KyleinOhio

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

We just got off Majesty on Monday. It was one of the Cuba-cancelled cruises where we received 50% of our fare back as a refundable OBC.  Upon boarding we ordered a drink, and there was a guy there pitching BOGOHO drink packages. After doing the math it was a $47.50/pp per day plus tip - which is a far cry from the $66/day last spring.  Normally my wife wouldn't get the package, but we were cruising without the kids, and to be honest the money was already "spent" mentally, so with a little bit of arm twisting she relented and we purchased the package.
On a side note, the refunded money covered drink packages for two, all the gratuities, and some other miscellaneous spending.  We walked off the ship with a final bill of only $94, after living large all week.
It was most definitely a great cruise. ?

We just recently booked and was wondering if anybody has sailed on her post-amplification.  I have found some videos and since the independence is/was used in the European market, it seems some of the new features are different than the recent upgrades I have seen on the latest amplified ships.  Any experience or opinions?  Very familiar with the Freedom class and most recently have exclusively sailed Oasis class.  Thanks in advance 

I felt the vibrations on Allure several time.
 

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!

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 ?
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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!

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!

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!!!

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!!!