LilLeebird Posted March 21, 2011 #1 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Just off the Adventure of the Seas Southern Caribbean out of San Juan. We call it the “Grannies Gone Wild Cruise” since we took our family of five and our two mothers, AKA the Grannies. We were in 3 balcony cabins on deck 7 on the Starboard side. Important note – the ship was always docked with the port side facing the island where we were in port, which was somewhat disappointing to us. We went to Curacao, Aruba, Dominica and St. Thomas. The ports were fabulous and the ship was great! Dominica and St. Thomas we have visited before, however we were newbies to Aruba and Curacao. Picking our favorite port out of this cruise would be impossible! If you have any questions about the ship or the ports, I’m happy to answer them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF-1 Posted March 21, 2011 #2 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Sounds like you grannies had a lot of laughs on your cruise. Glad u had a wonderful experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBumb Posted March 21, 2011 #3 Share Posted March 21, 2011 glad to hear. i love these ports too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisingbajan Posted March 21, 2011 #4 Share Posted March 21, 2011 What did you do in Curacao and Aruba? Any pics of the ship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilLeebird Posted March 22, 2011 Author #5 Share Posted March 22, 2011 In Curacao we booked an excursion to the beach. Great snorkeling and beautiful scenery. The name of the beach was Playa Porto Mari. In Aruba we took a cab to the Amsterdam Manor resort and paid a fee to use their beach and facilities. Both were great choices! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilLeebird Posted March 22, 2011 Author #6 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Sorry- not many pics of the ship. Here are a few: Peek a boo bridge Rock climbing Shot from the hump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrssyvo Posted March 22, 2011 #7 Share Posted March 22, 2011 We will be leaving for this route on the 10th of April- How was the menu for the meals in the MDR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilLeebird Posted March 22, 2011 Author #8 Share Posted March 22, 2011 We will be leaving for this route on the 10th of April- How was the menu for the meals in the MDR? The meals were excellent. Lobster night was superb! We were on the Freedom last year and felt like the food in the MDR was much better on this ship. The service was fantastic too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffinater Posted March 22, 2011 #9 Share Posted March 22, 2011 In Curacao we booked an excursion to the beach. Great snorkeling and beautiful scenery. The name of the beach was Playa Porto Mari. In Aruba we took a cab to the Amsterdam Manor resort and paid a fee to use their beach and facilities. Both were great choices! Just an FYI. To save a few bucks you can catch the city bus (just across the street from the pier) for $2.30 per person round trip. Very easy to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojonah Posted March 22, 2011 #10 Share Posted March 22, 2011 We will be on AOTS for the first time January 2012. Did you go to Portofino's? If so, did you find it worth the cover charge? What was your favorite part of the ship? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilLeebird Posted March 22, 2011 Author #11 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Just an FYI. To save a few bucks you can catch the city bus (just across the street from the pier) for $2.30 per person round trip. Very easy to do. We actually took a cab there and then took the bus back. The bus was easy and cheap! Plus it was just a short ride back to the port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilLeebird Posted March 22, 2011 Author #12 Share Posted March 22, 2011 We will be on AOTS for the first time January 2012. Did you go to Portofino's? If so, did you find it worth the cover charge? What was your favorite part of the ship? :) We did not go to Portofino's, but we did go to Johnny Rockets. Best part of the ship was the back. It actually is all open so you can look out over the wake. Here's a panoramic pic I took of my mom in that area. I can't remember what deck it was on though. This ship was very similar to the Freedom of the Seas, which we were on last year. However the Freedom didn't have this area, so it was a nice change. My other favorite would be the Blue Moon Lounge, which is the same as the Olive or Twist Lounge on the Freedom. It overlooks the whole mid and pool area of the ship. It was a great indoor place for sail away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisingbajan Posted March 23, 2011 #13 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Thanks for the info and pics LilLeebird. We can't wait to board her in just over 2 weeks. Did you visit the Piano Bar or attend Karaoke? If so how were they? Thanks for taking the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilLeebird Posted March 24, 2011 Author #14 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Keith - we didn't visit either of those - sorry. We did play Trivia and Bingo. Enjoyed both. The ice show was excellent too. Additionally, they had nice big band music one evening in the Promenade. This was good since we had "the grannies" with us. It was very enjoyable for them. I just noticed you were on the Carnival Victory a month before we were in 2009. Did you do the port a day itinerary? We loved it! However, it didn't leave much time to explore the ship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonzi82 Posted March 24, 2011 #15 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Hello, who was your cruise director? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoopie17 Posted March 24, 2011 #16 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Hello, who was your cruise director? Anthony Richards is the CD of the AOS. He recently transferred there when we were on the AOS February 27th. He was okay, I guess...nothing really special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonzi82 Posted March 24, 2011 #17 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Thanks, I have another question and I will be impressed if someone can answer this one. Does anyone know if the calypso band "Hot Sands" is playing on this ship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisknowsbest Posted March 25, 2011 #18 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I'm planning on going on the AOS next February. How big is the water slide in Adventure Ocean? How smooth were the seas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilLeebird Posted March 25, 2011 Author #19 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I don't remember seeing that band name in the Cruise Compass or hearing them play. However, since we had the grannies with us this year, the activities we looked for on the boat were different - didn't do much of the music scene at all. Same deal on the water slide. We saw it on the day we boarded when we were checking out the ship. Didn't go to that area again after that. From what I could tell it looked decent. The seas weren't rough, but we did feel some good rocking when the captain was operating at full speed ahead to get us to the next port. Nothing major though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanillaline Posted March 25, 2011 #20 Share Posted March 25, 2011 did you see teens onboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilLeebird Posted March 25, 2011 Author #21 Share Posted March 25, 2011 did you see teens onboard? Yes, however it was Spring Break for us and we were there with our teens. Obviously not all schools are on break at the same time. Our teens felt like there weren't near as many as they've seen on other ships when we've gone in late May/early June. Not enough "action" for them I guess. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisingbajan Posted March 26, 2011 #22 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Keith - we didn't visit either of those - sorry. We did play Trivia and Bingo. Enjoyed both. The ice show was excellent too. Additionally, they had nice big band music one evening in the Promenade. This was good since we had "the grannies" with us. It was very enjoyable for them. I just noticed you were on the Carnival Victory a month before we were in 2009. Did you do the port a day itinerary? We loved it! However, it didn't leave much time to explore the ship! It was not the port intensive one. It was actually a short 4 day cruise. The ship was being used as a floating hotel for the Summit of Americas held in Trinidad and Tobago that year so a local travel agency chartered it for a short 4 day cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisingbajan Posted March 26, 2011 #23 Share Posted March 26, 2011 One other question LilLee... what dining time did you have? Did you have my time dining? If so...how was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoytarchery999 Posted March 26, 2011 #24 Share Posted March 26, 2011 do you have any pics from aruba? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilLeebird Posted March 27, 2011 Author #25 Share Posted March 27, 2011 One other question LilLee... what dining time did you have? Did you have my time dining? If so...how was it? Yes, we did My Time Dining. Absolutely loved it! As a matter of fact, this was the best experience we've had in the MDR of all the cruises we've been on. Food and service were both excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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