first review

[don24]

posted my first review today for fos ,march 29th sailing .its short and poorly written but honest.titled schoolyard of the seas

[kicker]

Intriguing post and title.... no clues as to whether it'll be positive or negative. Me, personally: six RCI cruises, loved every single one. The review boards have been slow - it might take a while for your review to show up.

[don24]

it is there now

[Templefan]

Did you return on April 5th? The has been talk about a norovirus breakout, did you encounter this?

[don24]

sure did

[Templefan]

We are leaving on the 12th, hopefully it was eradicated. i hope it didn't effect your cruise.....too much

[Templefan]

Just read your review.....sorry you got sick, what a bummer

[cruisedawgg]

Don24 - Reading the other post about the Noro on FOS, someone said that lots of people on Deck 8 aft were ill. Just curious, since you were affected (and infected!) what deck / location were you staying?

 

edit: I'm on FOS in 3 weeks and wanted to know all i can about the outbreak.

[don24]

8th floor starboard mid to aft area

[sailingawaysoon]

Sorry to hear about your experience. We are on FOS in 3 weeks, I hope everything is all clear by then....

[kicker]

Just got around to reading it - very sorry for your problems.

 

Some thoughts: do you think the large number of kids contributed to the spread of the Virus? No offense to kids, but they're less likely than adults to be careful about sharing/washing hands, etc., and more likely to be using equipment (video games & such) that was touched by others with the Virus.

 

I would say that you should definitely check school schedules before you cruise again - our last cruise on Grandeur had fewer young people than any cruise I've been on before. That being said, we usually cruised with our own kids when they were in high school and had to cruise during school breaks. The only bad thing I ever witnessed was our first cruise - kids getting free food at Johnny Rockets, taking a bite and throwing it overboard (I wasn't surprised when they starting charging for JR after seeing that).

 

Your review, I think, is fair to RCI. On our Grandeur cruise they didn't have any sanitizing wipes or sprays, but mentioned they would be put out in the event of illness. We got lucky - you were very unlucky, and I hope your luck is better in the future.

[sailingawaysoon]

Thanks for the review. Sorry you got sick...