on Tuesday for over 6 hours due to another very sad fatality. When the Pali is closed you are literally stuck on whatever side of the island you have landed upon and unfortunately, long delays seem to be a weekly event these last few months.

 

With that said, you have a 9 pm departure time and I suspect the ship would actually wait if the Pali closes. Last week the planes at OGG were all delayed due to the closure causing a bit of late night confusion at the airport. The odds are greatly in your favor. I don't want to sound alarmist, but I have learned check the Pali for delays anytime I'm trying to cross because if you get caught in it, it is a mess. Locals actually carry snacks and water in their cars just in case if that tells you anything.  

 

I would be a bit concerned about finding an uber from Wailea to Lahaina. I do not have the same luck that Princeton has in obtaining car services. I just put in my app for a uber from the Lahaina Wharf to Fairmont. It's 10 a.m. right now so that's in the ballpark of when you would likely be traveling. The app is showing an uberX for $67.26, a comfort for $82.45, and an uberXL at $94.44.  The app is showing cars are only 5 minutes away, but the question is whether or not an uber driver will actually accept that job. They also prefer to stay on one side of the island or the other. I do recommend you pre-arrange the ride back.

 

With all that, I would possibly recommend you switch dates. Go to Wailea on day one and Kaanapali on Day 2. It's definitely in an abundance of caution, but staying on the Lahaina side of the island on a day the ship sails makes the most sense to me. The ride from the dock to Whalers and the Luau is going to be 10-15 minutes as both are very close to Lahaina. 

 

I do agree that food at Monkeypod is marginal. I go there for Mai-Tai with Honey-lilikoi foam. It's a tourist thing to do for sure :).  

 

 

interesting I need to look into this, if I can change as the Luau is Day 1 hence the Kaanapali Beach visit, thankyou

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9 minutes ago, princeton123211 said:

You have a ton of choices. First part to look at would be Whalers Village-- there you have Monkeypod, Leilanis, and Hula Grill which are some of the better lunch spots on the beach. Hula Grill might the the closest to a beach bar (there aren't any bars actually on the beach) but it overlooks the water and has a sand floor. Out of the three I would say that Monkeypod is in third place from a food standpoint-- Hula Grill and Leilanis tend to be of a higher quality. 

 

Then you have all the options at the hotels which will vary from fairly good to basic resort food. The Westin revamped their bar and it is quite nice. Hui Hui at The Kaanapali Beach Hotel is a favorite of ours and a great spot for lunch. The Sheraton's bar food is very ok. Further down the Hyatt has a fun outdoor bar but again, the food is very basic resort food (burgers, quesadillas, etc) like the Sheratons. 

 

Just a tiny bit past the Royal Lahaina is a little bar called Castaways which is a hidden gem. Decent mix of "locals" and resort folks. Would be good for a drink before or after the Luau. I would also consider a stop in Lahaina at some point as you'll be passing through each way and it's worth a stop. 

 

You'll find in Wailea that you are a bit more tied to the resorts in terms of food and beverage options than you are in Kaanapali. Wailea is a tiny bit more convenient to Kahului though, so not a bad option on a day you are sailing away. UberX is about $45 and takes a little over 30 minutes (assuming there isn't traffic or pricing surge). 

Thankyou for the tidbits! Whalers Village seems like a spot to stop and head to the MonkeyPod, we will find a way to hit the water.. ;O)

WOW a lot of info to digest here lol...

Here is my Q - we are at the Lahaina Maui port this coming early May, 2 days, 1st day we would enjoy a few hours at Ka-anapali Beach - any public spots? perhaps a beach bar with loungers? then later that afternoon we will make our way to the Royal Lahaina Resort for the Myths of Maui Luau...then cab or uber back to ship, next day heading to Wailea area to a Resort Beach, then back to ship, it leaves at 9pm...Q2 - how long an uber ride and cost for this trip??

thanks

19 minutes ago, Sarahg0915 said:

@Welly9 I've reached out to almost every hotel on Eagle and Palm Beach about day passes, happy to share what they offer when I hear back. 

 

I was thinking of renting chairs and having lunch at the Amsterdam Manor but would really like a place where my kids can hop in the pool. No answer from them so far about that... 

ya pool i snice, beach is suppose to be nice, we are on a cruise, there March 23rd, you guys??

im in discussion with a guy on Eagle, I know 'a guy' lol, who has loungers and umbrellas, and we can use the beach bar next door for washrooms, shower, food, drinks...i need to confirm with 'the guy' lol on a few things still

1 hour ago, Sarahg0915 said:

Sheesh! I believe it. I'm reading that people staying at Barcelo get up at 3, 4, 5 in the morning to save chairs. Just ridiculous. It's a shame, the hotel looks like a beautiful place to spend the day. But if I'm paying $90+ for a day pass, I'd like a chair!

I second that Sara....im looking for a place too, might have something at Eagle beach

is there swimming at the Ocean Oasis?? access to the water? 

We have enjoyed the Chefs Table twice, Loved both times!

Loved the wine selections which was paired and food was great. You meet and chat it up with the group that sits with you. 

Still friends with a few of them. We did one BC on the Jewel and one AC on the Symph.