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I felt the same, good but not as good as season 1. Great twist in the final seconds of the last scene

I was on Spectrum last week. We had booked all our MTD slots in the planner months ago to fit in with port excursions. On board we were told we had a specific table at 6.45 each night . The time and table number was printed on our sea pass. The evenings we didn't make their time we were given another table with little or no wait .

We were on two cruises after you. Just home today so recovering from the grueling flight and doing laundry! Our four night was full with over 5000 and nearly 1000 children on board. School holidays in Malaysia and lots of multi generational families. Entertainment was good. Loved 'Silk Road' Agree ship is stunning with great art. Happy with the food in MDR. I had prebooked 'my time' to fit around our port plans but once on board there was a letter stating they had booked us a set time of 6.45 and the table number and time was printed on our stateroom card 🤷‍♀️ Focus seems to be on 'extras' . Seemed to be more 'pay for' restaurants which seemed mostly empty. Had to pay for North Star and I-fly even the shorter version of North Star was $20. Casino always busy, the two times we visited we came out on top so all good 👍 Found the bars to be quiet. Missed that there wasn't an available to all Solarium restaurant (it was the silver lounge/restaurant for suites and Pinnacles). Thanks for your info on what is a not often reviewed ship

We had a good time as always. Ship was packed though, over 5000 with nearly 1000 kids. Lots of large intergenerational families, apparently it is school holidays in Malaysia. Speaking to people who had done a B2B the previous 9 night cruise was a lot quieter with only about 300 children. Missed not having use of the Solarium restaurant. In fact there seemed to be more specialised restaurants than included options. The specialised restaurants seemed almost empty when we walked by. Plenty of empty seats in the bars and upper level of pool deck. Great ports, really enjoyed Penang and Phuket

View from hotel room. MBS in the far distance

Direct BA flights is 12 hours, Emirates via DXB is 8 hrs each segment plus 2 hrs layover in DXB. Currently in Grand Copthorne in SIN at day room rate, extremely nice room/hotel. Flight is 9pm tonight. Will have a swim, maybe a walk along the Riverside, rest, late lunch shower and get taxi to airport around 6pm. Enjoyed Spectrum, though seemed crowded and noisy. Silk Road in 270 was amazing 20240229_131033.mp4

Just off Spectrum. Had my time dinning. Booked all my slots in the cruise planner prior to cruise depending on what we had planned in port and estimated time of reboarding after excursions, and depending on shows. Once on board we had a letter in our room stating we had been booked at 6.45 eavh night and the actual table number. This time and table number was also on our stateroom card. If we didn't make their preferred time we were randomly sat elsewhere

We've done 10 day Greek island cruise before, though on Jewel OTS. It was great 👍 Also did a Celebrity 10day around Med and Malta , also great

We're travelling on our airline staff tickets and Gary's direct BA flight is full so we're probably going back on Emirates via Dubai. Flight is tomorrow night and I've booked us into a day room at a hotel so we can relax before the night flight to Dubai

Zoom in for floating village

Interesting tour of Penang, it was a walking UNESCO heritage tour. 3.5 hours in very hot humid heat. Learnt a lot, very informative. We didn't have long in port and I would of wanted longer to wander by ourselves Yesterday was a long day in Phuket. Meeting time of tour was 7.30am . Two hour bus trip stopped at Buddhist temple in amazing cave, lots of monkeys in the Park. Main focus was a boat trip to the James Bond islands in Pang Nge Bay , 'The Man with the golden gun'. In the bay there's a floating village where we had lunch. The village has a mosque ,school, shops, restaurants and a health centre , all floating. Penang Sunrise Phuket Buddhist temple in caves and monkeys Pang Nge Bay and floating village

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It was delicious 😋 but at almost SGD$40 we only had one each. Huge bag of roasted peanuts in shells at each table. Everyone throws the shells on the floor, felt very naughty 😜 Cocktails at MBS top floor bar were cheaper and had great views

Thanks 😊 all OK now, have done over 22000 steps a day in high humidity and heat of day with no issues. We boarded on 26th. Last day today. Only four night cruise to Penang and Phuket. Very interesting ports. Ship very crowded with over 5000 on board. Nearly 1000 children. Big family groups . Ship is nice but only quite areas is our balcony. Crown lounge is open for Diamond and above all day. Quiet even during happy hour.

