I will simply highlight a few points, and mainly compare this sailing to our November 2021 Harmony sailing. There have been quite a few significant and a few insignificant differences.
The first difference was traveling with a fully vaxxed 11 yo as opposed to partially vaxxed 10 yo. No bracelets of any kind to indicate the vaccinated vs. unvaccinated status on the Allure. Check-in was a breeze because DS didn't have to do the antigen test at the terminal. In November it took us an ex
Curacao.
Last time we went to Pirate Bay Beach bar and were left underwhelmed with the beach part. This time I did a bit more research and settled on a couple of choices: Blue Bay, Kokomo or Mambo.
When we got off the ship, a taxi driver asked where we wanted to go, and my DH's only condition was - whatever had wifi. I wanted umbrellas and the real beach... The taxi driver suggested Blue Bay "because it had it all". $40 each way. Now, I know it's more than it's supposed to be, b