Iluvcruising2 Posted December 24, 2012 Author #76 Share Posted December 24, 2012 This was the turkey. The beef burger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annerz Posted December 24, 2012 #77 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Oh cool! I assume you have cruised with other lines before? Anyway, we are a family of four and our kids are 6 and 7. Thanks to Adventure Ocean, my wife and I can have more time to ourselves during a cruise. For shore excursions, we usually do-it-ourselves, as you will see in the rest of the review. The ship organized shore excursions are generally good and they guarantee to wait for you to return, however the cost adds up with four. Hi....no, we haven't cruised before....on any lines, anywhere.....its our very first and we are so excited! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 24, 2012 Author #78 Share Posted December 24, 2012 This was the pasta of the day at lunch, which my kids really liked. For parents with kids, don't forget that they have a kids' menu as well with all the usual kiddy favorites. Adults can order from the kids' menu too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 24, 2012 Author #79 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Hi....no, we haven't cruised before....on any lines, anywhere.....its our very first and we are so excited! :) Oh! Wow. What a way to start your cruising journey, with an 18 nighter! Haha, ok, then best to spend enough time reading up the cruise critic threads, which I find very useful. If there are any specific areas that you may want my opinion, feel free to ask. This Australia/NZ cruise was our 5th cruise on Royal Caribbean and I think there will be many more to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 24, 2012 Author #80 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Dessert. Gianduia cake. This is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 24, 2012 Author #81 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Excellent review - can't wait to read more. We are booked for a 17 night Sydney to Perth via New Zealand in Feb 2014 on the Radiance. It will be the longest cruise we have ever taken. Will be interested to hear if you and the kids enjoyed this length of cruise. My kids loved the cruise. They loved the food, the entertainment, Adventure Ocean, the sea, running about on deck 12 in the strong winds, playing in our huge aft balcony....... the list goes on and on. Yups, loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 24, 2012 Author #82 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Enjoying your review! :) Can you please advise if the windjammer was no self serve due to the Noro problem? Did the captain address the issue that Voyager from what we hear on this forum has had Noro from the Singapore to Sydney cruise continuously? Also, do they have the frozen yoghurt machines on Voyager, if so, were these still self serve? Thanks. When our cruise started, Windjammer was self-serve. We were advised to wash our hands frequently and to use the hand sanitizers. We were told there was Noro on board but situation was under control, so there was no '2nd protocol.' However, about Day 8 or 9, there was no more self-serve. Crew started to serve at WJ, which does result in longer lines. Yes, the frozen yogurt machines were still available, just that the crew had to serve you. The ship deployed crew from all quarters to assist with the service as the Dining Room staff was way overstretched. On a particular day, we had the Ice Cast serving us! Another day, it was the sound technicians. During the Captain's corner, Cpt Charles said that they sanitize the ship and staterooms thoroughly between sailings. During the first few days of our cruise, we were Noro free. However, they started to see cases and the cases increased, so it became self-serve from about Day 8 or 9 all the way till the end of our cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 24, 2012 Author #83 Share Posted December 24, 2012 (edited) This is on Deck 4, a beautiful part of the ship. You are so near the waves and the views were awesome. The ship's wake from the aft, at Deck 4. Edited December 24, 2012 by Iluvcruising2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 24, 2012 Author #84 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Enjoying the sunshine. This was taken about 4:30pm, Day 2 afternoon. Earlier in the afternoon, we went for a 3D show at the La Scala theatre. Look out for those, they are good. I think the show we watched was Madagascar 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 24, 2012 Author #85 Share Posted December 24, 2012 The sun deck wasn't crowded at all. Maybe because it was chilly. Coming from Singapore, we took some time to adjust to the weather. I was walking around in jeans, a shirt plus a sweater! Yups, even in this sun. The wind was really strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 24, 2012 Author #86 Share Posted December 24, 2012 (edited) Day 2 dinner was formal. But, formal night on Royal Carribean isn't that formal nowadays. While a sizable number of men were in jackets, many weren't. For me, I usually bring my jacket but I don't wear a tie. Edited December 24, 2012 by Iluvcruising2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzKruser Posted December 24, 2012 #87 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Day 1 - Dinner! We took the main seating which was 6pm. Second seating was 