FoxboroCruiser

We’re only Platinum, but stick with RC for our every or every other year vacation, hoping that maybe we reach diamond by retirement. If that ever looks like we won’t get those benefits one day, we would immediately start trying NCL and MSC , and others based on price/deal… we love Royal but we deserve to be loved back

Two days to go!

We’re cruising out of Bayonne for the fourth time in mid-June, our first time to Bermuda. We always drive down ( roughly 4 hours) from Massachusetts the day before, just to make the whole experience more relaxed and less stressful. We tend to stay more inland (it’s a lot nicer 30-40 minutes northwest of the port) and find a nice place to go to dinner the night before, and a big breakfast on embarkation morning. Thanks to this who posted about Bermuda! It’s really helpful info! Just hoping the water (onboard and in Bermuda) is warm enough to enjoy.

67 Days to go!

Love Ordinary Adventures! Just wish they cruised more Views and Queues are great, like many vloggers the more you get to know them the better they are. Agree on Ben & David, they’re not what they were when I chose to follow them, and have unfollowed. Even Griff & Alyssa aren’t doing traditional vlogs much anymore, so I find myself watching less. Obviously all vloggers can do what they want, or what they think helps build their channel, but as a viewer I know what I like and gravitate toward or away based on what I am looking for. As you and the OP said, the whole ride is what I’m looking for. There are others like worth trying - MelKaps (member of this community), Hoffman Happy Travels, Cruise with Josh, Life with Favor. We like to watch people who just LOVE to cruise. I want that enthusiasm, and passion. It’s fine to point out something that fails to meet expectations but I watch because I love cruising, so want that experience when I watch videos.

Majesty of the Seas May 1, 1994 for our honeymoon. Miami to Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, CoCo Cay.

We've been on Liberty of the Seas before but had never been to Bermuda so booked this! We're really looking forward to it

When it comes to sailing out of Port Liberty, it’s easy to see the weeks impacted by school vacation…by the PRICE! guess which week is April vacation?

Considering it’s $200+ to park at the port for a week, $100 Uber doesn’t sound so bad!

Looks like 50/50 chance of showers both days (CoCo Cay & Nassau). We had boked Hideaway Beach but decided to cancel and put the money into specialty dining... It's a week away, so things could change.

What's your YouTube Chanel called? Always looking for new ones to watch

Only 5 days to go! The weather is starting to look a little sketchy in the Bahamas, but at over a week until we're there may be it will clear up!

Thanks very much! Sometimes timing is everything - like I said, we still really liked CoCo Cay and hope to visit again beyond this next cruise. I bet that if Hideaway Beach was there on our visit in 2022 the experience at Oasis would have been better, because the people on the island would have been more spread out. I'm sure that's part of what they built the new location.

Thanks for the Hideaway Beach info, it's good to hear! We sailed Liberty last year and had heard (mostly youtube videos) that the ship was a bit rundown and in need of a refresh, but we loved it. Sure some little things here or there, but nowhere near what people made it out to be. We'd sail her again anytime!

Comparing PDCC to anywhere else in the Caribbean seems a bit apples to oranges to me, but whatever. I can't speak for any other posters, but nothing I wrote was speculation, it was my experience. Granted I've only been twice (and once was 1994!), so too small of a sample size to assume it is the same experience for everyone. I am sure that's not the case. I bet sometimes it far better and other times far worse. We're early risers and watch more cruise video's than I do TV shows. I really wanted to experience a "swim up" bar having never done that, but was a bit disappointed when we got there and it was 12 people deep and there were zero chairs anywhere near the pool. We were the second ship to arrive. We still had a great time at Co Co Cay, enjoyed it enough to go back again this year. My point was that I just hope that paying for the experience at Hideaway Beach proves worth the spend.

The last time we were on Anthem and Independence was there - we did a full lap around the pool and couldn't find 4 chairs together (I don't think we saw two open together). This time we will be on Symphony and Allure will be there. Based on that experience and the fact that there'd be two Oasis class ships there at once is part of why we decided to pay for access to Hideaway Beach . Really hope it works out...

We booked the Hideaway for our upcoming cruise - got is relatively cheap and used onboard credit.... On our last visit to PDCC, you couldn't even get near the in-pool bar at Oasis Lagoon, and there were ZERO available chairs anywhere close to the pool. There are 4 of us, including our adult sons. We're not loud party music people, but in the video's we've watch it looks like you can get far enough away from it, and still get the other benefits. I can deal with it while in the pool or grabbing food/drink. We just want to be able to fairly easily find a place to site, not wait in really long lines for food or drink. We hope that by paying for access to a premium area we will get what we are looking for. If it proves to be too loud, or the lines are as bad as the Snack Shack, it will be the las time we pay for it. Hopefully it works out and we go back again and again!

May 31st Symphony!

Thanks that's very helpful! I have pictures of my youngest son climbing from 4-5 years ago, but just couldn't remember what he used for footwear!

I am surprised that I don't know the answer to this already, and DID try 3-4 searches before posting...but do they provide footwear for the rock climbing walls, or do you use your own? My son did it a few cruises ago, but we skipped it on the last couple, and I honestly can't remember! If they do, great! If they don't does anyone have any recommendations for what works best? Regular sneakers? Water shoes? Any guidance is greatly appreciated!

We drive from Massachusetts. There's a couple of hotels close to the port but the area isn't the greatest. We opt to stay 20 minutes or so away where there are more restaurants and stores, etc. We did stay closer to the first time out of NY/NJ and stayed at the Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Newark Airport Elizabeth and there was an Embassy Suites by Hilton Newark Airport nearby. Both were nice enough.

We're booked on this sailing! Third time sailing out of Bayonne and first ever Oasis class cruise.

No reservations needed (or taken). It does fill up fast, so strongly recommend you get there early. 30 mins…

Agreed! Fun to do and very helpful late night…

We disembarked at Port Liberty yesterday. Last time we were in the garage, this time we parked in the lots past the garage. Short 5 minute walk, easy peasy. Last year when we parked in the garage we paid on the way out…less convenient that pre-paying in the lot this time. We loaded the car and drove away. That said, neither were burdensome. Easy in, easy out.