Allure of the seas January 8 - live ish

[Jimbo]

20 minutes ago, colesc15 said:

Walked around a bit and got back on. We asked our waiter friend if we could get him anything since they aren't allowed on land and he asks for body wash, fish oil and body spray so we found those at the shops and gave them to him a bit ago. He originally said no we didn't need to but we insisted. 

 

If you have favorite waiter or staff etc, on top of cash tips, ask if they want or need anything from land. Many haven't stepped foot on land in many months and don't have access to some random things they used to be able to enjoy like what he asked us for. I've heard of many random things like Nutella and body wash.. Stuff they can't buy in their crew shop onboard. They're overworked right now and doing everything they can to keep us passengers happy all while never allowed on shore. 

I thought I read somewhere or heard it on a you tube video that  alot of the crew members order stuff off Amazon and have it delivered to the ships home port.

[colesc15]

39 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

I thought I read somewhere or heard it on a you tube video that  alot of the crew members order stuff off Amazon and have it delivered to the ships home port.

Correct, but delivery generally takes some time as the delivery to the ship only happens periodically. Aboard with jord has done some videos and she's had passengers bring her stuff too since Amazon isn't always quick for them and I think there are rules involved but not sure what. 

Edited January 15, 2022 by colesc15

[colesc15]

An excellent recommendation by my friend Elvis, watermelon marg

[colesc15]

Celebrity edge also joined us so 4 ships now. Also walked around and took some pictures 

 

 

[Ocean Boy]

52 minutes ago, colesc15 said:

An excellent recommendation by my friend Elvis, watermelon marg

That seems interesting. Good?

[Coralc]

4 hours ago, wellsme1 said:

The story about the Utopia lV damage.

https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/rossinavi-superyacht-collision-utopia-iv-bahamas

 

WOW! They sunk a tanker in the collision. That's amazing. 

[colesc15]

52 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

That seems interesting. Good?

It was really good and I generally don't like watermelon. It was very refreshing 

[ReneeFLL]

23 hours ago, ROYALBOY said:

Will be on allure in Feb…do they have a frozen mojito? 

Looks like we are almost neighbors. When in February? We will be on again on February 5th.

 

21 hours ago, binro01 said:

Just did the scan the ole SetSail pass barcode trick to see if my guarantee OV balcony room for our Allure OTS cruise on Feb 27th was assigned yet, and low and behold. 12566.

Not to bad! right by the elevators, near mid ship, not below the pool deck. Looks like a room I would pick if I wasn't in the saving money mood. Now for sure, I will not go overboard with the RoyalUp bid. (Pardon the pun) 

I have been getting multiple emails to Royal Up for my Allure cruise tomorrow. OS as low as 540.00 pp. I have also gotten some for the 22nd, but not as many.

 

18 hours ago, NANAGOESAILING said:

Well to make you feel warmer, the temperature in PA is going to be 13 degrees tonight. ☀️ 🏝 

Hope it’s a beautiful day for you!

Is there going to be a lot of snow before you come down?

 

[colesc15]

Final dinner tonight. Chops. Spent the day the pool and met some lovely people in the hot tub. 

[ScubaPat]

colesc15, if it is not to much trouble could you get me a picture of the liquor price list?  I need Goose and Crown and will be on Allure on Jan 30th.  Thanks in advance.

[Longhorn Cruiser]

16 minutes ago, ScubaPat said:

colesc15, if it is not to much trouble could you get me a picture of the liquor price list?  I need Goose and Crown and will be on Allure on Jan 30th.  Thanks in advance.

 

Goose $11.99

Crown $9.99

 

All prices are here:

https://www.cruisemummy.co.uk/royal-caribbean-drinks-menus-with-prices/

Edited January 16, 2022 by Longhorn Cruiser

[NANAGOESAILING]

2 hours ago, ReneeFLL said:

Looks like we are almost neighbors. When in February? We will be on again on February 5th.

 

I have been getting multiple emails to Royal Up for my Allure cruise tomorrow. OS as low as 540.00 pp. I have also gotten some for the 22nd, but not as many.

 

Is there going to be a lot of snow before you come down?

 

No! Thank goodness.  

[flamingos]

On 1/14/2022 at 9:57 AM, mein18 said:

Appears that Odyssey has given up and sailing away. They must feel there is no hope for Coco Cay today.

