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On 7/15/2022 at 9:26 AM, Sunshine3601 said:

So true, room service coffee is horrible, IMO.   I have always wondered why.

Me too!  Someone told me the room service coffee is made from powder.  Not sure if that is true, but it sure tastes gross...and I am usually not picky when it comes to coffee.

10 hours ago, wcook said:

You could have fun driving them around like a madman trying to get them sick. 
 

 

LOL!!!

Thanks!

Thank you all so much for the great feedback!!  I will let my friend know. 

This is very helpful!  😁

I will be traveling with someone who gets motion sickness in the car.

It will be her 1st cruise, and she would like to know if the little bandaid looking patch (that I have seen some others wear behind their ear..on a cruise) really works.

I am fortunate that I don't get seasick, and don' need Bonine, or the patch, so I could not answer her question.

Has anyone here used that patch to prevent sea sickness?  Does it really work?

Thanks in advance

What are the stats of people contracting Covid nowadays while on their cruise. 

I have heard of people testing positive AFTER getting off the ship. Has anyone here tested positive afterwards?

Thank you in advance

4 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

I have never seen a haircut special onboard or on cruise planner.    I know there are some other spa treatments that you can get cheaper rate on port days or even embarkment than other days, on cruise planner - not sure that applies once onboard. 

Thank you for your response. 

4 hours ago, cruisegirl1 said:

We've used the salon often, my husband more often than me.  Now that you mention it, I've  never seen a special for a  hair cut/style.  

 

There is a crown and anchor discount ( not sure of all the levels) but we get 20% off, so the price wasn't too much more than at home.  However, the price seemed to increase since the return to sailing and my husband remarked that it was more than in the past.  They do a good job, but we find that they cut our hair to look great that day. (not necessarily a bad thing).   My stylist at home seems to cut a bit more and I grow into it in a week or so.  

 

They might run a special on a blow out.  Never paid much attention to that

 Hope this  helps. 

M

Thank you for your feedback. I didnt even think of the discount. I am a diamond member, not sure if I get the benefits for that, but I will definately look into it.

Thanks again

Hello All,

I never see the salon specials for hair styles ever go on sale in the cruise planner when most everything else does (Ex: beverage, soda package, excursions) 

Do they run hair style specials onboard during the cruise? I vaguely remember since my last cruise.

If anyone has the daily specials from the activity sheets from a recent cruise on the Oasis of the Seas, can you please share it. It would be greatly appreciated. 

Thank you in advance.  :)

Thanks everyone.

I googled insuremytrip and see there are alot of companies to choose from. 

Hello, I am looking for trip insurance for my upcoming cruise.

Can anyone please recommend a good company, with reasonable pricing, that they have used. 

Thank you in advance

19 hours ago, PompeySailor said:

Star loft(SLS) has a combo upstairs and a Shower only downstairs 👍🏻
 

OS has the walk in shower separate beside bath, the best layout IMO

 

Here is the OS configuration 

 

SLS up Configuration

 

SLS Down has two shower heads, easily fits two people 👍🏻

Thanks for the pics. I think I will bid on the Owners Suite.

12 hours ago, RFerrington said:

Which ship ?

Oasis of The Seas Ship

Thank you everyone for your comments, and photos.

Yes, I have had knee surgery, so stand alone shower is easier, than a bath tub right now.

Which suites have a stand alone shower separate from tub? I want to bid on a suite on "Royal Up" but the shower must be separate.

Thank you

18 hours ago, mathmagician said:

Are you sure that the one on board will accept gift cards?

Yes, for sure.

Hello,

Does anyone have the menu for Starbucks aboard the Oasis of the Seas? I am going to buy Starbucks gift cards...here at home, and not sure how much value to put on the gift cards.

Thanks in advance.

1 hour ago, nelblu said:

Sold out on the cruise planner, if so I was advised that Royal reserves some 25% for on board bookings.  This was pre-pandemic. 
 

Thank you for your feedback.