8:30pm. We had just been on the Voyager in June 2012 (Singapore to Shanghai). We had never been on a 14 nighter and we were most curious to see what the MDR menu would be like. Overall, we were not disappointed. The food was fantastic, in our opinion. The menu was different for the 14 nights, though a couple of the more popular offerings were repeated. (e.g. Surf & Turf, certain beef dishes) Gone were many of the Asian offerings which, in our opinion, wasn't great at all. I noticed the portofino lobster on the dining room menu, can you order this in the dining room on any night and I assume there is an extra charge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 24, 2012 Author #88 Share Posted December 24, 2012 What's formal dinner without a nice glass of wine? In reality, this was my first cruise that I ordered wine at MDR. We don't have a culture of drinking during meals, but then again, it is nice! I decided against ordering bottles since my wife didn't want to drink. So I went for glasses instead. C&A Platinum and above booklets have this nifty buy one get one free offer (for beer, and wine by glass). Useful. Some nights I had two glasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 24, 2012 Author #89 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I noticed the portofino lobster on the dining room menu, can you order this in the dining room on any night and I assume there is an extra charge? I assume you can order, as long as it is available on the menu! The charge is listed. You can see the fine print - 34.00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 24, 2012 Author #90 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Bay Scallop Gratin. Slow Roasted Prime Rib. It was delicious!! Maybe it is just me, I found almost all their beef dishes absolutely delightful. Even in the Windjammer, their Prime cut of beef (where the server slices a piece or two for you), was almost heavenly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 24, 2012 Author #91 Share Posted December 24, 2012 The Duck. Not bad, but not great. Grilled Seafood Brochette. Rather good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 24, 2012 Author #92 Share Posted December 24, 2012 The Prawn Ravioli. This was a miss. By now, some of you may be thinking, how do we finish all this food? The short answer, is we don't. We eat family-style, we order more than we can finish, and we just pick on what we like to eat! That, to me, is one HUGE reason why we cruise. It is as if we are having a chef sampler gastronomical delight every evening. Like it or not, not every dish would be a hit. And, some parts of the dishes may be better than others. So we just eat what we like. Typically, we finish at most 50% of the food before us. Sounds wasteful, I know. But our waitress was very happy with us. We were easy to please. Just give us the food, whatever we like we eat, whatever we didn't like we left it alone. :):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 24, 2012 Author #93 Share Posted December 24, 2012 This was the dessert menu for Day 2. Same with the entrees, we typically order 4 desserts every night for the both of us to share. My kids usually have the cookie of the day plus ice-cream. We cannot be finishing all 4 desserts. It would way too much in terms of calorie intake!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 24, 2012 Author #94 Share Posted December 24, 2012 (edited) After dinner, we had to take a walk! Deck 12 was a lovely place. Sun was setting. The view was beautiful. It is wonderful to cruise in summer. The days are so long! Edited December 24, 2012 by Iluvcruising2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 24, 2012 Author #95 Share Posted December 24, 2012 (edited) After a walk, felt hungry again! Well not really. Then again, you don't need to feel hungry to visit the Windjammer! So, to the WJ we went. Sushi - I believe they have this every night. Edited December 24, 2012 by Iluvcruising2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 24, 2012 Author #96 Share Posted December 24, 2012 (edited) Some more food. There is a small section of the WJ where they prepare food with a different theme every night. This must have been Indian night or something. I remember there was Thai, Indian, Italian, Australian etc. Edited December 24, 2012 by Iluvcruising2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 24, 2012 Author #97 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Not forgetting the sweets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 24, 2012 Author #98 Share Posted December 24, 2012 And what's this? Isn't this just awesome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 24, 2012 Author #99 Share Posted December 24, 2012 This was from Cafe Promenade, later that evening, about 1030pm. In my opinion, the best food from Cafe Promenade at the pizzas. They are almost always piping hot. There is high demand for the pizzas so the turnover is very high and the pizzas are freshly made. The cheese pizza became my kids' staple for supper as well as afternoon snack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iluvcruising2 Posted December 24, 2012 Author #100 Share Posted December 24, 2012 (edited) Day 3 - Hobart, Tasmania. Our first port of call. This was going to be a very interesting day for us. Edited December 24, 2012 by Iluvcruising2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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