Rare twangster Posted October 21, 2018 Author #126 Share Posted October 21, 2018 (edited) I always try to sit on the left side of the plane when flying out of FLL airport for great views of Port Everglades. Allure of the Seas was in port today. Adventure of the Seas on the left, Nieuw Amsterdam in the middle and Allure of the Seas on the right. The Carnival Conquest was also in port but not in the picture. You can see how close Port Everglades is to FLL airport which is right above Allure. Edited October 21, 2018 by twangster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted October 21, 2018 Author #127 Share Posted October 21, 2018 1 hour ago, John&LaLa said: Gotcha, I just was thinking of the earlier post where you anticipated less crowds. Diamond and Viking Crown Lounges were still busy, no seats available. Maybe not as busy as other nights but close. It certainly didn't feel like an empty ship. I'm guessing a few hundred disembarked in Port Canaveral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FionaMG Posted October 21, 2018 #128 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Thanks for your great trip report and fabulous pics. I have enjoyed every minute. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted October 22, 2018 Author #129 Share Posted October 22, 2018 (edited) Cruise Compasses for this cruise are attached to this post. I've included all original daily cruise compasses plus two alternate cruise compasses for the two days impacted by last minute changes. Adventure 13 Nt Snowbird Canada-NE CC. Oct 8 2018.PDF Edited October 22, 2018 by twangster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmblob Posted October 23, 2018 #130 Share Posted October 23, 2018 9 hours ago, twangster said: Adventure 13 Nt Snowbird Canada-NE CC. Oct 8 2018.PDF Thank you so very much for this wonderful review of this entire cruise with your terrific pictures and great commentary. The cruise compasses will come in handy as we plan our time for this same itinerary in October 2019. So much valuable insight. Enjoyed your summary as well. Have a great time on your next leg of cruising! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted October 23, 2018 Author #131 Share Posted October 23, 2018 On 10/21/2018 at 7:39 AM, sisocialworker said: did you get the drink package? how much was it? I did not get the drink package. It was on sale prior to the cruise and $57 onboard (plus 18% gratuity). Thirteen days of drinking is a fair bit for me. Having access to diamond happy hour was enough for me and even that was venturing into the drink fatigue zone after 13 nights. I bought a handful of drinks and paid per drink for them. I think my bar bill was around $72 for the two weeks. i also bought drinks off the ship while in port and with a port intensive cruise like this there was less opportunity to leverage a drink package to it's potential. I like to sample local food and beverages at each stop. I've read that drink packages will increase in price in 2019 so don't count on that $57 price onboard next year. It will likely be more in 2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted October 24, 2018 #132 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Just a quick question please. Was there a cut off time to board the ship on that first night (overnight)in Quebec City? Some have said that you had to be onboard by 4:30pm or had to use a hotel ? Very concerned about this as most flights I'm looking at come into YQB arriving after 4:00pm . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted October 24, 2018 Author #133 Share Posted October 24, 2018 4 minutes ago, Ashland said: Just a quick question please. Was there a cut off time to board the ship on that first night (overnight)in Quebec City? Some have said that you had to be onboard by 4:30pm or had to use a hotel ? Very concerned about this as most flights I'm looking at come into YQB arriving after 4:00pm . I'm sorry I can't answer that accurately. It was a few minutes shy of 6pm when I re-boarded and noticed people checking in. There were maybe 30 to 40 going through security that I had to queue with. I don't know if they were Air2Sea or not. They were definitely checking in at that hour but I don't if there were extenuating circumstances. I understand about the flight times which got me looking at the day prior and eventually looking at Montreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myownplace Posted October 25, 2018 #134 Share Posted October 25, 2018 On 10/21/2018 at 10:16 AM, John&LaLa said: Pretty sure you'll be here on the Symphony before that. 😉 Did many really get off in PC? About 400 people got off. It was supposed to be no luggage assistance, but so many got off they did a regular disembarkation with luggage assistance and customs. They took everyones sea pass too. We refused to give it up, so had to go to guest services to get a duplicate to give up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myownplace Posted October 25, 2018 #135 Share Posted October 25, 2018 On 10/23/2018 at 8:34 PM, twangster said: I'm sorry I can't answer that accurately. It was a few minutes shy of 6pm when I re-boarded and noticed people checking in. There were maybe 30 to 40 going through security that I had to queue with. I don't know if they were Air2Sea or not. They were definitely checking in at that hour but I don't if there were extenuating circumstances. I understand about the flight times which got me looking at the day prior and eventually looking at Montreal. The first day they did not do Muster call so I don't think you had to be onboard until Tuesday for the all aboard in the afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiselover04 Posted October 31, 2018 #136 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Only just found out about