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I noticed while in Labadee they were writing down numbers with each drink because they had no way to scan cards. I didn't see any of those drinks on the final report. I also don't think the drinks I got off of the drink carts that guys were wheeling by the pool were tracked either. 

My upcoming sailing is May 11th on Indy and the price is currently $61/day. I booked last June and have checked prices daily (Checked the morning of the $18/day mistake but missed out on that deal  ). Unfortunately the best I've seen has been $57. I was really hopeful to see it come down because my last cruise I paid $48/day. I'm sure this being a 5 day compared to 7 makes a difference. This cruise also goes to both CocoCay and Labadee so I'm sure that factors into the increase in cost. 

On 10/29/2019 at 1:12 PM, Hutcherl said:

Visiting both private islands is exactly why our group booked the August, Indy sailing.  Just wondering if you priced the drink package yet?   It’s $65 for our sailing.   

Ours dropped to $57 a couple days ago so I went ahead and got it. I'm hoping it drops again when we get closer. I could kick myself for not getting it early. It was $48 when we booked back in June. It doesn't seem like a coincidence that it jumped to $65 right after the whole $18/Person thing happened. We got $45/person on our June sailing so I was shocked to see $65!

We booked the May 11th 5 night CocoCay/Labadee cruise on Indy while on Allure in June. We had just left Labadee and absolutely loved it! The beaches are phenomenal and of the three stops between Labadee, Falmouth and Cozumel it was by far our favorite! The chance to experience CocoCay and go back to Labadee all on the same itinerary was too tempting to pass up. Getting to use the drink package on both is definitely an added bonus lol

My next cruise in May 2020 is a 5 night and it's currently setting at $60/person and says 20% off. A week or two ago it was $54/person with no sale. I'm hoping it drops because that seems high. I paid $48/person on my last cruise. 

Prices really don't seem to have any rhyme or reason. For my May 2020 sailing the drink package shows 20% off per person at $57. Last week it showed no discount and it was $54 per person. I got it for $48/per person on our 7 day Allure cruise last month. Hopefully it drops down to that range again because it was definitely worth it. The UDP is $118/per person which seems like a pretty solid deal for 5 nights. 

I'm also interested to hear of any differences since we have a sailing booked for May 2020.

While on Allure a couple weeks ago we stopped into Next Cruise on our last night to look around and I was immediately drawn to the 5-Night sailing on Independence that stops at both Cococay and Labadee. We had a blast in Haiti and wanted to go back but also wanted to check out Cococay so it seemed like the best of both worlds! The kid's sail free deal was still going on so we jumped on the first date for that itinerary May 11th 2020 

https://secure.royalcaribbean.com/cruises/?itineraryPanel=ID05FLL-3602128429&shipCode_ID=true

On ‎6‎/‎18‎/‎2019 at 12:21 PM, orch said:

Just got off Allure of the Seas on Sunday.  Didn't notice any issues from the propulsion issue.  We made an unscheduled stop in Grand  Cayman for a medical emergency it did not effect our arrival time in Cozumel at all.

We were on the same sailing and the only time I felt the vibration was in the evening after we left Labadee around sunset. We were on the boardwalk while my daughter was riding the merry go round. I walked back to Sabor bar to grab a drink and standing directly beside it the vibration was pretty noticeable. The bottles behind the bar were shaking pretty hard and clinking together. Walking forward only a few feet in front of Johnny Rockets the feeling disappeared almost completely. I felt the same feeling when we were pulling up to Grand Cayman. We were in the pool and the water started sloshing fore and aft so I walked up to the Solarium to get a better view of the island. The glass panels would shake from time to time as we were slowing down and it almost felt like they were pulsing the props in reverse to slow the ship. Aside from those two instances I didn't feel much. This was our first cruise and I was extremely impressed at how smooth the ship was. It's easy to forget you're on the water if you weren't looking outside. On a side note, the family enjoyed our cruise so much we booked another while onboard for May 2020 sailing on Independence of the Seas to CocoCay and Labadee!

On 5/28/2019 at 12:45 PM, JohnK6404 said:

Hi @hsweat22 !

Here are all of the MDR (dinner) menus from my cruise last week on Allure (5/19/19-5/26/19)... Western Caribbean itinerary w/ formal evenings on MON and THU...

 

Day 1 (SUN)...

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Day 2 (MON)... 1st Formal Evening...

 

Day 3 (TUE)...

 

Day 4 (WED)...

 

Day 5 (THU)... Second Formal Evening... Lobster night...

 

Day 6 (FRI)...

 

Day 7 (SAT)... final evening...

 

Thanks so much for posting this! We're on the exact cruise this Sunday so its really nice to get a feel for what to expect!

We'll be on this exact ship/itinerary in a couple weeks. Looking forward to following along!

We cruise June 9th. I really hope this doesn't cause any issues. This is our first cruise and I've pretty much been counting the seconds since I booked it over a year ago. 54 days to go!!!