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Columbus beach is not rocky and is easy to get into the water. It is located to the left when you enter the island. I think there are also vehicles who will drive you over there because it is kind of a hike walking to that area.

So good to hear that Labadee is now open and accepting the cruise ships.

ooops..sorry about that!

is RC stopping in Labadee now? We have it on our April and May itineraries.

On 3/1/2022 at 5:00 PM, Mikew0805 said:

Different Strokes. We loved Tap Factory & The Book on Odyssey, all three times. Looking forward to them at then end of this month again.

 

However, I will say that I miss there being a big Broadway show. 

Happy that you enjoyed them. We thought the Book was soooo weird and so was the Tap Factory. The entertainment on the Odyssey the week we were on it was not up to RC standards. Ship is beautiful...just wish they would turn down the volume...our poor ears!!!!

Let's just hope RC doesn't ruin this new class with entertainment like "The Book" and Tap dancers. And maybe, just maybe, they will turn down the volume in all the venues...pool deck included. 😎

Happy Cruising everyone!

10 hours ago, Ourusualbeach said:

Not sure I follow you.  Jersey Boys is not a show on Odyssey.  

oops..I meant the"Journey" impersonators that had been on last week.

But I think I may have figured out why the volume was so amplified....there were a lot of older cruisers and perhaps RC thought they may have been hard of hearing. Since my DH and I were younger than most of the cruisers and we have very keen hearing, the volume affected our ears to the point that it was irritating and intolerable. Stuffing them with kleenex balls and then covering our ears did help us get through some of the shows. The Music Hall was the worst!

The really good news: we now know what the quantum class is like and we never have to go on that class again. For those who enjoy the music blasting in your ears, Happy Cruising!!

1 hour ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Music Hall was packed most nights, and the Esplanade was a bit crowded. 

John, you didn't mind the noise? the Music Hall was unbearable:(:(:( Just walking by it I had to plug my ears!!!! The singers were screaming into the microphone!!

28 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Interesting take on the Solarium. I found her pool a big improvement over Oasis and Allure.

 

Trade off with Symphony 

As for the Odyssey pool...I was trying to convey that if they were going to bother putting in a pool, make it deeper than 2 ft! The Oasis class solarium pools are not good either:) 

Odyssey...beautiful ship, but very impractical.

Our entertainment last week was very disappointing also...no jersey boys for us.

23 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

Ive never sailed a Q class ship prior to Odyssey and the last 6 years have been exclusively Oasis class.  Granted I was only on her for a 2 day sailing but I can't wait for our Alaska cruise on Ovation and will be looking to book Odyssey for either Christmas 2023 or March 2024.

Great that you enjoyed Odyssey so much...you must not mind loud music, loud voices. etc....

3 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

I, too, like the V/F/O class ships. For some reason the Q class is not grabbing my interest.

We were looking so forward to trying a new class and a brand new ship. The Odyssey is beautiful but the noise was so intolerable that it ruined our cruise. The venues were just too small to justify the volume. Plus anyone with a microphone in their hand spoke loudly into the amplified microphone....you just couldn"t get away from the it! We stayed in the solarium when we were in the pool area because the music was so loud on the pool deck. The solarium pools are small and only 2 ft. deep...go figure!!! They looked pretty but......way too small.

Just now, Ocean Boy said:

Interesting. I appreciate your opinion. So that I can put things into perspective, can you tell me which RCI ships, and what other shows, you prefer?

 

I have been a bit leery of trying a Q class ship so I am interested in different opinions from those who have tried them.

Sure, we enjoy the Oasis, Freedom and Voyager classes. This is the first time on a Quantum class....never again. We have enjoyed all the shows on the mentioned cruises.

For the shows, bring earplugs because the volume is soooo loud that you may get a headache during or hearing loss after your cruise. The venues are too small for how loud they amplify the music. The Music Hall is probably the worst. And whenever anyone has a microphone in their hand, the shout and have the volume turned on high.....

We are diamond plus and this is the first time that we would give the entertainment  on an RC cruise a "C."...volume was just one of the reasons...

I hope all of you going on Odyssey in the future bring your earplugs or lots of kleenex to put in your ears because the volume is VERY LOUD!...to the point where it ruins the shows. 

Odyssey is a one and done for this diamond plus cruiser. The entertainment was average at best...not what we have expected or received from prior RC cruises. The Book is so strange that you can't understand what it is about...very talented people bu the drums were so loud you they drowned out the beautiful violinist. The Two70 venue was too small for such a production. If you don't sit in the first row you can't see what many of the dancers are doing. My DH and I both couldn't wait for this cruise to end.

Thank you once again for your very quick response!😎

oops again...I meant Happy Cruising!!!

Twangster, I think this is my last question: Can we use our diamond+ drink coupons on the first day and is the Diamond lounge open on the first day? oops...I think that was actually two questions:)

(Celebrity wouldn't let us last month)

Happy Cruising?

12 hours ago, John&LaLa said:

That's it for pre cruise. 

 

We drop Bell off at the beach tomorrow. Going to stay and have early dinner, hopefully watch a SpaceX launch, and then drive to Ft Lauderdale Saturday morning. Parking at the pier.

 

Thanks for coming along

John, do you know if the parking lot is in walking distance to the pier?

Also, do you know if we can use our Diamond + drink coupons on day ? Celebrity wouldn't let us.

Looking forward to meeting you!

Twangster, I may have missed it, but did you find out how many passengers are on your Jan 23 cruise? I read where 2500 were reserved, but perhaps many decided to cancel?

Any info about the estimate for our cruise next week, Jan 29?

Thank you again for updating all of us on your cruise with valuable info!

cab..

Thank you Twangster for your review. Have fun next week as you continue sailing.

Question: Is Kendall Jackson on the Diamond list or can we get it at any of the bars as part of our diamond plus drinks throughout the day?

quick question: MY DH would like to know if Kendall Jackson wine is on the list for Diamond/diamond plus drinks either in the diamond lounge or at the bars?

Also, can we still get espressos in the diamond lounge throughout the day or just the morning hours?

1 hour ago, island lady said:

 

I bid on four different suites for our 1/29 Odyssey cruise. 

 

Yesterday cancelled three of them.  Should be some opened up now.  😉 

 

They are still inviting me to resubmit my bids...so yeah...they are still taking bids.  

Thank you, but every time I try the message says to check if there are any errors in what I entered....gggrrr

I did not receive an invitation to do R oyalUP, so I tried to go into the RC and do it myself, but when I enter our name and Res. #, it keeps messaging to check if this is the correct info. Maybe RC is not allowing any royal UPs on Odyssey, Jan. 29?

Please let us know the number of passengers on this sailing.

Thank you for your quick response. Glad you enjoyed the jacuzzis...we don't go in jacuzzis, but hope the pools are at least 80 degrees. Recently we were on a 12 night Celebrity Equinox and the outdoor pools were so cold there were very few people in them all week. We had never seen that on any of our 30+ cruises. Very disappointing since it was very hot outside in the southern Caribbean.