hallasm Posted January 11, 2015 #1 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Just about to sail away from Cape Liberty. Quantum 12 nights Southern Caribbean Cruise This is my second Quantum cruise - I were at the Quantum Trans Atlantic Maiden voyage and now back two months later. So far a very positive experience. We arrived at 11am - checked-in the luggage and was through security and boarding process in 15 minutes - very smooth process. I will write review during the cruise as well as posting video postcards at my blog http://quantumcaribbean.blogspot.com/ So I will compare my experiences with my first cruise and this 12 nights Southern Caribbean Cruise. The captain just announced that internet will be free at this cruise Stay tuned. You are also welcome with specific questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Dame 1 Posted January 11, 2015 #2 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Looking forward to your posts. We are on the next sailing and can hardly wait. Enjoy your cruise and have fun. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1200S Posted January 11, 2015 #3 Share Posted January 11, 2015 I enjoyed your posts from the TA so will be looking forward to this trip. My cruise on Quantum is getting closer. Hope you have a great time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathie13 Posted January 11, 2015 #4 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Can't wait to follow you & see how things have improved. Kathie Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaTech8912 Posted January 12, 2015 #5 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Looking forward to your posts. We are on the next sailing and can hardly wait. Enjoy your cruise and have fun. Sent from my iPad using Forums Same here "Sea Dame". OP - I am looking forward to your posts as it will help my last days before boarding go quicker.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowergirl22 Posted January 12, 2015 #6 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Glad to hear things are great so far. Is the internet free this sailing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish6 Posted January 12, 2015 #7 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Can I ask what your boarding time was on your set sail pass? The earliest time I could get on line is 1245 and that was group "A". I have never gone so late to a port before. Do you think it would be an issue showing up earlier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallasm Posted January 12, 2015 Author #8 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Glad to hear things are great so far. Is the internet free this sailing? Yes - the internet is free for everyone - The captain did announce the free internet during the muster drill - well received! And so far the speed is excellent. Can I ask what your boarding time was on your set sail pass? The earliest time I could get on line is 1245 and that was group "A". I have never gone so late to a port before. Do you think it would be an issue showing up earlier? RCCL want you to show up at the defined time, but we were early and no problems with boarding early. We were Group B - boarding 12:15 - we did arrive 11 and the group didn't mean anything - no signs of groups. We did wait few minutes for an agent and we were at the ship before noon. Very smooth boarding process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallasm Posted January 12, 2015 Author #9 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Here is the first Video Postcard from the cruise [YOUTUBE]JL9UaZgS7DQ[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted January 12, 2015 #10 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Great post card video - thank you taking the time to do this so soon. I imagine things are a bit different from the maiden TA. I see BMW finally cleared out the cars from the lot across from the terminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wovenwonder Posted January 12, 2015 #11 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Yay I love LIVE FROM reports! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailinC2C Posted January 12, 2015 #12 Share Posted January 12, 2015 RCCL want you to show up at the defined time, but we were early and no problems with boarding early. We were Group B - boarding 12:15 - we did arrive 11 and the group didn't mean anything - no signs of groups. We did wait few minutes for an agent and we were at the ship before noon. Very smooth boarding process. How was traffic getting to port and the left turn from the North? Just wondering how far ahead we need to order our taxi to make our 11:45 boarding time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallasm Posted January 12, 2015 Author #13 Share Posted January 12, 2015 How was traffic getting to port and the left turn from the North? Just wondering how far ahead we need to order our taxi to make our 11:45 boarding time. Might very well depend of what day it is the week - our boarding was a Sunday - very smooth and fast traffic just until the entrance of the harbour . then it took 15 minuts for the very last mile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royalmoyal Posted January 12, 2015 #14 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Hallasm, Great job with the video postcard! You do good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCfuncruiser10 Posted January 12, 2015 #15 Share Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) I know that you cannot get your sea pass until your room is ready. My question is, Can you get alcoholic beverages while waiting for your room to get ready? I am thinking no because you do not have your sea pass card, but I thought I would ask. Edited January 12, 2015 by RCfuncruiser10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest maddycat Posted January 13, 2015 #16 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Thank you.........great video. I'm really interested in any changes that you report since your last Quantum cruise in Nov. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life is Good Cruising Posted January 13, 2015 #17 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I know that you cannot get your sea pass until your room is ready. My question is, Can you get alcoholic beverages while waiting for your room to get ready? I am thinking no because you do not have your sea pass card, but I thought I would ask. You would use your Set Sail Pass for any drink purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCfuncruiser10 Posted January 13, 2015 #18 Share Posted January 13, 2015 You would use your Set Sail Pass for any drink purchase. Perfect, thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallasm Posted January 13, 2015 Author #19 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I know that you cannot get your sea pass until your room is ready. My question is, Can you get alcoholic beverages while waiting for your room to get ready? I am thinking no because you do not have your sea pass card, but I thought I would ask. You would use your Set Sail Pass for any drink purchase. Actually we could buy alcoholic beverages, while waiting for our room to get ready. Scooner Bar did use the SetSail Pass - they were quite busy Sunday morning before we got our rooms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted January 13, 2015 #20 Share Posted January 13, 2015 If you happen to hear it can you post the number of guests onboard? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karolyn1973 Posted January 13, 2015 #21 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Following! ;) Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted January 13, 2015 #22 Share Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) How was traffic getting to port and the left turn from the North? Just wondering how far ahead we need to order our taxi to make our 11:45 boarding time. Yeah, I encountered that #%*€%¥ of a left turn last month. :rolleyes: I have already decided that NEXT month I will go straight and turn around in the shopping center. ;) Edited January 13, 2015 by Merion_Mom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallasm Posted January 13, 2015 Author #23 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I'm really interested in any changes that you report since your last Quantum cruise in Nov. I will make a comprehensive review of my finding at the end of the cruise So far I'll consider this as a 'Royal Caribbean Cruise' at a nice new ship Last time internet was free not working well - this time it's free and working very well. Have had no connection problems so far and have been able to stream Danish Television (great) Royal iQ App is also working much better - last cruise it was a 'beta version' with a lot of upgrades/changes during the cruise. I did not have issues with Dynamic Dining at my first cruise and to me it's working fine as well for this cruise. Still only one sea day - More to be experienced... If you happen to hear it can you post the number of guests onboard? Thanks. I will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailinC2C Posted January 14, 2015 #24 Share Posted January 14, 2015 There are exactly 4231 passenger on board. 85 from germany, us included :-) any other nation you would like to know? I found this on another live post from Quantum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallasm Posted January 14, 2015 Author #25 Share Posted January 14, 2015 SailinC2C - thank you for posting the number of passengers. I have done some testing (http://www.speedtest.net) - excellent speed - I have streamed TV and surfing the net without any problems, even in my cabin. Much faster than my internet at home!! January 11 in Royal esplanade ping 219 ms, download 23.29 Mbps upload 26.37 Mbps January 12 in my cabin (sea day) ping 228 ms, download 13.40 Mbps upload 3.07 Mbps January 14 at my balkony - docked ping 203 ms, download 18.34 Mbps upload 12.27 Mbps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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