Oasis of the Seas Live - We’ve been Saved by the Bell 🐾🐾 March 12-19, 2023. ​​​​​​​

[John&LaLa]

16 minutes ago, The sea calls my name said:

John, are you going to be doing a review or answering questions next week from the Odyssey? If so my number of CC post might increase. 🤣 

 

I'll keep this alive for a while  most likely

[FromSea2ShiningSea]

Wandered around the ship while waiting for the sun to come up

 

 

 

 

 

We have company.  Norwegian Breakaway.  Colorful and pretty ship

 

 

 

A very short airplane landing strip in the middle section there

 

[John&LaLa]

Yesterday's list progress

Filling out the martini section nicely

 

Blue Hawaii at Casita

Posted the Lime and Coconut yesterday 

 

Painkiller at CK

 

Cucumber Martini at Solarium Bistro

 

Hurricane at Comedy Club

 

Tito's Moscow Mule at Music Hall

 

Long Beach Tea at Music Hall

Basically a Long Island Tea with cranberry instead of coke

 

Music Hall had NBA bottles 😁

 

Good stuff

 

Kamikaze with Ken at Schooner to end the night. Should have specified shooter

[DaKahuna]

1 hour ago, Sea Dog said:

I would love to show you the short 4 second time lapse video of the sun rise this morning but my upload has failed 4 times and it’s only a 11mb file size. 😡

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am beginning to think you should try and do an upload from somewhere other than your cabin.  Maybe one of the public areas.  Not sure what you are showing as the WiFi signal strength (RSI) in the cabin but a weak signal in your room could be a part of the problem. 

 

[wolfganghowell]

I am in awe of those of that can mix all those drinks in one day.  I have to stick with one thing only or I pay a terrible price.  Have a great day in Roatan - one of my favorite ports.  We loved it so much on cruises we stayed there last year for a week.  Infinity Bay on West Bay is fantastic.

[dwp10mm]

Just added that Wonder cruise to my watch list.  And here I thought I wasn't going to visit Next Cruise desk on my Alaska Quantum cruise in June.  Those dates are what I try to look for in February so may have to join this fun group.  I'll be either 7 or 11 nights away from D+ at the start of that one.  Fingers crossed.

[Ozark_Kid]

1 hour ago, Arzeena said:

Date please?

 

1 hour ago, The sea calls my name said:

I have read each and every post  how did I miss this . What post number was it? What is the new date?

 

1 hour ago, molly361 said:

Wonder 2-2-25

Thanks for posting the date.

 

As @molly361 said, Wonder 2-2-25.  I would suggest if you really want to join in on the fun don't wait, grab a room now.  With the way Bella 1 is going,  Bella 2 will book up quickly.  I would bet there will be a much larger group next time.  If hesitant,  consider a refundable deposit. 

 

[FromSea2ShiningSea]

Aqua80 show last night

 

 

 

Afterwards in the Music Hall featuring the Bon Jovi Tribute Band.  John and Laura out on the dance floor.

 

About to make some fancy moves.  Sorry they’re kinda hard to see.

 

 

[John&LaLa]

Casita pics

 

Creature comforts

 

Number 4, Rum Rd, I think

 

Ruthie stopped by while I was 'shopping'

 

Weather never really cooperated

 

One on the left. Of course sun came out at lunch🤣

 

Stopped by after dinner

 

Selfie

 

Goodbye 

[John&LaLa]

11 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said:

 

 

Thanks for posting the date.

 

As @molly361 said, Wonder 2-2-25.  I would suggest if you really want to join in on the fun don't wait, grab a room now.  With the way Bella 1 is going,  Bella 2 will book up quickly.  I would bet there will be a much larger group next time.  If hesitant,  consider a refundable deposit. 

 

 

Group price is much cheaper than the Royal price, and refundable. If booking direct you should be able to transfer booking into the group rate. Our TA may be able to block off more cabins if needed.

 

I'll post more details on Bella page soon

Edited March 16, 2023 by John&LaLa

[Ozark_Kid]

1 hour ago, molly361 said:

I MIGHT be easier to find on that one😇

😆 I was hoping after being found the last time, you would not feel as much of a need to hide from me again.   😆

Or maybe now you KNOW you need to hide better!  Lol

We already have a room on hold along with are cruising friends. 

[John&LaLa]

8 minutes ago, FromSea2ShiningSea said:

 

Afterwards in the Music Hall featuring the Bon Jovi Tribute Band.  John and Laura out on the dance floor.

 

About to make some fancy moves.  Sorry they’re kinda hard to see.

 

 

 

Thanks, love the last one

Edited March 16, 2023 by John&LaLa

[John&LaLa]

My pics from Music Hall

 

Helen, Aiden, and Laura

 

Very personable

 

 

Jen and Laura

 

Whole lotta shakin going on

 

 

From the first show

 

And FWIW, the lead singer mentioned getting Z packs in Cozumel today🤣

Edited March 16, 2023 by John&LaLa

[Ozark_Kid]

1 minute ago, John&LaLa said:

 

Group price is much cheaper than the Royal price, and refundable. If booking direct you should be able to transfer booking into the group rate. Our TA may be able to block off more cabins if needed.

 

I'll post more details on Bella page soon

Thanks.

