rcrdale

Your cruise is almost 2 years away.

I would probably wait a year & a half before planning anything..

 

No, my cruise in January 2019, so slightly less than 1 year.

I don't have the email address, but if you went throught a TA, they can link the reservations so you would sit together.

Just got off the Oasis on the 21st, no fee on our SeaPass and as a matter of face we were refunded $1.38pp in Port Fees. Have no clue what they are talking about.

 

BonVoyage

Dawna

 

Do you have the cruise compasses and are you able to scan them? Looking for eastern and western as we are going to be doing a b2b and trying to plan some things. I can give you my email to send them to me.

Looking for recent cruise compass for the Oasis of the Seas Eastern and Western. Did a search and didn't really find anything recent. Trying to figure out our schedules and would appreciate it if anyone has them.

 

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

On Oasis at the moment. No there isn't. There is now a Coach store in Central Park.

 

Thank you for the info.

Is there still a Britto store on the Oasis of the Seas?

Thanks!

If I remember correctly, there are only certain airlines that you are able to fly and use the luggage valet on the Oasis of the Seas. Trying to plan our flights and I know that if you use Allegiant Airline, you cannot use the luggage valet. Does anyone know if JetBlue is a participating airline?

 

Thanks for any help

We are booked on the Oasis for the end of January 2019 and can't reserve anything yet also. I just keep checking every few days to see if it is open.

We were on the Grandeur for the 12/10-22/16 cruise and we were 1 of 6 ships in port and since we were the smallest, we had to tender. It wasn't that bad and we tendered right into town. We love eating at the Green House and we were only a block away.

Someone mentioned a few weeks ago that there was no longer an aerial act. Can anyone advise me if they do still have one or not? Thanks!

That's correct - only need the souvenir cup for the freestyle machine.

I use ********** dot com to check for available cabins.

I download several movies from Amazon Prime prior to our cruises. When I go on a cruise, it is to relax for a change. I am a 911 dispatcher and deal with stress everyday. I enjoy watching movies and tv shows to relax. I don't drink that often and I don't gamble. I love sitting out on my balcony and watch movies in the evening.

I have cruised on the Adventure of the Seas over Thanksgiving and there will be a lot of kids. There was about 20 young females celebrating their Quinceanera on our cruise. That is their coming of age celebration.

 

We did a B2B, Thanksgiving week and the week after. The second week there was only about 1/4 of the kids on board. The only down side we had with cruising out of San Juan was we all thought the passengers were less considerate than our other cruises. Seem to be more pushy and didn't want to wait their turn. Also did seem to mind jumping into the lines.

 

We still loved our cruise and would certainly cruise on her again.

Add my name to all those that have thanked you for doing this great review of the Grandeur. I will be sailing on her in December and it will be my first time on this class of ship. You have given me lots of good information.

Do they sell the 10 drink card on the Grandeur? I got the drink package for my wife and I got the soda package. I would like to have a drink now and then and thought it would be nice if they had the drink card.

I wouldn't use one of those cups at all (take it home with you as a souvenir)...I prefer using a clean glass each time...even at the freestyle machine ;)

 

You can't use the freestyle machine without the cup.

Can't wait to see more pictures as we will be on the Grandeur in December.

The Grandeur does have the freestyle machines, however I don't know where they are located, as I will be cruising on her the first time come this December.

From the CDC website:

 

Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean Cruise Line

 

Cruise Ship: Anthem of the Seas

 

Voyage Dates: February 21 - March 4, 2016*

 

Number of passengers who have reported being ill during the voyage out of total number of passengers onboard: 125 of 4,061 (3.08%)

 

Number of crew who have reported being ill during the voyage out of total number of crew onboard: 16 of 1,592 (1.01%)

 

Don't really think that would constitute a huge outbreak.

Haven't heard anything, but i've been hoping for a freestyle machine before my cruise in Nov. I had the replenish package on grandeur last year, and I loved it. Not much of a soda drinker, but the choices in the freestyle machine were great. Loved the raspberry lemonade etc.

 

So the Grandeur has the freestyle machines? That is great to know as I will be on her next year.

Depending on which ship you are on, some of the ships have the Freestyle soda machines. The cup you get in your room for the soda package has a chip in it to activate it. You can refill every 15 minutes. You can choose to add flavoring to your soda or water.

 

If you were a little concerned about the price, look at it this way. A can of soda cost approximately $2.50 on the ship, so the package pays for itself if they will drink more than 3 sodas a day.

 

As others have said, they can still get lemonade, tea, non-fresh squeezed juices and water.

On our B2B last year, all the people doing the B2B met in a lounge and waited for everyone else to get off the ship. They then took us off and through customs and then we got right back on the ship. It was around 10:00 that we got off and back on.

I'm not sure about getting off to go into town. I've heard that you can get a card or paper stating you are a B2B cruiser so you don't have to wait in line to get back on, but I'm not positive.

I've cruised over Thanksgiving the last 2 years. Once out of Florida and once out of San Juan. Both times they have turkey on the menu for Thanksgiving. Our only complaint is that there are a ton of kids on these cruises. If you don't mind all the kids, it isn't too bad. Our cruise in 2013 was on the Allure and there was 1,500 kids on board. Last year on the Adventure there was 900 kids. If you are traveling with kids, it is great as they will have lots of kids to hang out with.