New England / Canada : Voyager of the Seas Sept 18th - Sept 25th. Semi-Live

[Broons77]

Good info @SlightDraw, thank you!  Disappointed in the casino offerings.  I enjoy sitting at the bar, watching the game and slowly draining my wallet into a video poker machine.  Guess I'll need to come up with something else.

 

I thought that Voyager got a refresh during the shutdown, so didn't think there would be much work needed.  Guess I'll need to have another cocktail, so I don't notice when I'm on board next month...  🤪

[publicpersona]

11 minutes ago, Broons77 said:

I thought that Voyager got a refresh during the shutdown, so didn't think there would be much work needed. 

 

Yes, it got amplification to the tune of 41-day dry dock and $97 million in October 2019, so I'm surprised as well.

[bren61]

13 hours ago, alexgtp said:

lobster 🦞 tail night I'm MDR. Bold move...after having Maine Lobster in Maine 😂😂.

So how was the MDR compared to your Maine Lobster & where did you go on your port stop?

[alexgtp]

MDR lobster was decent, but not as soft succulent and fresh tasting as the one in Portland.

Stops were Portland, St John, Sydney and Bar Harbor was canceled.

 

Currently up in Viking and it's super windy.

 

Access to deck 12 has been blocked due to wind conditions.

[alexgtp]

Day 7 Sea Day.

 

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[alexgtp]

Disembark and customs info

 

[Broons77]

How have the seas been?  Cruisemapper says you guys are hitting some pretty good swells.

[alexgtp]

2 minutes ago, Broons77 said:

How have the seas been?  Cruisemapper says you guys are hitting some pretty good swells.

 

Wind was at 30 knots and 9 foot swells according to Capt Thor.

 

But now as of 1PM ship time wind has subsided and seas are looking calm.

 

 

 

 

 

[Broons77]

Glad you guys look to have a nice evening to wrap up your trip.  Stinks that you missed Bar Harbor,but gives you a reason to come back!

[Lovemymaggie]

19 hours ago, Luckynana said:

How long ago were you on Adventure? We board on the 29th.  Did you do MTD?  

We were on Sept 1 through Sept 10th. We did do MTD. We had reservations..there were 5 of us and really had no issues at all. We loved Shon and thought he did a great job getting us to a table!

[alexgtp]

Voom.

 

We purchased a Voom surf and stream package.

 

Speeds are pretty terrible, but decent enough for email, teams chat, Whatsapp, Google Duo/meet, and social media.

 

Streaming was iffy,  Just basic YouTube shorts took time to buffer and play. Netflix- once your show buffered it played well. Kudo's to Netflix algorithm for streaming. Amazon could not get app to open

 

Whatsapp and Duo/meet  carrier Wifi Calls were very clear and I was able to use almost everywhere on ship.

 

Speeds were al over place . Fastest I I observed was in Izumi.  I used Fast app to test as speed test was never able to find a server .

 

 

[okiedrifters]

11 minutes ago, alexgtp said:

Voom.

 

We purchased a Voom surf and stream package.

 

Speeds are pretty terrible, but decent enough for email, teams chat, Whatsapp, Google Duo/meet, and social media.

 

Streaming was iffy,  Just basic YouTube shorts took time to buffer and play. Netflix- once your show buffered it played well. Kudo's to Netflix algorithm for streaming. Amazon could not get app to open

 

Whatsapp and Duo/meet  carrier Wifi Calls were very clear and I was able to use almost everywhere on ship.

 

Speeds were al over place . Fastest I I observed was in Izumi.  I used Fast app to test as speed test was never able to find a server .

 

 

Any signs of SpaceLink being installed? I know they are working to install on all ships soon,  just wondering if you saw any evidence of it?  Thanks! 

[alexgtp]

15 minutes ago, okiedrifters said:

Any signs of SpaceLink being installed? I know they are working to install on all ships soon,  just wondering if you saw any evidence of it?  Thanks! 

I searched  around the outside of  ship. Nothing to suggest any Starlink installations. 

[alexgtp]

Izumi for lunch, such great food.

 

 

 

[alexgtp]

Final sunset of this amazing cruise 

 

[Oceansaway17]

On 9/23/2022 at 12:04 PM, alexgtp said:

Bad news update, but expected with Fiona..

