Another_Critic

Saw Northern Lights August 31, 2017 on Vision TA around midnight after leaving Akureyri.  Crossed the Arctic Circle around the same time.

 

They gave everyone a photo to commemorate the occasion.

We were voluntarily bumped from Nordic Prince NY to Bermuda in Sept. 1992.  RCCL refunded all our money and re-booked us a couple weeks later; we only paid port charges ($89 at the time) for the new sailing.

Check the credit card you used to pay for the cruise.  See if it has a Trip Cancellation benefit.

Never mind.

My trans-atlantics:

 

Star Princess (14 days) - Port Everglades to Copenhagen.  Smooth as glass until our first scheduled stop in the Azores; port was closed so we continued to Southampton.

 

Azamara Journey (10 days) - Lisbon to San Juan; non-stop.  IIRC, it was pretty smooth sailing.

 

Celebrity Constellation (15 days) - Southampton to Miami.

 

RCCL Quantum of the Seas (8 days) - Southampton to Cape Liberty, NJ; non-stop.

 

RCCL Anthem of the Seas (8 days) - Southampton to Cape Liberty, NJ; non-stop.  Very rough crossing with several days of 40+ foot swells but the ship handled the seas well.

 

RCCL Vision of the Seas (16 days) - Copenhagen to Cape Liberty, NJ.  I don't recall any rough seas on this North Atlantic crossing.

 

8 hours ago, Queen of Oakville said:

Starbucks does not interfere with the beverage package offerings.  Starbucks is excluded from all beverage packages.  

 

I thought Starbucks is only excluded at the standalone Starbucks kiosks (Oasis class only?)

Why go thorough the hassle to switch from Early (5:30 or 6:00) to My Time if you're going to make a standing reservation for 6 or 6:15?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom-class_cruise_ship

I'm going on Adventure next month.  It's a one way cruise so I won't be parking at the port.  I will be renting a car at home and dropping it in Bayonne.

 

I'm trying to decide if it's better to first drop the luggage, then return the car and get a ride (taxi/uber) back to the port or return the car and get a ride (taxi/uber) back to the port and drop the luggage.

 

Can you bypass the drop off line if you have no luggage to drop?

10 hours ago, Diamonddidi said:

So how do I find out which place to go? Aren't they on different floors?  Will I be notified? 

You will be in The Grande or Chic on deck 3 Aft.

 

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/cruise-ships/anthem-of-the-seas/deck-plans/1876/03

15 hours ago, Beachin2 said:

Was fortunate to be on her inaugural voyage - before they knew the class would be a hit!

Were you on the planned inaugural voyage or the maiden revenue 3 day pre-inaugural voyage (March 26-29, 2001)?

 

My daughter and I were on the maiden 3-day voyage.  MDR was total chaos for the 3 days.  They hired 75%? new staff rather than moving staff from other ships. Otherwise, the ship was beautiful.

1 hour ago, snoopy5386 said:

Princess - love the freshwater pools and Movies Under the Stars. We like the pool deck food amenities and self laundry. We like the balconies better and wish Princess cruised out of the NYC area. It seems all my kids need to be happy is a pool, mini golf, ping pong and an arcade which are all found on any line.

Princess sails to Canada / New England out of NYC in the fall.

On at least one occasion I've seen missing passengers return to the ship via the Pilot boat.

3 hours ago, fdthird said:

I know this happened to the Liberty a couple of months ago,  when my daughter was aboard and they hit every port as expected.  

Maybe if they stop hitting every port, they won't have to do maintenance as often.  😉

46 minutes ago, lmp29 said:

On the Anthem, the Music Hall also has pool tables on the upper floor, with television monitors to watch the fun happening in the stage area.

That area is also used for Diamond Club overflow.

Just got off the Anthem yesterday. 5 nighter to Bermuda. Dress night was day 2. Lobster was day 3.

Lobster was day 4.

My question: on those dinner menus, what is the price of the 3 upgrade options at the bottom each night, if I want a whole Maine Lobster or Surf & Turf? I see the extra 18% gratuity but the rest is cut off.

Whole Maine Lobster = $29.95

Chops Grille Filet Mignon = $16.95

Surf and Turf = $34.95

thanks for replies - looks life buffet is the only place to go!

Also at Park Cafe or outside the Windjammer. All deck 9 though.

 

Also Diamond Club on deck 6, if you have access.

The one and only time I sailed on her, she was brand new. I sailed on the very first revenue cruise ... March 26-29, 2001.

 

Enjoy your cruise!

When first implemented, it was four different "free" dining rooms each with a different menu that did not change night to night. No fixed (traditional) seating, it was all like My Time. As time went on, they added more menus and had a "classic" option that added a traditional fixed dining time that rotated through the different restaurants.

The original DD idea was nice but the reservation system was AWFUL. Of course, being on the first "regular" sailing with DD (Quantum TA - Southampton to Cape Liberty, NJ) didn't allow for any bugs to be worked out. On the same Anthem sailing the following year, I chose DD Classic which worked very well and I liked the day to day change of environment / menus without the hassle of making reservations.

I bought OBC but will most likely not use all of it. If I set up a cash account, do they refund the unused balance in cash at Guest Services?

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I will play devil's advocate. Book another cruise for next year instead of upgrading for $700. :)

 

P.S. I booked an Inside VB Guar. on the 10/18 Anthem 9-day Canada/NE and was assigned an Oceanview.

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Did you ask the online TA about transferring your existing booking and re-pricing?