this thread tonight when reading your Symphony postings. Great review and amazing photos! We were also on this cruise and didn’t see some of what you saw so it was great to see it all through your eyes. Thanks again for the great review and enjoy your TA cruise on Symphony. Jenni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadmom Posted December 25, 2018 #137 Share Posted December 25, 2018 We’re doing this cruise in 2019. Thanks for your wonderful and detailed review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted December 25, 2018 Author #138 Share Posted December 25, 2018 5 minutes ago, chadmom said: We’re doing this cruise in 2019. Thanks for your wonderful and detailed review! See you on board, I'm doing it again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inforthethrill Posted January 5, 2019 #139 Share Posted January 5, 2019 My husband and I are booked for 2019 as well. We are 30/36 years old. We are used to the crowd being older as we have done lots of Med/Greek cruises with similar demographics. How much of the "choppy" water do you think was just "normal" vs the tropical storm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadmom Posted January 5, 2019 #140 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Did you have a wi-fi package? We’re trying to decide if we need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadmom Posted January 5, 2019 #141 Share Posted January 5, 2019 1 hour ago, inforthethrill said: My husband and I are booked for 2019 as well. We are 30/36 years old. We are used to the crowd being older as we have done lots of Med/Greek cruises with similar demographics. How much of the "choppy" water do you think was just "normal" vs the tropical storm? See you on board! We’re 56/63 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted January 5, 2019 #142 Share Posted January 5, 2019 1 hour ago, inforthethrill said: How much of the "choppy" water do you think was just "normal" vs the tropical storm? Welcome to CC. Does it really matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inforthethrill Posted January 5, 2019 #143 Share Posted January 5, 2019 It does to me. In all the cruises I’ve went on I’ve never seen sea-sickness bags around common areas. I’ve experienced pretty rough waters. I would need to buff up how much motion sickness medecine I need if it’s “common”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted January 5, 2019 Author #144 Share Posted January 5, 2019 On this particular sailing we had the remnants of Hurricane Michael a couple hundred miles away from us. I think they were preparing in case it was worse than it actually was. Other than that there isn’t anything about this itinerary that is any different than any other cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted January 5, 2019 Author #145 Share Posted January 5, 2019 3 hours ago, chadmom said: Did you have a wi-fi package? We’re trying to decide if we need it. I did but I was working and blogging. One day near the Gulf of St Lawrence Voom and Satellite TV was out. I have Tmobile so I get LTE data in Canada and the US. This is absolutely a cruise you can do without Voom if you have coverage in Canada and don’t need to be connected at sea at night. It’s port intensive so if I didn’t need Voom to run my business I wouldn’t feel the need to buy Voom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted January 5, 2019 Author #146 Share Posted January 5, 2019 4 hours ago, inforthethrill said: My husband and I are booked for 2019 as well. We are 30/36 years old. We are used to the crowd being older as we have done lots of Med/Greek cruises with similar demographics. How much of the "choppy" water do you think was just "normal" vs the tropical storm? 3 hours ago, chadmom said: See you on board! We’re 56/63 😊 I’ve booked 2019 as well. See you both on board. I really enjoyed this cruise and look forward to doing it again in 2019. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerryincork Posted January 6, 2019 #147 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Just booked a cruise on this ship and have been enjoying looking at all your wonderful photos. Thank you for you effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny AZ Girl Posted January 6, 2019 #148 Share Posted January 6, 2019 16 hours ago, twangster said: I’ve booked 2019 as well. See you both on board. I really enjoyed this cruise and look forward to doing it again in 2019. As are we. Have you all joined our Roll Call yet? It is quite active. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpostman Posted January 6, 2019 #149 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Twangster, I missed the original postings of your review. I'm really grateful that it has been brought up again. I was able to spend a quiet snowy Sunday morning and I really enjoyed your stunning pictures and your great narrative. You give out great information about local history and places and have a great eye for bringing it all visually on screen. I'm in Moncton NB, this is so close to several of the ports you visited. (Charlottetown 1h30min drive from here, Halifax, 2h30min, Saint john 1h30min) and go there several time a year. I was in Québec city several times in the last few years. But you managed to find spots and imagery that I've not seen and makes me want to pay closer attention the next time I'm in any of those places. Thank you for your wonderful review and I wish you many more great cruises so I can follow along again. dp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packercruising Posted March 10, 2019 #150 Share Posted March 10, 2019 As others have said, terrific pictures, twangster! Narrative too. MDR menu looks pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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