Everyone's money is good. It should be a cruise for all. Very shortsighted to exclude a high spending demographic who may cruise multiple times a year IMO. Would be nice to try the newest and the bling-y-est but unlikely we will unless they have a season in Europe

Currently on Spectrum. Diamonds welcome at all time, even during happy hour. Was also welcome on Serenade last September. Very much depends on how busy and how many diamonds and above on board. Cruise by cruise basis

Very much agree , but companies change direction and target markets over time. When we started cruising Royal Caribbean I don't remember any particular group being their focus market. Seems to be a shame that they are no longer catering to everyone. We will contine to cruise longer cruises on smaller RC ships but will start looking at other lines too. We cruise for itinerary not ships and often RC just do the same old, same old itineraries

Currently on Spectrum. Checked before we booked it wasn't school holiday in SIN, UK or AUS, didn't check Malaysia 🤔 There's over 5000 people on board and nearly 1000 children. Both pools packed with kids. According to people on board the previous cruise was much quieter with hardly any kids , so it's almost impossible to plan a quiet time. It's always holidays somewhere

Two other UK cruise companies have adult only ships, P&O (only two ships are adult only) and Saga is age 55 +. Never been on either though friends who have been on Saga rate it highly

Thank you Debbie, I can only remember feeing I was really comfortable waking up from a deep sleep, weird but bought some hydration tabs and am drinking lots of water. Fingers crossed 🤞 it was a one off

Today is cruise day !! We've had a very enjoyable four days in Singapore. Weather has been humid but often with cloud cover so doesn't feel too hot. Lots of walking, over 22,000 steps yesterday. Near us is Clark Quay so we have enjoyed that area, lots of Riverside restaurants and did a mini river cruise. Also next to hotel is fort Cannjng Park. Really enjoyed the beauty and Serenity of the park with all the different vegetation and trees, plus the history of the bunker where Singapore was surrendered to the Japanese during WW2 (thanks @aussielozzie18for the suggestion). Had to have a Singapore Sling at Raffles. Very expense but enjoyed the experience, thinking about all the famous people and history that went on in the Long Bar during the beginning of the last century. Also went to the 57th floor of Marina Bay Sands Hotel for cocktails, great experience and was there for the light show right in front of us. Yesterday we went to the Gardens by the Bay The cloud dome was fascinating. Huge great indoor waterfalls, tropical plants and big variety of orchids, some so tiny you could only see them through a magnifying glass Enjoying a Singapore Sling at Raffles Long Bar Fort Canning Park Floor 57 of MBS Olive tree in the Med section of the flower dome, Gardens by the Bay waterfalls and orchards in the cloud dome Super trees MBS at duck. The hotelvis built to resemble a ship on three pillars

Sorry to hear about Charlie's fall. I hope they get to the bottom of what happened. Something weird happened to me on the flight to Singapore a few days ago. I'm normally pretty healthy, but I got up about 3 hours into the flight to go to the bathroom. Waited for the toilet to be free and next thing I knew I was on the floor coming round with two or three flight attendant around me. I had no feeling of being dizzy or that I was 'going'. Have never fainted in my life before. Apparently the FA told Gary I had 'gone' three times . Was fine after and can only think I was dehydrated Luckily no bruises or hurt from the fall

Sorry her adventure has been cut short. It won't feel like it now but shes young and has all her life ahead for adventures and travel. I can understand her wanting to get home. Great advice about checking with Dr's before travelling.

Here safely in Singapore. Nearly didn't make it, last night our flight was delayed leaving LHR. Captain negotiated a one hour extension to the 11pm night flight ban and we made wheels up with 12 secs to spare. The hotel receptionist said something about an upgrade, but didn't realise till this morning that its a club room with happy hour access to the rooftop bar View from our room last night MBS Hotel day time View Spot the river

Sorry never heard of it . Some people on these boards are brutal 😕