KingRoyalFC Posted February 28, 2018 #1 Share Posted February 28, 2018 This was my first non-Disney cruise with my sons and parents. It was a great time. If you cannot have fun on this ship, check your pulse. As seadog mentioned, there were several small annoying issues, but just like life, nothing is perfect. Seaplex: my kids could of lived here. Bumper cars (5 and up), roller skating and trapeze are at scheduled times. Rs and trapeze you need to sign up early for while you wait on line for bc. Go on the first day and towards the end of the time period to find shorter lines for bc. They also have xbox, ping pong and games (foosball, air hockey) that cost money. It was annoying that on the first day the paddles were already in rough shape (and just got worse) and several Xbox screens never worked. They also have adult and teenage only activities (dodgeball, vball, ping pong) at certain times. Other Entertainment: Rockwall was a lot of fun. There are 3 ropes so the line can move quickly. When we got on the ship, one side was closed (it is only fixed in Florida so it is better to wait until all 3 sides are working). IFly was fun even though the workers seemed to be jerkish. Very strict and no joking around. My kids liked watching a movie and swimming at night (even though the movie selection is pretty horrible. I wonder if Flatliners Is on VHS ha). It was very foggy when we went up on the North Star so it is not fair to judge. Most people thought it was pretty lame. I think it would be better if you are near land. Food: overall, food was very good. My kids wanted to go to 270 most mornings which had premade sandwiches, pastries and bagels. Some of the workers really struggled if you tried to order anything than the set options. My kids are still laughing over a woman yelling that she just wanted an English muffin. Ha. 270 also has a great roast beef sandwich for lunch (one guy puts love into making it while the other guy would rather be anyplace else. You will notice). We were suppose to eat at Icon every night, but they really seemed to be overwhelmed. We ended up eating at Chic most nights. Maybe it was our luck, but the difference in service, food preparation, atmosphere, time to get food, right order was so much better at Chic. We also ate at Jaimie’s, which was a good change of pace (the special was 30% off and kids ate free). Will cont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanceMama Posted March 1, 2018 #2 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Thanks for the info. We will be on her 3/17. Seasoned Royal cruisers but our first time on Anthem. Can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyGuy1960 Posted March 1, 2018 #3 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Thanks for posting! We're sailing on Anthem March 17; wondering about the MTD. I read they assign you to a room that goes with your reservation; you can go other rooms but your reservation isn't transferable, is that correct? I really want to dine in all 4. Was there a significant wait without reservation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted March 1, 2018 #4 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Thanks for posting! We're sailing on Anthem March 17; wondering about the MTD. I read they assign you to a room that goes with your reservation; you can go other rooms but your reservation isn't transferable, is that correct? I really want to dine in all 4. Was there a significant wait without reservation? If you have My Time, you can only dine in two of the four dining rooms. There is no difference in food, each dining room has the same menu which changes nightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted March 1, 2018 #5 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Following along. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted March 1, 2018 #6 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Your kids are teens and there was no charge in Jamie's?!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyGuy1960 Posted March 1, 2018 #7 Share Posted March 1, 2018 If you have My Time, you can only dine in two of the four dining rooms. There is no difference in food, each dining room has the same menu which changes nightly. Thanks, so the other 2 are for traditional dining? Can they move around? We weren't offered choice, only MTD~ can we request traditional on board. Know food is same, just looking to experience all we can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted March 1, 2018 #8 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Thanks, so the other 2 are for traditional dining? Can they move around? We weren't offered choice, only MTD~ can we request traditional on board. Know food is same, just looking to experience all we can. You can request tradtional now or onboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyGuy1960 Posted March 1, 2018 #9 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Not sure which we really want~ we like to dine same time, don't really need the flexibility of MTD. Just wanted to try all 4 dining rooms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted March 1, 2018 #10 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Not sure which we really want~ we like to dine same time, don't really need the flexibility of MTD. Just wanted to try all 4 dining rooms. The four dining rooms offer the same food, same menus, only decor is different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted March 1, 2018 #11 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Not sure which we really want~ we like to dine same time, don't really need the flexibility of MTD. Just wanted to try all 4 dining