Rare BostonGal35 Posted December 11, 2017 #1 Share Posted December 11, 2017 has anyone ever occupied one of these with just two people, whether by choice or by winning it on an upgrade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJLVW Posted December 11, 2017 #2 Share Posted December 11, 2017 has anyone ever occupied one of these with just two people, whether by choice or by winning it on an upgrade? Yes!!! Quite a few years ago. The Jewel. Bucket list. What an unbelievable week. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maja651 Posted December 11, 2017 #3 Share Posted December 11, 2017 My friend and I did last year on the Jewel over Christmas. It was an upsell and an amazing one at that! We spent almost the first full day in the hot tub of the vila. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NayRN Posted December 12, 2017 #4 Share Posted December 12, 2017 I did it for my 50th birthday with just my sister! I got the master...she got the last bedroom down the hall and we used to middle bedroom to store our luggage! We also hosted the Cruise Critic sailaway party there! I bet I’d never be able to afford that again!:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycarla Posted December 12, 2017 #5 Share Posted December 12, 2017 We met two guys once that shared a Garden Villa on Jewel class. (and they barely drank) Met folks on another where it was the parents and one teenager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotaford Posted December 12, 2017 #6 Share Posted December 12, 2017 My husband and I have done it several times. The first time we did it we had no idea how big it was and after that we were hooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter195 Posted December 12, 2017 #7 Share Posted December 12, 2017 A couple of years ago on the Gem the people who booked the villa never showed up. So the first night there was a raffle in the casino. A couple in their seventies came in right at the last minute, grabbed two tickets and won the villa for the rest of the 11 day cruise. The best part was that the wife was really happy because she thought that she had won some free play or chips for the casino. When she found out what they had actually won she said something like "oh now we have to repack and unpack our stuff again". They were discussing if they should take it or not. This was all being done over the microphone. The whole place was laughing and yelling how bad the villa was and to not take it and draw another ticket. It was better than a comedy act. In the end they took it and had help moving from the staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BostonGal35 Posted December 12, 2017 Author #8 Share Posted December 12, 2017 lol, imagine passing up the GV because you have to pack and move!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda the Book Lover Posted December 12, 2017 #9 Share Posted December 12, 2017 I would have made multiple trips just to stay in the Garden Villa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BostonGal35 Posted December 13, 2017 Author #10 Share Posted December 13, 2017 I would have made multiple trips just to stay in the Garden Villa! i would have gone without my luggage! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea saw 56 Posted December 13, 2017 #11 Share Posted December 13, 2017 My husband and I grabbed up a great price on a repositioning cruise, Vancouver to Los Angeles, on the Star a few years ago. The star has the largest GV in the fleet, unless the Dawn's ties it. It was quite an experience. Went through a storm that eliminated a port stop or 2, but we didn't mind. It is an experience we were glad to have, but it did seem kind of like 'over kill' having 5594 sq ft to ourselves! I actually lost my husband when I went to the casino one night. Upon returning, he was no where to be found. The butler said "Oh mam, this is not good". We soon found him napping in one of the bedrooms we weren't using. Snap it up if the price is okay for you, for a once in a lifetime experience. Limo service to the airport at the end was nice, and the butler and room steward were more than attentive (more than we normally like), as they just appeared from time to time in the suite through openings in the walls. That part was a bit weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WashyWashyHappyHappy95 Posted December 13, 2017 #12 Share Posted December 13, 2017 What a waste of money for just 2 people. Give it to charity and get a normal suite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maja651 Posted December 13, 2017 #13 Share Posted December 13, 2017 What a waste of money for just 2 people. Give it to charity and get a normal suite. I completely disagree. Normal suites are nothing like the Garden Villa, in many ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda the Book Lover Posted December 13, 2017 #14 Share Posted December 13, 2017 What a waste of money for just 2 people. Give it to charity and get a normal suite. All depends - we give to various charities and if the chance opened I would jump on it. It may be a waste to you but for us "older folk" it would be a dream trip for us as we do not know how much longer we will be able to cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkJedi Posted December 13, 2017 #15 Share Posted December 13, 2017 What a waste of money for just 2 people. Give it to charity and get a normal suite. How is it a waste of money? It depends on the cost of the upgrade and what other things they will take advantage of. I have a 20 day RP coming up, I would do the GV in a heartbeat and it would be worth every penny I was willing to put into the bid, if only to have the view, the privacy, and the private hot tub. And yes, I would probably do what was mentioned above and have a sail away party for our RC group just to take advantage of the room. Plus I would take full advantage of it for photo ops. Because there is no way I would spend what they ask for the room normally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moby0215 Posted December 14, 2017 #16 Share Posted December 14, 2017 What a waste of money for just 2 people. Give it to charity and get a normal suite. I️ almost agree however what I️ would do would be to bring along some other family or friends. Just 2 people does seem like a waste when others could join and enjoy it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HokiePoq Posted December 14, 2017 #17 Share Posted December 14, 2017 For those of us who book lower cost cabins to sail more frequently, tell me about the garden villas. How many bedrooms and how many people would normally be in one? Thinking of springing for a family cruise one of these days as a bucket list thing.... Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ema773 Posted December 14, 2017 #18 Share Posted December 14, 2017 My husband and I sailed in the Garden Villa on the Star in Australia this year. My husband booked it as an upgrade. The ship lost total propulsion outside of Melbourne and had to be towed back to port, so we ended up cutting our cruise short by several days. We hated leaving the Garden Villa as we really enjoyed the extra space and butler service. It did feel very strange staying there with just the two of us, but have decided if the opportunity presents itself we would love to do it again with our extended family. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkJedi Posted December 14, 2017 #19 Share Posted December 14, 2017 For those of us who book lower cost cabins to sail more frequently, tell me about the garden villas. How many bedrooms and how many people would normally be in one?Thinking of springing for a family cruise one of these days as a bucket list thing.... Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sverigecruiser Posted December 14, 2017 #20 Share Posted December 14, 2017 What a waste of money for just 2 people. Give it to charity and get a normal suite. All kind of cruising is waste of money when people around the world are starving but this is a cruiseforum! If you prefer to give to charity instead of using your money to cruise it's nice of you, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexddd Posted December 14, 2017 #21 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I️ almost agree however what I️ would do would be to bring along some other family or friends. Just 2 people does seem like a waste when others could join and enjoy it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk We had a chance to upsell to one on the Gem but the price was too high for just 2 of us. If we had the kids on that trip, maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexddd Posted December 14, 2017 #22 Share Posted December 14, 2017 For those of us who book lower cost cabins to sail more frequently, tell me about the garden villas. How many bedrooms and how many people would normally be in one?Thinking of springing for a family cruise one of these days as a bucket list thing.... Thanks in advance. 3 bedrooms. Jewel class sleep 8 and Dawn class 7 (used to be 8). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sverigecruiser Posted December 14, 2017 #23 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I should never book the Garden Villas because I think that it's waste of money to pay for three bedrooms when only one is needed. I think that it should be good if it was possible to disconnect the extra bedroom and only book the rest (masterbedroom, livingroom and outdoor space). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pathubia Posted December 14, 2017 #24 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Its funny, we were offered the GV on the DAWN as an upsell before the bidding process started. There were only 2 of us so we chose to upsell to a DOS. As it was, I loved being in the DOS. If it wasn't just my husband and I we would have jumped on the chance to be in the GV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BostonGal35 Posted December 14, 2017 Author #25 Share Posted December 14, 2017 What a waste of money for just 2 people. Give it to charity and get a normal suite. you must have been a bernie sanders voter, telling people to give away their hard earned money to others. i work hard for everything i have, and i will spend my money on whatever i wish to spend it on, whether its vacation, charity, booze, cigarettes, or an outrageous suite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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