lakelorain

Hi Lakelorain! We met you and your husband a few years ago - and we're also going on the Vision on February 15th...too bad we'll miss you all!

Hey Buffett fan. We'll have to cruise together again soon.

The Vision seems to be very popular this year. Great itineraries.

Have a wonderful trip. We were on the Panama Canal cruise with you on the Jewel. Looking forward to your Vision review. We will be boarding her in January for the first time.

I wonder how many people will be watching you and Judith on the webcam? It will probably be a record!

Wish I was with you. A cruise to Hawaii is on our bucket list. Thanks for allowing me to enjoy the ride with you and Marie.

Other then the first day or two, how was the weather?

Enjoying your review of the Radiance. Our first cruise was on the Radiance and I hold her responsible for our addiction to cruising. Hope to get on her again soon.

Enjoying your review. You mentioned some things others leave out. Thanks.

Enjoying your review. Nice to see you can laugh at all the "non-perfect" events/people.

We will be in Barcelona, for the first time, in October doing a Western Med cruise and a TA. I've already picked up some good ideas from you.

Thanks.

Shall we start a Save the Goody Basket thread?

I loved the hats, chocolates and love the goody basket. We don't eat the dried fruit so we leave it for our room steward.

We are thankful for all the nice little touches RC has provided in our cabins.

As far as the M&M blue neck hanging pads. I give them to children who come to visit us. They love them.

Don't be put off by the traffic going into Cape Liberty. Once you get out of the car, things move at a good pace. There is a comfortable waiting room with refreshments where you wait for your bus to the ship. Boarding is usually painless unless there is a wedding. That delays boarding by about 15 to 30 minutes.

I like two, Joff Eaton because of his high energy and Carly B because of her high energy and she doesn't tell any stupid jokes.

Really enjoying your review. Love all the pictures. Thanks for including the curtain in the Theater. It is really beautiful. My favorite is on the Explorer.

Speaking of the Explorer, all Jersey girls(I'm a former Jersey girl) should take a cruise on the Explorer. It is wonderful to just drive to Bayonne and get right on the ship.

We have never been on the Liberty but have 21 days on her in October. Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

Sailed with Trainman. Now we just need to sail with Radio and we'll have sailed with the most famous people on CC.

Thanks for the wonderful review. We will be on the Liberty, b2b, next year and will remember some of your tips.

Looking forward to your next review.

Had you booked through the cruiseline? I just wonder why they told our table mates that you couldn't "catch up"? When obviously you can because you did.

I would love to know if you can't catch up then why???

I'm glad you got on....that is an expensive trip to miss.

We left out of Vancouver. We did book with RC but others in the group booked on their own. Only difference was we were picked up at airport in Ketchikan by RC rep and taken to ship in morning by RC rep and they weren't. All of us stayed at the same lodge at the top of the tram in Ketchikan.

Thanks for your entertaining review. It brings back memories of our first cruise/tour on the Radiance. We missed the ship because we were stuck in Chicago along with 18 other passengers. RC arranged for all of us to meet the ship in Ketchikan and took very good care of us. Unfortunately we missed the first sea day so we didn't have enough ship time to really enjoy the Radiance. Hopefully we'll get back there to do a repeat in the next few years.

We did the Mystery Dinner theater on the Jewel last year. It was very entertaining and funny. However, the night we went it was very crowded and we were literally squeezed in. There was very little elbow room at the large tables they use. Menu is set for appetizer and desert and you have a choice of 2 entrees. Service was impeccable. All 20 of us at our table were served the entree at exactly the same second.

I recommend you try it, but find out how full the room will be. If it is full, try to sit at the end of a table.

Thank you so much. I'm sending this to my travel agent who couldn't figure out how RCI comes up with these discounts.

103 - Way too many days to go.

Radio,

Thanks for your video diaries. Reading the details of your trips takes me away from my boring day to day activities and puts me right there with you. Wonderful pictures.

Patty, we used the ginger before our 12 but we had such a nice smooth cruise.I bought it at GNC just make sure that it has real ginger in it. But then Suzanne and Christy werent on!!

 

Hi Lorain, how are you?

 

We just booked for Oct next year along with DD,DSL and granddaughters! I love having a cruise planned.

Hi Demodawn,

Nice to see you again. Too bad about Beth and Mark. We are planning a fall cruise but it will be when the kids are in school.

Have a great summer.

Toni

Radio -

 

What a great service you're provided all of us. Thank you. My boys and I are extremely excited to be sailing on the Explorer in July. This will be our first sailing out of Cape Liberty. I'm a little confused regarding the pier and shuttle lay out - does everyone arrive at the terminal and are then shuttled out to the pier? Also, our cabin is located on the port side of the ship. Will be be able to see the Statue of Liberty from our cabin as we depart?

 

Don

We just returned from a cruise on the Explorer. You will see Lady Liberty right outside your room from the Port side. You will also see Manhattan in the background.

When you arrive, you enter the check in terminal. After you are checked in and have your sea pass, you get on a bus for a very short ride to the ship. Easy, fast and efficient.

Always look forward to your reports, Radio.

We just got off the Explorer and I want to mention what a wonderful job the Captain and crew did handling the situation. All guests were kept informed. In spite of having stayed up all night searching for their fellow crew member, the crew provided excellent service.

Sorry your cruise was delayed. Hope you have a wonderful trip.