rooms. I'd just take a walk through all the dining rooms the afternoon that you board the ship if you want to see the decor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted March 1, 2018 #12 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Not sure which we really want~ we like to dine same time, don't really need the flexibility of MTD. Just wanted to try all 4 dining rooms. The four dining rooms offer the same food, same menus, only decor is different. PhillyGuy -- don't get too excited about the dining rooms. As Mema says, same menu, same food. And as for decor, for Silk (which began life as an Asian restaurant under the now defunct Dynamic Dining) -- think stereotypical American Chinese red velvet restaurant decor. Totally skip-able imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linkerbink Posted March 1, 2018 #13 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Thanks for the info. We will be on her 3/17. Seasoned Royal cruisers but our first time on Anthem. Can't wait. We will be on that sailing as well...our third time. It's a great ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv2cruise523 Posted March 1, 2018 #14 Share Posted March 1, 2018 We will be on that sailing as well...our third time. It's a great ship. We are on the March 17th sailing also. First time on Anthem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanceMama Posted March 2, 2018 #15 Share Posted March 2, 2018 We are on the March 17th sailing also. First time on Anthem. Love checking out different ships. Haven't done Quantum Class before. My personal favorite is Oasis Class. This cruise we used our FCC from our shortened Oasis Cruise in September due to Irma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted March 2, 2018 #16 Share Posted March 2, 2018 You can pick EITHER MTD or traditional....you can't switch between the 2. Pick one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcell Posted March 4, 2018 #17 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Was the 30% off Jamie's offered on board or did you book in advance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totheshiptotheship Posted March 4, 2018 #18 Share Posted March 4, 2018 If you have My Time, you can only dine in two of the four dining rooms. There is no difference in food, each dining room has the same menu which changes nightly. I wasn't told that as I just booked Nov 10 cruise on anthem. The agent said the ship was approx. 40% booked but the early dining time of 5:00pm was no longer available! We chose My Time but were not told about venue restrictions. Not happy about that and believe it or not, only the very LATE dining time was available......an absolute NO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted March 4, 2018 #19 Share Posted March 4, 2018 I wasn't told that as I just booked Nov 10 cruise on anthem. The agent said the ship was approx. 40% booked but the early dining time of 5:00pm was no longer available! We chose My Time but were not told about venue restrictions. Not happy about that and believe it or not, only the very LATE dining time was available......an absolute NO! The only difference in the dining venues is the decor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted March 4, 2018 #20 Share Posted March 4, 2018 I wasn't told that as I just booked Nov 10 cruise on anthem. The agent said the ship was approx. 40% booked but the early dining time of 5:00pm was no longer available! We chose My Time but were not told about venue restrictions. Not happy about that and believe it or not, only the very LATE dining time was available......an absolute NO! It's not a restriction. Have you been on other cruises on other ships? Of course you have. Example: on voyager and freedom class ships, the dining room is on three separate decks. On Liberty right now, Deck 3 is My Time Dining. The other two decks, 3 & 4 are for traditional set dining It doesn't matter where you are assigned - and you ARE assigned. Dinner is the same food. The room has NO bearing on the dining experience. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliviaJ10 Posted March 4, 2018 #21 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Did u notice how much the air hockey was? My kids really like playing Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRoyalFC Posted March 4, 2018 Author #22 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Was the 30% off Jamie's offered on board or did you book in advance? BOGO is only offered online. They offered 30% off Jaimie’s and Wonderland on the ship. Chops was basically sold out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRoyalFC Posted March 4, 2018 Author #23 Share Posted March 4, 2018 The only difference in the dining venues is the decor. For us, there was also a difference in service. It could of been just our luck, but Chic had much better service than Icon (and our orders were actually correct). It is a small sample size, but that was our experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRoyalFC Posted March 4, 2018 Author #24 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Did u notice how much the air hockey was? My kids really like playing Sent from my iPad using Forums I heard people say $2.50. We stayed in the ping pong and Xbox sections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mizLORInj Posted March 4, 2018 #25 Share Posted March 4, 2018 We had mytime dining on Anthem in September. I think we went to the DR 4 times on the 9 nighter. We ended up eating in 3 of the 4 main dining rooms. They will put you wherever there is space at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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