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Has anybody here been on the 12 night Baltic (brilliance) and able to share their opinions on whether or not it is worth it for the time commitment? 

38 minutes ago, Tim B. said:

I was on the Independence in May 19 and I would say the Pizza at Sorrento's was adequate but I can't go as far to say really good. It depends on your taste for pizza. It worked out for a quick snack; however,  if I were to give a star rating,  I would go with a 2 1/2 out of 5. 

Last year on Jewel, it would be a low-2, but this time around on Oasis I would say it was a solid 4.5 so I was a little confused. Food is an important part of the experience for me, and if the pizza isn’t up to par and our experience wouldn’t be as good, it might be a different ship we end up choosing

After coming back from a trip on Oasis, the quality of pizza in Sorrento's really stuck out in a good way. I recall seeing a blog post that said they switched the ingredients, so my question is concerning this.... is this pizza quality fleetwide, even on Radiance-class ships without Sorrento's or only on ships with the place itself?

What package do you need for standard social media uses (snapchat, Instagram, telegram etc.)

Does there seem to be many children onboard or is it mainly the older demographic? Any teenagers at the club? If you can, let me know... thanks!

Following! Could you scan the compass from the teen club and send it in to the website? Thank you!! 

They’re really fun and they make the experience really fun for me. (I’m a teen)

Oasis July 7th (2019)

Jewel July 5th (2020)

Any tips for Oasis?

Also, for about 2 or three cruises Carnival has their ship leaving out of Dover. Could that have drawn away customers from Indy? 

This might shift up the way that other lines deploy in the Caribbean with another ship in Fort Lauderdale. 

5 minutes ago, J_Keeble said:

 

I cant help but think the pricing was just far too high.

Yes, 12k for 4 people on a cruise is a bit much....

2 hours ago, JLMoran said:

To be clear, I'm only looking at these airports as destinations for the return flight. The cruise departs from Cape Liberty, so I won't need to worry about any flights to Europe, just the one coming back. But I do appreciate the feedback. 

What airport do you need it from? 

The major carriers of both Europe and America overcharge for booking a one way ticket on transatlantic routes.  They do not charge you extra if you are using miles. I know that airlines like TAP or Norwegian do not charge. How does Stewart airport sound? Norwegian has flights to there too...

Newark and JFK are both... put nicely.. bad airports. Although never flown into EWR on an international return, departing from EWR on an international flight is as normal as a domestic flight. Security and all that is pretty much the same, and add the normal tarmac delays, but that goes for either airport. Returning into JFK is hit or miss, but the customs process in the shared JetBlue / TAP Portugal terminal is very smooth and through retina with only a human interaction at the end. 

I have no input on whether airlines known to a certain country are any better than a “big-three” US carrier. TAP provides the same experience that United, American or Delta would provide. 

1 hour ago, twangster said:

Does PHL have any flights?

PHL has lots of flights to Europe, with a few to Rome, Venice, London and even Prague. 

I would take the train to the St. Peter’s train station and walk up to the Vatican Museums that way. Early in the morning the lines are long and by noon, they wrap around the walls. It would be your best bet to go there first thing, as early as possible. 

Is anyone going on Oasis this summer before the 7/7 cruise? If so, can they send in the compasses? 

I think that on most Europe RCI trips, there are more Americans than anything else. On our Jewel trip this past summer, the ship was predominantly American (>60%). Also, most of the times the cruises never leave the EU so there are no customs (Mediterranean mostly).

Just now, Andrew72681 said:

Am thinking the original poster meant the Panoramic Ocean View Suites. The ones that don’t feature a balcony. They always seemed interesting for the space, but can’t get the family to go without a balcony. 

I’m thinking it’s interesting, and for a Baltic cruise with such hit or miss weather, it’s a risk that has its upsides. Do you know if these suites get suite benefits too?

19 minutes ago, twangster said:

All suites have ocean views, is there a particular type of suite you are considering?  Junior, Grand, Owners, Royal, etc...

Refer to the comment below you! He summed it up before I could respond. 

Does anyone have any pictures of the ocean view suite (deck 10) on any of the radiance class ships? Looking at it for one of the Baltic trips on Jewel in 2020 and like the idea of a big room with windows on a trip likes that.

1 hour ago, Tim B. said:

If you ship it does it come with very detailed instructions on how to reassemble back together after shipping. 

I’ll give you a print of the picture 

There’s a 7 night on NCL that leaves the same day. From Miami. Worth a look, a cruise is a cruise after all. 

3 hours ago, Matt said:

Is that to scale?

About a 180:1 scale. The model itself is about 6.5 or 7 feet!

I’ve seen posts about buying small models of cruise ships and what not, so for the purpose of entertainment, how much for this model I made of Oasis? 

Let’s start at $50 :)

30 minutes ago, new to RC said:

I have tentatively booked the 7 night cruise for July 2020. We are late 50s but young at heart and very active.

 

The itinerary is VERY appealing and for 7nts, not too overpriced. I am just worried that places like Fuel will be empty and boring. Bored kids = a big problem!

3 hours ago, Sarah said:

Where are you thinking of sailing from?  Depending on the itinerary as to age ranges.  For example, in my experience, Med Cruises from Southampton attract an older British passenger as they don't need to fly. 

Either the 7nt Jewel (stockholm) or the 12nt Brilliance (Amsterdam) in July 2020. 

Does anybody know if Baltic cruises leaving from Northern Europe attract a lot of families? The itinerary in question is a 12nt Baltic on Brilliance during the summer of 2020. I have always wanted to go on one, but I would like to have some people my age and not an “older” demographic. 

Ihave a feeling that Mediterranean cruises attract more families, although I may always be wrong. Could anybody give me an educated guess or some input?