one9marine

i've been on 14 RCL cruises and never worried about washing my cup. Rinsed it maybe, but then what the hell I ate Viet Nam dirt and drank bomb crater water so I'm probably not the best one to ask.

SFMF!

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• April 15, 2013

which app is this?

i haven't sailed on Navigator, but on the ships i have sailed on there is no water view from Chops. I've found Port side is best for sailaway view, it is spectacular. The few ships with Jamie's did have a view.

I guess you can blame the loss of internet on me.

 

We turn diamond when getting off the ship April 16 and hubby was looking forward to the free internet in September.

 

This is the kind of luck I have. Perks going away just before I am eligible for them.

:loudcry::loudcry:

Nana, i feel your pain. i am at 79 days right now. I board Allure Easter Sunday, that will be my 80th day. i have to wait until my next cruise to get what little bennies Diamond affords. This sucks IMHO, RCCL already has my money for this cruise, plus i did a 7 day on X, the sister company. Seems to me that a concession could be made for someone in my circumstance. 6/7 of my cruise i will have satisfied the Diamond criteria. But, it's my ball and those are my rules. Tough sh** for you, says RCCL.:evilsmile::mad:

good hints. we sail 4/1-4/8 on Allure. I am a Tottenham Spurs fan.

will be going on Allure Easter for the 4th time, have done Anthem and Quantum. IMHO there is no comparison, Allure hands down, if for nothing else the dining room experience. But there is LOTS more. Allure all the way!:cool:

i've enjoyed my belly flop competitions. Right now i am the 2 time defending champion Allure Easter week cruise. i have been 2nd 4 times. Didn't place on the cruise out of San Juan. The CD seemed to play to the crowd, a kid weighing about 140 was the winner. I'm 73 so my "career" is winding down. Might make this Easter my last one. :D

we turn Diamond on the 1st day of our Easter cruise on Allure. i know RCL has regs but it kinda does suck. They already have my money. :mad:

kids will like the Boardwalk. 6th floor aft. also that is where the amphitheater is. For Mom and Dad a nice mexican place (Rita's i think). Good guac and drinks. Also Johnny Rockets and The Smokehouse (hot dogs, brats, and sausages).

Central Park on the 8th floor is a nice oasis. Park Cafe is nice. Rising tide bar goes from 5th to 5th floors. Kinda neat for the ride. The little one will enjoy the Kids Zone on the pool deck

If i had to choose Allure is my favorite. Oasis basically the same except we like the eating options better on Allure.

Happy cruising!

This Easter will be our 4th cruise on Allure, We like deck 8 because of Central Park. Really neat pass thur to the other elevators depending to where your room is. We had a boardwalk balcony once right over the Carousel. Did not like as much as OV balcony. also agree on the starboard side.

as for decorations, really large tree outside Michaels pub. nice display outside Jamies. other small decorations around the ship.

We have My Time Dining on our upcoming Anthem cruise too. I really didn't want to reserve a set dining time as I like the idea of eating when we want and depending on shows, may not want to eat dinner at the same time every night.

 

Just wondering what was the size of your party for dinner?

 

I have read from others about MTD that if you're only a party of two, which we are, it shouldn't be a long wait for a table most of the time. What do you think?

we were a party of 4

Have you received your post cruise survey yet? Usually we receive it the day of disembarking but have not yet received anything.

just got it today.

All I can say is "wow" with regard to the Northstar story.

really was very unthoughtful of her. who would leave a toddler crying alone on a ship?

Dennis ? is CD, don't remember Capt. we ate in Chops, loved it. We drove as we live in Dela-where. Did not do Ifly. No to Solarium Bistro, but did hear good comments about it. Yea, it made for an interesting drive home.

Make sure you have an assigned dining time before boarding. the 4 dining rooms is a cluster@*#^. We had "my time dining" but not an assigned time, had to scramble for a time we wanted. The sea pass cards can't be punched because of the chip technology, if you use a lanyard is has to have a card holder. For the Northstar there is a height requirement of 42". If you are told different by guest services or anyone else it's wrong. on our ride time their was a family who argued with the attendant about their toddler be allowed because "guest services" said it was ok. They really beat the guy up, kudos for him for not allowing them. Their solution was to leave the toddler in his stroller at the bottom while they went up. he started crying, the attendant came up the steps to tell them, the mother's comment was "he'll be ok, he won't remember it." My wife and i were appalled at her callousness.:mad:

Boleros has 2 for 1 margaritas a few times, watch for it. We liked "We will rock you", Outstanding. We missed "The Gift", heard from quite a few it was no good. Did hear somebody say they liked it. The headliners were ok.

Chair hogs were out in force on sea days. You can eat breakfast in the dining room on Deck 3 to avoid WJ.

if you have questions i will try to answer.

Thanks for the quick responses. :D

Do we drop off our luggage before going to the garage? Hope so, don't want to lug it from there. Thanks.

I applaud your sense of humor. I like a little sass. An unknown fact about me is i was voted class clown back in the day (and i mean back, waaay back). That being said we (DW and BFF's) will be on "The Beast" for our 4th time at Easter week . We usually book deck 8 as we like to use CP to transition from bow to stern. :D

Very nice review. :D we have Easter 2018 booked. It will be our 4th cruise on Allure. You might say we like her. As the OP said we love Central Park. We like to have our stateroom on the 8th floor and use CP as a transit point from front to back. All your eating points were excellent. We also avoid Windjammer. There are just too many other options. Solarium is our favorite chill spot. I like to do the Belly Flop and have won the last two years. i'll be 73 this year so i might skip it. Last year had some bruises. For all who will sail on Allure you will enjoy!:cool:

We just returned from Allure at Easter. Our flight down on Saturday the 15th was supposed to leave BWI at 1115 AM and arrive at FLL at 145 PM. We were on Southwest who usually is on top of their game, but failed this day. plane problems held our departure until about 315 PM. Did not get into FLL until 530 or so. At least 2 couples on the plane had a cruise on Freedom leaving Saturday afternoon, one couple on their honeymoon, Needless to say they missed the boat, so had to get to next stop on their own. Heartbreaking. To make matters worse the other couple had a 715 flight and cancelled for our flight. IMHO too risky waiting to departure day to get there, we always fly down the day before.

i vote for Deck 8 also, much more interesting walking thur Central Park than the stateroom hallways.

ok, just got my 1st smart phone (so far no smarter, oh well):D. Anyway you accomplished iPhone peeps, what are apps that will be useful to me traveling and sailing?

Thanx in advance. I'm an old dog so probably will need my grandson to decipher for me.

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