54 minutes ago, Ashland said:

True... perhaps they might....but you can also have the option of renting a car and booking your own admission tickets online for the KSC.

 

Rent your car through Costco...we did and used Budget.

 Thank you. Is there a car rental place right there at the cruise port within walking distance?

Hello

The Kennedy Space Center excursion has been sold out on my cruise. Besides Uber service, are there any tour/van companies that can take us there from the ship...that you can recommend that you have used.

Thank you

Thank you

Hello

The Kennedy Space Center excursion has been sold out on my cruise. Besides Uber service, are there any tour/van companies that can take us there from the ship...that you can recommend that you have used.

Thank you

Hello All,

Has anyone stay in cabin # 8182 on the Oasis of the Seas?  If so, can you please post pics?

Is the bed closest to the entry door or the balcony?

Thanks in advance. 🙂

2 hours ago, aring75 said:

 

Thanks for for the well wishes. So far so good!

 

Our flight is not scheduled to depart until 2:00 pm, but we will head over to the airport as soon as we are reasonably able. I have two gifts/souvenirs I forgot to pick up and I’m hoping I can find something there. 

 

If it’s just heavy rain, I’m fine with that we have tons of that in Florida on a regular basis. Even the high winds don’t bother me too much, we have a few Tropical Storms each year. I just don’t want to take off. In an airplane. In what basically amounts to a tropical storm. A freezing cold tropical storm. Yeah, that doesn’t sound good at all. 😂

The weather temps in Bayonne will reach the low to mid 50's, so it will not be a freezing tropical storm on Saturday.  No snow has been predicted.  Just heavy rain and high winds.

As far as the airports, they are saying that there could be a few hours delay on some flights....but that is not confirmed as of yet, just a possibility.  I guess they are all playing it by ear too...until tomorrow.

Don't worry about the gifts, I'm sure they have souvenirs that you could find at the airport.  Good luck.

Enjoy the rest of your cruise.

Thank you again!  🙂

5 minutes ago, aring75 said:

 

Absolutely! As of right now, they are telling us to just expect a windy, rainy arrival. But I wouldn’t be surprised if our flight take-off was delayed. We’ll just play it by ear. It’s definitely a lot less stressful on the way home than it is when you are arriving for your cruise. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that there won’t be any weather issues tomorrow. You’re going to have an AMAZING cruise loving2cruise!

Thank you so much!  I am very excited to cruise on the Anthem.

I have been playing it by ear too. We may decide to leave for the port tonight instead of driving through that mess tomorrow.  I haven't anything about airport delays as of yet. 

Safe travels.  I hope there is not too much ship motion for you all during your arrival back.

I am wondering if they would delay our ship departure time until after the storm passes.  It is supposed to be over with by late Saturday evening.

42 minutes ago, aring75 said:

So, I wanted to mention for anyone who hasn’t yet sailed in Anthem and was wondering. We did get a little bit higher seas yesterday. 

 

 

I wanted to point out that I was very impressed with how well the Anthem travels in  a little extra bit of wind and weather. I know a lot of it will depend on the directionality of the wave (and the pitch, etc.), but truly, this ship feels like it was built for a little bit of ocean movement. 

 

We we felt a little bit of motion yesterday (you could hear people remark on it occasionally in passing), but all-in-all, I would have to say it was easily ignored.

 

I will admit that I’m one of those people who doesn’t mind a little ship movement. I love it when I can feel that I’m actually at sea. So much is located indoors anymore, sometimes it’s easy to forget. But we’ve sailed on ships where 8-12 m seas would have meant the “sick bags” would be posted at the elevators/stairwells and the ship would seem half empty. Anthem kept going all night last night! Okay, at least until 11:45. After that, I have no idea. 😊

I have been enjoying reading all about your cruise, and the Anthem.  Thank you!!  I am looking forward to cruising on her, but not looking forward to the NorEaster tomorrow in getting to the port. 

If there are any changes/delays in the ships arrival time to Cape Liberty Saturday morning, could you please post it.  Thanks in advance.