Yeah, that was us.  It seemed pretty obvious that it was a no-go from the first announcement but since we really had no place to go except back to Ft. Lauderdale, he kept making circles and pretending to check, probably to stall the complainers.  On one of the passes, he went really slowly with the island and the the Allure clearly in view, so anyone who didn't believe it could get a good view.  🙂   

 

We were wondering how you all were faring on board.  We found the value of the climate-controlled Solarium on Odyssey  - it was quite comfortable in there.

Edited January 16, 2022 by flamingos

[wellsme1]

5 hours ago, Coralc said:

WOW! They sunk a tanker in the collision. That's amazing. 

Yeah, I’d like to see the final report on this one.

[colesc15]

Aqua show time 

[Fontaid]

colesc.... I want to thank you for the informative week you given me about the Allure OTS. My wife and I have decided to book a GS on the Allure next year when she repositions to Galveston so we can celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. We plan to get the UDP but not the DBP (we drink very little these days). Question for you - Which were your favorite dinner venues? Any surprises good or bad?

 

Our first cruise was on the Cunard Countess in 1986 out of San Juan. We've also been on several others, but not in the last 15 years. We've been on the Voyager OTS (biggest for us) and the Celebrity Xpedition (Galapagos Islands - smallest for us at 92 passengers before they added a few cabins several years ago). So, now we're going to upsize it in a big way.

 

Thanks again for all the great info!

[colesc15]

5 minutes ago, Fontaid said:

colesc.... I want to thank you for the informative week you given me about the Allure OTS. My wife and I have decided to book a GS on the Allure next year when she repositions to Galveston so we can celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. We plan to get the UDP but not the DBP (we drink very little these days). Question for you - Which were your favorite dinner venues? Any surprises good or bad?

 

Our first cruise was on the Cunard Countess in 1986 out of San Juan. We've also been on several others, but not in the last 15 years. We've been on the Voyager OTS (biggest for us) and the Celebrity Xpedition (Galapagos Islands - smallest for us at 92 passengers before they added a few cabins several years ago). So, now we're going to upsize it in a big way.

 

Thanks again for all the great info!

You'll love it! Oasis class is great. Chops is always a favorite. Sabor was just average. 

[ROYALBOY]

4 hours ago, ReneeFLL said:

Looks like we are almost neighbors. When in February? We will be on again on February 5th.

Feb 27

[NANAGOESAILING]

Thanks for letting us spend your vacation with you.  I’m less worried than before your thread.  Appreciate all the time and effort you put into informing us of your experiences on the Allure!  Safe trip home!

[Ocean Boy]

This has been a great thread and much appreciated. It swayed me to not cancel for the 22nd and I'm actually feeling some excitement.

 

Safe travels home.

[mlbcruiser]

Yes, thanks for cluing us in all week, colesc15. Very informative thread. You provided a great service to so many of us. Safe travels home! 😊

 

Longhorn Cruiser, happy to see cachaca ( and caparinhas) listed on tbe drink menus. Thanks for posting them. 👍

Edited January 16, 2022 by mlbcruiser

[binro01]

1 hour ago, ROYALBOY said:

Feb 27

My wife an I will be on that cruise with ya. Can't wait.

[colesc15]

The worst part of the cruise.. 

 

 

Stopped in the casino tonight and played off my point play and also talked to the host and got my free oceanview cruise or $750off. Not sure it'll get used since we already have oasis booked in March and ovation in Alaska in the summer but we shall see. 

 

Thank you all for coming along with me! I had a great time putting this together. Tomorrow we fly home and I can't wait to see my pups. 

 

For those on the fence of cruising, we had an amazing cruise. Yes we missed some ports but as long as you're going in with the mindset that you may or may not get each port on the itinerary, you will enjoy it as well. We felt safer onboard than on land, and just was more cautious than usual in crowded areas. We met some AMAZING crew (shout out to Elvis at the pool) and some amazing people we met throughout the week. 

 

Kudos to all the staff giving it their all through these crazy times, and hopefully our Oasis cruise in March, omicron will be a little less crazy. 

 

Thanks all! Happy sailing! 

[colesc15]

Crew swap #3 for this sailing in Coco cay. 3rd time being at Coco Cay but couldn't get off once. Lol. 

[BU_SicEm]

colesc15 (and others) - Thanks so much for all the great info.  My wife and I are booked on the Allure on the 2/19, and were also considering postponing, but this has been super helpful in easing our worries.  Glad your time was fun and looking forward to our voyage!

 

Thanks!!