Our mutual friend that you so kindly helped me meet already has me covered.  We have 2 rooms on hold. Group price is better and a refundable deposit makes it easier to go for a 2025 cruise. 

[dpostman]

52 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

Yesterday's list progress

Filling out the martini section nicely

 

Blue Hawaii at Casita

Posted the Lime and Coconut yesterday 

 

Painkiller at CK

 

Cucumber Martini at Solarium Bistro

 

Hurricane at Comedy Club

 

Tito's Moscow Mule at Music Hall

 

Long Beach Tea at Music Hall

Basically a Long Island Tea with cranberry instead of coke

 

Music Hall had NBA bottles 😁

 

Good stuff

 

Kamikaze with Ken at Schooner to end the night. Should have specified shooter

 

 

I think, an alternate name for this cruise could have been:

The Drinking Everything Everywhere All at Once Cruise.

 

You even could have had your official Cocktail

 

dp

[John&LaLa]

8 minutes ago, dpostman said:

 

 

I think, an alternate name for this cruise could have been:

The Drinking Everything Everywhere All at Once Cruise.

 

You even could have had your official Cocktail

 

dp

 

I've had some enthusiastic participants 

[cruisinghawg]

54 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said:

 

 

Thanks for posting the date.

 

As @molly361 said, Wonder 2-2-25.  I would suggest if you really want to join in on the fun don't wait, grab a room now.  With the way Bella 1 is going,  Bella 2 will book up quickly.  I would bet there will be a much larger group next time.  If hesitant,  consider a refundable deposit. 

 

Would but waiting to see if this becomes a group booking thus saving a few bucks.

[John&LaLa]

Random pics from the first half of week

 

No particular order

 

The chairs we like in Music Hall (Portside)

 

We sat near the signer for comics

At first we were apprehensive, but it was fun watching him explain with his hands.

MaryAnn was there

 

Kids sitting in aisles during Aqua80

 

Folks standing at Starboard rock wall 

 

In my opinion the staff let in way to many standby Folks. It was a zoo on the perimeter areas

 

Sue at slot pull. Greg looks serious

 

Obligatory Izumi plug

 

Jan, her son, and Olaf

 

CK added capacity by removing Chef's Table

 

Unfortunately it encroached on the bar, so they removed the seats @molly361

Edited March 16, 2023 by John&LaLa

[rockmom]

2 hours ago, molly361 said:

Wonder 2-2-25

Thank you, I hadn't heard, and I thought I had read every single post in this thread.  

[dani negreanu]

7 minutes ago, rockmom said:

Thank you, I hadn't heard, and I thought I had read every single post in this thread.  

 

Same here, and I read EVERY single post.... Refundable deposit with group booking is THE way to go 😉

[ReneeFLL]

4 hours ago, PompeySailor said:

On ship folk

Can anyone get into the App 

We can’t access Royal App or log into planner on web 

 

For those land folk, same issue ? 

 

🤬

We can get into the app, but Coastal Kitchen menu isn’t showing up.

[ReneeFLL]

On 3/15/2023 at 4:02 PM, niksmom630 said:

We got our new magnets today….I’m told this is as a result of the new once a day cleaning service…you are no longer “out catching thrills” or “sleeping off an adventure”

 

it’s one sided…you are “sleeping off an adventure” if it’s on your door. I guess the absence of a magnet on your door means you could be doing anything, could be in the cabin  - or not. I’m sure this update will make it easier for the staff to know when they can clean your room 🤦🏼‍♀️

 

On another note, I’m a pretty low maintenance person, but  they need to make this once a day cleaning somewhat predictable. For the last two days, our cabin steward cleaned in the morning. Thought I had the routine down. 
 

threw me a curveball today and hadn’t showed up. Had to call to get extra towels delivered. 
 

resorted to putting my C&A gift plates in the hallway because the day 1 cheese plate on day 4 has developed quite a fragrance. 
 

 

 

 

We finally got ours last night.

 

16 hours ago, niksmom630 said:

we’re not using the sofa, so I can’t say how that might be handled. 
 

our cabin steward told us we could not pick morning or evenings, but it is the first week on the new schedule, so maybe things will change. 
 

I’m going to note it on my survey as an “opportunity for improvement” 😉

 

We were able to pick which one.

 

 

Edited March 17, 2023 by Host Kat
Per member's request.

[RFerrington]

Random comments to variety of posts

 

Definitely still having issues with the app.  It comes and goes.  Very frustrating.

 

Glad Bella2 will not be in Jan. I will never book another O class ship (and will probably expand this to Icon) in Jan due to the mischief caused by Atlantis booking in Jan.  Feb will be much safer

 

How do I find the stair photos ?  We went by Focus but have no idea how to find those photos.

[The sea calls my name]

Was the chat function working before todays app issues? I am really hoping for that feature to work on our upcoming TA on the Odyssey, thus one of my questions for you next week John.

[barbeyg]

1 hour ago, Ozark_Kid said:

Thanks.

Our mutual friend that you so kindly helped me meet already has me covered.  We have 2 rooms on hold. Group price is better and a refundable deposit makes it easier to go for a 2025 cruise. 

We will email John after the cruise is over for the 'mutual friend' info.  🙂  Hoping we all get to meet in 2025....hopefully we will run into some of you sooner on a cruise.  We have several booked next year.