LIVE from Alaska on the Quantum of the Seas

[BirdTravels]

Join The Bird, live, from the Quantum of the Seas as she sails to the absolute best cruise destination, Alaska. The Bird booked this cruise in 2019 to sail in 2020 (cancelled), lifted-and-shifted to 2021 (cancelled), and lifted-and-shifted to 2022.

The Quantum was built at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. The Quantum christened by her godmother Kristen Chenoweth on November 14, 2014 in Bayonne, NJ and has sailed all over the world.  

 

The Quantum of the Seas boasts 2094 staterooms including 1571 balcony rooms, 148 outside rooms,375 virtual balcony rooms (inside rooms with a video wall providing real time views of what’s outside the ship), and 375 inside rooms. The ship’s capacity is 4180 guests double occupancy (4905 maximum capacity guests) and 1500 crew. 

 

The ship has 14 guest decks (16 total decks), outdoor pools, 2 indoor pools, 4 whirlpools, a rock-climbing wall, and Flowrider.  First at Sea groundbreaking experiences include:

• - RipCord by iFly, giving passengers the experience of skydiving
• - North Star taking passengers 300 feet in the air in a glass enclosed capsule for breathtaking 360 degree views
• - Two70 theater, with 270 degrees views from the stern of the ship with robotic screens that fuse with the live performances on stage
• - SeaPlex, the largest indoor multi-function activity space that supports normal sporting events, bumper cars, circus school with flying trapeze and a roller skating rink
• - Bionic Bar where robot bartenders make perfectly prepared drinks

 

Four main dining rooms, each seating 430 guests and the Coastal Kitchen seating 128 suite guests. Other restaurants include: Chops Grille (seating 108), Jamie’s Italian (seating 132), Wonderland (seating 62), Izumi (seating 40), Chef’s Table (seating 16), Solarium Bistro (seating 110), Jonny Rockets (seating 50) and the Windjammer Marketplace (seating 860). 

 

Cruising Alaska with The Bird

Mon - Seattle, WA - Depart 4:00pm

Tue - At Sea                  

Wed - Icy Strait, AK - 12:00pm-9:00pm

Thu - Skagway, AK -7:00am-5:00pm

Fri - Dawes Glacier - 5:00am-10:00 AM

Fri - Juneau, AK - 1:00pm-8:00pm

Sat - At Sea                  

Sun - Victoria, BC - 4:00pm-10:00pm

Mon - Seattle, WA - Arrive 7:00am        
 

Edited May 30, 2022 by BirdTravels

[dbancroft]

Enjoy your Alaska cruise Bird someday we will get there. We loved the Quantum.

[BirdTravels]

This week’s shows around the ship. So hard to plan!  

[irishgal432]

Thank you!  We are getting on June 6th! This is going to make me even more excited.  

[LaCal]

Check out the Crab House in Icy Strait Point 

 

They didn’t have King Crab so we got the Snow crab and it was the Best and sweetest crab ever…..Plus a lot cheaper than King crab…..you won’t be disappointed 

 

In Juneau we had King Crab at Tracy’s crab shack and while it was good I’d give the edge to the snow crab at Icy 

 

[LaCal]

We’ll be following your cruise.  Have a blast. 
 

We were on the 5/16 sailing and had a lot of fun and saw lots of Whales in Juneau 

 

Cruise was great except getting Covid at the end of it 🙈🙈😓…..Lots of guests got it on our cruise and the one before ours so be as safe as you can 😷😷

[Minorhawk]

39 minutes ago, irishgal432 said:

Thank you!  We are getting on June 6th! This is going to make me even more excited.  

We'll be on there with you...Can't wait.

[Cruiser1976]

Have a great cruise! I'll be on this same sailing in Aug with a large group with some questions if you have time!

 

1. Is Starwater the only show that needs to be booked when you board?

2. Can the free Northstar and iFly options be booked when you board on the app or can you only book those day of? I was recently on the Odyssey and you could book the free options on the first day of the cruise but i've seen conflicting info here for Quantum.

3. The Noodle place on the pool deck. I know it's not actually a noodle place for the Alaska sailings, however, is the food they serve included?

4. For dinner in the Solarium, is that an additional charge and do you have to make reservations?

5. I see on the deck plans in the esplanade area (Deck 5) that there is a Japanese Pharmacy. No idea what that even is. Do you know what's there for these cruises?

