Disneynorth

Hi All!
My wife and I would love to hear from any members on what they enjoyed most about sailing on Adventure of the Seas and/or taking in a Maine and eastern Canada itinerary.  We have not cruised on Voyager Class before, but our excitement is mounting for a cruise on Adventure over Labor Day weekend this year, including the sail-away from Bayonne around Manhattan and near the Statue of Liberty--fingers will be crossed for good weather to view NYC during sail-away.   Adventure also looks big enough to offer a great range of onboard entertainment and dining, which we both enjoy, but will give us a nice change in experience from our last cruise, which was on Oasis.
We also posted a more port-specific inquiry on the excursions board. 
Thanks for any comments on what stood out for you about the ship or cruising the northeast!
 
 

We always stopped every night ay vintages pre dinner and ordered the next glass right away.   It usually came with the entree...it takes a very long time sometimes!   Though a couple years ago the wine steward saw I had a 2nd glass every dinner and just brought it right away without swiping... it saved him a bunch of time!   Jane

Sure can. Some wines are available by the glass, but others only by bottle, which would obviously incur a cost if you were using the drink package. There appears to be 1 or 2 wines of each type (pink noir, merlot, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio etc.) that fall at $13 or less mark at most restaurants.
To be clear though I don’t think any specialty restaurants include wine in the cover charge. Maybe Chefs Table? 

Yes, the Chef’s Table includes 5 wines that are paired with the various courses. At least in my case, we were allowed to have extra glasses of our favorites from the meal at no extra charge, as long as we had them before we left the meal.
Absolutely! Alex covered all the key points. Only thing I’ll add is that they take your SeaPass card for scanning when you order, even if the per-glass price falls within the drink package limit. Other thing to note is that it might take a fair while for it to show up, so you may want to get a glass of something from a Vintages and bring that with you into the MDR to have while you wait.

Welcome to the boards. I like doing something private with my family of 6. I typically book a private guide but I don't know what they would have for that area...I look at Trip Advisor for that.  I thinking having some type of private tour is the way to  go with that many kids.  Matt's blog post about Private Journeys was very intriguing and would make me look into it. I don't know at what point you need to book it vs get info from it but I would explore the idea.  I have never booked it myself but I would consider it on our next cruise.

Hi All!  Like @Disneynorth we have a NE and E. Canada cruise coming up--over Labor Day weekend for us--with stops in Portland and Bar Harbor, ME, St John's, NB, and Halifax, NS.  At this point we are not overly-intrigued by the RC excursions offered through cruise planner so far, but might consider taking one.  Currently offered RC excursions are: Best of Portland & Kennebunkport, Arcadia National Park and Lobster Bake, and Best of Halifax.  We will peruse Trip Advisor for tips on some port activities, but wanted to hear from others on any experiences with this itinerary that stood out for them, not necessarily for an RC excursion, but that would be good info as well. 
We are also looking forward to sailing on Adventure of the Seas on this cruise out of Bayonne with sail-away around NYC and near Statue of Liberty...and sampling some great beer in the port stops!
Thanks for any feedback on what you liked best on cruising in the northeast!