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After the first night, we asked for the same waiter. It looks like they do an early seating in the American Icon Grill at 5:30, and then they begin filling My Time Dining as tables empty. Our reservations most nights were for 6:30 or 6:45, and the table must not have been available when we got there. One night we were seated at a different table in that room, and 2 other nights we arrived early (6:15ish) and were taken to tables in the 4th or 5th deck dining rooms that hadn't been occupied that evening. So yeah, for first-timers I'd recommend using fixed-time dining (and observing how

Okay, back with the rest of my recap/review.... CocoCay: Summary: CocoCay is a beautiful island with a lot to do.... if the weather is nice. Our day on CocoCay was low-70's, windy, and pretty cloudy all day. With the wind and no sun, it was a little too cold to be comfortable/relaxed in the water (both beach and pool). We reserved a Chill Island Cabana and I was hoping to be able to spend a lot of time snorkeling and relaxing in the sun. Well, we found out the snorkel area was closed due to the high winds, and that we wouldn't have been able to see anything anyways. We heard ofte

I got so much great advice and information from these message boards that I wanted to make sure I came back and posted a recap/review of our cruise. I'm hoping this might help some other first-timers in the future. Sorry if I jump around to different topics! It's been tough getting my brain going again since the cruise! Cruise: 12/22 to 12/29 Allure of the Seas Eastern Caribbean Staterooms: We had 5 of us in 2 staterooms. I can't imagine trying to get more than 3 people in a stateroom. The magnet hooks and shoe-organizers were awesome for keeping things organized. I think I'm goi

Cool! I can see our balcony in this photo! In return, here's a photo of Adventure heading into the setting sun at the same time:

Just sailed on Allure last week as a first time* cruiser. It was great (I will recap more later) but we ran into one issue I wanted to ask about. When we arrived at Port Everglades Sunday, after exiting and getting through customs, I tried to get on my phone to call a Lyft ride. My phone showed several bars of Verizon coverage but the Lyft app would never connect. Other apps didn't work either or were very slow. My family tried to get the Lyft app on their phones but the download through Google Play reported it would take 22 hours it was going so slow. I walked around to try and ge

We stayed at the Hilton FL Marina on the 21st using points. Our rooms weren't ready until 4:30 and 5:30, and there is a lot of construction/renovation going on. (Lots of people sitting around the lobby waiting for rooms!) Rooms were nice though, and they gave us a free breakfast to make up for the troubles. The other hotels mentioned are in a better location for last minute shopping at Publix, etc.

We'll be on this cruise as well! Can't wait! Flamtap

I'm hoping to play some poker on Allure in 11 days(!!!) I'll try and report back what it was like. flamtap

Looks kinda like mole sauce?

Yes! Looking forward to it! ( 5 - adults & teens) flamtap

For my Allure sailing 12/22/2019: Photo package all digital (or all prints) dropped from $234.99 to $149.99 Refreshment package was $20 now $17 Voom S&S 1device is $15.99 but I got for $15.39 in September

Was checking cruise planner today and Chill Island cabana for December Holiday cruise on Allure is listed at $2000!

Oceanaria is still on my cruise planner for my 12/22/19 cruise on Allure. I would hate to miss it! flamtap

There's also a Science Channel "Impossible Engineering" episode about building Harmony: https://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/impossible-engineering/full-episodes/worlds-biggest-cruise-ship?

Wait, will my 12yo be able to chat with the rest of our family on this? (Allure) flamtap