6. How crowded do the indoor and Solarium pools get, especially on sea days?

 

Thanks!!

 

[Jimbo]

No Hubbard Glacier 😞

[BirdTravels]

7 hours ago, Cruiser1976 said:

Have a great cruise! I'll be on this same sailing in Aug with a large group with some questions if you have time!

 

1. Is Starwater the only show that needs to be booked when you board?

2. Can the free Northstar and iFly options be booked when you board on the app or can you only book those day of? I was recently on the Odyssey and you could book the free options on the first day of the cruise but i've seen conflicting info here for Quantum.

3. The Noodle place on the pool deck. I know it's not actually a noodle place for the Alaska sailings, however, is the food they serve included?

4. For dinner in the Solarium, is that an additional charge and do you have to make reservations?

5. I see on the deck plans in the esplanade area (Deck 5) that there is a Japanese Pharmacy. No idea what that even is. Do you know what's there for these cruises?

6. How crowded do the indoor and Solarium pools get, especially on sea days?

 

1. Yes. All other shows are first come first serve  

 

2. Yes. All days. Sells out fast. see below. 
 

3. See below. 
 

4. No reservations. That being said, we have been disappointed every time we have gone to the solarium for dinner on every ship. The food is held too long and has been inedible. 
 

 

 

 

[Oceansaway17]

Do you have to go on app each day at 7am to reserve free northstar?

[reallyitsmema]

8 hours ago, Cruiser1976 said:

3. The Noodle place on the pool deck. I know it's not actually a noodle place for the Alaska sailings, however, is the food they serve included?

 

The Noodle Shop did have open hours on the May 16th sailing and had a menu consisting of five items: fish & chips, chicken fingers & chips, beef satay, chicken satay and some kind of chowder.  I never actually saw anyone eating there but had heard the beef satay was nasty.  Most of the time, the outer area was used as a pop up shop, selling Alaska blankets, hats, jackets, etc.  I wish they had kept the Noodle Shop menu instead.

 

Starwater was in rehearsal on our sailing and we saw the rehearsal twice.  It looks like a magnificent show.  The female lead singer is amazing!  I would definitely not miss that show.

[BirdTravels]

1 hour ago, Oceansaway17 said:

Do you have to go on app each day at 7am to reserve free northstar?

No. Embarkation day, all days available and sell out fast

[trotzoll]

Have a great time!

 

[BirdTravels]

[deliver42]

We were on the Ovation last September, and could only reserve the North Star one time.

[ItsADryHumor]

How were embarkation times? 

[Lorey2007]

Do you know if anyone had the Key on this sailing?

[coastcat]

23 hours ago, BirdTravels said:

Join The Bird, live, from the Quantum of the Seas as she sails to the absolute best cruise destination, Alaska. The Bird booked this cruise in 2019 to sail in 2020 (cancelled), lifted-and-shifted to 2021 (cancelled), and lifted-and-shifted to 2022. 

 

 

I had booked Quantum for June 2020, L&S'ed to 2021, L&S'ed to 2022, and then cancelled due to work obligations. Following a Bird thread is almost like being there, though! Looking forward to following along and bookmarking for future reference as I'm planning to try again in 2023...

[BirdTravels]

1 hour ago, Lorey2007 said:

Do you know if anyone had the Key on this sailing?

Yes. There were people with Key access. 

[BirdTravels]

1 hour ago, stinkyenglishteacher said:

How were embarkation times? 

The Bird had a 11:30 time. We showed up at 10:30. There was a line, but it moved quickly. 
 

Vaccine card: not checked

COVID Card: checked once

Passport: checked / photographed twice

ArriveCAN: not checked. 
 

Waiting area a disorganized mess and just a mob when boarding started. SetSail Pass scanned to leave the terminal. Then SeaPass scanned by security at the top of the gangway. 
 

[bonsai3s]

Kindly asking if you can post pictures of the Noodle Shop, menu, and prices...thank you.

[QueenWiggler]

Thank you so much for this! I am following and already taking notes as this will be our trip in September. I hope you are having a blast!

[BirdTravels]

2 hours ago, Lorey2007 said:

Do you know if anyone had the Key on this sailing?

Yes. There were people with Key access. 

[BirdTravels]

Day 1 MDR
 

Edited May 31, 2022 by BirdTravels