mom2mybugs

Retired 2 years ago.  I highly recommend it 

I echo your thoughts! Just under 4 years for me. The countdown is on! 😂

I have at least 5 years to go, maybe 10, but it is so fun to see 15-29 day cruises offered!!!   Gotta have something to get us through the long Midwest winter!!!!!   Jane

I have at least 5 years to go, maybe 10, but it is so fun to see 15-29 day cruises offered!!!   Gotta have something to get us through the long Midwest winter!!!!!   Jane

I have at least 5 years to go, maybe 10, but it is so fun to see 15-29 day cruises offered!!!   Gotta have something to get us through the long Midwest winter!!!!!   Jane

I have at least 5 years to go, maybe 10, but it is so fun to see 15-29 day cruises offered!!!   Gotta have something to get us through the long Midwest winter!!!!!   Jane

I have at least 5 years to go, maybe 10, but it is so fun to see 15-29 day cruises offered!!!   Gotta have something to get us through the long Midwest winter!!!!!   Jane

Oh I hate but am so glad to see this thread. Our vet is sending emails and cancelling pets with Santa over this illness.  I am panicking!   We have covered our weekend in Jan with a friend but I'm totally freaking over March and June!  Jane

I have at least 5 years to go, maybe 10, but it is so fun to see 15-29 day cruises offered!!!   Gotta have something to get us through the long Midwest winter!!!!!   Jane

I have at least 5 years to go, maybe 10, but it is so fun to see 15-29 day cruises offered!!!   Gotta have something to get us through the long Midwest winter!!!!!   Jane

I have at least 5 years to go, maybe 10, but it is so fun to see 15-29 day cruises offered!!!   Gotta have something to get us through the long Midwest winter!!!!!   Jane

I have at least 5 years to go, maybe 10, but it is so fun to see 15-29 day cruises offered!!!   Gotta have something to get us through the long Midwest winter!!!!!   Jane

The forgotten new Royal Caribbean cruise ship: Why Odyssey of the Seas is worth your attention

I've had 16 cruises on Q class and they remain a favorite of mine.  There is a lot I like about them but also they tend to have more memorable itineraries, at least some times.  Alaska, Hawaii, New Zealand, Greece, Norway, etc.  
I think they can be less in the forethought for US cruisers because this class spends a lot of time outside of the US. 
Most fly-to-cruise guests wouldn't think about flying to Bayonne to take a Caribbean cruise so the only almost permanent US market for a Q class ship are drive-to-cruise guests in the Northeast.   Odyssey has been partially based in Fort Lauderdale now for a few years but until that occurred it was really only Anthem in Bayonne for a Caribbean cruise on a Q class ship.  They started sailing in Alaska in 2019 but then in 2020 the Alaska season was lost due to the government shutdown.  That has since made a comeback but its not like Q class has a long tenure in Alaska and if Alaska isn't on your radar screen then it's a moot point.  The point is there isn't a lot of Q class opportunity for the decades in the US like other classes.
Personally I like they are different and I like many features about this class.  Just as Icon and even Oasis can be too big for some, so goes Q class.  If every ship was a scaled up or down version of another class that would get boring quickly.  

It's an Alaska thing.

I loved Ovation for Alaska! 
 

With all the hype surrounding the Icon class it made me think how seldom the Quantum class is mentioned or even recommended to  people looking for suggestions. There are folks who are big Oasis class fans (myself included), lots of folks who prefer the size and amenities (and price point) of the Voyager/Freedom class, and even a lot who prefer the relaxed atmosphere of the Radiance class. Obviously the Quantum class fill up and lots of people still sail on them and enjoy them (myself included) but I'm not sure there are many people who profess the Quantum class to be there favorite class. 
Just my Wednesday morning musing..........

Totally subjective.  We loved Jamie's so much on Harmony in January that we convinced our daughter to go on her honeymoon on Harmony and they loved it to.  I liked it better than Giovanni's, but it's been a long time since I did Giovanni's.  Maybe I need to book another cruise... Just for testing purposes of course 🤣.  Jane

I know, but don't want to lug it on! I think we've decided that I may just stress less if I just get the drink pkg 🤣. Jane

I have done 3 gty cabins and never had any trouble.  In fact the locations have been great.  We are doing another in June and I'm not at all worried.  I think this was a fluke and things happen.  We get insurance every time (and now cancel for any reason since Allianz screwed our family out of over $10000 but that's a whole other thread) and assume the best because frankly, the gty cabins save us a ton of money.  Until it goes way South on location or we get turned away, I'm just not gonna worry.  Mai Tai anyone?  Jane

I have done 3 gty cabins and never had any trouble.  In fact the locations have been great.  We are doing another in June and I'm not at all worried.  I think this was a fluke and things happen.  We get insurance every time (and now cancel for any reason since Allianz screwed our family out of over $10000 but that's a whole other thread) and assume the best because frankly, the gty cabins save us a ton of money.  Until it goes way South on location or we get turned away, I'm just not gonna worry.  Mai Tai anyone?  Jane

Totally subjective.  We loved Jamie's so much on Harmony in January that we convinced our daughter to go on her honeymoon on Harmony and they loved it to.  I liked it better than Giovanni's, but it's been a long time since I did Giovanni's.  Maybe I need to book another cruise... Just for testing purposes of course 🤣.  Jane

I’ve read all the nasty sniping since I posted our dining experiences. Let me put a bit to rest. 
1. We are normal people that have enjoyed cruising since around 2005. 
2. We are not food snobs 
3. We consumed what we were served without complaint. Unlike several tables around us that were loudly complaining/unloading on the poor server. 2 even had the head waiter come to their table to air their complaints. 
4. Our windjammer experience was similar to numerous folks around us. 

We took this experience as an exception rather than the rule. We are already booked on our next cruise in March. We are NOT one and done and all this sniping is a waste of brain power

Saying the food was horrible vs I didn't like it = a word game to me, so I guess I just can't see it.
But what I'm saying is if you (or many on here) can say "take a bad food review with a grain of salt" then you open yourself up for people to say "take a good food review with a grain of salt". 
I personally (to myself) question folks who say they never had had a bad meal on board. By my standards and life experience that's not even mathematically possible. However, I don't question the way they feel. I don't question their taste buds. Etc. 
There choice of words aside. I just wish we could be more open to excepting negative food reviews here at face value. Without questioning their choice of words, motive, taste buds, etc.
Just to respect someone feels how they feel. No two cent dissection of their personal feelings needed. 
Everyone seems to be having a hard time with this concept today. It's not a good color on anyone.
Respect the negative opinions and the positive. And since we don't know each other personally, I suggest doing it at face value. No more, but no less. 

I have done 3 gty cabins and never had any trouble.  In fact the locations have been great.  We are doing another in June and I'm not at all worried.  I think this was a fluke and things happen.  We get insurance every time (and now cancel for any reason since Allianz screwed our family out of over $10000 but that's a whole other thread) and assume the best because frankly, the gty cabins save us a ton of money.  Until it goes way South on location or we get turned away, I'm just not gonna worry.  Mai Tai anyone?  Jane