bgregan Posted September 20, 2023 #1 Share Posted September 20, 2023 We kinda narrowed down our next cruise to either... 1. Jewel OTS Grand Suite for 6 nights out of San Juan to Ft. Lauderdale. Stops are Philipsburg, St. Maarten ... Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas ... and Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevisat. We would have to get a 1 way flight to San Juan (which isn't that big a deal) and our son would just pick us up at Ft Lauderdale. (We live in Sarasota, Florida) 2. Odyssey OTS Ocean View Balcony for 8 nights out of Ft Lauderdale. Stops are Perfect Day at CocoCay, Bahamas ... Oranjestad, Aruba ... Willemstad, Curacao. We are in our 50s and it will just be my wife and I cruising. We like the casino, bingo, eating and going to a few shows. We like hanging in our cabin relaxing also on the balcony. We have never been to any of these ports including San Juan PR. Thank you so much for any advise you can offer. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjrpar Posted September 20, 2023 #2 Share Posted September 20, 2023 3 minutes ago, bgregan said: We kinda narrowed down our next cruise to either... 1. Jewel OTS Grand Suite for 6 nights out of San Juan to Ft. Lauderdale. Stops are Philipsburg, St. Maarten ... Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas ... and Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevisat. We would have to get a 1 way flight to San Juan (which isn't that big a deal) and our son would just pick us up at Ft Lauderdale. (We live in Sarasota, Florida) 2. Odyssey OTS Ocean View Balcony for 8 nights out of Ft Lauderdale. Stops are Perfect Day at CocoCay, Bahamas ... Oranjestad, Aruba ... Willemstad, Curacao. We are in our 50s and it will just be my wife and I cruising. We like the casino, bingo, eating and going to a few shows. We like hanging in our cabin relaxing also on the balcony. We have never been to any of these ports including San Juan PR. Thank you so much for any advise you can offer. 🙂 #2, an easy choice for us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted September 20, 2023 #3 Share Posted September 20, 2023 8 nights on a Q class ship hands down over 6 nights on an R class ship. Both itineraries have great islands for ports of call. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted September 20, 2023 #4 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Odyssey all the way. Many more food options and better shows. Much newer ship with better cabin layout and better furniture on the balcony. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare h20skibum Posted September 20, 2023 #5 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Another vote for Odyssey. Would be an easy choice for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlbecker1 Posted September 20, 2023 #6 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Definitely Odyssey for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starry Eyes Posted September 20, 2023 #7 Share Posted September 20, 2023 You did not mention your plans for Puerto Rico. Would you be adding days to explore there? If so, is that something that sounded great to you both? If you answer yes to those questions, I’d have a reason to say you should consider the Jewel cruise. If not, Odyssey. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgregan Posted September 20, 2023 Author #8 Share Posted September 20, 2023 53 minutes ago, Starry Eyes said: You did not mention your plans for Puerto Rico. Would you be adding days to explore there? If so, is that something that sounded great to you both? If you answer yes to those questions, I’d have a reason to say you should consider the Jewel cruise. If not, Odyssey. We were just going to fly in the night before. We are leaning heavily towards Odyssey. Seems alot of people love this class of ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starry Eyes Posted September 20, 2023 #9 Share Posted September 20, 2023 (edited) 42 minutes ago, bgregan said: We were just going to fly in the night before. We are leaning heavily towards Odyssey. Seems alot of people love this class of ship. Given you don’t have really special plans for Puerto Rico, I’d also choose 8 nights on Odyssey. Both classes of ships have their fans. I can be happy on either class though they have different charms. You might have gotten more varied answers if you were comparing a longer cruise on Radiance class to a shorter cruise on Q class. Edited September 20, 2023 by Starry Eyes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveru621 Posted September 21, 2023 #10 Share Posted September 21, 2023 We are on Jewel right now, for the itinerary. As much as I love Radiance class, Odessey is my favorite ship. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted September 21, 2023 #11 Share Posted September 21, 2023 My Odyssey cruise in Feb 2022 has been my favorite cruise since the restart. Hands down I'd choose 8 days on her over 6 days on Jewel. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted September 21, 2023 #12 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Additionally, no flight is a big upside too. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandebeach Posted September 21, 2023 #13 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Casino and casino bar on Odyssey is much bigger than the casino on Jewel. Shows are also better/bigger productions than the shows on Jewel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted September 21, 2023 #14 Share Posted September 21, 2023 I don’t like idea of flying to San Juan, Odyssey I sure has better entertainment. But I love grand suites, not a lot of perks on this class but still get breakfast in specialty restaurant, 3 hour happy hour , priority embarking and disembarking, concierge to help with any issues and a really nice cabin , large bathroom with double sinks . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgregan Posted September 22, 2023 Author #15 Share Posted September 22, 2023 (edited) We just booked the 8 nights on the Odyssey ... and decided to upgrade a little to the Junior Suite for a little extra room. Thank you everyone for chiming in and helping with our decision. 🙂 Edited September 22, 2023 by bgregan 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mafig Posted September 22, 2023 #16 Share Posted September 22, 2023 25 minutes ago, bgregan said: We just booked the 8 nights on the Odyssey ... and decided to upgrade a little to the Junior Suite for a little extra room. Thank you everyone for chiming in and helping with our decision. 🙂 Be sure to check out the casinos in Aruba.😆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiselvr04 Posted September 22, 2023 #17 Share Posted September 22, 2023 42 minutes ago, bgregan said: We just booked the 8 nights on the Odyssey ... and decided to upgrade a little to the Junior Suite for a little extra room. Thank you everyone for chiming in and helping with our decision. 🙂 You will LOVE the Jr suites on Odyssey. 2 bathrooms and so much space. It also gets you into CK with a reservation. And that itinerary is great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted September 22, 2023 #18 Share Posted September 22, 2023 24 minutes ago, cruiselvr04 said: You will LOVE the Jr suites on Odyssey. 2 bathrooms and so much space. It also gets you into CK with a reservation. And that itinerary is great. Do all of the JS on Odyssey have two bathrooms or is Odyssey like the other Quantum class ships with the three different types of JS? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiselvr04 Posted September 22, 2023 #19 Share Posted September 22, 2023 Odyssey has 2 types of Jr suite bathrooms. Ours had a powder room with sink and toilet and another with sink, toilet and shower/tub combo. Others have a powder room with sink and toilet and another with sink, separate tub and separate shower. I think there’s another type too that’s more square than long with a single bath. There are just a few of those I think?We love the 2 bathrooms even though there’s just the 2 of us. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted September 22, 2023 #20 Share Posted September 22, 2023 14 minutes ago, cruiselvr04 said: Odyssey has 2 types of Jr suite bathrooms. Ours had a powder room with sink and toilet and another with sink, toilet and shower/tub combo. Others have a powder room with sink and toilet and another with sink, separate tub and separate shower. I think there’s another type too that’s more square than long with a single bath. There are just a few of those I think?We love the 2 bathrooms even though there’s just the 2 of us. Okay, so it does have the three different types. We are looking to take someone who can't get into the tub, so the difference is very important. The one with the split bathroom with the walk-in rain shower with the bench is perfect, even if there is only a toilet in the other bathroom, not both. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatka Posted September 22, 2023 #21 Share Posted September 22, 2023 8 nights No flights Itins are pretty much equal I like all ships, but Odyssey is newer and more interesting IMHO. LOVE Solarium Easy choice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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