 

Capt Thor just announced Bar Harbor canceled. Weather too rough to tender,.

 

Tomorrow will be a sea day.

 

 

sorry to hear this.  I was on ADV OTS and your ship was in port with us in St Johns and Sydney.

We all waved to your ship and heard the horns by the captains.  Some of us were wondering if your ship would get to do Bar Harbor.  I guess the weather really did reach in land more that it was thought.

We got to do Bar Harbor on Mon 19th and had nice weather and then came the rainy St Johns.

Sorry again you did not get to go to Bar Harbor.

Our Friday was very rocky and ship was going full speed.

[alexgtp]

Our final mela in MDR.

 

Sukayani and Kenyah 2 of the finest people we have ever had the pleasure of meeting. They provided the best service I have ever experienced on an RCL ship. Prompt , polite, and always over the top type service.

 

Hopefully you guys get them as your wait staff team.

 

 

[Another_Critic]

2 hours ago, alexgtp said:

Final sunset of this amazing cruise 

 

I see you, and raise you a sunset AND icebergs while sailing away from Greenland (Sept. 13th) on the transatlantic.  Our view from our dinner table.  🙂

 

 

 

Final sunset (Sept 17th) of the transatlantic.

 

Edited September 25, 2022 by Another_Critic

[Broons77]

Thanks again for taking us along @alexgtp.  You helped out a great deal in letting me know what to expect and how I need to prepare. Glad you had a great time and hope you have a nice day around town tomorrow.  Weather should hold up OK for you.  Safe travels!

[alexgtp]

Officially off of ship 

 

Disembarkation was super simple for my wife and I. But my parents stated they waited about 20 min which is still better than most other ports. We all did walk off with our own luggage. We left our room at 8am and where standing outside by 810AM. My parent's by 830.

 

Customs will be on deck 4  of ship checking passports as you walk off ship, once you do that a few more steps and you officially scan your sea pass card and walk down ramp off of ship.

 

View of dock as you get out. Left view 

 

Right view 

 

 

As you get out of Pier there are numerous buses for excursions and possible pre paid transport.

Down to the left end of port there is information for transport.

 

Also bathrooms by Door B.

 

 

[alexgtp]

Queen Mary 2 . Thought she did NY and not Boston.

 

 

[Broons77]

@alexgtp - QM2 does a couple of Canada trips out of NY and Boston is a POC for her.  Lucky you, I always wanted to get a look at her.  Considering a TA on her one day, maybe a S2S with an Iceland or Scandanavian cruise out of Southampton after.  Someday!

[georgemoe]

18 hours ago, alexgtp said:

Our final mela in MDR.

 

Sukayani and Kenyah 2 of the finest people we have ever had the pleasure of meeting. They provided the best service I have ever experienced on an RCL ship. Prompt , polite, and always over the top type service.

 

Hopefully you guys get them as your wait staff team.

 

 

 

Glad to hear this. We had Benny and Agnelo on 136 DR-3 and they were outstanding all week.

[alexgtp]

Our day in Boston coming to an end. Had a chance to take my parents too see the USS Constitution. And check out some other cool sites in Boston.

 

 

Had lunch at Boston Sail Loft for some of my favorite Chowda, fish and chips and of course lobster rolls.

 

 

[alfaeric]

On 9/24/2022 at 8:10 AM, SlightDraw said:

So yesterday we hit all the indoor bars. Here is something to chew on. So we headed  to crown lounge. Closed for Pinnacle only. Wow. We peaked in and there were 3 members inside. At the Sam time the diamond lounge on this ship is very small, cramped. Maybe a swap is in order, just saying.

 

We were on the cruise, too. And got some info about the expanded lounges. When there are more than 50 Pins, they are moved from the suite lounge to the VCL/ High Note for the happy hour. 
 

Same for D and D+, as they expanded their lounged into half of Star Lounge. The LA didn't tell us the number where they did that- but there were quite a few more D and D+ than Ps on the sailing. 
 

Either way, the D/D+ expansion was considerably bigger than for the Ps. 

And if it helps, the P event was well attended at times we were there. 

we had a great time on the cruise, too.